See also: terho

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

19th century plant name from terho (acorn), also associated with terhakka (brisk) and with the female names Terhikki, Terhi.

The surname is topographic, or sometimes a translation of Swedish Ek or similar names.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈterho/, [ˈt̪e̞rho̞]
  • Rhymes: -erho
  • Syllabification(key): Ter‧ho

Proper noun edit

Terho

  1. a male given name
    • 1997, Marja Kyllönen, Lyijyuuma, WSOY, →ISBN, pages 122–123:
      — Terve Terho, Tuukka kuittasi kuskipukin ratinjatkeen ja vasta silloin Olja kopitti taustapeilin kautta puhutetun kasvot silmiinsä. Kikatus alkoi nakuttaa hänen kurkkuaan kuin palotikka: ajurin totinen tukka kupristui napoksi tammenruskean otsan ylle ja mies toden totta näytti nimeltään.
      — Hi Terho, Tuukka quipped at the driver's seat and only then Olja caught the face of the one being talked to through the rear-view mirror. Giggling soon began knocking in the throat like a woodpecker: the driver's serious hair was curled like a dipper on the oak-brown forehead. The man really looked the part of his name.
  2. a Finnish surname from landscape

Declension edit

Inflection of Terho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Terho Terhot
genitive Terhon Terhojen
partitive Terhoa Terhoja
illative Terhoon Terhoihin
singular plural
nominative Terho Terhot
accusative nom. Terho Terhot
gen. Terhon
genitive Terhon Terhojen
partitive Terhoa Terhoja
inessive Terhossa Terhoissa
elative Terhosta Terhoista
illative Terhoon Terhoihin
adessive Terholla Terhoilla
ablative Terholta Terhoilta
allative Terholle Terhoille
essive Terhona Terhoina
translative Terhoksi Terhoiksi
abessive Terhotta Terhoitta
instructive Terhoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Terho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Terhoni Terhoni
accusative nom. Terhoni Terhoni
gen. Terhoni
genitive Terhoni Terhojeni
partitive Terhoani Terhojani
inessive Terhossani Terhoissani
elative Terhostani Terhoistani
illative Terhooni Terhoihini
adessive Terhollani Terhoillani
ablative Terholtani Terhoiltani
allative Terholleni Terhoilleni
essive Terhonani Terhoinani
translative Terhokseni Terhoikseni
abessive Terhottani Terhoittani
instructive
comitative Terhoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Terhosi Terhosi
accusative nom. Terhosi Terhosi
gen. Terhosi
genitive Terhosi Terhojesi
partitive Terhoasi Terhojasi
inessive Terhossasi Terhoissasi
elative Terhostasi Terhoistasi
illative Terhoosi Terhoihisi
adessive Terhollasi Terhoillasi
ablative Terholtasi Terhoiltasi
allative Terhollesi Terhoillesi
essive Terhonasi Terhoinasi
translative Terhoksesi Terhoiksesi
abessive Terhottasi Terhoittasi
instructive
comitative Terhoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Terhomme Terhomme
accusative nom. Terhomme Terhomme
gen. Terhomme
genitive Terhomme Terhojemme
partitive Terhoamme Terhojamme
inessive Terhossamme Terhoissamme
elative Terhostamme Terhoistamme
illative Terhoomme Terhoihimme
adessive Terhollamme Terhoillamme
ablative Terholtamme Terhoiltamme
allative Terhollemme Terhoillemme
essive Terhonamme Terhoinamme
translative Terhoksemme Terhoiksemme
abessive Terhottamme Terhoittamme
instructive
comitative Terhoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Terhonne Terhonne
accusative nom. Terhonne Terhonne
gen. Terhonne
genitive Terhonne Terhojenne
partitive Terhoanne Terhojanne
inessive Terhossanne Terhoissanne
elative Terhostanne Terhoistanne
illative Terhoonne Terhoihinne
adessive Terhollanne Terhoillanne
ablative Terholtanne Terhoiltanne
allative Terhollenne Terhoillenne
essive Terhonanne Terhoinanne
translative Terhoksenne Terhoiksenne
abessive Terhottanne Terhoittanne
instructive
comitative Terhoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Terhonsa Terhonsa
accusative nom. Terhonsa Terhonsa
gen. Terhonsa
genitive Terhonsa Terhojensa
partitive Terhoaan
Terhoansa
Terhojaan
Terhojansa
inessive Terhossaan
Terhossansa
Terhoissaan
Terhoissansa
elative Terhostaan
Terhostansa
Terhoistaan
Terhoistansa
illative Terhoonsa Terhoihinsa
adessive Terhollaan
Terhollansa
Terhoillaan
Terhoillansa
ablative Terholtaan
Terholtansa
Terhoiltaan
Terhoiltansa
allative Terholleen
Terhollensa
Terhoilleen
Terhoillensa
essive Terhonaan
Terhonansa
Terhoinaan
Terhoinansa
translative Terhokseen
Terhoksensa
Terhoikseen
Terhoiksensa
abessive Terhottaan
Terhottansa
Terhoittaan
Terhoittansa
instructive
comitative Terhoineen
Terhoinensa

Statistics edit

  • Terho is the 255th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,861 male individuals (and as a middle name to 455 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
  • Terho is the 932nd (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 928 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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