# Himanka
## Finnish
### Etymology

Hima- +‎ -nka; of the same origin as the surname Himanen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhimɑŋkɑ/, [ˈhimɑ̝ŋkɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -imɑŋkɑ
* Hyphenation: Hi‧man‧ka

### Proper noun

Himanka
* A former municipality in North Ostrobothnia, Finland; now part of Kalajoki.
* A village in the municipality of Kalajoki.
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Himanka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Himankani
Himankani
accusative
nom.
Himankani
Himankani
gen.
Himankani
genitive
Himankani
Himankojeni Himankaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Himankaani
Himankojani
inessive
Himangassani
Himangoissani
elative
Himangastani
Himangoistani
illative
Himankaani
Himankoihini
adessive
Himangallani
Himangoillani
ablative
Himangaltani
Himangoiltani
allative
Himangalleni
Himangoilleni
essive
Himankanani
Himankoinani
translative
Himangakseni
Himangoikseni
abessive
Himangattani
Himangoittani
instructive
comitative
—Himankoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Himankasi
Himankasi
accusative
nom.
Himankasi
Himankasi
gen.
Himankasi
genitive
Himankasi
Himankojesi Himankaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Himankaasi
Himankojasi
inessive
Himangassasi
Himangoissasi
elative
Himangastasi
Himangoistasi
illative
Himankaasi
Himankoihisi
adessive
Himangallasi
Himangoillasi
ablative
Himangaltasi
Himangoiltasi
allative
Himangallesi
Himangoillesi
essive
Himankanasi
Himankoinasi
translative
Himangaksesi
Himangoiksesi
abessive
Himangattasi
Himangoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Himankoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Himankamme
Himankamme
accusative
nom.
Himankamme
Himankamme
gen.
Himankamme
genitive
Himankamme
Himankojemme Himankaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Himankaamme
Himankojamme
inessive
Himangassamme
Himangoissamme
elative
Himangastamme
Himangoistamme
illative
Himankaamme
Himankoihimme
adessive
Himangallamme
Himangoillamme
ablative
Himangaltamme
Himangoiltamme
allative
Himangallemme
Himangoillemme
essive
Himankanamme
Himankoinamme
translative
Himangaksemme
Himangoiksemme
abessive
Himangattamme
Himangoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Himankoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Himankanne
Himankanne
accusative
nom.
Himankanne
Himankanne
gen.
Himankanne
genitive
Himankanne
Himankojenne Himankainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Himankaanne
Himankojanne
inessive
Himangassanne
Himangoissanne
elative
Himangastanne
Himangoistanne
illative
Himankaanne
Himankoihinne
adessive
Himangallanne
Himangoillanne
ablative
Himangaltanne
Himangoiltanne
allative
Himangallenne
Himangoillenne
essive
Himankananne
Himankoinanne
translative
Himangaksenne
Himangoiksenne
abessive
Himangattanne
Himangoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Himankoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Himankansa
Himankansa
accusative
nom.
Himankansa
Himankansa
gen.
Himankansa
genitive
Himankansa
Himankojensa Himankainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Himankaansa
Himankojaan Himankojansa
inessive
Himangassaan Himangassansa
Himangoissaan Himangoissansa
elative
Himangastaan Himangastansa
Himangoistaan Himangoistansa
illative
Himankaansa
Himankoihinsa
adessive
Himangallaan Himangallansa
Himangoillaan Himangoillansa
ablative
Himangaltaan Himangaltansa
Himangoiltaan Himangoiltansa
allative
Himangalleen Himangallensa
Himangoilleen Himangoillensa
essive
Himankanaan Himankanansa
Himankoinaan Himankoinansa
translative
Himangakseen Himangaksensa
Himangoikseen Himangoiksensa
abessive
Himangattaan Himangattansa
Himangoittaan Himangoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Himankoineen Himankoinensa :
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Himanka" is Himangalla.

#### Statistics

* Himanka is the 2253rd (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 364 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

* ↑ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN