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Finnish
Etymology
Late 19th century and early 20th century flower name from vuokko (“anemone”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vuokko
- a female given name
1985, Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, Harjunpää ja rakkauden lait, Otava, →ISBN, page 59:Vuokko―se oli kukan nimi. Mutta tämä Vuokko ei ollut kukka. Se oli lyhyt, pulleakätinen tyllerö, jotenkin kuin marsu.- Vuokko―a name for a flower. But this Vuokko was no flower. She was a short girl with plump arms, something like a guinea pig.
- a Finnish surname
Declension
Statistics
- Vuokko is the 143rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 4,877 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,151 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- The surname Vuokko belongs to 236 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.