Kiviniemi

Kiviniemi is a Finnish surname and toponym. The name derives from the Finnish words kivi, meaning "stone," and niemi, meaning "peninsula" or "promontory," indicating origin from a stone peninsula landscape. As a place name, Kiviniemi is used for several locales in Finland, including rural settlements and geographic features that bear the name.

The surname fits within a broader Finnish tradition of habitational names formed from landscape elements. In contemporary use, Kiviniemi occurs among Finnish people and those of Finnish descent, and may be found in genealogical records and surname registries. While the name may be carried by individuals across various professions, no single bearer is universally emblematic of the name. The spelling and pronunciation align with standard Finnish phonology, typically rendered as Ki-vi-nee-mi with emphasis on the first syllable.