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Niilo

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Estonian

Etymology

From Swedish/Old Swedish Nils, from the Latin saint's name Nicolaus (Nicholas), ultimately from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Niilo

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas

Finnish

Etymology

Vernacular forms of Nikolas, Nikolaus, like Swedish Nils.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniːlo/, [ˈniːlo̞]
  • Rhymes: -iːlo
  • Syllabification(key): Nii‧lo
  • Hyphenation(key): Nii‧lo

Proper noun

Niilo

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek
    • 2021, Niillas Holmberg, Halla Helle, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 170:
      Hämmentävin kutsumanimi on kuitenkin ehdottomasti kylän kauppiaalla, Kaima-Niilolla, joka istuu Jounin toisella puolella. Olla nyt kaikkien kaima! Onkohan siitä kauppiaalle hyötyä? Täällä päin on Niiloja, Nilloja, Nilssejä, Niillaksia, Nipuja ja kaiken maailman Nippejä aivan joka lähtöön.
      However, the most confusing name belongs to the shop owner in the town. Niilo, the namesake who sits on the other side of Jouni. To share the same name as everyone else! Does that help a shop owner? Here we have Niilos, Nillos, Nilses, Niillases, Nipus and all kind of Nippes for every purpose.
  2. The letter N in the Finnish spelling alphabet.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

Statistics

  • Niilo is the 95th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 7,391 male individuals (and as a middle name to 3,200 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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