English
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish Nurmi.
Proper noun
Nurmi (plural Nurmis)
- A surname from Finnish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nurmi is the 37848th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 587 individuals. Nurmi is most common among White (95.91%) individuals.
Further reading
Finnish
Etymology
From nurmi (“lawn”), as a surname mostly through the Fennicization of surnames in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnurmi/, [ˈnurmi]
- Rhymes: -urmi
- Syllabification(key): Nur‧mi
- Hyphenation(key): Nur‧mi
Proper noun
Nurmi
- a Finnish surname from landscape
- Any of a number of small places in Finland and Karelia.
Declension
| Inflection of Nurmi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Nurmi
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Nurmet
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| genitive
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Nurmen
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Nurmien
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| partitive
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Nurmea
|
Nurmia
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| illative
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Nurmeen
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Nurmiin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Nurmi
|
Nurmet
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Nurmi
|
Nurmet
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| gen.
|
Nurmen
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| genitive
|
Nurmen
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Nurmien
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| partitive
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Nurmea
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Nurmia
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| inessive
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Nurmessa
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Nurmissa
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| elative
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Nurmesta
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Nurmista
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| illative
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Nurmeen
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Nurmiin
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| adessive
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Nurmella
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Nurmilla
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| ablative
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Nurmelta
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Nurmilta
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| allative
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Nurmelle
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Nurmille
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| essive
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Nurmena
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Nurmina
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| translative
|
Nurmeksi
|
Nurmiksi
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| abessive
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Nurmetta
|
Nurmitta
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| instructive
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—
|
Nurmin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Nurmeni
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Nurmeni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Nurmeni
|
Nurmeni
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| gen.
|
Nurmeni
|
| genitive
|
Nurmeni
|
Nurmieni
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| partitive
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Nurmeani
|
Nurmiani
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| inessive
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Nurmessani
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Nurmissani
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| elative
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Nurmestani
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Nurmistani
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| illative
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Nurmeeni
|
Nurmiini
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| adessive
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Nurmellani
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Nurmillani
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| ablative
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Nurmeltani
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Nurmiltani
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| allative
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Nurmelleni
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Nurmilleni
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| essive
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Nurmenani
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Nurminani
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| translative
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Nurmekseni
|
Nurmikseni
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| abessive
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Nurmettani
|
Nurmittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
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— |
Nurmineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Nurmesi
|
Nurmesi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Nurmesi
|
Nurmesi
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| gen.
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Nurmesi
|
| genitive
|
Nurmesi
|
Nurmiesi
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| partitive
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Nurmeasi
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Nurmiasi
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| inessive
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Nurmessasi
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Nurmissasi
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| elative
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Nurmestasi
|
Nurmistasi
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| illative
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Nurmeesi
|
Nurmiisi
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| adessive
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Nurmellasi
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Nurmillasi
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| ablative
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Nurmeltasi
|
Nurmiltasi
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| allative
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Nurmellesi
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Nurmillesi
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| essive
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Nurmenasi
|
Nurminasi
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| translative
|
Nurmeksesi
|
Nurmiksesi
|
| abessive
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Nurmettasi
|
Nurmittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Nurminesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Nurmemme
|
Nurmemme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Nurmemme
|
Nurmemme
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| gen.
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Nurmemme
|
| genitive
|
Nurmemme
|
Nurmiemme
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| partitive
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Nurmeamme
|
Nurmiamme
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| inessive
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Nurmessamme
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Nurmissamme
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| elative
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Nurmestamme
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Nurmistamme
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| illative
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Nurmeemme
|
Nurmiimme
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| adessive
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Nurmellamme
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Nurmillamme
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| ablative
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Nurmeltamme
|
Nurmiltamme
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| allative
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Nurmellemme
|
Nurmillemme
|
| essive
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Nurmenamme
|
Nurminamme
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| translative
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Nurmeksemme
|
Nurmiksemme
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| abessive
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Nurmettamme
|
Nurmittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Nurminemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Nurmenne
|
Nurmenne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Nurmenne
|
Nurmenne
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| gen.
|
Nurmenne
|
| genitive
|
Nurmenne
|
Nurmienne
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| partitive
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Nurmeanne
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Nurmianne
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| inessive
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Nurmessanne
|
Nurmissanne
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| elative
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Nurmestanne
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Nurmistanne
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| illative
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Nurmeenne
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Nurmiinne
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| adessive
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Nurmellanne
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Nurmillanne
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| ablative
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Nurmeltanne
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Nurmiltanne
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| allative
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Nurmellenne
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Nurmillenne
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| essive
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Nurmenanne
|
Nurminanne
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| translative
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Nurmeksenne
|
Nurmiksenne
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| abessive
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Nurmettanne
|
Nurmittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Nurminenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Nurmensa
|
Nurmensa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Nurmensa
|
Nurmensa
|
| gen.
|
Nurmensa
|
| genitive
|
Nurmensa
|
Nurmiensa
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| partitive
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Nurmeaan
Nurmeansa
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Nurmiaan
Nurmiansa
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| inessive
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Nurmessaan
Nurmessansa
|
Nurmissaan
Nurmissansa
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| elative
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Nurmestaan
Nurmestansa
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Nurmistaan
Nurmistansa
|
| illative
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Nurmeensa
|
Nurmiinsa
|
| adessive
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Nurmellaan
Nurmellansa
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Nurmillaan
Nurmillansa
|
| ablative
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Nurmeltaan
Nurmeltansa
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Nurmiltaan
Nurmiltansa
|
| allative
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Nurmelleen
Nurmellensa
|
Nurmilleen
Nurmillensa
|
| essive
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Nurmenaan
Nurmenansa
|
Nurminaan
Nurminansa
|
| translative
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Nurmekseen
Nurmeksensa
|
Nurmikseen
Nurmiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Nurmettaan
Nurmettansa
|
Nurmittaan
Nurmittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Nurmineen
Nurminensa
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Derived terms
Statistics
- Nurmi is the 54th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 8,004 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN
Further reading
Nurmi (täsmennyssivu) on the Finnish Wikipedia.Wikipedia fi
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