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Blanka (given Name)
Blanka is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Blanka of Namur (1320–1363), queen-consort of Sweden and Norway * Blanka Amezkua (b. 1971), Mexican artist * Blanka Bíró (1994), Hungarian handball goalkeeper *Blanka Lipińska (b. 1985), Polish erotic writer *Blanka Paulů (b. 1954), Czech cross country skier * Blanka Pěničková (b. 1980), Czech footballer * Blanka Říhová (born 1942), Czech immunologist * Blanka Šrůmová (b. 1965), Czech singer-songwriter * Blanka Szávay (b. 1993), Hungarian tennis player, sister of Ágnes Szávay *Blanka Teleki (1806–1862), Hungarian noblewoman *Blanka Vlašić (b. 1983), Croatian high jumper *Blanka Waleská (1910–1986), Czech actress *Blanka Wladislaw (1917–2012), Brazilian-Polish chemist *Blanka Zizka (b. 1955), American theatre director See also *Blanca (given name), a feminine given name *Bianca, a feminine given name *Bianka, a feminine given name *Branca, a feminine given name *Branka Branka ( s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Name Days In Hungary
This is a calendar of name days in Hungary. January # Fruzsina # Ábel # Genovéva, Benjámin # Titusz, Leona # Simon # Boldizsár # Attila, Ramóna # Gyöngyvér # Marcell # Melánia # Ágota # Ernő # Veronika # Bódog # Lóránt, Loránd # Gusztáv # Antal, Antónia # Piroska # Sára, Márió # Fábián, Sebestyén # Ágnes # Vince, Artúr # Zelma, Rajmund # Timót # Pál (or Paul) # Vanda, Paula # Angelika # Károly, Karola # Adél # Martina, Gerda # Marcella February # Ignác # Karolina, Aida # Balázs # Ráhel, Csenge # Ágota, Ingrid (given name), Ingrid # Dorottya, Dóra # Todor, Tódor, Romeo, Rómeó # Arankaia # Abigail (name), Abigél, Alex (other), Alex # Elvira # Bertold, Marietta (other), Marietta # Lidia (given name), Lídia, Lívia # Ella (name), Ella, Linda (name), Linda # Bálint, Valentin #Kolos (name), Kolos, Georgina (name), Georgina # Julianna (other), Julianna, Lilla # Donát # Bernadett # Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanka Teleki
Countess Blanka Teleki de Szék (5 July 1806 – 23 October 1862) was a Hungarian noblewoman, educator and women's rights activist. She is regarded as an early feminist and pioneer in the education of females.Francisca de Haan, Krasimira Daskalova & Anna Loutfi: Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms in Central, Easterna and South Eastern Europe, 19th and 20th centuries Central European University Press, 2006 Life Blanka Teleki was born on 5 July 1806 in Satulung in what is now Romania to Count Imre Teleki de Szék (1782-1848) and Countess Karoline Brunswick von Korompa (1782-1843). Her family had an estate in Satu Mare County near Ukraine.Teleki Blanka , Sulinet.hu, retrieved 18 July 2015 She was the niece of the education pioneer |
Branca
Branca is a feminine given name. It means "white" in Portuguese (it is a Portuguese cognate of the name Blanche). People with the surname *Infanta Branca, Lady of Guadalajara (1192–1240), Portuguese royal * Infanta Branca of Portugal (1259–1321), Portuguese nun *Giovanni Branca (1571–1645), Italian architect * Ascanio Branca (1830–1903), Italian politician and Minister of Finance *Wilhelm von Branca (born 1844), German paleontologist and vulcanologist * Giulio Branca (1851–1926), Italian sculptor *Angelo Branca (1903–1984), Canadian judge *Vittore Branca (1913–2004), Italian philologist and critic *Toni Branca (1916–1985), Swiss racing driver *Ralph Branca (1926–2016), major league baseball pitcher *Glenn Branca (born 1948), American composer *John Branca (born 1950), American entertainment lawyer *Daniel Branca (1951–2005), Argentinian artist *Dona Branca, 20th-century Portuguese con artist *Marco Branca (born 1965), Italian International footballer See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianka
Bianka is a feminine given name in Hungarian, Polish, Slovak and German. People with this name * Bianka (singer) (born 1985), Russian and Belarusian singer * Bianka Buša (born 1994), Serbian volleyball player * Bianka Lamade (born 1982), German tennis player * Bianka Panova (born 1970), Bulgarian gymnast * Bianka Schwede (born 1953), German rower * Bianka Munoz (born 2007), American musician See also *Bianca, a feminine given name *Blanka (given name), a feminine given name *Blanca (given name), a feminine given name *Branca, a feminine given name *Branka Branka ( sr-cyr, Бранка) is a Serbo-Croatian female given name derived from the Slavic root ''bran'' – the same as in Branislav and Branimir – with the meaning "to defend or protect". It can also be a version of the Portuguese name '' B ..., a feminine given name References {{given name German feminine given names Polish feminine given names Hungarian feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca
Bianca is a feminine given name. It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche. Variants * Blanche: French * Bianca: Italian * Bianka (Polish, Hungarian, Slovak, German, English, French, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Corsican, Romanian, Spanish, Greek, Czech) * Blanca (French, English, Icelandic, Hungarian, Spanish) People Medieval period :''In chronological order'' *Bianca Lancia (c. 1200–c. 1233), Italian noble *Bianca of Savoy (1337–1387), Lady of Milan by marriage *Bianca Maria Visconti (1425–1468), Duchess of Milan *Bianca Maria Sforza (1472–1510), Holy Roman Empress, wife of Maximilian I *Bianca Cappello (1548–1587), Grand Duchess of Tuscany Modern era A–K *Bianca Andreescu (born 2000), Canadian tennis player *Bianca Atzei (born 1987), Italian singer *Bianca Balti (born 1984), Italian model *Bianca Beauchamp (born 1977), Canadian model *Bianca Belair (born 1989), American professional wrestler * Bianca Bianchi (1855–1947), stage n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanca (given Name)
Blanca is a feminine Spanish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Blanca of Navarre (other), the name of various members of the aristocracy *Infanta Blanca of Spain (1868–1949), Archduchess and Princess of Austria and Princess of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany by marriage * Blanca de la Cerda y Lara (c. 1317–1347), Spanish noblewoman * Blanca Delia Pérez, Spanish politician of the Canary Islands *Blanca Alcalá, Mexican politician *Blanca Canales (1906–1996), Puerto Rican nationalist leader *Blanca Castellón (born 1958), Nicaraguan poet *Blanca Eekhout (born 1968), Venezuelan politician *Blanca Errázuriz (1894–1940), Chilean woman acquitted of the murder of her husband * Blanca Heredia, Miss Venezuela 1956 *Blanca Lewin (born 1974), Chilean actress * Blanca Osuna (born 1950), Argentine politician *Blanca Ovelar (born 1957), Paraguayan politician and former Minister of Education *Blanca Estela Pavón (1926–1949), Mexican film actress *Blanca Portill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanka Zizka
Blanka Zizka (born 1955) is a Czechoslovakia-born American theatre director and playwright. She is currently the Founding Artistic Director of The Wilma Theater. Biography Blanka Zizka defected from Czechoslovakia in 1973 with her husband, Jiri Zizka, and came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The couple joined up with a feminist experimental theater collective called the Wilma Project (as it was then known). By 1981, she and Jiri became co-artistic directors of the Wilma, known for their bold productions of the works of Bertolt Brecht, Eugene Ionesco and Tom Stoppard. In 1995, Blanka Zizka's Barrymore Award-winning production of Jim Cartwright's ROAD was presented at the International Theater Festival in the Czech Republic, the first American company to be invited. CBS News called the Wilma "one playhouse that has emerged from the shadow of the Great White Way to make history on its own." Blanka and Jiri set up shop in a former industrial space on Sansom Street, refurbishing it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanka Wladislaw
Blanka Wladislaw (born Blanka Wertheim, 3 June 1917 – d. 26 January 2012) was a Brazilian chemist of Polish-Jewish descent. Biography Wladislaw was born Blanka Wertheim on 3 June 1917, in Warsaw, Congress Poland, a part of the Russian Empire. Her family emigrated to Brazil when she was 14, where they have faced great financial difficulty on their arrival in São Paulo. She decided to dedicate herself to her studies in order to enter the University of São Paulo and in 1937 accomplished this, entering the university's Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters and graduated in 1941. Wladislaw's professional career began when she was hired by (Indústrias Reunidas Francisco Matarazzo), but she was determined to go to graduate school. In 1949, she completed her doctorate with her thesis analyzing the behavior of various sulfur compounds in presesence of Raney nickel catalysts, advisor Heinrich Hauptmann,Blanka Wertheim Wladislaw"Sobre o comportamento de compostos de enxofre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanka Waleská
Blanka Waleská (real name Blanka Wedlichová; 19 May 1910 – 6 July 1986) was a Czech actress. Career Waleská was primarily a theatre actress. She also appeared on radio and television and was involved in dubbing. She starred in the 1970 film ''Witchhammer'' under director Otakar Vávra Otakar Vávra (28 February 1911 – 15 September 2011) was a Czechs, Czech film director, screenwriter and Pedagogy, pedagogue. He was born in Hradec Králové, Austria-Hungary, now part of the Czech Republic. Biography and career Vávra atten .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Waleska, Blanka 1910 births 1986 deaths People from Kolín District Czech film actresses Czech stage actresses Czech voice actresses Merited Artists of Czechoslovakia 20th-century Czech actresses Prague Conservatory alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanka Vlašić
Blanka Vlašić (; born 8 November 1983) is a Croatian former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump. She is a two-time world champion and double Olympic medallist who ranks as the joint second highest female jumper of all time with her personal best of . She is the Croatian record holder in the event, and the former indoor world champion. The daughter of Croatian decathlon record holder Joško Vlašić, she was a talented junior athlete and attended her first Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney at the age of sixteen. She won the World Junior Championships in Athletics in both 2000 and 2002. Vlašić broke the Croatia national record in 2004 and also won her first world senior medal at the World Indoor Championships that year. A hyperthyroid condition hindered her second Olympic appearance in Athens and she spent the 2005 season recuperating from surgery. She returned in 2006, taking the silver at the World Indoor Championships. The 2007 season signalled a str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ágnes Szávay
Ágnes Szávay ( hu, Szávay Ágnes, ; born 29 December 1988) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. The 2007 WTA Newcomer of the Year achieved her career-high ranking of world No. 13 in April 2008. Personal life Szávay was born in Kiskunhalas and grew up in Soltvadkert. She started to play tennis at the age of six, with her parents acting as her first coaches and managers. She worked with several coaches including Zoltán Újhidy, Levente Barátosi, Miklós Hornok, József Bocskay, Zoltán Kuharszky, Karl-Heinz Wetter and Gábor Köves. Her younger sister Blanka is five years her junior. Tennis career 2006 In 2006, she made it to the final of the Ashland Challenger tournament, but lost there to Aleksandra Wozniak in straight sets. 2007 Szávay won her first career WTA-level tournament in singles in Palermo in July. The win caused her ranking to rise to world No. 37. She also won one doubles tournament, the Tier III Budapest Grand Prix, with Vladimíra Uhlí ... [...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] |
