|
Miko (name)
Miko is a given name found in several cultures. It can be a Japanese female name. It can be an eastern European name, with origins in Slovakia, sometimes short for Mikolaj. Miko can also be a variant of the name Michael, which has Hebrew origins. The name Miko may refer to: *Miko Doyle (1911–1980), Irish sportsman * Miko Golubovic (born 1982), Montenegrin basketball player *Miko Hughes (born 1986), American actor * Miko Lim (born 1980), American photographer * Miko Mälberg (born 1985), Estonian swimmer *Miko Marks, American singer-songwriter *Miko Mayama (born 1939), Japanese-American actress *Miko Mission (born 1945), Italian musician *Miko Peled (born 1961), Israeli political activist * Miko Rwayitare (1942–2007), Rwandan businessman *Miko Sotto (1982–2003), Filipino actor * Miko Tavares (born 1981), Cape Verdean football player *Miko Tripalo (1926–1995), Croatian politician *Miko Weaver (born 1957), American guitarist See also {{srt, name *Mika * Mikko *Miko (disam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the seventh century, they played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. In the ninth century, they established the Principality of Nitra, which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia. In the 10th century, after the dissolution of Great Moravia, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which then became the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000. In 1241 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miko Peled
Miko Peled (born 1961) is an Israeli-American activist, author, and karate instructor. He is author of the books ''The General’s Son: The Journey of an Israeli in Palestine'' and ''Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five''. He is also an international speaker. Early life Born in Jerusalem in 1961, Peled grew up in Motza Illit to a prominent Zionist family; his grandfather, Avraham Katsnelson, signed Israel’s Declaration of Independence. His father, Mattityahu Peled, fought in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and served as a general in the Six-Day War of 1967; later, after the Israeli cabinet ignored his investigation of a 1967 alleged Israeli war crime, he became an advocate for an Israeli dialogue with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). He condemned the Israeli military for seizing the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Sinai Peninsula, Sinai and the Golan Heights, calling the war a "cynical campaign of territorial expansion". Palestinian activist Susan Abulhaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miko (other)
''Miko'' is a shrine maiden or a supplementary princess in Shinto religion. Miko may also refer to: People * Miko (name), a given name in several cultures * Miko (surname) *DJ Miko, an Italian DJ Other *Miko (song), a song written by American electronic rock musician Kamtin Mohager * Miko Coffee, a brand of Belgian coffee *Miko, an alien from a 1987 film '' Nukie'' *Miko Kubota, a character from ''Glitch Techs ''Glitch Techs'' is an American animated streaming television series created by Eric Robles and Dan Milano for Nickelodeon and Netflix. The series premiered on Netflix on February 21, 2020, with a second season premiering on August 17 of the sa ...'' *Miko Nakadai, a character from '' Transformers: Prime'' See also * Mico (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikko
Mikko is a Finnish masculine given name and equivalent of the English name Michael, having been borrowed into the Finnish language. The given name Mikko is shared by the following notable people: * Mikko Alatalo, Finnish musician and politician * Mikko Eloranta, Finnish ice hockey left winger * Mikko Franck, Finnish conductor * Mikko Heiniö, Finnish composer * Mikko Hirvonen, Finnish World Rally Championship driver * Mikko Hyppönen, Finnish security guru and an author * Mikko Ilonen, Finnish golfer * Mikko Juva, Finnish historian, theologian, and archbishop * Mikko Kavén, Finnish footballer * Mikko Koivu, Finnish ice hockey player * Mikko Kolehmainen, Finnish flatwater canoer * Mikko Korhonen, Finnish golfer * Mikko Koskinen, Finnish ice hockey goaltender * Mikko Larkas, Finnish basketball coach * Mikko Leppilampi, Finnish actor and musician * Mikko Lindström, guitarist for Finnish band HIM * Mikko Nissinen, Finnish ballet dancer and current director of Boston Ballet * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika
Mika is a given name, a nickname and a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People known just as Mika * Mika (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese-born British singer-songwriter Michael Penniman, Jr. * Mika (footballer, born 1987), Portuguese football defender Michael da Conceição Figueiredo * Mika (footballer, born 1991), Portuguese football goalkeeper Michael Simões Domingues * Mika (Armenian singer), Michael Varosyan, who represented Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 * Mika X, (born 1962), New Zealand Maori performing artist Fictional characters * Mika, a character in the horror game ''Ao Oni'' Mika as a given name Male given name (primarily used in Finland) * Mika Aaltola (born 1969), Finnish political scientist and director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs * Mika Aaltonen (born 1965), Finnish football player * Mika Brzezinski (born 1967), American talk-show host * Mika Chunuonsee (born 1989), Thai footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miko Weaver
A , or shrine maiden,Groemer, 28. is a young priestess who works at a Shinto shrine. were once likely seen as shamans,Picken, 140. but are understood in modern Japanese culture to be an institutionalized role in daily life, trained to perform tasks, ranging from sacred cleansing to performing the sacred dance. Appearance The traditional attire of a is a pair of red (divided, pleated trousers), a white (a predecessor of the kimono), and some white or red hair ribbons. In Shinto, the color white symbolizes purity. The garment put over the during dances is called a . Traditional tools include the , the (offertory -tree branches), and the . also use bells, drums, candles, , and bowls of rice in ceremonies. Definition The Japanese words and ("female shaman" and "shrine maiden" respectively)Kokugo Dai Jiten Dictionary, Revised edition, Shogakukan, 1988. are usually written as a compound of the kanji ("shaman"), and ("woman"). was archaically written (, or "g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miko Tripalo
Ante "Miko" Tripalo (16 November 1926 – 11 December 1995) was a Croatian politician. He was one of the members of Croatian Spring, a movement for higher level of autonomy of SR Croatia within SFR Yugoslavia. Biography A son of a well-to-do farmers' family near Sinj, in 1941 he joined the League of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia and Josip Broz Tito's Partisans. During the war, he was a commissar in the 8th Dalmatian Corps. Later he joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia and rose through its ranks, getting many important positions in Yugoslavia. Gradually, Tripalo rose to enough prominence to join the second generation of top Communist officials in Yugoslavia. They were, under tacit blessing of Tito, supposed to introduce various economic and political reforms in late 1960s. Tripalo, together with Savka Dabčević-Kučar, became one of the leaders of the Croatian Communist Party. In 1970, Tripalo and Dabčević-Kučar introduced a new party platform that demanded more autonom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miko Tavares
Leonid Mikoyam Fernandes Tavares (born 16 March 1981 in Praia, Santiago), aka Mikó, is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays for Praia Milfontes as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Sm .... External links * 1981 births Living people Footballers from Praia Cape Verdean men's footballers Men's association football forwards Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Cypriot Second Division players Akritas Chlorakas players G.D. Estoril Praia players Odivelas F.C. players C.D. Olivais e Moscavide players {{CapeVerde-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miko Sotto
Marcelino Antonio Carag Sotto III (May 10, 1982 – December 29, 2003), professionally known as Miko Sotto, was a Filipino matinee idol, actor, and teen star, and son of singer/actress/radio commentator/TV host Ali Sotto. Early life A talent of the GMA Artist Center, Sotto became a TV fixture, with stints on GMA's youth-oriented programs '' Click'' and ''Kahit Kailan''. Personal life Miko Sotto was part of the prominent Sotto family in showbiz. He was a great grandson of former Senator Vicente Sotto and the grandson and grandnephew of Marcelino Antonio Sotto and Vicente Sotto, Jr., respectively. His parents were Ali Sotto and Marcelino Antonio "Maru" Sotto, Jr., brother of incumbent Senator Vicente "Tito" Sotto III, Val Sotto and Vic Sotto. His granduncle Filemon Sotto was also a former senator of the Philippines. His cousins were actors Oyo Boy Sotto, Ciara Sotto, and Gian Sotto. At the time of his death, he was romantically involved with actress Angel Locsin, who beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miko Rwayitare
Miko Rwayitare (December 2, 1942 – September 25, 2007) was a Rwandan-born billionaire and the supposed father of mobile telecommunications in Africa. It is reported that he made the first cellular phone call on the African continent in 1986. He founded Telecel International, an African telecommunications company. Rwayitare was born in Rwanda and educated in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) at the Collège Saint-Esprit and then Collège Notre-Dame in Bukavu and received an engineering degree in Germany at University of Karlsruhe in 1970. In 1996, he moved to Johannesburg, South Africa. He lived in one of the city’s most expensive mansions on Sandhurst’s Oxford Avenue. In 2001, he purchased the Mont Rochelle winery making it the first black-owned wine estate in South Africa. He was also the owner of Hôtel des Mille Collines on which the Film Hotel Rwanda was based.Hôtel des Mille Collines The Hôtel des Mille Collines () (English: ''Hotel of the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miko Mission
Pier Michele Bozzetti (born 22 June 1945), known by his stage name Miko Mission, is an Italian singer. Career The career of Miko Mission began at a young age, performing as a singer in a comedy represented by Alessandria, Gelindo at age seven. At age fourteen, Miko formed his first band 'I passi per la Musica', later renamed 'Oscars'. The group participated in several singing competitions including Flip for San Remo held in Venice – Lido. Miko won the competition and went on to sign a contract with Ariston Records in 1964. Adopting the stage name Don Miko, he debuted with "45 Gente... che ragazza!" and later "Non hai più niente per me", which became a summer hit. In 1965 he entered the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "E poi verrà l'Autunno", in couple with Timi Yuro Rosemary Victoria Yuro (August 4, 1940 – March 30, 2004), known professionally as Timi Yuro, was an American singer-songwriter. Sometimes called "the little girl with the big voice," she is considered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> Miko Weaver")
