The kivela Surname
kivela Name Meaning and History
Finnish (Kivelä): from kivi ‘stone’ + the local
ending -la, -lä, originally a habitational name from
a farmstead so named. It was also adopted during the name conversion
movement in the 19th and early 20th centuries by Finns with Swedish
surnames, especially those formed with Swedish sten ‘stone’,
such as Stenvall, Stenroos, and
Stenberg.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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