Etymology

Rovaniemi

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Today it means: A city and municipality in Lapland, Finland. Full definition →

Finnish Rovaniemi
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  1. Finnish · borrowed fromRovaniemi
  2. English todayRovaniemi

From Finnish Rovaniemi (literally “cape of forested eskers”).

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