Virtanen (surname)
| Virtanen | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | Derived from virta ("river, stream") |
| Region of origin | Finland |
| Language(s) of origin | Finnish |
| Related names | Virta |
Virtanen (also written as Wirtanen)[1] is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, meaning "river"), where it is the second most common surname.[2]
People with the surname Virtanen
- Antti Virtanen (born 1977), Finnish ice hockey player
- Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895–1973), Finnish chemist and Nobel laureate
- Aulis Virtanen (1926–2006), Finnish sports journalist
- Eino Virtanen (1908–1980), Finnish wrestler and Olympic medal winner
- Fredrik Virtanen (born 1971), Swedish journalist
- Jake Virtanen (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey winger
- Jani Virtanen (born 1988), Finnish footballer
- Janne Virtanen, Finnish strongman
- Kalle Virtanen (born 1975), singer and guitarist of the band Viikate
- Kari Virtanen (born 1958), Finnish footballer
- Keijo Virtanen (born 1945), Finnish historian
- Reima Virtanen (born 1947), Finnish boxer and Olympic medal winner
- Tommi Virtanen (born 1989), Finnish ice hockey goaltender
- Veltto Virtanen (born 1951), psychologist, rock musician, member of parliament, presidential candidate
- Ville Virtanen (actor) (born 1961), Finnish actor
- Ville Virtanen, aka Darude (born 1973), Finnish DJ and music producer
People with the surname Wirtanen
- Atos Wirtanen (1906–79), Finnish politician
- Carl A. Wirtanen (1910–1990), American astronomer
- Petteri Wirtanen, Finnish ice hockey player
- Tommy Wirtanen (born 1983), Finnish footballer
- Toni Wirtanen (born 1975), singer of the band Apulanta
Fictional characters
- B. Virtanen, lead character of the Ilkka Heilä comic strip of the same name
- Virtanen (no first name), hero of Tango is my passion by M.A. Numminen
References
- ↑ "Wirtanen" is an antiquated variant spelling listed at V in Finland (in the Finnish alphabet, the letter W is an archaic variant of V, kept for spelling ancient names). It is mostly found abroad for the descendants of ancient Finnish emigrants (as of March 2010, the Finnish Population Register Center's "Surname search" reported 23600 Virtanen and 254 Wirtanen).
- ↑ As of November 2011, "Most common surnames", Finnish Population Register Center (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.