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Name Days In Slovakia
In Slovakia, each day of the year corresponds to a personal name (the original list was the Roman Catholic calendar of saints). People celebrate their name days ( sk, meniny) on the date corresponding to their own given names. Slovak culture has accorded similar importance to a person's name day to his or her birthday. The list of the names assigned to the corresponding date is normally published in the calendar. However, there are only one or two names listed in the calendar, even if more names are assigned to a date. The names in bold are listed in the calendar, the others are not. Children in Slovakia usually have names from this list. The most notable exceptions are the names in minority languages (such as Hungarian names) or a foreign name. January # # Alexandra, Ábel, Makar, Karina, Kara, Kasandra, Sanda, Sandra, Saša, Senda # Daniela, Danila, Danuta, Genovéva, Radmila # Drahoľub, Drahomil, Drahoň, Drahoslav, Drahoš, Duchoslav, León, Títus, Drahoľuba, Dra ... [...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] |
Tomislav (name)
Tomislav (, ) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, that is widespread amongst the South Slavs. The meaning of the name ''Tomislav'' is thought to have derived from the Old Slavonic verb "'' tomiti''" or "'' tomit'''" meaning to "''languish''", "''torture''" or "''struggle''", combined with "''slava"'' meaning glory. Other origin theories suggest the name is a variant derived from the New Testament Apostle Thomas, whilst another theory postulates that it is a Slavicised corruption of the (Dog) Latin "''Dominus Slavus''". The first recorded bearer of the name was the 10th-century King Tomislav of Croatia, for this reason it has become popular amongst Croats. In Croatia, the name Tomislav was among the top ten most common masculine given name in the decades between 1970 and 1999. The name is also widespread amongst Serbs, reaching popularity during the 1930s and 40s. King Alexander I of Yugoslavia gave his second child the name as a symbolic gesture of unity for his subje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy and Ned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubica (name)
Ljubica ( sr-cyr, Љубица and mk, Љубица) is a Slavic feminine given name meaning "love" or "kiss", where -ica is a diminutive suffix. Also, ''ljubica'' means violet, while the actual flower is ''ljubičica'', a superdiminutive. It is Serbo-Croatian in origin, used throughout the former Yugoslavia. Variants * Bulgarian: ''Lyubitsa'', Любица * Slovak: ''Ľubica'' See also *Ljuba (name) Ljuba is a Slavic given name. In the Serbian language, it is best known as a masculine name, cognate to Ljubomir or Ljubo. In other Slavic languages it's more often a feminine name (Czech, Bulgarian, Macedonian), cognate to Lyubov, and also spell ... * Ljubomir (given name) Serbian feminine given names Slavic feminine given names Bulgarian feminine given names Croatian feminine given names Macedonian feminine given names Montenegrin feminine given names Slovene feminine given names {{name-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zbigniew
Zbigniew () is a Polish masculine given name, originally Zbygniew . This West Slavic name is derived from the Polish elements ''Zby-'' (from ''zbyć, zbyć się, or pozbyć się'', meaning "to dispel", "to get rid of") and ''gniew'', meaning "anger". Its diminutive forms include Zbyszek and Zbyś. The Czech form of this name is Zbyněk (derived from Zbyhněv). Individuals with this name may celebrate their name day on February 17, March 17, April 1, June 16 or October 10. English diminutive of this name is Zibi, Zbiggy or Zbig. Notable people * Zbigniew of Brzezia (c. 1360 – c. 1425), Polish knight and nobleman of Clan Zadora * Zbigniew of Poland, high duke of Poland from 1102–1106 A * Zbigniew Andruszkiewicz (born 1959), Polish rower B * Zbigniew Babiński (1896–1940), Polish military and sports aviator * Zbigniew Bargielski (born 1937), Polish composer * Zbigniew Baranowski (born 1991), Polish wrestler * Zbigniew Bartman (born 1987), Polish volleyball player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetlana
Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East and South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as the word Shweta in Sanskrit. Particularly unique among similar common Russian names, this one is not of ancient Slavic origin, but was coined by Alexander Vostokov in 1802 and popularized by Vasily Zhukovsky in his eponymous ballad " Svetlana", the latter first published in 1813. The name is also used in Ukraine, Belarus, Slovakia, Macedonia, and Serbia, with a number of occurrences in non-Slavic countries. In the Russian Orthodox Church ''Svetlana'' is used as a Russian translation of '' Photina'' (derived from ''phos'' ( el, φως, "light")), a name sometimes ascribed to the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well (the Bible, John 4). Semantically similar names to this are '' Lucia'' (of Latin origin, meaning "light"), ''Claire'' ("light" o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matilda (name)
Matilda, also spelled Mathilda and Mathilde, is the English form of the Germanic languages, Germanic female name Mahthildis, which derives from the Old High German "wikt:maht, maht" (meaning "might and strength") and "wikt:hild, hild" (meaning "battle"). Mathilde appeared among the top 10 most popular names for girls born in Denmark in 2008 and the name was also well-used in Norway, Sweden and Finland. It is also currently rising in popularity in other European countries, including in France, the United Kingdom and in other English-speaking countries. The name was most popular in the United States between 1880 and 1910, when it was among the top 200 names given to girls. It left the top 1,000 names in the United States by 1964, but reappeared for the first time in 44 years in the top 1,000 names as the 869th most popular name for baby girls born in 2008 in the United States. Translations *Mahthildis (Germanic peoples, Ancient Germanic) *Matylda, Tylda (Czech language, Czech) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira (given Name)
Kira is a mostly feminine name of multiple origins and meanings. The feminine form is pronounced or . It might be a feminine form of the name Kiran, pronounced . Kiran is of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, meaning "beam of light". In Ancient Hebrew "Keren" means both "a horn" and "a beam of light". Besides Sanskrit and Hebrew there might be other etymologies from Egyptian, where the word Ki-Ra means "like Ra", or Persian. Due to the Greek interpretation of the Persian king's name Kourosh (کوروش, ''Kūrosh'') as Κύρος (''Kýros'') – which was obviously modeled after the Greek word κύριος (''kýrios'' "lord"), the feminine form being κυρία (''kyría'') – Kyra (or Kira) can also be understood as a variant. Therefore, it is also in use as a feminine form of the Greek diminutive form Cyril. In Russian Kira () is the feminine form of the masculine name Kir, meaning "mistress, ruler", but can translate to "leader of the people", "one the people look ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlastimil
Vlastimil is a common Slavic origin given name originating from the roots: ''vlast'' (homeland) and ''mil'' (favour). A variant of the name is Vlastislav. The Czech name days are 17 March (Vlastimil) and 28 April (Vlastislav). The Slovak name day is 13 March (Vlastimil). The feminine form is Vlastimila. Short forms Vlasta, Vlastík, Vlastek, Mila Notable bearers * Vlastislav - prince of Lucko (''luts-kaw'') * Vlastimil Brodský - Czech actor * Vlastislav Hofman - Czech architect, painter and graphic * Vlastimil Hort, Czechoslovakian/German chess player * Vlastimil Horváth - Czech rock singer * Vlastimil Kopecký - Czech footballer * Vlastimil Třešňák - Czech folk singer * Vlastimil Tusar - Czech journalist and politician * Vlasta Vrána - Czech-Canadian actor * Vlasta Burian Josef Vlastimil Burian, better known as Vlasta Burian, (9 April 1891, in Liberec – 31 January 1962, in Prague) was an internationally renowned Czechoslovak film and stage actor, singer, comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory (given Name)
The masculine Given name, first name Gregory derives from the Latin name "Gregorius", which came from the late Greek name "Γρηγόριος" (Grēgórios) meaning "watchful, alert" (derived from Greek "γρηγoρεῖν" "grēgorein" meaning "to watch"). This traditional meaning may be disputed, however, as modern dictionaries translate Γρήγορε (Gregore) as “swift, quick,” while “watchful, alert” are translated as “προσεκτικός” or “άγρυπνος.” Through folk etymology, the name also became associated with Latin ''grex'' (stem ''greg–'') meaning "flock" or "herd". This association with a shepherd who diligently guides his flock contributed to the name's popularity among monks and popes. Sixteen Pope Gregory (other), popes and two antipopes have used the name Gregorius, starting with Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great). It is tied with Benedict as the second-most popular name for popes, after Pope John (other), John. Alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelica (name)
Angelica is a female given name and a variant of Angelika. Meaning Angelica comes from the Latin ''angelicus'' ("angelic"), which in turn is descended from the Greek (''ángelos'') meaning "messenger of God" or "angel". Variations Angélica (Spanish), Angelika (German, Polish), Angelika, Angyalka, Angyal ( Hungarian), Angélique (French), Anjelica, Angelica ( Brazilian, English), Anxélica ( Galician), Angeliki or Aggeliki (, Greek). Notable Angelicas Historical *Angélica de Almeida (born 1965), Brazilian long-distance runner *Angélica Aragón (born 1953), Mexican film and telenovela actress *Angelica Balabanoff (1878–1965), Ukrainian Jewish-Italian socialist *Angellica Bell (born 1976), British television and radio presenter *Angelica Bella (active on 1990s), Hungarian pornographic actress *Angelica Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish pole vaulter *Angelica Bridges (born 1970), American actress * Angelica Burevik (born 1958), Swedish association footballer * Aggeliki Dalian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela (name)
''Angela'' is a female given name. It is derived from the Greek word ''ángelos'' (ἄγγελος), meaning angel or "messenger of God". In the United States, the name "Angela" was at its most popular between 1965 and 1979, when it was ranked among the top 10 names for girls. Since 1900 in America, it has been ranked among the 300 most popular names. It has been falling from its peak of popularity, and had fallen to 256th by 2019. The variation ''Angelina'' was ranked as the 69th most popular name in 2008 in the United States, while ''Angel'' was ranked 160th. List of people named Angela * Angela of Foligno (1248–1309) Franciscan, Catholic, saint * Angela Aki (born 1977), Japanese singer and songwriter * Angela Allen, English paedophile convicted in the 2009 Plymouth child abuse case * Ángela Abós Ballarín (1934–2022), Spanish writer and politician * Angela Barnes (born 1976), English stand-up comedian * Angela Barry, Bermudian writer and educator * Angela Bassett (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
