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Grīnberga
Grīnberga (masculine: Grīnbergs) is a feminine Latvian-language surname, a Latvianization of the Yiddish surname Grinberg. Noptable people with the surname include: *Ilona Dzelme-Grīnberga (born 1966), Latvian windsurfer *Jāna Jēruma-Grīnberga Jāna Jēruma-Grīnberga (born London, 1953) is the priest-in-charge of St Saviour’s Anglican Church in Riga, Latvia and was the first woman to become a bishop in Britain. Jēruma-Grīnberga is the daughter of the Latvian composer Alberts ... (born 1953), Latvian priest-in-charge of St Saviour's Anglican Church in Riga * (1871-1949), Latvian opera singer and vocal pedagogue * (born 1969), Latvian translator {{surname Latvian-language feminine surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilona Dzelme-Grīnberga
Ilona Grīnberga (, born 11 January 1966) is a Latvian windsurfer. She competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and 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, .... References External links * * * 1966 births Living people Latvian female sailors (sport) Latvian windsurfers Olympic sailors for Latvia Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Lechner A-390 Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Mistral One Design Female windsurfers {{Latvia-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jāna Jēruma-Grīnberga
Jāna Jēruma-Grīnberga (born London, 1953) is the priest-in-charge of St Saviour’s Anglican Church in Riga, Latvia and was the first woman to become a bishop in Britain. Jēruma-Grīnberga is the daughter of the Latvian composer Alberts Jērums and was born in England. She studied biochemistry at University College London and trained to become a nurse before feeling called to the priesthood, studying at North Thames Ministerial Training Course at Oak Hill Theological College and being ordained in 1997. She was a pastor in the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad in Great Britain. She served as the bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain, taking office in January 2009.Britain's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grīnbergs
Grīnbergs (feminine: Grīnberga) is a masculine Latvian-language surname, a Latvianization of the Yiddish surname Grinberg. *Emanuels Grīnbergs *Ojārs Grīnbergs *Ralfs Grīnbergs *Teodors Grīnbergs *Teodors Grīnbergs, birth name of Teodors Zaļkalns Teodors Zaļkalns (born Teodors Grīnbergs; 30 November 1876 – 6 September 1972) was a Latvian sculptor, poet, medalist and teacher who was among the first professional Latvian sculptors. Biography He was born in 1876 in Allažu parish in t ... {{surname Latvian-language masculine surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvianization
Latvianization (sometimes Lettization) is a cultural assimilation of something non-Latvian into Latvian (other), Latvian. This process was an important component during the several waves of Latvian national awakening. Language The first notable process of Latvianization was during the First Latvian National Awakening, when Germanism (linguistics), Germanisms in Latvian language, Latvian started to be replaced with native Latvian ones: ''beķeris'' (baker) > ''maiznieks'', ''duršlags'' (colander) > ''caurduris'', ''trekteris'' (funnel) > ''piltuve'' (both words are in use today), and the intolerant attitude was formed towards these borrowings. This process continued over time and by 1990s the Germanic Barbarism (linguistics), barbarisms (unwarranted borrowings) were to a great extent removed from the literary Latvian. Juris Alunāns was especially active in this and now he is recognized as the father of Latvian linguistics. Notably, he suggested Latvianized names for fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grinberg
Grinberg is a surname, a Yiddish variant of Grünberg, literally "green mountain" in German. Notable people with the surname include: *Adam Grinberg, birth name of Adam Greenberg (cinematographer) (born 1939), Polish cinematographer * Alexander Grinberg, Soviet photographer * Anouk Grinberg (born 1963), Belgian actor * Emanuel Grinberg (1911–1982), Latvian mathematician * Gedalio Grinberg (1931–2009), Cuban-American watchmaker * Iosif Grinberg (1906–1980), Soviet literary critic *Ivan Grinberg (1908–1973), birth name of Philip Rahv *Jacobo Grinberg * Jacques Grinberg (1941-2011), neo-expressionist painter and printmaker * Linda Grinberg (1951–2002), American HIV/AIDS activist * Louise Grinberg * Maria Grinberg (1908–1978), Soviet pianist * Miguel Grinberg * Ricardo Grinberg (born 1948), Argentine chess master *Sara Topelson de Grinberg (born 1945), Polish-born Mexican architect * Suzanne Grinberg * Svetlana Grinberg * Uri Zvi Grinberg * Yoysef Grinberg (1900–1996), P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
