Etymology
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Theories include derivations from an earlier *Saugo(i) (as part of *Saugonlahti), possibly somehow from saukko or derivation from older *Sago (possibly from a given name).[1] The given name and the place name are probably related.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈsɑu̯ʋo/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝u̯w(ː)o̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑuʋo
- Syllabification(key): Sau‧vo
Proper noun
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Sauvo
- A municipality of Southwest Finland.
- (now rare) a male given name
Declension
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The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Sauvo" is Sauvossa.
Derived terms
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Statistics
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- The given name Sauvo belongs to 6 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
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- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
Anagrams
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