Oravainen

== Finnish == === Etymology === orava (“squirrel”) +‎ -inen. The name of the municipality/village derives from a farm name, in turn named based on the surname/byname Orava, Oravainen. As a surname, perhaps via a byname/nickname for squirrel hunters (compare Orava), or via place names. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈorɑʋɑi̯nen/, [ˈo̞rɑ̝ˌʋɑ̝i̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -ɑinen Syllabification(key): O‧ra‧vai‧nen Hyphenation(key): O‧ra‧vai‧nen === Proper noun === Oravainen Oravais, a former municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland; now part of Vörå. Oravais, a village in the municipality of Vörå. a Finnish surname ==== Declension ==== (place name): The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Oravainen" is Oravaisissa. Note that the inflected forms are formed as if they were plural. (surname): ==== Descendants ==== →⇒ Swedish: Oravais ==== Statistics ==== Oravainen is the 2247th (tied with 4 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 362 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References ===