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Karoliina Luhtonen
Karoliina is a Finnish and Estonian feminine given name derived from Charles. People with the name include: *Karoliina Blackburn (born 1972), Finnish actress and Muay Thai boxer *Karoliina Kallio (born 1979), Finnish singer and actor *Karoliina Lundahl (born 1968), Finnish weightlifter *Karoliina Rantamäki (born 1978), Finnish female ice hockey player See also *Karolina (name) Karolina, Karolína or Karolīna is a feminine given name. Karolina is a Croatian, Danish, Faroese, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Slovene, and Swedish name. Karolína is a Czech, and Icel ... {{given name, Karoliina Finnish feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karoliina Blackburn
Karoliina Blackburn (born 23 November 1972 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress and Muay Thai fighter . She is mostly known for her appearance in '' Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning'', a parody scifi fan film (where she was one of only three professional actors in cast), but has also had roles in several big-budget Finnish television series. Karoliina served as the host for Finnish reality TV show '' Suuri Seikkailu'' in 2005. She is also the 2004 Finnish champion in Thai boxing (60 kg women's category). Selected filmography * '' Badding'' (2000) * ''Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood'' (4 episodes, 2002) * '' Game Over'' (2005) * '' Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning'' (2005) * '' Suuri Seikkailu'' (Finnish reality television series, Karoliina was the show's host) * ''Nightmare - painajainen merellä ''Nightmare'' ( fi, Nightmare – painajainen merellä; literally translated "A Nightmare on the Sea") is a 2012 Finnish horror thriller film directed by Marko Äijö. The film is based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karoliina Kallio
Karoliina Kallio (born 31 August 1979 in Savonlinna) is a Finnish singer, Actor and current female lead singer of Waldo's People. The group represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Believe (Dima Bilan song), Believe" by Dima Bilan. Organised by the Euro ... in the first semifinal on 12 May and qualified for the final. They finished in last position. References 1979 births Living people 21st-century Finnish women singers {{Finland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karoliina Lundahl
Satu Karoliina Lundahl, née Leppäluoto (born 30 June 1968 in Helsinki) is a retired female weightlifter from Finland, who was nicknamed "Kartsi" during her career. She started as a shot putter, competing for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Lundahl won the Finnish championships in 1994, 1996 and 1998. Lundahl later started a career in weightlifting, winning the gold medal at the 1998 World Weightlifting Championships in Lahti. She also competed in this discipline at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and List of cities in Oceania by population, Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metro .... References 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Helsinki Finnish female shot putters Finnish female weightlifters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Weightlifters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karoliina Rantamäki
Karoliina Stina Margaretha "Karo" Rantamäki (born 23 February 1978) is a Finnish ice hockey forward and captain of Stadin Gimmat (HIFK Naiset) of the Naisten Liiga (NSML), the premier women's ice hockey league in Finland. She holds the all-time career record for games played with the Finnish women's national ice hockey team, having played in 256 top level international matches. She represented Finland at five Olympic Games and won bronze medals in the women's ice hockey tournaments in 1998 and 2010. She has also represented Finland at thirteen IIHF World Women's Championships and has earned eight World Championship bronze medals (1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015). Rantamäki has played with national championship winning teams in both the Naisten Liiga in Finland and the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) in Russia and its predecessor, the Russian Women's Hockey League. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association trophy for Most Valuable Player of the Naisten Liiga playoffs w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karolina (name)
Karolina, Karolína or Karolīna is a feminine given name. Karolina is a Croatian, Danish, Faroese, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Slovene, and Swedish name. Karolína is a Czech, and Icelandic name that is a form of Karolina and Carolina and a diminutive form of Karola and Carola. Karolīna is a Latvian name. Notable people with the name include the following: Given name Arts, Music & Literature * Karolina (singer), professional name of Keren Karolina Avratz, Israeli singer * Karolina Adamczyk (born 1975), Polish actress * Karolina Bock (1792 – 1872), Swedish dancer, actress and singer * Karólína Eiríksdóttir (born 1951), Icelandic composer * Karolina Gočeva (born 1980), Macedonian singer * Karolina Gruszka (born 1980), Polish actress * Karolina Halatek (born 1985), Polish artist *Karolina Kuiek, known as Ani Lorak (born 1978), Ukrainian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur * Karolína Kurková (born 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
