# Vesanto
## Finnish
### Etymology

vesa +‎ -nto. The place name is shortened from the name of a nearby hill Vesamäki (vesa +‎ mäki).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋesɑnto/, [ˈʋe̞s̠ɑ̝n̪t̪o̞]
* Rhymes: -esɑnto
* Hyphenation: Ve‧san‧to

### Proper noun

Vesanto
* A municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland.
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Vesanto" is Vesannolla.
Possessive forms of Vesanto (Kotus type 4*J/laatikko, nt-nn gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Vesantoni
Vesantoni
accusative
nom.
Vesantoni
Vesantoni
gen.
Vesantoni
genitive
Vesantoni
Vesantojeni Vesannoideni Vesannoitteni
partitive
Vesantoani
Vesantojani Vesannoitani
inessive
Vesannossani
Vesannoissani
elative
Vesannostani
Vesannoistani
illative
Vesantooni
Vesantoihini Vesannoihini
adessive
Vesannollani
Vesannoillani
ablative
Vesannoltani
Vesannoiltani
allative
Vesannolleni
Vesannoilleni
essive
Vesantonani
Vesantoinani
translative
Vesannokseni
Vesannoikseni
abessive
Vesannottani
Vesannoittani
instructive
comitative
—Vesantoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Vesantosi
Vesantosi
accusative
nom.
Vesantosi
Vesantosi
gen.
Vesantosi
genitive
Vesantosi
Vesantojesi Vesannoidesi Vesannoittesi
partitive
Vesantoasi
Vesantojasi Vesannoitasi
inessive
Vesannossasi
Vesannoissasi
elative
Vesannostasi
Vesannoistasi
illative
Vesantoosi
Vesantoihisi Vesannoihisi
adessive
Vesannollasi
Vesannoillasi
ablative
Vesannoltasi
Vesannoiltasi
allative
Vesannollesi
Vesannoillesi
essive
Vesantonasi
Vesantoinasi
translative
Vesannoksesi
Vesannoiksesi
abessive
Vesannottasi
Vesannoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Vesantoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Vesantomme
Vesantomme
accusative
nom.
Vesantomme
Vesantomme
gen.
Vesantomme
genitive
Vesantomme
Vesantojemme Vesannoidemme Vesannoittemme
partitive
Vesantoamme
Vesantojamme Vesannoitamme
inessive
Vesannossamme
Vesannoissamme
elative
Vesannostamme
Vesannoistamme
illative
Vesantoomme
Vesantoihimme Vesannoihimme
adessive
Vesannollamme
Vesannoillamme
ablative
Vesannoltamme
Vesannoiltamme
allative
Vesannollemme
Vesannoillemme
essive
Vesantonamme
Vesantoinamme
translative
Vesannoksemme
Vesannoiksemme
abessive
Vesannottamme
Vesannoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Vesantoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Vesantonne
Vesantonne
accusative
nom.
Vesantonne
Vesantonne
gen.
Vesantonne
genitive
Vesantonne
Vesantojenne Vesannoidenne Vesannoittenne
partitive
Vesantoanne
Vesantojanne Vesannoitanne
inessive
Vesannossanne
Vesannoissanne
elative
Vesannostanne
Vesannoistanne
illative
Vesantoonne
Vesantoihinne Vesannoihinne
adessive
Vesannollanne
Vesannoillanne
ablative
Vesannoltanne
Vesannoiltanne
allative
Vesannollenne
Vesannoillenne
essive
Vesantonanne
Vesantoinanne
translative
Vesannoksenne
Vesannoiksenne
abessive
Vesannottanne
Vesannoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Vesantoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Vesantonsa
Vesantonsa
accusative
nom.
Vesantonsa
Vesantonsa
gen.
Vesantonsa
genitive
Vesantonsa
Vesantojensa Vesannoidensa Vesannoittensa
partitive
Vesantoaan Vesantoansa
Vesantojaan Vesannoitaan Vesantojansa Vesannoitansa
inessive
Vesannossaan Vesannossansa
Vesannoissaan Vesannoissansa
elative
Vesannostaan Vesannostansa
Vesannoistaan Vesannoistansa
illative
Vesantoonsa
Vesantoihinsa Vesannoihinsa
adessive
Vesannollaan Vesannollansa
Vesannoillaan Vesannoillansa
ablative
Vesannoltaan Vesannoltansa
Vesannoiltaan Vesannoiltansa
allative
Vesannolleen Vesannollensa
Vesannoilleen Vesannoillensa
essive
Vesantonaan Vesantonansa
Vesantoinaan Vesantoinansa
translative
Vesannokseen Vesannoksensa
Vesannoikseen Vesannoiksensa
abessive
Vesannottaan Vesannottansa
Vesannoittaan Vesannoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Vesantoineen Vesantoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* vesantolainen

#### Descendants

* → English: Vesanto
* → Swedish: Vesanto

#### Statistics

* Vesanto is the 1907th (tied with 4 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 444 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

* ↑ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN