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Edvīns Inkēns
Edvīns is a Latvian masculine given name which may refer to: *Edvīns Bārda (1900–1947), Latvian footballer and manager *Edvīns Bietags (1908–1983), Latvian wrestler *Edvīns Ķeņģis (born 1959), Latvian chess Grandmaster * Edvīns Ozolinš (born 1939), Soviet Latvian track and field athlete, coach and Olympic medalist *Edvīns Šnore (born 1974), Latvian film director *Edvīns Zāģeris (born 1943), Latvian hurdler See also *Edvin Edvin is a male given name. In the Balkans, Edvin is popular among Bosniaks and Croats in the former Yugoslav nations. It is also popular among Albanians and Bulgarians. The name is a modification to the name Edwin, and it holds the same meanin ... {{given name Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...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] |
Edvin
Edvin is a male given name. In the Balkans, Edvin is popular among Bosniaks and Croats in the former Yugoslav nations. It is also popular among Albanians and Bulgarians. The name is a modification to the name Edwin, and it holds the same meaning of "wealthy friend." This region also has a female equivalent: Edvina. Given name * Edvin Alten (1876–1967), Norwegian judge * Edvin Austbø (born 2005), Norwegian footballer * Edvin Biuković (1969–1999), Croatian comics artist * Edvin Hagberg (1875–1947), Swedish sailor and Olympic competitor * Edvin Hevonkoski (1923–2009), Finnish sculptor and contemporary artist * Edvin Kallstenius (1881–1967), Swedish composer and arranger * Edvin Karlsson (1883-1932), Swedish politician * Edvin Kurtulus (born 2000), Swedish professional footballer *Edvin Laine (1905–1989), Finnish film director *Edvin Landsem (1925–2004), Norwegian cross country skier * Edvin Liveric (born 1970), Croatian actor *Edvin Kanka Ćudić (born 1988), Bosnia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Language
Latvian (, ), also known as Lettish, is an East Baltic languages, East Baltic language belonging to the Indo-European language family. It is spoken in the Baltic region, and is the language of the Latvians. It is the official language of Latvia as well as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 1.5 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and 100,000 abroad. Altogether, 2 million, or 80% of the population of Latvia, spoke Latvian in the 2000s, before the total number of inhabitants of Latvia slipped to 1.8 million in 2022. Of those, around 1.16 million or 62% of Latvia's population used it as their primary language at home, though excluding the Latgale Planning Region, Latgale and Riga Planning Region, Riga regions it is spoken as a native language in villages and towns by over 90% of the population. As a Baltic languages, Baltic language, Latvian is most closely related to neighboring Lithuanian language, Lithuanian (as well as Old Prussian language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvīns Bārda
Edvīns Johans Bārda (19 April 1900 in Riga – 28 September 1947 in Liverpool) was a Latvian footballer and manager, the eldest and most popular of the four football-playing Bārda brothers. Biography Edvīns Bārda started his career in 1921 when he joined JKS Riga – the strongest Latvian football club at the time. He played with the side in 1921 and 1922, in 1922 he also took up coaching the team. Later in 1922 he played briefly with ASK Riga until he ended up with the newly founded RFK – the leader in Latvian football in the years to follow, plus he actively participated in the formation of the club in its early years. Along with his brother Arvīds he was selected to play in the first ever international match for Latvia on 24 September 1922. Just two minutes into the friendly match against the Estonia national football team, Edvīns Bārda scored the first ever goal for Latvia national football team. In total between 1922 and 1925 Edvīns Bārda played eight internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvīns Bietags
Edvīns Bietags (28 February 1908, in Rūjiena – 29 September 1983, in Jūrmala) was a Latvian wrestler and Olympic medalist. Edvīns competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ..., and won a silver medal in Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight wrestling. References External links * * * * 1908 births 1983 deaths People from Rūjiena Olympic wrestlers for Latvia Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Latvian male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Latvia Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Latvian people {{Latvia-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvīns Ķeņģis
Edvīns Ķeņģis (born 12 April 1959, in Cēsis) is a Latvian chess Grandmaster. Ķeņģis is an eight-time Latvian Champion, winning the national contest in 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2004 and 2005. He won the Baltic Chess Championship at Pärnu 1985 and shared first place with Alexander Shabalov and Alexander Malevinsky at Haapsalu 1986. He won at Boston open 1989, tied for 2nd–4th at Lloyds Bank open 1990, won the Estonian National Championship in Pühajärve in 2001, tied for 3rd–5th at Kilingi-Nõmme (EST-ch, Kaido Külaots won), won the Golden Cleopatra tournament in Egypt in 2003, won the inaugural Jyri Vetemaa Memorial tournament at Pärnu 2004, and tied for 2nd–3rd with Vadim Malakhatko at the 2009 Al Saleh 8th International Open in Yemen. Ķeņģis represented Latvia six times in Chess Olympiads (1992–1998 and 2002–2004), once in the 3rd World Chess Team Championship at Lucerne Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvins Ozolin
Edvin Sigizmundovich Ozolin (, born 12 February 1939) is a retired Soviet runner and athletics coach. He competed in various sprint events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a silver medal in the relay. He won four medals in the relay at the European championships in 1958 and 1966 and at the Summer Universiade in 1961 and 1965. Individually he won 200 m at the 1963 and 1965 Universiade. Ozolin was born in Leningrad Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland .... He took up athletics in 1955 and soon became the best Soviet sprinter of the 1960s, winning 16 national titles: in the 100 m (1959–1963), 200 m (1960–1961 and 1963), relay (1957, 1961, 1965–1966, and 1968) and 200 m hurdles (1963 and 1967). Later he had a long career as a coach. In 1984–1992 he headed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvīns Šnore
Edvīns Šnore (born 21 March 1974, in Saulkrasti) is a Latvian film director and politician. He was elected to a four-year term in the Latvian Saeima in 2014 and 2018. Biography Šnore's family comes from Kuldīga. He went to high school in Riga. During the Revolutions of 1989 he sympathized with the Popular Front of Latvia. He first studied political science in Norway, and then earned his master's degree at the University of Latvia. In 2013 he completed his Doctoral thesis on the Western European view of Holodomor. Šnore has become known for his 2008 documentary '' The Soviet Story''. For this film, he was awarded with the Latvian Order of the Three Stars in 2008, and the Estonian Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana in 2009. In 2016 Šnore released another documentary called ''The Unknown War: Baltic Resistance'' on the guerrilla war in the Baltic states. Views In his article "The goal: A Latvian Latvia", E. Šnore expressed his views about the Russians in Latvia, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvīns Zāģeris
Edvīns Zāģeris (born 10 May 1943), also known as Edvin Zageris (), is a Latvian hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today .... He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the men's 400 metres hurdles event. References External links * * * 1943 births Living people Latvian male hurdlers Soviet male hurdlers Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Soviet Athletics Championships winners {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub ... [...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] |
