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Gatis Ērglis
__NOTOC__ Gatis is a Latvian masculine given name borne by over 5,000 men in Latvia. The etymology of the name is disputed. One suggestion is that it may be related to the Latvian word ''gatavs'' ("ready", "mature"). Another suggestion is that it is possibly related to an old Latvian word "gātis" meaning ''gates'' or ''river source''. A further suggestion is that the name is derived from the German name Gotthard.Latkovskis, Leonards, 1971: ''Latgalu uzvordi, palames un dzymtas II'' Munich: Latgalu izdevniecība Siliņš, K., 1990: ''Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca''. Rīga: Zinātne Its name-day is celebrated on 8 January. The name is one of the relatively few surviving names of indigenous origin from among the great number that were revived or introduced during the Latvian National Awakening of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Individuals The name Gatis may refer to: * Gatis Čakšs (born 1995) Latvian javelin thrower * Gatis Gūts (born 1976), Latvian bobsleigher * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Masculine Given Name
Latvian names, like in most European cultures, consist of two main elements: the given name (''vārds'') followed by family name (''uzvārds''). During the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet occupation (1940–1941; 1944–1991) the practice of giving a middle name (''otrais vārds'') was discouraged, but since the restoration of independence, Latvian legislation again allows the giving of up to two given names and it has become more common to give a middle name to children. Latvian male names end in Latvian declension#Masculine declensions, 1st or 2nd declension masculine endings, either ''-s/-š'' or ''-is'' (with a handful of mostly foreign exceptions ending in indeclinable ''-o'', such as ''wikt:Ivo#Latvian, Ivo'', ''Raivo'', ''Gvido'', ''Bruno'', ''Oto'' and only a few belonging to the 3rd declension ending in ''-us'', such as ''Ingus'', ''Mikus'', ''Edžus'', ''Zemgus''). Latvian female names have the Latvian declension#Feminine declensions, feminine 4th or 5th declens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9million. The country has a Temperate climate, temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city is Riga. Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 65.5% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian language, Latvian. Russians in Latvia, Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian language, Russian as their native tongue. After centuries of State of the Teutonic Order, Teutonic, Swedish Livonia, Swedish, Inflanty Voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotthard (other)
Gotthard or Saint Gotthard (Italian: San Gottardo) may refer to: People * Gotthard of Hildesheim (960–1038), Roman Catholic saint * Gotthard Heinrici (1886–1971), German General * Uziel Gal, who grew up as Gotthard Glas Places * Saint-Gotthard Massif, a mountain range in Switzerland * Gotthard nappe, the geological structure underneath the Saint-Gotthard Massif * Gotthard Pass, a mountain pass between Airolo (Ticino) and Andermatt (Uri) in Switzerland * Tunnels underneath Gotthard Pass: ** Gotthard Rail Tunnel (1882) ** Gotthard Road Tunnel (1980) ** Gotthard Base Tunnel (2016, part of the NRLA) * Gotthard railway line, a trans-alpine railway line in Switzerland * Sankt Gotthard im Mühlviertel, a village in Upper Austria * Szentgotthárd, a town in Western Hungary Other uses * Gotthard (band), a Swiss hard rock band * Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664), a battle in the Austro-Turkish War fought near Szentgotthárd * Battle of Saint Gotthard (1705) The Battle of Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian National Awakening
The Latvian National Awakening () refers to three distinct but ideologically related national revival movements: * the First Awakening refers to the national revival led by the Young Latvians from the 1850s to the 1880s * the Second Awakening or " New Current" was the movement that led to the proclamation of Latvian independence in 1918 * the Third Awakening was the movement that led to the restoration of Latvia's independence in the " Singing Revolution" of 1987–1991 Application of the term Although the term "Awakening" was introduced by the Young Latvians, its application was influenced by the nationalist ideologue Ernests Blanks and later by the academician Jānis Stradiņš. Stradiņš was the first person to use the term "Third Awakening" (at the expanded plenum of the Writers' Union of the Latvian SSR in June 1988), opposing those who had begun to call the national revival in the period of glasnost the Second Awakening (the first being that of the Young Latvians). B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatis Čakšs
Gatis Čakšs (born 13 June 1995 in Līvāni) is a Latvian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. He has competed at multiple major championships, including the 2024 Paris Olympics. He won the gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships. Career He won the gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon with a throw of 75.04 metres to win from Slovenian Matija Muhar, by over a metre. He made his Diamond League debut in 2018 in Birmingham, England, and finished in sixth place with a best throw of 80.96 metres. In 2019, he became National senior champion at the Latvian Athletics Championships with a throw of 84.04 metres. In August 2020, he retained his national championship title at the Latvian Athletics Championships with a throw of 83.80 metres. In June 2021, he won the Latvian national title for a third time at the Latvian Athletics Championships, with a throw of 81.96 metres. In June 2021, he moved to second on the Latvian all-time list by win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatis Gūts
Gatis Gūts (born 15 April 1976, Ventspils) is a former Latvian bobsleigh pilot who had competed since 1994. Currently he is one of the coaches of Latvian bobsleigh team. His two last seasons have seen him twice in the top ten in the World Cup, both times with co-pilot Intars Dīcmanis. He also competed at the 10 World Championships.Best result in World Championships in Lake Placid 2003 where he and Intars Dīcmanis finished 5th in two man sled. Best World Cup in 4man was fourth. Gūts competed in two Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of 12th in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002. He retired after the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O .... References2002 bobsleigh two-man results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatis Jahovičs
Gatis Jahovičs (born August 11, 1984) is a Latvian former professional basketball player. He last played for BK Liepājas Lauvas in LBL. He is 2.00 m (6 ft 6.75 in) and a small forward The small forward (SF), also known as the three, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically shorter, quicker, and leaner than Power forward (basketball), power forwards and Cent .... Latvian national team Jahovičs is also a member of the Latvian national basketball team. References External linksEurobasket Profile 1984 births Living people ASK Riga players BK VEF Rīga players KK Włocławek players Latvian men's basketball players Small forwards Basketball players from Riga {{Latvia-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatis Kalniņš
Gatis Kalniņš (born 12 August 1981) is a Latvian football Striker (association football), striker, currently playing for FK Valmiera in the Latvian Higher League. Club career As a youth player Gatis Kalniņš played for his local club FK Valmiera, being taken to the first team in 2000. He played there for 2 years, playing 29 matches and scoring 10 goals. In 2002, he was signed by Skonto FC, Skonto Riga. He played there until 2008 - played 141 matches and scored 58 league goals over 7 seasons. In July 2008 he went on trial with the Championship side Burnley F.C., Burnley, but didn't stay with the team. In 2008 Kalniņš was released from Skonto and he signed a contract with FK Jūrmala-VV, Jūrmala-VV for the upcoming season. After scoring 3 goals in the first 8 matches he decided to leave and went abroad, signing a contract in Cyprus with Othellos Athienou F.C., Othellos Athienou from the Cypriot Second Division. He managed to play only six matches there, scoring no goals due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatis Kandis
The sixth series of British talent competition programme ''Britain's Got Talent'' was broadcast on ITV, from 24 March to 12 May 2012. The sixth series saw Simon Cowell resume a full commitment to the programme following the previous series, yet neither David Hasselhoff and Michael McIntyre returned to take part in the new series, leading to them being replaced by Alesha Dixon and David Walliams. Because of her pregnancy during filming of the auditions, Amanda Holden was required to miss a number of sessions, leading to producers asking Carmen Electra to step in as a guest judge in her place. The sixth series of the programme saw a full commitment of incorporating a panel of four judges throughout every stage of the competition. The prize money offered by ''Britain's Got Talent'' was increased to £500,000 for this series only, the highest amount offered in the programme's history. In addition, the format of the programme saw a number of changes, including nine semi-finalists in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatis Smukulis
Gatis Smukulis (born 15 April 1987) is a Latvian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2018 for the , , , and teams. Smukulis won the Latvian National Road Race Championships in 2016, and won six consecutive Latvian National Time Trial Championships between 2011 and 2016. Major results ;2005 : 1st Overall Trofeo Karlsberg : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships ;2006 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st Road race ::1st Time trial ;2007 : 1st Riga Grand Prix : 1st Cinturó de l'Empordà : 2nd Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell : 4th E.O.S. Tallinn GP : 9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2008 : 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche : 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften : 3rd Overall Ronde de l'Isard ::1st Stage 1 : 9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2009 : 3rd Time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatis Tseplis
Gatis Tseplis (born May 1, 1971) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Career Gatis Tseplis arrived to the United States from Riga, Latvia, after spending 12 years playing five seasons of professional hockey in Russia and the Czech Republic. From 1996 to 1997 he played for the Huntsville Channel Cats, the Nashville Nighthawks, and the San Antonio Iguanas. During the 1997 to 1998 season, Tseplis played under Bill McDonald and his Fort Worth Brahmas team, scoring 19 goals and 45 assists for 64 points and was ranked 3rd in the league amongst defenseman in scoring. Due to his scoring abilities, he played a two-game call-up against Detroit Vipers. From 1998 to 1999 Tseplis played with the Fort Worth Fire and the San Antonio Iguanas and in total scored 21 goals and 51 assists for 72 points which ranked him 5th in defenseman scoring for the Central Hockey League. He participated in a game against New Mexico Scorpions in 2001 which ended with 3-0 loss for Tulsa Oile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Masculine Given Names
Latvian may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Latvia **Latvians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to what is modern-day Latvia and the immediate geographical region **Latvian language, also referred to as Lettish **Latvian cuisine **Latvian culture **Latvian horse *Latvian Gambit, an opening in chess See also *Latvia (other) Latvia is a country in Europe. Latvia can also refer to: * Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1990) * Latvia (European Parliament constituency) * 1284 Latvia - asteroid * Latvia Peak - mountain in Tajikistan Tajikistan, officially the ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
