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Petra (given Name)
Petra is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of Peter, which is derived from the Greek word "πέτρα" () meaning "stone, rock". It is also a common first name in German-speaking countries, the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovakia. Name day June 29 is the name day of Peter and Petra. October 2 is the name day of Petra in Hungary. Variants * Bulgarian: Петра (Petra), Петранка (Petranka), Петруна (Petruna), Петя (Petya), Пена (Pena), Пенка (Penka), Пейка (Peyka, female variant of Peyo), Петка (Petka, could also be derived from the Bulgarian word for Friday (Петък)) *Slovak: Peťka, Peťa, Peti, Peťuš, Peťuška, Peťuša, Petruška, Peťula, Peťulka, Peťulik, Peťuli * Czech: Petruš, Petruška, Péťa, Pétina, Pétis * French: Perette, Pierrette, Pierrine * Frisian: Peekje, Pietje, Pierke, Pierkje, Piertje, Peterke, Petje, Petke, Pieterke * German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label= Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy ( Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrine (other)
Petrine may refer to: * Saint Peter the Apostle, in Christianity, as in ''a Petrine text'' ** Petrine Cross ** Petrine ministry, the office of the Pope * Peter the Great, in Russia, as in ''the Petrine Revolution'' ** The ''post-Petrine era'', the House of Romanov The House of Romanov (also transcribed Romanoff; rus, Романовы, Románovy, rɐˈmanəvɨ) was the reigning dynasty, imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917. They achieved prominence after the Tsarina, Anastacia of Russia, Anastasi ... after Peter the Great, or the ''Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov Dynasty'' * Petrine Baroque, a style of architecture, particularly rich in Saint Petersburg * Petrine (Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance), in ''Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance'', one of the Four Riders of Daein and one of the game's more prominent adversaries {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Ekerum
Petra Margareta Ekerum (born 1980) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ..., she represented Västra Götaland County West between January 2017 and September 2018. References 1980 births 21st-century Swedish women politicians Living people Members of the Riksdag 2014–2018 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Women members of the Riksdag {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Ecclestone
Petra Ecclestone (born 19 December 1988) is a British heiress, model, fashion designer and socialite. Early life Ecclestone was born in London as the younger daughter of former Armani model Slavica Radić and English Formula One billionaire Bernie Ecclestone. She has an older sister, Tamara Jane, and an older paternal half-sister, Deborah. She attended Trevor-Roberts School, then Francis Holland School, and Benenden School. She contracted viral meningitis at the age of 14, and told the media that it "changed her life forever"."Petra Ecclestone: I wanted to die: Turning point: when Petra Ecclestone contracted viral meningitis at the age of 14 it changed her life forever" by Julie Cross, ''The Tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Döll
Petra Döll is a German hydrologist whose work focuses on modeling global water resources. She is a professor of hydrology and researcher at the Institute of Physical Geography, Goethe University Frankfurt. Early life and education Petra Döll was born and raised in Hof, Bavaria, Germany, later moving to Erlangen for university. She applied for a Fulbright exchange program between the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg and the University of Colorado Boulder (US) for her fourth year. There, Döll connected her background in geology to groundwater and hydrology. Döll earned a Masters of Science from University of Colorado Boulder. Döll was interested in sustainability and found that her new studies in hydrology gave her the ability to think about geology and water with a social-ecological perspective. After earning her first diploma in geology from University of Erlangen–Nuremberg and her Masters of Science in geology in Colorado, she continued her work at the Technical Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Conti
Petra Conti (born 1988) is an Italian ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer with Los Angeles Ballet. Conti was previously a principal dancer with the Boston Ballet. Before moving to the United States, Conti danced as a principal with La Scala Theatre Ballet and as a corps de ballet dancer with Bavarian State Ballet. Early life Petra Conti was born on April 30, 1988, in Anagni but she lived in Frosinone, Italy. Her father is Italian and her mother is Polish. Her mother and sister trained at the National Academy of Ballet in Poland. In 2006 she graduated with honors from the in Rome. Career When Conti was seventeen years old, she was invited to dance as a guest star in the Arena di Verona Ballet's ''Cinderella''. In 2008 she was a company member of the Bavarian State Ballet and a trainee at the Marinski ballet. In 2009 she joined La Scala Theatre Ballet and was promoted to the rank of principal dancer in 2011. In 2013 Conti was invited by Mikko Nissinen to join the Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Collins
Petra Collins (born December 21, 1992) is a Canadian artist, director of photography, fashion model and actress who rose to prominence in the early 2010s. Her photography is characterized by a feminine, dreamlike feel, informed in part by a female gaze approach. She was a resident photographer for ''Rookie'' magazine and a casting agent for Richard Kern. She has also directed a number of short films, including music videos for Carly Rae Jepsen, Lil Yachty, Selena Gomez, Cardi B, and Olivia Rodrigo. She directed the music video for Rodrigo's song "Good 4 U", which as of January 2022 has amassed over 300 million views on YouTube. In 2016, Collins was chosen as a face of Gucci. She has been labeled an "it girl" by photographer and mentor Ryan McGinley and by '' Vanity Fair'' and ''The New Yorker'' magazines. Early life Collins was raised in Toronto, where she attended Rosedale Heights School of the Arts. It was at Rosedale at the age of 15, Collins began practicing the art of pho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Cetkovská
Petra Cetkovská (; born 8 February 1985) is a retired Czech tennis player. Having turned professional in 2000, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 25, on 18 June 2012. Over her career, Cetkovská defeated top-ten players Marion Bartoli, Elena Dementieva, Angelique Kerber, Li Na, Agnieszka Radwańska, Caroline Wozniacki, and Vera Zvonareva. Personal life Cetkovská has been playing tennis since she was five. Her father Petr works at a pro shop in a local tennis club, while her mother Alena is a nurse. She has one younger brother, Matěj. Petra's father is of Macedonian origin. When she was 14, Cetkovská was involved in an incident with a friend while playing sport when her friend had accidentally pushed her against a wall. Two years later, she had brain surgery due to the swelling caused by the incident. A year later, she had contracted glandular fever, further hampering her tennis career prospects and the third obstacle had come when she broke her foot pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Burka
Petra Burka (; born November 17, 1946) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater and now coach. She won the 1964 Olympic bronze medal in women's figure skating and the 1965 World championship in the sport. Personal life Petra Burka was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on November 17, 1946, the daughter of Dutch figure skater and coach Ellen Burka and a Czech-born artist, Jan Burka. The family moved to Canada in 1951. Her parents divorced in the mid-1950s. Raised as Christians, Petra and her sister, Astra, were in their late teens when their mother told them about her background as a Holocaust survivor. Career Petra Burka began skating lessons at the age of 10 or 11. Her mother, also her coach, was advised by Osborne Colson of her talent. At the 1962 Canadian Championships, Burka became the first woman to land a triple Salchow and came away with the silver medal. She finished 4th in her World Championship debut in Prague in the same year. The father of one of Ellen Burk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra (singer)
Petra Bockle (born 14 May 1995) known professionally as Petra, is a rapper, singer and songwriter of Kenyan and Seychellois descent. She performs in both Swahili and English, sometimes switching back and forth. She cites 2Pac, Eminem, MC Lyte and Lil' Kim as her musical influences. Early life Petra Bockle was born to a Kenyan mother and Seychellois father. Her father died in 2004, when Petra was nine years old, She then started becoming active with music around this time as a form of therapy. Career Petra first appeared on the "Ligi Soo Remix" which featured her along with other Kenyan artists. This includes: Kaka Sungura, Madtraxx, MwendaMchizi Jay A and Mejja among others. She then disappeared from the music scene for a while. In 2018 she collaborated with Kenyan hip hop artist Khaligraph Jones on a song titled "Rider". In the music video for "Rider", which features Khaligraph Jones, Petra is seen eating raw meat, which was actual raw liver, caused controversy. A month late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Begerow
Petra Begerow (born 14 April 1975 in Bad Kreuznach) is a former German professional tennis player. Career She reached her highest WTA singles ranking, 29, on 8 April 1996. She reached the second round of the French Open 4 times, 1994-1997. That was also her highest achievement in Grand Slam Grand Slam most often refers to: * Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to: Games and sports * Grand slam, winning category te ... tournaments. ITF Finals Singles (2–1) External links * * Munzinger site bio 1975 births Living people German female tennis players People from Bad Kreuznach {{Germany-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Barran
Petra Barran is a British entrepreneur and the founder of the London street food collective KERB. In 2005, Barran began her street food career selling chocolate out of an old ice cream van. As of 2019, KERB has five sites across London, which serve more than 10,000 dishes a week. Early life Barran grew up in Suffolk, where her father was a fishmonger and schoolteacher who also grew and sold herbs, her mother was a teacher of dyslexic children. They lived in converted stables at a large house owned by her grandparents and ate roadkill. She became interested in food during her childhood and was first introduced to street food at the age of ten in Mexico. Her first job was in a local tearoom. She studied American Studies at the University of Manchester and earned a bachelor's degree in 1999. Early career After graduating, Barran became interested in chocolate, and trained alongside the chocolatier Pierre Marcolini. From 2005 Barran sold chocolates out of an old ice cream v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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