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Kristine (given Name)
Kristine (or Kristīne as in Latvian) variant of Christine, is a feminine given name. It may refer to: * Kristine Aleksanyan (born 1989), Armenian footballer * Kristine Andersen (born 1976), Danish handball player * Kristine Anigwe (born 1997), Nigerian-American basketball player * Kristine Aono (born 1960), American artist * Kristine Arnold (born 1956), country singer and member of Sweethearts of the Rodeo, born Kristine Oliver * Kristine Austgulen (born 1980), Norwegian basketball player * Kristine Baker (born 1971), American judge * Kristine Balanas (born 1990), Latvian violinist * Kristine Bartlett, New Zealander aged care worker and equal pay activist * Kristine Brown (born 1953), African-American vocalist better known as Iqua Colson * Kristine Carlin Bay (born 1963), American model better known as Willow Bay * Kristine Bayley (born 1983), Australian cyclist * Kristine Bell, American electrical engineer * Kristine Belson, American film producer * Princess Kristine Bernadot ... [...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] |
