Arvo

Borrowed from Finnish Arvo.

Arvo

1. a male given name

A variant of Arvi, cognate with Swedish Arvid. Also associated with arvo (“value”) and arvokas (“precious”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrʋo/, [ˈɑ̝rʋo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋo
• Syllabification^(key): Ar‧vo

Arvo

1. a male given name
   • 2010, Katariina Romppainen, Pität päiväunet, Karisto, →ISBN, page 37:

     Rita selasi viestivihkon etusivulle ja totta, miehen nimi oli Kaski, Ale Arvo.
     ―Ei ollu kurssi korkialla, kun äitimuori nimiä poijalle laitto, mies tuumasi. ―Nimeni on Arvo Kaski, ennen olin arvokaski. Se oli ennen se.

     Rita leafed to the front page of the message and indeed, his name was Kaski, Ale Arvo.
     ―The stocks weren't high when momma was naming her child, the man thought. ―My name's Arvo Kaski, I used to be a valuable swidden. But that was back then.

   • 2016, Miika Nousiainen, Juurihoito, Otava, →ISBN, page 230:

     Tai ainakin yhtä, Arvo-setää. Kuulostaa nimen perusteella sympaattiselta mieheltä. Sen niminen setä nostelee lapsia ilmaan ja kutittaa mahasta. Ja antaa pienen karkkiyllätyksen joka tapaamisella.

     Or at least one, uncle Arvo, whose name makes him sound like a sympathetic man. An uncle named that is going to raise his children up in the air, tickle their stomachs, and give a piece of candy every time they meet.

2. a Finnish surname

• Arvo is the 198^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,016 male individuals (and as a middle name to 3,678 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Arvo belongs to 168 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• rova, varo