Tervo

== Finnish == === Etymology === Probably shortened from Tervonen; as a place name, possibly named after an early settler. Ultimately from terva (“tar”), which may also be more directly the source of the place name, as there is a place named Tervamäki (literally “tar hill”) nearby (i.e. a hill where tar was burned). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈterʋo/, [ˈt̪e̞rʋo̞] Rhymes: -erʋo Syllabification(key): Ter‧vo Hyphenation(key): Ter‧vo === Proper noun === Tervo a Finnish surname a municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland ==== Declension ==== (municipality): The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used when referring to a location; for example, "in Tervo" is Tervossa. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Tervo → Swedish: Tervo ==== Statistics ==== Tervo is the 270th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 2,844 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === revot, verot, verto