Eero

Eero
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Estonian, Finnish
Name day	18 May
Origin
Region of origin	Estonia, Finland
Other names
Related names	Erik, Eerik, Eerikki, Erich, Erki, Erkki,

Last updated October 12, 2023

Eero is an Estonian and Finnish masculine given name (pronounced: /e:ro/). Notable people with the name include:

Eero Aarnio (born 1932), Finnish interior designer
Eero Aho (born 1968), Finnish actor
Eero Akaan-Penttilä (born 1943), Finnish politician
Eero Antikainen (1906–1960), Finnish trade union leader and politician
Eero Berg (1898–1969), Finnish athlete
Eero Böök (1910–1990), Finnish chess player and engineer
Eero Elo (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player
Eero Endjärv (born 1973), Estonian architect
Eero Epner (born 1978), Estonian art historian and playwright
Eero Erkko (1860–1927), Finnish journalist and politician
Eero Haapala (born 1989), Finnish long jumper
Eero Haapalainen (c. 1880 – 1937), Finnish Communist leader
Eero Hämeenniemi (born 1951), Finnish composer, musician and writer
Eero Heinonen (born 1979), Finnish musician and bass player in The Rasmus
Eero Heinäluoma (born 1955), Finnish politician and former Speaker of the Parliament
Eero Hirvonen (born 1996), Finnish Nordic combined skier
Eero Huovinen (born 1944), former Bishop of Helsinki
Eero Hynninen (born 1953), Finnish sprint canoer and Olympic competitor
Eero Hyvärinen (1890–1973), Finnish gymnast and Olympic competitor
Eero Järnefelt (1863–1937), Finnish realist painter
Eero Kilpeläinen (born 1985), Finnish ice hockey goaltender
Eero Kilpi (1882–1954), Finnish actor
Eero Koivistoinen (born 1946), Finnish jazz musician and saxophone player
Eero Kolehmainen (1918–2013), Finnish cross country skier
Eero Korte (born 1987), Finnish football midfielder
Eero Lehmann (born 1974), German fencer and Olympic competitor
Eero Lehti (born 1944), Finnish politician and businessman
Eero Lehtonen (1898–1959), Finnish pentathlete
Eero Liives (1892–1978), Estonian composer and violinist
Eero Lohi (1927–2023), Finnish modern pentathlete and Olympic competitor
Eero Loone (born 1935), Estonian philosopher
Eero Mäkelä (1942–2008), Finnish chef
Eero Mäntyranta (1937–2013), Finnish skier and Olympic medalist
Eero Markkanen (born 1991), Finnish football player
Eero Merilind (born 1971), Estonian physician and politician
Eero Milonoff (born 1980), Finnish actor
Eero Naapuri (1918–1987), Finnish colonel and skier and Olympic competitor
Eero Neemre (1905–1994), Estonian actor and theatre director
Eero Nelimarkka (1891–1977), Finnish painter
Eero Palm (born 1974), Estonian architect
Eero Paloheimo (born 1936), Finnish designer, politician and university professor
Eero Peltonen (born 1986), Finnish football striker
Eero Rebo (born 1974), Estonian military colonel
Eero Ritala (born 1983), Finnish actor
Eero Roine (1904–1966), Finnish actor
Eero Saari (1928–2023), Finnish professional ice hockey player
Eero Saarinen (1910–1961), Finnish-American architect
Eero Salisma (1916–1998), Finnish professional ice hockey player
Eero Salo (1921-1975), Finnish politician
Eero Savilahti (born 1992), Finnish ice hockey player
Eero Simoncelli, American computational neuroscientist
Eero Somervuori (born 1979), Finnish ice hockey forward
Eero Spriit (born 1949), Estonian actor and producer
Eero Tapio (1941–2022), Finnish wrestler and Olympic competitor
Eero Tarasti (born 1948), Finnish musicologist and semiotician
Eero Tuomaala (1926–1988), Finnish long-distance runner and Olympic competitor
Eero Väre (born 1984), Finnish ice hockey goaltender

As a surname

Endel Eero (1930–2006), Estonian politician

Other uses

Eero is also a brand of wireless routers owned by Amazon.

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