mattihp
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Caz said:You are actually right.
The Finnish -nen actually means 'little' or 'son'.
It is still used in Finnish (eg 'poikanen' - little boy', 'tyttönen'-little girl')
so in names it would translate as the 'junior' or 'son' or 'the smaller one'.
The FIN players with Swedish names
Fredrik Norrena = the other from north ( yksi/toinen pohjoisesta )
Niklas Bäckstöm = stream rapids
Toni Lydman = lyda - to obey
Aki Berg = mountain
Petteri Nummelin = (mix of FIN and SWE) Nummi means 'moor, 'grassy fields'
Niklas Hagman = Hage - Hook
Norrena is also a word for the old nordic language "Fornnordiska".