Päivi is a
Finnish female
Female (Venus symbol, symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ovum, ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the Sperm, male gamete during sexual reproduction.
A female has larger gamet ...
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
, derived from the word ‘''päivä''’, meaning ‘day’. Its
name day is June 16.
Some notable people with this name:
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Päivi Aaltonen Päivi is a Finnish female given name, derived from the word ‘''päivä''’, meaning ‘day’. Its name day
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(born 1952), retired Finnish archer
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Päivi Alafrantti
Päivi Jaana Maarit Alafrantti (born 8 May 1964 in Tervola, Lapland) is a retired female javelin thrower from Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europ ...
(born 1964), retired Finnish javelin thrower
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Päivi Istala (born 1947), Finnish journalist
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Päivi Räsänen
Päivi Maria Räsänen, née Kuvaja (born 19 December 1959, in Sonkajärvi, Finland), is a Finnish politician. The chairwoman of the Christian Democrats from 2004 to 2015, she was the Minister of the Interior of Finland between 2011 and 2015.
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(born 1959), Finnish politician
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Päivi Setälä
Päivi Setälä (20 January 1943 – 7 March 2014) was a Finnish historian and professor who influenced different areas of Finnish cultural life. She was one of the best advocates of Finnish women's research. In 1991, she became the first female p ...
(1943–2014), Finnish historian and professor
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