Nivala

== Finnish == === Etymology === niva (“rapid in a river”) (dialectal) +‎ -la. The name of the North Ostrobothnian town derives from a farm name, in turn named after rapids in the nearby river (Malisjoki). The surname too developed via farm names. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniʋɑlɑ/, [ˈniʋɑ̝lɑ̝] Rhymes: -iʋɑlɑ Syllabification(key): Ni‧va‧la Hyphenation(key): Ni‧va‧la === Proper noun === Nivala a town and municipality of North Ostrobothnia, Finland a Finnish surname ==== Declension ==== The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Nivala" is Nivalassa. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Nivala → Swedish: Nivala ==== Statistics ==== Nivala is the 1106th (tied with 1 other surname) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 770 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === laivan, vaalin