Ville is a Finnish and Swedish male given name. Its

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is celebrated on the 6th of April. In

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, it reached its peak of popularity in the last two decades of the 20th century.

Origin and variants

It might have originated as a variant of the name Vilho, which in turn is the Finnish form of

William William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle ...

. The names Wille and Vili are variants of Ville.

Notable people

* Ville Andersson (born 1972), Finnish footballer * Ville Haapasalo (born 1972), Finnish actor * Ville Husso (born 1995), Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender *

Ville Itälä Ville Heimo Antero Itälä (born 10 May 1959) is a Finnish politician seving as Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) since 2018. He was elected member of the Finnish Parliament (Eduskunta) from the district of Southwest Fi ...

(born 1959), Finnish politician *

Ville Jalasto Ville Jalasto (born 19 April 1986) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He made seven appearances for the Finland national team during 2010–2016. Club career Jalasto was born in Espoo, Finland. He made his ...

(born 1986), Finnish professional footballer * Ville Kähkönen (born 1984), Finnish Nordic combined skier *

Ville Kiviniemi Vilhelm Kiviniemi (17 March 187721 June 1951) was a Finland, Finnish farmer, politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, Social Democratic Party, he represente ...

(1877–1951), Finnish politician * Ville Koistinen (born 1982), Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman *

Ville Laihiala Ville Laihiala (born 13 June 1973) is a Finnish musician. He was the vocalist and guitarist of the gothic metal band Poisonblack, and the frontman for Sentenced from 1996 (when he replaced their former bassist and vocalist Taneli Jarva) unti ...

(born 1973), Finnish vocalist and guitarist * Ville Lång (born 1985), Finnish male badminton player *

Ville Larinto Ville Andreas Larinto (born 11 April 1990) is a Finnish former ski jumper. Career Larinto made his World Cup debut in 2007/08, and picked up his first World Cup points in the Four Hills opener at Oberstdorf, Germany on 30 December 2007, whe ...

(born 1990), Finnish ski jumper *

Ville Leino Ville Hans Viking Leino (born 6 October 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward. He has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres. Playin ...

(born 1983), Finnish professional ice hockey forward * Ville Liukko (born 1974), Finnish professional tennis player * Ville Mäntymaa (born 1985), Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman *

Ville Nieminen Ville Juhani Nieminen (born April 6, 1977) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward who played over 400 games in the National Hockey League. Playing career Stanley Cup Champion Ville Nieminen started his professional hockey career w ...

(born 1977), Finnish professional ice hockey forward * Ville Niinistö (born 1976), Finnish politician * Ville Nousiainen (born 1983), Finnish cross country skier * Ville Nylund (born 1972), Finnish footballer *

Ville Peltonen Ville Sakari Peltonen (born 24 May 1973) is a Finnish ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey forward. Peltonen was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their third round pick, 58th overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. During his ...

(born 1973), Finnish professional ice hockey forward * Ville Pessi (1902–1983), Finnish politician * Ville Pokka (born 1994), Finnish professional ice hockey player *

Ville Ritola Vilho "Ville" Eino Ritola (18 January 1896 – 24 April 1982) was a Finnish long-distance runner. Known as one of the " Flying Finns", he won five Olympic gold medals and three Olympic silver medals in the 1920s. He holds the record of winning ...

(1896–1982), Finnish long-distance runner *

Ville Sirén Ville Jussi Sirén (born February 11, 1964, in Tampere, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defender. He is currently the head amateur scout for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He has previously worked as a scout for the St. Louis ...

(born 1964), Finnish professional ice hockey defender *

Ville Sorvali Ville Tuomas Sorvali (born 13 April 1980 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish musician and music journalist. He is the vocalist, bass guitarist and lyricist for the Finnish pagan metal band Moonsorrow. His cousin Henri "Trollhorn" Sorvali is the g ...

(born 1980), Finnish musician and music journalist *

Ville Tiisanoja Ville Johannes Tiisanoja (born 24 December 1975 in Vantaa, Finland) is a tall Finnish shot putter who weighs and competes for Kenttäurheilijat-58 in Vantaa. His personal best in the men's shot put currently stands at 21.09 m, which he pu ...

(born 1975), Finnish shot putter *

Ville Vänni Ville Vänni (born 14 January 1979) is a Finnish musician. He was one of the guitarists of the melodic death metal band Insomnium. Although reports say he still currently writes and records with the band. On 31 October 2011 Insomnium announced ...

(born 1979), Finnish musician * Ville Vainola (born 1996), Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman * Ville Väisänen (born 1977), Finnish footballer * Ville Vallgren (1855–1940), Finnish sculptor *

Ville Valo Ville Hermanni Valo (; born 22 November 1976) is a Finnish singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the gothic rock band HIM (Finnish band), HIM. Born and raised in Helsinki to a Hungarian mother and Finnish fa ...

(born 1976), Finnish singer and songwriter *

Ville Virtanen (actor) Ville Virtanen (born 19 August 1961) is a Finnish actor. He has starred in several films, including '' The Winter War'' (1989), '' Christmas Story'' (2007), and '' Bad Family'' (2010). He is also known for his main roles in Nelonen's crime dr ...

(born 1961), Finnish actor * Ville Virtanen (born 1975), better known by his stage name

Darude Toni-Ville Henrik Virtanen (; born 17 July 1975), better known by his stage name Darude (), is a Finnish DJ and record producer from Eura, Satakunta. His music is characterised by its progressive/uplifting style. He started making music in 1995 ...

, Finnish DJ * Ville Wallén (born 1976), Finnish footballer * Wille Mäkelä (born 1974), Finnish curler and Olympic medalist

References

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