Väli
Appearance
Origin | |
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Language(s) | Estonian |
Meaning | "field", "outdoor", "open space" |
Region of origin | Estonia |
Other names | |
Related names | Väljas |
Väli is an Estonian surname meaning "field" and an "outdoor, open space" in nature. As of 1 January 2021, 382 men and 422 women in Estonian have the surname Väli. Väli is ranked as the 107th most common surname for men in Estonia, and 104th for women. [1] The surname Väli is most common in Saare County, where 50.31 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the surname.[1]
Notable people bearing the Väli surname include:
- Arder Väli (born 1945), politician
- Ekke Väli (born 1952), sculptor
- Heino Väli (1928–1990), writer
- Hugo Väli (1902–1943), footballer
- Katrin Väli (born 1956), poet and translator
- Neeme Väli (born 1965), Major General of the Estonian Defence League
- Valdemar Väli (1909–2007), painter
- Velvo Väli (born 1974), actor
- Voldemar Väli (1903–1997), two-time Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nimede statistika. Väli. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.