Järvinen Explained

Järvinen
Meaning:	derived from järvi ("lake")
Region:	Finland
Language:	Finnish
Variant:	Järvi

Järvinen is Finnish surname of Virtanen type derived from the word "lake". It is the tenth most common^[1] Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Akilles Järvinen (1905–1943), Finnish athlete and decathlete
• Albert Järvinen (1950–1991), Finnish guitarist
• Esko Järvinen (1907–1976), Finnish Nordic combined skier
• Heli Järvinen (born 1963), Finnish politician
• Juhani Järvinen (1935–1984), Finnish speed skater
• Kirk Jarvinen (born 1967), American illustrator and comic-book artist
• Kristian Järvinen (born 1992), Finnish ice hockey player
• Matti Järvinen (1909–1985), Finnish javelin thrower
• Petri Järvinen (born 1965), Finnish football player
• Toni Järvinen (born 1981), Finnish football (soccer) player
• Verner Järvinen (1870–1941), Finnish discus thrower

See also

• Matti Järvinen (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. , "Most common surnames", Finnish Population Register Center (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu