The Etymology of Finnish NHL Players a.k.a What Do Their Names Mean?
CENTRAL DIVISION 2023-2024
ARIZONA COYOTES
MATIAS MACCELLI
MATIAS /ˈmɑ.ti.ɑs/
Derived from the Hebrew name ‘Mattityahu, meaning “gift of Yahweh”.
MACCELLI /ˈmɑ.ʃːel.li/
An Italian surname possibly derived from the Hebrew name Mikha’el, meaning ”who is like God?”. Another possible origin is the Latin word macer, meaning ”lean”.
JUUSO VÄLIMÄKI
JUUSO /ˈjuː.so/
Derived from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning "he will add”.
VÄLIMÄKI /ˈʋæ.li.mæ.ki/
A topographic Finnish surname meaning ”gap hill”.
COLORADO AVALANCHE
JOEL KIVIRANTA
JOEL /ˈjo.el/
Derived from the Hebrew name Yo’el, meaning “Yahweh is God”.
KIVIRANTA /ˈki.ʋi.rɑn.t̪ɑ/
A topographic Finnish surname meaning ”stone shore”.
ARTTURI LEHKONEN
ARTTURI /ˈɑrt.tu.ri/
Possibly derived from the Celtic word artos, meaning ”bear”. Another possible origin is the Roman family name Artorious, its meaning unknown.
LEHKONEN /ˈleh.ko.nen/
Possibly derived from the Finnish word lehti, meaning ”leaf”.
MIKKO RANTANEN
MIKKO /ˈmik.ko/
Derived from the Hebrew name Mikha’el, meaning ”who is like God?”.
RANTANEN /ˈrɑn.t̪ɑ.nen/
Derived from the Finnish word ranta, meaning ”shore”.
JUSTUS ANNUNEN
JUSTUS /ˈjus.tus/
A Latin name meaning ”just”.
ANNUNEN
Possibly derived from a Proto-Norse word meaning ”ancestor”.
DALLAS STARS
ROOPE HINTZ
ROOPE /ˈroː.pe/
Derived from the German name Hrodebert, meaning ”bright fame”.
HINTZ /ˈhin.t̪s/
A German surname derived from the Old German given name Hinzo, possibly derived from Germanic names meaning either ”encircled” or ”an army”.
JANI HAKANPÄÄ
JANI /ˈjɑ.ni/
Derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious”.
HAKANPÄÄ /ˈhɑ.kɑn.pæː/
Likely derived from the Finnish words haka, meaning ”hasp” or ”corral”, and pää, meaning ”head” or ”end”.
MIRO HEISKANEN
MIRO /ˈmi.ro/
Derived from the Slavic element miru, meaning ”peace”.
HEISKANEN /ˈhei̯s.kɑ.nen/
Likely based on a Finnish given name derived from the Germanic name Heimirich, meaning "home ruler”.
ESA LINDELL
ESA /ˈe.sɑ/
Derived from the Hebrew name Yesha’yahu, meaning "Yahweh is salvation”.
LINDELL /ˈlin.delː/
A Swedish surname derived from the Old Norse word lind, meaning ”lime tree”.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS
KEVIN LANKINEN
KEVIN /ke.vin/
Derived from the Old Irish name Cóemgein, meaning ”beloved birth”.
LANKINEN /ˈlɑŋ.ki.nen/
A Karelian surname likely derived from the Germanic word lang, meaning ”long”.
JUUSO PÄRSSINEN
JUUSO /ˈjuː.so/
Derived from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning "he will add”.
PÄRSSINEN /ˈpærs.si.nen/
Possibly based on a Karelian given name derived either from the Greek name Porphyrios, meaning ”purple”, or the Greek name Petros, meaning ”stone”.
JUUSE SAROS
JUUSE /ˈjuː.se/
Derived from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning "he will add”.
SAROS /ˈsa.ros/
Possibly derived from the Balto-Finnic word sarajas, meaning ”faraway, mythical sea” in Balto-Finnic poetry.
ST. LOUIS BLUES
KASPERI KAPANEN
KASPERI /ˈkɑs.pe.ri/
Possibly derived from the Persian word ganzabara, meaning ”bringer of treasure”. Another possible origin is the gemstone jasper derived from a Semitic word meaning ”speckled stone”
KAPANEN /ˈkɑ.pɑ.nen/
A Savonian surname possibly derived from the Finnish word kapakala, meaning ”stockfish”. Another possible origin is the Finnish word kapea, meaning ”narrow”.
WINNIPEG JETS
RASMUS KUPARI
RASMUS /ˈrɑs.mus/
Derived from the Greek word erasmios, meaning ”beloved”.
KUPARI /ˈku.pɑ.ri/
A Finnish word meaning ”copper”.
NOTES:
During the 12th century, the tradition of Finnish given names was lost due to the Christianization of Finland under the Swedish rule. By the 16th century only Christian names were accepted, which is why Finnish forms of Christian names are still widely popular in Finland despite the society being fairly secular. The tradition of native Finnish given names wasn’t revived until the 19th century.
Most Finnish surnames end in suffixes -nen or -la/-lä. The collective suffix -nen, which is more common in Eastern Finnish surnames, indicates belonging to a certain family or clan. The suffix -la/-lä, which is more common in Western Finnish surnames, creates oikonyms from the names of places, farms or small villages.
Karelia and Karelian can be used to refer to a geographical place, language, dialect or people. It is important to note that Karelian is its own language separate from Finnish. However, the Finnish language also has a Karelian dialect that is spoken in the Finnish Karelia. Finnish surnames originating from Karelia have likely been influenced by both Karelian and Finnish.
Balto-Finnic refers to Uralic languages spoken around the Baltic Sea. The branch includes Finnish, Estonian, Karelian, Ingrian, Votic, Livonian, Ludic and Veps.
The IPA forms follow Finnish phonology even with foreign (Swedish, Russian etc.) names in approximation to how an average Finn pronounces them.
The source for most of the given names is Behind The Name. The topographic surnames are direct translations. The explanations for the rest of the surnames are either from Finnish Wiktionary or based on speculation by Finnish genealogy enthusiasts, hence the overuse of the word "possibly".
Feedback is welcome. If you have additions or notice any mistakes, please let me know!
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2022-23 Arizona Coyotes Roster
Wingers
#9 Clayton Keller (St. Clair County, Illinois) A
#11 Dylan Guenther (Edmonton, Alberta)**
#12 Nick Ritchie (Orangeville, Ontario)
#36 Christian Fischer (Chicago, Illinois) A
#44 Zack Kassian (Windsor, Ontario)*
#63 Matias Maccelli (Turku, Finland)**
#67 Lawson Crouse (Strathroy-Caradoc, Ontario) A
Centers
#8 Nick Schmaltz (Verona, Wisconsin)
#17 Nick Bjugstad (Blaine, Minnesota)*
#22 Jack McBain (Toronto, Ontario)**
#29 Barrett Hayton (Peterborough, Ontario)
#38 Liam O’Brien (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
#72 Travis Boyd (Hopkins, Minnesota)
Defensemen
#2 Patrik Nemeth (Stockholm, Sweden)*
#3 Josh Brown (London, Ontario)*
#4 Juuso Välimäki (Tampere, Finland)*
#6 Jakob Chychrun (Boca Raton, Florida)
#14 Shayne Gostisbehere (Parkland, Florida)
#51 Troy Stecher (Richmond, British Columbia)
#61 Dysin Mayo (Victoria, British Columbia)
#90 J.J. Moser (Biel-Bienne, Switzerland)
Goalies
#39 Connor Ingram (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)**
#70 Karel Vejmelka (Třebíč, Czech Republic)
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