Polo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "polo"

English

Etymology 1

From Marco Polo, from Latin Marcus Paulus, from Paulus.

Interjection

Polo

1. Shouted by a player of the game Marco Polo. Compare Marco.

Etymology 2

From Italian Polo and Spanish Polo.

Proper noun

Polo (plural Polos)

1. A surname from Italian or Spanish

Anagrams

• Loop, OOPL, Pool, loop, pool

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly akin to Polojärvi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpolo/, [ˈpo̞lo̞]
• Rhymes: -olo
• Syllabification^(key): Po‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): Po‧lo

Proper noun

Polo

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Polo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Polo	Polot
genitive		Polon	Polojen
partitive		Poloa	Poloja
illative		Poloon	Poloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Polo	Polot
accusative	nom.	Polo	Polot
	gen.	Polon
genitive		Polon	Polojen
partitive		Poloa	Poloja
inessive		Polossa	Poloissa
elative		Polosta	Poloista
illative		Poloon	Poloihin
adessive		Pololla	Poloilla
ablative		Pololta	Poloilta
allative		Pololle	Poloille
essive		Polona	Poloina
translative		Poloksi	Poloiksi
abessive		Polotta	Poloitta
instructive		—	Poloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Polo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Poloni Poloni accusative nom. Poloni Poloni gen. Poloni genitive Poloni Polojeni partitive Poloani Polojani inessive Polossani Poloissani elative Polostani Poloistani illative Polooni Poloihini adessive Polollani Poloillani ablative Pololtani Poloiltani allative Pololleni Poloilleni essive Polonani Poloinani translative Polokseni Poloikseni abessive Polottani Poloittani instructive — — comitative — Poloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Polosi Polosi accusative nom. Polosi Polosi gen. Polosi genitive Polosi Polojesi partitive Poloasi Polojasi inessive Polossasi Poloissasi elative Polostasi Poloistasi illative Poloosi Poloihisi adessive Polollasi Poloillasi ablative Pololtasi Poloiltasi allative Polollesi Poloillesi essive Polonasi Poloinasi translative Poloksesi Poloiksesi abessive Polottasi Poloittasi instructive — — comitative — Poloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Polomme Polomme accusative nom. Polomme Polomme gen. Polomme genitive Polomme Polojemme partitive Poloamme Polojamme inessive Polossamme Poloissamme elative Polostamme Poloistamme illative Poloomme Poloihimme adessive Polollamme Poloillamme ablative Pololtamme Poloiltamme allative Polollemme Poloillemme essive Polonamme Poloinamme translative Poloksemme Poloiksemme abessive Polottamme Poloittamme instructive — — comitative — Poloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Polonne Polonne accusative nom. Polonne Polonne gen. Polonne genitive Polonne Polojenne partitive Poloanne Polojanne inessive Polossanne Poloissanne elative Polostanne Poloistanne illative Poloonne Poloihinne adessive Polollanne Poloillanne ablative Pololtanne Poloiltanne allative Polollenne Poloillenne essive Polonanne Poloinanne translative Poloksenne Poloiksenne abessive Polottanne Poloittanne instructive — — comitative — Poloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Polonsa Polonsa accusative nom. Polonsa Polonsa gen. Polonsa genitive Polonsa Polojensa partitive Poloaan Poloansa Polojaan Polojansa inessive Polossaan Polossansa Poloissaan Poloissansa elative Polostaan Polostansa Poloistaan Poloistansa illative Poloonsa Poloihinsa adessive Polollaan Polollansa Poloillaan Poloillansa ablative Pololtaan Pololtansa Poloiltaan Poloiltansa allative Pololleen Polollensa Poloilleen Poloillensa essive Polonaan Polonansa Poloinaan Poloinansa translative Polokseen Poloksensa Poloikseen Poloiksensa abessive Polottaan Polottansa Poloittaan Poloittansa instructive — — comitative — Poloineen Poloinensa

Statistics

• The surname Polo belongs to 119 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Polo n (strong, genitive Polos, no plural)

1. polo (ball game)

Declension

Declension of Polo [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Polo
genitive	eines	des	Polos
dative	einem	dem	Polo
accusative	ein	das	Polo

Further reading

• “Polo” in Duden online

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpolo/ [ˈpo.lo]
• Rhymes: -olo
• Syllabification: Po‧lo

Proper noun

Polo m or f by sense

1. a surname

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpoloʔ/ [ˈpoː.loʔ]
• Rhymes: -oloʔ
• Syllabification: Po‧lo

Proper noun

Polò (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ)

1. a barangay of Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines
2. (historical) former name of Valenzuela