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Zuzanna
Zuzana is a common female given name in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is often translated to other languages as Zuzanna (Polish language, Polish), Zsuzsanna (Hungarian), Suzanne (given name), Suzanne, Susan, or Susannah – all commonly derived from the Hebrew language name Shoshana, meaning "lily". The nameday for people with this name is 11 August. Both Czech and Slovak have initial stress and mark vowel length with acute accents, so the correct pronunciation of the name in the two languages is with the stress on the first syllable and with short vowels /'zuzana/. There are several variations of the name. For example, the name is often shortened to Zuzka. For a child with the name Zuzana, one can also use the diminutive form Zuzanka. A modern nickname would be Zuzi. People named Zuzana or Zuzanna include: * Zuzana Brzobohatá (born 1962), Czech politician * Zuzana Čaputová (born 1973), first woman president of Slovakia, lawyer, activist, politician * Zuzana Chalupová ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuzanna Ginczanka
Zuzanna Ginczanka, ''pen name'' Zuzanna Polina Gincburg (March 22, 1917 – 1944) was a Polish people, Polish-Jews, Jewish poet of the Polish culture in the Interbellum, interwar period. Although she only published a single collection of poetry in her lifetime, her book ''O centaurach'' (''On Centaurs'', 1936) created a sensation in Poland's literary circles. She was arrested and executed in Kraków shortly before the end of World War II. Life Zuzanna Ginczanka was born Zuzanna Polina Ginzburg ("Gincburg" in Polish phonetic respelling) on March 22, 1917 in Kiev, then part of the Russian Empire. Her Jewish parents fled the Russian Civil War, settling in 1922 in the predominantly Yiddish-speaking town of Rivne, Równe, also called Równe Volhynia, Wołyńskie by the inhabitants, in the Kresy, ''Kresy Wschodnie'' (Eastern Borderlands) of Second Polish Republic, pre-War Poland (now in Western part of Ukraine). Her father, Simon Ginzburg, was a lawyer by profession, with her mother Tse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuzanna Mazurek
Zuzanna Mazurek (born May 15, 1991, in Świdnik) is a Polish swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. She represented her nation Poland, as a 17-year-old, at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has claimed multiple Polish records in both 100 and 200 m backstroke, which were eventually broken by Alicja Tchorz in the succeeding decade. Mazurek also swam as a member of UKP Fala Kraśnik, under the tutelage of her coach Sławomir Pliszká. Mazurek made her swimming history at the 2007 European Junior Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, claiming the bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke over her teammate Iwona Lefanowicz by 0.29 of a second with a time of 2:16.36. By the following year, she won a gold medal in the same discipline at the 2008 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Monterrey, Mexico, smashing a meet record in 2:12.56. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuzanna Czyżnielewska
Zuzanna Czyżnielewska (born 24 April 1992) is a Polish volleyball player. She was part of the Poland women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix. On club level she played for SMS PZPS Szczyrkd. References 1992 births Living people Polish women's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Polish sportswomen {{Poland-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuzanna Famulok
Zuzanna Famulok (born 14 November 2003) is a Polish swimmer specializing in freestyle, European champion. Career In February 2024, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha Doha ( ) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It ..., Famulok swam in the 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay, which finished in fourth place/ Four months later, during the 2024 European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, she won four medals. She secured gold in the 4 × 100-meter medley relay. In the mixed 4 × 100-meter and 4 × 200-meter freestyle relays, she won silver medals. She also swam in the women's 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay, which finished third. Achievements At the 2024 European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, Zuzanna Famulok won four medals: * Gold in the 4 × 100-meter medley rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuzanna Radecka
Zuzanna Anna Radecka-Pakaszewska (born 2 April 1975 in Ruda Śląska) is a retired Polish sprinter. She represented her country at two Summer Olympics, in 2000 and 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ..., as well as three outdoor and two indoor World Championships. Most of her success came in the relay, her biggest individual achievement being a silver medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade. Achievements Personal bests Outdoor * 100 metres – 11.29 (2000) * 200 metres – 22.96 (1999 & 2000) * 400 metres – 51.58 (2005) * 100 metres hurdles – 13.83 (1998) Indoor * 60 metres – 7.28 (2000) * 200 metres – 23.36 (1999) * 400 metres – 52.54 (2007) External links * 1975 births Living people Polish female sprinters Sportspeople from Ruda Śląska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuzanna Maciejewska
Zuzanna Maciejewska (born 19 January 1995) is a Polish former tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ... player. Maciejewska has a singles career-high ranking of 574 by the WTA, achieved on 26 August 2013. She also has a WTA doubles career-high ranking of 746, achieved on 13 October 2014. Maciejewska made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Katowice Open, in the doubles event partnering Magdalena Fręch, losing in the first round to the fourth seeds Shuko Aoyama and Renata Voráčová, 1–6, 3–6. ITF finals Doubles (2–0) External links * * 1995 births Living people Barry Buccaneers women's tennis players Polish expatriate tennis players in the United States Polish female tennis players Sportspeople from Toruń 21st-century Polish sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuzanna Orłowska
Zuzanna Orłowska (died after 1583) was the mistress of Sigismund II Augustus. Their relationship lasted for seven years. References * Wdowiszewski Z., Genealogia Jagiellonów i Domu Wazów w Polsce, Wydawnictwo Avalon, Kraków 2005, , s. 297, przyp. 907. Mistresses of Sigismund II Augustus 16th-century Polish women Year of birth unknown 16th-century Polish people {{Poland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan
Susan is a feminine given name, the usual English version of Susanna or Susannah. All are versions of the Hebrew name Shoshana, which is derived from the Hebrew ''shoshan'', meaning ''lotus flower'' in Egyptian, original derivation, and several other languages. Variations * Susana, Susanna (or Suzanna), Susannah, Suzana, Suzannah * Susann, Sussan, Suzan, Suzann * Susanne, Suzanne * Susanne * Suzan * Suzanne * Suzette * Susie, Suzy Nicknames Common nicknames for Susan include: * Sue, Susie Susie is a female name that can be a diminutive form of Susan, Susanne, Suzanne, Susannah, Susanna or Susana. Susie may refer to: Songs *"Susie", a song by Krokus from '' Painkiller'' *"Susie", a song by John Lee Hooker from the album '' ..., Susi (German), Suzi, Suzy, Suzie, Suze, Sanna, Suzie, Sookie, Sukie, Sukey, Subo, Suus (Dutch), Shanti In other languages * Albanian and * * , or * * , or * * , or * Catalan, Estonian and * ** * Czech and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
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, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Language
Polish (, , or simply , ) is a West Slavic languages, West Slavic language of the Lechitic languages, Lechitic subgroup, within the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family, and is written in the Latin script. It is primarily spoken in Poland and serves as the official language of the country, as well as the language of the Polish diaspora around the world. In 2024, there were over 39.7 million Polish native speakers. It ranks as the sixth-most-spoken among languages of the European Union. Polish is subdivided into regional Dialects of Polish, dialects. It maintains strict T–V distinction pronouns, Honorifics (linguistics), honorifics, and various forms of formalities when addressing individuals. The traditional 32-letter Polish alphabet has nine additions (, , , , , , , , ) to the letters of the basic 26-letter Latin alphabet, while removing three (x, q, v). Those three letters are at times included in an extended 35-letter alphabet. The traditional set compri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoshana
Shoshana (''Shoshánna(h)'', ) is a Hebrew feminine first name. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible and, via (), it developed into such European and Christian names as Susanna, Susan, Susanne, Susana, Susannah, Suzanne, Susie, Suzie, Sanna and Zuzana. In Ethiopia (, ) it became Sosie, Sosina, Sosena, while in North Africa it yielded Sawsen and Sawsan. The original Hebrew form Shoshana, from which all these are derived, is still commonly used by Jews and in contemporary Israel, often shortened to or . In Biblical times referred to a lily (from Lilium family); in modern Hebrew it refers to a rose. Notable people with the name include: * Soshana Afroyim (1927–2015), Austrian painter who adopted the name (with a variant spelling) during her stay in Israel * Shoshana Arbeli-Almozlino (, 1926–2015), former Israeli politician who served as Minister of Health between 1986 and 1988 * Shoshana Bean (born 1977), American stage actress and singer known for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuzana Kečkéšová
Zuzana Kečkéšová (born 1980) is a Slovak-American molecular biologist at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences. She investigates the reasons that certain organs are protected from cancer. Early life and education Kečkéšová is from Galanta. She became interested in science as a child and considered becoming an astrophysicist. She studied molecular biology at the Charles University in Prague and graduated in 2003. During her undergraduate degree, she attended the London International Youth Science Forum where she was selected by the British consulate to represent Slovakia. Her research career began in Prague, where she studied the lifecycle of the murine polyomavirus. She became interested in attending Western universities and began her preparation, but did not have the funding to cover her fees. After learning that University College London offered full scholarships to students from Central European countries, Kečké ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
