Ilmari is a Finnish male given name. It is a short form of Ilmarinen, a mythological smith in the Kalevala.
Behind the Name: Ilmarinen
/ref> Notable people with the name include:
*Ilmari Aalto (1891–1934), Finnish painter
*Ilmari Auer (1879–1965), Finnish politician
*Ilmari Juutilainen (1914–1999), Finnish fighter pilot
*Ilmari Hannikainen (1892–1955), Finnish composer
*Ilmari Kianto (1874–1970), Finnish poet
*Ilmari Keinänen (1887–1934), Finnish gymnast and Olympic medalist
*Ilmari Niemeläinen (1910–1951), Finnish diver, architect and Olympic competitor
*Ilmari (Keisuke Ogihara, born 1976), member of the Japanese hip hop group Rip Slyme
*Ilmari Oksanen (1906–1977), Finnish footballer
*Ilmari Pakarinen (1910–1987), Finnish gymnast and Olympic medalist
*Ilmari Pernaja (1892–1963), Finnish gymnast and Olympic medalist
*Ilmari Pitkänen (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player
*Ilmari Rahm (1888–1939), Finnish chess player
*Ilmari Saarelainen (born 1944) Finnish actor
*Ilmari Salminen (1902–1986), Finnish track and field athlete and Olympic medalist
*Ilmari Salomies (1893–1973), Finnish former archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
*Ilmari Solin (1905–1976), Finnish chess player
*Ilmari Susiluoto (born 1947), Finnish political scientist, professor and political advisor
*Ilmari Taipale (1928–2008), Finnish long-distance runner and Olympic competitor
*Ilmari Tapiovaara (1914–1999), Finnish designer
*Ilmari Turja (1901-1998), Finnish journalist and playwright
*Ilmari Unho (1906−1961), Finnish actor, film director and screenwriter
*Ilmari Vartia (1914–1951), Finnish fencer and Olympic competitor
*Ilmari Vesamaa (1893–1973), track and field athlete and Olympic competitor
*Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895–1973), Finnish chemist, Nobel Prize recipient
Cognates
*Ilmar, a similar, Estonian masculine given name
*Ilmārs, a similar, Latvian masculine given name
References
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Finnish masculine given names