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Ilpo
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Finnish
Etymology
Invented by Juhani Aho for a character in his novel Panu (1897), from the female name fi Ilpotar occurring in folk poetry by removing the suffix fi -tar.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi male
fi 1897 w:Juhani Aho Panu 19 WSOY 1947 —Aina ne muutkin mujuja keittäisi, mutta ei ole sanoin suolaajata, puuttui puheeseen Ilpo, vanha, harmaapartainen, tihrusilmäinen äijä. —The others would always be brewing their concoctions, yet nobody to salt with their words, interrupted Ilpo, the old, gray-bearded, beady-eyed man.
Declension
Ilp o a
Related terms
fi Ilppo
Statistics
dvv_20250813 3479 801 180
See also
fi Ilpo Ilpo in Finnish Wikipedia.
References
Anagrams
fi ilop poli