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ANICA
Anica ( sr, Аница) is a female given name used among Romanians, Serbs, Slovenes, Croats, etc. It is derived from Anna. Notable people with the name include: * Anica Bošković (1714–1804), Ragusan writer *Anica Černej (1900–1944), Slovene author and poet * Anica Dobra (born 1963), Serbian film actress * Anica Kovač née Martinović, Croatian model, Miss Croatia 1995 *Anica Neto (born 1972), Angolan handball player * Anica Nonveiller, Serbian-born Canadian journalist, writer and producer *Anica Savić Rebac (1892–1953), Serbian writer, classical philologist and translator * Anica Mrose Rissi, American author See also * Anicka * Anika Anika (Devanagari: ) is a female given name of Sanskrit, German, Arabic, Swedish, Dutch, Hebrew, and Māori origin and is also an alternative spelling of the name Annika or Anikha Meanings The meaning of the name "Anika" is different in several ... {{given name Romanian feminine given names Serbian feminine given names ... [...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. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' 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] |
Anica Kovač
Anica Kovač (; , ; born 3 March 1976) is a Croatian former model best known for being the First Runner-up in the Miss World 1995 competition and for her marriage to the Croatian football player Robert Kovač. Kovač was born to Croatian gastarbeiter parents from the village Borčani in Duvno, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She began modelling at an early age and became the winner of the national beauty contest Miss Croatia in 1995. At the 1995 Miss World competition, she finished as the First Runner-up to the eventual winner, Jacqueline Aguilera of Venezuela. She also won the Best National Costume award at the same event. She has been married to Robert Kovač Robert Kovač (; born 6 April 1974) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He was known for his ability with the ball and skill at dispossessing opponents. His older brother is football manag ... since 2001 and they have three children together. External links Miss World 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anika
Anika (Devanagari: ) is a female given name of Sanskrit, German, Arabic, Swedish, Dutch, Hebrew, and Māori origin and is also an alternative spelling of the name Annika or Anikha Meanings The meaning of the name "Anika" is different in several languages, countries and cultures. It has more than one meaning available. Sanskrit Anika means graceful, brilliant or sweet-faced. It is derived from the Sanskrit word (), which literally means 'fearless', 'soldier', 'army' or 'face'. Anika also refer to splendor, edge or point. It is also one of the many names for Goddess Durga. Scandinavian Anika means graceful and merciful. It is the Swedish pet form of the name Anna and it is similar to Anneke in the Netherland. African In African regions it means "sweetness of face". Russian With Russian origins meaning "grace," Annika is sweet and spunky, and a beautiful sibling of the name Ann. German Anika is a German variant of Anna. Anna is most likely a variant of a Hebrew name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anicka
Anicka is a feminine given name which may refer to: * Anicka Castañeda (born 1999), Filipina footballer * Anicka Delgado (born 2002), Ecuadorian swimmer * Anicka van Emden (born 1986), Dutch retired judoka * Anicka Newell (born 1993), Canadian track and field * Anicka Yi (born 1971), South Korean conceptual artist See also * Anica * Anika Anika (Devanagari: ) is a female given name of Sanskrit, German, Arabic, Swedish, Dutch, Hebrew, and Māori origin and is also an alternative spelling of the name Annika or Anikha Meanings The meaning of the name "Anika" is different in several ... {{given name Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anica Mrose Rissi
Anica Mrose Rissi is an American author of children's books and young adult novels. Her first book, ''Anna, Banana, and the Friendship Split'', was published by Simon & Schuster in 2015. Her nonfiction pieces have been published by the ''New York Times'' and ''The Writer'' magazine. Personal life Anica Mrose Rissi was born in Maine and grew up on the island of Deer Isle, where she graduated from the local public school system. After graduating from Yale University in 2001 with a degree in American Studies, Rissi moved to New York City, where she worked for many years as a book editor. Besides writing books, Rissi also plays fiddle in and writes lyrics for the band "Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves". She currently lives in Princeton, New Jersey. Career The Anna, Banana chapter-book series, for readers ages 6–10, follows a third-grader named Anna, her wiener dog named Banana, and Anna's two best friends, Sadie and Isabel. ''Kirkus'' called the first book in the series, ''Anna, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anica Savić Rebac
Anica Savić-Rebac ( sr-Cyrl, Аница Савић-Ребац; 4 October 1892 — 7 October 1953) was a Serbian writer, classical philologist, translator, professor at the University of Belgrade. She wrote a number of essays and books about Njegoš, Goethe, Sophocles, Spinoza, Thomas Mann, Greek mystical philosophers, Plato, theory of literature. Svetlana SlapšakAnica Savić Rebac (1894 – 1953) Gegenworte - Zeitschrift für den Disput über Wissen, Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Lemmens Verlag, Berlin 2010.Petar II Petrović-Njegoš''The Ray of the Microcosm'' translated by Anica Savić Rebac, Svet Knjige, Beograd 2013. She also translated a number of works from Serbian into English, most notably '' The Ray of the Microcosm'' by Petar II Petrović-Njegoš. Anica Savić Rebac appears under the name of ''Milica'' in travel book ''Black Lamb and Grey Falcon'' by Rebecca West Dame Cicily Isabel Fairfield (21 December 1892 – 15 March 1983), know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anica Nonveiller
Anica Lazin Nonveiller (Serbian Cyrillic: Аница Лазин Нонвеје; born 1957) is a Serbian Canadian journalist, writer and producer. She is the sister of a Parisian theatre director Miloš Lazin. In 1991 she was fired from a state-owned Radio Belgrade for broadcasting a Croatian war song during the Yugoslav wars. After receiving death threats in 1992 she took refuge in France and latter moved with her family to Canada. Since 1996 she published political articles, essays and ''Tisza'' an autobiographical novel. She's the founder and director of the production house Aria that produces plays in Montreal that incorporates theatre, classical singing and political engagement. Life Anica Lazin was born in Kikinda and raised in Belgrade by a half-German mother, Rakila Blat, and a Serbian agronomist David Lazin. Under Josip Broz Tito's regime, her father has spent two years in prison for political activism. She graduated in 1979 in classical singing and got a job as a musical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anica Neto
Anica Manuel João Neto a.k.a. Nequita (born December 27, 1972) is a former Angolan handball player. Neto was a member of the Angola women's handball team and played in three different olympic tournaments, namely in 1996, 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 6 ..., before retiring in 2005. References External links * Sports Reference Profile Angolan female handball players 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Luanda Olympic handball players of Angola Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics {{Angola-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anica Dobra
Anica Dobra ( sr-Cyrl, Аница Добра; born June 3, 1963) is a Serbian film and theatre actress. Early life and education Dobra was born on June 3, 1963, in Belgrade, where she completed primary education before moving to Frankfurt on Main with her mother. She stayed in Germany until she graduated from high school, and then returned to Serbia. In 1983, Dobra enrolled in the Faculty of Dramatic Arts at the University of Arts in Belgrade. She studied under Predrag Bajčetić, together with Nebojša Bakočević, Goran Radaković, Arijana Čulina, Milan Pleština and Dragan Mrkić. She graduated in 1987. Dobra is married to Miodrag Sovtić. Their daughter Mina Sovtić is also an actress. Career Her acting debut occurred in the second year of studies in a short film called “Pera Panker” (1985). In 1987 she got a breakthrough role in a feature film “Život radnika”. During the same year, she received the best leading actress award at the prestigious Pula Film Festiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanians
The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The Demographic history of Romania#20 October 2011 census, 2011 Romanian census found that just under 89% of Romania's citizens identified themselves as ethnic Romanians. In one interpretation of the 1989 census results in Moldova, the majority of Moldovans were counted as ethnic Romanians.''Ethnic Groups Worldwide: A Ready Reference Handbook By'' David Levinson (author), David Levinson, Published 1998 – Greenwood Publishing Group.At the time of the 1989 census, Moldova's total population was 4,335,400. The largest nationality in the republic, ethnic Romanians, numbered 2,795,000 persons, accounting for 64.5 percent of the population. Source U.S. Library of Congress "however it is one interpreta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anica Černej
Anica Černej (3 April 1900, in Čadram, Oplotnica – 3 May 1944, in Neubrandenburg) was a Slovenes, Slovene author and poet. Career Černej worked at college of education in Ljubljana, where her main interests were social and pedagogical subjects. Internment and death In the autumn of 1943, she was arrested together with many professors and students by Nazi Germany, German occupying Wehrmacht, armed forces and was sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp and later on Neubrandenburg where she died shortly thereafter. See also * Slovenian literature 1900 births 1944 deaths People from the Municipality of Oplotnica Slovenian women poets Slovenian poets Slovenian civilians killed in World War II People who died in Ravensbrück concentration camp 20th-century Slovenian women writers 20th-century Slovenian writers {{Slovenia-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anica Bošković
Anica Bošković (born 1714 in Republic of Ragusa – died 13 August 1804 in Ragusa) was a Republic of Ragusa, Ragusan writer. She wrote a pastoral song and translated from the Italian language. Christian themes permeate her work. Hers was one of the first important women's names in Ragusan literature. Her work, ''The Dialogue'' (1758), was the first and sole literary work written by a female author in the literature of Ragusa. She was born in Dubrovnik, Republic of Ragusa -- to Nikola Bošković, a Ragusan merchant, originally from Orahov Do near Ravno (at the time part of the Ottoman Empire, now Bosnia and Herzegovina), and Paola Bettera (1674–1777), scion of a wealthy family -- on either November 3 or December 3, 1714, the youngest of nine children. One of her brothers, Roger Joseph Boscovich, was a notable physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, Society of Jesus, Jesuit priest, and a polymath, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
