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Rūdolfs is a Latvian masculine given name, a cognate of the English given name Rudolph and may refer to: * Rūdolfs Balcers (born 1997), Latvian ice hockey player *Rūdolfs Bārda (1903–1991), Latvian footballer * Rūdolfs Baumanis (1909–1998), Latvian sports shooter * Rūdolfs Blaumanis (1863–1908), Latvian writer, journalist and playwright *Rūdolfs Gaitars (1907–1945), Latvian military ''Waffen-Obersturmführer'' in the ''Waffen SS'' during World War II *Rūdolfs Jurciņš (1909–1948), Latvian basketball center and Olympic competitor * Rūdolfs Kociņš (1907-1990), Latvian military leader, one of the principal commanders of Battle of More *Rūdolfs Kundrāts (1904–????), Latvian football defender *Rūdolfs Ronis (1897–1970), Latvian wrestler and Olympic competitor *Rūdolfs Vītols Rūdolfs Vītols (April 15, 1892 – March 4, 1942) was a Latvian track and field athlete who competed for the Russian Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Ol ...
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Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ...
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Latvian Language
Latvian ( ), also known as Lettish, is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the Baltic region. It is the language of Latvians and the official language of Latvia as well as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 1.3 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and 100,000 abroad. Altogether, 2 million, or 80% of the population of Latvia, speak Latvian. Of those, around 1.16 million or 62% of Latvia's population use it as their primary language at home, however excluding the Latgale Region it is spoken as a native language in villages and towns by over 90% of the population. As a Baltic language, Latvian is most closely related to neighboring Lithuanian (as well as Old Prussian, an extinct Baltic language); however Latvian has followed a more rapid development. In addition, there is some disagreement whether Latgalian and Kursenieki, which are mutually intelligible with Latvian, s ...
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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 ...
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Rudolph (name)
Rudolph or Rudolf (french: Rodolphe, Italian, Portuguese and es, Rodolfo) or Rodolphe is a male first name, and, less commonly, a surname. It is an ancient Germanic name deriving from two stems: ''Hrōþi'', ''Hruod'', ''Hróðr'' or ''Hrōð'', meaning "fame", "glory" "honour", "renown", and ''olf'' meaning "wolf"(Hrōþiwulfaz). In other languages *Afrikaans: Roelof, Rudolf * Albanian: Rudolf * *Armenian: Ռուդոլֆ (Rudolf) *Catalan: Rodolf * Croatian: Rudolf *Czech: Rudolf *Danish: Rudolf *Dutch: Roelof, Rudolf, Ruud *English: Rudolph, Rodolph, Rolph * Estonian: Rudo, Ruudo, Ruudolf *Finnish: Ruuto, Ruutolffi *Flemish: Roel * French: Rodolphe, Raoul *Georgian: რუდოლფ (Rudolp) *German: Rudolf, Rolf, diminutive: Rudi *Greek: Ροδόλφος (Rhodólphos), Ράλλης (Rhálles) *Hebrew: רודולף (Rudolf) * Hungarian: Rudolf *Italian: Rodolfo *Japanese:ルドルフ (Rudorufu), ルド (Rudo), ルディ (Rudi) *Latin: Rudolphus * Latvian: Rūdolfs, Rūdis ...
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Rūdolfs Balcers
Rūdolfs Balcers (born 8 April 1997) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the San Jose Sharks, 142nd overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Balcers played three seasons for the Stavanger Oilers before moving to North America in 2016, where he spent one season with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL). After one season in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Sharks minor league affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, Balcers was traded to the Ottawa Senators in 2018, and made his NHL debut with the team in 2019. He rejoined the Sharks in 2021. Playing career As a junior, Balcers played in Norway with Lørenskog until joining the Stavanger Oilers in the 2013–14 season. The youngest player on the Oilers in 2014–15, he recorded 21 points in 38 regular season as the club won the league champio ...
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Rūdolfs Bārda
Rūdolfs Bārda (20 February 1903, Riga – 24 January 1991, Riga) was a Latvian footballer, brother of Edvīns Bārda, Arvīds Bārda and Oskars Bārda. Biography Rūdolfs Bārda began his football career in 1922 when he joined JKS Riga - the strongest Latvian football club at the time. His older brothers Arvīds and Edvīns already were playing with the club at that time. After a year with JKS Rūdolfs, Bārda joined the newly founded RFK, together with most of the former first squad JKS Riga players. Playing with RFK from 1923 to 1927 Bārda won three Latvian league titles (1924–1926), from 1923 to 1925 he also played seven matches for Latvia national football team, including the appearance at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
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Rudolfs Baumanis
Rūdolfs Reinhards Baumanis (14 August 1909 – 15 May 1998) was a Latvian sports shooter. He competed in the 50 m rifle event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References External links * 1909 births 1998 deaths Latvian male sport shooters Olympic shooters of Latvia Shooters at the 1936 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Latvia-sportshooting-bio-stub ...
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Rūdolfs Blaumanis
Kārlis Rūdolfs Leonīds Blaumanis (1863–1908) was a Latvian writer, journalist and playwright. He is a renowned writer in Latvian history and a master of realism. The building of a flat in Riga that he once lived has been converted to a memorial museum named partially in his honor, the Janis Rozentāls and Rūdolfs Blaumanis museum. Biography Rūdolfs Blaumanis was born in Ērgļi, in the Governorate of Livonia (now Latvia) on December 20, 1862. His father Matīss Blaumanis was a cook in the local manor and his mother Karlīne was a housemaid. He loved writing ever since he was a little child. Blaumanis started his education in a private school in the Ogre parish. He studied there until 1875. Then he traveled to Riga and started studies in a German merchant school until 1881. After graduation he started to work as a clerk in a trading enterprise. During this period he started to write his first works. First publication- a story ''Wiedergefunden'' was published in 1882 in ...
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Rūdolfs Gaitars
Rūdolfs Gaitars (29 May 1907 – 22 March 1945) was a Waffen-Obersturmführer in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was the first Latvian to be awarded the German Cross in Gold. Pre-War Life Gaitars was born on 29 May 1907 in Penkule Parish, Semigallia. Before the war he worked as school administrator in a local Penkule primary school. In the Second World War He was dismissed from his school post in September 1940, following the Soviet occupation of Latvia. He then served in the Latvian army and reached the rank of warrant officer. During the Soviet mass deportations on 14 June 1941 Gaitars was on the deportee list, but hid in a forest. His family was sent to Siberia. After Operation Barbarossa started in June 1941, Gaitars organised armed units in Penkule. Together with ex-members of the Aizsargi (home guard) he set up checkpoints on roads and arrested Soviet activists and politicians. Gaitars became Commandant of the Penkule parish. In May 1942 he enlisted in ...
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Rūdolfs Jurciņš
Rūdolfs Jurciņš (19 June 1909 – 22 July 1948) was a Latvian basketball player. He played as a Center (basketball), center. Career Jurciņš won a gold medal at the EuroBasket 1935, 1935 EuroBasket competition, becoming first European champion. He participated at the 1936 Summer Olympics, where Latvia national basketball team got 15th/18th place. Jurciņš started to play basketball at the age of 15 in 1924. Before that he played football. He studied in the University of Latvia but did not graduate. However he played for University basketball team ''Universitātes sports'' from 1930 until 1937. He was a six-time Latvian champion. His debut in Latvian national basketball team was in 1928. Overall, he played 23 games in the national team and was a team captain. He was arrested in 1945 and deported to the GULAG camp in 1947. Rūdolfs Jurciņš died on 22 July 1948 in Molotov Oblast, Soviet Union. References External links

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