"Lemminkäinen" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Lemminkäinen, a proper name derived from lempi (“love”) from Proto-Finnic *lempi. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fi|Lemminkäinen}} Finnish Lemminkäinen, {{m|fi|lempi|t=love}} lempi (“love”), {{der|en|urj-fin-pro|*lempi}} Proto-Finnic *lempi Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lemminkäinen
  1. (Finnic mythology, literary, poetic) Lemminkäinen of Kalevala; a young handsome charming but aloof legendary Hero of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala. Tags: literary, poetic Categories (topical): Finnic mythology Synonyms: Ahti Saarelainen, Kaukomieli, Lemminki Related terms: Kaukamoinen, Kauko
    Sense id: en-Lemminkäinen-en-name-oUE4CNh6

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