Veiko

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Veiko
Gender Male
Language(s) Estonian
Name day 9 January [1]
Origin
Region of origin Estonia
Other names
Related names Veikko

Veiko is an Estonian masculine given name.

People named Veiko include:

Veiko Õunpuu is an Estonian film director and screenwriter who is best known for his artistic movies Autumn Ball and The Temptation of St. Tony. Õunpuu's films are usually slow paced artistic movies with eccentric characters.

Veiko Siimar is an Estonian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1960 Summer Olympics for the Soviet Union.

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References

  1. Behind the Name Retrieved 23 December 2016.