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Annika
Annika is a feminine given name with multiple origins in different cultures. It is a Swedish diminutive for Anna, derived in the 15th century from Anneke, a Dutch and Northern Germanic diminutive of Anna. Swedish-born retired professional golfer Annika Sörenstam is a well-known bearer of the name. It is also a name that was in use for Black women in the mid- to late 1800s in the United States, according to census records. The name might have unknown origins in an African language, be a short form of another name such as Angelica, or be a combination of other names such as Anna and Monica. Anika is a spelling variant. It is also common in Germany, Finland and Estonia as well as in Sweden, gaining popularity after 1969 from the character of that name in the ''Pippi Longstocking'' TV series, film and book. Star Trek character Seven of Nine, whose name at birth was Annika Hansen, has also raised the profile of the name since the 1990s. Women * Annika Beck (born 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, ; fi, Ruotsi; fit, Ruotti; se, Ruoŧŧa; smj, Svierik; sje, Sverji; sju, Sverje; sma, Sveerje or ; yi, שוועדן, Shvedn; rmu, Svedikko; rmf, Sveittiko. formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country and the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. The Capital city, capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of ; around 87% of Swedes reside in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden’s urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Because the country is so long, ranging from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N, the climate of Sweden is diverse. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times, . T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Of Nine
Seven of Nine (born Annika Hansen) is a fictional character introduced in the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. Portrayed by Jeri Ryan, she is a former Borg drone who joins the crew of the Federation starship ''Voyager''. Her full Borg designation was Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix Zero One. While her birth name became known to her crewmates, after joining the ''Voyager'' crew she chose to continue to be called Seven of Nine, though she allowed "Seven" to be used informally. Seven of Nine was introduced in the fourth-season premiere, " Scorpion, Part II". The character replaced Kes in the main cast, and was intended to introduce a foil to Captain Kathryn Janeway, similar to the role Spock performs for Captain Kirk in '' Star Trek: The Original Series''. The character appeared through the final episode, "Endgame". Stories related to her relationship with Captain Janeway and with The Doctor appeared throughout the series; som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annika Reeder
Annika Louise Reeder (born September 28, 1979 in Harlow, Essex, Great Britain) is a retired British artistic gymnast. She was the first gymnast from Great Britain to compete in two Olympic Games, in 1996 and 2000. Reeder began gymnastics at the age of three in 1982, following in the footsteps of her sister Kirsty. She trained at the South Essex Gym Club under coach Rod Smith. She made her international debut at the 1993 Junior European Championships and entered the senior ranks in the following year. In 1994 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Reeder became England's youngest ever Commonwealth Games gold medallist at the age of fourteen, collecting golds in the team and the floor exercise. She collected a third gold medal at the Commonwealths in 1998. Reeder was also a European floor finalist in 1994, and a vault finalist in 1998. In the 1996 European Championships in Birmingham, Reeder finished 14th in the all-around, the highest ranking recorded for a British athlete at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annika Mombauer
Annika Mombauer (born 1967) is a historian best known for her work on General Helmuth von Moltke the Younger. She is a Senior Lecturer in Modern European History in the History Department at the Open University in Great Britain, and Associate Dean (Research) for the Arts Faculty. Career Mombauer studied history at the Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität (University of Münster) in Münster, Germany, and at the University of Sussex, where she was awarded a D.Phil. in history in 1998. She joined the Open University staff in 1998 as lecturer in modern European history. In 2003, she also became a visiting fellow at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra, Australia.Profile of Professor Annika Mombauer at |
Annika Norlin
Annika Norlin (born 22 November 1977), of Östersund, Sweden, is a Swedish pop artist, journalist and author who makes music under the names Hello Saferide (in English) and Säkert! (in Swedish). , 9 August 2009 She released her first book, "''Texter''" ("Lyrics"), in 2014, which was a collection of her lyrics - both Swedish and English - for every song she had released so far, and to a few previously unreleased songs. She released her second book - "''Jag ser allt du gör''" ("I see everything you do") - in 2020. The book is a collection of eight short stories written by Norlin. < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annika Noelle
Annika Noelle Kucheman (born December 24, 1986), better known as Annika Noelle, is an American actress and model best known for playing the role of Hope Logan in the soap ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. Biography Annika Noelle was born in Boston, Massachusetts (United States). Since she was a child she showed interest in acting and for this reason, once she grew up, she left her hometown to move to Los Angeles and attend an acting course at the University of California, Los Angeles. Career Annika Noelle completed her acting studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2010 she made her first appearance on the small screen with the role of Katherine Shields in the short film ''The After Party'' directed by Stephen J. Anderson. In the same year she starred in short films such as ''The Perfect Gentleman'' directed by Michael Rohrbaugh, ''It's Me'' directed by Ty Coughenour (playing Tara Hampton), ''Acts of God'' directed by Anthony Bushman (playing Mitzy), ''$weethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annika Lemström
Annika Lemström (born 10 July 1964) is a Finnish sailor. She competed in the women's 470 event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References External links * 1964 births Living people Finnish female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Finland Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – 470 Sportspeople from Helsinki {{Finland-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annika Langvad
Annika Langvad (born 22 March 1984) is a Danish former racing cyclist, who rode for Specialized Racing in cross-country mountain bike racing. Langvad is a five-time World Champion in mountain bike racing, winning four titles in mountain bike marathon and one in cross-country. Career From 2014, Langvad and her Swiss Spur-Specialized teammate Ariane Kleinhans won the women's category of Absa Cape Epic three consecutive times. In 2015, they won by a significant margin of an hour and 18 minutes. Langvad won the Cape Epic a total of five times during her career. Also in 2015, Langvad won the Leadville 100, becoming the first woman to ride that race under 7 hours. In 2016, Langvad won the world championship in Women's cross-country and also placed second in the UCI World Cup rankings for Cross Country, only 24 points behind the leader, Catharine Pendrel. She went on to finish as runner-up in the cross-country World Cup standings a second time in 2018. On the road, she won the Danis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annika Kjærgaard
Annika Eva Ingegerd Kjærgaard ''(originally Johansson)'' (born 18 May 1971) is a Swedish singer and former member of the Swedish pop group, Alcazar. Career Kjærgaard was born in Hässleholm, Sweden. Mostly known as ''Annikafiore'' in Alcazar, she quit the group in 2007, leaving a spot open for Lina Hedlund. Magnus Carlsson also left during that time. However Therese Merkel and Andreas Lundstedt stayed and continued with the Alcazar project. In 2009, Annikafiore formed a new group called Avatar versus Eve (A.v. E). Their first single "Party People" came with six different versions, including a remix by the internationally known SoundFactory. Personal life In September 2004 Annika married her Danish boyfriend Jeppe Kjærgaard and they are currently residing in Höllviken Höllviken (old da, Hulvigen) is a locality situated in Vellinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 15.678 inhabitants in 2019. It is located close to both Malmö and the Øresund Bridge wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annika Kipp
Annika Kipp (born 12 March 1979 in Munich) is a German News presenter on radio and television. She used to work for Antenne Bayern (a German radio station), but since 2006 has worked for Sat.1 Sat.1 is a German free-to-air television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group. It is considered the first privately owned television network in Germany, having been launched in January 1984 as ''PKS'' ''(Programmgesellschaf .... From June 2021 to April 2022, Lau again hosted Sat.1 breakfast television, filling in for Alina Merkau, who went on maternity leave. References External linksHer official web site Her biography 1979 births Living people German television presenters German radio presenters German women radio presenters German women television presenters Sat.1 people {{Germany-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annika Idström
Annika Idström (12 November 1947, Helsinki — 20 September 2011, Helsinki) was a Finnish author, dramaturg, and translator. Early life and education Ilse Annika Idström was born to a Swedish-speaking family in Helsinki, and went to school at the private, Swedish language ''Laguska Skolan'', graduating in 1968. Afterwards, she studied scriptwriting at the University of Art and Design Helsinki (now part of the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture), graduating in 1974. Literary works Despite being a Swedish-speaking Finn by background, Idström wrote mostly in the Finnish language, due to her strong relationship with her Finnish-speaking grandmother. Her debut novel was ''Sinitaivas'' (1980) ( 'Blue Sky'). Idström's breakthrough work is considered to be ''Veljeni Sebastian'' ('My Brother Sebastian') (1985). That, along with another notable novel of hers, ''Kirjeitä Trinidadiin'' (1989) ('Letters to Trinidad'), were nominated for the Finlandia Prize lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annika Fredén
Annika Sofia Wiel Hvannberg (earlier Wiel Fredén) (born 21 August 1978) is a Swedish handball player. She began her career in BK Heid and played for them until she was 25 years. She then changed to IK Sävehof, where she played for three years before she moved to Denmark and became a professional. As a professional, she played for the Danish club Horsens HK and for the Swedish national team. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China, where the Swedish team placed eighth and at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... where the Swedish team was 11th. When she returned to Sweden, she again played for her motherclub BK Heid, and also played on 9M and not only right wing as earlier. She stopped her career after season 2014/15. She played 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
