Terho

See also: terho

Finnish

Etymology

19th century plant name from terho (“acorn”), also associated with terhakka (“brisk”) and with the female names Terhikki, Terhi.

The surname is topographic, or sometimes a translation of Swedish Ek or similar names.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈterho/, [ˈt̪e̞rho̞]
• Rhymes: -erho
• Hyphenation^(key): Ter‧ho

Proper noun

Terho

1. a male given name
   • 1997, Marja Kyllönen, Lyijyuuma, WSOY, →ISBN, pages 122–123:

     — Terve Terho, Tuukka kuittasi kuskipukin ratinjatkeen ja vasta silloin Olja kopitti taustapeilin kautta puhutetun kasvot silmiinsä. Kikatus alkoi nakuttaa hänen kurkkuaan kuin palotikka: ajurin totinen tukka kupristui napoksi tammenruskean otsan ylle ja mies toden totta näytti nimeltään.

     — Hi Terho, Tuukka quipped at the driver's seat and only then Olja caught the face of the one being talked to through the rear-view mirror. Giggling soon began knocking in the throat like a woodpecker: the driver's serious hair was curled like a dipper on the oak-brown forehead. The man really looked the part of his name.

2. a Finnish surname from landscape

Declension

Inflection of Terho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Terho	Terhot
genitive		Terhon	Terhojen
partitive		Terhoa	Terhoja
illative		Terhoon	Terhoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Terho	Terhot
accusative	nom.	Terho	Terhot
	gen.	Terhon
genitive		Terhon	Terhojen
partitive		Terhoa	Terhoja
inessive		Terhossa	Terhoissa
elative		Terhosta	Terhoista
illative		Terhoon	Terhoihin
adessive		Terholla	Terhoilla
ablative		Terholta	Terhoilta
allative		Terholle	Terhoille
essive		Terhona	Terhoina
translative		Terhoksi	Terhoiksi
abessive		Terhotta	Terhoitta
instructive		—	Terhoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Terho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Terhoni Terhoni accusative nom. Terhoni Terhoni gen. Terhoni genitive Terhoni Terhojeni partitive Terhoani Terhojani inessive Terhossani Terhoissani elative Terhostani Terhoistani illative Terhooni Terhoihini adessive Terhollani Terhoillani ablative Terholtani Terhoiltani allative Terholleni Terhoilleni essive Terhonani Terhoinani translative Terhokseni Terhoikseni abessive Terhottani Terhoittani instructive — — comitative — Terhoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Terhosi Terhosi accusative nom. Terhosi Terhosi gen. Terhosi genitive Terhosi Terhojesi partitive Terhoasi Terhojasi inessive Terhossasi Terhoissasi elative Terhostasi Terhoistasi illative Terhoosi Terhoihisi adessive Terhollasi Terhoillasi ablative Terholtasi Terhoiltasi allative Terhollesi Terhoillesi essive Terhonasi Terhoinasi translative Terhoksesi Terhoiksesi abessive Terhottasi Terhoittasi instructive — — comitative — Terhoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Terhomme Terhomme accusative nom. Terhomme Terhomme gen. Terhomme genitive Terhomme Terhojemme partitive Terhoamme Terhojamme inessive Terhossamme Terhoissamme elative Terhostamme Terhoistamme illative Terhoomme Terhoihimme adessive Terhollamme Terhoillamme ablative Terholtamme Terhoiltamme allative Terhollemme Terhoillemme essive Terhonamme Terhoinamme translative Terhoksemme Terhoiksemme abessive Terhottamme Terhoittamme instructive — — comitative — Terhoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Terhonne Terhonne accusative nom. Terhonne Terhonne gen. Terhonne genitive Terhonne Terhojenne partitive Terhoanne Terhojanne inessive Terhossanne Terhoissanne elative Terhostanne Terhoistanne illative Terhoonne Terhoihinne adessive Terhollanne Terhoillanne ablative Terholtanne Terhoiltanne allative Terhollenne Terhoillenne essive Terhonanne Terhoinanne translative Terhoksenne Terhoiksenne abessive Terhottanne Terhoittanne instructive — — comitative — Terhoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Terhonsa Terhonsa accusative nom. Terhonsa Terhonsa gen. Terhonsa genitive Terhonsa Terhojensa partitive Terhoaan Terhoansa Terhojaan Terhojansa inessive Terhossaan Terhossansa Terhoissaan Terhoissansa elative Terhostaan Terhostansa Terhoistaan Terhoistansa illative Terhoonsa Terhoihinsa adessive Terhollaan Terhollansa Terhoillaan Terhoillansa ablative Terholtaan Terholtansa Terhoiltaan Terhoiltansa allative Terholleen Terhollensa Terhoilleen Terhoillensa essive Terhonaan Terhonansa Terhoinaan Terhoinansa translative Terhokseen Terhoksensa Terhoikseen Terhoiksensa abessive Terhottaan Terhottansa Terhoittaan Terhoittansa instructive — — comitative — Terhoineen Terhoinensa

Statistics

• Terho is the 255^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,861 male individuals (and as a middle name to 455 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• Terho is the 932^nd (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 928 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• rehto