Veli

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Veli is a male given name and a family name , which in this spelling comes either from Finnish or Estonian or from Turkish or Albanian .

Origin and meaning

  1. Veli means "brother" in Finnish. Variants of the name are Veijo and Veikko .
  2. The Turkish first name Veli is of Arabic origin ( Walī ) and also occurs as a family name. It means “supporter” or “protector” (in everyday language: guardian, patron).

name day

Name day in both Estonia and Finland is January 9th .

Name bearer

Finnish first name

Turkish first name

family name

See also

  • Velioğlu , a patronymic Turkish family name derived from Veli
  • Väli (Estonian surname)

Individual evidence

  1. Veli in the dictionary of names of the Turkish language (Turkish)