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Femke
Femke () is a Dutch and West Frisian feminine given name of West Frisian origin. It means and is derived from the name Femme. Originally from Friesland, the name Femke started to spread beyond this region around 1960, with peaks in popularity in 1980 and 2001. It is the name of over 26,000 women in the Netherlands and Belgium and can also be found in northwest Germany. Etymology Femke was originally a West Frisian name from Opsterland and surroundings.Gerrit Bloothooft & David Onland,Regionale voornamen: Fryslân (in Dutch), ''Neerlandistiek'', 16 October 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2023. Femke means : it is a diminutive, indicated by the suffix , of the name Fem which is the feminine form of the West Frisian masculine name Femme.Verklaring voornaam Femme (in Dutch), ''Nederlandse Voornamenbank'', |
Femke Bol
Femke Bol (; born 23 February 2000) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in hurdling and Sprint (running), sprinting. She specialises in the 400 metres hurdles, where she is the 2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles, 2023 World Champion, and in the 400 metres, where she is the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres, 2024 World Indoor Champion and the short track world record holder. In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, 2023 World Champion and the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, 2024 World Indoor Champion with the Dutch women's team and the Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay, 2024 Olympic Champion with the Dutch Mixed-sex sports, mixed team. Bol holds the List of world records in athletics, world record in the 400 metres short track with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femke Halsema
Femke Halsema (; born 25 April 1966) is a Dutch politician and filmmaker serving as Mayor of Amsterdam since 2018. She is the first woman to hold the position on a non-interim basis. She previously was a member of the House of Representatives for the leftist green party, GroenLinks from 1998 to 2011, and served as the party's parliamentary leader from 2002 to 2010. Early life Family background Halsema was born in 1966 in Haarlem, the Netherlands, in a Dutch Social democracy, social democratic family. They moved to Enschede, a town in the east of the Netherlands, close to the German border (Twente). Her father W. Halsema was a sport teacher and director of the municipal service for physical education, sport and recreation (Dienst lichamelijke opvoeding, sport en recreatie) of Enschede. For a long time, from 1982 until 1994, her mother Olga Halsema-Fles was an Alderman, alderwoman responsible for social affairs and employment for the Labour Party (Netherlands), Labour Party (Pv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femke Hermans
Femke Hermans () is a Belgian professional boxer She is a former IBF and IBO female super-welterweight champion and also held the WBO female super-middleweight title. Professional career Hermans made her professional debut on 23 January 2016, scoring a six-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Galina Gyumliyska at the Sportloods Waarborre in Asse, Belgium. After a technical knockout (TKO) victory against Vladislava Lopuhova in June, Hermans defeated Elene Sikmashvili via second-round knockout (KO) on 8 October, capturing the inaugural Belgian and vacant BeNeLux female super-middleweight titles in Middelkerke, Belgium. In her next fight she faced Borislava Goranova for the WBF International female super-middleweight title on 21 January 2017, at the Sportloods Waarborre. Hermans captured the title via eight-round UD, with two judges scoring the bout 80–72 and the third judge scored it 79–73. Two fights later she challenged for her first world title, facing Alicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femke Heemskerk
Frederike Johanna Maria "Femke" Heemskerk (; born 21 September 1987) is a former Dutch competitive Swimming (sport), swimmerFemke Heemskerk Zwemkroniek Online. Retrieved on 19 March 2008. who mainly specializes in freestyle, but also has a strong backstroke and medley. As part of the Dutch team, she holds the Short course (swimming), short course List of world records in swimming, world record in the 4 × 50 m freestyle relay and formerly the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, and 4×200 m freestyle relay, all set at the World Championships in Doha in 2014. Individually, she has broken List of Dutch records in swimming, national records in six events, four in Olympic-size swimming pool, long course, 100 m and 200 m freestyle, 100 m backstroke, and 200 m individual medley, and two in short course, 200 m free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femke Bastiaen
Femke Bastiaen (born 11 April 2001) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Utrecht and the Belgium national team. She has previously played for PSV and Kontich FC. Club career Born in Zulte, Bastiaen started her career in the youths at her local club Jong Zulte, before progressing to the adult club Zulte Waregem. Bastiaen also played in her native country for KAA Gent and during covid lockdown, joined amateur club Kontich FC. Bastiaen moved to PSV in the 2021-22 season, joining their youth academy. On 20 January 2022, Bastiaen signed her first contract with PSV, keeping her at the club until mid-2024. She was also transferred to the first team of the Eindhoven club. Bastiaen made her debut for PSV in the Women's Eredivisie in a 4-0 home win against VV Alkmaar on 29 April 2023. Bastiaen was given a start in the first team in the absence of Lisan Alkemade. Bastiaen also started the following match, away to SC Heerenveen. Prior to the 2024/25 season, Bastiaen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femke Beuling
Femke Beuling (; born 20 December 1999) is a Dutch Speed skating, speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances. Career At the Dutch qualifying tournament in November 2018 she won a ticket for the first three World Cup 500 m events. At the 2018–19 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 1, first competition weekend of the 2018–19 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Obihiro, Japan she finished second in the second 500 m Division B. This earned her a promotion to the Division A at the 2018–19 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2, second competition weekend in Tomakomai, Japan where she finished last in the first 500 m event. Personal records Tournament overview Source: World Cup overview * (b) = Division B References External links Eurosport profileSpeedSkatingNews profile * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beuling, Femke 1999 births Living people Dutch female speed skaters People from Emmeloord Sportspeople from Noordoostpolder 21st-century Dutch sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femke Gerritse
Femke Gerritse (; born 14 May 2001) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . In 2019, she won the Dutch national junior women's road race. In 2021, she signed with Parkhotel Valkenburg. In 2022, she came third overall in the Thüringen Ladies Tour, winning the white jersey of best placed young rider. Later that year, Gerritse led the mountains classification at the Tour de France Femmes for four stages. Major results ;2018 : 3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships : 8th Watersley Ladies Challenge ;2019 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 1st Stage 1 Watersley Ladies Challenge : 2nd Overall EPZ Omloop van Borsele : 3rd Overall Healthy Ageing Tour Junior ::1st Stage 2 ;2021 : 4th Overall Watersley Womens Challenge ::1st Stage 3 : 5th Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2022 : 3rd Overall Thüringen Ladies Tour ::1st Young rider classification : 3rd Team relay, UEC European Under-2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Famke
Famke () is a Dutch and West Frisian feminine given name of West Frisian origin. Its popularity peaked in 2002. It is variant form of Femke. Etymology Famke was originally a West Frisian name. The West Frisian word means 'girl'. The Meertens Institute relates the name Famke, like the name Femke, to the West Frisian masculine name Femme. Popularity In the Netherlands, the popularity of the name Famke peaked in 2002 with 117 newborns;Voornaam Famke (in Dutch), ''Nederlandse Voornamenbank'', . Retrieved 8 December 2023. as of 2017, 1,779 women (0.0238%) have Famke as first name and 236 women (0.0032%) have it as middle name. People named Famke P ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femke Dekker
Femke Dekker (; born 11 July 1979) is a Dutch rower from the Netherlands. Dekker started rowing in 1990 and made her international debut in the double sculls at the 1995 Junior World Championships in Poznań. Together with Christel Rijnten she won the bronze medal. The following year Dekker became World Junior Champion in the four with Rijnten, Karin Klinge and Maartje Breeman in Glasgow. In 1997 she finished fifth in the single scull race at the Junior World Championships in Hazewinkel. She kept on rowing the single scull in 1998 with winning a bronze medal in the Nations Cup. In 1999 in the double sculls with Annemieke Klaren she was unsuccessful. Dekker and Marloes Bolman qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and became 10th in the coxless pairs. In 2001, she formed a fours boat with Anneke Venema, Hurnet Dekkers and Carin ter Beek that finished fourth and fifth at the Rowing World Cup meetings in Sevilla and Munich. At the World Championships in Luzern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femke Boelen
Femke Boelen (; born 5 May 1968) is a retired Dutch rower. She won a gold medal in the women's coxless four at the 1994 World Rowing Championships, a bronze medal in the women's eight at the 1995 World Rowing Championships. She finished in sixth place in the women's eight at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... Boelen retired from competitions in 1997 and worked as a coach at her rowing club Willem III in Amsterdam. Her father Herman is also an Olympic rower and rowing coach, while her husband is rower Hans Lycklama.Susanna DallingaHet zit in de familie February 2014, at roeined.nl References 1968 births Living people Dutch female rowers Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers from Amsterdam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papenburg
Papenburg (; East Frisian Low Saxon: ''Papenbörg'') is a city in the district of Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, situated at the river Ems. It is known for its large shipyard, the Meyer-Werft, which specializes in building cruise liners. Geography Districts Papenburg is subdivided into 6 urban districts, Papenburg-Untenende, Papenburg-Obenende, Herbrum, Tunxdorf-Nenndorf, Aschendorf and Bokel. History In the ''Chronicle of the Frisians'', written in the 16th century by the East-Frisian council Eggerik Benninga, the Papenburg (at that time a manor) is mentioned for the first time. In 1458, Hayo von Haren, called "von der Papenburch", confessed to be leaned with the Papenburg. The contract that was made because of this is the earliest verifiably documented mention of Papenburg. On 2 December 1630, the district administrator Dietrich von Velen purchased the manor for 1500 Reichsthaler from Friedrich von Schwarzenberg in order to found a settlement in the fen-surrounded reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Frisia
East Frisia () or East Friesland (; ; ; ) is a historic region in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is primarily located on the western half of the East Frisia (peninsula), East Frisian peninsula, to the east of West Frisia and to the west of Friesland (district), Landkreis Friesland. Administratively, East Frisia consists of the districts Aurich (district), Aurich, Leer (district), Leer and Wittmund (district), Wittmund and the city of Emden. It has a population of approximately 469,000 people and an area of . There is a chain of islands off the coast, called the East Frisian Islands (). From west to east, these islands are Borkum, Juist, Norderney, Baltrum, Langeoog and Spiekeroog. History The geographical region of East Frisia was inhabited in Paleolithic times by reindeer hunters of the Hamburg culture. Later there were Mesolithic and Neolithic settlements of various cultures. The period after prehistory can only be reconstructed from archaeological evidence. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
