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

Iivo
GenderMale
Language(s)Estonian, Finnish, Karelian, Estonian
Name day22 August (both Estonia and Finland)[1][2]
Origin
Word/nameIivari
Region of originKarelia[3]
Other names
Related namesIvalo, 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 [fi] (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 [fi] (formerly Iivo Järvitalo; born 1971), Finnish ice hockey player and coach

References

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  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.