Lemminkäinen

proper noun

Lemminkäinen of Kalevala; the young, handsome, charming, but aloof legendary hero of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala.

Similar
Ahti SaarelainenKaukomieli
OriginFinnish Lemminkäinen ← Proto-Finnic *lempi →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Lemminki

  1. literarypoeticFinnic mythologyLemminkäinen of Kalevala; the young, handsome, charming, but aloof legendary hero of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala.

    Synonyms: Ahti Saarelainen, Kaukomieli

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounLemminkäinen of Kalevala; the young, handsome, charming, but aloof legendary hero of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala.

Similar
Ahti SaarelainenKaukomieli

Origin

  1. Proto-Finnic*lempi
  2. FinnishLemminkäinen
  3. EnglishLemminkäinen

Borrowed from Finnish Lemminkäinen, a proper name derived from lempi (“love”) from Proto-Finnic *lempi.

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APA

Lemminkäinen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lemmink%C3%A4inen

MLA

“Lemminkäinen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lemmink%C3%A4inen. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lemminkäinen,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lemmink%C3%A4inen.

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