Iivo
Iivo is a predominantly Estonian, Finnish, and Karelian masculine given name.
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Estonian, Finnish, Karelian, Estonian |
| Name day | 22 August (both Estonia and Finland)[1][2] |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Iivari |
| Region of origin | Karelia[3] |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Ivalo, Ivar, Ivari, Iivari, Ivo, Iivi, Iive |
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:
- Iivo Ahava (1896–1919), Karelian-Finnish military officer and Karelian nationalist
- Iivo Härkönen (1882–1941), Karelian-Finnish writer, teacher and collector of Karelian folklore
- Iivo Hokkanen (born 1985), Finnish ice hockey player
- Iivo Nei (born 1931), Estonian chess master
- Iivo Niskanen (born 1992), Finnish cross-country skier
- Iivo Väänänen (1887–1959), Finnish sport shooter
- Iivo Wegelius (formerly Iivo Järvitalo; born 1971), Finnish ice hockey player and coach
References
- "Estonian Name Days". Behind the Name. 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- "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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