Paajanen

== Finnish == === Etymology === Unknown +‎ -nen, found in both Savonia and Karelia. Paija, Paijanen may represent a variant. Theories, all of which are very much uncertain, have compared this to paja (“smithy”) and pajattaa (“to patter, babble”), although the shift from paj- > paaj- ~ paij- lacks an explanation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɑːjɑnen/, [ˈpɑ̝ːjɑ̝ne̞n] Rhymes: -ɑːjɑnen Syllabification(key): Paa‧ja‧nen Hyphenation(key): Paa‧ja‧nen === Proper noun === Paajanen a Finnish surname ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Paajanen is the 460th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 1,773 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References ===