Juhani
Juhani is a Finnish men's first name .
He is a Finnish form of John and means like him "God is gracious". Name days are June 24th and December 27th.
variants
A common variant of the name is the short form Juha . Other Finnish variants are Juhana , Juho , Jussi and Jukka .
Name bearer
First name
- Juhani Aaltonen (* 1935), Finnish jazz saxophonist
- Juhani Aho (1861-1921), Finnish writer
- Juhani Helo (1889–1966), Finnish politician
- Juhani Ojala (* 1989), Finnish football player
- Juhani Pallasmaa (* 1936), Finnish architect
- Juhani Peltonen (* 1936), Finnish football player
- Juhani Salmenkylä (* 1932), Finnish orienteer
- Juhani Suutarinen (* 1943), Finnish biathlete
Middle name
- Markku Juhani Peltola (1956–2007), Finnish actor
- Kari Juhani Sallinen (* 1959), Finnish orienteer
- Janne Juhani Salmi (* 1969), Finnish orienteer
- Esko-Juhani Tennilä (* 1947), Finnish politician
- Riku Juhani Rajamaa (*) Finnish guitarist
Fictional character
- Juhani, one of the brothers in Aleksis Kivi's novel The Seven Brothers
Others
- (2487) Juhani , an asteroid of the main belt