Mucenieks (
Old orthography: ''Mutzeneek''; feminine:
Muceniece) is a
Latvian occupational surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...
, derived from the
Latvian word for "
cooper
Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to:
* Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels
Arts and entertainment
* Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads
* Cooper (video game character), in ...
". Individuals with the surname include:
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Agata Muceniece
Agata Edgarovna Muceniece (Priluchnaya) ( lv, Agata Muceniece, russian: Ага́та Эдга́ровна Му́цениеце (Прилу́чная), born 1 March 1989) is a Latvian actress and model, and television presenter.
Life and career
M ...
(born 1989), Latvian actress, model, and television presenter
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Aina Muceniece
Aina Muceniece (23 March 1924 – 14 February 2010) was a Latvian immunologist and founder of practical cancer virotherapy who discovered that an echovirus might be a useful treatment for melanoma.
Life and work
Aina Muceniece was born in ...
(1924–2010), Latvian doctor, inventor of the
RIGVIR
ECHO-7 (trade name Rigvir) is a wild type member of the echovirus group of viruses. It was formerly approved as a virotherapy medication by the State Agency of Medicines of the Republic of Latvia (2004–19). In March 2019, the distribution in La ...
virotherapy
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Guntars Mucenieks, Latvian musician from
Līvi
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Aivars Mucenieks, mayor of
Ventspils Municipality
Ventspils Municipality ( lv, Ventspils novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merger (politics), merging Piltene town, Ance Parish, Jūrkalne Parish, Piltene rural community (from 2010 Piltene Parish) ...
, Latvia (as of 2013)
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Elvijs Mucenieks,
Latvian sidecarcrosser
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Jēkabs Mucenieks, Brand designer
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Latvian-language masculine surnames
Occupational surnames