Finnish
Etymology
From repo (“fox”), originally probably a Karelian surname (attested in Karelia since the 16th century), perhaps originally a descriptive byname/nickname, a nickname for fox hunters, or based on place names with repo.[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Repo
- a Finnish surname transferred from the nickname
Declension
| Inflection of Repo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p–v gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Repo | Revot | |
| genitive | Revon | Repojen | |
| partitive | Repoa | Repoja | |
| illative | Repoon | Repoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Repo | Revot | |
| accusative | nom. | Repo | Revot |
| gen. | Revon | ||
| genitive | Revon | Repojen | |
| partitive | Repoa | Repoja | |
| inessive | Revossa | Revoissa | |
| elative | Revosta | Revoista | |
| illative | Repoon | Repoihin | |
| adessive | Revolla | Revoilla | |
| ablative | Revolta | Revoilta | |
| allative | Revolle | Revoille | |
| essive | Repona | Repoina | |
| translative | Revoksi | Revoiksi | |
| abessive | Revotta | Revoitta | |
| instructive | — | Revoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Statistics
- Repo is the 199th (tied with 1 other surname) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 3,584 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN