See also: seppo

English

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Etymology

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From septic tank (rhyming slang for Yank) +‎ -o (colloquialising suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Seppo (plural Seppos)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, rhyming slang, derogatory) An American.
    Synonyms: (UK) septic; see also Thesaurus:American
    • 2010, Emily Maguire, Smoke in the Room, page 17:
      ‘So, Adam, you have the privilege of being my first Seppo.’
      ‘Your first what?’
      Seppo. You′ve gotta learn to speak Aussie, man. You′re a Yank, so –’
      ‘No, not a Yankee. I′m from –’
      ‘The You Ess Ay. Makes you a Yank. Yank rhymes with septic tank. But we like to shorten names and then add an O at the end - but only if we like you. So Yank is kind of neutral. Septic tank is rude. But Seppo, well, it′s affectionate. Get it?’
      ‘No.’

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From seppo (smith, skillful person), an epithet of the smith Ilmarinen in the Kalevala. Compare Aino.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsepːo/, [ˈs̠e̞pːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -epːo
  • Hyphenation(key): Sep‧po

Proper noun

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Seppo

  1. a male given name
    • 1974, Alpo Ruuth, Kotimaa, Tammi, →ISBN, page 167:
      Kun meidän esikoinen syntyi, niille annettiin nimeksi Seppo ja Pekka ja Tauno.
      Back when we had our eldest son, he was named Seppo and Pekka and Tauno.
    • 1999, Juhani Syrjä, Juho, Gummerus 2008, →ISBN, Juho 19-33, page 182:
      Tukevalle ja isokouraiselle pojalle annoimme nimeksi Seppo.
      We named the sturdy and big-handed boy Seppo.
  2. a Finnish surname

Usage notes

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  • Popular in the 1940s and the 1950s, often in the combination Seppo Ilmari.

Declension

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Inflection of Seppo (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
nominative Seppo Sepot
genitive Sepon Seppojen
partitive Seppoa Seppoja
illative Seppoon Seppoihin
singular plural
nominative Seppo Sepot
accusative nom. Seppo Sepot
gen. Sepon
genitive Sepon Seppojen
partitive Seppoa Seppoja
inessive Sepossa Sepoissa
elative Seposta Sepoista
illative Seppoon Seppoihin
adessive Sepolla Sepoilla
ablative Sepolta Sepoilta
allative Sepolle Sepoille
essive Seppona Seppoina
translative Sepoksi Sepoiksi
abessive Sepotta Sepoitta
instructive Sepoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Seppo (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sepponi Sepponi
accusative nom. Sepponi Sepponi
gen. Sepponi
genitive Sepponi Seppojeni
partitive Seppoani Seppojani
inessive Sepossani Sepoissani
elative Sepostani Sepoistani
illative Seppooni Seppoihini
adessive Sepollani Sepoillani
ablative Sepoltani Sepoiltani
allative Sepolleni Sepoilleni
essive Sepponani Seppoinani
translative Sepokseni Sepoikseni
abessive Sepottani Sepoittani
instructive
comitative Seppoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sepposi Sepposi
accusative nom. Sepposi Sepposi
gen. Sepposi
genitive Sepposi Seppojesi
partitive Seppoasi Seppojasi
inessive Sepossasi Sepoissasi
elative Sepostasi Sepoistasi
illative Seppoosi Seppoihisi
adessive Sepollasi Sepoillasi
ablative Sepoltasi Sepoiltasi
allative Sepollesi Sepoillesi
essive Sepponasi Seppoinasi
translative Sepoksesi Sepoiksesi
abessive Sepottasi Sepoittasi
instructive
comitative Seppoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Seppomme Seppomme
accusative nom. Seppomme Seppomme
gen. Seppomme
genitive Seppomme Seppojemme
partitive Seppoamme Seppojamme
inessive Sepossamme Sepoissamme
elative Sepostamme Sepoistamme
illative Seppoomme Seppoihimme
adessive Sepollamme Sepoillamme
ablative Sepoltamme Sepoiltamme
allative Sepollemme Sepoillemme
essive Sepponamme Seppoinamme
translative Sepoksemme Sepoiksemme
abessive Sepottamme Sepoittamme
instructive
comitative Seppoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sepponne Sepponne
accusative nom. Sepponne Sepponne
gen. Sepponne
genitive Sepponne Seppojenne
partitive Seppoanne Seppojanne
inessive Sepossanne Sepoissanne
elative Sepostanne Sepoistanne
illative Seppoonne Seppoihinne
adessive Sepollanne Sepoillanne
ablative Sepoltanne Sepoiltanne
allative Sepollenne Sepoillenne
essive Sepponanne Seppoinanne
translative Sepoksenne Sepoiksenne
abessive Sepottanne Sepoittanne
instructive
comitative Seppoinenne

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Statistics

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  • Seppo is the 17th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 25,929 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,946 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
  • The surname Seppo belongs to 60 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.