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Roosma
Roosma is an Estonian surname. In a number of cases it resulted from Estonization of the surname Roosmann. Notable people with the surname include: * John Roosma, American amateur basketball player * (born 1972), Estonian lawyer and judge, representative of Estonia at the European Court of Human Rights * Tuuli Roosma, Estonian television journalist and producer * William A. Roosma, American career army officer See also * *Roos Roos is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated east from Kingston upon Hull city centre and north-west from Withernsea, and on the B1242 road. History The de Ros family originated from the vill ... {{surname Estonian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Roosma
John Sieba Roosma (September 3, 1900 – November 13, 1983) was an amateur basketball player during the 1920s. He played for the United States Military Academy for five years, graduating in 1926. The Passaic, New Jersey native was a prolific scorer and became the first college player to total 1,000 points for his career. As a member of Ernest Blood's Passaic "Wonder Teams" Roosma gained almost legendary status already in high school on a team that won 179 consecutive games. Roosma captained the team and led them as scorer in three state tournaments (1919–21). After graduating from Passaic High School in 1921, General Douglas MacArthur recruited Roosma to play for the Army Black Knights. In five years the Roosma-led Black Knights compiled a 73–13 record and won 33 consecutive games at one point. After a 74-game career, Roosma totaled 1,126 points, being the first college player to score more than 1,000 in his career ( Christian Steinmetz held the record with 950 points, in 40 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roosmann
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Roosmann is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Magnus Roosmann, Swedish actor * Emilia Roosmann, Swedish-Norwegian actress See also * * Roosma *Roos *Rossmann (other) * Rosman (other) *Rozman Rozman is a both a given name and surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrej Rozman (born 1955), Slovenian poet * Franc Rozman (''nom de guerre'' Stane), (1911–1944), Slovenian Yugoslav Partisan of World War II * Gilbert Rozman (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuuli Roosma
Tuuli Roosma (born 26 May 1975, Tallinn) is an Estonian television journalist and producer. Since 1995 she has worked on television as a host, editor and producer. In 2007 she founded the production company Reede. Selected filmography * 2008 '' Fritsud ja blondiinid'' (documentary; executive producer) * 2008 ''Saladused ''Secrets'' (Estonian: ''Saladused'') is an Estonian television drama series created by Tuuli Roosma. Each story is made by different directors, such as Anri Rulkov, Arbo Tammiksaar, Rando Pettai, Marianne Kõrver, Ergo Kuld, Jan-Erik Nõgi ...'' (television series; producer) * 2008 ''Teie pilet, palun!'' (documentary; producer) * 2010 '' Ühikarotid'' (television series; producer) * 2012 ''Suletud uste taga'' (television series; producer) * 2012 ''Ühikarotid: Õed'' (television series; producer) * 2015 ''Kristus elab Siberis'' (documentary; co-producer) * 2017 ''Litsid'' (television series; producer) References Living people 1975 births Estonian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William A
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roos (surname)
Roos is a surname with multiple origins. In Dutch, Low German, Swiss German and Estonian “Roos” means “Rose” and the surname is often of toponymic origin (e.g. someone lived in a house named “the rose”). In 2007, 8600 people were named Roos and another 2880 “de Roos” in the Netherlands. In the UK, Roos may be of patronymic origin (“Andrews”) or indicating red hair (Old English “Rouse”). The name is also relatively common in Sweden (5,902 people in 2010), Finland (1219 in 2012) and Estonia (934 people in 2019). People with the name "Roos" or "de Roos" include: Academics * Anna Maria Roos (1862–1938), Swedish educator, author, theosophist and songwriter * (1877–1953), Dutch philologist * (1937–2010), Swedish theoretical chemist * Charles F. Roos (1901–1958), American economist * Folkert de Roos (1920–2000), Dutch economist * Göran Roos, Swedish business theorist * Jan-Erik Roos, Swedish mathematician * J P Roos (born 1945), Finnish sociol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
