Veli

Veli is a surname and a given name from Turkey (in Turkish, it means "guardian"), and a given name from Finland (in Finnish, it means "sibling"). It may also refer to:

Real people

• Adnan Veli (1916–1972), Turkish journalist, brother of poet Orhan Veli
• Gursel Veli (born 1982), Turkish-Bulgarian footballer
• Hacı Bayram-ı Veli (1352–1430), Turkish poet, founder of the Bayrami Sufi sect
• Orhan Veli (1914–1950), Turkish poet, born Orhan Veli Kanık

Mythologic people

• Veļi, dead-soul spirits in Latvian mythology

Places

• Veli, short name of Croatian village Veli Lošinj
• Veli, former name of the Armenian town Tsaghkavan, Tavush

Given names

• Veli (given name) or Veli (name), see all pages that begin with "Veli"
  • Veli (Finnish given name) or Veli (Finnish name)
  • Veli (Turkish given name) or Veli (Turkish name)