toivonen

English translation: A hoping person

05:04 Mar 13, 2004
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Linguistics / finnish
Finnish term or phrase: toivonen
its my last name i wanna know what it means. its finnish.
snowangel5
English translation:A hoping person
Explanation:
As already said, "toivo" means hope. The "-nen" part is a very common ending in Finnish surname. Nowadays it doesn't have any meaning, but in its origins it meant "a person living in a place" or something similar.
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Jyri Lehtinen
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Local time: 10:46
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4 +2A hoping person
Jyri Lehtinen
5hope
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hope


Explanation:
"Toivo" is "hope"

Yuri Smirnov
Local time: 11:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BelarusianBelarusian, Native in RussianRussian
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
A hoping person


Explanation:
As already said, "toivo" means hope. The "-nen" part is a very common ending in Finnish surname. Nowadays it doesn't have any meaning, but in its origins it meant "a person living in a place" or something similar.

Jyri Lehtinen
Finland
Local time: 10:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
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agree  Antti Pyykkönen: I support the latter. It's just a surname. So Snowangel, there is definitely nothing offensive in "Toivonen"! :-)
1 day 19 hrs

agree  mk_lab
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