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