Ilkka

Uncertain. Possibly:

• a vernacular form of Old Swedish Illughi^[1]
• derived from ilo, like Ilola, Ilonen^[1]
• a Karelian vernacular form of Elias^[1]
• a vernacular form of Iisak

• IPA^(key): /ˈilkːɑ/, [ˈilkːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilkːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ilk‧ka

Ilkka

1. a Finnish surname
   1. (historical) Jaakko Ilkka (hanged in 1597), leader of a Finnish peasant uprising (Cudgel War).
2. a male given name, originally in honor of Jaakko Ilkka

• Ilkka is the 65^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 10,983 male individuals (and as a middle name to 3,047 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• Ilkka is the 2142^nd (tied with 7 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 386 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• kalki, lakki, likka