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Wiesław Lechowicz
:"Wiesław" is sometimes transliterated as "Wieslaw", in the absence of ''L with stroke.'' Wiesław () is a Polish masculine given name, of Slavonic origin, meaning "great glory" or "all glory". It is the shortened, more common, form of the personal name ''Wielisław''. The feminine counterpart is ''Wiesława'' . Individuals named Wiesław may choose their name day from the following dates: May 22, June 7, November 21, or December 9. People with the name or its variants include: * Wiesław Ochman (born 1937), Polish tenor * Wiesław Jaguś (born 1975), Polish speedway rider * Wiesław Perszke (born 1960), Polish long-distance runner * Wiesław Michnikowski (1922–2017), Polish cabaret performer * Wiesław Rosocha (born 1945), Polish graphic designer * Wiesław Tarka (born 1964), Polish ambassador to Croatia * "Comrade Wiesław", unofficial nickname of Władysław Gomułka (1905–1982), Polish communist and the actual head of state 1956–1970 See also * Stary Wielisław (''old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L With Stroke
L, or l, is the twelfth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''el'' (pronounced ), plural ''els''. History Lamedh may have come from a pictogram of an ox goad or cattle prod. Some have suggested a shepherd's staff. Use in writing systems Phonetic and phonemic transcription In phonetic and phonemic transcription, the International Phonetic Alphabet uses to represent the lateral alveolar approximant. English In English orthography, usually represents the phoneme , which can have several sound values, depending on the speaker's accent, and whether it occurs before or after a vowel. The alveolar lateral approximant (the sound represented in IPA by lowercase ) occurs before a vowel, as in ''lip'' or ''blend'', while the velarized alveolar lateral approximant (IPA ) occurs in ''bell'' and ''milk''. This velarization does not occur in many European lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
