Given name
Juhani
Juhani is used as a given name. Juhani is connected with John.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Finnish use, Juhani is used as a form of John.
Juhani’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Juhani has a short form in Juha. In Finnish usage, Juhani developed from the Swedish form Johan. Juhani is a form of John.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Juhani has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Swedish roots to each of them.
Swedishwhere Juhani comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Juhani
- Juhani AhoFinnish author and journalist (1861–1921)
- Juhani OjalaFinnish footballerborn 1989
- Juhani SuutarinenFinnish biathleteborn 1943
- Juhani PallasmaaFinnish architect (born 1936)
- Juhani KärkinenFinnish ski jumper (1935-2019)
- Juhani PeltonenFinnish footballerborn 1936
- Juhani AaltonenFinnish jazz saxophonist and flautistborn 1935
- Juhani JärvinenFinnish speed skater (1935–1984)
- Juhani WahlstenFinnish ice hockey player and coach (1938–2019)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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