Jalo

From jalo (“noble, fine”). The first name could have been created in the 19th century, but judging from the surname Jalonen, could also have been a pre-Christian personal name or nickname.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑlo/,
• Rhymes: -ɑlo
• Hyphenation^(key): Ja‧lo

Jalo

1. a male given name
   • 1976, Anneli Toijala, Lentäkää linnut, Tammi, →ISBN, page 97:

     —Siittä se Rauha sai sitte nimenki, sanoi Tekla.
     —Onkin sopiva nimi, sanoi Jalo.
     —Samanlainen kuin omasikin.
     —Jalo on niin komee nimi miähelle, Tekla sanoi, —Jalo Armas, heti sen näki, että se sopii.
     —Jos ei mies nimeä...Rauha mutisi.

     —That's how Rauha got her name, Tekla said.
     —A fitting one too, Jalo said.
     —Just like your own.
     —Jalo is such a nice male name, Tekla said, —Jalo Armas, right away you knew that it suited you.
     —Unless you...Rauha muttered.

2. a Finnish surname

• (surnames) Jalonen

• Jalo is the 361^st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 895 male individuals (and as a middle name to 820 more), and also belongs to 5 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• Jalo is the 1343^rd (tied with 1 other surname) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 633 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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