Veli

Veli is a male first name and a family name that originates from either the Finnish or Estonian or from Turkish into this notation.

Origin and Meaning

Name-day

Name day is both in Estonia and in Finland on January 9.

Bearers of the name

Finnish first name

• Veli -Matti Ahonen ( * 19 **), Finnish ski jumper
• Veli Lampi ( born 1984 ), Finnish football player
• Veli -Matti Lindström ( b. 1983 ), Finnish ski jumper
• Veli Saarinen (1902-1969), Finnish cross-country skiers

Turkish first name

• Veli Kavlak (* 1988), Austrian footballer of Turkish descent
• Veli Kucuk (1944 ), Turkish Brigadier General
• Veli Torun (* 1988), the Turkish football player

Family name

• Ersin Veli ( b. 1982 ), the Turkish football player