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Reet (given Name)
Reet is an Estonian feminine given name. It is a variant and often a diminutive of the given name Margareeta, a cognate of Margaret. As of 1 January 2021, 2,833 women in Estonia have the first name Reet, making it the 46th most popular female name in the country. The name is most commonly found in Viljandi County Viljandi County ( or ''Viljandimaa''; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties as well as Latvia. History Viljandimaa, under the German name of ''Krei ..., where 32.43 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the name. Individuals bearing the name Reet include: * Reet Aus (born 1974), Estonian fashion, theatre and film artist * Helle-Reet Helenurm (1944–2003), Estonian actress * Reet Jürvetson (1950–1969), Estonian-Canadian murder victim * Reet Kasik (born 1946), Estonian linguist * Reet Krusten (1934–2021), Estonian literary scholar * Reet Linna (born 1944), Est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,300 other islands and islets on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. Its capital Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest List of cities and towns in Estonia, urban areas. The Estonian language is the official language and the first language of the Estonians, majority of its population of nearly 1.4 million. Estonia is one of the least populous members of the European Union and NATO. Present-day Estonia has been inhabited since at least 9,000 BC. The Ancient Estonia#Early Middle Ages, medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last pagan civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianity following the Northern Crusades in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reet Valgmaa
Reet Valgmaa (1973–1977 Kull; born 30 March 1952) is an Estonian badminton player. She was born in Tartu. In 1974 she graduated from Tartu State University The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a Public university, public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country. She began her badminton career under the guidance of her father. She won 9 medals at Soviet Union badminton championships. She has also won 30 gold medals at Estonian badminton championships. 2005–2008 she was a member of the board of Estonian Badminton Federation. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reet Roos
Reet Roos (born 1 April 1973 in Taebla) is an Estonian politician. She has been member of X and XII Riigikogu. She is a member of Pro Patria and Res Publica Union Isamaa () is a Christian democratic and national conservative political party in Estonia. It was founded on 4 June 2006 under the name of "Pro Patria and Res Publica Union", by the merger of two conservative parties, Pro Patria Union and Res .... References Living people 1973 births Isamaa politicians Women members of the Riigikogu Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015 University of Tartu alumni Tallinn University alumni People from Lääne-Nigula Parish 21st-century Estonian women politicians {{Estonia-2011-Riigikogu-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reet Palm
Reet Palm (since 2014 Palm-Killing; born on 14 September 1959 in Tartu) is an Estonian rower and coach. In 1978 she won bronze medal at World Rowing Championships. Between 1975 and 2007, she became an 18-times Estonian champion in different rowing disciplines. Since 1991 she has been working as a rowing coach. One of the rowers trained by her is Allar Raja. Her spouse is the rowing coach Matti Killing. Awards * 1978 and 1979: Estonian Athlete of the Year The Estonian Athlete of the Year () is an annual award presented by the Estonian Olympic Committee (''Eesti Olümpiakomitee'', EOK) to one male and one female sportsperson judged to have delivered the best performance over the course of the year .... References Living people 1959 births Estonian female rowers Estonian sports coaches World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union University of Tartu alumni Sportspeople from Tartu {{Estonia-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reet Kasik
Reet Kasik (born 5 May 1946) is an Estonian linguist. She was born in Tallinn. In 1969, she graduated from Tartu State University with a degree in Estonian philology. Since 1969, she has taught at the University of Tartu. She has also taught Estonian language in several universities in Finland. She has investigated word forming of Estonian language (), teaching of Estonian language to foreigners, and language of journalism. In 2018, she was given Wiedemann Language Award. Selected publications * Mati Erelt, Reet Kasik, Helle Metslang et al., "Eesti keele grammatika 2. Süntaks". Tallinn: Eesti TA Keele ja Kirjanduse Instituut, 1993 * Reet Kasik, "Hakkame rääkima! Viron kielen peruskurssi". Turku, (5. edition 1994, 7. edition 1997) * Mati Erelt, Reet Kasik, Helle Metslang jt., "Eesti keele grammatika 1. Morfoloogia, sõnamoodustus". Tallinn: Eesti TA Keele ja Kirjanduse Instituut, 1995 * Reet Kasik, "Johdatus viron kielen tutkimukseen" Helsinki : Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Reet Jurvetson
Reet Silvia Jurvetson (Estonian: Jürvetson; September 23, 1950 – c. November 14, 1969) was an Estonian-Canadian woman who was murdered in California in November 1969 at age 19. Her body remained unidentified for 46 years, until an online mortuary photograph was recognized by her family and friends in 2015. Prior to her identification, Jurvetson's body had been informally known as "Sherry Doe" and officially as "Jane Doe 59." Members of the Manson Family were initially suspected of involvement in Jurvetson's murder, although the Los Angeles Police Department has discounted this possibility, stating the most likely suspect is an unidentified man named "John" or "Jean", whom she had specifically traveled from Canada to meet just weeks prior to her murder. Discovery On November 16, 1969, the fully clothed body of a white female was located in a dense bushland off Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles, California by a 15-year-old boy who had been birdwatching. The victim had died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helle-Reet Helenurm
Helle-Reet Helenurm (26 January 1944 – 23 February 2003) was an Estonian actress whose career began in 1968 in theatre. She also performed as a radio, television, and film actress until her death, aged 59, of cancer. Early life and education Helle-Reet Helenurm was born in the town of Paide in Järva County, the only child of Udo and Ilse Helenurm (''née'' Petron), during the German occupation of Estonia in World War II. Following the reoccupation of Estonia by the Soviet Union in 1944, when she was just several months old, her father fled the country and settled in Germany and she was raised solely by her mother, who worked as an accountant. She knew little about her father until she was a teenager and didn't meet him until later in life. After establishing contact with him, the two subsequently remained in touch with one another until her death in 2003. Helenurm graduated from secondary school in Paide in 1962 and studied English and music at the Tallinn Pedagogical Inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viljandi County
Viljandi County ( or ''Viljandimaa''; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties as well as Latvia. History Viljandimaa, under the German name of ''Kreis Fellin'', was an important centre of commerce and power in the Middle Ages. Today, there are numerous castle ruins there dating from that time. Soomaa National Park is a national park located partially within Viljandi County, Estonia. Soomaa ("land of bogs") protects 390 km2, and is a Ramsar site of protected wetlands. The park was created in 1993. Retrieved 25 January 2016. County government The Viljandi[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Language
Estonian ( ) is a Finnic language and the official language of Estonia. It is written in the Latin script and is the first language of the majority of the country's population; it is also an official language of the European Union. Estonian is spoken natively by about 1.1 million people: 922,000 people in Estonia and 160,000 elsewhere. Classification By Convention (norm), conventions of historical linguistics, Estonian is classified as a part of the Finnic languages, Finnic (a.k.a. Baltic Finnic) branch of the Uralic languages, Uralic (a.k.a. Uralian, or Finno-Ugric languages, Finno-Ugric) language family. Other Finnic languages include Finnish language, Finnish and several endangered languages spoken around the Baltic Sea and in northwestern Russia. Estonian is typically subclassified as a Southern Finnic language, and it is the second-most-spoken language among all the Finnic languages. Alongside Finnish, Hungarian language, Hungarian and Maltese language, Maltese, Estonian is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
