Kaakinen

== Finnish == === Etymology === Unknown +‎ -nen, from the region of North Ostrobothnia. Possibly from a Karelian vernacular form of Gabriel, from kaakki (dialectally also kaaki) in reference to a narrow terrain feature (“nag, useless horse” ~ “old, sickly person” > “emaciated” > “narrow”), or from Germanic given names (compare Middle Low German Kaack). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑːkinen/, [ˈkɑ̝ːk̟ine̞n] Rhymes: -ɑːkinen Syllabification(key): Kaa‧ki‧nen Hyphenation(key): Kaa‧ki‧nen === Proper noun === Kaakinen a Finnish surname ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Kaakinen is the 1460th (tied with 1 other surname) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 582 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References ===