The name can arguably be of Estonian or Finnish origin, originally meaning öitsi-mees, "night watchman" (e.g. over cattle).

Tanel is a male given name of Estonian origin and may refer to:

Allik is a surname of Estonian origin, meaning "water source" or "spring" and may refer to:

Mägi is a surname of Estonian origin.

(Tallinn archivist J. Rajandi claimed in the 1930s that Rosenberg's family had Estonian origins.)

Viik is a surname of both Finnish and Estonian origin.

Martin Puhvel (born 9 December 1933 in Tallinn) is a literature researcher of Estonian origin.

Rootare is a surname of Estonian origin and may refer to:

Andres Küng (September 13, 1945 - December 10, 2002) was a Swedish journalist, writer, entrepreneur and politician of Estonian origin.

As a result, the knowledge of Estonian spread among those Livonians and words of Estonian origin also came into Livonian.