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Korhonen

Updated: June 9, 2019
Updated: June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Finnish : from the descriptive nickname korho ‘deaf person’, + the common surname suffix -nen. The term was used to denote not only a deaf person but also someone who was elderly, aloof, clumsy, silly, or foolish.

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