Iivo

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Iivo
GenderMale
Language(s) Estonian, Finnish, Karelian
Name day 22 August (both Estonia and Finland) [1] [2]
Origin
Word/name Iivari
Region of origin Karelia [3]
Other names
Related namesIvalo, Ivar, Ivari, Iivari, Ivo, Iivi, Iive

Iivo is a predominantly Estonian, Finnish, and Karelian masculine given name.

In both Finnish and Estonian, it is a cognate of Ivo. In Finnish, it is also often a shortened form of Iivari. [4]

As of 1 January 2023, 27 men in Estonian bear the first name Iivo, making it the 1,292nd most popular male name in the country. [5] In Finland, between the years 2020 and 2022, 379 men were shown to bear the name in the Population Information System. [6]

People named Iivo include:

References

  1. "Estonian Name Days". Behind the Name. 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. "Finnish Name Days". Behind the Name. 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. Vilkuna, Kustaa (1969). Suuri nimipäiväkalenteri (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 227.
  4. "Iivo". Nordic Names. 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  5. "Iivo". Eesti nimide statistika (in Estonian). 1 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  6. "Iivo". Digital and Population Data and Services Agency. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.