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| meaning = "river", from ''[[wikt:virta#Finnish|virta]]'' ("river, stream")
| meaning = "river", from {{Lang|fi|[[wikt:virta#Finnish|virta]]}} ("river, stream")
| region = [[Finland]]
| region = [[Finland]]
| language = Finnish
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| variant = [[Virtanen (surname)|Virtanen]]
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'''Virta''' (also written as '''Wirta''') is a surname originating in [[Finland]] (in [[Finnish language|Finnish]], it means "river" or "stream"). Notable people with the surname include:
'''{{Langr|fi|Virta}}''' (also written as '''{{Langr|fi|Wirta}}''') is a [[Laine type]] [[Finnish surname]] (in [[Finnish language|Finnish]], it means "river" or "stream"). Notable people with the surname include:

* [[Eemeli Virta]] (born 2000), Finnish footballer
* [[Hannu Virta]] (born 1963), Finnish ice hockey player
* [[Hannu Virta]] (born 1963), Finnish ice hockey player
* [[Kari Virta]] (1932–2014), Finnish architect
* [[Ilkka Juhani Virta]] (born 1961), Finnish historian
* [[Kyösti Virta]] (born. 1946), Finnish writer
* [[Jalmari Virta]] (1884–1938), Finnish politician
* [[Marjukka Virta]] (born 1983), Finnish ringette player
* [[Nikolai Virta]] (1906–1976), Russian writer, Stalin Prize winner
* [[Nikolai Virta]] (1906–1976), Russian writer, Stalin Prize winner
* [[Olavi Virta]] (1915–1972), Finnish singer, "king of Finnish tango"
* [[Olavi Virta]] (1915–1972), Finnish singer, "king of Finnish tango"
* [[Patrik Virta]] (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player
* [[Ossi Virta]] (born 1988), Finnish football manager and footballer
* [[Päivi Virta]] (born 1964), Finnish ice hockey player
* [[Patrik Virta]] (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player
* [[Pekka Virta]] (born 1969), Finnish ice hockey player
* [[Sofia Virta]] (born 1990), Finnish politician
* [[Tony Virta]] (born 1972), Finnish ice hockey player
* [[Tony Virta]] (born 1972), Finnish ice hockey player


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[[Category:Finnish-language surnames]]
[[Category:Finnish surnames of Laine type]]
[[Category:Surnames of Finnish origin]]

Latest revision as of 05:45, 17 September 2024

Virta
Language(s)Finnish
Origin
Meaning"river", from virta ("river, stream")
Region of originFinland
Other names
Variant form(s)Virtanen

Virta (also written as Wirta) is a Laine type Finnish surname (in Finnish, it means "river" or "stream"). Notable people with the surname include: