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Petrovich (TV Series )
Petrovich is a patronymic surname derived from the Slavic-style patronymic derived from a Slavic form of the given name Peter. It addition, it may be an English-language phonemic rendering of the surnames Petrović and Petrovič. Notable people with the given surname include: *Curt Petrovich, Canadian journalist * Donna Petrovich, Australian politician *Iván Petrovich Iván Petrovich (; 1 January 1894 – 18 October 1962) was a Serbian film actor and singer. He was the first actor from Yugoslavia to have a successful international movie career. Petrovich mainly worked in German cinema, but also collaborated ..., Serbian film actor and singer * Jon Petrovich, American journalist and television executive See also * {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patronymic Surname
A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ... surnames. In the Old Testament of the Bible, men are identified by their lineage through use of their father's first (and only) name. Last names were ‘normalized’ and became more standardized with the advent of mass literacy, paper availability and documentation, and mobility. For example, passports vs early letters of introduction for travel. For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of the Anglicizing of the historical Welsh naming system, which sometimes had included references to several generations: e.g., Llywelyn ap Gruffydd ap Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavic Names
Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic peoples, Slavic countries. The main types of Slavic names: * Two-base names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', ''Niemir, Němir/měr''), *voldъ (''Vsevolod'', ''Rogvolod''), *pъlkъ (''Svetopolk'', ''Yaropolk''), *slavъ (''Vladislav'', ''Dobroslav'', ''Vseslav'') and their derivatives (''Dobrynya, Tishila, Ratisha, Putyata'', etc.) * Names from flora and fauna (''Shchuka'' - Northern pike, pike, ''Yersh'' - ruffe, ''Zayac'' - hare, ''Wolk''/''Vuk (name), Vuk'' - wolf, ''Orel'' - eagle) * Names in order of birth (''Pervusha'' - born first, ''Vtorusha''/''Vtorak'' - born second, ''Tretiusha''/''Tretyak'' - born third) * Names according to human qualities (''Hrabr'' - brave, ''Milana/Milena'' - beautiful, ''Milosh'' - beloved, ''Nadezhda -'' hope) * Names containing the root of the name of a Slavic deity (''Troyan'', ''Perunek/Peruvit'', ''Yarovit'', ''Stribor'', ''Šventarag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter (given Name)
Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek language, Greek , ''Petros'' (an invented, masculine form of Greek ''wikt:petra, petra,'' the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic ''Kefa'' ("stone, rock"), the new name Jesus gave to apostle Simon bar Jonah. An Old English variant is Piers (name), Piers. In other languages The following names can be interpreted as Peter in English language, English. * Afrikaans: Pieter, Petrus (given name), Petrus * Albanian language, Albanian: Pjetër, Për * Amharic: ጴጥሮስ ("Ṗeṭros") * Arabic: بطرس (''Boutros''), بيار ("Pierre," mainly in Lebanon), بيتر ("Peter," exact transcription) * Aragonese language, Aragonese: Pietro, Pero, Piero, Pier * Armenian language, Armenian: Պետրոս (Bedros in the Western dialect, Petros (given name), Petros in the Eastern dialect) * Assamese: পিটাৰ * Asturian language, Asturian: Pedru * Azerbaijani language, Azerbaijani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrović
Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Петровић, ;) is a South Slavic language patronymic surname literally meaning ''Peter's son'', equivalent to the English last name of Peterson (name), Peterson. In Eastern Slavic naming customs its counterpart is "Petrovich". The surname was notably used by the House of Petrović-Njegoš, and by Karađorđe Petrović. Petrović is the second most frequent surname in Serbia. It is also the 11th most common in Croatia, with 9,614 carriers (2011 census). It is the third most common surname in the Osijek-Baranja County, the fourth most common in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and ninth most common in the City of Zagreb. Notable people *Aleksandar Petrović (footballer, born 1914) (1914–87), former Serbian football player and manager *Aleksandar Petrović (film director) (1929–1994), Serbian film director *Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born February 1959), Croatian professional basketball coach and former player *Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrovič
Petrovič is a Slovenian and Slovak surname. Notable people with this surname include: *Alexander Petrovič, Slovak name of Sándor Petőfi, Hungarian poet of Slovak origin * Alojz Petrovič (born 12 May 1936) is a Croatian gymnast * Dejan Petrovič (born 12 January 1998) is a Slovenian football player *Rok Petrovič Rok Petrovič (5 February 1966 – 16 September 1993) was a Yugoslav and Slovenian alpine skier. Petrovič was born in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, the son of Zdenka Steiner and Krešimir Petrović, a well known sports psychologist of Croatian o ..., (5 February 1966 – 16 September 1993) was a Yugoslav and Slovenian alpine skier * Tomaž Petrovič (born 17 April 1979) is a Slovenian football manager See also * {{Peter-surname Slovene-language surnames Slovak-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curt Petrovich
Curt Petrovich is a Canadians, Canadian journalist. He has worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation since 1986. Petrovich is currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has also worked for the CBC in Iqaluit, Winnipeg and Ottawa. In 1999, Petrovich was awarded the Michener Award by Governor General of Canada, Governor General Adrienne Clarkson for his coverage of a vote-splitting scandal in the 1995 Manitoba general election, 1995 Manitoba provincial election. Following interviews with Darryl Sutherland, Petrovich discovered that organizers of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, Progressive Conservative Party had funded Independent Native Voice candidates to split the left-of-centre vote with the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, New Democratic Party in three constituencies. He made the following comment about CBC management in 2005, following the Corporation's lockout of its workers: "Why isn't someone trying to take back the controls from a bunch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Petrovich
Donna-Lee Petrovich (born 15 November 1963) is an Australian former politician. She was a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2006 to 2013, representing Northern Victoria Region. She resigned with a year remaining of her second term in order to contest the 2013 federal election in the seat of McEwen, but was defeated by Labor incumbent Rob Mitchell. Petrovich was born in Bendigo, Victoria. She commenced her working life at her families' business, Bynon Industries. Some of her community work involved being the marketing executive of the Central Victorian Racing Club and the Hanging Rock Racing Club. She was also very active in the local Liberal Party branches. She won the Hanging Rock Ward in the Macedon Ranges Shire Council 2000 General Election on first preferences of 50.5%. She again won this ward in the 2003 General Election on first preferences of 50.83%. She served the council as deputy and then mayor during this period. She did not contest th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iván Petrovich
Iván Petrovich (; 1 January 1894 – 18 October 1962) was a Serbian film actor and singer. He was the first actor from Yugoslavia to have a successful international movie career. Petrovich mainly worked in German cinema, but also collaborated with established directors in some 100 Hungarian, French, Spanish, Czechoslovakian and Hollywood movies. Early life He was born Svetislav Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Светислав Петровић) on 1 January 1894 in Újvidék, Austria-Hungary, today Novi Sad in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. His father Mladen was a tailor who made uniforms for the Serbian army. After finishing the primary education in his hometown, he moved to Budapest, where he graduated from the Polytechnic academy. He was a talented singer and violinist and was an accomplished athlete, who participated as a swimmer at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. During the World War I he was drafted into the Austro-Hungarian army and after the war ended, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |