Etymology
Vernacular form of Valdemar and, rarely, of Valtteri. Medieval forms may also derive from a Finnish personal name from the loan word valta (“power”), ultimately from the same Germanic root.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlto/, [ˈʋɑ̝l̪t̪o̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑlto
- Syllabification(key): Val‧to
- Hyphenation(key): Val‧to
Proper noun
Valto
- a male given name
- a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
| Inflection of Valto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) |
| nominative |
Valto |
Valtot |
| genitive |
Valton |
Valtojen |
| partitive |
Valtoa |
Valtoja |
| illative |
Valtoon |
Valtoihin |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
Valto |
Valtot |
| accusative |
nom. |
Valto |
Valtot |
| gen. |
Valton |
| genitive |
Valton |
Valtojen |
| partitive |
Valtoa |
Valtoja |
| inessive |
Valtossa |
Valtoissa |
| elative |
Valtosta |
Valtoista |
| illative |
Valtoon |
Valtoihin |
| adessive |
Valtolla |
Valtoilla |
| ablative |
Valtolta |
Valtoilta |
| allative |
Valtolle |
Valtoille |
| essive |
Valtona |
Valtoina |
| translative |
Valtoksi |
Valtoiksi |
| abessive |
Valtotta |
Valtoitta |
| instructive |
— |
Valtoin |
| comitative |
See the possessive forms below. |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
| first-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
Valtoni |
Valtoni |
| accusative |
nom. |
Valtoni |
Valtoni |
| gen. |
Valtoni |
| genitive |
Valtoni |
Valtojeni |
| partitive |
Valtoani |
Valtojani |
| inessive |
Valtossani |
Valtoissani |
| elative |
Valtostani |
Valtoistani |
| illative |
Valtooni |
Valtoihini |
| adessive |
Valtollani |
Valtoillani |
| ablative |
Valtoltani |
Valtoiltani |
| allative |
Valtolleni |
Valtoilleni |
| essive |
Valtonani |
Valtoinani |
| translative |
Valtokseni |
Valtoikseni |
| abessive |
Valtottani |
Valtoittani |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | Valtoineni |
| second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
Valtosi |
Valtosi |
| accusative |
nom. |
Valtosi |
Valtosi |
| gen. |
Valtosi |
| genitive |
Valtosi |
Valtojesi |
| partitive |
Valtoasi |
Valtojasi |
| inessive |
Valtossasi |
Valtoissasi |
| elative |
Valtostasi |
Valtoistasi |
| illative |
Valtoosi |
Valtoihisi |
| adessive |
Valtollasi |
Valtoillasi |
| ablative |
Valtoltasi |
Valtoiltasi |
| allative |
Valtollesi |
Valtoillesi |
| essive |
Valtonasi |
Valtoinasi |
| translative |
Valtoksesi |
Valtoiksesi |
| abessive |
Valtottasi |
Valtoittasi |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | Valtoinesi |
| first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
Valtomme |
Valtomme |
| accusative |
nom. |
Valtomme |
Valtomme |
| gen. |
Valtomme |
| genitive |
Valtomme |
Valtojemme |
| partitive |
Valtoamme |
Valtojamme |
| inessive |
Valtossamme |
Valtoissamme |
| elative |
Valtostamme |
Valtoistamme |
| illative |
Valtoomme |
Valtoihimme |
| adessive |
Valtollamme |
Valtoillamme |
| ablative |
Valtoltamme |
Valtoiltamme |
| allative |
Valtollemme |
Valtoillemme |
| essive |
Valtonamme |
Valtoinamme |
| translative |
Valtoksemme |
Valtoiksemme |
| abessive |
Valtottamme |
Valtoittamme |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | Valtoinemme |
| second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
Valtonne |
Valtonne |
| accusative |
nom. |
Valtonne |
Valtonne |
| gen. |
Valtonne |
| genitive |
Valtonne |
Valtojenne |
| partitive |
Valtoanne |
Valtojanne |
| inessive |
Valtossanne |
Valtoissanne |
| elative |
Valtostanne |
Valtoistanne |
| illative |
Valtoonne |
Valtoihinne |
| adessive |
Valtollanne |
Valtoillanne |
| ablative |
Valtoltanne |
Valtoiltanne |
| allative |
Valtollenne |
Valtoillenne |
| essive |
Valtonanne |
Valtoinanne |
| translative |
Valtoksenne |
Valtoiksenne |
| abessive |
Valtottanne |
Valtoittanne |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | Valtoinenne |
| third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
Valtonsa |
Valtonsa |
| accusative |
nom. |
Valtonsa |
Valtonsa |
| gen. |
Valtonsa |
| genitive |
Valtonsa |
Valtojensa |
| partitive |
Valtoaan Valtoansa |
Valtojaan Valtojansa |
| inessive |
Valtossaan Valtossansa |
Valtoissaan Valtoissansa |
| elative |
Valtostaan Valtostansa |
Valtoistaan Valtoistansa |
| illative |
Valtoonsa |
Valtoihinsa |
| adessive |
Valtollaan Valtollansa |
Valtoillaan Valtoillansa |
| ablative |
Valtoltaan Valtoltansa |
Valtoiltaan Valtoiltansa |
| allative |
Valtolleen Valtollensa |
Valtoilleen Valtoillensa |
| essive |
Valtonaan Valtonansa |
Valtoinaan Valtoinansa |
| translative |
Valtokseen Valtoksensa |
Valtoikseen Valtoiksensa |
| abessive |
Valtottaan Valtottansa |
Valtoittaan Valtoittansa |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | Valtoineen Valtoinensa |
|
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Statistics
- Valto is the 398th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 766 male individuals (and as a middle name to 335 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- The surname Valto belongs to 119 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.