Aaltonen
Appearance
Language(s) | Finnish |
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Origin | |
Meaning | "small wave", from aaltonen ("small wave"), derived from aalto ("wave") and -nen ("small") |
Region of origin | Finland |
Other names | |
Related names | Aalto |
Aaltonen is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "small wave"). It may also refer to, alphabetically:
- Ali Aaltonen (died 1918), Lieutenant in the Imperial Russian army
- Arvo Aaltonen (1892-1949), Finnish swimmer
- Erkki Aaltonen (1910-1990), Finnish composer
- Juhani Aaltonen (born 1935), Finnish jazz musician
- Lasse Aaltonen, World War II ace
- Mika Aaltonen (born 1965), former Finnish football (soccer) player
- Minna Aaltonen (born 1966), Finnish actress
- Paavo Aaltonen (1919-1962), Finnish gymnast
- Päivi Aaltonen (born 1952), Finnish female archer
- Rauno Aaltonen (born 1938), Finnish former professional rally driver
- Remu Aaltonen, Finnish member of the Hurriganes rock band
- Timo Aaltonen (born 1969), Finnish shot putter
- Uma Aaltonen (1940-2009), Finnish author, journalist and former MEP
- Veikko Aaltonen (born 1955), Finnish director, editor, sound editor, production manager and film and television writer and actor
- Wäinö Aaltonen (1894-1966), Finnish artist and sculptor
- Yrjö Aaltonen (1916-1979), Finnish director of photography and actor