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Marjo (name)
Marjo is a popular female given name in Finland, originated as a variant of the name Marja. Its name day is celebrated on 19 August. As of 2012, more than 12,400 people in Finland have this name. It was most popular in the second half of the 20th century. Notable people * Marjo van der Knaap (born 1958), Dutch neurologist * Marjo Matikainen-Kallström (born 1965), Finnish politician and former cross-country skier * Marjo-Riikka Mäkelä (born 1977), Finnish stage and independent film actress and director * Marjo Voutilainen (born 1981), Finnish hockey player * Marjo Yli-Kiikka (born 1978), Finnish sports shooter * Marjo Hippi (born 1978), Finnish curler from Helsinki * Marjo van der Mark, Dutch water polo player See also * Marja (name) * Marjoe * Marjoe Gortner Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner (born January 14, 1944) is a former evangelist preacher and actor. He first gained public attention during the late 1940s when his parents arranged for him to be ordained as a preacher a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marja (name)
Marja is a female given name, a Finnish, Sámi and Dutch form of Mary. It also means "berry" in Finnish. In Finnish the normal form of Mary is Maria; the pronunciations of Maria mariaand Marja marjaare identical, if the /-ria/ is pronounced as diphthong in as usual in rapid speech: ari̯a As of December 2012, 53,000 people are registered with this name in Finland. In Finland, the nameday for Marja is the 15th of August. Notable people Some notable people with the name Marja are: *Marja van Bijsterveldt (born 1961), Dutch politician * Marja Heikkilä (born 1977), Finnish freestyle swimmer *Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (born 1955), Finnish cross country skier * Marja Kok (born 1944), Dutch actress * Marja Lahti (1901–1967), Finnish politician * Marja Lehto (born 1959), Finnish diplomat * Marja Lehtonen (born 1968), Finnish bodybuilder *Marja Lubeck (born 1965), Dutch-born New Zealand politician * Marja Merisalo (born 1965), Finnish choreographer, dancer and director * Marja Mikkon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Name Day
In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of a biblical character or other saint. Where they are popular, individuals celebrate both their name day and their birthday in a given year. The custom originated with the Christian calendar of saints: believers named after a saint would celebrate that saint's feast day. Within Christianity, name days have greater resonance in areas where the Christian denominations of Catholicism, Lutheranism and Orthodoxy predominate. In some countries, however, name-day celebrations do not have a connection to explicitly Christian traditions. History The celebration of name days has been a tradition in Catholic and Eastern Orthodox countries since the Middle Ages, and has also continued in some measure in countries, such as the Scandinavian count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjo Van Der Knaap
Marjo S. van der Knaap (born 9 May 1958) is a Dutch professor of pediatric neurology at VU University Amsterdam and the VU University Medical Center. She was a winner of the 2008 Spinoza Prize. Her research focuses on white matter disorders. Early life and education Van der Knaap was born on 9 May 1958 in Delft. In 1984 she obtained a cum laude degree in medicine from Erasmus University Rotterdam. She continued her PhD studies and graduated cum laude in 1991 from Utrecht University's department of pediatric neurology, while also collaborating with the department of neuroradialogy of VU University Amsterdam. Career and research In 1999, she became professor of pediatric neurology at VU University Amsterdam. Van der Knaap's research focuses on white matter disorders. In the 1980s she started working with Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), of which she stated it is pivotal for her work. In the field, she developed a computer-guided recognition system for known diseases. She disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjo Matikainen-Kallström
Marjo Tuulevi Matikainen-Kallström (born 3 February 1965 in Lohja) is a politician and former Finnish cross-country skier. Politics Matikainen-Kallström represents the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) in Finland. From 1996 to 2004 she was a Member of the European Parliament, and since 2004 she has been a member of the Finnish Parliament. Athletics She had a very short but winning sporting career. In the six seasons she competed at a top international level, she won the World Cup three years in a row. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Matikainen-Kallström won a bronze medal in the relay aged just 19. Four years later in Calgary she won bronze on the 10 km race, and in the 5 km sprint won gold after being in second place all race until the last kilometre before coming through to win, 1.3 seconds ahead of Tamara Tikhonova, who had to settle for silver. That same year she won another bronze medal in the relay. At the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjo-Riikka Mäkelä
Marjo-Riikka Mäkelä (born 7 May 1971) is a Finnish stage and independent film actress, director, acting coach, and the founder of Los Angeles-based acting studio Chekhov Studio International. Much of Mäkelä's mention in Finnish media is associated with Michael Chekhov acting technique. Career In Europe, Mäkelä hosted Finnish television series Kulttuuri Putiikki from 1994 to 1996. After leaving Kulttuuri Putiikki, she worked primarily on stage, acting in mostly classic plays, such as Molière's Le Misanthrope, and some modern plays, such as Pippi Longstocking. She trained at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS) and emigrated to the United States and resumed her stage career as Candy in the stage adaptation of The Cider House Rules and as the title character in Euripides' "Medea". Chekhov technique During her training in Russia, Mäkelä began working with Michael Chekhov acting technique, which emphasizes use of the imagination to create experiences relevant to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjo Voutilainen
Marjo Hannele Voutilainen (born 22 March 1981) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and current head coach of Ilves Naiset in the Naisten Liiga (NSML). During her playing career, she competed internationally with the Finnish national team, winning a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and at the IIHF World Women's Championships in 2008 and 2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; Protests .... Voutilainen previously served as head coach of KalPa Kuopio in the NSML during 2016 to 2022. She was named Naisten Liiga Coach of the Year for the 2019–20 season, after guiding KalPa to their best regular season finish ever, upon which they built the most successful playoff run in team history. In May 2022, it was announced that she had signed on as head coach wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjo Yli-Kiikka
Marjo Yli-Kiikka (born 16 June 1978) is a Finnish sports shooter. She competed at the 2004, 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... and 2012 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1978 births Living people People from Isokyrö Finnish female sport shooters Olympic shooters of Finland Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ostrobothnia (region) {{Finland-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjo Hippi
Marjo Hippi (born 4 February 1978) is a Finnish curler from Helsinki. She currently plays lead for Oona Kauste. Hippi was born in Nurmo. After beginning curling in 2004, she joined the Tuire Autio rink in 2005 and finished 4th at the Finnish Women's Curling Championship in 2006. The next season she joined the Lare Norri rink as her third and again finished 4th at the Finnish Championship. The rink again finished 4th in 2008. In 2009, the team won their first medal, winning silver. They won a bronze medal at the 2010 Finnish championship. Hippi's first international curling competition was the 2010 European Mixed Curling Championship, playing lead for the Finnish team, skipped by Tomi Rantamäki. The team would finish in 15th place. That season, Hippi skipped her own women's team, finishing 5th at the 2011 Finnish Women's Curling Championship. Hippi would play in the 2011 European Curling Championships as the Alternate for Team Finland, skipped by Sanna Puust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjo Van Der Mark
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Marjo may refer to: * Marjo (singer), Canadian singer-songwriter, given name Marjolène * Marjo (name), Finnish and Dutch given name See also * Marijo Marijo is a South Slavic masculine given name, cognate to Mario is a character (arts), character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise and the masc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjoe
''Marjoe'' is a 1972 American documentary film produced and directed by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan about the life of evangelist Marjoe Gortner. It won the 1972 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Story Marjoe Gortner was a precocious child preacher with extraordinary talents, who was immensely popular in the American South. His parents earned large sums of money off of his earnings until the point he outgrew the novelty of his youthfulness. Gortner rejoined the ministry as a young adult solely as a means of earning a living, not as a believer. He spent the next several years using his fame and status as an evangelist to earn a living from both tent revivals and televangelism. Eventually, Gortner suffered a crisis of conscience of sorts and decided to give up the revival circuit, but not any of the money he made from it. He offered a documentary film crew unrestricted access to him during his final revival tour, which took place in 1971. The film contains scene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjoe Gortner
Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner (born January 14, 1944) is a former evangelist preacher and actor. He first gained public attention during the late 1940s when his parents arranged for him to be ordained as a preacher at age four, due to his extraordinary speaking ability. He was the youngest known in that position. As a young man, he preached on the revival circuit and brought celebrity to the revival movement. He became a celebrity again during the 1970s when he starred in ''Marjoe'' (1972), a behind-the-scenes documentary about the lucrative business of Pentecostal preaching, which won the 1972 Academy Award for Best Documentary Film. That documentary now is noted as one of the most vehement criticisms of Pentecostal preaching. Early life Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner was born in 1944 in Long Beach, California, into a family with a long evangelical heritage. The name "Marjoe" is a portmanteau of the biblical names "Mary" and " Joseph". His father, Vernon Robert Gortner, was a third- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
