Given name & surname
Salo
“a wooded island”
Salo is a surname. It is used in Finnish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Salo goes back to a word meaning “a wooded island.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Salo’s family of names
In Greek usage, Salo as a surname is a transliteration of Σάλο. In Greek usage, Salo as a surname is a transliteration of Σαλώ.
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Spellings & scripts 3
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Across languages 2
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People named Salo
- Salo FlohrCzech chess player, arbiter, theoretician, organiser and writer (1908–1983)
- Salo BaronAmerican historian (1895–1989)
- Salo WeisselbergerAustro-Hungarian politician and Romanian (1867-1931)
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