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Niki (given Name)
Niki is a first given unisex name. Niki has a Persian origin and it is a female name, meaning kindness, Being good, good, benevolent, good turn, goodness, nobility, right; 2- (in ancient times) comfort, prosperity, afterlife reward. In Greek it is a variant of the male Nikias (Ancient Greek) and female Nicole, a female form of Nicholas (French). A list of notable people with the name Niki is provided below. Music * Niki Barr, American musician * Niki Chow (born 1979), Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer * Niki DeMartino (born 1995), American singer and internet personality, one half of the duo Niki and Gabi * Niki Haris (born 1967), singer, dancer, and backing vocalist * Niki Shiina, fictional singer from the franchise Ensemble Stars! * Niki Sullivan (1937–2004), American rock and roll guitar player * Niki Zefanya (born 1999), Indonesian R&B singer and songwriter Film and television * Niki Caro (born 1966), New Zealand film director and screenwriter * Niki Chow (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nikias
Nicias (; ; 470–413 BC) was an Athenian politician and general, who was prominent during the Peloponnesian War. A slaveowning member of the Athenian aristocracy, he inherited a large fortune from his father, and had investments in the silver mines around Laurion, in south-east Attica. Following the death of Pericles in 429 BC, Nicias became the principal rival of Cleon and the democrats in the struggle for political leadership of the Athenian state. Politically a moderate conservative, he opposed the aggressive imperialism of Cleon and Alcibiades. Despite his political views, Nicias served as ''strategos'' (general) during the Peloponnesian War, and led a number of expeditions which were mostly successful, although he had a reputation for being over-cautious. Nicias' goal was to conclude a peace with Sparta on terms favourable to Athens, and he was largely responsible for negotiating the short-lived Peace of Nicias in 421 BC. In 415 BC, Nicias was appointed commander of At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Niki Bakoyianni
Niki Bakoyianni (, , born 9 June 1968) is a retired Greek high jumper. She was born in Lamia. Biography She is best known for winning a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics after a tough competition with Stefka Kostadinova, who eventually became Olympic champion. This was Bakogianni's second silver medal that year, as she had placed second in the European Indoor Championships. Bakogianni had several honours in minor athletics competitions, such as the Mediterranean Games and the Balkan Games. She won the gold medal in the latter three times (1990 in Istanbul, 1992 in Sofia and 1994 in Trikala). Her personal best jump of 2.03 metres is the current Greek record. She was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year for 1989 and 1996. After retiring she has worked as a coach. She coaches high jumper Konstadinos Baniotis Konstadinos "Kostas" Baniotis (; born 6 November 1986 in Komotini, Rhodope) is a retired Greek high jumper. Biography He finished sixth at the 2009 Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Niki Goulandris
Niki Goulandris (; 1925 – 9 February 2019) was a Greek philanthropist and an accomplished botanical painter. She co-founded the Goulandris Naturial History Museum in 1965, and was deputy minister for social services, secretary of state of health. She was awarded the UNEP Global 500 Award and named Woman of Europe by the European Commission. Early life Born Niki Kephala, she was married to Angelos Goulandris, of the wealthy ship-owning Goulandris family, with whom she established the Goulandris Natural History Museum in 1965. After graduating from the German School of Athens, Niki Goulandris studied political science and economics at the University of Athens and continued with post-graduate studies in political science and philosophy at the University of Frankfurt under the philosophers Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer. She spoke French, German, and English fluently. Goulandris was a botanic painter, learning to paint in Edinburgh, and painted about 800 plants througho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Niki Davis
Niki Davis is an educator and researcher based in Aotearoa New Zealand whose work has focused on equipping teachers to effectively deliver information and communication technologies in a global education context. Her research has explored how teaching, learning and assessment can be inclusive and ethically managed in non-traditional spaces involving E-learning while acknowledging the role of the knowledge of indigenous peoples in assisting to build critically reflective research communities. She worked in universities in the United Kingdom and the United States before becoming a Distinguished Professor at the University of Canterbury in 2008, retiring and becoming Professor Emeritus in 2020. Davis has been involved in a range of initiatives and organisations that promote knowledge of digital technologies in education and is widely published in this field. Career Davis was raised in Ireland, and started her career as a professor of Telematics at the University of Exeter in 1995, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Niki Ashton
Niki Christina Ashton (born September 9, 1982) is a Canadian politician. She served as the Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament for the federal electoral district of Churchill—Keewatinook Aski in Manitoba from 2008 to 2025 as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP). Ashton ran for leadership of the federal NDP in 2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, 2012 and 2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, 2017, placing seventh and third, respectively. Early life Ashton was born in Thompson, Manitoba. She is the daughter of Hariklia Dimitrakopoulou and former Manitoba provincial NDP cabinet minister Steve Ashton. Her father was born in England and her mother in Greece. Her paternal grandfather, John Ashton, was a Welsh-born chemical scientist who emigrated to Canada in 1967, where he worked for Inco (now Vale Canada). Ashton has one younger brother, Alexander. She attended École Riverside School and R. D. Parker Collegiate. She later attended the Li Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Niki And Sammy Albon
Niki and Sammy Albon (born 20 February 1992) are former British YouTube personalities, radio presenters and digital creators. Background Niki and Sammy are twins are from Canvey Island in Essex. They graduated from Roehampton University. Niki has a bachelor's degree in History and Journalism, and Sammy has a bachelor's degree in Classical Civilisation. Niki came out as gay in 2020. Careers YouTube The pair launched the Niki 'n' Sammy YouTube channel in June 2013. , the channel has 184,000 subscribers. After losing a combined 16 stone (101 kg), they were interviewed on Irish radio and Australian television. In January 2019, they relaunched their YouTube career with a new channel called TTK (Twins Talk Kpop.) The channel features content discussing Kpop in the UK, a niche they occupied after the popularity of Kpop episodes from the ''Peachy Podcast.'' Hosting They have hosted the '' CBBC Official Chart Show'', a BBC Radio 1 programme, and are an Anti-Bullying Ambassad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Niki Zimling
Niki Dige Zimling (born 19 April 1985) is a Danish former professional Association football, footballer and current U19 manager of Aarhus Gymnastikforening, AGF. He was named 2006 Danish Football Player of the Year#Young Players of the Year, Danish ''under-21 Talent of the Year'', and has played 24 games for the Denmark national football team, Denmark national team. Career Brøndby IF Born in Tårnby, Denmark, Zimling started his football career at AB 70 when he was four years old. Zimling then joined Tårnby Boldklub, Fremad Amager and Kjøbenhavns Boldklub before he moved on to join the youth team of Brøndby IF, Brøndby. Zimling then progressed through the club's youth system and contributed well for the team, scoring on a regular basis. It was well paid off when he offered a full time contract with Brøndby in July 2002. A month later, Zimling signed his first professional contract with the club and in doing so, he was promoted to the reserve squad. In January 2003, Zimlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Niki Xanthou
Niki Xanthou (, , born 11 October 1973 in Rhodes) is a Greek long jumper. Xanthou set nine national records in long jump during her career. Her personal best, and national record, is 7.03 metres, achieved in August 1997 in Bellinzona. At the age of 22 she gave an impressive performance in the Olympic games final in Atlanta, in which she took the 4th place with 6.97 m. She won the Mediterranean Games of 1997 in Bari and the European under 23 Cup in 1994. The greatest achievements in her career were the second place in the 1997 World Championships in Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ... and the gold medal in 2002 European Indoor Championships in Vienna. She was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year for 1997. Honours References * 1973 births L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Niki-Katerina Sidiropoulou
Niki-Katerina Sidiropoulou (born 11 April 1974) is a Greek épée fencer and silver medalist at European Fencing Championships. Career As Niké Szidiropulosz, competing with Hungary, Niki-Katerina Sidiropoulou won the silver medal at the World Championships Cadets in 1991 in Foggia, at the Epee Women's U17 Individual event. In 1992 she won the silver medal at the European Championships U20, in Innsbruck, Austria, at the Epee Women's U20 Individual event. During the '90s she won several medals in international competitions, including a bronze medal in Bratislava in 1999 and another bronze medal in Ciudad de Sevilla. In 2002 she won the silver medal at the 2002 European Fencing Championships in Moscow, at the Epee Women's Senior Individual. She competed in the women's épée events at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics, taking the 8th place with Greek épée The (, ; ), also rendered as epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Niki Panetta
Niki Panetta (); born 21 April 1986 in Ilion, Athens is a Greek triple jumper. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-12-02. She finished sixth at the 2012 European Championships. Her personal best is 14.55 metres achieved in Athens on July 7, 2011. At the indoor truck she has jumped 14.47 metres on February 22, 2012 in Piraeus
Piraeus ( ; ; , Ancient: , Katharevousa: ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of ...
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Niki Leferink
Niki Leferink (born 12 February 1976) is a Dutch former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ... who played as a striker. He ended his professional career in 2008. Leferink played a total number of 350 games in Dutch professional football. References *Profile 1976 births Living people People from Haaksbergen Dutch men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Emmen players Heracles Almelo players VVV-Venlo players Go Ahead Eagles players DETO Twenterand players Footballers from Overijssel {{netherlands-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Niki Lauda
Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (22 February 1949 – 20 May 2019) was an Austrian racing driver, motorsport executive and aviation entrepreneur, who competed in Formula One from to and from to . Lauda won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles and—at the time of his retirement—held the List of Formula One driver records, record for most List of Formula One driver records#Total podium finishes, podium finishes (54); he remains the only driver to have won a World Drivers' Championship with both Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari and McLaren, and won 25 Formula One Grands Prix, Grands Prix across 13 seasons. Born and raised in Vienna, Lauda was the grandson of local industrialist Hans Lauda. Starting his career in kart racing, karting, he progressed to Formula Vee and privateer (motorsport), privateer racing in the late 1960s. With his career stalled, Lauda took out a bank loan and secured a place in European Formula Two with March Engineering, March in , making his Form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
