Antero
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Vernacular form of Vulgate Latin Andreas. Cognate with English Andrew.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Antero
- a male given name
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 17:581-586:
- Sanoi vanha Väinämöinen: / "Oi sie Antero Vipunen! / Ava suusi suuremmaksi, / Leukapielesi levitä, / Pääsisin mahasta maalle, / Kotihini kulkemahan!"
- Said old Väinämöinen then: / "O you Antero Vipunen! / Open up your mouth much wider, / Stretch it up and stretch it under– / If I could get from gut to ground / I would head home, and quickly."
- 1954, Väinö Linna, Tuntematon sotilas, WSOY, published 1970, page 148:
- —Rokkaha mie. Antero on etunim. Antiksha minnuu on sanottu koko ikkäi, ja niihä mie sanon itsekkii.
- —Me, I'm Rokka. Antero's my given name. I've been called Antti all my life and that's what I call myself.
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 17:581-586:
Usage notes edit
- In continuous use since the Middle Ages. A popular second given name since the 20th century, while the form Antti is a popular as a first given name.
Declension edit
Inflection of Antero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Antero | Anterot | ||
genitive | Anteron | Anterojen Anteroiden Anteroitten | ||
partitive | Anteroa | Anteroja Anteroita | ||
illative | Anteroon | Anteroihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Antero | Anterot | ||
accusative | nom. | Antero | Anterot | |
gen. | Anteron | |||
genitive | Anteron | Anterojen Anteroiden Anteroitten | ||
partitive | Anteroa | Anteroja Anteroita | ||
inessive | Anterossa | Anteroissa | ||
elative | Anterosta | Anteroista | ||
illative | Anteroon | Anteroihin | ||
adessive | Anterolla | Anteroilla | ||
ablative | Anterolta | Anteroilta | ||
allative | Anterolle | Anteroille | ||
essive | Anterona | Anteroina | ||
translative | Anteroksi | Anteroiksi | ||
abessive | Anterotta | Anteroitta | ||
instructive | — | Anteroin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- (biblical form) Andreas
- (variants) Antti, Ante, Atte, Anssi, Tero
- (surnames) Anteroinen, Antikainen, Antila, Anttila, Ruuska, Ruuskanen
Statistics edit
- Antero is the 263rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,796 male individuals (and as a middle name to 132,837 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 16 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Proper noun edit
Antero m
- a male given name, equivalent to Latin Anterus
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Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Antero m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Anterus
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Antero m
- a male given name from Latin