Finnish players, names translated to English

[VoluntaryDom]

Virtanen - "Bust"

Winner.

 

[Healthy DiPietro]

I'll do some for Swedish, as best as I can.

Filip Forsberg: Phillip Waterfall Mountain

Rapid Mountain would be a more correct translation.

-fors-, -berg- and -ström- are very common prefixes and suffixes in Swedish names. My mother's maiden name is Byström, and my two aunts' married names are Strömberg and Bergström.

 

[Dessert Nights]

Bumping this older thread now that we have some new Finns in the league. One of the new ones is Antti Suomela and if you split his last name, you'll get words "suo" (swamp) and "mela" (paddle). "Mela" is also a nickname for a larger penis and comparable English word could be "dong". So I think his translated name should be Anthony Swampdong.

 

[amnesiac]

Jesperi Kotkaniemi = Jasper Eagle-Peninsula

 

[Dessert Nights]

Jesperi Kotkaniemi = Treasurer Eagle-Peninsula

I think his last name could be Eaglepoint (or Eagleness, Eaglecape).

 

[Saekk]

Bumping this older thread now that we have some new Finns in the league. One of the new ones is Antti Suomela and if you split his last name, you'll get words "suo" (swamp) and "mela" (paddle). "Mela" is also a nickname for a larger penis and comparable English word could be "dong". So I think his translated name should be Anthony Swampdong.

Thank god he made it to the NHL so we can all appreciate the Swampdong.

 

[DearDiary]

"Dick Woodpecker climbs on top of Deep Forest and is absolutely hammering him, just wacking away without any breaks. Submissive Man has climbed into the fray, trying to pull Dick Woodpecker off Deep Forest. Woah, woah what a smackdown, Submissive Man just opened himself to a big blow by DickWoodpecker and he's down unconscious on the ice. What a finish and I don't mean the country"

 

[Teufelsdreck]

I'm glad to have come across this thread. I can make my way in several languages, but not Finnish.

 

[PhilJets]

After a Jets lost and i was about to throw the season away

This made me laugh

 

[tarheelhockey]

Antti Raanta = Anthony Beeaach

 

[Mathieukferland]

Sorry for the 6 year bump; a Finnish friend send me the original Reddit post and I died laughing, I hope some of you get some laughs out of the Québec French version (my English isn’t perfect and the French prepositions translate awkwardly into English, so apologies ahead of time)

Mario Lemieux-Mario the Best

Guillaume Latendresse-William the Tenderness

Landon Dupont-Landon from the Bridge

Patrick Roy (roi)-Patrick King

Patrice Bergeron (berger)-Patrick Shepherd

David Perron-Dave Porch that is in front of the front door of house

Joël l’Espérance-Joel the Hope

Adrian Aucoin-Adrian In the corner

Maxime Lapierre-Max thé Stone

Éric Desjardins-Eric from the Gardens

Vincent Lecavalier- Vince the Rider

Éliot Desnoyers-Eliott from near the Walnut Trees

Mathieu Olivier-Matthew Oliver

Thomas Bordeleau-Tom Water’s edge

Jakob Pelletier-Jake Person that makes animal pelts

Raphaël Lavoie-Raphael the Lane

François Beauchemin-Frank Scenic Trail

Pierre-Cédric Labrie (l’abrie)-Peter Cedric the Shelter

Pierre-Luc Dubois-Peter Luke from the Wood

Phillipe Boucher-Phil Butcher

David Desharnais-Dave Harnesses

Alexandre Daigle (d’aigle)-Alex from the Eagle

Francis Bouillon-Frank Broth

Todd Marchant-Todd Actively Walking

Brad Marchand-Brad Merchant

Guy Lafleur-Guy the Flower

John Leclair (L’éclair)-John the Lightning

Simon Després-Simon from the Meadows

Xavier Villeneuve-Xavier New City

Patrice Brisebois-Patrick Breaks Wood

Yvan Cournoyer (Yvan apparent has no English équivalent but comes from the Slavic Ivan, which is John in English)-John Walnut Tree Yard

Connor Bédard (after googling this is apparently an old adjective in royal France to describe someone with a bedaine)-Connor Someone with a Fat Stomach

Jacques Lemaire-Jack The Mayor

Kristopher Letang (L’étang)-Chris the Pond

Normand Rochefort-Person from Normandy region of France Strong Rock

Matt Duchene (du chêne)-Matt from the Oak

Jonathan Deschamps- Jonathan from the Fields

Charline Labonté (la bonté)-Charlene the Kindness

François Saint-Laurent-Frank St. Lawrence

Frédéric L’écuyer-Fred the Squire

Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre- John-Luke Big Peter

Sean Couturier-Sean Fashion Designer

Logan Couture-Logan Design Fashion

Mathieu Darche (d’arche)- Matt from the Arch

Alexandre Carrier-Alex someone who works in a quarry

Alexis Lafrenière (la frêne)- Alexis Someone who lives near Ash Trees

Rod brind’amour-Rod a small portion of love

Samuel Blais (phonetically sounds like blé)-Sam Wheat

Yves Racine (after googling, Yves apparently has no English equivalent, and derives from Yew Tree)-Yew Tree Root

Daniel Paillé-Dan Straw

Nicolas Deslauriers- Nick from the Laurels

Nathan Beaulieu-Nathan Nice Place

Nathan Gaucher-Nathan Left-handed (ironically he’s a right shot)

 

[These Are The Days]

This thread is always a fun bump

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Sorry for the 6 year bump; a Finnish friend send me the original Reddit post and I died laughing, I hope some of you get some laughs out of the Québec French version (my English isn’t perfect and the French prepositions translate awkwardly into English, so apologies ahead of time)

Mario Lemieux-Mario the Best

Guillaume Latendresse-William the Tenderness

Landon Dupont-Landon from the Bridge

Patrick Roy (roi)-Patrick King

Patrice Bergeron (berger)-Patrick Shepherd

David Perron-Dave Porch that is in front of the front door of house

Joël l’Espérance-Joel the Hope

Adrian Aucoin-Adrian In the corner

Maxime Lapierre-Max thé Stone

Éric Desjardins-Eric from the Gardens

Vincent Lecavalier- Vince the Rider

Éliot Desnoyers-Eliott from near the Walnut Trees

Mathieu Olivier-Matthew Oliver

Thomas Bordeleau-Tom Water’s edge

Jakob Pelletier-Jake Person that makes animal pelts

Raphaël Lavoie-Raphael the Lane

François Beauchemin-Frank Scenic Trail

Pierre-Cédric Labrie (l’abrie)-Peter Cedric the Shelter

Pierre-Luc Dubois-Peter Luke from the Wood

Phillipe Boucher-Phil Butcher

David Desharnais-Dave Harnesses

Alexandre Daigle (d’aigle)-Alex from the Eagle

Francis Bouillon-Frank Broth

Todd Marchant-Todd Actively Walking

Brad Marchand-Brad Merchant

Guy Lafleur-Guy the Flower

John Leclair (L’éclair)-John the Lightning

Simon Després-Simon from the Meadows

Xavier Villeneuve-Xavier New City

Patrice Brisebois-Patrick Breaks Wood

Yvan Cournoyer (Yvan apparent has no English équivalent but comes from the Slavic Ivan, which is John in English)-John Walnut Tree Yard

Connor Bédard (after googling this is apparently an old adjective in royal France to describe someone with a bedaine)-Connor Someone with a Fat Stomach

Jacques Lemaire-Jack The Mayor

Kristopher Letang (L’étang)-Chris the Pond

Normand Rochefort-Person from Normandy region of France Strong Rock

Matt Duchene (du chêne)-Matt from the Oak

Jonathan Deschamps- Jonathan from the Fields

Charline Labonté (la bonté)-Charlene the Kindness

François Saint-Laurent-Frank St. Lawrence

Frédéric L’écuyer-Fred the Squire

Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre- John-Luke Big Peter

Sean Couturier-Sean Fashion Designer

Logan Couture-Logan Design Fashion

Mathieu Darche (d’arche)- Matt from the Arch

Alexandre Carrier-Alex someone who works in a quarry

Alexis Lafrenière (la frêne)- Alexis Someone who lives near Ash Trees

Rod brind’amour-Rod a small portion of love

Samuel Blais (phonetically sounds like blé)-Sam Wheat

Yves Racine (after googling, Yves apparently has no English equivalent, and derives from Yew Tree)-Yew Tree Root

Daniel Paillé-Dan Straw

Nicolas Deslauriers- Nick from the Laurels

Nathan Beaulieu-Nathan Nice Place

Nathan Gaucher-Nathan Left-handed (ironically he’s a right shot)

No this is fantastic- and I will never call Nathan Beaulieu by name again. Nathan Nice Place is amazing.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

http://www2.tsn.ca/bardown/Story.aspx?Finnish+hockey+players'+names+in+English&id=590492




Teemu Selänne = Timothy Ridge

Jari Kurri = J. R. Skimmedmilk

Saku Koivu = Zack Birch

Olli Jokinen = OJ River

Teppo Numminen = Clark Moor

Esa Tikkanen = Dick Woodpecker

Kimmo Timonen = Lil' Kim Tim (okay, I made up the Lil' part)

Jere Lehtinen = Jake Leaf

Sami Salo = Sam Deepforest

Toni Lydman = Tony Submissive-Man (my Swedish isn't strong, but this is kind of right, right?)

Sami Kapanen = Sam Kappa (not really, but no one knows where this surname comes from)

Janne Niinimaa = John Land-Of-Bast

Ville Leino = Bille Beino (go ahead and google it)

Mikko Koivu = Mike Birch

Mikael Granlund = Michael Sprucegrove (Swedish name)

Rasmus Ristolainen = Rasmus Member-Of-The-Christophers

Jussi Jokinen = Johnny River

Jori Lehterä = Yogi Grove

Teuvo Teräväinen = Ted Sharp

Joonas Donskoi = Jonathan Don Faker (Russian surname and google didn't reveal anything, so I made up this one)

Erik Haula = Eric I-Have-No-Idea-What-Haula-Means

Valtteri Filppula = Walter Philips

Sami Vatanen = Sam Seine

Lauri Korpikoski = Larry Backwater-Whitewater

Leo Komarov = Leo Gnat (Russian name, googling and guessing)

Olli Määttä = Oliver Clemens

Aleksander Barkov = Axel Birch (Russian name, so I guessed a little after googling)

Iiro Pakarinen = Ike Butts (Well probably more like Ike Baker)

Miikka Salomäki = Mike Hill-In-A-Deep-Forest

Tuomo Ruutu = Timothy Rectangle

Jyrki Jokipakka = George Set-Of-Rivers

Tuukka Rask = Thor Quick

Pekka Rinne = Pete Slope

Antti Raanta = Anthony Beeaach

Patrik Laine = Patrick Wave

Jesse Puljujärvi = Jesus Hill-In-A-Lake

Sebastian Aho = Sebastian Glade

Komar means mosquito in Russian.