Given name & surname
Kyösti
Kyösti is used as a given name and a surname. Kyösti is connected with Gustav.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Kyösti is a form of Gustav. Gustav has been associated with Old Norse and Danish naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish use, Kyösti is used as a form of Gustav.
The story
Kyösti is a form of Gustav. The history of Gustav gives this family its wider story. Gustav has historical associations with Scandinavian royalty.
Explained through its name family
Kyösti’s family of names
Kyösti shares a linguistic root with Gustav. In Finnish usage, Kyösti has a related form in Kustaa. Kyösti is a form of Gustav.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kyösti
- Kyösti KallioFinnish politician and 4th President of Finland (1873–1940)
- Kyösti Laasonenarcherborn 1945
- Kyösti LehtonenOlympic wrestler (1931-1987)
- Kyösti HämäläinenWorld Rally Championship driverborn 1945
- Kyösti JärvinenFinnish academic and politician (1869–1957)
- Kyösti VirrankoskiFinnish politician1944–2026
- Kyösti HaatajaFinnish politician (1881-1956)
- Kyösti KarhilaFinnish pilot, flying ace (1921-2009)
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