Esko

Estonian

Etymology

From Eskel, ultimately from Swedish Eskil, name of a medieval saint (an archbishop), from Old Norse Áskell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈesko/, [ˈesko]

Proper noun

Esko

1. a male given name

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Eskil, name of a medieval saint (an archbishop), from Old Norse Áskell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈesko/, [ˈe̞s̠ko̞]
• Rhymes: -esko
• Syllabification^(key): Es‧ko
• Hyphenation^(key): Es‧ko

Proper noun

Esko

1. a male given name
   • 1864, Aleksis Kivi, Nummisuutarit, SKS, published 1956, act I:

     Eskoa et tyhmäksi maininne, yhtä viisas on hän aina kuin isänsäkin, minä nimittäin; hän on ihan kaltaiseni, niin sielun kuin ruumiin puolesta. Hän ei ole tyhmä, vaan vähän itsepäinen, ja sen taitaa tukastansakin nähdä, joka on valkoinen ja harjaskankea, niinkuin ukolla itse tässä.

     I must not talk of Esko as stupid, he is as wise as his father, that is me; he is like me, both in body and in soul. He is not stupid, only a little stubborn, and perhaps one can tell that just by his hair; white and stiff like the hairs of a broom, like yours truly.

2. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Inflection of Esko (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Esko	Eskot
genitive		Eskon	Eskojen
partitive		Eskoa	Eskoja
illative		Eskoon	Eskoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Esko	Eskot
accusative	nom.	Esko	Eskot
	gen.	Eskon
genitive		Eskon	Eskojen
partitive		Eskoa	Eskoja
inessive		Eskossa	Eskoissa
elative		Eskosta	Eskoista
illative		Eskoon	Eskoihin
adessive		Eskolla	Eskoilla
ablative		Eskolta	Eskoilta
allative		Eskolle	Eskoille
essive		Eskona	Eskoina
translative		Eskoksi	Eskoiksi
abessive		Eskotta	Eskoitta
instructive		—	Eskoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Esko (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Eskoni Eskoni accusative nom. Eskoni Eskoni gen. Eskoni genitive Eskoni Eskojeni partitive Eskoani Eskojani inessive Eskossani Eskoissani elative Eskostani Eskoistani illative Eskooni Eskoihini adessive Eskollani Eskoillani ablative Eskoltani Eskoiltani allative Eskolleni Eskoilleni essive Eskonani Eskoinani translative Eskokseni Eskoikseni abessive Eskottani Eskoittani instructive — — comitative — Eskoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Eskosi Eskosi accusative nom. Eskosi Eskosi gen. Eskosi genitive Eskosi Eskojesi partitive Eskoasi Eskojasi inessive Eskossasi Eskoissasi elative Eskostasi Eskoistasi illative Eskoosi Eskoihisi adessive Eskollasi Eskoillasi ablative Eskoltasi Eskoiltasi allative Eskollesi Eskoillesi essive Eskonasi Eskoinasi translative Eskoksesi Eskoiksesi abessive Eskottasi Eskoittasi instructive — — comitative — Eskoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Eskomme Eskomme accusative nom. Eskomme Eskomme gen. Eskomme genitive Eskomme Eskojemme partitive Eskoamme Eskojamme inessive Eskossamme Eskoissamme elative Eskostamme Eskoistamme illative Eskoomme Eskoihimme adessive Eskollamme Eskoillamme ablative Eskoltamme Eskoiltamme allative Eskollemme Eskoillemme essive Eskonamme Eskoinamme translative Eskoksemme Eskoiksemme abessive Eskottamme Eskoittamme instructive — — comitative — Eskoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Eskonne Eskonne accusative nom. Eskonne Eskonne gen. Eskonne genitive Eskonne Eskojenne partitive Eskoanne Eskojanne inessive Eskossanne Eskoissanne elative Eskostanne Eskoistanne illative Eskoonne Eskoihinne adessive Eskollanne Eskoillanne ablative Eskoltanne Eskoiltanne allative Eskollenne Eskoillenne essive Eskonanne Eskoinanne translative Eskoksenne Eskoiksenne abessive Eskottanne Eskoittanne instructive — — comitative — Eskoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Eskonsa Eskonsa accusative nom. Eskonsa Eskonsa gen. Eskonsa genitive Eskonsa Eskojensa partitive Eskoaan Eskoansa Eskojaan Eskojansa inessive Eskossaan Eskossansa Eskoissaan Eskoissansa elative Eskostaan Eskostansa Eskoistaan Eskoistansa illative Eskoonsa Eskoihinsa adessive Eskollaan Eskollansa Eskoillaan Eskoillansa ablative Eskoltaan Eskoltansa Eskoiltaan Eskoiltansa allative Eskolleen Eskollensa Eskoilleen Eskoillensa essive Eskonaan Eskonansa Eskoinaan Eskoinansa translative Eskokseen Eskoksensa Eskoikseen Eskoiksensa abessive Eskottaan Eskottansa Eskoittaan Eskoittansa instructive — — comitative — Eskoineen Eskoinensa

Derived terms

• Eskola
• Eskonen

compounds

• Rantaeskola

Related terms

• (surnames) Eskelinen, Eskola

Statistics

• Esko is the 61^st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 11,690 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,250 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Esko belongs to 238 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• ekso-, seko