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Janina (given Name)
Janina is a given name, a feminine analog of Jan and Jonas. Notable people with the name include: * Janina Andersson (born 1971), Finnish politician *Janina Bauman (1926–2009), Polish journalist and writer of Jewish origin *Janina Dłuska (1899–1932), Russian Empire-born Polish artist, illustrator * Janina Fialkowska (born 1951), Canadian classical pianist *Janina Fry (born 1973), Finnish pop singer and model * Janina Garscia (1920–2004), Polish composer, pianist, and music teacher *Janina Gavankar (born 1980), American actress and musician *Janina Hettich (born 1996), German biathlete *Janina Stronski (born 1946), Canadian-American TV talk show host better known as Jenny Jones (presenter) *Janina Ochojska (born 1955), Polish humanitarian activist, Member of the European Parliament *Janina Orlov (born 1955), Finnish-Swedish translator of literature * Janina Oyrzanowska-Poplewska (1918–2001), Polish academic and veterinarian * Janina Paradowska (1942–2016), Polish journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan (name)
Jan is a form of John that is used in various languages. (See the “Other names” section in this page's infobox for more variants.) The name is used in Afrikaans, Belarusian, Circassian, Catalan, Cornish, Croatian, Czech, English (especially in Devon dialect), Dutch, German, Kazakh, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Scandinavian and Finnic languages. It is the most prevalent in the Czech Republic. In English, the name "Jan" is related to "John", but is a shortened form of the first names Janet, Janice, or January, with corresponding pronunciation. It has a separate origin in Persian, Greek, and Armenian. Netherlands and Flanders In the Netherlands and Flanders, the name used to be one of the most popular given first names. From the 1950s, the occurrence of the name decreased. In 2014, no more than 3% of the boys are given this name. However, it still is one of the most widely distributed names. It is also the most common name of Dutch players in the Netherlands national footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janina Ochojska
Janina Maria Ochojska (Polish pronunciation: ; born 12 March 1955) is a Polish humanitarian, social activist and astronomer, who serves as a Member of the European Parliament (2019–present). She is founder and director of the Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) (1992–present). Life She graduated from High School No. 1 in Zabrze and from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. In 1980, she graduated in astronomy from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, until 1984 she worked at the Astrophysics Laboratory at the Polish Academy of Sciences in the Nicholas Copernicus Astronomical Center in Torun. As a student she was active in the Academic Ministry... From the late 1970s, she was associated with the democratic opposition; she cooperated with the independent Social Library of Antoni Stawikowski. She joined "Solidarity", after the introduction of martial law engaged in the distribution of underground publications, as well as the activities of the local committee deal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janina (other)
Janina may refer to: * Alternative name for Ioannina, a Greek city * ''Janina'' (album) * Janina (given name), a female name (predominantly Polish) * ''Janina'' (telenovela), Mexican telenovela * Janina, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) * Janina, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (south-central Poland) * Janina coat of arms * Janina Irizarry, Puerto Rican singer * 383 Janina 383 Janina is a Themistian asteroid, approximately in diameter. It is spectral B-type and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous chondritic material. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 29 January 1894 in Nice. The reference of ..., a main belt asteroid See also * Jónína, Icelandic name {{disamb, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |