English
Proper noun
Risto
- a transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Ристо (Risto)
Estonian
Etymology
Variant of Kristo, short form of Kristjan (“Christian”) and Kristofer (“Christopher”).
Proper noun
Risto
- a male given name
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
- Hyphenation(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)
|
| nominative
|
Risto
|
Ristot
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| 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
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| inessive
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Ristossa
|
Ristoissa
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| elative
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Ristosta
|
Ristoista
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| illative
|
Ristoon
|
Ristoihin
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| adessive
|
Ristolla
|
Ristoilla
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| ablative
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Ristolta
|
Ristoilta
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| allative
|
Ristolle
|
Ristoille
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| essive
|
Ristona
|
Ristoina
|
| translative
|
Ristoksi
|
Ristoiksi
|
| abessive
|
Ristotta
|
Ristoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Ristoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Ristoni
|
Ristoni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Ristoni
|
Ristoni
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| gen.
|
Ristoni
|
| genitive
|
Ristoni
|
Ristojeni
|
| partitive
|
Ristoani
|
Ristojani
|
| inessive
|
Ristossani
|
Ristoissani
|
| elative
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Ristostani
|
Ristoistani
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| illative
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Ristooni
|
Ristoihini
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| adessive
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Ristollani
|
Ristoillani
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| ablative
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Ristoltani
|
Ristoiltani
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| allative
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Ristolleni
|
Ristoilleni
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| essive
|
Ristonani
|
Ristoinani
|
| translative
|
Ristokseni
|
Ristoikseni
|
| abessive
|
Ristottani
|
Ristoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Ristoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Ristosi
|
Ristosi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Ristosi
|
Ristosi
|
| gen.
|
Ristosi
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| genitive
|
Ristosi
|
Ristojesi
|
| partitive
|
Ristoasi
|
Ristojasi
|
| inessive
|
Ristossasi
|
Ristoissasi
|
| elative
|
Ristostasi
|
Ristoistasi
|
| illative
|
Ristoosi
|
Ristoihisi
|
| adessive
|
Ristollasi
|
Ristoillasi
|
| ablative
|
Ristoltasi
|
Ristoiltasi
|
| allative
|
Ristollesi
|
Ristoillesi
|
| essive
|
Ristonasi
|
Ristoinasi
|
| translative
|
Ristoksesi
|
Ristoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Ristottasi
|
Ristoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Ristoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Ristomme
|
Ristomme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Ristomme
|
Ristomme
|
| gen.
|
Ristomme
|
| genitive
|
Ristomme
|
Ristojemme
|
| partitive
|
Ristoamme
|
Ristojamme
|
| inessive
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Ristossamme
|
Ristoissamme
|
| elative
|
Ristostamme
|
Ristoistamme
|
| illative
|
Ristoomme
|
Ristoihimme
|
| adessive
|
Ristollamme
|
Ristoillamme
|
| ablative
|
Ristoltamme
|
Ristoiltamme
|
| allative
|
Ristollemme
|
Ristoillemme
|
| essive
|
Ristonamme
|
Ristoinamme
|
| translative
|
Ristoksemme
|
Ristoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Ristottamme
|
Ristoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Ristoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Ristonne
|
Ristonne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Ristonne
|
Ristonne
|
| gen.
|
Ristonne
|
| genitive
|
Ristonne
|
Ristojenne
|
| partitive
|
Ristoanne
|
Ristojanne
|
| inessive
|
Ristossanne
|
Ristoissanne
|
| elative
|
Ristostanne
|
Ristoistanne
|
| illative
|
Ristoonne
|
Ristoihinne
|
| adessive
|
Ristollanne
|
Ristoillanne
|
| ablative
|
Ristoltanne
|
Ristoiltanne
|
| allative
|
Ristollenne
|
Ristoillenne
|
| essive
|
Ristonanne
|
Ristoinanne
|
| translative
|
Ristoksenne
|
Ristoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Ristottanne
|
Ristoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Ristoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Ristonsa
|
Ristonsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Ristonsa
|
Ristonsa
|
| gen.
|
Ristonsa
|
| genitive
|
Ristonsa
|
Ristojensa
|
| partitive
|
Ristoaan
Ristoansa
|
Ristojaan
Ristojansa
|
| inessive
|
Ristossaan
Ristossansa
|
Ristoissaan
Ristoissansa
|
| elative
|
Ristostaan
Ristostansa
|
Ristoistaan
Ristoistansa
|
| illative
|
Ristoonsa
|
Ristoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Ristollaan
Ristollansa
|
Ristoillaan
Ristoillansa
|
| ablative
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Ristoltaan
Ristoltansa
|
Ristoiltaan
Ristoiltansa
|
| allative
|
Ristolleen
Ristollensa
|
Ristoilleen
Ristoillensa
|
| essive
|
Ristonaan
Ristonansa
|
Ristoinaan
Ristoinansa
|
| translative
|
Ristokseen
Ristoksensa
|
Ristoikseen
Ristoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Ristottaan
Ristottansa
|
Ristoittaan
Ristoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Ristoineen
Ristoinensa
|
|
Derived terms
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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