Siiri Explained

Siiri
Gender:	Female
Region:	Estonia, Finland
Language:	Estonian, Finnish
Related Names:	Sigrid, Siri
Name Day:	19 June (both Estonia and Finland)^[1]
Derived:	from the Old Norse name Sigríðr, derived from sigr (“victory”) + fríðr (“beautiful”)^[2]

Siiri is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name derived from the Old Norse name Sigríðr. It is a cognate of the modern Scandinavian name Sigrid.

People named Siiri include:

• Siiri Angerkoski (1902–1971), Finnish actress
• Siiri Oviir (born 1947), Estonian politician
• Siiri Nordin (born 1980), Finnish singer
• Siiri Rantanen (1924–2023), Finnish cross-country skier
• Siiri Sisask (born 1968), Estonian singer, actress and politician
• Siiri Välimaa (born 1990), Finnish footballer
• Siiri Vallner (born 1972), Estonian architect

Notes and References

1. Web site: Siiri, Name Days. 2018. Behind the Name. 19 June 2020.
2. Web site: Sigríðr. 2019. Nordic Names. 19 June 2020.