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Hermanis Jēnihs
Hermanis is a Latvian masculine given name and surname and may refer to: Given name *Hermanis Matisons (1894–1932), Latvian chess player * Hermanis Saltups (1901–1968), Latvian footballer Surname *Alvis Hermanis Alvis Hermanis is a Latvian theatre director, set designer and actor. Since 1997 he has worked at the New Riga Theatre () as artistic director. Early life and education Hermanis was born in Riga and in his early teens he played Ice hockey, hoc ... (born 1965), Latvian actor, theatre director and set designer References {{given name Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names Latvian-language masculine surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9million. The country has a Temperate climate, temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city is Riga. Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 65.5% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian language, Latvian. Russians in Latvia, Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian language, Russian as their native tongue. After centuries of State of the Teutonic Order, Teutonic, Swedish Livonia, Swedish, Inflanty Voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman (name)
Herman is a masculine given name, from an ancient Germanic name consisting of the elements '':wikt:Appendix:Proto-Germanic/harjaz, harja-'' "army" and '':wikt:Appendix:Proto-Germanic/mann-, mann-'' "man". Hermine (other), Hermine is the feminine form of ''Herman''. It is first recorded in the 8th century, in the forms ''Hariman'', ''Heriman'', ''Hairman'', ''Herman''. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th century, particularly in the United States amongst German Americans.Katie Martin-Doyle, ''The Treasury of Baby Names'', Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. ''Herman'' remains widely used in Dutch language, Dutch and Scandinavian languages. Variant forms include German language, German ''Hermann (name), Hermann''; French language, French ''Armand (name), Armand''; Italian language, Italian, Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese ''Armando (given name), Armando''; Italian ''Ermanno (given name), Ermanno''. Herman has also been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann (name)
Hermann or Herrmann is the German origin of the given name Herman (name), Herman. People with the name include: Given name * Arminius (18/17 BC – AD 21), the Roman name for a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci, who defeated a Roman army in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest; at one time his original name, which is unknown, was speculated to be Hermann, although more common Germanic given names are at least as likely, e.g. ''Ermen''/''Irmin'' "universal", "strong" etc. *Hermann Abert (1871–1927), German historian of music *Hermann Balk (died 1239), Teutonic knight *Hermann Baranowski (1884–1940), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant *Hermann Baumgarten (1825–1893), a German historian and political publicist *Hermann Behrends (1907–1948), German Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes *Hermann Billung, a Margrave of Saxony *Hermann Bondi (1919–2005), Anglo–Austrian mathematician and cosmologist *Hermann Burmeister (1807–1892), German zoologist *Hermann Ebbingh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Language
Latvian (, ), also known as Lettish, is an East Baltic languages, East Baltic language belonging to the Indo-European language family. It is spoken in the Baltic region, and is the language of the Latvians. It is the official language of Latvia as well as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 1.5 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and 100,000 abroad. Altogether, 2 million, or 80% of the population of Latvia, spoke Latvian in the 2000s, before the total number of inhabitants of Latvia slipped to 1.8 million in 2022. Of those, around 1.16 million or 62% of Latvia's population used it as their primary language at home, though excluding the Latgale Planning Region, Latgale and Riga Planning Region, Riga regions it is spoken as a native language in villages and towns by over 90% of the population. As a Baltic languages, Baltic language, Latvian is most closely related to neighboring Lithuanian language, Lithuanian (as well as Old Prussian language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermanis Matisons
Hermanis Matisons (; 1894, Riga – 1932) was a Latvian chess player and one of world's most highly regarded chess masters in the early 1930s. He was also a leading Chess composer, composer of Endgame study, endgame studies. He died of tuberculosis at the age of 38. In 1924, Matisons won the first Latvian Chess Championship tournament. Later that year he finished ahead of Fricis Apšenieks, and Edgard Colle to win the first World Amateur Chess Championship, World Amateur Championship, which was organized in conjunction with the Paris Olympic Games, followed by Max Euwe in 1928. Matisons played first board for Latvia at the 1931 Chess Olympiad in Prague and defeated Akiba Rubinstein and Alexander Alekhine, then the reigning World Chess Championship, World Champion. Sixty of Matisons' endgame studies were collected in the 1987 book ''Mattison's Chess Endgame Studies'' by T.G. Whitworth. References * 1894 births 1932 deaths Chess players from Riga People from Riga county Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermanis Saltups
Hermanis Saltups (1901–1968) was a Latvian football goalkeeper. While playing with JKS Riga, Saltups became one of the footballers who participated in the first ever international game for Latvia national football team (against Estonia on 24 September 1922). A few weeks after his only international game, he left for Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ... to pursue studies of medicine. In later years, Saltups was quite known in Latvia as a doctor. External links Latvian men's footballers Latvia men's international footballers 1901 births 1968 deaths Men's association football goalkeepers {{Latvia-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvis Hermanis
Alvis Hermanis is a Latvian theatre director, set designer and actor. Since 1997 he has worked at the New Riga Theatre () as artistic director. Early life and education Hermanis was born in Riga and in his early teens he played Ice hockey, hockey in Dinamo Riga (original), Dinamo Riga sports school. He was forced to leave sport at the age of 15 for health reasons. He obtained his first theatre and stage experience when he attended Riga Mime artist, pantomime studio under Roberts Ligers. From 1981 until 1982 Hermanis attended the Riga Peoples artist studio. He continued his education from 1984 until 1988 in the theatre department of Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Latvian State conservatory. Career As an actor, Hermanis appeared in several feature films in the late 1980s. Aside from at the New Riga Theatre, Hermanis has directed several plays in Austria, Germany, Russia, Switzerland and elsewhere, and a number of New Riga Theatre plays have toured the whole of Europe. ... [...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, officially the ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masculine Given Names
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A '' Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
