Risto
See also: ristò
English
Estonian
Etymology
Variant of Kristo, short form of Kristjan (“Christian”) and Kristofer (“Christopher”).
Finnish
Etymology
Medieval vernacular form of Ancient Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros) (cognate with English Christopher) and of Kristian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈristo/, [ˈris̠to̞]
- Rhymes: -isto
- Syllabification(key): Ris‧to
Proper noun
Risto
- a male given name
- The letter R in the Finnish spelling alphabet.
- a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
Declension
Inflection of Risto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Risto | Ristot | ||
genitive | Riston | Ristojen | ||
partitive | Ristoa | Ristoja | ||
illative | Ristoon | Ristoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Risto | Ristot | ||
accusative | nom. | Risto | Ristot | |
gen. | Riston | |||
genitive | Riston | Ristojen | ||
partitive | Ristoa | Ristoja | ||
inessive | Ristossa | Ristoissa | ||
elative | Ristosta | Ristoista | ||
illative | Ristoon | Ristoihin | ||
adessive | Ristolla | Ristoilla | ||
ablative | Ristolta | Ristoilta | ||
allative | Ristolle | Ristoille | ||
essive | Ristona | Ristoina | ||
translative | Ristoksi | Ristoiksi | ||
abessive | Ristotta | Ristoitta | ||
instructive | — | Ristoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
Related terms
- (given names) Kristian, Kristo
- (surnames) Ristola, Ristolainen
Statistics
- Risto is the 33rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 17,172 male individuals (and as a middle name to 3,109 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- The surname Risto belongs to 248 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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