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Monika (given Name)
Monika is a female name in German, Scandinavian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian and Hungarian (Mónika) which can also be seen in India. It is a variation of Monica, stemming from the word "advisor" in Latin and "unique" in Greek. Monika is also the patron saint of women and mothers. Notable people *Monika Bolly (born 1968), Polish actress *Monika Christodoulou (born 1985), Greek singer-songwriter, known mononymously as Monika * Monika Czinano (born 2000), American basketball player *Monika Larsen Dennis (born 1963), Swedish sculptor * Monika Fagerholm, Finnish author * Monika Fikerle (born 1974), Australian musician *Monika Frimmer (born 1955), German soprano in opera and concert *Monika Griefahn (born 1954), German politician *Monika Harms (born 1946), German lawyer * Monika Haukanõmm (born 1972), Estonian politician * Monika Ivkic (born 1989), Bosnian-Austrian singer *Monika Kuszyńska (born 1980), Polish singer *Monika Linkytė (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica (given Name)
Monica is a female given name with many variant forms, including Mónica (Italian, Spanish and Portuguese), Mônica (Brazilian Portuguese), Monique (French), Monika (German, Indian), Moonika (Estonia), and Mónika (Hungarian). History The etymology of ''Monica'' is unknown. Its earliest attestation known today is as the name of Saint Monica, mother of Saint Augustine. St. Monica was born in Numidia in North Africa, but was also a citizen of Carthage, hence the name may be of Punic or Berber origin. It has also been associated with the Greek word ''monos'', meaning "alone". Though etymologically unrelated, "Monica" was also a name in Latin, deriving from the verb ''monere'', meaning 'to advise.' One of the early occurrences of the name in modern literature is the character Monica Thorne in the 1858 novel ''Doctor Thorne'' by Anthony Trollope. Popularity In the United States, the name's popularity reached a peak in 1977, when it was the 39th most popular female name for new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Mann
Monika Mann (7 June 1910 – 17 March 1992) was a German author and feature writer. She was born in Munich, Germany, the fourth of six children of the Nobel Prize–winning author Thomas Mann and Katia, née Katharina Pringsheim. She trained as a pianist and her early attempts at a musical career seemed promising, but were not met with success and she instead pursued a career as a writer. She married in 1939 but lost her husband the following year, when the ship on which they were travelling to Canada was sunk by a German submarine. Later that year she joined her family in Princeton, New Jersey, and was granted US citizenship in 1952. Between 1954 and 1986, she lived with her partner Antonio Spadaro in ''Villa Monacone'' on Capri. This was her most productive time as a writer and her books and several magazine articles were written during this period. After the death of her partner she left Capri and spent her last years until her death with her brother Golo's adopted family in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Wejnert
Monika Wejnert (born 6 April 1992) is an Australian former tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 324, which she reached on 30 November 2009. Her career high ranking in doubles is No. 315, which she reached on 31 January 2011. Career Born in Brisbane, during the 2009 Australian Open wildcards round robin, Wejnert Defeated Jelena Dokić Jelena Dokic ( sr, Јелена Докић, Jelena Dokić; ; born 12 April 1983) is an Australian tennis coach, commentator, writer, and former professional tennis player. Her highest ranking as a tennis player was world No. 4, in August 2002. ... in three sets. They met again in the final where She lost to Dokic in a three-set thriller. At the Brisbane International Wejnert lost to finalist Marion Bartoli 6–1, 6–2. At the Australian Open Wejnert lost in the first Round to Karin Knapp in a tight match 7–6, 6–4, Monika has recently played in the AEGON trophy in Nottingham where she beat Mandy Minella in the first round be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Weber-Koszto
Monika Weber-Koszto ( hu, Weber-Kosztó Mónika; born 7 February 1966) is a Romanian-born German fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics competing for Romania. She then won a silver in the same event at the 1992 Summer Olympics competing for Germany. She went on to win two more bronze medals in the same event for Germany at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References External links * 1966 births Living people Romanian female foil fencers German female foil fencers Olympic fencers of Romania Olympic fencers of Germany Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Wagner
Monika Wagner (born 28 February 1965 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany) is a German curler. She currently plays third for Andrea Schöpp, who was born eight hours before her in the same hospital. Wagner has played with Schöpp for most of her international career. She was her lead at the 1980 European Curling Championships where they won the bronze medal. Since then Wagner has been both Schöpp's second and third. With Schöpp, Wagner has won the World Curling Championships in 1988 and 2010, six European Curling Championships (, , , , and ) and an Olympic Gold medal (1992). She was an alternate on the German team that won the 2008 European Mixed Curling Championship. She was a member of the German team at the 1998 and 2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Tsõganova
Monika Tsõganova (born August 8, 1969 in Kohtla-Järve) is an Estonian chess Woman International Master (1991). Chess career Monika Tsõganova learned to play chess at age eleven. In 1987 she graduated from Tallinn boarding sports school. In 1984, 1985 and 1987 Monika Tsõganova won the Estonian Junior Chess Championships. In 1990 and 1991 Monika Tsõganova participated in USSR Women's Chess Championships. In Estonian Women's Chess Championship has won 9 gold (1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008), 6 silver (1990, 1992, 1996, 2003, 2014, 2015) and 2 bronze medals (1998, 2006). Monika Tsõganova had 6 titles of Estonian rapid chess champion (1994–97, 2002, 2006). Team chess results Monika Tsõganova played for Estonia in Chess Olympiads: * In 1992, at second board in the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila (+5 −3 =4); * In 1994, at first board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+5 −2 =5); * In 1998, at first board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista (+3 − ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countess Monika Zu Solms-Laubach
Monika, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born Countess Monika zu Solms-Laubach; 8 August 1929 – 4 June 2015) was a German noblewoman and philanthropist. She was the second wife of Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover. A member of the House of Solms-Laubach by birth, she became the Princess Consort of Hanover and Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg through her marriage. She was the founder of the Dollhouse Museum in Laubach. Early life Countess Monika zu Solms-Laubach was born on 8 August 1929 at Laubach Castle in Laubach, Hesse, Germany. She was the fourth child of Georg, 9th Count of Solms-Laubach and Princess Johanna of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. Her father was the grandson of Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen and her mother was the daughter of Prince Charles of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. Her family had been the sovereign house of the County of Solms-Laubach but were mediatized into the Grand Duchy of Hesse in 1806. Marriage On 16 July 1981 she marri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Soćko
Monika Soćko (née Bobrowska; born 24 March 1978) is a Polish chess player who holds the FIDE titles of Grandmaster (GM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the Polish women's chess championship eight times (in 1995, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017). Career In 2007, Soćko won an international women's tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan ahead of former Women's World Champion Antoaneta Stefanova. In 2008, she was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE, becoming the first and, to date, only Polish female player to achieve this. The following year, she won the Arctic Chess Challenge in Tromsø, Norway in spite of being only ranked as number 16 before the tournament, while her top-ranked husband, Bartosz Soćko, finished in 13th place. In March 2010, she won the bronze medal at the Women's European Individual Chess Championship edging out Yelena Dembo and Marie Sebag on tie-breaks. In 2014 Soćko won the Erfurt Woman Grandmaster round-robin tournament. In 2017 she w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Schnarre
Monika Schnarre (born May 27, 1971) is a Canadian model, actress and television host. She is reportedly 185.4 cm (6′1″) tall. In 1986, at age 14, Schnarre won the Ford Models "Supermodel of the World" contest, becoming the youngest model to ever win. She appeared on the cover of American ''Vogue'' at 14 and in the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue at 15. In 1989, she wrote a book about her modelling experiences titled ''Monika: Between You and Me''. She became an actress, appearing in over 50 film and television roles including ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' and '' Beastmaster'', and made guest appearances on ''Beverly Hills 90210, Andromeda'', '' Caroline in the City'', ''The King of Queens'' and ''Cracked''. Schnarre has also made a number of movies, with roles in '' Love on the Side'', '' Waxwork II: Lost in Time'' and ''Junior''. She played Oxanna Kristos in the video game '' Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun''. Schnarre went on to study television broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Ryniak
Monika Ryniak (born 24 January 1960 in Myślenice) is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 2193 votes in 13 Kraków district as a candidate from the Law and Justice Law and Justice ( pl, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość , PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland. Its chairman is Jarosław Kaczyński. It was founded in 2001 by Jarosław and Lech Kaczyński as a direct su ... list. See also * Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2007 External linksMonika Ryniak - parliamentary page- includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches. 1960 births Living people People from Myślenice Members of the Polish Sejm 2005–2007 Women members of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland Law and Justice politicians 21st-century Polish women politicians Polish schoolteachers {{LawandJustice-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Rost
Monika Rost (born 21 February 1943)Józef Powroźniak: ''Gitarren-Lexikon'' (Berlin: Verlag Neue Musik, 1986), p.180. is a classical guitarist, lute player and musicologist. She studied with Ursula Peter at the Liszt School of Music Weimar, Germany, and later became Professor and Head of Guitar there herself. She has performed in many countries, both solo and in a duo with Jürgen Rost, and has made a number of recordings. She has won many first prizes, including the Concours International de la Guitare in Paris (Radio France Radio France is the French national public radio broadcaster. Stations Radio France offers seven national networks: *France Inter — Radio France's "generalist" station, featuring entertaining and informative talk mixed with a wide variety of ...), "with special honours from the jury". She taught many successful performers and international guitar competition prize winners in her role at the Liszt School of Music Weimar. Her pupils have included Boyan K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Rhein
Monika Rhein is a physical oceanographer and Professor of Oceanography at University of Bremen. Rhein has led the authorship of over 29 peer reviewed publications, and is an author of over 100 peer reviewed publications. Rhein has broad ranging interests across oceanography, specialising in understanding the water masses in the oceans and their circulation, ocean mixing and the role of oceans in climate. Rhein's expertise has led to her authoring chapters of the "Technical Summary" and "Summary for Policymakers" of the 5th International Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) report and acting as president of the Ocean Science Division of the European Geoscience Union. Career Rhein was awarded a PhD degree in physics from the University of Heidelberg in 1986. Rhein worked as a research scientist at the University of Heidelberg and GKSS Hamburg between 1986–1988, before joining the faculty at the Institute for Marine Sciences Kiel. Between 1988 – 1994, Rhein was an assistant profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
