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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] |
Kerli Kõiv
Kerli Kõiv (; born 7 February 1987), better known mononymously as Kerli, is an Estonian singer and songwriter. Born in Elva, Kerli entered multiple singing competitions before being signed to Island Records in 2006 by LA Reid. In 2007, she released her debut self-titled extended play and in 2008, released her debut studio album, '' Love Is Dead'', which charted on the ''Billboard'' 200. The lead single from the album, " Walking on Air," charted in many countries and was also featured as the iTunes Store's Single of the Week where it was downloaded over 500,000 times, a record at that time. In the years following, Kerli was featured on ''Almost Alice'' with the song "Tea Party" and she began to abandon her alternative rock sound and started to adopt a more electronic and dance-influenced sound, as can be heard in her 2010 single "Army of Love". Following the release of ''Love Is Dead'', Kerli began production on a second studio album which became her second extended play ''Utop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnis Kõiv
Tõnis Kõiv (born 29 October 1970, in Paide) is an Estonian politician and lawyer who represented the Estonian Reform Party in the Riigikogu from 2005 to 2015. Education Kõiv graduated from Koeru Secondary School in 1989 and from the Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu in 1995. He studied on Master's degree level in the University of Tartu's European University in 2000-2003. Finished the Data Protection Officer at Expert level course in TalTech, Dec 2018. Career Kõiv worked as a driver on Koeru state farm from 1989 to 1993, as a lawyer in Paide Piimakombinaat AS from 1993 to 1996, as well as the mayor of Paide from 1996 to 2004. He also was the Managing Director of OÜ Agenor from 2004 to 2005, worked as a lawyer at YourOffice from 2016 to 2017. Worked as the Estonian Reform Party secretary general since February 7th 2017 to March 9th 2018. Works at Youroffice from 2018 April as a lawyer. Political career Kõiv has been a member of the Estonian Reform Party since 4 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madis Kõiv
Madis Kõiv (5 December 1929, Tartu, Estonia – 24 September 2014, Tartu, Estonia) was an Estonian writer, philosopher and physicist. Education Kõiv attended school in Tartu after the second World War, graduating in the early 1950s with a degree in nuclear physics. Kõiv worked as a scientist and lecturer until 1991. Career as a playwright Kõiv always entertained a fascination with and love for literature. He wrote mostly for personal entertainment until the 1950s, when he became active in Estonian literary circles. His earliest published works were written with friends from these circles. He also wrote under a pseudonym for several years. His first published work was a play called ''Küüni täitmine'' (''Filling the Hay Barn'') written as a collaboration between Kõiv (using his pseudonym Jaanus Andreus Nooremb) and Hando Runnel in 1978. In 1999, the play was successfully produced for the first time. Kõiv then wrote two pieces with Vaino Vahing. The first was a play t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Kõiv
Karl Kõiv (3 December 1894 – 24 April 1972) was an Estonian featherweight weightlifter who won a silver medal at the 1922 World Weightlifting Championships and placed seventh at the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1922–25 he headed the weightlifting section of the Estonian Sports Union. Later he worked as a weightlifting coach and referee, and in this capacity attended the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References 1894 births 1974 deaths Sportspeople from Tartu People from the Governorate of Livonia Weightlifters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Estonia Estonian male weightlifters World Weightlifting Championships medalists {{Estonia-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Küllo Kõiv
Küllo Kõiv (14 July 1972 – 29 June 1998) was an Estonian wrestler. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. Kõiv died in an automobile accident in Viljandi Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu ... in 1998, aged 25. References 1972 births 1998 deaths Estonian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Estonia Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Viljandi Parish Road incident deaths in Estonia 20th-century Estonian people {{Estonia-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kauri Kõiv
Kauri Kõiv (born July 25, 1983, Elva) is a former Estonian biathlete. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 14th in the 4×7.5 km relay, 44th in the 20 km individual, 48th in the 10 km sprint and 50th in the 12.5 km pursuit. He represented Estonia at the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Olympics. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union The International Biathlon Union (IBU; german: Internationale Biathlon-Union) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the .... Olympic Games ''0 medals'' :''*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.'' World Championships ''0 medals'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.'' References 1983 births Living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Võro Language
Võro ( vro, võro kiilʼ, link=no , et, võru keel) is a language belonging to the Finnic branch of the Uralic languages. Traditionally, it has been considered a dialect of the South Estonian dialect group of the Estonian language, but nowadays it has its own literary standard and efforts have been undertaken to seek official recognition as an indigenous regional language of Estonia. Võro has roughly 75,000 speakers (Võros Võros ( Võro: ''võrokõsõq,'' pronounced , et, võrukesed, fi, võrolaiset) are inhabitants of historical Võromaa (''Vana Võromaa''), a region in Southeastern Estonia (Võru and Põlva Counties with parts extending into Valga and Tart ...) mostly in southeastern Estonia, in the eight Parish (administrative division), parishes of the historical Võru County: Karula Parish, Karula, Hargla, Harglõ, Urvaste Parish, Urvastõ, Rõuge Parish, Rõugõ, Kanepi Parish, Kanepi, Põlva Parish, Põlva, Räpina Parish, Räpinä and Vastseliina Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnu Kõiv
Tõnu Kõiv (born 4 December 1968 in Rakvere) is an Estonian politician. He was a member of IX Riigikogu IX Riigikogu was the ninth legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 1999 election. Election results Officers Speaker of the Riigikogu: Toomas Savi Toomas Savi (born 30 December 1942 in Tartu, Es .... References Living people 1968 births Social Democratic Party (Estonia) politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003 People from Rakvere Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 {{Estonia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kask (surname)
Kask is an Estonian surname meaning "birch". Notable people with the surname include: * Aleksander Kask (1885–1950), Estonian politician * Aleksander Kask (1902–1965), Estonian weightlifter * Arnold Kask (1902–1994), Estonian linguist, philologist and professor *Herman Kask (died 1918), Estonian politician * Janne Kask, former singer of the Swedish band Brainpool *Jana Kask Jana Kask (born 11 November 1991) is an Estonian singer and the winner of ''Eesti otsib superstaari'' 2008, the second season of the Estonian version of ''Pop Idol''. In the final, she competed against Arno Suislep, winning it by getting 52.9% ... (born 1991), Estonian singer and the winner of ''Eesti otsib superstaari'' (Estonian version of ''Pop Idol'') 2008 * Oskar Kask (1898–1942), Estonian politician * Peet Kask (born 1948), Estonian politician * Rein Kask (born 1947), Estonian politician * Risto Kask (born 1985), Estonian civil servant and politician * Teet Kask (born 1968), Estonian ballet d ... [...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] |
