Jorma

Jorma (outside Finland rarely also Yorma ) is a masculine Finnish given name and one of the numerous variants of the biblical name Jeremiah , the second of the four great prophets of the Old Testament. Jeremiah means "God exalted".

name day

June 26th

Well-known namesake

• Yorma Eberl, German entrepreneur ( Yorma’s )
• Jorma Etelälahti (* 1951), Finnish Nordic combined skier
• Jorma Härkönen (* 1956), Finnish middle distance runner
• Jorma Hynninen (* 1941), Finnish opera singer (baritone)
• Jorma Karvonen (* 1949), Finnish orienteer and ski orienteer
• Jorma Kaukonen (* 1940), American rock guitarist
• Jorma Kinnunen (1941–2019), Finnish athlete
• Jorma Kortelainen (1932–2012), Finnish cross-country skier and rower
• Jorma Nortimo (1906–1958), Finnish actor and director
• Jorma Ollila (* 1950), Chairman and CEO of Nokia
• Jorma Paavilainen (* 1960), Finnish chess composer and player
• Jorma Panula (* 1930), Finnish conductor, conducting teacher and composer
• Jorma Puranen (* 1951), Finnish photographer from the Helsinki School
• Jorma Rissanen (1932–2020), Finnish information theorist
• Jorma Sandelin (* 1936), Finnish archer
• Jorma Taccone (* 1977), American comedian, screenwriter, actor and director
• Jorma Uotinen (* 1950), Finnish dancer and choreographer
• Jorma Valkama (1928–1962), Finnish long jumper
• Jorma Valtonen (1923-2001), Finnish long jumper
• Jorma Valtonen (* 1946), Finnish ice hockey goalkeeper

Web links

• Finnish first names and their name days

See also

• List of Finnish first names
• Yorma’s mini supermarket and snack chain