Jorma

Finnish, variation of Jeremiah
"appointed by God"

Jorma Origin and Meaning

The name Jorma is a boy's name of Finnish origin.

Rarely heard in the US, but borne by Jorma Taccone an actor featured on the TV series Girls., who was named after the Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen. Taccone--who plays Booth Jonathan on the show-- has been quoted as saying, "I grew up in Berkeley and my parents were hippies, obviously, since my name is Jorma.

Famous People Named Jorma

  • Jorma "Jorm" Taccone
    American actor, comedian and director
  • Jorma Kaukonen
    American guitarist of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna
  • Jorma Panula
    Finnish conductor
  • Jorma Ollila
    Finnish former CEO of Nokia
  • Jorma Hynninen
    Finnish baritone
  • Jorma Elo
    Finnish choreographer