Salla
[ˈsɑːlə]Meaning
variant of Salli, inspired by the municipality of Salla in Lapland, Finland
Background Story
Salla is a variant of Salli, a form of the English Sally, and its use as a given name was also inspired by the municipality of Salla in Lapland. The place name comes from Sami, though its further origin is unknown; it has been compared to Lule Sami sálla, meaning crack or crevasse, but the similarity may be a coincidence. As a surname it was often adopted during the Fennicization of surnames in the early twentieth century.
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