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Bílý Potok (Smědá)
Bílý (feminine: Bílá) is a Czech surname, meaning 'white'. Notable people with the surname include: *Josef Bílý (1872–1941), Czech general *Laurence Bily (born 1963), French sprinter *Lucie Bílá, real name Hana Zaňáková (born 1966), Czech singer *Sydir Bily (1716–1788), Ukrainian Cossack *Věra Bílá (1954–2019), Czech singer See also * *Bila (other) *Billy (other) *Bilyi, Ukrainian surname {{DEFAULTSORT:Bily Czech-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Surname
Czech names are composed of a given name and a family name (surname). Czechs typically get one given name – additional names may be chosen by themselves upon baptism but they generally use one. With marriage, the bride typically adopts the bridegroom's surname. Given names In the Czech Republic, names are simply known as ("names") or, if the context requires it, ' ("baptismal names"). The singular form is '. A native Czech given name may have Christian roots or traditional Slavic pre-Christian origin (e.g. Milena, Božena, Jaroslav, Václav, Vojtěch). It used to be a legal obligation for parents to choose their child's name from a list that was pre-approved by the government. Special permission was necessary for other names with exceptions for minorities and foreigners. Since the Velvet revolution in 1989, parents have had the right to give their child any name they wish, provided it is used somewhere in the world and is not insulting or demeaning. However, in recent yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Bílý
Josef Bílý (30 June 1872 in Varvažov, Zbonín-Ochoz – 28 September 1941 in Prague) was a Czechs, Czech general and commander of the Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak national armed forces. Early life and education Bílý attended the State Real Gymnasium from 1883 to 1888. Military career Service in the Austro-Hungarian army After completing his studies at gymnasium, he studied at the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Army's infantry cadet school in Trieste from 1888 to 1892. Joining the 15th Infantry Regiment in Tarnopol as a cadet in 1892, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in 1894. From 1898 to 1900 he attended the Military College in Vienna, after which he served in the 7th Infantry Division in Osijek (Slavonia), then in Lviv and, beginning in 1906, in Trieste, having risen to the rank of captain in 1903. He was an instructor in tactics and training at the cadet school in Vienna from 1908 to 1910, after which he served in the 4th Infantry Regiment in Vienna. After bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Bily
Laurence Bily (born 5 May 1963 in Bressuire) is a retired French sprinter, who specialized in the 100 meters. She ran for the Racing Club de France, and set a French junior record with 11.35 seconds in 1982 and a senior record with 11.04 in 1989. International competitions DNS = did not start. DNF = did not finish. DQ = disqualified. 1Did not start in the final2Representing Europe3Did not finish in the semifinals External links * 1963 births Living people People from Bressuire Sportspeople from Deux-Sèvres Athletes from Nouvelle-Aquitaine French female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for France Olympic female sprinters French Athletics Championships winners 20th-century French sportswomen {{France-sprint-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucie Bílá
Lucie Bílá (born Hana Zaňáková on 7 April 1966) is a Czech pop singer. According to her label, EMI Czech Republic, the singer has sold over one million albums. She won the Czech musical award, Český slavík, 13 times, more than any other artist. Biography Lucie Bílá (born Hana Zaňáková) was born in the village of Otvovice in Czechoslovakia to Czech mother and Slovak father, where she was raised and where she attended a secondary school. Before she became involved in the field of music, she trained to be a seamstress. Bílá's first experiences with show business were as a member of the rock bands Rock-Automat and Arakain. In 1980, she was noticed by Czech music producer Petr Hannig, who created her stage name Lucie Bílá (literally, ''Lucy White'') and penned her first recorded songs. Her name change was originally due to confusion with another famous Czech singer, Hana Zagorová. For over three decades, Bílá has had tremendous professional success among Cze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydir Bily
Sidor Bely or Sydir Bily (1716 — 20 July 1788) was Kosh ataman of the Black Sea Cossack Host. Biography Bily was born in 1716 to a Cossack family near Kherson. He studied in the Kiev-Mohyla Academy after which he joined the Sich as a young man where he continued his studies in the Sich officer school. Due to his talents he was chosen to be an osaul. He took part in numerous sea and land campaigns on the Danube and in Crimea where he gained a reputation as a fine commander and seaman. In the 1760s he carried out special assignments for Petro Kalnyshevsky. Because of his intelligence and education he was always trusted and was popular. He travelled to St Petersburg with Kalnyshevsky and Antin Holovaty in January 1762 for the coronation of Catherine II. Bily was honoured with a gold medal and nobility status. 150px, left, Coat of arms of Sydir Bily After his return to the Sich in 1774, Bily and Antin Holovaty once again sent to St Petersburg, where he represented the rights o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Věra Bílá
Věra Bílá (22 May 1954 – 12 March 2019) was a Czech vocalist and musician of Romani ethnicity. She initially gained acclaim performing Romani folk and pop songs and was the lead singer of the Czech recording act ''Kale'' with whom she performed songs in Romani, Czech, and Slovak. She was highly acclaimed, toured internationally and was often called the "Ella Fitzgerald of Gypsy music" or the "Queen of Romany" Biography Bílá, a Rokycany native, was the daughter of singer Karol Giňa. She lived and worked in the Czech Republic. In 1999 director Mira Erdevicki-Charap portrayed Bílá in the documentary ''Black and White in Colour''. Bílá died on 12 March 2019, aged 64 of a heart attack. Recordings *Věra Bílá & Kale – C'est comme ca *Věra Bílá – Queen Of Romany *Věra Bílá & Kale – Rovava *Věra Bílá & Kale – Kale Kalore *Věra Bílá & Kale – Rom-Pop (produced by Zuzana Navarová) References External links Věra Bílá – singer— an article o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bila (other)
Bila or Bílá may refer to: Places *Bila, Ethiopia, formerly known as Billo and Billa, or its eponymous Bila Seyo region * Bila, Livno, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Bila, Vitez, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina *Bila, a village in Schitu Commune, Romania * Bila River (other) *Bílá (Frýdek-Místek District), a municipality and village in the Czech Republic *Bílá (Liberec District), a municipality and village in the Czech Republic *Bílá, a village and part of Číměř (Jindřichův Hradec District) in the Czech Republic Surname *Bílá, the feminine form of the Czech surname Bílý *Bila, the feminine form of the Ukrainian surname Bilyi *Jedediah Bila, American TV host, author and columnist *Abdoul Bila, Burkinabé footballer *Vonani Bila, South African author and poet Other *Bila (sun), the solar deity of the Adnyamathanha people *Bila language, a Bantu language spoken by the Mbuti Pygmies * Bila' language, the name for several extinct Mon–Khmer la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy (other)
Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) * Billy (surname), a surname (and list of people with the surname) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a young male domestic goat Film * Billy (Black Christmas), Billy (''Black Christmas''), a character from ''Black Christmas'' * Billy (Saw), Billy (''Saw''), a puppet from ''Saw'' * ''Billy: The Early Years'', a 2008 biographical film about Billy Graham Literature * Billy (novel), ''Billy'' (novel), a 1990 novel by Whitley Strieber * ''Billy'', a 2002 biography of Billy Connolly by Pamela Stephenson Music Musicals * Billy (musical), ''Billy'' (musical), a musical based on Billy Liar * ''Billy'', a 1969 Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Gene Allen and Ron Dante Albums * Billy (Samiam album), ''Billy'' (Samiam album) (1992) * Billy (Feedtime album), ''Billy'' (Fee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilyi
Bilyi or BilyyBGN/PCGN 1965 Romanization of Ukrainian. () is a Ukrainian surname derived from a word meaning "white" (білий). Feminine form: Bila (Біла). It may refer to: * Ivan Bilyi (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer * Maksym Bilyi (other), multiple people *Mykhailo Bilyi Mykhailo Ulyanovych Bilyi (; 12 November 1922 – 5 August 2001) was a Ukrainian and Soviet physicist and politician, who served as the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1972 to 1980. Since 1969 ... (1922–2001), Ukrainian Soviet politician * Oleh Bilyi (born 1993), Ukrainian footballer * Vasyl Bilyi (born 1990), Ukrainian footballer * Vladyslav Bilyi (born 1997), Ukrainian Paralympic athlete *Bilyi, a different transliteration of the same Ukrainian surname See also * * Bilyk * Bila (other) References {{surname, Bilyi Ukrainian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
