Mucenieks (
Old orthography: ''Mutzeneek''; feminine:
Muceniece) is a
Latvian occupational surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
, derived from the
Latvian word for "
cooper
Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to:
* Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels
Arts and entertainment
* Cooper (producers), an alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads
* "Cooper", a song by Roxette from ...
". Individuals with the surname include:
*
Agata Muceniece
Agata Edgarovna Muceniece (Priluchnaya) (, , born 1 March 1989) is a Latvian actress, model, and television presenter.
Life and career
Muceniece was born in Riga, Latvia in 1989. Her father was Latvians, Latvian, her mother is Russians, Russian ...
(born 1989), Latvian actress, model, and television presenter
*
Aina Muceniece (1924–2010), Latvian doctor, inventor of the
RIGVIR
ECHO-7 (trade name Rigvir) is a wild type member of the echovirus group of viruses. It was formerly approved as a virotherapy medication by the State Agency of Medicines of the Republic of Latvia (2004–19). In March 2019, the distribution in L ...
virotherapy
*
Guntars Mucenieks
Guntars is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to:
* Guntars Antoms (born 1960), Latvian chess international master
*Guntars Deičmans
Guntars Deičmans (born 4 March 1983) is a Latvian former swimmer, who specialized in individual m ...
, Latvian musician from
Līvi
*
Aivars Mucenieks
Aivars is a Latvian masculine given name. It is borne by over 13,000 men in LatviaPMLP database and in 2006 was the sixth most popular man's name in the country. Its nameday is celebrated on 29 January.
Its rise to its present popularity began ...
, mayor of
Ventspils Municipality
Ventspils Municipality (; Livonian language, Livonian: ''Vǟnta mōgõn)'' is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merger (politics), merging Piltene town, Ance Parish, Jūrkalne Parish, Piltene rural communit ...
, Latvia (as of 2013)
*
Elvijs Mucenieks,
Latvian sidecarcrosser
*
Jēkabs Mucenieks
Jēkabs is a Latvian masculine given name; it a cognate of the English-language name Jacob and may refer to:
*Jēkabs Alksnis (1897–1938), Latvian Soviet commander of Red Army Air Forces from 1931 to 1937
*Jēkabs Bīne (1895-1955), Latvian pai ...
, Brand designer
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Latvian-language masculine surnames
Occupational surnames