indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Estonian, Medieval Baltic
Meaning & History
Derived from Livonian ilo "joy", this name was mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia in its Latinized form Ylo. The form Üllo was eventually revived through 19th-century literature; folk etymology has associated the name with Estonian ülev "exalted" and üllas "noble" ever since.