Yrjö

Etymology

Medieval vernacular form of the Latin saint's name Geōrgius and of its Old Swedish / Middle Low Saxon equivalents, ultimately from Ancient Greek. Cognate to English George.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈyrjø/, [ˈyrjø̞]
• Rhymes: -yrjø
• Hyphenation^(key): Yr‧jö

Proper noun

Yrjö

1. a male given name

   Pyhä Yrjö ― Saint George

   Yrjö VI ― George VI (of England)

   • 1914, Anni Swan, Tottisalmen perillinen, WSOY, published 2000, →ISBN, page 61:

     —Yrjö, Yrjö! Taivaan tähden, kuinka hän sen nimen on saanut?
     —Yrjö on varsin tavallinen nimi.
     —Mutta sehän on von Sumersien perintönimi. Niin pitkälle kun tiedän, ovat Tottisalmen isännät aina olleet Yrjöjä.

     —Yrjö, Yrjö! Dear heavens, how did he get such a name?
     —Yrjö is a rather common name.
     —But it's von Sumers' heritage name. The householder at Tottisalmi has always been called Yrjö for as long as I know.

2. The letter Y in the Finnish spelling alphabet.