Penttilä

Penttilä is a Finnish surname and a place name. The name is derived from Pentti, a common Finnish given name, combined with the suffix -lä, which denotes a settlement or homestead. As a toponym, Penttilä originally referred to the place associated with a person named Pentti and later became a surname for inhabitants or landholders from such a locality. In contemporary use, Penttilä occurs among Finnish-speaking populations and, through migration, in Finnish communities abroad. There are several places named Penttilä in Finland, including districts or localities within different municipalities, reflecting its origin as a location-based name. The surname is widely distributed in Finland and appears in genealogical records and civil registries; it is one of many Finnish toponymic surnames formed with the -lä suffix. In addition to its use as a last name, Penttilä may appear in historical or current geographic designations and in the names of streets or districts named after the original locality. The name is typically pronounced with stress on the first syllable, following standard Finnish phonology.