Nevanlinna

N1E1V4A1N1L1I1N1N1A1

proper noun

A surname from Finnish.

OriginFinnish Nevanlinna →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Finnish.
    1. attributiveFinnish mathematician Rolf Nevanlinna.

Origin

  1. FinnishNevanlinna
  2. EnglishNevanlinna

Borrowing from Finnish Nevanlinna (from (genitive of) Neva + linna (“fortress”)); the Finnish name for a 17th-century Swedish fortress at the confluence of the Neva and Okhta Rivers, at the site of present-day Saint Petersburg, Russia. For more see Nyenschantz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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APA

Nevanlinna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nevanlinna

MLA

“Nevanlinna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nevanlinna. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nevanlinna,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nevanlinna.

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