Paavo

Paavo is a Finnish and Estonian given name.

Origin and meaning

Paavo is the Finnish variant of Paul .

variants

Finnish versions of the name Paul include Paavo, Paavali and Pauli .

name day

Paavo's name day in Finland and Estonia is January 25th ( Pauli conversion ).

Name bearer

• Paavo Aaltonen (1919–1962), Finnish gymnast
• Paavo Arhinmäki (* 1976), Finnish politician
• Paavo Haavikko (1931-2008), Finnish writer
• Paavo Heininen (* 1938), Finnish composer
• Paavo Järvi (* 1962), American conductor of Estonian origin
• Paavo Korhonen (* 1928), Finnish Nordic combined skier
• Paavo Kotila (1927-2014), Finnish long-distance runner
• Paavo Lipponen (* 1941), Finnish politician
• Paavo Lonkila (1923-2017), Finnish cross-country skier
• Paavo Lukkariniemi (* 1941), Finnish ski jumper
• Paavo Nurmi (1897–1973), Finnish long-distance runner
• Paavo Puurunen (* 1973), Finnish biathlete
• Paavo Ruotsalainen (1777-1852), Finnish revival preacher
• Paavo Väyrynen (* 1946), Finnish politician
• Paavo Vierto (1915–1941), Finnish ski jumper
• Paavo Yrjölä (1902–1980), Finnish athlete

as an intermediate name:

• Timo Paavo Nieminen (* 1944), Finnish politician
• Olavi Paavo Vuorisalo (* 1933), Finnish long-distance runner

Other:

• Pekka Johansson (1895–1983), Finnish javelin thrower, actually Paavo Johansson-Jaale

Others

The Finnish name of the main character in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants by Stephen Hillenburg is Paavo Pesusieni .

Web links

• Paavo on behindthename.com