Eino

Estonian

Proper noun

Eino

1. A male given name, cognate to Finnish Eino.

Related terms

• Einar
• Egon

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Finnish

Etymology

Medieval form of Einold, Enewald, a saint with a local cult in southern Finland; from Germanic agin "edge, point ( of a weapon)" + wald "rule". Revived in the 19th century and later also used as a short form of Einari.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈei̯no/
• Hyphenation: Ei‧no

Proper noun

Eino

1. A male given name.

Declension

Declension of Eino (type valo) singular plural nominative Eino Einot genitive Einon Einojen partitive Einoa Einoja accusative Eino Einon Einot inessive Einossa Einoissa elative Einosta Einoista illative Einoon Einoihin adessive Einolla Einoilla ablative Einolta Einoilta allative Einolle Einoille essive Einona Einoina translative Einoksi Einoiksi instructive – Einoin abessive Einotta Einoitta comitative – Einoineen

Usage notes

Formerly very rare, but made famous by the national poet Eino Leino (1878-1926). The most popular first name for men born in Finland in 1904-1917.

Anagrams

• eoni