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3 +2 | aik. Iggonen ja Iggoin |
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aik. Iggonen ja Iggoin Explanation: Names have often been translated many times into Finnish, so their origin might not be clear. They are often based on a name of Swedish origin (Nikander -> Nikkanen)or Russian origin (Mihailov -> Meisala). Sometimes they are based on a place name. The Ikonens often seem to come from a place called Ikola. So it is not certain that the name Ikonen HAS a meaning. Personally I don't think it does. First I thought that Ikonen might be a translation into Finnish of the name Nikolajev, but the first letter is mostly preserved when translating names, as a memory of the original name. I found this on the net: Ikonen, before Iggonen http://www.kolumbus.fi/ikosensuku/1810.htm also Iggoin: http://www.kolumbus.fi/ikosensuku/1688.htm HTH Marju -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs 3 mins (2004-12-04 10:27:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry about the title, it is in Finnish and means: before Iggonen and Iggoin -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs 5 mins (2004-12-04 10:29:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A third form, Igoin, can be found as well: http://www.kolumbus.fi/ikosensuku/1688.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs 9 mins (2004-12-04 10:33:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The name Igoin seems to be of French origin, most of the 1200 hits on google refer to France... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs 26 mins (2004-12-04 10:49:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In this link http://www.buber.net/Basque/Folklore/aunamendi.mythology.php it says Igoin = Igone. It is the female form of the a male first name Igon. In that case http://www.weddingvendors.com/baby-names/meaning/igone/ it means Christ\'s Ascension, according to the above link. |
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