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Neringa (name)
Neringa is a Lithuanian feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * (born 1972), Lithuanian poet and translator * Neringa Aidietytė (born 1983), Lithuanian racewalker * (born 1966), creator of Lithuanian TV program and musical group Tele Bim-Bam * Neringa Dangvydė (1975-2020), Lithuanian writer, poet, book illustrator, and literary critic * (born 1980), Lithuanian badminton player * Neringa Siaudikyte, Lithuanian singer and songwriter * Neringa Venckienė (born 1971), Lithuanian lawyer and politician See also * {{given name Lithuanian feminine given names Feminine given names ...
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Neringa Aidietytė
Neringa Aidietytė (born 5 June, 1983) is a Lithuanian racewalker, who competes in the 20 km walking event. Her personal record is 1:29:01, reached in 2014. She represented Lithuania at the 2010 and 2014 European Championships in Athletics, 2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ... and 2013 World Championship in Athletics and the 2012 London Olympic Games. Achievements References * 1983 births Living people Lithuanian female race walkers Athletes from Vilnius Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Lithuania {{lithuania-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Neringa Dangvydė
Neringa Dangvydė was pen name of Neringa Macatė (previously Mikalauskienė) (6 April 1975 – 21 March 2020), a Lithuanian writer, poet, book illustrator, and literary critic. She is best known as the author of two children's books. Her debut book, ''Amber Heart'', was published in 2013 and caused public controversy because it depicted same-sex relationships in a positive light. Dangvydė sued Lithuania for imposing limits on the distribution of the book at the European Convention on Human Rights. In January 2023, the case was ruled in her favor. Biography Neringa Dangvydė was born in Vilnius, but spent her childhood and youth in Alytus, where she graduated from the 9th secondary school and an art school. She went to study philosophy at the Vilnius University but quickly switched to literary studies. She was a member of the Lithuanian Writers' Union (since 2017), as well as of the IBBY Lithuania (International Bilingual Literature and Young People's Literature Association ...
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Neringa Siaudikyte
Neringa Siaudikyte (born 12 October) is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter. She is best known for appearances in The Voice and her songs Echo, Su Tavim and Thank You. Early life and education Siaudikyte was born in Kaunas in Lithuania. Her mother used to be a professional piano player. When Siaudikyte was 6 years old she joined a musical school and eventually began learning to play the piano. She started singing in a private band in her city and gained much popularity leading to her participating in international singing competitions around Europe. Later, when she was 14 years, Siaudikyte enrolled in the Kauno Aleksandro Kačanausko musical school in Kaunas. She also acquired a bachelor’s degree in history from VDU. Career Siaudikyte started her career in 2012 when she signed with The Voice of Lithuania. She joined the Violeta-Terasoviene team and went to the finals. In the same year, Siaudikyte joined the Eurovision song contest of Lithuania and performed the song “Used to ...
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Neringa Venckienė
Neringa Venckienė (born 21 May 1971 in Kaunas) is a former Lithuanian judge and member of the Seimas of Lithuania. In 2008–2009, Venckienė's brother Drąsius Kedys accused three men of sexually molesting his four-year-old daughter. One of the men and the girl's aunt were murdered in October 2009. Kedys became the prime suspect but he was found dead in June 2010. The girl's custody was initially awarded to Venckienė. The courts later awarded the custody to the girl's mother. These court ruling caused a popular uproar in Lithuania and members of the public started a vigil guarding the house where the girl lived so that the police could not take her away. Armed riot police forcibly took away the girl on 17 May 2012. Few days later, charges were brought against Venckienė who resigned from her job as a judge. She became leader of the new The Way of Courage political party and was elected to the Seimas in the October 2012 elections. In April 2013, the Seimas voted to remove Ve ...
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Lithuanian Feminine Given Names
Lithuanian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Lithuania, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe ** Lithuanian language ** Lithuanians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to Lithuania and the immediate geographical region ** Lithuanian cuisine ** Lithuanian culture Other uses * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jews, sometimes used to mean Mitnagdim * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth See also * List of Lithuanians This is a list of Lithuanians, both people of Lithuanian descent and people with the birthplace or citizenship of Lithuania. In a case when a person was born in the territory of former Grand Duchy of Lithuania and not in the territory of moder ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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