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Veikko, Kauko and Tellervo

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Satu, let's put our wise heads together... Veikko simply means "brother" (the more common word for this is "veli", but there are many diminutives of which Veikko is an example).

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Kauko does mean "far/faraway" and I believe it relates to an ancient Finnish legend, maybe the epic Kalevala.

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Tellervo is another ancient Finnish name. In Finnish legends, Tellervo was the wife of Tapio, the Ruler of the Forest, and thus a mighty figure that appears in many old stories.

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And Hilkka is also a Finnish word meaning bonnet, hood. Little Red Riding-Hood is Punahilkka (Red Hood) in Finnish, and the name Hilkka started to gain popularity at the time when the story was translated into Finnish.

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Hope this helps!

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Lass