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Kjeld Marcker
Kjeld is a person name derived from the Old Norse and may refer to: Given name *Saint Kjeld (fl. 1100–1150), Danish clergyman *Kjeld Abell (1901–1961), Danish playwright and theatrical designer *Kjeld Ammentorp (1895–1975), Danish-British businessesman * Kjeld Bonfils (1918–1984), Danish jazz pianist and vibraphone player * Kjeld Hillingsø (born 1935), Danish Army general * Kjeld Stub Irgens (1879–1963), Norwegian politician * Kjeld Jacobsen (1915–1970), Danish actor *Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen (born 1947), the president and CEO of Lego between 1979 and 2004 * Kjeld Langeland (1920–1973), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party * Kjeld Nielsen (1887–1910), Danish athlete *Kjeld Nuis (born 1989), Dutch speed skater *Kjeld Olesen (born 1932), Danish former Social Democratic politician * Kjeld Østrøm (born 1933), Danish rower * Kjeld Petersen (1920–1962), Danish film actor *Kjeld Philip (1912–1989), Danish economist and politician representing the Danish S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Kjeld
Kjeld or Ketil (, ; 1100–1150) was a 12th-century Danish clergyman. He is venerated as a saint in Denmark, by both Catholics and Church of Denmark, Danish Lutherans. Life Kjeld was born in the early 12th century to wealthy parents, who lived on a farm in the Randers area. It was soon decided that he should have a future in the church. He studied in Lübeck. Bishop Eskil of Viborg, Denmark, Viborg ordained him and persuaded Kjeld to joined the Augustinian Canons regular, canons at the cathedral chapter. The canons of the cathedral chapter were in charge of the liturgy, worship services at the cathedral, and assisted the bishop in his administrative work. Kjeld was elected as head of the cathedral chapter school and around 1145 he was elected dean of the canons. Kjeld was apparently a very caring, generous, and compassionate man who gave all he managed for the sick, poor, and needy. It is told in his biography that when Viborg city in 1145 was threatened by fire, Kjeld ran to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjeld Steen
Kjeld Steen (18 June 1925 – 21 May 2005) was a Danish boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in .... At the 1952 Summer Olympics, he lost to Torbjørn Clausen of Norway. References 1925 births 2005 deaths Danish male boxers Olympic boxers for Denmark Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Boxers from Copenhagen Flyweight boxers 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masculine Given Names
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) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Masculine Given Names
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *Norwegian language Norwegian ( ) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken mainly in Norway, where it is an official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelli ..., including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Masculine Given Names
Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A Danish person, also called a "Dane", can be a national or citizen of Denmark (see Demographics of Denmark) * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity * A member of the Danes, a Germanic tribe * Danish (name), a male given name and surname Language * Danish language, a North Germanic language used mostly in Denmark and Northern Germany * Danish tongue or Old Norse, the parent language of all North Germanic languages Food * Danish cuisine * Danish pastry, often simply called a "Danish" See also * Dane (other) * * Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ... * List of Danes * Languages of Denmark {{disambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjell
Kjell is a Scandinavian usually male given name. In Denmark, the cognate is Kjeld or Keld. The name comes from the Old Norse word ''kętill'', which means "kettle" and probably also "helmet" or perhaps "cauldron". Examples of old spellings or forms are ''Ketill'' (Old Norse), ''Kjætil'' (Old Swedish) and ''Ketil'' (Old Danish). An equally likely meaning is a source, a hope that the boy will get ample resources to draw upon later in life. Kjell has a name day on July 11 in Norway and July 8 in Sweden, and in Denmark with the variant ''Kjeld''. Prevalence In 2007, there were 59,011 men in Sweden with "Kjell" as their first name, making it the 42nd most common masculine name in Sweden. In Swedish and Norwegian it is pronounced with the voiceless alveolo-palatal sibilant fricative � There were 30,809 men in Norway with "Kjell" as their first name. This makes it the 5th most common masculine name in Norway. In Denmark, 8079 men were called "Kjeld" and 5491 "Keld". In Finland, the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjetil
Kjetil is a Norwegian masculine given name. It may refer to: * Kjetil Aleksander Lie (born 1980), Norwegian chess player, Norway's eighth International Grandmaster *Kjetil André Aamodt (born 1971), Norwegian former alpine ski racer * Kjetil Bang-Hansen (born 1940), Norwegian actor, dancer, stage producer and theatre director * Kjetil Bjørklund (born 1967), Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party * Kjetil Bjørlo (born 1968), Norwegian orienteering competitor * Kjetil Borch (born 1990), Norwegian rower * Kjetil Byfuglien (born 1977), Norwegian professional football defender * Kjetil Knutsen (born 1968), Norwegian football manager * Kjetil Jansrud (born 1985), Norwegian alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist * Kjetil Løvvik (born 1972), retired Norwegian footballer * Kjetil Mårdalen (1925–1996), Norwegian Nordic combined skier * Kjetil Mørland (born 1980), Norwegian singer * Kjetil Manheim, (born 1968), the drummer for the Norwegian black metal band ''Mayhem'' * Kjeti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ketil
Ketil is a Norwegian masculine given name, and may refer to: * Ketil Askildt (1900-1978), Norwegian discus thrower * Ketil Bjørnstad (born 1952), Norwegian pianist * Ketil Flatnose (9th century), Norwegian hersir * Ketil Haugsand (21st century), Norwegian harpsichordist * Ketil Lenning (born 1950), Norwegian businessperson * Ketil Lund (born 1939), Norwegian judge * Ketil Motzfeldt (1814-1889), Norwegian politician * Ketil Skogen (1884-1970), Norwegian politician * Ketil Solvik-Olsen (born 1972), Norwegian politician * Ketil Stokkan (born 1956), Norwegian singer * Ketil Thorkelsson (9th century), Norwegian hersir * Lars Ketil Strand (born 1924), Norwegian forester * Ketil (mountain) See also * Kjetil * Kjeld * Kjell {{given name, nocat Norwegian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Kjeld Rasmussen
Hans Kjeld Rasmussen (10 November 1954 – February 2025) was a Danish sport shooter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in skeet shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...."1980 Summer Olympics – Moscow, Soviet Union – Shooting" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 27 September 2008) Rasmussen died in February 2025, at the age of 70. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjeld Vibe
Kjeld Vibe (5 October 1927 – 27 January 2011) was a Norwegian diplomat. Born in Stavanger, and was a cand.jur. by education. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1955, and served as embassy counsellor in the United States from 1965 to 1969, before becoming sub-director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was promoted to deputy under-secretary of state in 1972, served as NATO ambassador from 1977 to 1984, then five years as permanent under-secretary of state. From 1989 to 1996 he was the Norwegian ambassador to the United States. He was decorated as a Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just be ... in 1985. References 1927 births 2011 deaths People from Stavanger Norwegian civil servant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjeld Tolstrup
Kjeld Tolstrup (27 June 1965 – 21 March 2011) was a Danish radio DJ. Career Kjeld Tolstrup became one of the biggest names in Danish DJ circles in the 1980s performing at The Hacienda in Manchester, Ministry of Sound in London, ''Sensation'' event in Copenhagen, and a big number of clubs. Kjeld Tolstrup also remix A remix, also sometimes called reorchestration or rework, is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, poem, or photograph ca ...ed for many artists including C.V. Jørgensen, Love Shop, Cut 'N' Move and Infernal. Death Kjeld Tolstrup died on 21 March 2011, at the age of 45, after a prolonged illness and hospitalization. In 2000 he had been hospitalized for three weeks because of a congenital heart defect. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tolstrup, Kjeld 1965 births 2011 deaths People from Aarhus Danish electronic dance music DJs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjeld Toft-Christensen
Kjeld Toft-Christensen MC (10 March 1910 – 27 November 1945), was a Special Operations Executive officer and Danish resistance fighter during the Second World War. Life Born in Copenhagen to Aage Toft-Christensen and Elna Elise (''née'' Bønnelycke), he emigrated from Denmark to join the French Foreign Legion. During the Second World War Toft-Christensen served with the Free French in North Africa before he left for England where he joined the British Army. He was trained as a parachutist and in sabotage tactics in The Buffs ( Royal East Kent Regiment) being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. On 4 April 1944 he was dropped into Skive in Denmark to assist the local resistance under the codename "Dahl". Kjeld Toft-Christensen joined the resistance in Aarhus as a liaison and intelligence officer. He became a part of the newly-formed L-groups, focused on assassinations, and worked primarily in and around Aarhus. On 29 April 1945 the Danish interpreter and informant Olaf Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
