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Ivars Kalnins
Ivars is a Latvian masculine given name, derived from Scandinavian ''Ivar''. It also occurs as a surname in some cases. Given name *Ivars Godmanis (born 1951), Latvian politician *Ivars Hirss (1931–1989), Latvian-born American painter *Ivars Kalniņš Ivars Edmunds Kalniņš (born 1 August 1948) is a Latvian film and television actor. He graduated in 1974 from the Jāzeps Vītols Theatre Department of the Latvian Conservatory. He had already started acting however in 1972 at the Artistic Acad ... (born 1948), Latvian actor *Ivars Knēts (born 1938), Latvian materials scientist *Ivars Peterson (born 1948), Canadian mathematics writer *Ivars Timermanis (born 1982), Latvian basketball player Surname *Ann-Marie Ivars, Swedish Finnish linguist *Peter Ivars, Finnish orienteer See also *Aivars {{given name, type=both Norwegian-language surnames Latvian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Language
Latvian ( ), also known as Lettish, is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the Baltic region. It is the language of Latvians and the official language of Latvia as well as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 1.3 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and 100,000 abroad. Altogether, 2 million, or 80% of the population of Latvia, speak Latvian. Of those, around 1.16 million or 62% of Latvia's population use it as their primary language at home, however excluding the Latgale Region it is spoken as a native language in villages and towns by over 90% of the population. As a Baltic language, Latvian is most closely related to neighboring Lithuanian (as well as Old Prussian, an extinct Baltic language); however Latvian has followed a more rapid development. In addition, there is some disagreement whether Latgalian and Kursenieki, which are mutually intelligible with Latvian, s ... [...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] |
Ivar
Ivar (Old Norse ''Ívarr'') is a Scandinavian masculine given name. Another variant of the name is Iver, which is more common in Norway. The Old Norse name has several possible etymologies. In North Germanic phonology, several of the elements common to Germanic names became homophonous. The first element ''Ívarr'' may contain '' yr'' "yew" and ''-arr'' (from ''hari'', "warrior"), but it may have become partly conflated with Ingvar, and possibly Joar (element '' jó'' "horse"). The second element ''-arr'' may alternatively also be from ''geir'' "spear" or it may be ''var'' "protector". citing Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002), Árni Dahl: Navnabókin (2005), Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995), Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979). The name was adopted into English as [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivars Godmanis
Ivars Godmanis (born 27 November 1951) is a Latvian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Latvia from 1990 to 1993 and again from 2007 to 2009. He was the first Prime Minister of Latvia after the country restored its independence from the Soviet Union. Political career Godmanis served as Prime Minister from 1990 to 1993, focusing primarily on Latvia's difficult economic transition from planned to market economy. In 1995 Godmanis was awarded with the Order of the Three Stars. He later served as the Minister of Finance from 1998 to 1999. He was originally associated with the Latvian Popular Front, but after the Front ceased to exist he moved to the Latvian Way party. In November 2006, following elections in which the Latvian Way in coalition with Latvia's First Party returned to Parliament, Godmanis became the Minister of the Interior. On 14 December 2007, Godmanis was nominated as Prime Minister by President Valdis Zatlers. He was approved by the parliament on 20 Decemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivars Hirss
Ivars Hirss (1931–1989) was a Latvian-born American painter. Life and work Hirss was born in Riga, into an extremely wealthy Latvian family. Contrary to his father's wishes that he become a businessman, Hirss pursued a career in art. He eventually moved to San Francisco, where, by the early 1960s he had made a name for himself in graphics, as well as within the greater San Francisco art community. He had several successful exhibits, including one at the Triangle Gallery (San Francisco) in 1962 and another in 1967 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. His work often included a bright primary color upon which other colors were then superimposed. It also often included Latvian decoration or ornament. Hirss died in 1989 from complications related to alcoholism. With the revival of modernist aesthetics, Hirss' art has received renewed interest from scholars. Exhibitions *1962 Thesis (M.F.A.)--California College of Arts and Crafts "The serigraphs of Ivars Hirss", San Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivars Kalniņš
Ivars Edmunds Kalniņš (born 1 August 1948) is a Latvian film and television actor. He graduated in 1974 from the Jāzeps Vītols Theatre Department of the Latvian Conservatory. He had already started acting however in 1972 at the Artistic Academic Theatre of J. Rainis. Kalniņš has performed in both Latvian language and Russian language films and television shows. Selected filmography * '' Apple in the River'' (1974) * ''Theatre (1978) * '' Little Tragedies'' (1979) * ''Unfinished Supper'' (1979) * '' The Fairfax Millions'' (1980) * '' Do Not Shoot at White Swans'' (1980) * ''Dusha'' (1982)Фильм «Душа» на официальном сайте группы «Машина времени». // mashina-vremeni.com * '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivars Knēts
Ivars Knēts, (September 17, 1938, Riga, Latvia – March 1, 2019) was a rector and professor at Riga Technical University Riga Technical University (RTU) ( lv, Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte) is the oldest technical university in the Baltic countries established on October 14, 1862. It is located in Riga, Latvia and was previously known as 'Riga Polytechnical Instit ..., as the Director of the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomechanics. lza.lv References External links www.1mie.lv {{Authority control 1938 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivars Peterson
Ivars Peterson (born 4 December 1948) is an American mathematics writer. Early life Peterson received a B.Sc. in Physics and Chemistry and a B.Ed. in Education from the University of Toronto. Peterson received an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Career Peterson worked as a high school science and mathematics teacher. Peterson has been a columnist and online editor at ''Science News'' and ''Science News for Kids'', and has been columnist for the children's magazine ''Muse''. He wrote the weekly online column ''Ivars Peterson’s MathTrek''. Peterson is the author of a number of popular mathematics and related books. Peterson has been a weekly mathematics columnist for MAA Online. Peterson received the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics Communications Award in 1991 for "exceptional skill in communicating mathematics to the general public over the last decade". For the spring 2008 semester, he accepted the Wayne G. Basler Chair of Excellence f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivars Timermanis
Ivars Timermanis (born February 4, 1982) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player who played the Small forward position. Pro career He was a member of the Latvian national basketball team. He has played in various teams in Latvia and Germany, such as BK Ventspils, Barons LMT and Eisbären Bremerhaven in German Basketball Bundesliga. After playing half of the 2010-11 season with BC Rakvere Tarvas, he joined Ukrainian club BC Cherkasy the next season. In the 2012-13 season he joined CSU Asesoft where he won the Romanian championship. In September 2014, Timermanis announced his retirement. Honours *2003-04 Latvian League ( BK Ventspils) *2004-05 Latvian League ( BK Ventspils) *2005-06 Latvian League ( BK Ventspils) *2009-10 Latvian League (Barons LMT) *2012-13 Romanian League (CSU Asesoft Ploiesti CSU may refer to: * Channel service unit, a Wide area network equivalent of a network interface card * Chari Aviation Services, Chad, by ICAO airline code * Christian Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann-Marie Ivars
Ann-Marie Ivars is a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer, who focuses on studies of the Swedish dialects in Finland. Urban Colloquial Swedish in Finland Urban Colloquial Swedish in Finland is a sociolinguistically oriented project, financed by the Academy of Finland from 1990 to 1995. The aim of the project has been to "describe the local language of a number of towns with a Swedish-speaking population, and to analyze the forces behind the rise and the preservation of local urban varieties". The main results of the project are a dissertation (unpublished), "" ("Morphological variation in Finland Swedish urban colloquial language") by Marie-Charlotte Gullmets (1994), and a monograph, "" ("Town and rural surroundings") by Ann-Marie Ivars (1996). In 1994–1995 the funding was Mk320,000. The leader of the project was Professor Ann-Marie Ivars. ''Uppslagsverket Finland'' Ivars has also been a member of the editorial board of ''Uppslagsverket Finland ''Uppslagsverket Finland'' ('E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Ivars
Peter Ivars is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the relay event at the 1989 World Orienteering Championships in Skövde, together with Keijo Parkkinen, Ari Kattainen and Reijo Mattinen. See also * List of orienteers * List of orienteering events This is a list of all orienteers events found in Wikipedia and which are notable within the orienteering sport. Foot Orienteering Championships World Championships * World Orienteering Championships * Junior World Orienteering Championships * W ... References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Finnish orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Finland-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aivars
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 in the late 19th century when it was one of the very many names of Latvian origin either revived or invented during the Latvian National Awakening. It is a Latvian equivalent of the Old Scandinavian name Ivar, one of a group of Old Scandinavian names that first occur in Courland between the 6th and 10th centuries, which in the more obviously Scandinavian form Ivars is borne by a further 9,900+ Latvians and in 2006 was the ninth most popular man's name. * Aivar is the Estonian form of Aivars and Ivars * Aivaras is a Lithuanian form of Aivars and Ivars. Aivars can refer to: * Aivars Aksenoks (born 1961), Latvian politician, mayor of Riga * Aivars Drupass (1945–1999), Latvian footballer * Aivars Endziņš (born 1940), Latvian lawyer and pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
