Ilpo

Finnish

Etymology

Invented by Juhani Aho for a character in his novel Panu (1897), from the female name Ilpotar occurring in folk poetry by removing the suffix -tar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈilpo/, [ˈilpo̞]
• Rhymes: -ilpo
• Syllabification^(key): Il‧po
• Hyphenation^(key): Il‧po

Proper noun

Ilpo

1. a male given name
   • 1897, Juhani Aho, Panu, WSOY, published 1947, page 19:

     —Aina ne muutkin mujuja keittäisi, mutta ei ole sanoin suolaajata, puuttui puheeseen Ilpo, vanha, harmaapartainen, tihrusilmäinen äijä.

     —The others would always be brewing their concoctions, yet nobody to salt with their words, interrupted Ilpo, the old, gray-bearded, beady-eyed man.

Declension

Inflection of Ilpo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Ilpo	Ilpot
genitive		Ilpon	Ilpojen
partitive		Ilpoa	Ilpoja
illative		Ilpoon	Ilpoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Ilpo	Ilpot
accusative	nom.	Ilpo	Ilpot
	gen.	Ilpon
genitive		Ilpon	Ilpojen
partitive		Ilpoa	Ilpoja
inessive		Ilpossa	Ilpoissa
elative		Ilposta	Ilpoista
illative		Ilpoon	Ilpoihin
adessive		Ilpolla	Ilpoilla
ablative		Ilpolta	Ilpoilta
allative		Ilpolle	Ilpoille
essive		Ilpona	Ilpoina
translative		Ilpoksi	Ilpoiksi
abessive		Ilpotta	Ilpoitta
instructive		—	Ilpoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ilpo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ilponi Ilponi accusative nom. Ilponi Ilponi gen. Ilponi genitive Ilponi Ilpojeni partitive Ilpoani Ilpojani inessive Ilpossani Ilpoissani elative Ilpostani Ilpoistani illative Ilpooni Ilpoihini adessive Ilpollani Ilpoillani ablative Ilpoltani Ilpoiltani allative Ilpolleni Ilpoilleni essive Ilponani Ilpoinani translative Ilpokseni Ilpoikseni abessive Ilpottani Ilpoittani instructive — — comitative — Ilpoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ilposi Ilposi accusative nom. Ilposi Ilposi gen. Ilposi genitive Ilposi Ilpojesi partitive Ilpoasi Ilpojasi inessive Ilpossasi Ilpoissasi elative Ilpostasi Ilpoistasi illative Ilpoosi Ilpoihisi adessive Ilpollasi Ilpoillasi ablative Ilpoltasi Ilpoiltasi allative Ilpollesi Ilpoillesi essive Ilponasi Ilpoinasi translative Ilpoksesi Ilpoiksesi abessive Ilpottasi Ilpoittasi instructive — — comitative — Ilpoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ilpomme Ilpomme accusative nom. Ilpomme Ilpomme gen. Ilpomme genitive Ilpomme Ilpojemme partitive Ilpoamme Ilpojamme inessive Ilpossamme Ilpoissamme elative Ilpostamme Ilpoistamme illative Ilpoomme Ilpoihimme adessive Ilpollamme Ilpoillamme ablative Ilpoltamme Ilpoiltamme allative Ilpollemme Ilpoillemme essive Ilponamme Ilpoinamme translative Ilpoksemme Ilpoiksemme abessive Ilpottamme Ilpoittamme instructive — — comitative — Ilpoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ilponne Ilponne accusative nom. Ilponne Ilponne gen. Ilponne genitive Ilponne Ilpojenne partitive Ilpoanne Ilpojanne inessive Ilpossanne Ilpoissanne elative Ilpostanne Ilpoistanne illative Ilpoonne Ilpoihinne adessive Ilpollanne Ilpoillanne ablative Ilpoltanne Ilpoiltanne allative Ilpollenne Ilpoillenne essive Ilponanne Ilpoinanne translative Ilpoksenne Ilpoiksenne abessive Ilpottanne Ilpoittanne instructive — — comitative — Ilpoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ilponsa Ilponsa accusative nom. Ilponsa Ilponsa gen. Ilponsa genitive Ilponsa Ilpojensa partitive Ilpoaan Ilpoansa Ilpojaan Ilpojansa inessive Ilpossaan Ilpossansa Ilpoissaan Ilpoissansa elative Ilpostaan Ilpostansa Ilpoistaan Ilpoistansa illative Ilpoonsa Ilpoihinsa adessive Ilpollaan Ilpollansa Ilpoillaan Ilpoillansa ablative Ilpoltaan Ilpoltansa Ilpoiltaan Ilpoiltansa allative Ilpolleen Ilpollensa Ilpoilleen Ilpoillensa essive Ilponaan Ilponansa Ilpoinaan Ilpoinansa translative Ilpokseen Ilpoksensa Ilpoikseen Ilpoiksensa abessive Ilpottaan Ilpottansa Ilpoittaan Ilpoittansa instructive — — comitative — Ilpoineen Ilpoinensa

Related terms

• Ilppo

Statistics

• Ilpo is the 180^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,479 male individuals (and as a middle name to 801 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

See also

• Ilpo in Finnish Wikipedia.

Anagrams

• poli