Given name & surname
Veli
“one who is brotherly”
Veli is used as a given name and a surname. One Finnish interpretation is “one who is brotherly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Finnish interpretation is “one who is brotherly.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Finnish.
Veli’s family of names
Veli has a related form in Veikko. Veli has a related form in Veiko. In Greek usage, Veli as a surname is a transliteration of Βέλη.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Veli
- Veli KavlakTurkish-Austrian association football player (born 1988)
- Veli SaarinenFinnish cross-country skier1902–1969
- Veli LehteläFinnish rower (1935-2020)
- Veli LampiFinnish footballerborn 1984
- Veli Nieminengymnast (1886-1936)
- Veli PaloheimoFinnish tennis playerborn 1967
- Veli İbraimovSoviet Crimean Tatar politician1888–1928
- Veli KarahodaAlbanian writerborn 1968
- Pekka AikioSaami politician from Finlandborn 1944
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Veli, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Veteli
“watery”
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Veigo
Veigo is a masculine given name from Finnish. It is used in Estonian.
>99% boys
Vilppu
“one who loves horses”
>99% boys
Eikki
“a powerful man”
>99% boys
Väino
Väino is a masculine given name from Finnish. It is used in Estonian.
>99% boys
Voitto
“one who is victorious”
>99% boys
Niemi
Niemi is a surname from Finnish. It is used in English and Finnish.
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Heikki
“the ruler of the house” · “home”
99% boys · 1% girls