Tuomo is a male given name common in
Finland
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. It is a Finnish version of the name
Thomas
Thomas may refer to:
People
* List of people with given name Thomas
* Thomas (name)
* Thomas (surname)
* Saint Thomas (disambiguation)
* Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church
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. Common variations of Tuomo in Finland include
Tuomas Tuomas is a male given name common in Finland. It is the Finnish version of the name Thomas. Common variations of Tuomas in Finland include Tuomo, Toomas, Tomas and Thoma. The nameday is the 21st of December. As of 2013 there are more than 32,000 pe ...
, Toomas, Tomas and Thoma. The
nameday
In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of a ...
is the 21st of December. As of 2013 there are more than 16,000 people with this name in Finland.
People
Some notable people who have this name include:
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Tuomo Könönen
Tuomo Könönen (born 29 December 1977) is a Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
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(born 1977), Finnish football (soccer) player
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Tuomo Lassila
Tuomo Lassila (born 1965) is a Finnish musician best known as the former drummer, founder member and co-songwriter of the power metal band Stratovarius and currently the drummer and percussionist for the Finnish metal band Conquest.
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(born 1965), Finnish musician
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Tuomo Mannermaa
Tuomo Mannermaa ( Oulu, Finland, 29 September 1937 – Espoo, 19 January 2015) was professor emeritus of ecumenical theology at University of Helsinki. He is known especially for his theological criticism of the Leuenberg Concord and his resea ...
, Finnish theologist
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Tuomo Prättälä
Tuomo Prättälä also known by the mononym Tuomo (born 30 April 1979 Helsinki) is a Finnish soul
In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being".
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(born 1979), Finnish soul and jazz musician, also known by the mononym Tuomo
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Tuomo Polvinen
Tuomo Ilmari Polvinen (2 December 1931 – 22 January 2022) was a Finnish historian.
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(born 1931), Finnish historian
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Tuomo Puumala
Tuomo Matti Oskari Puumala (born April 3, 1982 in Kaustinen, Finland) is a Finnish politician from the Centre Party. He has been a member of the Finnish Parliament from Vaasa
Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolai ...
(born 1982), Finnish politician
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Tuomo Ruutu
Tuomo Iisakki Ruutu (born 16 February 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward and current assistant coach with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. Ruutu was drafted in the first round, ninth overall, at the 2 ...
(born 1983), Finnish professional ice hockey forward
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Tuomo Tuormaa
Tuomo Tuormaa (27 October 1926 in Sortavala – 25 February 2010) was a Finnish sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1950s. He was eliminated in the heats of the C-2 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
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(1926-2010), Finnish sprint canoer
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Tuomo Turunen
Tuomo Turunen (born 30 August 1987) is a Finnish footballer. He currently represents Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat, playing in Ykkönen the Finnish second division. He plays as a defender or midfielder. Before moving to Trelleborg, he played for ...
(born 1987), Finnish footballer
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Tuomo Ylipulli
Tuomo Sakari Ylipulli (3 March 1965 – 23 July 2021) was a Finnish ski jumper.
Career
Tuomo Ylipulli won a gold medal in the Team large hill competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. His biggest successes were in the Team large hill ...
(1965–2021), Finnish ski jumper
Places
Tuomo Town
Tuomo Town is the headquarters of Tuomo Clan which is situated in present-day Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. It lies along the Forcados River, popularly known by the Ijaws as Boloutoru. It is made up of three quarters, v ...
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Tuomas Tuomas is a male given name common in Finland. It is the Finnish version of the name Thomas. Common variations of Tuomas in Finland include Tuomo, Toomas, Tomas and Thoma. The nameday is the 21st of December. As of 2013 there are more than 32,000 pe ...
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Finnish masculine given names