Pellervo

Short form of Pellervoinen, from Sampsa Pellervoinen, a guardian of growth in the Kalevala, from pelto (“field”) +‎ -ervo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpelːerʋo/,
• Rhymes: -elːerʋo
• Hyphenation^(key): Pel‧ler‧vo

Pellervo

1. (rare as a first name) a male given name

• The given name Pellervo belongs to 32 male individuals (and as a middle name to 3,221 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• Sampsa

From pelto (“field”). Cognate with Finnish Pellervo.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpelːerʋo/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpelːerʋoi̯/,
• Rhymes: -elːerʋo, -elːerʋoi̯
• Hyphenation: Pel‧ler‧vo

Pellervo

1. (Finnic mythology) A god of fields and growth
   • 1915, Volmari Porkka, quoting Kati-akka, “1139. Soikkola, Väärnoja, III1”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎, volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 5-6:

     Sämpsän mättähälläkää, // Pellervoin mäelläkää?

     Neither on Sämpsä's hillock, // Nor on Pellervo's mountain?

• Sämpsä