Tellervo

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Finnish

Etymology

Possibly simply formed by rhyming with Pellervo.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tellervo

  1. In Finnish mythology, a goddess of forest, wife or daughter of Tapio.
    • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 32:251-254:
      Tellervo, Tapion neiti, / Metsän tyttö tylleröinen, / Utupaita, hienohelma, / Hivus keltainen, korea.
      Tellervo, maid of Tapio, / Roly-poly pretty maiden, / Lovely with your hair so yellow, / Gauzy-smocked and elegant-skirted.
  2. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Tellervo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative Tellervo Tellervot
genitive Tellervon Tellervojen
Tellervoiden
Tellervoitten
partitive Tellervoa Tellervoja
Tellervoita
illative Tellervoon Tellervoihin
singular plural
nominative Tellervo Tellervot
accusative nom. Tellervo Tellervot
gen. Tellervon
genitive Tellervon Tellervojen
Tellervoiden
Tellervoitten
partitive Tellervoa Tellervoja
Tellervoita
inessive Tellervossa Tellervoissa
elative Tellervosta Tellervoista
illative Tellervoon Tellervoihin
adessive Tellervolla Tellervoilla
ablative Tellervolta Tellervoilta
allative Tellervolle Tellervoille
essive Tellervona Tellervoina
translative Tellervoksi Tellervoiksi
abessive Tellervotta Tellervoitta
instructive Tellervoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Tellervo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

Statistics

  • Tellervo is the 494th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 717 female individuals (and as a middle name to 28,808 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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