Heikkilä
Encyclopedia
Heikkilä is a surname originating in Finland
. The name is derived from Heikki, the Finnish equivalent of the Scandinavian name Henrik
and the Germanic Henry, plus the suffix -lä, a patronymic
indicating a child of a household headed by a man named Heikki. Among Finnish immigrants to North America, the name was sometimes Anglicized as Heikkila.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. The name is derived from Heikki, the Finnish equivalent of the Scandinavian name Henrik
Henrik
Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry , Heikki , Henryk , Hendrik , Heinrich , Enrico , Henri , Enrique and Henrique...
and the Germanic Henry, plus the suffix -lä, a patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
indicating a child of a household headed by a man named Heikki. Among Finnish immigrants to North America, the name was sometimes Anglicized as Heikkila.
People
- Jukka M. HeikkiläJukka M. HeikkiläJukka M. Heikkilä is a Finnish author. He writes historical fiction set in the ancient world. His works are currently available only in Finnish....
(born 1966), author - Jussi HeikkiläJussi HeikkiläJussi Sakari Heikkilä is a Finnish 400 metre hurdler. His personal best is 49.39 seconds, achieved in May 2008 in Tallahassee, Florida....
(born 1983), hurdler - Kari HeikkiläKari HeikkiläKari Heikkilä is a former Finnish ice hockey player and current coach.He played majority of his career in Ilves, but had also stints in Sweden and in Italy, where he ended his career in 1994....
(born 1960), ice hockey skater - Lasse HeikkiläLasse HeikkiläLasse Heikkilä is a retired professional ice hockey player and coach who played in the SM-liiga.Heikkila played for Karhut and Ässät. He was later inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame....
(born 1934), ice hockey skater - Marja HeikkiläMarja HeikkiläMarja Heikkilä is a former freestyle swimmer from Finland, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in 16th place with the 4×100 m freestyle relay team, alongside Paula Harmokivi, Marja Pärssinen, and Minna Salmela.-References:*...
(born 1977), freestyle swimmer - Samu HeikkiläSamu Heikkilä-Education:He graduated from University of Art and Design Helsinki with Master of Arts in Cinema in 1999.-Career:He has won film editing awards for films such as Restless and Frozen Land. In his career he has won four awards and received eight nominations...
(born 1971), film editor - Tapio HeikkiläTapio HeikkiläTapio Heikkilä is a Finnish football player currently playing for Finnish Veikkausliiga side FC Honka.-References:...
(born 1990), football player