Asko (name)
| Asko | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Finnish, Estonian |
| Name day |
6 September (Finland) 11 July (Estonia) |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Finland, Estonia |
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Asko is a male given name common in Finland and Estonia. The nameday is the 6th of September. The first Asko was baptised in 1901, and as of 2009 there were more than 8000 people with this name in Finland.[1]
Notable people with the name include:
- Asko Jussila (born 1963), Finnish football manager
- Asko Künnap (born 1971), Estonian poet, artist, graphic designer and marketer
- Asko Murtomäki (born 1971), Finnish broadcaster and journalist
- Asko Paade (born 1984), Estonian basketball player
- Asko Parpola (born 1941), Finnish Indologist and Sindhologist
- Asko Peltoniemi (born 1963), Finnish pole vaulter
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