Nieminen

Nieminen
Family name
Meaning	"small peninsula", derived from niemi ("peninsula") and -nen ("small")
Region of origin	Finland
Language(s) of origin	Finnish
Related names	Niemi

Nieminen is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "small peninsula"), where it is the third most common^[1] surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:

• Anu Nieminen (born 1977), Finnish badminton player
• Eeti Nieminen, Finnish Nordic skier
• Jarkko Nieminen (born 1981), Finnish tennis player
• Kauko Nieminen (b. 1929), Finnish amateur natural scientist and eccentric
• Kauko Nieminen (born 1979), Finnish speedway rider
• Mika Nieminen (born 1966), Finnish ice hockey player
• Niko Nieminen (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player
• Pertti Nieminen (born 1936), Finnish ice hockey player
• Pertti Neumann (born 1959, formerly Pertti Nieminen), Finnish musician
• Toni Nieminen (born 1975), Finnish ski jumper
• Veli Nieminen (1886–1936), Finnish gymnast and sports shooter
• Ville Nieminen (born 1977), Finnish NHL player

References

1. ^ As of March 2010^[update], "Most common surnames", Finnish Population Register Center (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu

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