Kaustinen

== Finnish == === Etymology === Kaust- +‎ -inen, from the name of a local farm or holding Kausta around which the town has grown, which in turn is possibly from Old Norse Gautstafr or possibly from the gaust- seen in some Germanic names such as Middle High German Gaustrich, Gausthelm. The surname is from the same Germanic origins, but has also been compared with kausta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯stinen/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯s̠tine̞n] Rhymes: -ɑustinen Syllabification(key): Kaus‧ti‧nen Hyphenation(key): Kaus‧ti‧nen === Proper noun === Kaustinen a municipality of Central Ostrobothnia, Finland; known for its international folk music festival. a Finnish surname The Finnish name of the cartoon character Woodstock from Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts. ==== Declension ==== The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kaustinen" is Kaustisella. Unlike many place names ending in -inen, Kaustinen is inflected in the singular. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== The surname Kaustinen belongs to 226 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === akustinen, sekuntina, tuskainen, uneksinta