Nevanlinna

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Finnish Nevanlinna (from (genitive of) Neva + linna (“fortress”)); the Finnish name for a 17th-century Swedish fortress at the confluence of the Neva and Okhta Rivers, at the site of present-day Saint Petersburg, Russia. For more see Nyenschantz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Proper noun

Nevanlinna

1. A surname from Finnish.
   1. (used attributively) Finnish mathematician Rolf Nevanlinna.

Finnish

Etymology

Nevan (“of (river) Neva”) +‎ linna (“castle, fortress”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneʋɑnˌlinːɑ/, [ˈne̞ʋɑ̝nˌlinːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -inːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ne‧van‧lin‧na

Proper noun

Nevanlinna

1. Nyenschantz, Nyen (former Swedish fortress at the confluence of the Neva River and Okhta River, at a site now occupied by the Russian city of Saint Petersburg)
2. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Nevanlinna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Nevanlinna	—
genitive		Nevanlinnan	—
partitive		Nevanlinnaa	—
illative		Nevanlinnaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Nevanlinna	—
accusative	nom.	Nevanlinna	—
	gen.	Nevanlinnan
genitive		Nevanlinnan	—
partitive		Nevanlinnaa	—
inessive		Nevanlinnassa	—
elative		Nevanlinnasta	—
illative		Nevanlinnaan	—
adessive		Nevanlinnalla	—
ablative		Nevanlinnalta	—
allative		Nevanlinnalle	—
essive		Nevanlinnana	—
translative		Nevanlinnaksi	—
abessive		Nevanlinnatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Nevanlinna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nevanlinnani — accusative nom. Nevanlinnani — gen. Nevanlinnani genitive Nevanlinnani — partitive Nevanlinnaani — inessive Nevanlinnassani — elative Nevanlinnastani — illative Nevanlinnaani — adessive Nevanlinnallani — ablative Nevanlinnaltani — allative Nevanlinnalleni — essive Nevanlinnanani — translative Nevanlinnakseni — abessive Nevanlinnattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nevanlinnasi — accusative nom. Nevanlinnasi — gen. Nevanlinnasi genitive Nevanlinnasi — partitive Nevanlinnaasi — inessive Nevanlinnassasi — elative Nevanlinnastasi — illative Nevanlinnaasi — adessive Nevanlinnallasi — ablative Nevanlinnaltasi — allative Nevanlinnallesi — essive Nevanlinnanasi — translative Nevanlinnaksesi — abessive Nevanlinnattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nevanlinnamme — accusative nom. Nevanlinnamme — gen. Nevanlinnamme genitive Nevanlinnamme — partitive Nevanlinnaamme — inessive Nevanlinnassamme — elative Nevanlinnastamme — illative Nevanlinnaamme — adessive Nevanlinnallamme — ablative Nevanlinnaltamme — allative Nevanlinnallemme — essive Nevanlinnanamme — translative Nevanlinnaksemme — abessive Nevanlinnattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nevanlinnanne — accusative nom. Nevanlinnanne — gen. Nevanlinnanne genitive Nevanlinnanne — partitive Nevanlinnaanne — inessive Nevanlinnassanne — elative Nevanlinnastanne — illative Nevanlinnaanne — adessive Nevanlinnallanne — ablative Nevanlinnaltanne — allative Nevanlinnallenne — essive Nevanlinnananne — translative Nevanlinnaksenne — abessive Nevanlinnattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Nevanlinnansa — accusative nom. Nevanlinnansa — gen. Nevanlinnansa genitive Nevanlinnansa — partitive Nevanlinnaansa — inessive Nevanlinnassaan Nevanlinnassansa — elative Nevanlinnastaan Nevanlinnastansa — illative Nevanlinnaansa — adessive Nevanlinnallaan Nevanlinnallansa — ablative Nevanlinnaltaan Nevanlinnaltansa — allative Nevanlinnalleen Nevanlinnallensa — essive Nevanlinnanaan Nevanlinnanansa — translative Nevanlinnakseen Nevanlinnaksensa — abessive Nevanlinnattaan Nevanlinnattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Statistics

• The surname Nevanlinna belongs to 122 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.