Vellamo

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From the verb velloa (surging) (like the waves).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋelːɑmo/, [ˈʋe̞lːɑ̝mo̞]
  • Rhymes: -elːɑmo
  • Syllabification(key): Vel‧la‧mo

Proper noun

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Vellamo

  1. A goddess of waters, the wife of Ahto in the Kalevala.
    • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 48:123-124:
      Vellamo, ve’en emäntä, / Ve’en eukko ruokorinta!
      Vellamo, mistress of the deep, / Rushy-breasted water woman!
  2. a female given name
  3. a Finnish surname

Declension

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Inflection of Vellamo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative Vellamo Vellamot
genitive Vellamon Vellamojen
Vellamoiden
Vellamoitten
partitive Vellamoa Vellamoja
Vellamoita
illative Vellamoon Vellamoihin
singular plural
nominative Vellamo Vellamot
accusative nom. Vellamo Vellamot
gen. Vellamon
genitive Vellamon Vellamojen
Vellamoiden
Vellamoitten
partitive Vellamoa Vellamoja
Vellamoita
inessive Vellamossa Vellamoissa
elative Vellamosta Vellamoista
illative Vellamoon Vellamoihin
adessive Vellamolla Vellamoilla
ablative Vellamolta Vellamoilta
allative Vellamolle Vellamoille
essive Vellamona Vellamoina
translative Vellamoksi Vellamoiksi
abessive Vellamotta Vellamoitta
instructive Vellamoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Vellamo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Vellamoni Vellamoni
accusative nom. Vellamoni Vellamoni
gen. Vellamoni
genitive Vellamoni Vellamojeni
Vellamoideni
Vellamoitteni
partitive Vellamoani Vellamojani
Vellamoitani
inessive Vellamossani Vellamoissani
elative Vellamostani Vellamoistani
illative Vellamooni Vellamoihini
adessive Vellamollani Vellamoillani
ablative Vellamoltani Vellamoiltani
allative Vellamolleni Vellamoilleni
essive Vellamonani Vellamoinani
translative Vellamokseni Vellamoikseni
abessive Vellamottani Vellamoittani
instructive
comitative Vellamoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Vellamosi Vellamosi
accusative nom. Vellamosi Vellamosi
gen. Vellamosi
genitive Vellamosi Vellamojesi
Vellamoidesi
Vellamoittesi
partitive Vellamoasi Vellamojasi
Vellamoitasi
inessive Vellamossasi Vellamoissasi
elative Vellamostasi Vellamoistasi
illative Vellamoosi Vellamoihisi
adessive Vellamollasi Vellamoillasi
ablative Vellamoltasi Vellamoiltasi
allative Vellamollesi Vellamoillesi
essive Vellamonasi Vellamoinasi
translative Vellamoksesi Vellamoiksesi
abessive Vellamottasi Vellamoittasi
instructive
comitative Vellamoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Vellamomme Vellamomme
accusative nom. Vellamomme Vellamomme
gen. Vellamomme
genitive Vellamomme Vellamojemme
Vellamoidemme
Vellamoittemme
partitive Vellamoamme Vellamojamme
Vellamoitamme
inessive Vellamossamme Vellamoissamme
elative Vellamostamme Vellamoistamme
illative Vellamoomme Vellamoihimme
adessive Vellamollamme Vellamoillamme
ablative Vellamoltamme Vellamoiltamme
allative Vellamollemme Vellamoillemme
essive Vellamonamme Vellamoinamme
translative Vellamoksemme Vellamoiksemme
abessive Vellamottamme Vellamoittamme
instructive
comitative Vellamoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Vellamonne Vellamonne
accusative nom. Vellamonne Vellamonne
gen. Vellamonne
genitive Vellamonne Vellamojenne
Vellamoidenne
Vellamoittenne
partitive Vellamoanne Vellamojanne
Vellamoitanne
inessive Vellamossanne Vellamoissanne
elative Vellamostanne Vellamoistanne
illative Vellamoonne Vellamoihinne
adessive Vellamollanne Vellamoillanne
ablative Vellamoltanne Vellamoiltanne
allative Vellamollenne Vellamoillenne
essive Vellamonanne Vellamoinanne
translative Vellamoksenne Vellamoiksenne
abessive Vellamottanne Vellamoittanne
instructive
comitative Vellamoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Vellamonsa Vellamonsa
accusative nom. Vellamonsa Vellamonsa
gen. Vellamonsa
genitive Vellamonsa Vellamojensa
Vellamoidensa
Vellamoittensa
partitive Vellamoaan
Vellamoansa
Vellamojaan
Vellamoitaan
Vellamojansa
Vellamoitansa
inessive Vellamossaan
Vellamossansa
Vellamoissaan
Vellamoissansa
elative Vellamostaan
Vellamostansa
Vellamoistaan
Vellamoistansa
illative Vellamoonsa Vellamoihinsa
adessive Vellamollaan
Vellamollansa
Vellamoillaan
Vellamoillansa
ablative Vellamoltaan
Vellamoltansa
Vellamoiltaan
Vellamoiltansa
allative Vellamolleen
Vellamollensa
Vellamoilleen
Vellamoillensa
essive Vellamonaan
Vellamonansa
Vellamoinaan
Vellamoinansa
translative Vellamokseen
Vellamoksensa
Vellamoikseen
Vellamoiksensa
abessive Vellamottaan
Vellamottansa
Vellamoittaan
Vellamoittansa
instructive
comitative Vellamoineen
Vellamoinensa

Statistics

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  • Vellamo is the 1256th (tied with 7 other names) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 101 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,040 more, making it much more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 6 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
  • The surname Vellamo belongs to 95 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.