|
Sarmīte
Sarmīte is a Latvian feminine given name. The associated name day is December 9. Notable people named Sarmīte * Sarmīte Ēlerte (born 1957), Latvian politician * Sarmīte Ķikuste (born 1962), Latvian politician *Sarmīte Stone Sarmīte Stone (born 30 May 1963) is a retired Latvian rower who won four medals in the eights at the world championships of 1982–1991, competing for the Soviet Union. She finished fifth in the coxless pair A coxless pair, abbreviated as a ... (born 1963), Latvian rower References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarmite Latvian feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarmīte Ēlerte
Sarmīte Ēlerte (born 8 April 1957) is a Latvian politician who is a member of the Unity party. She was Minister of Culture of Latvia from 3 November 2010 until 25 October 2011. Early life Ēlerte was born on 8 April 1957, in Riga, Latvian SSR. She graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of the University of Latvia in 1980. In 1983-1988 she studied film critics at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. From 1978 to 1988 she worked as a journalist for the magazine "Literatūra un Māksla". Political career In 1988 she joined the Popular Front of Latvia where she organized the information department. After the victory of the Front in the 1990 election she was the director of the Information Centre of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia. She served this function until 1991. In 1990 she was appointed chief of the newly created "Diena" newspaper and two years later she became the newspaper's head editor. She held this position until 2008. She w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarmīte Ķikuste
Sarmīte Ķikuste (born 20 December 1962) is a Latvian physician and politician who served as a member of the eighth and ninth Saeima The Saeima () is the parliament of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the p ...s. References 1962 births Living people People from Balvi Municipality New Era Party politicians New Unity politicians Deputies of the 8th Saeima Deputies of the 9th Saeima Latvian physicians 20th-century Latvian physicians 21st-century Latvian physicians Latvian women physicians {{Latvia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarmīte Stone
Sarmīte Stone (born 30 May 1963) is a retired Latvian rower who won four medals in the eights at the world championships of 1982–1991, competing for the Soviet Union. She finished fifth in the coxless pair A coxless pair, abbreviated as a 2- and also known as a straight pair, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars. The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each ...s at the 1988 Olympics and fourth in the eights at the 1992 Games. References External links * 1963 births Living people Olympic rowers for the Soviet Union Olympic rowers for the Unified Team Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Latvian female rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union Rowers from Riga {{Latvia-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarma (given Name)
Sarma is a feminine Latvian given name. Its name day is December 5th. Notable people with the name include: *Sarma Melngailis Sarma Melngailis (born September 10, 1972) is an American chef, cookbook author, businesswoman and convicted criminal. She was the owner and co-founder of Pure Food and Wine and One Lucky Duck, both vegan raw foodism, raw food restaurants in New ... (born 1972), Latvian-American restaurateur * Sarma Sedleniece (born 1939), Latvian chess master References {{given name Latvian feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9million. The country has a Temperate climate, temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city is Riga. Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 65.5% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian language, Latvian. Russians in Latvia, Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian language, Russian as their native tongue. After centuries of State of the Teutonic Order, Teutonic, Swedish Livonia, Swedish, Inflanty Voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Name Day
In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, as well as Christian communities elsewhere. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of a List of biblical names, biblical character or other saint. Where they are popular, individuals celebrate both their name day and their birthday in a given year. The custom originated with the Christian calendar of saints: believers named after a saint would celebrate that saint's feast day. Within Christianity, name days have greater resonance in areas where the Christian denominations of Catholic Church, Catholicism, Lutheranism and Orthodoxy predominate. In some countries, however, name-day celebrations do not have a connection to explicitly Christian traditions. History The celebration of name days has been a tradition in Catholic and Eastern Orthodox countries since the Middle Ages, and has also continued in some measur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Feminine 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] |
