Sova (surname)

	Sova (surname) Sova (Czech/Slovak feminine: Sovová) is a surname. The word literally means " owl" in several Slavic languages. Notable people with this surname include: * Aleš Sova (born 1991), Czech ice hockey player * Antonín Sova (1864–1928), Czech poet * Charles E. Sova (1928–2019), American politician * Dan Șova (born 1973), Romanian politician * Evgeny Sova (born 1980), Israeli journalist * Joe Sova (born 1988), American ice hockey player * Lyubov Sova (born 1979), Russian philologist * Peter Sova (1944–2020), Czech-American cinematographer * Romen Sova (1938–2001), Ukrainian toxicologist * (born 1956), Estonian architect * Vasilii Șova (born 1959), Moldovan politician and diplomat See also * * Sowa (surname) Sowa () is a surname with multiple origins, including Polish, Ghanaian, and Japanese. Etymology Europe Among individuals of European origin, the surname ''Sowa'' is derived from the Polish noun "sowa" (owl). In some cases, it may be an alter ... {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sowa (surname) Sowa () is a surname with multiple origins, including Polish, Ghanaian, and Japanese. Etymology Europe Among individuals of European origin, the surname ''Sowa'' is derived from the Polish noun "sowa" ( owl). In some cases, it may be an alternative spelling of the surname Sova, which is a Ukrainian, Czech, Belarusian, Slovak and Russian cognate. Both are derived from Proto-Slavic sova. Polish name expert Kazimierz Rymut mentions the name in his book ''Nazwiska Polaków'' (''The Surnames of Poles''). Rymut says the name appears in records as early as 1404 and comes from the noun ''sowa'', which means " owl". Fred Hoffman, author of ''Polish Surnames'', explains that a common practice in the early days of surname adoption was its bestowal upon people as a nickname because of their connection to the meaning behind the name,Hoffman, William F. "Fred", ''Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings'' which was, in this case, an owl. Other countries The surname is also found in Ghan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aleš Sova Aleš Sova (born September 24, 1991) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for Orli Znojmo of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. Playing career Sova played with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga playoffs whilst also enduring a loan a stint in the 1. národní hokejová liga with HC Rebel Havlíčkův Brod Sova later moved to play with Czech outfit, Orli Znojmo, who competed in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). Following parts of two seasons in Denmark with Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team based in Herning, Denmark, playing in the Metal Ligaen, the top tier of Danish ice hockey. The club was founded in 1947 and play their home games in the KVIK Hockey Arena which has a capac ... of the Metal Ligaen, Sova as a free agent opted to pursue a career in North America. He signed a one-year ECHL contract with the Quad City Mallards on September 11, 2017. After an unsuccessful tenur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Antonín Sova Anton may refer to: People * Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Anton (surname) Places * Anton Municipality, Bulgaria ** Anton, Sofia Province, a village * Antón District, Panama ** Antón, a town and capital of the district * Anton, Colorado, an unincorporated town * Anton, Texas, a city * Anton, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community River Anton, Hampshire, United Kingdom Other uses Case Anton, codename for the German and Italian occupation of Vichy France in 1942 * Anton (computer), a highly parallel supercomputer for molecular dynamics simulations * ''Anton'' (1973 film), a Norwegian film * ''Anton'' (2008 film), an Irish film Anton Cup The Anton Cup is the championship trophy of the Swedish junior hockey league, J20 SuperElit. The trophy was donated by Anton Johansson, chairman of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association between 1924 and 1948, in 1952, as an award for Sweden's top-ra ... , the championship trophy of the Swedish ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charles E Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dan Șova Dan-Coman Șova (born 9 April 1973 in Bucharest) is a Romanian lawyer and politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), he has sat in the Romanian Senate from 2008 to 2015, representing Olt County. Dan Șova served as Minister for Infrastructure Projects of National Interest and Foreign Investment (21 December 2012 to 5 March 2014) and Minister of Transportation (5 March to 24 June 2014). Previously, he served as Minister Delegate for Liaison with Parliament He graduated from the Faculty of Law (1995) and the Faculty of History (2001) of the University of Bucharest. On 17 September 2015, Șova was sent to court together with the former Prime Minister Victor Ponta, for acts of corruption related to the energy complexes at Rovinari and Turceni, causing damages of over 3 million lei to the Romanian state; he was cleared of those charges in May 2018. On 26 January 2016, Șova was sued by the National Anticorruption Directorate for influence peddling in a case related to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Evgeny Sova Evgeny Sova (, born 29 August 1980) is an Israeli journalist, television presenter and politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu. Biography Born in Pervomaisk in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union, Sova immigrated to Israel in 1997 as part of the Jewish Agency's Selah Programme and studied for a BA in political science at Bar-Ilan University. In 2005 he joined the Russian-language Vesti newspaper as a reporter and researcher. He later joined Israel Plus as a political commentator, before moving to RTVI in 2014, presenting the Week in Israel programme. He also worked as the BBC Russian-language correspondent in Israel. In addition to his broadcasting work, Sova lectures in journalism at Ariel University. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]