Sampo

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Male Male Name

Usage

Finland Finnish

Origin and Meaning

In the Finnish mythology (see Kalevala), the sampo is a mysterious magical artefact created by Ilmarinen, but noone knows for sure what it is. Some suggestions concerning the origin and meaning of the name include:

1) Slovenian sam bog = 'god itself'

2) Tibetan sampo or sangfu/sangphu = 'temple'

3) Tibetan samomol = 'self-milling'

4) Old Norse sam-bú = 'shared economy'

Related Names

     
Sami ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish Swedish
Sampo ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish

See also Sampsa

Name Days

Finland Finland

3 April

Statistics

Name count per country
CountryCommonnessFemale ♀ Male ♂
Statimg f legend.pngStatimg m legend.pngas main name#also aux. name&as main name#also aux. name&
Sweden Sweden[1] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m2.png 0 0 19 31
Denmark Denmark[2] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m0.png 0 n.a. 0 n.a
Norway Norway[3] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m1.png 0 0 0 4
Finland Finland[4] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m4.png 0 0 n.a 3155
  #: count of main first name only
  &: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Sampo.

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
  2. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
  3. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
  4. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
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