# Cajania

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A region of Finland.
2. Former name of Oulu, a lake in Finland.

## Etymology
From Swedish Kajana (“Kainuu”), probably from Russian каяний (kajanij) and каянский (kajanskij) and cognate with Finnish Kainuu and Old Norse Old Norse kvenir.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cajania