# Seppo
## English
### Etymology

From septic tank (rhyming slang for Yank) +‎ -o (colloquialising suffix).

### Pronunciation

* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛpəʊ

### Noun

Seppo (plural Seppos)
* (Australia, New Zealand, rhyming slang, derogatory) An American.
    Synonyms: (UK) septic; see also Thesaurus:American
** 2010, Emily Maguire, Smoke in the Room, page 17:‘So, Adam, you have the privilege of being my first Seppo.’ ‘Your first what?’ ‘Seppo. You′ve gotta learn to speak Aussie, man. You′re a Yank, so –’ ‘No, not a Yankee. I′m from –’ ‘The You Ess Ay. Makes you a Yank. Yank rhymes with septic tank. But we like to shorten names and then add an O at the end - but only if we like you. So Yank is kind of neutral. Septic tank is rude. But Seppo, well, it′s affectionate. Get it?’ ‘No.’

### Anagrams

* Popes, peops, pepos, popes, soppe

## Finnish
### Etymology

From seppo (“smith, skillful person”), an epithet of the smith Ilmarinen in the Kalevala. Compare Aino.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsepːo/, [ˈs̠e̞pːo̞]
* Rhymes: -epːo
* Hyphenation: Sep‧po

### Proper noun

Seppo
* a male given name
** 1974, Alpo Ruuth, Kotimaa, Tammi, →ISBN, page 167:Kun meidän esikoinen syntyi, niille annettiin nimeksi Seppo ja Pekka ja Tauno.Back when we had our eldest son, he was named Seppo and Pekka and Tauno.
** 1999, Juhani Syrjä, Juho, Gummerus 2008, →ISBN, Juho 19-33, page 182:Tukevalle ja isokouraiselle pojalle annoimme nimeksi Seppo.We named the sturdy and big-handed boy Seppo.
* a Finnish surname

#### Usage notes

* Popular in the 1940s and the 1950s, often in the combination Seppo Ilmari.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Seppo (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sepponi
Sepponi
accusative
nom.
Sepponi
Sepponi
gen.
Sepponi
genitive
Sepponi
Seppojeni
partitive
Seppoani
Seppojani
inessive
Sepossani
Sepoissani
elative
Sepostani
Sepoistani
illative
Seppooni
Seppoihini
adessive
Sepollani
Sepoillani
ablative
Sepoltani
Sepoiltani
allative
Sepolleni
Sepoilleni
essive
Sepponani
Seppoinani
translative
Sepokseni
Sepoikseni
abessive
Sepottani
Sepoittani
instructive
comitative
—Seppoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sepposi
Sepposi
accusative
nom.
Sepposi
Sepposi
gen.
Sepposi
genitive
Sepposi
Seppojesi
partitive
Seppoasi
Seppojasi
inessive
Sepossasi
Sepoissasi
elative
Sepostasi
Sepoistasi
illative
Seppoosi
Seppoihisi
adessive
Sepollasi
Sepoillasi
ablative
Sepoltasi
Sepoiltasi
allative
Sepollesi
Sepoillesi
essive
Sepponasi
Seppoinasi
translative
Sepoksesi
Sepoiksesi
abessive
Sepottasi
Sepoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Seppoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Seppomme
Seppomme
accusative
nom.
Seppomme
Seppomme
gen.
Seppomme
genitive
Seppomme
Seppojemme
partitive
Seppoamme
Seppojamme
inessive
Sepossamme
Sepoissamme
elative
Sepostamme
Sepoistamme
illative
Seppoomme
Seppoihimme
adessive
Sepollamme
Sepoillamme
ablative
Sepoltamme
Sepoiltamme
allative
Sepollemme
Sepoillemme
essive
Sepponamme
Seppoinamme
translative
Sepoksemme
Sepoiksemme
abessive
Sepottamme
Sepoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Seppoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sepponne
Sepponne
accusative
nom.
Sepponne
Sepponne
gen.
Sepponne
genitive
Sepponne
Seppojenne
partitive
Seppoanne
Seppojanne
inessive
Sepossanne
Sepoissanne
elative
Sepostanne
Sepoistanne
illative
Seppoonne
Seppoihinne
adessive
Sepollanne
Sepoillanne
ablative
Sepoltanne
Sepoiltanne
allative
Sepollenne
Sepoillenne
essive
Sepponanne
Seppoinanne
translative
Sepoksenne
Sepoiksenne
abessive
Sepottanne
Sepoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Seppoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sepponsa
Sepponsa
accusative
nom.
Sepponsa
Sepponsa
gen.
Sepponsa
genitive
Sepponsa
Seppojensa
partitive
Seppoaan Seppoansa
Seppojaan Seppojansa
inessive
Sepossaan Sepossansa
Sepoissaan Sepoissansa
elative
Sepostaan Sepostansa
Sepoistaan Sepoistansa
illative
Seppoonsa
Seppoihinsa
adessive
Sepollaan Sepollansa
Sepoillaan Sepoillansa
ablative
Sepoltaan Sepoltansa
Sepoiltaan Sepoiltansa
allative
Sepolleen Sepollensa
Sepoilleen Sepoillensa
essive
Sepponaan Sepponansa
Seppoinaan Seppoinansa
translative
Sepokseen Sepoksensa
Sepoikseen Sepoiksensa
abessive
Sepottaan Sepottansa
Sepoittaan Sepoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Seppoineen Seppoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Sepponen

#### Statistics

* Seppo is the 17th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 25,929 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,946 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
* The surname Seppo belongs to 60 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.