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Also known as Taisto (first name), Taisto (given name)

Taisto is a Finnish word which is used as a masculine given name. In Finland, the name has a political sense and means "battle".

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Instance of
male given name
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native label
Taisto
writing system
Latin script
Soundex
T230
Cologne phonetics
282
Caverphone
TST111
Commons category
Taisto (given name)
language of work or name
Finnish

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Taisto is a Finnish word which is used as a masculine given name. In Finland, the name has a political sense and means "battle".

Notable people with the name include: Taisto Halonen (born 1960), Finnish wrestler Taisto Kangasniemi (1924–1997), Finnish wrestler Taisto Laitinen (1933–2022), Finnish athlete Taisto Lempinen (1914–1970), Finnish wrestler Taisto Mäki (1910–1979), Finnish athlete Taisto Miettinen (born 1965), Finnish athlete Taisto Reimaluoto (born 1961), Finnish actor Taisto Sinisalo (1926–2002), Finnish communist politician Taisto Tähkämaa (1924–2025), Finnish politician

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