Päivi is a
Finnish female
An organism's sex is female ( symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction.
A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and ...
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 f ...
, derived from the word ‘''päivä''’, meaning ‘day’. Its
name day
In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, as well as Christian communities elsewhere. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively t ...
is June 16.
Some notable people with this name:
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Päivi Aaltonen (born 1952), retired Finnish archer
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Päivi Alafrantti (born 1964), retired Finnish javelin thrower
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Päivi Istala (born 1947), Finnish journalist
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Päivi Räsänen (born 1959), Finnish politician
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Päivi Setälä (1943–2014), Finnish historian and professor
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Finnish feminine given names
Feminine given names