Elo
See also: Appendix:Variations of "elo"
English edit
Etymology edit
From Hungarian Élő, from élő. As a rating system, named after its creator Arpad Elo (1903–1992).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Elo
- A surname from Hungarian.
Noun edit
Elo (plural Elos)
- (chess, other games) Short for Elo rating.
- (by extension, sometimes proscribed) Rating, independent of the underlying algorithm used.
Alternative forms edit
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Proper noun edit
Elo
- a male given name of uncertain origin
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
Short form of Eliisabet, Ellen and German Elfriede. Since the 19th century revival of Estonian names also associated with elu (“life”)
Proper noun edit
Elo
- a female given name
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From elo (“life; harvest, grain”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Elo
- a Finnish surname
- (rather rare) a male given name
Declension edit
Inflection of Elo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Elo | Elot | ||
genitive | Elon | Elojen | ||
partitive | Eloa | Eloja | ||
illative | Eloon | Eloihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Elo | Elot | ||
accusative | nom. | Elo | Elot | |
gen. | Elon | |||
genitive | Elon | Elojen | ||
partitive | Eloa | Eloja | ||
inessive | Elossa | Eloissa | ||
elative | Elosta | Eloista | ||
illative | Eloon | Eloihin | ||
adessive | Elolla | Eloilla | ||
ablative | Elolta | Eloilta | ||
allative | Elolle | Eloille | ||
essive | Elona | Eloina | ||
translative | Eloksi | Eloiksi | ||
abessive | Elotta | Eloitta | ||
instructive | — | Eloin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics edit
- Elo is the 797th (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 163 male individuals (and as a middle name to 238 more), and also belongs to 15 female individuals (and as a middle name to 13 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- Elo is the 360th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 2,265 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.