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Koivu
Koivu is a Finnish surname meaning "birch". Notable people with the surname include: *Mikko Koivu (born 1983), Finnish professional ice hockey player, brother of Saku *Rudolf Koivu (1890–1946), Finnish artist *Saku Koivu (born 1974), retired Finnish professional ice hockey player, brother of Mikko See also *Kõiv Kõiv is an Estonian surname. The word means "birch" in Võro. According to the Estonian Population Register, there lived 1,242 people with the surname Kõiv in Estonia, as of 8 May 2012. Notable bearers of the name Kõiv include: * Karl Kõiv ..., an Estonian surname of the same etymology * Kõivu, an Estonian settlement {{surname Finnish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saku Koivu
Saku Antero Koivu (; born November 23, 1974) is a Finns, Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1995–96 NHL season, 1995–96 after three seasons with TPS (ice hockey), TPS of the Finnish Liiga, SM-liiga. Koivu served as the Canadiens' captain (ice hockey), captain for ten of his 14 years with the club, which makes him the longest captaincy tenure in team history, tied with Jean Béliveau. Koivu was the first European player to captain the Montreal Canadiens. Playing career TPS (SM-liiga) Koivu began his professional ice hockey career playing for TPS (ice hockey), TPS in the Finnish Liiga, SM-liiga, beginning in 1992–93. He posted ten points in his rookie season, including five points in the playoffs, to help TPS to a Kanada-malja championship. After improving to 53 points the following season, he put up a league-high 73 points in 1994–95. In addition to earning the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikko Koivu
Mikko-Sakari Koivu (born 12 March 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. Koivu was drafted sixth overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild. After four seasons with HC TPS, TPS in the Liiga, SM-liiga, Koivu joined the Wild in 2005. He spent fifteen seasons in Minnesota, including eleven as Captain (ice hockey), captain, accumulating several franchise records, including games played, assists and points scored. Koivu retired in 2021, after a short stint with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Internationally, Koivu served as captain of the gold medal-winning Finland men's national ice hockey team, Finnish national team at the 2011 IIHF World Championship, 2011 World Championship. Playing career After playing in the Finland, Finnish junior hockey, junior leagues, Koivu began playing for HC TPS, TPS of the Liiga, SM-liiga as a 17-year-old in the 2000–01 season, the same team for which older brother Saku Koivu, Saku also once played. He was selected sixth o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Koivu
Rudolf Koivu (1890–1946) was a Finnish illustrator and painter, best known for illustrating books of fairytales for children, which are enduringly and timelessly popular. He was born in St. Petersburg. He illustrated stories by Zacharias Topelius Zachris Topelius (, ; 14 January 181812 March 1898) was a Finnish author, poet, journalist, historian, and rector of the University of Helsinki who wrote novels related to Finnish history. Given name Zacharias is his baptismal name, and this ..., Anni Swan and Hans Christian Andersen, among others. Koivu died in Helsinki in 1946. In his honor, the Rudolf Koivu Prize was established in 1949. It is awarded biennially to Finnish illustrators of children's books. References External linkswww.yle.fi [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kõiv
Kõiv is an Estonian surname. The word means "birch" in Võro. According to the Estonian Population Register, there lived 1,242 people with the surname Kõiv in Estonia, as of 8 May 2012. Notable bearers of the name Kõiv include: * Karl Kõiv (1894–1972), featherweight weightlifter * Kauri Kõiv (born 1983), biathlete *Kerli Kõiv (born 1987), singer and songwriter * Küllo Kõiv (1972–1998), wrestler *Madis Kõiv (1929–2014), author, physicist and philosopher *Tõnis Kõiv (born 1970), politician * Tõnu Kõiv (born 1968), politician See also * Koivu, a Finnish surname of the same etymology *Kask Kask or KASK may refer to: *Kask (surname) *Kask, Kerman, a village in Kerman Province, Iran *Kask, Zanjan, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran *Asta Kask, a punk band from Töreboda, Sweden *KASK, an American radio station See also * Cask (disamb ..., a more common Estonian surname with the same meaning References {{DEFAULTSORT:Koiv Estonian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kõivu
Kõivu is a village in Luunja Parish, Tartu County in eastern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) Violinist Eduard Sõrmus Eduard Sõrmus (9 July 1878 – 16 August 1940) was an early 20th-century Estonian violinist. He was sometimes known as the Red Violinist (der rote Geiger). Biography Childhood Eduard Sõrmus was born in the village of Kõivu, Luunja Parish, Ta ... (1878–1940), was born in Kõivu. References Villages in Tartu County {{Tartu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birch
A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech-oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 30 to 60 known taxa of which 11 are on the IUCN 2011 Red List of Threatened Species. They are a typically rather short-lived pioneer species widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in northern areas of temperate climates and in boreal climates. Description Birch species are generally small to medium-sized trees or shrubs, mostly of northern temperate and boreal climates. The simple leaves are alternate, singly or doubly serrate, feather-veined, petiolate and stipulate. They often appear in pairs, but these pairs are really borne on spur-like, two-leaved, lateral branchlets. The fruit is a small samara, although the wings may be obscure in some species. They differ from the alders (''Alnus'', another genus in the family) in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
