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Ján Kupecký
Ján is a Slovak form of the name John. Famous people named Ján * Ján Bahýľ, inventor * Ján Čapkovič, football player * Ján Čarnogurský, former Prime Minister of Slovakia * Ján Cikker, composer * Ján Ďurica, football player * Ján Figeľ, European Commissioner * Ján Golian, soldier, military leader of Slovak National Uprising * Ján Hollý, poet and translator * Ján Kadár, film director * Ján Kocian, football player * Ján Kollár, writer * Ján Kožiak, football player * Ján Lašák, ice-hockey goalkeeper * Ján Lunter, Slovak politician * Ján Mucha, Slovak footballer * Ján Packa, handball player * Ján Slota, politician * Ján Šťastný (hockey player) (born 1982), Slovak hockey player * Ján Svorada, cyclist * Ján Zvara, high jumper Other *Liptovský Ján, village and municipality in Slovakia See also *Jan (other) Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John (name)
John (; ') is a common male given name in the English language of Hebrew origin. The name is the English form of ''Iohannes'' and ''Ioannes'', which are the Latin forms of the Greek name Ioannis (Ιωάννης), originally borne by Hellenized Jews transliterating the Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' (), the contracted form of the longer name (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" or "Yahweh is Merciful". There are numerous forms of the name in different languages; these were formerly often simply translated as "John" in English, but are increasingly left in their native forms (see sidebar). It is among the most commonly given names in Anglophone, Arabic, European, Latin American, Persian and Turkish countries. Traditionally in the Anglosphere, it was the most common, although it has not been since the latter half of the 20th century. John owes its unique popularity to two highly revered saints, John the Baptist (forerunner of Jesus Christ) and the apostle John (traditionally considered the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ján Lašák
Ján Lašák (born April 10, 1979) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey goaltender. Lašák was drafted by the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2nd round (65th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft and spent the following four seasons in North America before returning to Europe in 2003. Playing career After Lašák was drafted by the Predators, he moved to North America and spent his first professional season with the Hampton Roads Admirals of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He had a stellar debut, posting a 36-17-4 record, and was named ECHL Rookie of the Year and Goaltender of the Year, as well as to the All-Rookie and First All-Star teams. He spent the majority of the following three seasons with Nashville's top minor league affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League. He posted a 53-49-12 record with Milwaukee, earning some limited action with the Predators. However, he was unable to earn a permanent spot with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan (other)
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * ''Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring a mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liptovský Ján
Liptovský Ján (; hu, Szentiván) is a spa village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History The village was first mentioned in 1263 in historical records. Its traditional name was ''Sv. Ján'', "St. John" (Latin: ''Sanctus Johannes'', Hungarian: ''Sz.-János'', later ''Szent-Ivány''), after the local church. "Saint" was removed by the communist authorities in 1960. Mineral and hot springs In the region is about 23 mineral springs, some of them are hot springs. The most popular is ''Teplica'' spring, also called ''Kaďa'', it contains about 830 milligrams of sulfates per liter. Mineral waters are used for drinking and thermal water swimming pools are open to the public. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 654 metres and covers an area of 67.774 km². It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ján Zvara
Ján Zvara (born 12 February 1963 in Banská Bystrica) is a retired Slovak high jumper who represented Czechoslovakia. His greatest achievement was the bronze medal at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 1st IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in Indianapolis, United States from March 6 to March 8, 1987. The championship had previously been known as the World Indoor Games, which were held once before changing the name. Bein .... His personal best was 2.36 metres, achieved in August 1987 in Prague. International competitions External links * 1963 births Living people Czechoslovak male high jumpers Slovak male high jumpers Sportspeople from Banská Bystrica Place of birth missing (living people) World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games {{Slovakia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ján Svorada
Ján Svorada (born 28 August 1968 in Trenčín) is a retired Slovak and Czech road racing cyclist. Svorada was born in Czechoslovakia; when that country split up in 1993, Svorada raced for Slovakia until 1996, when he started racing for the Czech Republic. When Svorada won Stage 2 of the 1998 Tour de France he became a rarity in professional cycling because he at that point became a Tour de France stage winner who won at least one stage wth two different nationalities. His first stage win at the Tour de France (Stage 7 in 1994) was obtained as a Slovak cyclist, and later he won also a stage in 1998 as a Czech rider. He competed for the Czech Republic at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the 2004 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1988 :1st Stage 5 Olympia's Tour ;1990 :1st Overall Peace Race ::1st Active rider classification ::1st Sprints classification ::1st Combination classification ::1st Stages 1, 2 & 9b :1st Stage 2 GP Tell ;1992 :1st Stage 1 Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ján Šťastný (hockey Player)
Yan Pavol Stastny (born September 30, 1982) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey centre. He comes from the Slovak Stastny ice hockey family, and is the son of Hockey Hall of Famer Peter Šťastný (one of the first star Eastern Bloc players to defect to the West). His uncles Anton and Marián Šťastný also played in the NHL, and his brother Paul Stastny plays for the Carolina Hurricanes. Early life Yan Stastny was born in Quebec City, but he moved to New Jersey and then to St. Louis at the age of 7 when his father joined the St. Louis Blues, and where he and his siblings were raised. As a youth, he played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the St. Louis Blues minor ice hockey team. He played high school ice hockey for Chaminade College Preparatory School for two years, and then transferred to Parkway Central High School, because Chaminade would not let him miss classes to play junior ice hockey. During his final years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ján Slota
Ján Slota (born 14 September 1953) is the co-founder and former president of the Slovak National Party,Hungarian Human Rights Foundation New Slovak Government Embraces Ultra-Nationalists, Excludes Hungarian Coalition Party an extremist nationalist party. Slota as the leader of SNS entered into a coalition with 's Smer in 2006. He was the mayor of the city of from 1990 to 2006. ...
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Ján Packa
Ján Packa (born May 22, 1952 in Vlčany) is a former Czechoslovak/ Slovak handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was part of the Czechoslovak team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches as goalkeeper. In January 2012 Packa signed a contract with Women's Handball International League club IUVENTA Michalovce MKS IUVENTA Michalovce is a Slovak handball club based in Michalovce Michalovce (; hu, Nagymihály, german: Großmichel, Romani: ''Mihalya'', Yiddish: ''Mikhaylovets'' or ''Mykhaylovyts''; uk, Михайлівці) is a town on the Labore .... (in Slovak) References 1952 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ján Mucha
Ján Mucha (born 5 December 1982) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Everton In January 2010, Mucha signed a pre-contract deal with English Premier League club Everton to join them on 1 July. On 4 August 2010, Mucha made his Everton debut playing the first 45 minutes of a pre-season friendly against Chilean side Everton de Viña del Mar at Goodison Park, before being replaced in goal by Iain Turner at half-time. His competitive debut for Everton came in the first match of their League Cup campaign, a 5–1 win over Huddersfield Town. He went on to play in the successive League Cup match against Brentford, in which he saved a penalty kick in the second half, but could not keep his side in the competition in the penalty shootout to decide the match, which Everton lost 4–3. Mucha made his sixth appearance for the club and his first in the 2012/13 season in a League Cup tie at home to Leyton Orient in August 2012, which Everton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ján Lunter
Ján Lunter (born 15 July 1951) is a Slovak entrepreneur, owner of a family food company and, following the November 2017 elections, governor of the Banská Bystrica Region. Biography Lunter studied Cybernetics at the School of Electrical Engineering at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. Following the gentle revolution, he started a firm producing computer software and hardware, called Proces, and later started a food processing company called Alfa-Bio. In 2016 Alfa-Bio produced 160 tons of tofu and 100 tons of spreads. Candidacy Lunter announced plans to run for governor of the Banská Bystrica Region in January and officially entered the race in April 2017. By the end of August, Lunter had gained the support of Peter Pellegrini of Direction - Social Democracy, and later won support from Most–Híd and Progressive Slovakia. As candidates from other parties withdrew, many gave support to Lunter, including Martin Klus, who withdrew on 3 October; and Viliam Baň ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ján Kožiak
Ján Kožiak (born 13 August 1978) is a Slovak footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby .... References External links * 1978 births Living people Slovak footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Dynamo Dresden players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Germany FSV Zwickau players 2. Bundesliga players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria SV Mattersburg players Expatriate footballers in Austria {{Slovakia-footy-forward-stub Association football forwards Expatriate footballers in Lithuania Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Sportspeople from Košice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
