Virta

Virta
Language(s)Finnish
Origin
Meaning"river", from virta ("river, stream")
Region of originFinland
Other names
Variant form(s)Virtanen

Virta (also written as Wirta) is a Laine type Finnish surname (in Finnish, it means "river" or "stream"). Notable people with the surname include:

  • Eemeli Virta (born 2000), Finnish footballer
  • Hannu Virta (born 1963), Finnish ice hockey player
  • Ilkka Juhani Virta (born 1961), Finnish historian
  • Jalmari Virta (1884–1938), Finnish politician
  • Marjukka Virta (born 1983), Finnish ringette player
  • Nikolai Virta (1906–1976), Russian writer, Stalin Prize winner
  • Olavi Virta (1915–1972), Finnish singer, "king of Finnish tango"
  • Ossi Virta (born 1988), Finnish football manager and footballer
  • Päivi Virta (born 1964), Finnish ice hockey player
  • Patrik Virta (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player
  • Pekka Virta (born 1969), Finnish ice hockey player
  • Sofia Virta (born 1990), Finnish politician
  • Tony Virta (born 1972), Finnish ice hockey player
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Family names derived from the word "stream"
Germanic
Romance
  • Arroyo
  • Corrente
Slavic
  • Potok
Other
  • Straume
  • Finnic: Oja, Virta, Virtanen
  • Turkish: Akarsu
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Surname list
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