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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 ''Branca'' meaning "white" (''Casablanca'' was originally called ''Casabranca''). The name ''Branka'' became popular in the territory of former Yugoslavia some hundred years ago. The name ''Branka'' may refer to: People * Branka Katić (born 1970), Serbian actress * Branka Nevistić (born 1968), Serbian television presenter and journalist * Branka Prpa (born 1953), historian, author, and director of Belgrade’s Historical Archives In fiction * Branka, a character from the video game Dragon Age: Origins Groups * Branka, a splinter group of the Basque armed separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) led by Txillardegi from the 1960s to the 1970s Places *Branka u Opavy, a municipality and village in the Czech Republic *Branka, a village a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branka U Opavy
Branka u Opavy is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Geography Branka u Opavy is located about south of Opava Opava (; german: Troppau, pl, Opawa) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Opava (river), Opava. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia. It was a histori .... The Moravice River flows through the municipality. History The first written mention of Branka u Opavy is from 1257. Twin towns – sister cities Branka u Opavy is twinned with: * Kornowac, Poland References External links * Villages in Opava District {{MoraviaSilesia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branka Katić
Branka Katić ( sr-cyr, Бранка Катић; born 20 January 1970) is a Serbian actress known for appearing in the films ''Black Cat, White Cat'' and '' Public Enemies'', and the TV series ''Big Love''. Career Katić debuted in the film ''Nije lako sa muškarcima'' when she was 14 years old. She was a student of the Academy of Dramatic Art, and received instruction from actor Rade Šerbedžija. She appeared in theatre in Subotica, Novi Sad and Belgrade. Her film appearances include ''Black Cat, White Cat'', '' In July'' and '' Public Enemies''. Her television work includes playing Tatiana Taylor, the second wife of Barry Taylor, in ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet''; Ana, Bill Henrickson's fourth wife for a brief period on the HBO series ''Big Love''; Charlotte Kaletta in the TV miniseries '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story''; Nika Marx, the producer's wife in the episode " The Prince's Bride" of ''Entourage''; and as a prostitute in an episode of ''The Vice''. Personal life Katić is m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branka Prpa
Branka Prpa, (born 1953 in Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a historian, author, and former director of Belgrade's Historical Archives (''Istorijski arhiv Beograda''). Biography In 1972, against the wishes of her family, she left Split for Belgrade to study history at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy. Soon, she got married, had a son, and remained living in the capital even after she graduated. In 1988, her book about Serb publishing in Dalmatia entitled ''Srpsko-dalmatinski magazin'' was published. Prpa, an ethnic Croat, is better known to the public as the girlfriend of the slain Belgrade journalist and newspaper owner Slavko Ćuruvija with whom she lived in an unmarried union. Prpa was with her common-law spouse on the day of his murder in April 1999. They were walking hand in hand, about to enter the front door of their apartment building when they were approached from behind by unknown men who murdered Ćuruvija and pistol-whipped Branka Prpa, briefly knoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branka Nevistić
Branka Nevistić (born 12 November 1968 in Duvno, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian television presenter and journalist. After moving to capital Belgrade at the age of 18, she started her journalism career in 1995 at now defunct BKTV. After spending almost an entire decade there she switched over to public broadcaster RTS in 2004 where initially she anchored the central daily newscast ''Dnevnik 2''. In fall 2005, she was on the move again, this time to RTV Pink where she hosted the Serbian version of political talk/game show ''Piramida''. After doing that for two seasons, she switched to the Montenegrin version of the same show, which she did for 27 episodes at TV Atlas.Opet sam na RTS-u! ''Press''. Septembar 15, 2008 Simultaneously, from mid June 2007 until early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Brankica
Brankica is a Serbian feminine name. It is a diminutive of the name Branka. Notable people named Brankica *Brankica Mihajlović, Serbian volleyball player *Brankica Stanković Brankica Stanković ( sr-cyr, Бранкица Станковић; born October 1975) is a prominent Serbian investigative journalist reporting on topics of crime and political corruption in Serbia. She is the main writer of the investigative tele ..., Serbian journalist {{given name Serbian feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branko
Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. People named Branko include: * Branko Babić (born 1947), Serbian football manager * Branko Baković (born 1981), Serbian footballer * Branko Baletić (born 1946), Serbian-Montenegrin film director and producer * Branko Bauer (1921–2002), Croatian film director * Branko Bokun (1920–2011), Yugoslav-British author and journalist * Branko Bošković (born 1980), Montenegrin footballer * Branko Bošnjak (1923–1996), Croatian philosopher * Branko Bošnjak (born 1955), Yugoslav footballer * Branko Bošnjaković (born 1939), Dutch-Croatian physicist * Branko Brnović (born 1967), Montenegrin football manager * Branko Buljević (born 1947), Croatian-Australian footballer * Branko Cikatić (1954–2020), Croatian martial artist * Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962), Macedonian politician * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Halže
Halže (german: Hals) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Branka, Horní Výšina and Svobodka are administrative parts of Halže. Geography Halže is located about northwest of Tachov and northwest of Plzeň. The municipality lies on the border with Germany and is adjacent to German municipalities of Bärnau and Mähring. It lies in the Upper Palatine Forest mountain range. The highest point is at above sea level. The Mže River flows through the municipality. On the southern municipal border there is the Lučina Reservoir. History The first written mention of Halže is from 1479. It was a part of the Tachov estate until 1644, when the village was donated to the newly established monastery in Světce. Halže was owned by the monastery until 1787, when the monastery was abolished, then it became a separate manor. It the 1880s, it was acquired by the Landwe ... [...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] |
