Teemu

Teemu is a Finnish masculine given name .

origin

Teemu is the Finnish form of Nicodemus (Nicodemus → Teemu ), which is derived from the Greek Nicodemos and means “winner in the people's assembly” or “winner among the people”.

name day

Teemu's name day is celebrated on June 1st .

variants

The Karelian variant of the name Teemu is Tiemu.

Name bearer

• Teemu Kattilakoski (* 1977), Finnish cross-country skier
• Teemu Pukki (* 1990), Finnish football player
• Teemu Riihijärvi (* 1977), Finnish ice hockey player
• Teemu Selänne (* 1970), Finnish ice hockey player
• Teemu Sippo (* 1947), Roman Catholic Bishop of Helsinki
• Teemu Tamminen (* 1987), Finnish handball player
• Teemu Tainio (* 1979), Finnish football player
• Teemu Wirkkala (* 1984), Finnish javelin thrower

Web links

• Teemu on en.wiktionary.org (Engl.)