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Estonian
Etymology
Short form of Juhan / Johannes.
Proper noun
Juho
- a male given name
Finnish
Etymology
Traditional short form of Johannes (“John”) and Juhani.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Juho
- a male given name
- 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 6 (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola):
JUHANI. Tässä, poika!
TUOMAS. Koreasti, Juho!
AAPO. Koreasti! Noinhan tappelee kaksi nälkäistä haukkaa.
SIMEONI. Tappelua, sulaa tappelua!
AAPO. Järkevästi, Juhani!- JUHANI: I'm ready!
TUOMAS: Nicely, Juho, nicely!
AAPO: Nicely! They're fighting like two starving hawks.
SIMEONI: Fighting, out-and-out fighting!
AAPO: Get ahold of yourself, Juhani!
1997, Eeva Tikka, Kahdesti kastettu. Novelleja, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 136:—Jaa. Mikäs siinä. Laita veikkonen isäukon nimi venneen laitaan. Niin pääsee Syrjäläisen Juho vielä vetten päälle viilettelemään.
—Se oli siis Juho?
—Juho oli ja Juhona pysyi. Jos joku yritti Jussiksi vääntää, se komensi: pysy oikeessa nimessä!- —Well. Why not. Hey buddy, write old dad's name on the boat, so Juho Syrjäläinen gets to ride the waves again.
—So it was Juho?
—Juho he was and Juho he remained. If someone tries to call him Jussi, he'd tell them off and to stick to the right name!
Usage notes
- The most common Finnish first name of men born in Finland in the 19th century. Superseded by Juha in the 20th century, and returning to fashion in the 2000s.
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Statistics
- Juho is the 34th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 17,142 male individuals (and as a middle name to 9,554 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 7 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.