Eino is a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

and Estonian masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

. The name is thought to be the Finnic form of the given name Henri. Both Finnish and Estonian languages belong to the Finno-Ugric language group through their being

Uralic languages The Uralic languages (; sometimes called Uralian languages ) form a language family of 38 languages spoken by approximately 25million people, predominantly in Northern Eurasia. The Uralic languages with the most native speakers are Hungarian (w ...

.Language relationships are from other Wikipedia articles. Another possible origin of the name is the German Enewald (Aginwald). People with the given name Eino include: * Eino Forsström (1889–1961), Finnish gymnast *

Eino Friberg Eino Hjalmar Friberg (10 May 1901 – 27 May 1995) was a Finnish-born American writer. He is best known for his 1989 translation of the Finnish national epic ''The Kalevala''. Early life Eino Hjalmar Friberg was born in Merikarvia, Grand Duchy ...

(1901–1995), Finnish-American writer * Eino Hanski (1928–2000), Swedish-Finnish-Russian-Karelian author, dramatist and sculptor *

Eino Heino Eino Ilmari Heino (22 February 1912 – 10 May 1975) was a Finnish cinematographer. During his career, he received three Jussi Awards, two for feature films ''Linnaisten vihreä kamari'' (1945) and ''Loviisa – Niskavuoren nuori emäntä'' (1947 ...

(1912–1975), Finnish cinematographer * Eino Rudolf Woldemar Holsti (1881–1945), Finnish politician, journalist and diplomat * Antti Eino Juntumaa (born 1959), Finnish boxer * Eino Jutikkala (1907–2006), Finnish historian * Eino Ilmari Juutilainen (1914–1999), Finnish Air Force fighter pilot *

Eino Kaila Eino Sakari Kaila (8 August 1890 – 31 July 1958 In some reference books there is an incorrect death date 1958-08-01.) was a Finnish philosopher, critic and teacher. He worked in numerous fields including psychology (sometimes considered to be the ...

(1890–1958), Finnish philosopher, critic and teacher * Eino Kuvaja (1906–1975), Finnish skier and military commander * Eino Kirjonen (1933–1988), Finnish ski jumper * Eino-Endel Laas (1915–2009), Estonian forest scientist * Eino Lehtinen (1900–2007), one of the last surviving veterans of the Finnish Civil War *

Eino Leino Eino Leino (born Armas Einar Leopold Lönnbohm; 6 July 1878 – 10 January 1926) was a Finnish poet and journalist who is considered one of the pioneers of Finnish poetry and a national poet of Finland. His poems combine modern and Finnish fo ...

(1878–1926), Finnish poet and journalist *

(1891–1986), Finnish wrestler * Eino Luukkanen (1909–1964), Finnish fighter ace * Eino Oksanen (born 1931), Finnish marathon runner * Eino Olkinuora (1915–1941), Finnish cross country skier * Eino Viljami Panula (1911–1912), Finnish boy who died during the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' * Eino Penttilä (1906–1982), Finnish athlete * Eino Puri (born 1988), Estonian football player *

Eino Purje Eino Alfred Purje (21 February 1900 – 2 September 1984) was a middle-distance runner from Finland, who won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially ...

(1900–1984), middle-distance runner *

Eino Rahja Eino Abramovich Rahja (20 June 1885 – 26 April 1936) was a Finnish-Russian revolutionary who joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in 1903, becoming aligned with the party's Bolshevik faction. Rahja organized Lenin's temporary esca ...

(1885–1936), Finnish-Russian politician *

Eino Railio Johan Einar "Eino" Railio (11 June 1886 – 3 February 1970) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an internation ...

(1886–1970), Finnish gymnast *

Eino S. Repo Eino Sakari Repo (September 6, 1919, Isokyrö – December 15, 2002, Helsinki) was the president of state owned Finnish Broadcasting Company from 1965 to 1969 and head of the radio from 1969 to 1974. His time as president was known as Repo ...

(1919–2002), Finnish journalist and politician * Vilho Eino Ritola (1896–1982), Finnish long-distance runner * Eino Saastamoinen (1887–1946), Finnish gymnast * Eino Sandelin (1864–1937), Finnish sailor * Eino Soinio (1894–1973), Finnish football player * Kaarlo Eino Kyösti Soinio (1888–1960), Finnish gymnast and amateur football player * Eino William Swan (1903–1940; better known as Einar Aaron Swan), American musician, arranger and composer * Eino Tamberg (1930–2010), Estonian composer * Eino Matti Toppinen (born 1975; better known as Eicca Toppinen), Finnish cellist, songwriter, producer and arranger * Eino Uusitalo (1924–2015), Finnish politician *

Eino Virtanen Eino Mauno Virtanen (19 August 1908 in Uskela – 3 December 1980 in Helsinki) was a Finland, Finnish Wrestling, wrestler who took part in the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 Games in London. ...

(1908–1980), Finnish wrestler

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