Jonne (name)

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Jonne is a Finnish variant of the given name John. Notable people with the name include:

It is also the surname of Uruguayan footballer Luis Jonne.

Internet meme and slang

Starting in the early 2010s, the Finnish slang word jonne (pl.jonnet) has been used to refer to a stereotypical teenage boy who behaves embarrassingly, often rides a moped and drinks energy drinks, especially Euroshopper Energy Drink ("E.S"), from which the term ES-jonne is derived. [1] [2] [3] The word originally came from the name of Jonne Jyrylä, the creator of the Finnish website Jonneweb, and the first "jonne memes" on the Finnish imageboard Kuvalauta were based on a teenage photo of Finnish rapper Atte Toikka, which was originally posted on the Finnish social networking website IRC-Galleria. [3] [4] Since at least the early 2020s, the slang word veeti (pl.veetit), derived from the Finnish name Veeti  [ fi ], has similarly been used to refer to a new generation of teenage boys. [2] [5]

References

  1. "jonne". Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 Pitkäranta, Pilvi (6 September 2021). "Jonnet kasvoivat aikuisiksi – tätä nimeä uuden sukupolven teinipojista käytetään nyt" [The jonnes grew up – this is the name now used for the new generation of teenage boys]. MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 Taipale, Juuso (24 February 2024). "Hän on alkuperäinen Jonne" [He is the original Jonne]. Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  4. Ylimutka, Leena (22 January 2019). "Rumba: Nuori rap-artisti ja Jonne-meemeistä tuttu Atte Toikka on kuollut – julkaisi juuri uutta musiikkia" [Rumba: Young rap artist and Jonne meme star Atte Toikka has died – had just released new music]. Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  5. Tikka, Juha-Pekka (13 September 2021). "MTV: Jonnet ovat nyt veetejä, tämä nimitys tulee seuraavaksi" [MTV: Jonnes are now veetis, this name is coming next]. Verkkouutiset  [ fi ] (in Finnish). Kansalliskustannus  [ fi ]. Retrieved 13 July 2025.