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Gender Masculine
Usage Finnish, Literature
Meaning & History
Invented by Finnish poet Eino Leino (1878-1926) for the main character of his poem Helkavirsiä I. Perhaps derived from Finnish ylevä "sublime" or from the prefix ylä- "superior, upper, high, higher". It's been used as a diminutive of Yrjö in parts of Finland.