Veljo is an
Estonian 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 fa ...
, possibly a local diminutive of the given name
Villem
Villem is an Estonian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English language William and the German Wilhelm
Wilhelm may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "W ...
, or derived from the
Estonian language 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, where 12.50 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the name.
Individuals bearing the name Veljo include:
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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
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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 Ga ...
(1930–1982), film director
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Veljo Lamp
Veljo Lamp (born 2 January 1968) is an Estonian athletics competitor.
He was born in Tartu. In 1992 he graduated from the University of Tartu
The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in ...
(born 1968), competitive runner
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Veljo Reinik (born 1981), actor
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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
References
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Masculine given names
Estonian masculine given names