Jukka () is a common Finnish

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for males.

History

Jukka is an old variant of the name

Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as " John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Y ...

, a biblical name spread over to

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through

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with the introduction of

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. Jukka remained a

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for people registered by authorities as Johan, Johannes, Juho etc., and did not appear in official records until the late 19th century.Th
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in 1950, and its

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is June 24, also the name day of Johannes and other variants, and the traditional midsummer day, or ''Juhannus''.

Popularity

The name Jukka enjoyed the highest popularity in the years 1960–1979, though it was much used during the previous two decades as well. The 1980s and 1990s saw a marked decline in the name's popularity, and in recent years not many children have been named Jukka.Th
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Population Register Centre of Finland

As surname

Jukka is also a Finnish surname of

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n origin, derived from the forename, and as of 5 February 2007 it is held by 201 Finnish citizens.

Notable Jukkas

A list of notable holders of the name Jukka: * (born 1951),

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in the

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band Wigwam * Jukka Hentunen (born 1974), ice hockey player * Jukka Hilden (born 1980), one of The Dudesons * Jukka Jalonen (born 1962), ice hockey coach * Jukka Jokikokko (born 1970), bassist in Burning Point and studio engineer * Jukka Kajava (1942–2005), journalist and critic * Jukka "J." Karjalainen (born 1957), musician * Jukka Keskisalo (born 1981), steeplechaser * (born 1952), non-fiction author * (born 1957), professor, historian * Jukka Koskinen (born 1981), bassist of Wintersun * Jukka Kuoppamäki (born 1942), musician * Jukka Laaksonen (born 1958), impressionist * Jukka Lehtovaara (born 1988), football goalkeeper * Jukka Lewis (born 1963), bassist in

Yö Yö () is a Finland, Finnish rock music, rock band, formed in 1981 in Pori. The band has had many line-up changes during their history, and almost 20 different musicians play or have played with the band. Yö's first line-up included singer O ...

* Jukka Mikkola (1943–2018), politician * Jukka "Sir Christus" Mikkonen (born 1979), guitarist in Negative *

Jukka Nevalainen Jukka Antero "Julius" Nevalainen (born 21 April 1978, in Kitee, Finland) is the former drummer of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Personal life He spent his early years in the city of Kitee. His music teacher at school told him ...

(born 1978), former

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of the symphonic metal band

Nightwish Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Neval ...

Jukka Orma Jukka () is a common Finnish language, Finnish given name for males. History Jukka is an old variant of the name Johannes, a biblical name spread over to Finland through Sweden with the introduction of Christianity. Jukka remained a nickname for ...

(born 1956), guitarist in Sielun Veljet * Jukka Paarma (born 1942),

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of the

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* Jukka Parkkinen (born 1948), author * Jukka Perko (born 1968),

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saxophonist * Jukka Puotila (born 1955), actor, comedian, and impressionist * Jukka Raitala (born 1988), football player * Jukka Rasila (born 1969), actor * Jukka Rauhala (born 1959),

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Olympic medalist * Jukka Reverberi (born 1979), Italian singer of the group Giardini di Mirò * Jukka "Jukka Poika" Rousu (born 1981),

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...

musician * Jukka Rintala (born 1952), fashion designer * Jukka Rislakki (born 1945), journalist and author * Jukka-Pekka Saraste (born 1956), conductor and violinist * Jukka Sipilä (1936–2004), actor * Jukka Takalo, musician * Jukka Tilsa (born 1961), cartoonist * Jukka Toijala (born 1972), basketball coach and former player * Jukka Toivola (1949–2011), long-distance runner * Jukka Tolonen (born 1952), guitar virtuoso * Jukka Vieno (born 1957), Finnish writer * Jukka Virtanen (1933–2019), author, actor, director, journalist, media person * Jukka Virtanen (born 1959), ice hockey player

Fictional Jukkas

*Jörö-Jukka, Finnish name of the German Struwwelpeter character *Unijukka, a Finnish name of the Sandman *Jukka Sarasti, a vampire in the novel

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Other uses

*''jukkapalmu'', Finnish name of the common houseplant '' Yucca elephantipes'' *''tiskijukka'', Finnish word for

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with a nonsensical literal meaning, much less frequently used than ''DJ'' or ''deejii'', or ''deejay'' by the English pronunciation

Notes

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