Veljo is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n masculine

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 ...

, possibly a local diminutive of the given name Villem, or derived from the

Estonian language Estonian ( ) is a Finnic language, written in the Latin script. It is the official language of Estonia and one of the official languages of the European Union, spoken natively by about 1.1 million people; 922,000 people in Estonia and 160, ...

word ''veli'', meaning "brother". As of 1 January 2021, 476 men in Estonia have the first name Veljo, making it the 280th most popular male name in the country. The name is most common in the 45-49 age group, where 8.75 per 10,000 inhabitants bear the name. The name is most commonly found in

Saare County Saare County ( et, Saare maakond or ''Saaremaa''; la, Oesel; german: Ösel; sv, Ösel) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it, most notably Muhu, Ruhnu, A ...

, where 12.50 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the name. Individuals bearing the name Veljo include: *

Veljo Kaasik Veljo Kaasik (born 17 July 1938 in Tallinn) is an Estonian architect. He was active architect between 1964 and 1993. He has designed public buildings, apartment houses, flats. Since 1990s, he is the head of architecture and urban planning departm ...

(born 1938), architect *

Veljo Käsper Veljo Käsper (13 May 1930 Tallinn – 16 March 1982 Tallinn) was an Estonian film director and scenarist. In 1964 he graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Since 1960 he worked at Tallinnfilm. Filmography * 1974 " Dangerous G ...

(1930–1982), film director * Veljo Lamp (born 1968), competitive runner *

Veljo Reinik Veljo Reinik (born 15 June 1981) is an Estonian stage, television and film actor. Early life and education Veljo Reinik was born in Keila in 1981. He attended primary and secondary schools in Keila before studying theatre at the University of Ta ...

(born 1981), actor *

Veljo Tormis Veljo Tormis (7 August 1930 – 21 January 2017) was an Estonian composer, regarded as one of the great contemporary choral composers and one of the most important composers of the 20th century in Estonia.Daitz, Mimi. Ancient Song Recovered: The ...

(1930–2017), composer

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