Kirsi is a Finnish female given name. Its nameday is celebrated on 24 July. It began to be used in the 1940s, and it reached its peak of popularity in the 1960s and 1970s. As of 2013 there are 23,000 women with this name in Finland.

Origin and variants

The name Kirsi originated as a short form of Kristiina, Finnish version of Christina or Kirsikka which means ''cherry'' in Finnish. It also means ''frost'' in Finnish.

Notable people

Notable people with this name include: * Kirsi Ahonen (born 1976), Finnish javelin thrower *

Kirsi Boström Kirsi Boström (née Tiira; born 20 May 1968, in Parikkala) is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World champion. She won the 1999 Classic distance World Orienteering Championships.

(born 1968), Finnish orienteer *

Kirsi Hänninen Kirsi Maaria Hänninen (born 3 October 1976 in Joensuu, Finland) is a Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman and pesäpallo player. She played 116 games with the Finnish national ice hockey team and won a bronze medal with them in the women's i ...

(born 1976), Finnish ice hockey player * Kirsi Heikkinen (born 1978), Finnish football referee * Kirsi Helen (born 1982), Finnish cross-country skier *

Kirsi Kunnas Kirsi Marjatta Kunnas (14 December 1924 – 8 November 2021) was a Finnish poet, children's literature author and translator into Finnish. Her oeuvre consists of poems, fairy tale books, drama, translations (e.g. Lewis Carroll, Federico Garcí ...

(1924 - 2021), Finnish poet *

Kirsi Lampinen Kirsi Lampinen (born 19 January 1972) is a Finnish former professional tennis player. Biography Born in Turku, Lampinen competed on the professional tour in the late 1990s. She won two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's ...

(born 1972), Finnish tennis player *

Kirsi Mykkänen Kirsi Mykkänen (born 7 February 1978) is a Finnish sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens ...

(born 1978), Finnish sprinter * Kirsi Ojansuu (born 1963), Finnish politician * Kirsi Peltonen, Finnish mathematician *

Kirsi Perälä Kirsi Helen (née Perälä, born May 6, 1982, in Forssa) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 19th in the individual sprint event. Helen also finished 23rd in the s ...

(born 1982), Finnish cross-country skier * Kirsi Piha (born 1967), Finnish politician * Kirsi Rauta (born 1962), Finnish marathon runner * Kirsi Välimaa (born 1978), Finnish cross country skier * Kirsi Viilonen (better known as Kikka, 1964–2005), Finnish singer *

Kirsi Ylijoki Kirsi Marja Ylijoki (born 29 June 1969) is a Finnish actress and singer who first achieved fame for her role in the Finnish Soap Opera ''Sydän toivoa täynnä''. Several TV roles followed. In recent years she has held back her own career to r ...

(born 1969), Finnish actress

References

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