Jussi (first name)
Jussi is a male name. In Finland it is the short form of Juhani or Juho, Finnish for Johannes / Hans, but can also be a separate first name.
Meaning and name day
Like the Hebrew root of the name, it means "God is gracious"
Well-known namesake
First name
- Jussi Adler-Olsen (* 1950), Danish author
- Jussi Aro (1928–1983), Finnish linguist
- Jussi Björling (1911–1960), Swedish opera singer
- Jussi Hautamäki (* 1979), former Finnish ski jumper and active musician
- Jussi Jokinen (* 1983), Finnish ice hockey player
- Jussi Jääskeläinen (* 1975), Finnish football goalkeeper
- Jussi Veikkanen (* 1981), Finnish cyclist
- Jussi Tarvainen (* 1976), Finnish ice hockey player
See also
The Jussi is also Finland's national film award.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johanan. Retrieved October 10, 2017 .
- ↑ Name day calendar: List of name days ( memento of the original from January 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.