Virtanen

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From virta (“river, stream”) +‎ -nen mainly in late 19th and early 20th century. Also spelled Wirtanen.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋirtɑnen/, [ˈʋirt̪ɑne̞n]

Proper noun

Virtanen

  1. A common surname​. In 2010, the most common in Finland (barely ahead of Korhonen).[2]

Declension
Inflection of Virtanen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative Virtanen Virtaset
genitive Virtasen Virtasten
Virtasien
partitive Virtasta Virtasia
illative Virtaseen Virtasiin
singular plural
nominative Virtanen Virtaset
accusative nom. Virtanen Virtaset
gen. Virtasen
genitive Virtasen Virtasten
Virtasien
partitive Virtasta Virtasia
inessive Virtasessa Virtasissa
elative Virtasesta Virtasista
illative Virtaseen Virtasiin
adessive Virtasella Virtasilla
ablative Virtaselta Virtasilta
allative Virtaselle Virtasille
essive Virtasena Virtasina
translative Virtaseksi Virtasiksi
instructive — Virtasin
abessive Virtasetta Virtasitta
comitative — Virtasineen

References
  1. "Wirtanen" is an antiquated variant spelling listed at V in Finland (in the Finnish alphabet, the letter W is an archaic variant of V, kept for spelling old names). It is mostly found abroad for the descendants of Finnish emigrants (as of March 2010, the Finnish Population Register Center's "Surname search" reported 23600 Virtanen and 254 Wirtanen).
  2. "Most common surnames", Finnish Population Register Center (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu, as of March 2010.
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