Taavi is an
Estonian and
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
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
masculine given name, a version of
David
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
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People named Taavi include:
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Taavi Aas (born 1966), Estonian politician, Mayor of Tallinn since 2017
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Taavi Eelmaa
Taavi Eelmaa (born 15 June 1971) is an Estonian stage and film actor. Biography Career
Born and raised in Tallinn, he is the son of actor Aleksander Eelmaa and Reet Eelmaa. Taavi Eelmaa began studies at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, ...
(born 1971), Estonian actor
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Taavi (Dave) Komonen (1898–1978), Finnish-Canadian long-distance runner
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Taavi Kotka
Taavi Kotka (born 21 January 1979) is an IT visionary and previously the chief information officer of the Estonian Government known for leading E-residency of Estonia, e-residency program. Between years 2005-2012, Kotka was the CEO of Nortal (th ...
(born 1979), Estonian businessman
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Taavi Peetre (1983–2010), Estonian shot putter
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Taavi Pöyhönen (1882–1961), Finnish politician
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Taavi Rähn
Taavi Rähn (born 16 May 1981) is a retired Estonian professional footballer. He played in the position of a centre-back.
Club career
He started his professional career with Flora as a centre-back, then moved on to Ukrainian Premier League clu ...
(born 1981), Estonian football player
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Taavi Rand (born 1992), Estonian ice dancer
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Taavi Rõivas
Taavi Rõivas (; born 26 September 1979) is a Estonian politician, former Prime Minister of Estonia from 2014 to 2016 and former leader of the Reform Party. Before his term as the Prime Minister, Rõivas was the Minister of Social Affairs fro ...
(born 1979), former Prime Minister of Estonia
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Taavi Aulis Rytkönen (born 1929), Finnish football player
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Taavi Tainio (1874–1929), Finnish journalist and politician
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Taavi Tamminen (1889–1967), Finnish wrestler
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Taavi Teplenkov
Taavi Teplenkov (born 2 May 1975 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor.
Since 1998 he works at Estonian Drama Theatre. Besides theatrical roles he has also played on several films and television series.
Roles
Selected film roles
* ''Must veri'' (200 ...
(born 1975), Estonian actor
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Taavi Toom (born 1970), Estonian diplomat
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Taavi Varm
Taavi Varm (born 2 June 1979, in Tallinn) is an Estonian artist.
Education
Taavi Varm studied at the Tallinn Art Gymnasium (Estonia) in 1991–97. In 1997–98 he studied at Sogndal Folk High School (Norway). After graduating from high school ...
(born 1979), Estonian artist
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Taavi Vartia (born 1965), Finnish film director
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Taavi Vartiainen (born 1994), Finnish ice hockey player
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Taavi Veskimägi
Taavi Veskimägi (born 20 November 1974) is a former Estonian state official and politician and the managing director of the Estonian electric power transmission system operator Elering.
He is a former Minister of Finance (2003–2005) and one ...
(born 1974), Estonian politician
References
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Estonian masculine given names
Finnish masculine given names