Finnish
Etymology
rauta + -va, possibly from place names or a dialectal term for "blacksmith".[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯tɑʋɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝u̯t̪ɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑutɑʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): Rau‧ta‧va
- Hyphenation(key): Rau‧ta‧va
Proper noun
Rautava
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Rautava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
|
| nominative
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Rautava
|
Rautavat
|
| genitive
|
Rautavan
|
Rautavien
|
| partitive
|
Rautavaa
|
Rautavia
|
| illative
|
Rautavaan
|
Rautaviin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Rautava
|
Rautavat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rautava
|
Rautavat
|
| gen.
|
Rautavan
|
| genitive
|
Rautavan
|
Rautavien
Rautavain rare
|
| partitive
|
Rautavaa
|
Rautavia
|
| inessive
|
Rautavassa
|
Rautavissa
|
| elative
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Rautavasta
|
Rautavista
|
| illative
|
Rautavaan
|
Rautaviin
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| adessive
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Rautavalla
|
Rautavilla
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| ablative
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Rautavalta
|
Rautavilta
|
| allative
|
Rautavalle
|
Rautaville
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| essive
|
Rautavana
|
Rautavina
|
| translative
|
Rautavaksi
|
Rautaviksi
|
| abessive
|
Rautavatta
|
Rautavitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Rautavin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Rautavani
|
Rautavani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rautavani
|
Rautavani
|
| gen.
|
Rautavani
|
| genitive
|
Rautavani
|
Rautavieni
Rautavaini rare
|
| partitive
|
Rautavaani
|
Rautaviani
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| inessive
|
Rautavassani
|
Rautavissani
|
| elative
|
Rautavastani
|
Rautavistani
|
| illative
|
Rautavaani
|
Rautaviini
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| adessive
|
Rautavallani
|
Rautavillani
|
| ablative
|
Rautavaltani
|
Rautaviltani
|
| allative
|
Rautavalleni
|
Rautavilleni
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| essive
|
Rautavanani
|
Rautavinani
|
| translative
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Rautavakseni
|
Rautavikseni
|
| abessive
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Rautavattani
|
Rautavittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Rautavineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Rautavasi
|
Rautavasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rautavasi
|
Rautavasi
|
| gen.
|
Rautavasi
|
| genitive
|
Rautavasi
|
Rautaviesi
Rautavaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
Rautavaasi
|
Rautaviasi
|
| inessive
|
Rautavassasi
|
Rautavissasi
|
| elative
|
Rautavastasi
|
Rautavistasi
|
| illative
|
Rautavaasi
|
Rautaviisi
|
| adessive
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Rautavallasi
|
Rautavillasi
|
| ablative
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Rautavaltasi
|
Rautaviltasi
|
| allative
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Rautavallesi
|
Rautavillesi
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| essive
|
Rautavanasi
|
Rautavinasi
|
| translative
|
Rautavaksesi
|
Rautaviksesi
|
| abessive
|
Rautavattasi
|
Rautavittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Rautavinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Rautavamme
|
Rautavamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rautavamme
|
Rautavamme
|
| gen.
|
Rautavamme
|
| genitive
|
Rautavamme
|
Rautaviemme
Rautavaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
Rautavaamme
|
Rautaviamme
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| inessive
|
Rautavassamme
|
Rautavissamme
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| elative
|
Rautavastamme
|
Rautavistamme
|
| illative
|
Rautavaamme
|
Rautaviimme
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| adessive
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Rautavallamme
|
Rautavillamme
|
| ablative
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Rautavaltamme
|
Rautaviltamme
|
| allative
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Rautavallemme
|
Rautavillemme
|
| essive
|
Rautavanamme
|
Rautavinamme
|
| translative
|
Rautavaksemme
|
Rautaviksemme
|
| abessive
|
Rautavattamme
|
Rautavittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Rautavinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Rautavanne
|
Rautavanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rautavanne
|
Rautavanne
|
| gen.
|
Rautavanne
|
| genitive
|
Rautavanne
|
Rautavienne
Rautavainne rare
|
| partitive
|
Rautavaanne
|
Rautavianne
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| inessive
|
Rautavassanne
|
Rautavissanne
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| elative
|
Rautavastanne
|
Rautavistanne
|
| illative
|
Rautavaanne
|
Rautaviinne
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| adessive
|
Rautavallanne
|
Rautavillanne
|
| ablative
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Rautavaltanne
|
Rautaviltanne
|
| allative
|
Rautavallenne
|
Rautavillenne
|
| essive
|
Rautavananne
|
Rautavinanne
|
| translative
|
Rautavaksenne
|
Rautaviksenne
|
| abessive
|
Rautavattanne
|
Rautavittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Rautavinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Rautavansa
|
Rautavansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rautavansa
|
Rautavansa
|
| gen.
|
Rautavansa
|
| genitive
|
Rautavansa
|
Rautaviensa
Rautavainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
Rautavaansa
|
Rautaviaan
Rautaviansa
|
| inessive
|
Rautavassaan
Rautavassansa
|
Rautavissaan
Rautavissansa
|
| elative
|
Rautavastaan
Rautavastansa
|
Rautavistaan
Rautavistansa
|
| illative
|
Rautavaansa
|
Rautaviinsa
|
| adessive
|
Rautavallaan
Rautavallansa
|
Rautavillaan
Rautavillansa
|
| ablative
|
Rautavaltaan
Rautavaltansa
|
Rautaviltaan
Rautaviltansa
|
| allative
|
Rautavalleen
Rautavallensa
|
Rautavilleen
Rautavillensa
|
| essive
|
Rautavanaan
Rautavanansa
|
Rautavinaan
Rautavinansa
|
| translative
|
Rautavakseen
Rautavaksensa
|
Rautavikseen
Rautaviksensa
|
| abessive
|
Rautavattaan
Rautavattansa
|
Rautavittaan
Rautavittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Rautavineen
Rautavinensa
|
|
Statistics
- Rautava is the 2728th (tied with 5 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 290 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