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Eglė Tarasevičiūtė
Eglė is a Lithuanian feminine given name. Individuals bearing the name Eglė include: *Eglė Balčiūnaitė (born 1988), Lithuanian middle distance runner *Eglė Janulevičiūtė (born 19??), Lithuanian classical pianist *Eglė Jurgaitytė (born 1998), Lithuanian pop singer *Eglė Karpavičiūtė (born 1984), Lithuanian painter *Eglė Rakauskaitė (born 1967), Lithuanian visual artist *Eglė Staišiūnaitė (born 1988), Lithuanian hurdler *Eglė Zablockytė Eglė Zablockytė (born 24 May 1989) is a track and road cyclist from Lithuania. She won with together with Aušrinė Trebaitė and Aleksandra Sošenko the women's team time trial at the 2011 Summer Universiade The 2011 Summer Universiade ( ... (born 1989), Lithuanian cyclist Mythology * Eglė the Queen of Serpents References {{given-name-stub Lithuanian feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest. It has a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west on the Baltic Sea. Lithuania covers an area of , with a population of 2.8 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian language, Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages. For millennia the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Balts, Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas, Monarchy of Lithuania, becoming king and founding the Kingdom of Lithuania ... [...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] |
Eglė Balčiūnaitė
Eglė Balčiūnaitė (born October 31, 1988, in Šiauliai) is a track and field middle-distance runner who competes internationally for Lithuania. She competed in the 2008 Olympics in 800 m distance and finished 22nd. She took part in the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships in Kaunas and placed 6th in the final. She participated in the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships where she achieved her personal best and finished 5th in the indoor 800 m discipline. In January 2023 Balčiūnaitė announced about her retirement from professional sport. Personal records *800 m – 1:59.29 s (2010, outdoor, Monaco Diamond League) *800 m – 2:01.23 s (2011, indoor, Germany, national record) *400 m – 53.47 s (2010, indoor, Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ..., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eglė Janulevičiūtė
Eglė Janulevičiūtė (born in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian classical pianist. She trained at the Lithuanian Academy of Music. In 1993, she moved to London to attend Guildhall School of Music and Drama and in 1996 moved to the United States. She has master's degree from Bowling Green State University and doctorate from University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Barbara, California with 23,196 undergraduate .... She is an adjunct professor at Westmont College. References External linksWebsite Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Lithuanian classical pianists Lithuanian women pianists Cleveland International Piano Competition prize-winners Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni 21st-century classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eglė Jurgaitytė
Eglė Jurgaitytė (born 24 January 1998, in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian singer and radio presenter. Jurgaitytė represented Lithuania at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 where she finished in 3rd place. Career She started her singer career in 2002 when she was just four years old. In 2007 and 2008 Jurgaitytė participated at Lithuanian National Radio and Television talent show, Mažųjų žvaigždžių ringas 3", and reached final. In 2008 she won national Lithuanian selection for Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and represented Lithuania in the contest. In the final, she sang her song "Laiminga diena" and reached 3rd place. In 2010, she participated in TV3 project "Chorų karai" (Lithuanian format of "Clash of the Choirs") where she was leader of second capital city choir of Vilnius. Jurgaitytė's producer is famous N.E.O. vocalist Raigardas Tautkus. In 2018 she participated in the Lithuanian edition of ''The Voice'' and finished second. As of 2021, Jurgaitytė presents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eglė Karpavičiūtė
Eglė Karpavičiūtė (born 1984) is a Lithuanian painter. Biography Work Awards * 2015: Donkey Art Prize, Milan, Italy * 2015: Premio Combat Prize, Livorno, Italy Shows * 2010: ''Science Fiction. Retrospective'', Old Town art gallery/studio, Vilnius * 2012: ''Imagoscopia'', Pramantha Arte, Lamezia Terme Lamezia Terme (), commonly called Lamezia, is an Italian city and ''comune'' of 70,452 inhabitants (2013), in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region. Geography Lamezia is located on the eastern border of the coastal plain commonly cal ..., Italy References {{DEFAULTSORT:Karpaviciute, Egle 1984 births Living people Lithuanian painters Vilnius Academy of Arts alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eglė Rakauskaitė
Eglė Rakauskaitė, currently better known as Egle Rake, is a Lithuanian visual artist. She belongs to the first generation of contemporary artists who came onto the Lithuanian art scene around the re-establishment of the country's independence in 1990 and is now recognised to be among the most notable Lithuanian artists to have emerged during the 90s. Early years (1993–1998) Object art Rakauskaitė was born in 1967 in Vilnius. She graduated from the painting department of the Vilnius Academy of Arts in 1993. For a couple of years after graduation she participated in the emerging Lithuanian fashion scene, experimenting with the incorporation of non-traditional materials and humorous associations in designs which were intended to shock the public. The first works which Rake exhibited in a visual art context were related to her experience of the fashion world. These include ''For Virginia'' (1994), a dress made of dried jasmine petals sewn together, and ''Hairy'' (1994), an all- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eglė Staišiūnaitė
Eglė Staišiūnaitė (born 30 September 1988 in Klaipeda) is a Lithuanian athlete who specialises in the 400 m hurdles. Career Staišiūnaitė competed in the 2012 European Championships in Athletics and reached 15th place in the 400 m hurdles. She has competed for Lithuania in the Olympics (2012) and World Championships (2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...). Achievements References External links * 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Panevėžys Lithuanian female hurdlers University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni Olympic athletes for Lithuania Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Lithuania {{Lithuania-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eglė Zablockytė
Eglė Zablockytė (born 24 May 1989) is a track and road cyclist from Lithuania. She won with together with Aušrinė Trebaitė and Aleksandra Sošenko the women's team time trial at the 2011 Summer Universiade The 2011 Summer Universiade ( zh, c=2011年夏季世界大学生运动会, p=Èr líng yī yī Nián xiàjì shìjiè dàxuéshēng yùndònghuì), the XXVI Summer Universiade ( zh, c=第二十六届夏季世界大学生运动会, p=Dì Èrshíl .... References External links profile at ''Procyclingstats.com'' 1989 births Lithuanian female cyclists Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Summer World University Games medalists in cycling FISU World University Games gold medalists for Lithuania Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade {{Lithuania-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eglė The Queen Of Serpents
Eglė the Queen of Serpents, alternatively Eglė the Queen of Grass Snakes ( lt, Eglė žalčių karalienė), is a Lithuanian folk tale, first published by M. Jasewicz in 1837. ''Eglė the Queen of Serpents'' is one of the best-known Lithuanian fairy tales with many references to the Baltic mythology. Over a hundred slightly diverging versions of the plot have been collected. Its mythological background has been an interest of Lithuanian and foreign researchers of Indo-European mythology; Gintaras Beresnevičius considered it being a Lithuanian theogonic myth. The tale features not only human–reptile shapeshifting, but irreversible human–tree shapeshifting as well. Numerology is also evident in the tale, such as twelve sons, three daughters, three days, three tricks, three weeks of feast, nine years under the oath of marriage, three tasks given to Eglė by her husband to fulfill and nine days of visits. Published sources According to researcher Svetlana Ryzhakova, the ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Feminine Given Names
Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jews, sometimes used to mean Mitnagdim See also * List of Lithuanians This is a list of Lithuanians, both people of Lithuanian descent and people with the birthplace or citizenship of Lithuania. In a case when a person was born in the territory of former Grand Duchy of Lithuania and not in the territory of modern ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
