Urho is a Finnish male given name. It was most popular in the first half of the 20th century. As of 2013 there were more than 12,000 people registered with this name in Finland. The

nameday In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, as well as Christian communities elsewhere. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively t ...

is the 17th of June. It means 'brave' or 'courageous'. A common variation is Urkki. Some people who have this name include: *

Urho Castrén Urho Jonas Castrén (30 December 1886, in Jyväskylä – 8 March 1965, in Helsinki) was a judge, serving for 27 years as the President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland. During the constitutional crisis of 1944, Castrén, representi ...

(1886–1965), a Finnish politician *

Urho Karhumäki Urho Karhumäki (June 7, 1891, Multia, Finland, Multia – February 26, 1947, Vihti) was a Finland, Finnish poet. In 1936 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Avoveteen" ("Into free water"). Some wo ...

(1891–1947), a Finnish poet *

Urho Kekkonen Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (; 3 September 1900 – 31 August 1986), often referred to by his initials UKK, was a Finnish politician who served as the eighth and longest-serving president of Finland from 1956 to 1982. He also served as Prime Minister ...

(1900–1986), the eighth President of Finland *

Urho Kujala Urho Kujala (born 18 May 1957 in Vampula) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the ''relay event'' at the 1978 World Orienteering Championships in Kongsberg, together with Jorma Karvonen, Simo Nurminen and Risto ...

(born 1957), a Finnish orienteering competitor *

Urho Lehtovaara Urho Sakari Lehtovaara (27 October 1917 – 15 January 1949) was one of the top scoring Finnish Air Force aces. He was awarded the Mannerheim Cross on 9 July 1944. In 1949, Lehtovaara killed himself while being interrogated for his suspected ...

(1917–1949), a Finnish Air Force aces *

Urho Peltonen Urho Pellervo Peltonen (15 January 1893 – 7 January 1951) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw. He competed for Finland in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden, in both the regular and two-handed jave ...

(1893–1951), a Finnish athlete *

Urho Sirén Urho Sirén (17 June 1932 – 27 November 2002) was a Finnish cyclist. He competed in the 4,000 metres team pursuit event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References 1932 births 2002 deaths Finnish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for F ...

(1932–2002), a Finnish cyclist *

Urho Tallgren Urho Tallgren (9 October 1894 – 31 December 1959) was a Finnish long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and ...

(1894–1959), a Finnish long-distance runner *

Urho Teräs Urho Teräs (7 July 1915 – 8 August 1990), born and died in Turku, was a Finnish footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footb ...

(1915–1990), a Finnish footballer *

Urho Vaakanainen Urho Vaakanainen (born 1 January 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and mar ...

(born 1999), a Finnish ice hockey player

Fictional characters

Urho Hietanen Urho Hietanen is a fictional character in Väinö Linna's 1954 war novel '' The Unknown Soldier''. He is one of the main characters in the novel. Hietanen is considered to be inspired by Väinö Linna's comrade-in-arms, Sergeant Pauli Santa (19 ...

, a character from ''The Unknown Soldier'' novel by Väinö Linna *

Saint Urho Saint Urho ( ) is a fictional saint of Finland, created and elaborated by Finnish Americans in Northern Minnesota in the 1950s, to celebrate their heritage and extend celebrations of Saint Patrick's Day. His celebration day is set to March 16, th ...

, a fictional saint created and elaborated by Finnish Americans

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