Kauko
Appearance
See also: kauko-
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Finnish kauko- (“far away”); a component in ancient Finnish names, such as Kaukomieli, and one of the names of Lemminkäinen in the Kalevala. The given name was revived in the late 19th century.[1] For the surname, compare Kaukonen.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯ko/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯ko̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑuko
- Syllabification(key): Kau‧ko
- Hyphenation(key): Kau‧ko
Proper noun
[edit]Kauko
- a male given name
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 29:57-60:
- Kaukoa näkyvi Kauko, / Kaukon laiva loitompata: / On kuin pieni pilven lonka / Veen ja taivahan välillä.
- Far out Far-mind now appears, / Farther still his vessel looming; / It is like a little cloudlet / Hung between the sea and sky.
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 29:57-60:
- (rare compared to given name) a Finnish surname
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of Kauko (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kauko | Kaukot | |
| genitive | Kaukon | Kaukojen | |
| partitive | Kaukoa | Kaukoja | |
| illative | Kaukoon | Kaukoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kauko | Kaukot | |
| accusative | nom. | Kauko | Kaukot |
| gen. | Kaukon | ||
| genitive | Kaukon | Kaukojen | |
| partitive | Kaukoa | Kaukoja | |
| inessive | Kaukossa | Kaukoissa | |
| elative | Kaukosta | Kaukoista | |
| illative | Kaukoon | Kaukoihin | |
| adessive | Kaukolla | Kaukoilla | |
| ablative | Kaukolta | Kaukoilta | |
| allative | Kaukolle | Kaukoille | |
| essive | Kaukona | Kaukoina | |
| translative | Kaukoksi | Kaukoiksi | |
| abessive | Kaukotta | Kaukoitta | |
| instructive | — | Kaukoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- (surname) Kaukonen
Statistics
[edit]- Kauko is the 121st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 5,413 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,445 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- Kauko is the 2696th (tied with 9 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 294 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
