Meskanen

Finnish

Etymology

In eastern Finland, possibly from a vernacular form of Russian Демешко (Demeško), Демешка (Demeška) +‎ -nen. In western Finland, possibly from a vernacular form of some Germanic names +‎ -nen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeskɑnen/, [ˈme̞s̠kɑ̝ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -eskɑnen
• Syllabification^(key): Mes‧ka‧nen

Proper noun

Meskanen

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Meskanen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		Meskanen	Meskaset
genitive		Meskasen	Meskasten Meskasien
partitive		Meskasta	Meskasia
illative		Meskaseen	Meskasiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Meskanen	Meskaset
accusative	nom.	Meskanen	Meskaset
	gen.	Meskasen
genitive		Meskasen	Meskasten Meskasien
partitive		Meskasta	Meskasia
inessive		Meskasessa	Meskasissa
elative		Meskasesta	Meskasista
illative		Meskaseen	Meskasiin
adessive		Meskasella	Meskasilla
ablative		Meskaselta	Meskasilta
allative		Meskaselle	Meskasille
essive		Meskasena	Meskasina
translative		Meskaseksi	Meskasiksi
abessive		Meskasetta	Meskasitta
instructive		—	Meskasin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Meskanen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Meskaseni Meskaseni accusative nom. Meskaseni Meskaseni gen. Meskaseni genitive Meskaseni Meskasteni Meskasieni partitive Meskastani Meskasiani inessive Meskasessani Meskasissani elative Meskasestani Meskasistani illative Meskaseeni Meskasiini adessive Meskasellani Meskasillani ablative Meskaseltani Meskasiltani allative Meskaselleni Meskasilleni essive Meskasenani Meskasinani translative Meskasekseni Meskasikseni abessive Meskasettani Meskasittani instructive — — comitative — Meskasineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Meskasesi Meskasesi accusative nom. Meskasesi Meskasesi gen. Meskasesi genitive Meskasesi Meskastesi Meskasiesi partitive Meskastasi Meskasiasi inessive Meskasessasi Meskasissasi elative Meskasestasi Meskasistasi illative Meskaseesi Meskasiisi adessive Meskasellasi Meskasillasi ablative Meskaseltasi Meskasiltasi allative Meskasellesi Meskasillesi essive Meskasenasi Meskasinasi translative Meskaseksesi Meskasiksesi abessive Meskasettasi Meskasittasi instructive — — comitative — Meskasinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Meskasemme Meskasemme accusative nom. Meskasemme Meskasemme gen. Meskasemme genitive Meskasemme Meskastemme Meskasiemme partitive Meskastamme Meskasiamme inessive Meskasessamme Meskasissamme elative Meskasestamme Meskasistamme illative Meskaseemme Meskasiimme adessive Meskasellamme Meskasillamme ablative Meskaseltamme Meskasiltamme allative Meskasellemme Meskasillemme essive Meskasenamme Meskasinamme translative Meskaseksemme Meskasiksemme abessive Meskasettamme Meskasittamme instructive — — comitative — Meskasinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Meskasenne Meskasenne accusative nom. Meskasenne Meskasenne gen. Meskasenne genitive Meskasenne Meskastenne Meskasienne partitive Meskastanne Meskasianne inessive Meskasessanne Meskasissanne elative Meskasestanne Meskasistanne illative Meskaseenne Meskasiinne adessive Meskasellanne Meskasillanne ablative Meskaseltanne Meskasiltanne allative Meskasellenne Meskasillenne essive Meskasenanne Meskasinanne translative Meskaseksenne Meskasiksenne abessive Meskasettanne Meskasittanne instructive — — comitative — Meskasinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Meskasensa Meskasensa accusative nom. Meskasensa Meskasensa gen. Meskasensa genitive Meskasensa Meskastensa Meskasiensa partitive Meskastaan Meskastansa Meskasiaan Meskasiansa inessive Meskasessaan Meskasessansa Meskasissaan Meskasissansa elative Meskasestaan Meskasestansa Meskasistaan Meskasistansa illative Meskaseensa Meskasiinsa adessive Meskasellaan Meskasellansa Meskasillaan Meskasillansa ablative Meskaseltaan Meskaseltansa Meskasiltaan Meskasiltansa allative Meskaselleen Meskasellensa Meskasilleen Meskasillensa essive Meskasenaan Meskasenansa Meskasinaan Meskasinansa translative Meskasekseen Meskaseksensa Meskasikseen Meskasiksensa abessive Meskasettaan Meskasettansa Meskasittaan Meskasittansa instructive — — comitative — Meskasineen Meskasinensa

Statistics

• Meskanen is the 1918^th (tied with 1 other surname) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 442 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.