Veli is a male

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and Estonian given name, meaning ''brother''. It is also an Ottoman Turkish name, mainly used by Ottoman affiliated populations as a male given name, meaning ''guardian''. Its original etymology in

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meaning a "friend of God" when used in a religious-mystical context, and is the singular form of ''Evliya''.

People

Given name

* Veli Acar, Turkish footballer * Veli Kavlak, Austrian footballer *

Veli-Pekka Ketola Veli-Pekka Ketola (born 28 March 1948) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player and coach. Playing career Veli-Pekka Ketola played in the Finnish League, World Hockey Association, and National Hockey League. While Ketola was playing ...

, Finnish ice hockey player * Veli Kızılkaya, Turkish footballer * Veli Koota, Finnish boxer *

Veli Lampi Veli Lampi (born 18 July 1984) is a Finnish former professional association football, football right back. Lampi was born in Seinäjoki, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland where he played for the local youth teams before moving to Vaasan Palloseura, ...

, Finnish footballer * Veli Lehtelä, Finnish rower *

Veli-Matti Lindström Veli-Matti Lindström (born 15 November 1983) is a Finnish former ski jumper. His career best achievement was a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in the team large hill event. He also won a silver medal in the team event ...

, Finnish ski jumper * Veli Merikoski, Finnish politician and professor * Veli Nieminen, Finnish gymnast and sports shooter *

Veli Paloheimo Veli Paloheimo (born 13 December 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Finland. Career The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 1 October 1990, reaching World number 48. His best performance at a Gra ...

, Finnish tennis player *

Veli Saarinen } Veli Selim Saarinen (16 September 1902 – 12 October 1969) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics. In 1928 he finished fourth in the 18 km event. Four years later he won a gold in the 50 km and a b ...

, Finnish cross-country skier * Veli Watts, An actor from murder most unladylike

Surname

* Adnan Veli Kanık (1916–1972), Turkish journalist, brother of poet

Orhan Veli Orhan Ghazi ( ota, اورخان غازی; tr, Orhan Gazi, also spelled Orkhan, 1281 – March 1362) was the second bey of the Ottoman Beylik from 1323/4 to 1362. He was born in Söğüt, as the son of Osman I. In the early stages of his ...

* Gursel Veli (born 1982), Turkish-Bulgarian footballer *

Hacı Bayram-ı Veli Haji Bayram Veli or Wali ( ar, الحاج بيرم ولي) (1352–1430) was an Ottoman poet, Sufi saint, and the founder of the Bayrami Order.Levine, Lynn A. (editor) (2006) "Hacı Bayram Mosque (Hacı Bayram Camii)" ''Frommer's Turkey'' ...

(1352–1430), Turkish poet, founder of the Bayrami Sufi sect *

Haji Bektash Veli Haji Bektash Veli or Wali ( fa, حاجی بکتاش ولی, Ḥājī Baktāš Walī; ota, حاجی بکتاش ولی, Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli; sq, Haxhi Bektash Veliu) (1209 – 1271) was a Muslim mystic, saint, Sayyid and philosopher from Kh ...

, Sufi mystic *

(1914–1950), Turkish poet * Bayezid II (Sultân Bayezid-î Velî) was the oldest son and successor of Mehmed II

Mythologic people

* Veļi, dead-soul spirits in

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Places

Veli (Gagra District) Veli ( ka, ველი) is a village at an altitude of 380 meters from sea level in the Gagra District of Abkhazia, Georgia. Notes Literature * ''Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia The ''Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia'' ( ka, ქართულ ...

, a village in Abkhazia, Georgia * Veli, a short name for the Croatian village

Veli Lošinj Veli Lošinj ( it, Lussingrande) is a village on the island of Lošinj in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. Veli Lošinj has a mild climate and caters to tourists. It is located 5 km from the town of Mali Lošinj. It was an ...

* Veli, a former name of the Armenian town Tsaghkavan, Tavush

Other uses

* ''Veli'' (film), a 1985 Indian Tamil film