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Finnish
Etymology
A medieval Finnish form of Swedish Birgitta, cognate with English Bridget.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pirkko
- a female given name
2011, Markku Ropponen, Kuhala ja vanginvartijan mandoliini, Tammi, →ISBN:Hänen nimensä oli Pirkko ja se oli jotenkin turvallinen nimi.- Her name was Pirkko and that name felt safe somehow.
2013, Sari Järn, Lupaan sulle ruusutarhan: 100 + asiaa naisesta, Tammi, →ISBN:Äkkiseltään luulisi, että pirjot ja pirkot olisivat samaa lajia. Mutta eivät ne ole. Pirjot viihtyvät kotimaan rajojen sisäpuolella. Tallinna ja Viipuri luetaan kotimaaksi tässä tapauksessa. Pirkot sen sijaan tekevät retkiä Turkkiin ja Gambiaan.- One might initially think that pirjos and pirkkos were alike, but they are not. Pirjos enjoy staying within their homeland's borders. Tallinn and Vyborg are included here too. Pirkkos on the other hand, they travel to Turkey and Gambia.
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Statistics
- Pirkko is the 15th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 21,693 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,567 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.