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Novak (band)
Novak (in Serbo-Croatian and Slovene; Cyrillic: ), Novák (in Hungarian, Czech and Slovak), or Nowak (in Polish), is a surname and masculine given name, derived from the Slavic word for "new" (e.g. pl, nowy, cz, nový, sh, nov / ), which depending on the exact language and usage, translates as "novice", "new man", "newcomer", or "stranger". It is pronounced almost the same way in most languages, with the stress on the first syllable. The main exception is Slovene, which places the stress on the last syllable. It is the most common surname in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovenia, and the sixth most common in Croatia. It is also found in Romania and Moldova, in the '' Novac'' form, and among Ashkenazi Jews in various forms depending on their country of origin. Laurence Urdang. ''The Last Word: The English Language: Opinions and Prejudices''. OmniData. 2008. p. 228. Spelling The surname is usually spelled Novak () in Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Ukrai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually intelligible standard varieties, namely Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin. South Slavic languages historically formed a continuum. The turbulent history of the area, particularly due to expansion of the Ottoman Empire, resulted in a patchwork of dialectal and religious differences. Due to population migrations, Shtokavian became the most widespread dialect in the western Balkans, intruding westwards into the area previously occupied by Chakavian and Kajkavian (which further blend into Slovenian in the northwest). Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs differ in religion and were historically often part of different cultural circles, although a large part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Language
Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is one of four living East Slavic languages, and is also a part of the larger Balto-Slavic languages. Besides Russia itself, Russian is an official language in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and is used widely as a lingua franca throughout Ukraine, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and to some extent in the Baltic states. It was the De facto#National languages, ''de facto'' language of the former Soviet Union,1977 Soviet Constitution, Constitution and Fundamental Law of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1977: Section II, Chapter 6, Article 36 and continues to be used in public life with varying proficiency in all of the post-Soviet states. Russian has over 258 million total speakers worldwide. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo wielkopolskie; ), also known as Wielkopolska Voivodeship, Wielkopolska Province, or Greater Poland Province, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after the region called Greater Poland or ''Wielkopolska'' . The modern province includes most of this historic region, except for some western parts. Greater Poland Voivodeship is second in area and third in population among Poland's sixteen voivodeships, with an area of and a population of close to 3.5 million. Its capital city is Poznań; other important cities include Kalisz, Konin, Piła, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Gniezno (an early capital of Poland) and Leszno. It is bordered by seven other voivodeships: West Pomeranian to the northwest, Pomeranian to the north, Kuyavian-P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voivodeship
A voivodeship is the area administered by a voivode (Governor) in several countries of central and eastern Europe. Voivodeships have existed since medieval times and the area of extent of voivodeship resembles that of a duchy in western medieval states, much as the title of voivode was equivalent to that of a duke. Other roughly equivalent titles and areas in medieval Eastern Europe included ban (bojan, vojin or bayan) and banate. In a modern context, the word normally refers to one of the provinces ''( województwa)'' of Poland. , Poland has 16 voivodeships. Terminology A voi(e)vod(e) (literally, "leader of warriors" or "war leader", equivalent to the Latin "''Dux Exercituum''" and the German "''Herzog''") was originally a military commander who stood, in a state's structure, next to the ruler. Later the word came to denote an administrative official. Words for "voivodeship" in various languages include the uk, воєводство; the pl, województwo; the ro, voievoda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowacka
Nowacki (feminine: Nowacka; plural: Nowaccy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with this surname include: ;Feminine * Barbara Nowacka (born 1975), Polish politician * Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka (1950–2010), Polish politician * Malgorzata Nowacka (born 1974), Canadian choreographer * Oktawia Nowacka (born 1991), Polish modern pentathlete ;Masculine * Andrew Nowacki (born 1980), Canadian football player * Andrzej Nowacki (born 1953), Polish artist * Henryk Józef Nowacki (born 1946), Polish Vatican diplomat * Jan Paweł Nowacki (1905–1979), Polish engineer * Marcin Nowacki (born 1981), Polish footballer * Witold Nowacki Prof Witold Nowacki HFRSE PPAS (1911–1986) was a Polish mathematician and expert on the mechanics of elasticity and thermoelasticity. He served as President of the Polish Academy of Sciences from 1978 to 1980 and was the first President of the So ... (1911–1986), Polish mathematician See also * * {{surname Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowacki
Nowacki (feminine: Nowacka; plural: Nowaccy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with this surname include: ;Feminine * Barbara Nowacka (born 1975), Polish politician * Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka (1950–2010), Polish politician * Malgorzata Nowacka (born 1974), Canadian choreographer * Oktawia Nowacka (born 1991), Polish modern pentathlete ;Masculine * Andrew Nowacki (born 1980), Canadian football player * Andrzej Nowacki (born 1953), Polish artist * Henryk Józef Nowacki (born 1946), Polish Vatican diplomat * Jan Paweł Nowacki (1905–1979), Polish engineer * Marcin Nowacki (born 1981), Polish footballer * Witold Nowacki Prof Witold Nowacki HFRSE PPAS (1911–1986) was a Polish mathematician and expert on the mechanics of elasticity and thermoelasticity. He served as President of the Polish Academy of Sciences from 1978 to 1980 and was the first President of the So ... (1911–1986), Polish mathematician See also * * {{surname Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowakowska
Nowakowski ( ; feminine: Nowakowska; plural: Nowakowscy) is a Polish-language surname. Derived from place names such as Nowakowo, it is related to the surnames Nowak and Nowakowicz. People * Anton Nowakowski (1897–1969), German organist and composer * Bożena Nowakowska (born 1955), Polish hurdler * Emil Nowakowski (born 1974) Polish football midfielder * Ida Nowakowska, Polish-American actress and singer * Jan Nowakowski (born 1994), Polish volleyball player * Karolina Nowakowska (born 1982), Polish actress * Krystyna Nowakowska (1935–2019), Polish athlete * Maria Nowakowska (born 1987), Polish beauty pageant * Piotr Nowakowski (born 1987), Polish volleyball player * Pola Nowakowska (born 1996), Polish volleyball player * Richard Nowakowski (born 1955), retired Polish-German boxer * Waldemar Nowakowski (born 1950), Polish politician * Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak (born 1986), Polish biathlete * Zofia Nowakowska (born 1988), Polish singer * Aleksandr Yakovlevich Novakov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowakowski
Nowakowski ( ; feminine: Nowakowska; plural: Nowakowscy) is a Polish-language surname. Derived from place names such as Nowakowo, it is related to the surnames Nowak and Nowakowicz. People * Anton Nowakowski (1897–1969), German organist and composer * Bożena Nowakowska (born 1955), Polish hurdler * Emil Nowakowski (born 1974) Polish football midfielder * Ida Nowakowska, Polish-American actress and singer * Jan Nowakowski (born 1994), Polish volleyball player * Karolina Nowakowska (born 1982), Polish actress * Krystyna Nowakowska (1935–2019), Polish athlete * Maria Nowakowska (born 1987), Polish beauty pageant * Piotr Nowakowski (born 1987), Polish volleyball player * Pola Nowakowska (born 1996), Polish volleyball player * Richard Nowakowski (born 1955), retired Polish-German boxer * Waldemar Nowakowski (born 1950), Polish politician * Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak (born 1986), Polish biathlete * Zofia Nowakowska (born 1988), Polish singer * Aleksandr Yakovlevich Novakov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kowalski
Kowalski (; feminine: Kowalska, plural: Kowalscy) is the second most common surname in Poland (140,471 people in 2009). ''Kowalski'' surname is derived from the word ''kowal'', meaning " lackmith". " Jan Kowalski" is a name that is used as a placeholder name in Poland in the meaning of " Average Joe", similar to "John Smith", its rough English-language equivalent, in English-speaking countries. (though a more direct translation would be "John Smithson"). Notable people * Alexander Kowalski (1902–1940), Polish ice hockey player killed in the Katyn massacre * Aleksander Kowalski (1930–2009), Polish Nordic combined skier * Alexander Kowalski (musician) (born 1978), German DJ, electronic music artist * Alfred Kowalski-Wierusz (1849–1915), Polish painter * Aneta Kowalska (born 1982), Polish pair skater * Annette Kowalski (born 1936), American producer, business partner of Bob Ross * Bernard Louis Kowalski (1929–2007), American director * Bronisława Kowalska (1955–202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Most Common Surnames In Europe
This is a list of the most common surnames in Europe, sorted by country. Albania At the moment, listings for the most common names are unavailable for Albania. However the most common names include the following: * Common names denoting profession. Of these, religious professional names have been particularly widespread, including Hoxha (a Muslim priest, Sunni or Bektashi, with its variant Hoxhaj), Prifti (a Christian priest, Catholic or Orthodox), Shehu (a Bektashi priest) and Dervishi (Bektashi clergy). Bektashi itself is also a common surname. Ironically, Hoxha was the surname of Enver Hoxha, the leader of Communist Albania who banned all religions. There are numerous other professional names which are not as common. Begu also denotes a former ruler and also the surname(s) Gjoni or Gjonaj. * Common names which originated as patrinomials. Common names of this sort include Leka or Lekaj (Alex), Gjoni or Gjonaj (John), Murati (Murad), Mehmeti (Mehmed), Hysi (typica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
