Korhonen
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| Korhonen | |
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| Meaning | "(of) deaf", derived from archaic korho ("deaf, hard of hearing") and -nen (mostly devoid of meaning in names) |
| Region of origin | Finland |
| Language(s) of origin | Finnish |
Korhonen is a surname originating in Finland, where it is the first most common[1] surname. It has no transparent meaning in modern Finnish, but may be derived from the word korho which used to mean a deaf person or, in some parts of Finland, a numb-witted person. The name originates from Eastern Finland and is much older than its closest competitor for the title of the most common Finnish surname, Virtanen.
Persons with this surname include:
- Aku Korhonen (1892−1960), Finnish actor
- Erkki Korhonen (born 1956), Finnish director of opera, pianist
- Gunnar Korhonen (1918–2001), Finnish economist, government minister
- Janne Korhonen (taekwondo) (born 1970), Finnish taekwondoin
- Janne Korhonen (football) (born 1979), Finnish footballer
- Kari Korhonen (born 1973), Finnish cartoonist
- Keijo Korhonen (born 1934), Finnish politician (foreign minister) and professor
- Keijo Korhonen (sportsperson) (born 1956), Finnish ski jumper
- Markus Korhonen (born 1975), Finnish ice hockey player
- Martti Korhonen (born 1953), Finnish member of parliament
- Paavo Korhonen (born 1928), Finnish Nordic combined skier
- Pekka Korhonen (born 1955), Finnish political scientist and professor
- Pentti Korhonen (born 1951), Finnish motorcycle racer
- Sami Tapani Korhonen (born 1977), Finnish fashion designer
- Urpo Korhonen (born 1923), Finnish cross-country skier
References
- ↑ As of October 2010, "Most common surnames", Finnish Population Register Center (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu
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