Pietarsaari

== Finnish == === Etymology === Pietar- +‎ saari, a folk-etymological form influenced by Swedish Pedersöre, itself folk-etymologically associated with the name Peder, but more likely from an original Finnish name *Petra-saari and thus equivalent to peura (“deer”) +‎ saari (“island”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpie̯tɑrˌsɑːri/, [ˈpie̞̯t̪ɑ̝rˌs̠ɑ̝ːri] Rhymes: -ɑːri Syllabification(key): Pie‧tar‧saa‧ri Hyphenation(key): Pietar‧saari === Proper noun === Pietarsaari Jakobstad (a town and municipality of Ostrobothnia, Finland) (rare) a Finnish surname transferred from the place name ==== Usage notes ==== The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Pietarsaari" is Pietarsaaressa. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== The surname Pietarsaari belongs to 38 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References ===