Toivo Explained

Toivo
Nameday:	4 June (both Estonia and Finland)^[1] ^[2]
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	hope
Region:	Estonia, Finland

Toivo is a masculine given name most commonly found in Estonia and Finland meaning hope.^[3] Alternately, it is a short form of the name Tobias.^{[4] [5]}

It may refer to:

• Andimba Toivo ya Toivo (1924–2017), Namibian politician and anti-Apartheid activist
• Sigrid Elmblad (1860–1926), Swedish journalist, poet, translator and writer who wrote under the pseudonym Toivo
• Toivo Aalto-Setälä (1896–1977), Finnish politician
• Toivo Aare (1944–1999), Estonian journalist
• Toivo Alavirta (1890–1940), Finnish journalist and politician
• Toivo Antikainen (1898–1941), Finnish communist and military officer
• Toivo Aro (1887–1962), Finnish diver and Olympic competitor
• Toivo Aronen (1886–1973), Finnish politician
• Toivo Asmer (born 1947), Estonian racing driver, motorsports promoter, musician and politician
• Toivo Haapanen (1889–1950), conductor and music scholar
• Toivo Halonen (1893–1984), Finnish politician
• Toivo Harjunpää (1910–1995), Finnish-born American Lutheran priest and professor
• Toivo Horelli (1888–1975), Finnish politician
• Toivo Hörkkö (1898–1975), Finnish cyclist and Olympic competitor
• Toivo Hyytiäinen (1925–1978), Finnish athlete, javelin thrower and Olympic medalist
• Toivo Ikonen (1891–1976), Finnish politician
• Toivo Jaatinen (1926–2017), Finnish sculptor
• Toivo Jullinen (born 1963), Estonian politician
• Toivo Jürgenson (born 1957), Estonian engineer, entrepreneur and politician
• Toivo Kärki (1915–1992), Finnish composer, musician, music producer and arranger
• Toivo Kinnunen (1905–1977), Finnish politician
• Toivo Mikael Kivimäki (1886–1968), Finnish ambassador, professor, politician and former Prime Minister of Finland
• Toivo Koljonen (1912–1943), Finnish criminal, last Finn executed for a civilian crime
• Toivo Kujala (1894–1959), Finnish politician
• Toivo Kuula (1883–1918), Finnish conductor and composer
• Toivo Hjalmar Långström (1889–1983), Finnish politician and trade union activist
• Toivo Loukola (1902–1984), Finnish athlete, runner and Olympic medalist
• Toivo Maimets (born 1957), Estonian biologist and politician
• Toivo Mäkelä (1909–1979), Finnish film actor
• Toivo Ndjebela (born ????), Namibian journalist and newspaper editor
• Toivo Oikarinen (1924–2003), Finnish cross country skier and Olympic competitor
• Toivo Ovaska (1899–1966), Finnish speed skater and Olympic competitor
• Toivo Paloposki (1928–1991), Finnish archivist and historian
• Toivo Pawlo (1917–1979), Swedish film actor
• Toivo Pohjala (1888–1969), Finnish wrestler and Olympic competitor
• Ivo Reingoldt (1906–1941), Finnish swimmer and Olympic competitor
• Toivo Salonen (1933–2019), Finnish speed skater and Olympic medalist
• Toivo Särkkä (1890–1975), Finnish film producer and director
• Toivo Sukari (born 1954), Finnish businessman
• Toivo Suursoo (born 1975), Estonian ice hockey player
• Toivo Tikkanen (1888–1947), Finnish architect, sport shooter and Olympic medalist
• Toivo Tootsen (born 1943), Estonian journalist, writer and politician
• Toivo Uustalo (born 1946), Estonian politician
• Toivo Vähä (1901–1984), Finnish-born colonel of the KGB
• Toivo Vaikvee (born 1947), Danish-born New Zealand cricketer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Estonian Name Days. 2018. Behind the Name. 31 August 2020.
2. Web site: Finnish Name Days. 2018. Behind the Name. 31 August 2020.
3. https://www.behindthename.com/name/toivo
4. https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Toivo
5. Web site: Vrk:Väestörekisterikeskus. verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi. 16 September 2016.