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Valentina (given Name)
Valentina is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of the Roman name Valentinus, which is derived from the Latin word "valens" meaning "healthy, strong". It is used in Italian, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene, Romanian, Bulgarian, Portuguese and Spanish languages. List of notable people *Valentina Acosta, Colombian actress *Valentina de Angelis (born 1989), American actress * Valentina Aniballi, Italian discus thrower * Valentina Arrighetti, Italian volleyball player * Valentina Artamonova (born 1960), Russian politician *Valentina Barron, Australian actress *Valentina Bastianelli, Italian cyclist * Valentina Battler, Russian poet *Valentina Bellè, Italian actress *Valentina Belotti, Italian mountain runner *Valentina Bergamaschi, Italian footballer * Valentina Blažević, Croatian handball player *Valentina Bonariva, Italian dancer *Valentina Boni, Italian footballer *Valentina Braconi, Italian field hockey player *Valentina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Naming Conventions
Over the course of some fourteen centuries, the Romans and other peoples of Italy employed a system of nomenclature that differed from that used by other cultures of Europe and the Mediterranean Sea, consisting of a combination of personal and family names. Although conventionally referred to as the ''tria nomina'', the combination of praenomen, nomen, and cognomen that have come to be regarded as the basic elements of the Roman name in fact represent a continuous process of development, from at least the seventh century BC to the end of the seventh century AD. The names that developed as part of this system became a defining characteristic of Roman civilization, and although the system itself vanished during the Early Middle Ages, the names themselves exerted a profound influence on the development of European naming practices, and many continue to survive in modern languages. Overview The distinguishing feature of Roman nomenclature was the use of both personal names and regular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Bronevich
Valentina Tadeyevna Bronevich (russian: Валентина Тадеевна Броневич, born 1956) is a Russian politician from Kamchatka. She was elected Head of Administration of Koryak autonomy in the Far East in 1996, becoming Russia's first female governor. Early life Valentina Bronevich was born in January 1956 in the village of Sopochny (modern Tigilsky District of Kamchatka Krai) and comes from a mixed family. Her mother was Itelmen and she considers herself belonging to this ethnic group. At the age of 5 she moved to Ust-Khairyuzovo, beginning education in a secondary boarding school in Tigil. Graduated from the Faculty of Law of Irkutsk State University. In 1978–83 she worked as a lawyer for the Kamchatka Regional Bar Association. In 1983–87 ahe was Judge of the Tigil District Court, Deputy Chairman of the Court of the Koryak Autonomous District, in 1987–90 — Chairman of the Koryak District Executive Committee. In 1991 — head of the department for in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina D'Urbano
Valentina D'Urbano (born Rome, 28 June 1985) is an Italian writer and illustrator. She was the recipient of the Rapallo Carige Prize for ''Quella vita che ci manca'' in 2015. References 1985 births Living people Italian women novelists 21st-century Italian women writers 21st-century Italian novelists Italian women illustrators 21st-century Italian women artists Writers from Rome Artists from Rome {{Italy-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Dimitrieva
Valentina Dmitrievna Dimitrieva (russian: Валентина Дмитриевна Дмитриева; 16/25 September 1937 – 18 February 2019) was a Soviet Russian farm worker, production leader and politician who worked at the Motor Bolishebikshih collective farm from 1952 until her retirement in 1993 and was an elected deputy of the Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union from the between 1989 and 1991. She was one worker who began mechanisation of the farm she worked at to increase performance and raised productivity of the cows in her group by more than one-third in the early 1970s. Dimitrieva was decorated with the Medal "For Labour Valour"; the Order of the Red Banner of Labour; the Hero of Socialist Labour with the Order of Lenin and the and the Medal "For Transforming the Non-Black Earth of the RSFSR". Biography Between 16 and 25 September 1937, Dimitrieva was born in the village of , Kanashsky District, Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (today Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Díaz
Valentina Fernanda Díaz Tapia (born 30 March 2001) is a Chilean footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ... who plays as a defender for Universidad de Chile and the Chile women's national team. International career Díaz made her senior debut for Chile on 3 March 2019 in a 2–3 friendly loss against Jamaica. Statistics References 2001 births Living people Chilean women's footballers Women's association football defenders Colo-Colo (women) footballers Chile women's international footballers 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Chile Club Universidad de Chile footballers Place of birth missing (living people) {{chile-women-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina De Poli
Valentina De Poli (born 2 September 1968) is an Italian journalist and editor. She was born on 2 September 1968 in Milan. She was the second woman to become editor of the weekly ''Topolino'' comic book, taking over in 2007 from Claretta Muci, and holding the role until 2018. She had started contributing to the magazine in 1988. Between 2001 and 2007, she was also the editor of the comic book series ''W.I.T.C.H. ''W.I.T.C.H.'' (stylised as ''W.i.t.c.h.'') is an Italian fantasy Disney comics series created by Elisabetta Gnone, Alessandro Barbucci, and Barbara Canepa. The series features a group of five teenage girls who become the guardians of the classi ...''. References 1968 births Italian magazine editors Living people Italian journalists Italian women journalists Italian women editors Women magazine editors {{comics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Cușnir
Valentina Cuşnir (born 14 October 1954, Pîrjota) is a Moldovan politician. Biography Valentina Cuşnir studied at the Technical University from Moldova (1972–1977) and worked as an engineer in Călăraşi (1977–2005). She served as member of the Moldovan Parliament. She has the citizenship of the Republic of Moldova and Romania. Her parents were Orthodox Jews of Romanian and Moldovan descent from the Jewish Quarter of Montreal, Canada. As an independent member of parliament, Valentina Cuşnir was near the main street of Chişinău at about midnight on 7 April, during the 2009 Moldova civil unrest Protests against the April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election results began on 6 April 2009 in major cities of Moldova (including Bălți and the capital, Chișinău) before the final official results were announced. The demonstrators claim .... She reported that she was abused by a police officer. References External links Testimony :: Hon. Valentina Cusnir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Cortese
Valentina Cortese (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019) was an Italian actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in François Truffaut's ''Day for Night'' (1973). Personal life Cortese was born in Milan to a family from Stresa, Piedmont. In 1940, she met conductor Victor de Sabata, who was 31 years older and married with children. She left high school to follow him to Rome, and there she graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art. They separated in 1948. Cortese married Richard Basehart, her co-star in ''The House on Telegraph Hill'', in 1951, and had one son with him, the actor Jackie Basehart; they divorced in 1960. She never remarried. Jackie Basehart died in Milan in 2015, predeceasing Cortese. Cortese died on 10 July 2019, aged 96. Career Cortese made her screen debut in Italian films in 1940, leading to her first internationally acclaimed roles in Riccardo Freda's 1948 Italian film ''Les Misérables'' with Gino Cervi an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Chepiga
Valentina Chepiga, more precisely Valentyna Chepiha ( uk, Валентина Чепіга; born April 27, 1962) is a professional female bodybuilder. Background Valentina graduated from the Kharkiv National University of Construction and Architecture with a degree in Gas Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning. Between 1979 and 1992 she worked first as a technician, and then was promoted to engineer. Bodybuilding career Amateur Valentina began bodybuilding in 1988, and in 1992 she changed careers and became a personal trainer. Valentina won the European and World Amateur title in 1997 and won her IFBB pro card. Professional She then made her professional debut at the 1998 Ms. Olympia contest, finishing in 12th place. Her greatest success as a professional has been winning the heavyweight class at the 2000 Ms. Olympia the first time that class was introduced to the Ms. Olympia. No overall winner was named for that show, so she was essentially co-Ms. Olympia with lightweight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Chebotareva
Valentina Mikhailovna Chebotareva (russian: Валентина Михайловна Чеботарёва; 8 April 1960) is a Russian figure skating coach. Biography She was born on 8 April 1960. Works in Sports school in St. Petersburg. Her team participated in major international competitions. In particular, the skater Mikhail Kolyada is a silver medalist of the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ... ( team competitions) and a bronze medalist of the World Championship 2018; Stanislava Konstantinova a participant of the World Championship (2018) and bronze medalist of the Winter Universiade (2019). References External linksValentina Chebotareva about her skaters Konstantinova and Kolyada {{DEFAULTSORT:Chebotareva, Valentina 1960 births L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Cervi
Valentina Cervi (born 13 April 1976) is an Italian film and television actress. Cervi was born in Rome, Italy. She is the daughter of director Tonino Cervi and granddaughter of actor Gino Cervi. Her mother is the Italian producer of Austrian-Hungarian origin Marina Gefter. Cervi started her acting career at age ten in Carlo Cotti's 1986 film ''Portami la luna''. She also played an English-language role in Jane Campion's 1996 '' The Portrait of a Lady''. One of her most acclaimed roles was the lead in the 1997 film '' Artemisia'', directed by Agnès Merlet. It was loosely based on the painter Artemisia Gentileschi's life, but controversially portrayed the relationship between Agostino Tassi (played by Miki Manojlović) and Artemisia as a passionate affair rather than as rape. In 2011, she appeared as Arianna in BBC TV's Italian detective mini-series ''Zen''. She also appeared as "Valentina" in Canale 5's series ''Distretto di Polizia'' in 2011. Cervi appeared as Bertha Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Cernoia
Valentina Cernoia (born 22 June 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus FC and the Italy women's national football team, which she represents since 2013. Career Cernoia first played in the Serie A with ACF Brescia in the 2009–10 season following the team's promotion. In the 2013–14 season she played the UEFA Champions League for the first time and made her debut in the Italian national team in the 2015 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In the summer of 2017 she played her first final tournament, the UEFA Women's Euro 2017, and moved to the newly founded Juventus FC women's team after nearly a decade in Brescia. Honours Brescia * Serie A: 2013–14, 2015–16 * Coppa Italia: 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16 * Italian Women's Super Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 Juventus * Serie A: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 * Coppa Italia: 2018–19, * Supercoppa Italiana: 2019, 2020–21 The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
