Marjo
Appearance
Finnish
Etymology
Diminutive form of Marja, used as a formal given name since the 20th century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Marjo
- a female given name
- 2000, Kirsi Kunnas, Tiitiäisen tuluskukkaro, WSOY,, →ISBN, page 76:
- NÄIN PUHUI SATEENVARJO
Kun sataa, pikku Marjo
unohda sateenvarjo
edes joskus, pikku Marjo.- THUS SPOKE THE UMBRELLA
When it rains, little Marjo
Forget the umbrella
even once, little Marjo.
- THUS SPOKE THE UMBRELLA
- a Finnish surname
Declension
Inflection of Marjo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Marjo | Marjot | |
genitive | Marjon | Marjojen | |
partitive | Marjoa | Marjoja | |
illative | Marjoon | Marjoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Marjo | Marjot | |
accusative | nom. | Marjo | Marjot |
gen. | Marjon | ||
genitive | Marjon | Marjojen | |
partitive | Marjoa | Marjoja | |
inessive | Marjossa | Marjoissa | |
elative | Marjosta | Marjoista | |
illative | Marjoon | Marjoihin | |
adessive | Marjolla | Marjoilla | |
ablative | Marjolta | Marjoilta | |
allative | Marjolle | Marjoille | |
essive | Marjona | Marjoina | |
translative | Marjoksi | Marjoiksi | |
abessive | Marjotta | Marjoitta | |
instructive | — | Marjoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
compounds
Statistics
- Marjo is the 71st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 10,213 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,365 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- The surname Marjo belongs to 66 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.