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Nika (given Name)
Nika is a female or male given name having multiple origins in different languages and countries. In Greek Νικα (Nika second-person singular present active imperative contracted of νῑκάω (nīkáō) means Victory and was the flag under which Saint Constantine the Great and his Christian forces marched against the Pagans - "Εν Τουτο Νικα" "With this flag we have victory". (In Slavic countries the name comes from the Ancient Greek goddess of victory "Nike"Petrovsky, p. 38 (some personalities coming from Slavic countries are listed below). Nika is a female name in Persian, language meaning "very good" and "pure crystal water" , it derives from "Nik" meaning "Good", "True" and "Chosen". Nika is also the name of a river in north of Iran. Zoroastrianism, the ancient Iranian religion believes in the motto "Pendar Nik" (Good Thoughts), "Goftar Nik" (Good Words), and "Kerdar Nik" (Good Deeds). In the Pashto language, Nika is a male given name meaning "grandfather". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nike (name)
Nike ( is a family name and feminine given name found in various cultures, deriving from Greek νίκη (''nikē''), "victory". Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus It is sometimes traceable to , the Greek goddess of victory, which is also present in the more frequently-occurring names Nicholas and Nicole. In the case of people of Nigerian heritage, Nike is an element of |
Agafonik
Agafonik (russian: Агафо́ник) is an old and uncommonPetrovsky, p. 38 Russian Christian male given name, first name.Superanskaya, p. 24 Its feminine version is Agafonika. The name is derived from the Greek language, Greek name Agathonikos, which in turn derives from words ''agathos''—meaning ''kind''—and ''nikē''—meaning ''victory''. The diminutives of "Agafonik" are Agafonya () and Agafosha (), as well as Gafon (), Gapon (), Gafa (), Gapa (), Nika (), and Aga (). The patronymics derived from "Agafonik" are "" (''Agafonikovich''; masculine) and "" (''Agafonikovna''; feminine). References Notes Sources *А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. *Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издател ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nika Gorovska
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 173 members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have around 43 million participants. WOSM was established in 1922, and has its operational headquarters at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and its legal seat in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the counterpart of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). The WOSM's current stated mission is "to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Scout Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society". WOSM is organized into regions and operates with a conference, committee and bureau. The WOSM is associated with three World Scout Centres. The World Scout Jamboree is held roughly every four years under the auspices of the WOSM, with members of WAGGGS also i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nika Fleiss
Nika Fleiss (born 14 December 1984) is a Croatian former alpine skier. Fleiss was born in Brežice, at the time SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia. She lives in Samobor. Having started skiing at the age of 3, her best results were in slalom. After several successful races in junior category, her first World Cup race was 27 October 2002 in Sölden. Fleiss represented Croatia in 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. Her best World Cup result is 6th place in Lenzerheide Lenzerheide ( Romansh: ''Lai'') is a mountain resort in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland at the foot of the Parpaner Rothorn. The village lies in the municipality Vaz/Obervaz in the district of Albula, sub-district Alvaschein. The vil ... (slalom) in 2005. She missed 2006/07 season because of injury. After the 2009/10 season she retired from the sport. References External links FIS profile of Nika Fleiss 1984 births Living people Croatian female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nika Dzalamidze
Nika Dzalamidze ( ka, ნიკა ძალამიძე; born 6 January 1992) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a winger. Career Club On 18 December 2009, CSKA Moscow signed Dzalamidze on loan from Baia Zugdidi. In February 2011, he was loaned to Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-white-reds). History ... on a one-year deal. 14.02.2011, futbolnews.pl References External links * * *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nika Chkhapeliya
Nika Igorevich Chkhapeliya (russian: Ника Игоревич Чхапелия, Abkhazian: Ника Игор-иҧа Чҳапелиа; born 26 April 1994) is a Russian former professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... player. External links * 1994 births Footballers from Abkhazia People from Ochamchira District Russian people of Abkhazian descent Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Krasnodar players FC Krasnodar-2 players PFC Spartak Nalchik players FC Rostov players FC Baltika Kaliningrad players FC Tosno players FC Fakel Voronezh players FC Dynamo Bryansk players Russian Premier League playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nika Barič
Nika Barič (born 2 September 1992) is a Slovenian basketball player who currently plays for Nika Syktyvkar. She was selected in the second round of the 2012 WNBA draft (20th overall) by the Minnesota Lynx but was waived in May 2016 without ever having played for the team. She represented Slovenia at the 2017, 2019, and 2021 Eurobasket which was managed by coach Damir Grgić throughout this period. In April 2023, two months before the 2023 tournament which was to be co-hosted by her native Slovenia, Barič was kicked off the national team over her controversial remarks in social media in which she disparaged the leadership of the Basketball Federation of Slovenia for having retained services of Greek coach George Dikeoulakos George Dikeoulakos (or Dikaioulakos, el, Γιώργος (Τζώρτζης) Δικαιουλάκος; born 26 January 1969) is a professional Greek basketball coach. As a professional player As a player, Dikeoulakos played for Papagou B.C., Pa ... to m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nika Rurua
Nikoloz (Nika) Rurua ( ka, ნიკოლოზ (ნიკა) რურუა; 17 March 1968 – 4 December 2018) was a Georgian politician, and a member of the Cabinet of Georgia in the capacity of Minister of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia, from 10 October 2008 until 25 October 2012. Rurua previously served as the Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Defence and Security of the Parliament of Georgia. Early life Born in Tbilisi into an artist's family, Rurua studied at the Meliton Balanchivadze Musical College, after which he proceeded to study television directing at the Shota Rustaveli State University of Theater and Cinema in Tbilisi. Rurua graduated from that institute in 1993 and joined the controversial paramilitary organization Mkhedrioni, which was disbanded in 1994. Under its ranks, Rurua fought the separatist forces in Abkhazia in 1993.Driscoll, Jesse Russell (2009), ''Exiting Anarchy: Militia Politics after the Post-Soviet Wars'', p. 71. Stanford Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nika Gvaramia
Nikoloz "Nika" Gvaramia ( ka, ნიკოლოზ იკაგვარამია) (born June 29, 1976) is a Georgian lawyer, politician, television host and businessman who had held posts of Minister of Justice and Minister of Education and Science. He was Director General of Rustavi 2 and Mtavari Arkhi. Early life Gvaramia was born on June 29, 1976 in Sukhumi, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR. He graduated from the Law Department of Tbilisi State University Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი ''Ivane Javaxishvi ... in 1998 and completed his post graduate studies in 2001. From 2002 through 2003, he practised law at "Sando Law Firm". In 2004, he worked as a lawyer at Telasi company. Political career During 2003 elections, Gvaramia was elected to the Georgian Parliament as the leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nika Gilauri
Nikoloz "Nika" Gilauri ( ka, ნიკოლოზ იკაგილაური, ; born 14 February 1975) is a Georgian politician who was 8th Prime Minister of Georgia from 6 February 2009 to 30 June 2012. He had served as Minister for Energy (2004–2007) and Minister for Finance (2007–2009) and First Vice Prime Minister in the Cabinet of Georgia (2008–2009). In 2012, he was appointed as the head of the JSC Partnership Fund, a state-owned stock fund. Currently Gilauri set his advisory boutique for public sector decision makers. He is also a senior advisor at McKinsey and Co. Education and early career Nika Gilauri was born in 1975 in Tbilisi. He graduated from the University of Limerick (Ireland), with degree in Bachelor of Business Studies in Economics and Finance and later gained an MBA in International Business Management from Temple University, Philadelphia. Before joining the government of Georgia, Gilauri worked as a financial controller at ESBI Georgia, which wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nika Turbina
Nika Georgievna Turbina (russian: Ника Гeopгиeвна Туpбина; 17 December 1974, Yalta – 11 May 2002, Moscow) was a Russian poet. She became famous for her profound and emotional poems which she wrote at an early age. She wrote her first poem at the very young age of four and started writing poetry at the age of six and at the age of 10, her first poetry collection ''First Draft'' was published. She was awarded the Golden Lion for her poems in 1985. She wrote several poetry collections during her short career. Biography Career She started writing poetry at the age of 6 and published her first book in 1984, at the age of 10. A recording of her recitations sold over 30,000 copies in the then Soviet Union. Turbina wrote her first complete poem at age of 4. Two years later, she was discovered by writer Yulian Semyonov who spent part of the year in her hometown of Yalta. Turbina's talent set her apart from her classmates in school, where she was learning ahead of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nika McGuigan
Danika McGuigan (4 January 1986 – 23 July 2019) was a North Irish actress, born in Northern Ireland and raised in England. She was known for her role as Danielle Mullane in ''Can't Cope, Won't Cope'' (2016–2018). She was posthumously awarded Best Actress at the 2021 IFTA Awards for her final role in ''Wildfire''. Her previous films included ''Philomena'' (2013), ''Mammal'' (2016), and ''The Secret Scripture'' (2016). Early life and education McGuigan was born in Newry, Northern Ireland in 1986, the second of four children and only daughter of Barry McGuigan, a former world champion boxer, and his wife Sandra. She had three brothers, including Shane. McGuigan spent her early childhood in Clones, County Monaghan before the family settled in rural Kent, England near Whitstable. She attended St Edmund's School Canterbury and then boarded at Benenden School. She trained in Dublin, graduating from the Gaiety School of Acting in 2006, and The Factory (now Bow Street) in 2013 before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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