Hämäläinen
| Hämäläinen | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "Tavastian", from hämäläinen ("a Tavastian"), derived from hämälä, form of Häme ("Tavastia") and -inen ("-ian") |
| Region of origin | Finland |
| Language(s) of origin | Finnish |
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Hämäläinen is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "Tavastian"), where it is the sixth most common[1] surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:
- Aatu Hämäläinen (born 1987), Finnish professional ice hockey player
- Antony Hämäläinen (born 1980), Finnish musician and composer, now in the U.S.
- Brian Hamalainen (born 1989), Danish player of football (soccer)
- Eduard Hämäläinen (born 1969), Finnish decathlete
- Elias Hämäläinen (born 1985), Finnish musician, winner of Finnish X Factor 2010
- Erik Hämäläinen (born 1965), Finnish player of ice hockey
- Helvi Hämäläinen (1907–1998), Finnish author
- Jyrki Hämäläinen (1942–2008), Finnish magazine editor and biographer
- Kalevi Hämäläinen (1932–2005), Finnish cross country skier
- Kasper Hämäläinen (born 1986), Finnish footballer
- Kyösti Hämäläinen (born 1945), Finnish rally driver
- Pekka Hämäläinen, Finnish football player and administrator
- Pekka Hämäläinen, history professor at U. of California at Santa Barbara
- Pentti Hämäläinen (1929–1984), Finnish bantamweight boxer
- Raimo Hämäläinen (born 1948), Finnish professor of mathematics
- Sirkka Hämäläinen (born 1939), Finnish economist, governor of the Bank of Finland
- Tapio Hämäläinen (1922–2008), Finnish actor
- Ville Hämäläinen, Finnish professional ice hockey player
References
- ↑ As of March 2010, "Most common surnames", Finnish Population Register Center (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu
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