Save Gender Masculine Usage Finnish Pronounced Pron. /ˈil.po/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Created by the Finnish author Juhani Aho for a character in his novel Panu (1897). He apparently based it on Ilpotar, an epithet of Louhi in the Kalevala. Related Names User SubmissionIlpo Name DaysName Days? Finland: April 28 Categories invented, isograms, literature