Finnish

Proper noun

Ukko

1. (mythology) The god of heaven in the Finnish mythology, often mentioned with the epithet ylijumala ‎(“supreme god”).
   • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 14:304-308:

     Oi Ukko, ylijumala, / Ukko, pilvien pitäjä, / Hattarojen hallitsija! / Taivas auoksi avaos, / Ilma kaikki ikkunoiksi!

     O thou Ukko, god of gods, / Ukko, keeper of the clouds, / Ruler of the random cloudlets! / Open up the heavens wide, / All the windows of the sky!

2. A male given name.
   • 1988 Ella Ojala, Pitkä kotimatka, Tammi (2005), ISBN 9513132722, page 300:

     —No, tottahan se on, Ukko Barndik sanoi:—Ei miunkaan nimeni ole tavallinen―mie olen Ukko, enkä mikkään ukko. Se on suomalainen nimi.

     —Well, it's true, Ukko Barndik said:—My name ain't ordinary, either―I'm Ukko, and not any old man (ukko). It's a Finnish name.

Declension

Usage notes

• The formerly rare given name has become more common in the 2000s.

Derived terms

• ukkonen
• Ukkonen
• ukonkivi
• ukonnuoli
• ukonvaaja
• Ukon vakat

Finnish

Noun

ukko

1. old man, gaffer
2. adult male wood grouse or black grouse
3. player character in video games

Declension

Synonyms

• (wood grouse cock) ukkometso

See also

• akka

Derived terms