Given name
Keijo
“elf”
Keijo is a masculine given name, possibly from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keijo possibly goes back to a word meaning “elf.”
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People named Keijo
- Keke RosbergFinnish racing driverborn 1948
- Keijo LiinamaaFinnish politician and lawyer (1929–1980)
- Keijo KorhonenFinnish politician, diplomat and professor (1934–2022)
- Keijo KorhonenFinnish ski jumperborn 1956
- Keijo KurttilaFinnish cross-country skierborn 1975
- Keijo KuuselaFinnish ice hockey player (1921-1984)
- Keijo HuuskoFinnish footballerborn 1980
- Keijo SäilynojaFinnish ice hockey playerborn 1970
- Keijo PetäjäFinnish architect1919–1988
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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