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Varis
Varis is both a surname and a given name. In Finnish the word literally means "raven". Notable people with the name include: Surname *Agnes Varis (1930–2011), American businesswoman *Kaisa Varis (born 1975), Finnish cross-country skier and biathlete *Pekka Varis, Finnish ski-orienteer *Petri Varis (born 1969), Finnish ice hockey player Given name *Varis Brasla (born 1939), Latvian film director See also *Vari (other) *Varys Lord Varys is a fictional character in the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation ''Game of Thrones''. Introduced in 1996's ''A Game of Thrones'', Varys is a form ..., a fictional character from the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series and ''Game of Thrones'' {{raven-surname Finnish-language surnames Latvian masculine given names Surnames from nicknames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes Varis
Agnes Varis (''née'' Koulouvaris; January 11, 1930 – July 29, 2011) was an American businesswoman and philanthropist who was the founder and president of Agvar Chemicals Inc. and Aegis Pharmaceuticals. Early life and family Varis was born Agnes Koulouvaris to Dionysis and Demetroula Koulouvaris on January 11, 1930, in Lowell, Massachusetts. She was the youngest of eight children. Her parents, both Greek immigrants, moved the family to the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, New York, where her father, who worked as an ice cream vendor, died when she was 14. Her mother could neither read nor write and was left to raise the family alone on the income she earned sewing buttons in a garment factory. Varis was the only child of eight to attend college. She earned her degree in chemistry and English from Brooklyn College. After attending New York University's Stern School of Business, she shortened her surname to "Varis" in preparation for entering the business world. Varis was marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaisa Varis
Kaisa Varis (born 21 September 1975, in Ilomantsi) is a Finnish retired cross-country skier and biathlete. Her career has been marred by doping convictions: as a cross-country skier, she was involved but not suspended in a doping scandal and in 2003 she was suspended two years for doping use. After her suspension, she returned as a biathlete in 2007, but in 2008 she received a lifetime ban from all International Biathlon Union (IBU) competitions after another positive doping test. However, her lifetime ban was overturned in March 2009 because the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the IBU failed to adhere to correct testing procedures; she remains eligible to compete in biathlon. Career Cross-country skiing In cross-country skiing, Varis competed from 1995 to 2006. Her biggest success was the win of the bronze medal in the 15 km at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, but she is better known for her doping controversies at those championships: Varis was part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petri Varis
Petri Johannes Varis (born May 13, 1969) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their 7th-round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Starting his pro career with Karhu-Kissat in the Finnish first division, Varis played his first SM-liiga games with Ässät in the 1991–92 season. After two seasons with Ässät, Varis moved to Jokerit, where he finished his seventh full season in 2005. With Jokerit, Varis won 4 Finnish championships and 2 European Cups. In 1997, Varis moved to North America, where he played a season with the Indianapolis Ice in the IHL, as well as a single NHL game with the Chicago Blackhawks. He has also played in the German ice hockey league and the Swiss first and second leagues. Varis has also represented Finland in international play. Varis scored 268 goals in SM-Liiga. He also scored 7 goals in 7 games in European Cup. Awards * Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy as Best Rookie - 1992 * Matti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varis Brasla
Varis Brasla (born 25 April 1939) is a Latvian film director. Since 1965 he worked in Riga Film Studio. Several of his films, including ''Emil's Mischiefs'' and ''Waterbomb for the Fat Tomcat'' were awarded with the Lielais Kristaps, Latvian National Film Prize award as the best film of the year. He was awarded the Order of Three Stars in 2009. Selected filmography Director filmography Other: * ''Brick Kiln (film), Brick Kiln'' (1972) (second unit director) * ''In the Shadow of Death (film), In the Shadow of Death'' (1971) (assistant director) * ''Four White Shirts, Four White Shirts/Breathe Deeply'' (1967) (second unit director) References External links * 1939 births Living people Latvian film directors Soviet film directors Lielais Kristaps Award winners Film people from Riga {{Latvia-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekka Varis
Pekka Varis is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor. He won a silver medal in the ''long distance'' at the 1998 World Ski Orienteering Championships. He placed second in the overall World Cup in 1997. See also * List of orienteers * List of orienteering events This is a list of all orienteers events found in Wikipedia and which are notable within the orienteering sport. Foot Orienteering Championships World Championships * World Orienteering Championships * Junior World Orienteering Championships * W ... References Finnish orienteers Male orienteers Ski-orienteers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{Finland-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vari (other)
Vari is a suburb of Athens, Greece. Vary or Vári may also refer to: * Vari, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran *Varima-te-takere, a goddess in Polynesian mythology * Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), a biomedical research and education institute People: * Attila Vári (born 1976), Hungarian water polo player, * Barnabás Vári (born 1987), Hungarian football player * George Vari (1923–2010), Canadian real estate developer and philanthropist *Giuseppe Vari (1924–1993), Italian filmmaker * Gyula Vári (born 1967), Hungarian aviation officer and politician * Martin Vari (born 1982), Argentine kitesurfer * Minnette Vári (born 1968), South African artist * Zsolt Vari (born 1969), Hungarian sport shooter See also * Very (other) * Vary (surname) *Varis Varis is both a surname and a given name. In Finnish the word literally means "raven". Notable people with the name include: Surname *Agnes Varis (1930–2011), American businesswoman * Kaisa Varis (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raven
A raven is any of several larger-bodied bird species of the genus ''Corvus''. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between "crows" and "ravens", common names which are assigned to different species chiefly on the basis of their size. The largest raven species are the common raven and the thick-billed raven. Etymology The term "raven" originally referred to the common raven (''Corvus corax''), the type species of the genus ''Corvus'', which has a larger distribution than any other species of ''Corvus'', ranging over much of the Northern Hemisphere. The modern English word ''raven'' has cognates in all other Germanic languages, including Old Norse (and subsequently modern Icelandic) and Old High German , all of which descend from Proto-Germanic . Collective nouns for a group of ravens (or at least the common raven) include "rave", "treachery", "unkindness" and "conspiracy". In practice, most people use the more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varys
Lord Varys is a fictional character in the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation ''Game of Thrones''. Introduced in 1996's ''A Game of Thrones'', Varys is a former slave eunuch from the fictional city of Lys and the master of whisperers in King's Landing. He subsequently appeared in Martin's books ''A Clash of Kings'' (1998), ''A Storm of Swords'' (2000), and ''A Dance with Dragons'' (2011). He proves to be a key ally to Ned Stark and Tyrion Lannister at court, but his true motives remain shrouded in mystery to those who employ his services. Varys is portrayed by Conleth Hill in the HBO television adaptation. Character overview Varys is not a point of view character in the novels, so his actions are witnessed and interpreted through the eyes of other people, such as Ned Stark, Tyrion and Cersei Lannister. Background Varys was born as a slave in the Free City of Lys and joined a travelling ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish-language Surnames
Finnish (endonym: or ) is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland (the other being Swedish). In Sweden, both Finnish and Meänkieli (which has significant mutual intelligibility with Finnish) are official minority languages. The Kven language, which like Meänkieli is mutually intelligible with Finnish, is spoken in the Norwegian county Troms og Finnmark by a minority group of Finnish descent. Finnish is typologically agglutinative and uses almost exclusively suffixal affixation. Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, numerals and verbs are inflected depending on their role in the sentence. Sentences are normally formed with subject–verb–object word order, although the extensive use of inflection allows them to be ordered differently. Word order variations are often reserved for differences in information structure. Finnish ortho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Masculine Given Names
Latvian may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Latvia **Latvians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to what is modern-day Latvia and the immediate geographical region **Latvian language, also referred to as Lettish **Latvian cuisine **Latvian culture **Latvian horse *Latvian Gambit, an opening in chess See also *Latvia (other) Latvia is a country in Europe. Latvia can also refer to: *Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1990) *Latvia (European Parliament constituency) * 1284 Latvia - asteroid * Latvia Peak - mountain in Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Ð¢Ð¾Ò ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
