Eino
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Eino is a Finnish
and Estonian
masculine given name
. The name is thought to be the Finno-Ugric
form of the given name Henri
. Both Finnish and Estonian languages belong to the Finno-Ugric language group through their being Uralic languages
. Another possible origin of the name is the German Enewald (Aginwald).
People with the given name Eino include:
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
and Estonian
Estonian language
Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...
masculine given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. The name is thought to be the Finno-Ugric
Finno-Ugric languages
Finno-Ugric , Finno-Ugrian or Fenno-Ugric is a traditional group of languages in the Uralic language family that comprises the Finno-Permic and Ugric language families....
form of the given name Henri
Henri
Henri is a French masculine given name. It may refer to :French noblemen* Henri I de Montmorency , a Marshal and Constable of France* Henri I, Duke of Nemours , the son of Jacques of Savoy and Anna d'Este...
. Both Finnish and Estonian languages belong to the Finno-Ugric language group through their being Uralic languages
Uralic languages
The Uralic languages constitute a language family of some three dozen languages spoken by approximately 25 million people. The healthiest Uralic languages in terms of the number of native speakers are Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian, Mari and Udmurt...
. Another possible origin of the name is the German Enewald (Aginwald).
People with the given name Eino include:
- Eino Johannes Arohonka (1913–2001; better known as Aaro Honka), Finnish writer
- Eino Baskin (born 1929), Estonian actor, humorist and theatre director
- Eino ForsströmEino ForsströmEino Vilho Forsström was a Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....
(1889–1961), Finnish gymnast - Eino FribergEino FribergEino Friberg was a Finnish-born, American author most widely noted for his 1989 translation of the Finnish national epic, The Kalevala.-Earlylife:...
(1901–1995), Finnish-American writer - Eino HanskiEino HanskiEino Hanski was a Swedish-Finnish-Russian-Karelian author, dramatist and sculptor.Born in Leningrad in the Soviet Union, Eino Hanski's father was Finnish and his mother Karelian; Russian became his main language growing up, but most of his books were written in Swedish. Hanski came to Sweden in...
(1928–2000), Swedish-Finnish-Russian-Karelian author, dramatist and sculptor - Eino Rudolf Woldemar HolstiRudolf HolstiEino Rudolf Woldemar Holsti was a Finnish politician, journalist and diplomat. He was the Foreign Minister of Finland 1919–1922 and 1936–1938 and a member of the Finnish Parliament 1913–1918 representing the Young Finnish Party...
(1881–1945), Finnish politician, journalist and diplomat - Antti Eino JuntumaaAntti JuntumaaAntti Eino Juntumaa is a retired male boxer from Finland, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he lost in the second round of the men's light flyweight division to Romania's Dumitru Şchiopu.-References:*...
(born 1959), Finnish boxer - Eino JutikkalaEino JutikkalaEino Kaarlo Ilmari Jutikkala , until 1931 Eino Rinne, was a Finnish historian, and professor of history at the University of Helsinki from 1950 to 1974...
(1907–2006), Finnish historian - Eino Ilmari JuutilainenIlmari JuutilainenEino Ilmari Juutilainen was a fighter pilot of the Ilmavoimat , and the top scoring non-German fighter pilot of all time...
(1914–1999), Finnish Air Force fighter pilot - Eino KailaEino KailaEino Sakari Kaila was a Finnish philosopher, critic and teacher. He worked in numerous fields including psychology , physics and theater, and attempted to find unifying principles behind various branches of human and natural sciences.- Life :Eino Kaila was born in Alajärvi, Finland...
(1890–1958), Finnish philosopher, critic and teacher - Eino KuvajaEino KuvajaEino Hjalmar Kuvaja was a Finnish Major and skier.Kuvaja was born in Kuopio. He was the leader of the national Olympic military patrol teams in 1928 and in 1936 which reached second places.- External links :*...
(1906–1975), Finnish skier and military commander - Eino KirjonenEino KirjonenEino Kirjonen was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1954 to 1962. He finished seventh in the individual large hill event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo....
(1933–1988), Finnish ski jumper - Eino-Endel LaasEndel LaasEino-Endel Laas was an Estonian forest scientist and professor.Laas specialised in forestry and taught at the University of Life Sciences for several years. In 1999 he was made The White Order of Class III....
(1915–2009), Estonian forest scientist - Eino LehtinenEino LehtinenEino Arvid Lehtinen was, at age 106, one of the last surviving veterans of the Finnish Civil War, and one of the oldest people in Finland at the time of his death...
(1900–2007), one of the last surviving veterans of the Finnish Civil War - Eino LeinoEino LeinoEino Leino was a Finnish poet and journalist and is considered one of the pioneers of Finnish poetry. His poems combine modern and Finnish folk elements. The style of much of his work is like the Kalevala and folk songs. Nature, love, and despair are frequent themes in Leino's work...
(1878–1926), Finnish poet and journalist - Eino Leino (1891–1986), Finnish wrestler
- Eino LuukkanenEino LuukkanenEino Luukkanen was a Finnish fighter ace in World War II. Luukkanen scored 56 confirmed victories, becoming Finland's third highest ranking ace. He flew the Fokker D-21, Brewster B-239 Buffalo, and Bf 109G.-Victories:...
(1909–1964), Finnish fighter ace - Eino OksanenEino OksanenEino Oksanen was a Finnish marathon runner who won the Boston Marathon three times . Oksanen also won the 1957 Turku Marathon in Finland and the 1959 Athens Peace Marathon.- References :...
(born 1931), Finnish marathon runner - Eino OlkinuoraEino OlkinuoraEino Olkinuora was a Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane....
(1915–1941), Finnish cross country skier - Eino Viljami PanulaEino Viljami PanulaEino Viljami Panula was a young Finnish boy who died during the sinking of the RMS Titanic. From 2002 to 2007, he was believed to be "The Unknown Child", the name given to the remains of a small boy recovered after the disaster.- RMS Titanic :Eino was traveling with his mother, Maria Emilia Panula...
(1911–1912), Finnish boy who died during the sinking of the RMS Titanic - Eino PenttiläEino PenttiläEino Penttilä was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the men's javelin throw during his career....
(1906–1982), Finnish athlete - Eino PuriEino PuriEino Puri is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays for JK Nõmme Kalju in Estonian Meistriliiga. He is 1.74 m tall, weighs 64 kg and plays the position of midfielder and winger.-Statistics:As of ....
(born 1988), Estonian football player - Eino PurjeEino PurjeEino Alfred Purje was a middle-distance runner from Finland, who won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands....
(1900–1984), middle-distance runner - Eino RahjaEino RahjaEino Abramovich Rahja was a Finnish-Russian politician who joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in 1903, becoming aligned with the party's Bolshevik faction. Rahja organized Lenin's temporary escape to Finland in the summer of 1917. During the Finnish Civil War, Rahja was one of the...
(1885–1936), Finnish-Russian politician - Eino RailioEino RailioJohan Einar "Eino" Railio was a Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Finnish team, which was able to win the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team event in 1908....
(1886–1970), Finnish gymnast - Eino S. RepoEino S. RepoEino Sakari Repo was the president of Finnish state broadcaster Yleisradio from 1965 to 1969 and head of the radio from 1969 to 1974. His time as president was known as Repo era or Repo's Radio.Eino S...
(1919–2002), Finnish journalist and politician - Vilho Eino RitolaVille RitolaVilho Eino Ritola was a Finnish athlete, specialised in the long distance events. In the 1920s, he won 8 Olympic medals...
(1896–1982), Finnish long-distance runner - Eino SaastamoinenEino SaastamoinenKaarlo Eino Saastamoinen was a Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Finnish team, which won the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event.-External links:*...
(1887–1946), Finnish gymnast - Eino SandelinEino SandelinEino Kauno Sandelin was a Finnish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Finnish boat Heatherbell, which won the bronze medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:*...
(1864–1937), Finnish sailor - Eino Santanen (born 1975), Finnish poet
- Eino SoinioEino SoinioEino Alex Soinio né Salin was a Finnish football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a part of the Finnish football team squad, which finished fourth in the football event...
(1894–1973), Finnish football player - Kaarlo Eino Kyösti SoinioKaarlo SoinioKaarlo Eino Kyösti Soinio was a Finnish gymnast and amateur football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....
(1888–1960), Finnish gymnast and amateur football player - Eino William SwanEinar Aaron SwanEinar Aaron Swan was an American musician, arranger and composer. Born of Finnish parents who had emigrated to the United States at the turn of the century, he was the second of nine children....
(1903–1940; better known as Einar Aaron Swan), American musician, arranger and composer - Eino TambergEino TambergEino Tamberg was an Estonian composer.Tamberg was born in Tallinn. He studied music composition with Eugen Kapp at the Tallinn Conservatory, graduating in 1953...
(1930–2010), Estonian composer - Eino Matti ToppinenEicca ToppinenEino Matti "Eicca" Toppinen is a Finnish cellist, songwriter, producer, arranger, and drummer. In 1993 he formed the quartet Apocalyptica.- Biography :...
(born 1975; better known as Eicca Toppinen), Finnish cellist, songwriter, producer and arranger - Eino UusitaloEino UusitaloEino Uusitalo is a Finnish politician from the Centre Party.Uusitalo has the education of an agronomist. He was a member of the parliament from 1955 to 1983 from the list of Centre Party. He was Minister of the Interior in Ahti Karjalainen cabinet in 1971 and Miettunen, Sorsa and Koivisto cabinets...
(born 1924), Finnish politician - Eino VirtanenEino VirtanenEino Mauno Virtanen was a Finnish wrestler who took part in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and 1948 Games in London.Virtanen won an Olympic bronze in wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin...
(1908–1980), Finnish wrestler