Juhani

Juhani is a Finnish men's first name.

He is a Finnish form of John, and thus means "the Lord is gracious ." Name Days are June 24 and December 27

Variants

A common variant of the name is short for Juha. More Finnish Varianeten are Juhana, Juho, Jussi and Jukka.

Bearers of the name

First name

• Juhani Aaltonen ( born 1935 ), Finnish jazz saxophonist
• Juhani Aho (1861-1921), Finnish writer
• Juhani Helo (1889-1966), Finnish politician
• Juhani Ojala (* 1989), Finnish football player
• Juhani Pallasmaa ( b. 1936 ), Finnish architect
• Juhani Peltonen ( b. 1936 ), Finnish football player
• Juhani Salmenkylä ( born 1932 ), Finnish orienteers
• Juhani Suutarinen ( born 1943 ), Finnish biathlete

As a second first name

• Markku Juhani Peltola (1956-2007), Finnish actor
• Kari Juhani Sallinen ( b. 1959 ), Finnish orienteers
• Janne Juhani Salmi (born 1969 ), Finnish orienteers
• Esko- Juhani Tennilä ( b. 1947 ), Finnish politician

Art figure

• Juhani, one of the brothers in Aleksis Kivi's novel The Seven Brothers

Others

• ( 2487 ) Juhani, an asteroid of the main belt