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Matīss Ārons
Matīss is a Latvian given name and surname. It is the Latvian form of Matthew. Matīss was 46 of the top 100 baby boy names in Latvia in 2020, falling from 33 in 2015 and 25 from 2000 to 2010. People with the name include: * Matīss Akuraters Matīss Akuraters (born June 7, 1982) is a Latvian musician – percussionist. Biography Akuraters was born June 7, 1982, in Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union. His mother Ieva Akuratere is a well-known Latvian m ... (born 1982), Latvian percussionist * Matīss Kivlenieks (1996–2021), Latvian ice hockey goaltender * Matīss Burģis (born 1989), Latvian table tennis player * Matīss Kulačkovskis (born 1997), Latvian basketball player * Anrijs Matīss (born 1973), Latvian politician and former Minister for Transport of Latvia References {{given name, type=both Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names Latvian-language masculine surnames ... [...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] |
Matthew (given Name)
Matthew is an English language masculine given name. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew language, Hebrew name "" (''Matityahu'') which means "Gift of God in Judaism, Yahweh". Etymology The Hebrew language, Hebrew name () was transliterated into Ancient Greek language, Greek as (). It was subsequently shortened to (); this was Latinised name, Latinised as , which became ''Matthew'' in English. The popularity of the name is due to Matthew the Apostle, one of the Twelve Apostles, twelve apostles of Jesus and the traditional author of the Gospel of Matthew. and were both a borrowing of the name Matthew among the Anglo-Normans settlers in Ireland. is the most common Irish language, Irish form of the name. Matthew is also used as an anglicisation of the Irish name (meaning 'bear'). Popularity The name Matthew became popular during the Middle Ages in Northwest Europe, and has been very common throughout the English-speaking world. In Republic of Ireland, Ireland, Matthew was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matīss Akuraters
Matīss Akuraters (born June 7, 1982) is a Latvian musician – percussionist. Biography Akuraters was born June 7, 1982, in Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union. His mother Ieva Akuratere is a well-known Latvian musician; his father Sergejs Akuraters is a photographer. In his childhood Matīss Akuraters studied piano and clarinet in music school. Akuraters's professional musical career began at age of 16 when he started collaboration with hip hop music, hip hop artists such as Gustavo and Ozols. Later he and his friends DJ Krii and Elvi formed their own hiphop crew "Ritmiņš", in which Akuraters played an Rapping, Mc role. They recorded songs and played concerts all around the Latvia. In age of 18 he began studying percussion, and his first instrument turn out to be the tabla – well known Indian percussion. Akuraters learned the tabla in London at The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, UK centre and also from jazz musician, drummer and percussionist Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matīss Kivlenieks
Matīss Edmunds Kivlenieks (26 August 1996 – 4 July 2021) was a Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for Prizma Riga of the Latvian Hockey Higher League (LHL), the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL), and the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 2012 and 2021. Kivlenieks died on 4 July 2021 after being struck by fireworks. Early life Kivlenieks was born in Riga, Latvia. His father died of natural causes when he was young. His mother and stepfather are restaurateurs. Kivlenieks had a younger sister. He fluently spoke Latvian, Russian, and after playing in the United States, English. He started playing ice hockey at age 3 or 4 after watching his cousin's practices. At age 5, he began playing as a goaltender. Playing career Latvia As a 15-year-old, Kivlenieks played one game for HK Prizma Riga of the Latvian Hockey Higher League (LHL) during the 2011–12 season, posting a 9.52 goals against average (GAA). Junio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matīss Burģis
Matīss Burģis (born 31 August 1989) is a Latvian table tennis player. He represented Latvia at 2012 Summer Olympics, reaching the second round. Burģis was the first Latvian table tennis player who competed at Olympics. He was born in Priekule, Latvia Priekule (; ) is a town in the South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The population was 1,872 in 2020. History Priekule is first mentioned as a fortified manor in 1483. It only began to grow as a town after 1871 when the .... References External links * 1989 births Living people Latvian table tennis players Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players for Latvia Table tennis players at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Latvia People from South Kurzeme Municipality {{Europe-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matīss Kulačkovskis
Matīss Kulačkovskis (born October 1, 1997) is a Latvian professional basketball player. He is currently playing for CS Rapid București at power forward position. Early life and education Kulackovskis was born 1 October 1997 in Saldus, Latvia to Viktors Kulackovskis and Gita Kulackovska. He has one younger sister. Though he grew up in Latvia, he spent the last two years of high school in United States. As a senior for the Archbishop Ryan High School team in Philadelphia, he averaged 17.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 3.1 assists. After graduating from high school in 2017, he attended Bowling Green State University, averaging 6.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in his senior year. Professional career Kulackovskis debuted at professional level when he was still under-aged, playing for his hometown team BK Saldus in Latvian League. After graduating college, he came back to Latvia and signed with BK Ventspils. In summer of 2023, he signed for BK Ogre BK Ogre is a professional ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anrijs Matīss
Anrijs Matīss (born 13 September 1973) is a Latvian politician and former Minister for Transport of Latvia The Ministry of Transport () is a ministry of Latvia which is responsible for implementing state policy in the fields of transport and communications. Its head office is in Riga. As of March 6 2025, Atis Švinka is the minister. Subordinate agen .... References 1973 births Living people Politicians from Riga New Unity politicians Transport ministers of Latvia Deputies of the 12th Saeima Riga State Gymnasium No.1 alumni Riga Technical University alumni Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 2nd Class {{Latvia-politician-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] |
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] |
