Nieminen
title: "Nieminen" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["finnish-surnames-of-virtanen-type"] topic_path: "general/finnish-surnames-of-virtanen-type" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieminen" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Nieminen |
| meaning | derived from niemi ("peninsula") and -nen |
| region | Finland |
| language | Finnish |
| variant | Niemi (surname) |
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| name = Nieminen | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | meaning = derived from niemi ("peninsula") and -nen | region = Finland | language = Finnish | variant = Niemi (surname) | family = | footnotes = Nieminen is a surname of Virtanen type originating in Finland (in Finnish, niemi means "peninsula", '-nen' is a surname-deriving suffix), where it is the third most common surname.
- Anu Nieminen (born 1977), badminton player
- Eeti Nieminen (1927–2016), Nordic skier
- Jarkko Nieminen (born 1981), tennis player
- Kauko Nieminen (1929–2010), natural scientist and eccentric
- Kauko Nieminen (born 1979), speedway rider
- Lasse Nieminen (born 1966), ice hockey player
- Mika Nieminen (born 1966), ice hockey player
- Niko Nieminen (born 1982), ice hockey player
- Pertti Nieminen (1936–2016), ice hockey player
- Pertti Neumann (born 1959, formerly Pertti Nieminen), musician
- Rami Nieminen (born 1966), football player
- Timo Nieminen (born 1981), tennis player
- Toni Nieminen (born 1975), ski jumper
- Veli Nieminen (1886–1936), gymnast and sports shooter
- Ville Nieminen (born 1977), ice hockey player
References
References
- {{As of. (February 2018). link. (2010-05-23 (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu)
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