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Hämäläinen

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Region of origin
  
Finland

Language(s) of origin
  
Finnish

Meaning
  
"Tavastian", from hämäläinen ("a Tavastian"), derived from hämälä, form of Häme ("Tavastia") and -inen ("-ian")

Hämäläinen is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "Tavastian"), where it is the sixth most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:

  • Aatu Hämäläinen (born 1987), Finnish professional ice hockey player
  • Antony Hämäläinen (born 1980), Finnish musician and composer, now in the U.S.
  • Brian Hamalainen (born 1989), Danish player of football (soccer)
  • Eduard Hämäläinen (born 1969), Finnish decathlete
  • Elias Hämäläinen (born 1985), Finnish musician, winner of Finnish X Factor 2010
  • Erik Hämäläinen (born 1965), Finnish player of ice hockey
  • Helvi Hämäläinen (1907–1998), Finnish author
  • Jyrki Hämäläinen (1942–2008), Finnish magazine editor and biographer
  • Kalevi Hämäläinen (1932–2005), Finnish cross country skier
  • Kasper Hämäläinen (born 1986), Finnish footballer
  • Kyösti Hämäläinen (born 1945), Finnish rally driver
  • Niko Hämäläinen (born 1997), Finnish-American Footballer
  • Pekka Hämäläinen (1938-2013), Finnish football player and administrator
  • Pekka Hämäläinen (born 1967), Finnish history professor at University of Oxford
  • Pentti Hämäläinen (1929–1984), Finnish bantamweight boxer
  • Raimo Hämäläinen (born 1948), Finnish professor of mathematics
  • Sirkka Hämäläinen (born 1939), Finnish economist, governor of the Bank of Finland
  • Tapio Hämäläinen (1922–2008), Finnish actor
  • Ville Hämäläinen (born 1981), Finnish professional ice hockey player
  • References

    Hämäläinen Wikipedia