Rasanen

See also: Räsänen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Rasanen or Räsänen.

Proper noun

Rasanen (plural Rasanens)

1. A surname from Finnish.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rasanen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears

Finnish

Etymology

Rasa +‎ -nen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑsɑnen/, [ˈrɑ̝s̠ɑ̝ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑsɑnen
• Syllabification^(key): Ra‧sa‧nen

Proper noun

Rasanen

1. a Finnish surname
   • 1915, Väinö Voionmaa, Suomen karjalaisen heimon historia, volume 1, Kansanvalistusseura:

     V. 1556 mainitaan erään Juvan veron osakkaina Markko, Pietari ja Olli Rasanen, [...]

     In 1556, the names of Markko, Pietari and Olli Rasanen are mentioned as stakeholders of a taxable property in Juva, [...]

   • 1985, Kemia - Kemi, volume 12, Kemian Kustannus Oy, page 396:

     [...] opisk. Ilpo Rasanen [...]

     ...student Ilpo Rasanen...

   • 2021, Paula Noronen, Supermarsu ja vieraat viemäristä, Werner Söderström Ltd, →ISBN:

     – Mitä sinä sanoit? Pia Rasanen kysyi.

     – What did you say? Pia Rasanen asked.

Declension

Inflection of Rasanen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		Rasanen	Rasaset
genitive		Rasasen	Rasasten Rasasien
partitive		Rasasta	Rasasia
illative		Rasaseen	Rasasiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Rasanen	Rasaset
accusative	nom.	Rasanen	Rasaset
	gen.	Rasasen
genitive		Rasasen	Rasasten Rasasien
partitive		Rasasta	Rasasia
inessive		Rasasessa	Rasasissa
elative		Rasasesta	Rasasista
illative		Rasaseen	Rasasiin
adessive		Rasasella	Rasasilla
ablative		Rasaselta	Rasasilta
allative		Rasaselle	Rasasille
essive		Rasasena	Rasasina
translative		Rasaseksi	Rasasiksi
abessive		Rasasetta	Rasasitta
instructive		—	Rasasin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rasaseni Rasaseni accusative nom. Rasaseni Rasaseni gen. Rasaseni genitive Rasaseni Rasasteni Rasasieni partitive Rasastani Rasasiani inessive Rasasessani Rasasissani elative Rasasestani Rasasistani illative Rasaseeni Rasasiini adessive Rasasellani Rasasillani ablative Rasaseltani Rasasiltani allative Rasaselleni Rasasilleni essive Rasasenani Rasasinani translative Rasasekseni Rasasikseni abessive Rasasettani Rasasittani instructive — — comitative — Rasasineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rasasesi Rasasesi accusative nom. Rasasesi Rasasesi gen. Rasasesi genitive Rasasesi Rasastesi Rasasiesi partitive Rasastasi Rasasiasi inessive Rasasessasi Rasasissasi elative Rasasestasi Rasasistasi illative Rasaseesi Rasasiisi adessive Rasasellasi Rasasillasi ablative Rasaseltasi Rasasiltasi allative Rasasellesi Rasasillesi essive Rasasenasi Rasasinasi translative Rasaseksesi Rasasiksesi abessive Rasasettasi Rasasittasi instructive — — comitative — Rasasinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rasasemme Rasasemme accusative nom. Rasasemme Rasasemme gen. Rasasemme genitive Rasasemme Rasastemme Rasasiemme partitive Rasastamme Rasasiamme inessive Rasasessamme Rasasissamme elative Rasasestamme Rasasistamme illative Rasaseemme Rasasiimme adessive Rasasellamme Rasasillamme ablative Rasaseltamme Rasasiltamme allative Rasasellemme Rasasillemme essive Rasasenamme Rasasinamme translative Rasaseksemme Rasasiksemme abessive Rasasettamme Rasasittamme instructive — — comitative — Rasasinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rasasenne Rasasenne accusative nom. Rasasenne Rasasenne gen. Rasasenne genitive Rasasenne Rasastenne Rasasienne partitive Rasastanne Rasasianne inessive Rasasessanne Rasasissanne elative Rasasestanne Rasasistanne illative Rasaseenne Rasasiinne adessive Rasasellanne Rasasillanne ablative Rasaseltanne Rasasiltanne allative Rasasellenne Rasasillenne essive Rasasenanne Rasasinanne translative Rasaseksenne Rasasiksenne abessive Rasasettanne Rasasittanne instructive — — comitative — Rasasinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Rasasensa Rasasensa accusative nom. Rasasensa Rasasensa gen. Rasasensa genitive Rasasensa Rasastensa Rasasiensa partitive Rasastaan Rasastansa Rasasiaan Rasasiansa inessive Rasasessaan Rasasessansa Rasasissaan Rasasissansa elative Rasasestaan Rasasestansa Rasasistaan Rasasistansa illative Rasaseensa Rasasiinsa adessive Rasasellaan Rasasellansa Rasasillaan Rasasillansa ablative Rasaseltaan Rasaseltansa Rasasiltaan Rasasiltansa allative Rasaselleen Rasasellensa Rasasilleen Rasasillensa essive Rasasenaan Rasasenansa Rasasinaan Rasasinansa translative Rasasekseen Rasaseksensa Rasasikseen Rasasiksensa abessive Rasasettaan Rasasettansa Rasasittaan Rasasittansa instructive — — comitative — Rasasineen Rasasinensa

Descendants

• → English: Rasanen

Statistics

• Rasanen is the 5034^th (tied with 30 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 143 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Further reading

• Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN