Sulo

See also: sulo, súlo, and Šulo

Albanian

Etymology

From Sulë +‎ -o, from Sulejman.

Proper noun

Sulo m (definite Suloja)

1. a surname originating as a patronymic
2. a diminutive of the male given name Sulejman

Declension

Declension of Sulo

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	Sulo	Suloja
accusative		Sulon
dative/ablative	Suloje	Sulos

Finnish

Etymology

19th-century invention from sulo (“charm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsulo/, [ˈs̠ulo̞]
• Rhymes: -ulo
• Syllabification^(key): Su‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): Su‧lo

Proper noun

Sulo

1. a male given name
   • 1930-1945, published posthumously 1968, Ain'Elisabet Pennanen, Kaksi raukkaa, WSOY, page 429:

     ―Eikö teillä ole muuta ristimänimeä kuin Sulo, Laisa kysyi ärsytellen.
     ―On, Mauri.
     ―No, mutta käyttäkää sitä sitten! Sehän on kaunis nimi. Mauri Määttä ja sointuu.

     ―Is Sulo the only name you were christened with, Laisa asked in a teasing way.
     ―No, there's also Mauri.
     ―Well, use that then! It's a pretty name. Mauri Määttä and it rhymes.

   • 1991, Riitta Vartti, Pispalan enkeli, Gummerus, →ISBN, pages 142–143:

     ―Yhteen aikaan kaikki nimet aina tarkotti niiko jotain, Reino sanoi. ―Meitin naapurisa oli Voitto, Rauha, Usko, Taisto ja Sulo. Vai olikos se nuorin Vieno, se ei käyny enää koulua samaan aikaan meitin kansa.
     ―On ne parempia nimiä kun ne kaikki vanhat ruotsalaiset, joita ei osaa kukaa ihminen sanookkaa, äiti sanoi.

     ―Back then all the names meant something, Reino said. ―We had neighbors like Voitto, Rauha, Usko, Taisto and Sulo. Or the youngest one might've been Vieno, he was too young and I was never in school with him.
     ―Those are all better than those old Swedish names that nobody can say anyway, mother said.

   • 2001, Jorma Palo, Irvistyksiä, WSOY, →ISBN, page 122:

     Mikään ei ole suloisempi kosketella kuin nainen, eikä mikään tuoksu paremmalta. Tosin SULO tarkoittaa nykyisin mustaa roskapönttöä, mikä heikentää naisen suloutta. Eikä Sulo ole Suomessa edes naisen nimi vaan miehen.

     There is nothing sweeter to touch than a woman, and nothing smells better either. Even if SULO refers to a black trash container now, which could make it a little less sweet. And Sulo is a male name in Finland anyway, not a female one.

2. a Finnish surname

Usage notes

• Popular in early 20th century.
• Initially also given to women in the 19th century.

Declension

Inflection of Sulo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Sulo	Sulot
genitive		Sulon	Sulojen
partitive		Suloa	Suloja
illative		Suloon	Suloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Sulo	Sulot
accusative	nom.	Sulo	Sulot
	gen.	Sulon
genitive		Sulon	Sulojen
partitive		Suloa	Suloja
inessive		Sulossa	Suloissa
elative		Sulosta	Suloista
illative		Suloon	Suloihin
adessive		Sulolla	Suloilla
ablative		Sulolta	Suloilta
allative		Sulolle	Suloille
essive		Sulona	Suloina
translative		Suloksi	Suloiksi
abessive		Sulotta	Suloitta
instructive		—	Suloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Suloni Suloni accusative nom. Suloni Suloni gen. Suloni genitive Suloni Sulojeni partitive Suloani Sulojani inessive Sulossani Suloissani elative Sulostani Suloistani illative Sulooni Suloihini adessive Sulollani Suloillani ablative Suloltani Suloiltani allative Sulolleni Suloilleni essive Sulonani Suloinani translative Sulokseni Suloikseni abessive Sulottani Suloittani instructive — — comitative — Suloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sulosi Sulosi accusative nom. Sulosi Sulosi gen. Sulosi genitive Sulosi Sulojesi partitive Suloasi Sulojasi inessive Sulossasi Suloissasi elative Sulostasi Suloistasi illative Suloosi Suloihisi adessive Sulollasi Suloillasi ablative Suloltasi Suloiltasi allative Sulollesi Suloillesi essive Sulonasi Suloinasi translative Suloksesi Suloiksesi abessive Sulottasi Suloittasi instructive — — comitative — Suloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sulomme Sulomme accusative nom. Sulomme Sulomme gen. Sulomme genitive Sulomme Sulojemme partitive Suloamme Sulojamme inessive Sulossamme Suloissamme elative Sulostamme Suloistamme illative Suloomme Suloihimme adessive Sulollamme Suloillamme ablative Suloltamme Suloiltamme allative Sulollemme Suloillemme essive Sulonamme Suloinamme translative Suloksemme Suloiksemme abessive Sulottamme Suloittamme instructive — — comitative — Suloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sulonne Sulonne accusative nom. Sulonne Sulonne gen. Sulonne genitive Sulonne Sulojenne partitive Suloanne Sulojanne inessive Sulossanne Suloissanne elative Sulostanne Suloistanne illative Suloonne Suloihinne adessive Sulollanne Suloillanne ablative Suloltanne Suloiltanne allative Sulollenne Suloillenne essive Sulonanne Suloinanne translative Suloksenne Suloiksenne abessive Sulottanne Suloittanne instructive — — comitative — Suloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sulonsa Sulonsa accusative nom. Sulonsa Sulonsa gen. Sulonsa genitive Sulonsa Sulojensa partitive Suloaan Suloansa Sulojaan Sulojansa inessive Sulossaan Sulossansa Suloissaan Suloissansa elative Sulostaan Sulostansa Suloistaan Suloistansa illative Suloonsa Suloihinsa adessive Sulollaan Sulollansa Suloillaan Suloillansa ablative Suloltaan Suloltansa Suloiltaan Suloiltansa allative Sulolleen Sulollensa Suloilleen Suloillensa essive Sulonaan Sulonansa Suloinaan Suloinansa translative Sulokseen Suloksensa Suloikseen Suloiksensa abessive Sulottaan Sulottansa Suloittaan Suloittansa instructive — — comitative — Suloineen Suloinensa

Statistics

• Sulo is the 225^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,561 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,841 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 7 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Sulo belongs to 96 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Soul, solu, soul, ulos