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Nicoleta
Nicoleta is a Romanian feminine given name derived from the Greek Nikolaos. Notable people with this name include the following: * Nicoleta Alexandru, singer who represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 * Nicoleta Grasu, Romanian discus thrower * Nicoleta Onel, Romanian gymnast * Nicoleta Daniela Șofronie, artistic gymnast See also * Nikoleta (other) * Nicoletta (other) Nicoletta is a surname and feminine given name derived from the Greek language, Greek ''Nikolaos'', most often used in Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Nicoletta is also a surname. Given name * Nicoletta (singer), full name Nicoletta Grisoni, ... References {{given name Romanian feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicoleta Onel
Nicoleta Raluca Onel (born 8 March 1982) is a former Romanian artistic gymnast. She drew notice at national and international competitions in the mid-1990s, but was forced to retire early after a spinal injury. Onel's gymnastics achievements included second-place finishes in the all-around at the 1995 European Junior Championships and the 1997 World Junior Championships. Biography Onel was born in Ploieşti, Romania, and started gymnastics at the age of 6. Her first major international success came in 1995, when she placed second in the all-around at the European Junior Championships in Belgium. The following year, she was selected to train with the senior national team in Deva. At the 1997 World Junior Championships, Onel won silver medals with the Romanian team and in the individual all-around. In 1998, Onel suffered a spinal injury and was advised to quit competitive gymnastics. She was hired as a gymnastics instructor at a local club in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicoleta Grasu
Lenuţa Nicoleta Grasu is a retired Romanian discus thrower. She was born on 11 September 1971 in Secuieni as Nicoleta Grădinaru, but took a new surname when she married fellow discus thrower Costel Grasu. Grasu is best known for winning medals at the 1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ... and 2001 World Championships. A few years followed without any international medals, but she did finish sixth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and fifth at the 2005 World Championships. In 2006, she returned to the medal podium with a bronze at the European Championships. Her personal best throw is 68.80 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Poiana Braşov. International competitions Personal Nicoleta and Costel's child Ștefan Grasu is a professional basketball player. Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicoleta Daniela Șofronie
Nicoleta Daniela "Dana" Șofronie (born 12 February 1988 in Constanța, Romania) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic and European gold medalist with the team, as well as the silver medalist on floor exercise at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the all-around silver medalist at the 2004 European Championships. Gymnastics career Șofronie started gymnastics in 1992 in her hometown, Constanța, and moved to Deva in 2002 to train with the national team.International Gymnast Magazine, Ascension in Rotterdam, by John Crumlish, June/July 2004, page 10 In 2003, she was an alternate to the Romanian team at the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.Gymnastics Greats The Alternate Practically unknown before 2004, she burst onto the international scene with a silver medal in the all-around final at the 2004 European Artistic Gymnastics Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicoleta Alexandru
Nicoleta Alexandru (; born 5 November 1968), whose stage name is Nicola (), is a Romanian singer. She is best known for representing Romania at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest. Life and career Nicoleta Alexandru was born in Bucharest, Romania. Nicola began her solo career in 1992 and has since toured extensively and made numerous television, radio and stage appearances. In 2003, she was awarded the Woman of the Year award by ''Avantaje'' magazine, her song "Lângă mine" was awarded "The Song of the Year" prize by București and Actualitati Radio stations, and she was awarded Mamaia and Love Song Festival trophies for the same song. On 1 March 2003, after a huge response to her song " Don't Break My Heart," Nicola won the Romanian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest at Riga. In the international final, she came in 10th place. She released her fourth LP, ''Best Of Nicola'', that same year. Building on the recognition gained from the Eurovision Song Contest, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikoleta (other)
Nikoleta is female given name. Nikoleta is the female version of the Greek name Nikolaos meaning "victory" or "winner of the people". Name Days *Czech: ''20 November'' *Greece: ''6 December'' *Serbia: ''6 December and 22 May'' *Bulgaria: ''6 December'' Famous bearers * Nicolette (musician), a UK singer/songwriter of Nigerian parentage * Nicollette Sheridan, British actress known for her portrayal of Edie Britt on Desperate Housewives * Nicolette Larson, American singer best known for her cover version of Neil Young's ''Lotta Love'' * Nicolette Palikat, Malaysian singer from Tambunan, Sabah * Nicolette Hellemans, former international rower from the Netherlands * Nicolette "Nicki" Grant, character on the HBO series ''Big Love'' * Nicolette Bethel, Bahamian teacher, writer and anthropologist * Nicolette Krebitz, German actress Nicolette as surname * Mike Nicolette, American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s Fictional *'' Nicolette'', a 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicoletta (other)
Nicoletta is a surname and feminine given name derived from the Greek language, Greek ''Nikolaos'', most often used in Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Nicoletta is also a surname. Given name * Nicoletta (singer), full name Nicoletta Grisoni, French singer, known for the recording "Mamy Blue" * Nicoletta Batini (born 1970), Italian economist * Nicoletta Braschi (born 1960), Italian actress and film producer * Nicoletta Caselin * Nicoletta Ceccoli * Nicoletta Costa * Nicoletta Elmi * Nicoletta Luciani * Nicoletta Machiavelli * Nicoletta Manni * Nicoletta Mantovani, second wife of the singer Luciano Pavarotti * Nicoletta Manzione * Nicoletta Maraschio * Nicoletta Massone * Nicoletta Momigliano * Nicoletta Orsomando * Nicoletta Panni * Nicoletta Pasquale * Nicoletta Rizzi * Nicoletta Romanoff * Nicoletta Sacchi * Nicoletta Strambelli (born 1948), Italian singer known as Patty Pravo * Nicoletta Tinti * Nicoletta Tozzi * Nicoletta Vallorani, Italian science fiction writer Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian Language
Romanian (obsolete spellings: Rumanian or Roumanian; autonym: ''limba română'' , or ''românește'', ) is the official and main language of Romania and the Moldova, Republic of Moldova. As a minority language it is spoken by stable communities in the countries surrounding Romania (Romanians in Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Romanians in Hungary, Hungary, Romanians of Serbia, Serbia, and Romanians in Ukraine, Ukraine), and by the large Romanian diaspora. In total, it is spoken by 28–29 million people as an First language, L1+Second language, L2, of whom 23–24 millions are native speakers. In Europe, Romanian is rated as a medium level language, occupying the tenth position among thirty-seven Official language, official languages. Romanian is part of the Eastern Romance languages, Eastern Romance sub-branch of Romance languages, a linguistic group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin which separated from the Italo-Western languages, Western Romance languages in the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaos
Nikolaos ( el, Νικόλαος, ') is a common Greek given name which means "Victor of People", a compound of νίκη '' nikē'' 'victory' and λαός laos' 'people'. The connotation is "people's champion" or "conqueror of people". The English form is Nicholas. In the bible, this is the name of a proselyte of Antioch and one of the seven deacons of the church at Jerusalem. People with first name Nikolaos In sports: * Nikolaos Andreadakis, Greek athlete * Nikolaos Andriakopoulos, Greek gymnast * Nikolaos Balanos, Greek architect * Nikolaos Dorakis, Greek shooter * Nikolaos Georgantas (1880-1958), Greek athlete * Nikolaos Georgeas, former Greek football player who last played for AEK Athens FC * Nikolaos Giantsopoulos (born 1994), Canadian soccer player * Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, Greek gold-medal winner who lit the Olympic torch in the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics * Nikolaos Levidis, Greek shooter * Nikolaos Lyberopoulos (b. 1975), Greek football player * Nikol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
