Ilmari

Ilmari is a Finnish male given name. It is a short form of Ilmarinen, a mythological smith in the Kalevala. Notable people with the name include: Ilmari Aalto (1891–1934), Finnish painter Ilmari Auer (1879–1965), Finnish politician Ilmari Juutilainen (1914–1999), Finnish fighter pilot Ilmari Hannikainen (1892–1955), Finnish composer Ilmari Kianto (1874–1970), Finnish poet Ilmari Keinänen (1887–1934), Finnish gymnast and Olympic medalist Ilmari Niemeläinen (1910–1951), Finnish diver, architect and Olympic competitor Ilmari (Keisuke Ogihara, born 1976), member of the Japanese hip hop group Rip Slyme Ilmari Oksanen (1906–1977), Finnish footballer Ilmari Pakarinen (1910–1987), Finnish gymnast and Olympic medalist Ilmari Pernaja (1892–1963), Finnish gymnast and Olympic medalist Ilmari Pitkänen (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player Ilmari Rahm (1888–1939), Finnish chess player Ilmari Saarelainen (born 1944) Finnish actor Ilmari Salminen (1902–1986), Finnish track and field athlete and Olympic medalist Ilmari Salomies (1893–1973), Finnish former archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland Ilmari Solin (1905–1976), Finnish chess player Ilmari Susiluoto (1947–2016), Finnish political scientist, professor and political advisor Ilmari Taipale (1928–2008), Finnish long-distance runner and Olympic competitor Ilmari Tapiovaara (1914–1999), Finnish designer Ilmari Turja (1901-1998), Finnish journalist and playwright Ilmari Unho (1906−1961), Finnish actor, film director and screenwriter Ilmari Vartia (1914–1951), Finnish fencer and Olympic competitor Ilmari Vesamaa (1893–1973), track and field athlete and Olympic competitor Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895–1973), Finnish chemist, Nobel Prize recipient

==Cognates== Ilmar, a similar, Estonian masculine given name Ilmārs, a similar, Latvian masculine given name