Kauko
See also: kauko-
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Finnish kauko- (“far away”); a component in ancient Finnish names, such as Kaukomieli, and one of the names of Lemminkäinen in the Kalevala.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Kauko
- a male given name
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 29:57-60:
- Kaukoa näkyvi Kauko, / Kaukon laiva loitompata: / On kuin pieni pilven lonka / Veen ja taivahan välillä.
- Far out Far-mind now appears, / Farther still his vessel looming; / It is like a little cloudlet / Hung between the sea and sky.
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 29:57-60:
- (rare compared to given name) a Finnish surname
Declension edit
Inflection of Kauko (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Kauko | Kaukot | ||
genitive | Kaukon | Kaukojen | ||
partitive | Kaukoa | Kaukoja | ||
illative | Kaukoon | Kaukoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Kauko | Kaukot | ||
accusative | nom. | Kauko | Kaukot | |
gen. | Kaukon | |||
genitive | Kaukon | Kaukojen | ||
partitive | Kaukoa | Kaukoja | ||
inessive | Kaukossa | Kaukoissa | ||
elative | Kaukosta | Kaukoista | ||
illative | Kaukoon | Kaukoihin | ||
adessive | Kaukolla | Kaukoilla | ||
ablative | Kaukolta | Kaukoilta | ||
allative | Kaukolle | Kaukoille | ||
essive | Kaukona | Kaukoina | ||
translative | Kaukoksi | Kaukoiksi | ||
abessive | Kaukotta | Kaukoitta | ||
instructive | — | Kaukoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- (surname) Kaukonen
Statistics edit
- Kauko is the 107th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 6,140 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,458 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- Kauko is the 2637th (tied with 12 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 302 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.