Toini is a
Finnish given name
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, derived from
Antonia
Antonia may refer to:
People
* Antonia (name), including a list of people with the name
* Antonia gens, a Roman family, any woman of the gens was named ''Antonia''
* Antônia (footballer)
* Antônia Melo
Entertainment
* '' Antonia's Line'', o ...
.
It is also considered to be the feminine form of Finnish masculine given name Anttoni in use in
Finland
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, eastern
Sweden
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and the
Republic of Karelia
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.
Toini may refer to:
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Toini Gustafsson
Toini Gustafsson Rönnlund (born Toini Karvonen; 17 January 1938) is a Sweden, Swedish former cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier. She competed in the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics and won four medals. Gustafsson also won the 10 ...
(born 1938), former Swedish cross country skier
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Toini Mäkelä (1895–1973), Finnish socialist revolutionary and military officer
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Toini Pöysti
Toini Pöysti (1 July 1933 – 9 May 2024), sometimes shown as Toini Mikkola or Toini Mikkola-Pöysti, was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and early 1960s. She won two bronze medals in the Winter Olympics in the 3 × ...
(born 1933), former cross-country skier from Finland
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Toini Topelius
Toini Mathilda Topelius (March 14, 1854 Helsinki, Finland – October 24, 1910 Ljan, Norway) was a Finland-Swedish journalist and writer for young people.
Life
Her parents were writer Zacharias Topelius and Emilie Lindqvist.
With her sister Eva ...
(1854–1910), Finnish journalist
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Toini Voipio (1878–1937), Finnish educator and politician
References
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Finnish feminine given names
Feminine given names