Mikkeli

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Finnish Mikkeli. === Proper noun === Mikkeli A city and municipality of Southern Savonia, in eastern Finland. ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === A vernacular form of the given name Mikael, now rare as a given name. Possibly via Late Old Swedish Michel. (town): Named after Michael the Archangel, to whom the local church was dedicated. The name is first found in records in the early 17th century, prior to which the parish was called Savilahti. In Finnish, towns named after individuals are often left as is. Compare Pietari (“St Petersburg”), Antrea (from St Andrew), Loviisa, Kaarina (“St Catherine”) and Marttila (“St Martin”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmikːeli/, [ˈmikːe̞li] Rhymes: -ikːeli Syllabification(key): Mik‧ke‧li Hyphenation(key): Mik‧ke‧li === Proper noun === Mikkeli Mikkeli (a city and municipality of Southern Savonia, in eastern Finland) (rare) a male given name (rare) a Finnish surname ==== Usage notes ==== The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Mikkeli" is Mikkelissä. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== The given name Mikkeli belongs as a middle name to 10 male individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. The surname Mikkeli belongs to 29 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == Ingrian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ (Mikhaḗl). === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmikːeli/, [ˈmikːe̞lʲ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmikːeli/, [ˈmikːe̞lʲi] Rhymes: -ikːelʲ, -ikːeli Hyphenation: Mik‧ke‧li === Proper noun === Mikkeli a male given name, equivalent to English Michael (Christianity) Michaelmas (feast on 21 November) ==== Declension ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 310