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Niek Den Braven
Niek is a Dutch masculine given name. It is a short form (usually a hypocorism) of Nicolaas, or sometimes of Nicasius or Dominic. People with the name include: *Niek de graef *Niek van Dijk (born 1951), Dutch orthopaedic surgeon * Niek du Toit, South African arms dealer and mercenary * (1913–1988), Dutch actor and WW II resistance fighter *Niek Kemps (born 1952), Dutch visual artist *Niek Kimmann (born 1996), Dutch BMX racing cyclist *Niek Loohuis (born 1986), Dutch footballer *Niek Michel (1912–1971), Dutch football goalkeeper * (born 1944), Dutch board game designer *Niek te Veluwe (born 1993), Dutch footballer *Niek Versteegen (born 1952), Dutch footballer *Niek Vossebelt (born 1991), Dutch footballer See also *Nick (given name) Nick is a masculine given name. It is also often encountered as a short form (hypocorism) of the given names Nicholas, Nicola, Nicolas, Nikola, Nicolai or Nicodemus. It may refer to: Given name A *Nick Abbot (born 1960), British broadcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoken country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often Clipping (morphology), clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with ''-y/-ie'' (phonologically /i/). Sometimes the suffix ''-o'' is included as well as other forms or templates. Hypocoristics are often affective in meaning and are particularly common in Australian English, but can be used for various purposes in different semantic fields, including personal names, place names and nouns. Hypocorisms are usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas
Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglicanism, Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its derivatives are especially popular in maritime regions, as St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers. Origins The name is derived from the Greek language, Greek name Νικόλαος (''Nikolaos''), understood to mean 'victory of the people', being a compound of νίκη ''nikē'' 'victory' and λαός ''laos'' 'people'.. An ancient paretymology of the latter is that originates from λᾶς ''las'' (Synaeresis, contracted form of λᾶας ''laas'') meaning 'stone' or 'rock', as in Greek mythology, Deucalion and Pyrrha recreated the people after they had vanished in a catastrophic Deluge myth, deluge, by throwing stones behind their shoulders while they kept marching on. The name became popular through Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicasius (other)
Nicasius was a Roman cognomen, whose variants include Nicasio, Nicaise, and Necaise. It can refer to: Saints *Nicasius of Rheims (5th century) *Nicasius of Dijon (4th century) * Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus, and Pientia (3rd century), martyrs * Nicasius of Sicily (Nicasio Burgio, Nicasius Martyr, Nicasius de Burgio) (died 1187), martyred Knight Hospitaller Other * Nicasio, California, a census designated place in Marin County * Nicasius le Febure * Nycasius de Clibano () * Nicasius Russell (died 1646), goldsmith to Anne of Denmark * Nicasio Silverio (born 1930), Cuban swimmer *Nicasius, first bishop of Rouen () *Alberto Nicasio Alberto Nicasio (August 10, 1902 – July 4, 1980) was an Argentine artist (xylographer) and educator. He was a member of the Argentinian National Academy of Arts."Muestra homenaje a Alberto Nicasio". ''La Voz del Interior'', 22 August 1982."Albert ... (1902–1980), Argentinian artist * Juan Nicasio (born 1986), Dominican baseball pitcher * Nicasius de Vr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic
Dominic is a name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans as a male given name. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Dominicus (Latin rendition), Chiziterem (Igbo), Dominik, Dominick, Domenic, Domenico (Italian), Domanic, Dominiq, Domonic, Domènec (Catalan), Domingo (Spanish), Dominykas (Lithuanian), Domingos (Portuguese), Dominggus and Damhnaic (Irish); feminine forms like Dominica, Dominika, Domenica, Dominga, Domingas; as well as the unisex French origin Dominique. The most prominent Roman Catholic with the name, Saint Dominic, founded the Order of Preachers, also known as Dominican friars. Saint Dominic himself was named after Saint Dominic of Silos. Notable people named Dominic, Dominik or Dominick include: People Saints * Saint Dominic of Silos (1000–1073), Spanish monk * Saint Dominic de la Calzada (1019–1109), Spanish saint * Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niek De Graef
Niek is a Dutch masculine given name. It is a short form (usually a hypocorism) of Nicolaas, or sometimes of Nicasius or Dominic. People with the name include: *Niek de graef *Niek van Dijk (born 1951), Dutch orthopaedic surgeon * Niek du Toit, South African arms dealer and mercenary * (1913–1988), Dutch actor and WW II resistance fighter *Niek Kemps (born 1952), Dutch visual artist *Niek Kimmann (born 1996), Dutch BMX racing cyclist *Niek Loohuis (born 1986), Dutch footballer *Niek Michel (1912–1971), Dutch football goalkeeper * (born 1944), Dutch board game designer *Niek te Veluwe (born 1993), Dutch footballer *Niek Versteegen (born 1952), Dutch footballer *Niek Vossebelt (born 1991), Dutch footballer See also *Nick (given name) Nick is a masculine given name. It is also often encountered as a short form (hypocorism) of the given names Nicholas, Nicola, Nicolas, Nikola, Nicolai or Nicodemus. It may refer to: Given name A *Nick Abbot (born 1960), British broadca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niek Van Dijk
Cornelis Nicolaas "Niek" van Dijk is an orthopaedic surgeon, a specialist in sports traumatology and arthroscopic surgery of the ankle and knee. Until 2016 Van Dijk was Full Professor in Orthopaedics and head of the Orthopaedic Department at the AMC-hospital in Amsterdam (Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam). He continues his career in the FIFA Medical Centres of excellence in Madrid and Porto. He is the founder of a characteristic approach, which has come to be known as the Amsterdam Foot & Ankle School (aka The Amsterdam Approach): Niek van Dijk has won renown as a leading authority for arthroscopic surgery of the ankle and the knee. In particular, he is known for his ''Amsterdam Ankle School'' (the ''Amsterdam Approach''), which places particular emphasis upon a painstaking diagnosis, followed by arthroscopy as a surgical resource rather than a mere diagnostic. His operative techniques have spread throughout the world, and have benefitted leading athletes, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Du Toit
Servaas Nicolaas "Niek" du Toit is a former South African arms dealer, former mercenary and former colonel of 32 Battalion and the 5th Reconnaissance Commando. He was implicated in the plot to overthrow Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea. Failed coup and aftermath He went on trial in Malabo along with 18 other men accused of being the advance party for 70 other mercenaries. All were found guilty and although the prosecution asked for the death penalty, du Toit received a 34 year sentence (to be served in Malabo's Black Beach prison). His job in the coup d'état was reportedly to supply the mercenaries with arms including AK-47s, rocket propelled grenade, RPGs, PK machine guns and mortar (weapon), mortars, and to secure the control tower at the Malabo airport and change the frequency to establish communication with the incoming plane from Zimbabwe carrying more mercenaries. After his capture, he appeared on South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niek Kemps
Niek Kemps (born 1952, in Nijmegen) is a Dutch visual artist and lives and works in Amsterdam and Wenduine, Belgium. Museums Work of Niek Kemps is represented in the collection of the following museums: * Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven * Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam * Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam * Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller in Otterlo * Stedelijk Museum in Roermond * Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst (Muhka) in Antwerp, Belgium * Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK) in Ghent, Belgium Exhibitions (selection) * 'The 80's: A Topology', Museo Serralves, Porto, Portugal (2006) * 'Nederland niet Nederland', Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (2004) * Münsterland Sculpture Biennal, Münsterland (2003) * 'Ville, le Jardin, la Mémoire', Villa de Medici, Rome, Italy (2000) * 'L'Ombra degli dei', Mito Greco e arte contemporanea, Palermo, Italy (1998) * 'Big eyes, small window', Tramway, Glasgow (1996) * 'Loosely Coupled System', Foksal Galleria, Warschau (1996) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niek Kimmann
Niek Kimmann (born 20 May 1996 in Lutten) is a Dutch BMX racing cyclist. Kimmann is the reigning Olympic Champion BMX Racing, a three-time World Champion, one-time European Champion, three-time Dutch Champion, and two-time World Cup Supercross winner. He is also a two-time junior World Champion. Career Kimmann, born in Lutten., started BMXing at age seven, after attending a classmate's BMX training. At age 15, he joined the Dutch National Team at the Olympic Training Center in Papendal. During the 2014 UCI BMX World Championships, Kimmann won the Junior World Title in both racing and time trial. In August 2014, together with Wiebe Scholten, he won a bronze medal in the team boys event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. He started racing in Elite in 2015. At Papendal, he won his first World Cup race and at the UCI BMX World Championships in Zolder, Belgium, Kimmann became World Champion at age 19. One day earlier, he won a silver medal in time trial. Kimmann became the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niek Loohuis
Niek Loohuis (, born 25 April 1986 in Losser) is a former Dutch footballer who currently plays for Quick '20. He formerly played for SC Veendam and SC Heerenveen. Career Loohuis used to be a part of FC Twente's youth academy. The talent was declared unfit, for he did not meet the physical demands. Loohuis experienced growth problems and Twente had no other choice but to let him go. He went to amateur club Quick '20 in Oldenzaal where he played until the age of 18. In Oldenzaal the youngster could play freely. Quick'20 played at the highest level of amateur football in the Netherlands at the time. Loohuis reckoned it was a good step in pursuing his dream of becoming a professional footballer. He got what he wanted. In 2005 two first division clubs showed interest: FC Emmen and BV Veendam. He chose the latter, where he played on amateur basis. A year and a half later he played 52 games for Veendam and scored four goals. SC Heerenveen His good performances did not go by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niek Michel
Nicolaas Johannes Michel (30 September 1912 - 24 June 1971) was a Dutch football goalkeeper who played for the Netherlands in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Telstar Telstar is the name of various communications satellites. The first two Telstar satellites were experimental and nearly identical. Telstar 1 launched on top of a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962. It successfully relayed through space the fir .... References External links FIFA profile 1912 births 1971 deaths Dutch footballers Netherlands international footballers Association football goalkeepers SC Telstar players 1938 FIFA World Cup players People from Velsen Footballers from North Holland {{Netherlands-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
