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Valo.

a male given name

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈʋɑlo/[ˈʋɑ̝lo̞]
  1. a male given name

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  2. a female given name

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  3. a Finnish surname

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Where this word comes from

From valo (“light”). As a given name, created in the late 19th century (perhaps also inspired by Karelian Valosi, vernacular forms of Latin Blasius). As a surname, mostly adopted during the Fennicization of surnames at the turn of the 20th century.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.