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Kirsi is a Finnish female given name. Its nameday is celebrated on 24 July. [1] It began to be used in the 1940s, and it reached its peak of popularity in the 1960s and 1970s. As of 2013 there are 23,000 women with this name in Finland. [2]
The name Kirsi originated as a short form of Kristiina, Finnish version of Christina or Kirsikka which means cherry in Finnish. It also means frost in Finnish. [3]
Notable people with this name include:
Lina or Līna or "Leena" is a feminine given name. It is Spanish, English, Italian, Russian, Swedish feminine given name and surname given name that is a short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Catalina, Angelina, Carmelina, Carolina, Emelina, Marcelina, Nikolina, Rosalina, and Žaklina. Lina is a Finnish, Italian, and Slovene feminine given name that is a feminine form of Lino, Lin, and Linus. Līna is a Latvian feminine given name.
Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin. The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior. King Gunnar was a prominent king of medieval literature such as the Middle High German epic poem, the Nibelungenlied, where King Gunnar and Queen Brynhildr hold their court at Worms. Gunder is a nordic variant, Günther is the modern German variant, and Gonario is the Italian version. Some people with the name Gunnar include:
Taina is a unisex given name and surname which may refer to:
Karlsson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Karl" or "Karl's son". It is one of the most common surnames in Sweden and has a number of alternative spellings. Apart from Karlsson, Carlsson is the most common spelling variation. Karlson and Carlson also exist, but are uncommon, as are Carlzon and Qarlsson.
Mika is a given name, a nickname and a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
Tanja is a feminine given name. It may refer to:
Kalle is a masculine given name of North Germanic origin, a variation of Karl. In Sweden, people named Karl are commonly nicknamed Kalle. The name is also found in Finland and Estonia. Notable people with the name include:
Krista is a female given name, a mostly North European variant of the male name Christian. The name Krista can be spelled with a "Ch", making it Christa. It means "Follower of Christ"
Hannu is a Finnish first name. Notable people with the name include:
Kirsi Välimaa-Antila is a Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1999 to 2008. Her lone World Cup victory was in a 4 × 5 km relay event in Sweden in 2005.
Kirsi Helen is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 19th in the individual sprint event.
Niemi is a Finnish word meaning "peninsula".
Väinö is a masculine given name found most commonly in Finland and may refer to:
Välimaa is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ville is a Finnish and Swedish male given name. Its name day is celebrated on the 6th of April. In Finland, it reached its peak of popularity in the last two decades of the 20th century.
Lindberg is a common European surname. Literally translated it means lime tree - mountain. It originally comes from villages in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and is now very common in Sweden.
Perälä is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Antila is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lauri is an Estonian and Finnish male given name. It can also be a surname.
Calle is a Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish masculine given name, nickname and surname that is a diminutive form of Carl and Karl and an alternate form of Kalle. Calle is a surname with Spanish, English, Irish, Scottish, and German origins. Its Spanish origins are from the Spanish word calle, which means street and traces its origins back to Santander, Spain. a derive Notable people referred to by this name include the following: