Vellamo

Finnish

Etymology

From the verb velloa (“surging”) (like the waves).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋelːɑmo/, [ˈʋe̞lːɑ̝mo̞]
• Rhymes: -elːɑmo
• Syllabification^(key): Vel‧la‧mo

Proper noun

Vellamo

1. A goddess of waters, the wife of Ahto in the Kalevala.
   • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 48:123-124:

     Vellamo, ve’en emäntä, / Ve’en eukko ruokorinta!

     Vellamo, mistress of the deep, / Rushy-breasted water woman!

2. a female given name
3. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Vellamo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		Vellamo	Vellamot
genitive		Vellamon	Vellamojen Vellamoiden Vellamoitten
partitive		Vellamoa	Vellamoja Vellamoita
illative		Vellamoon	Vellamoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Vellamo	Vellamot
accusative	nom.	Vellamo	Vellamot
	gen.	Vellamon
genitive		Vellamon	Vellamojen Vellamoiden Vellamoitten
partitive		Vellamoa	Vellamoja Vellamoita
inessive		Vellamossa	Vellamoissa
elative		Vellamosta	Vellamoista
illative		Vellamoon	Vellamoihin
adessive		Vellamolla	Vellamoilla
ablative		Vellamolta	Vellamoilta
allative		Vellamolle	Vellamoille
essive		Vellamona	Vellamoina
translative		Vellamoksi	Vellamoiksi
abessive		Vellamotta	Vellamoitta
instructive		—	Vellamoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Vellamo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Vellamoni Vellamoni accusative nom. Vellamoni Vellamoni gen. Vellamoni genitive Vellamoni Vellamojeni Vellamoideni Vellamoitteni partitive Vellamoani Vellamojani Vellamoitani inessive Vellamossani Vellamoissani elative Vellamostani Vellamoistani illative Vellamooni Vellamoihini adessive Vellamollani Vellamoillani ablative Vellamoltani Vellamoiltani allative Vellamolleni Vellamoilleni essive Vellamonani Vellamoinani translative Vellamokseni Vellamoikseni abessive Vellamottani Vellamoittani instructive — — comitative — Vellamoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Vellamosi Vellamosi accusative nom. Vellamosi Vellamosi gen. Vellamosi genitive Vellamosi Vellamojesi Vellamoidesi Vellamoittesi partitive Vellamoasi Vellamojasi Vellamoitasi inessive Vellamossasi Vellamoissasi elative Vellamostasi Vellamoistasi illative Vellamoosi Vellamoihisi adessive Vellamollasi Vellamoillasi ablative Vellamoltasi Vellamoiltasi allative Vellamollesi Vellamoillesi essive Vellamonasi Vellamoinasi translative Vellamoksesi Vellamoiksesi abessive Vellamottasi Vellamoittasi instructive — — comitative — Vellamoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Vellamomme Vellamomme accusative nom. Vellamomme Vellamomme gen. Vellamomme genitive Vellamomme Vellamojemme Vellamoidemme Vellamoittemme partitive Vellamoamme Vellamojamme Vellamoitamme inessive Vellamossamme Vellamoissamme elative Vellamostamme Vellamoistamme illative Vellamoomme Vellamoihimme adessive Vellamollamme Vellamoillamme ablative Vellamoltamme Vellamoiltamme allative Vellamollemme Vellamoillemme essive Vellamonamme Vellamoinamme translative Vellamoksemme Vellamoiksemme abessive Vellamottamme Vellamoittamme instructive — — comitative — Vellamoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Vellamonne Vellamonne accusative nom. Vellamonne Vellamonne gen. Vellamonne genitive Vellamonne Vellamojenne Vellamoidenne Vellamoittenne partitive Vellamoanne Vellamojanne Vellamoitanne inessive Vellamossanne Vellamoissanne elative Vellamostanne Vellamoistanne illative Vellamoonne Vellamoihinne adessive Vellamollanne Vellamoillanne ablative Vellamoltanne Vellamoiltanne allative Vellamollenne Vellamoillenne essive Vellamonanne Vellamoinanne translative Vellamoksenne Vellamoiksenne abessive Vellamottanne Vellamoittanne instructive — — comitative — Vellamoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Vellamonsa Vellamonsa accusative nom. Vellamonsa Vellamonsa gen. Vellamonsa genitive Vellamonsa Vellamojensa Vellamoidensa Vellamoittensa partitive Vellamoaan Vellamoansa Vellamojaan Vellamoitaan Vellamojansa Vellamoitansa inessive Vellamossaan Vellamossansa Vellamoissaan Vellamoissansa elative Vellamostaan Vellamostansa Vellamoistaan Vellamoistansa illative Vellamoonsa Vellamoihinsa adessive Vellamollaan Vellamollansa Vellamoillaan Vellamoillansa ablative Vellamoltaan Vellamoltansa Vellamoiltaan Vellamoiltansa allative Vellamolleen Vellamollensa Vellamoilleen Vellamoillensa essive Vellamonaan Vellamonansa Vellamoinaan Vellamoinansa translative Vellamokseen Vellamoksensa Vellamoikseen Vellamoiksensa abessive Vellamottaan Vellamottansa Vellamoittaan Vellamoittansa instructive — — comitative — Vellamoineen Vellamoinensa

Statistics

• Vellamo is the 1256^th (tied with 7 other names) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 101 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,040 more, making it much more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 6 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Vellamo belongs to 95 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.