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Reinis Strupovičs
Reinis is a Latvian masculine given name and surname and may refer to: As a given name: *Reinis Kaudzīte (1839–1920), Latvian schoolteacher and writer *Reinis Nitišs (born 1995), Latvian rallycross driver * Reinis Pozņaks (born 1977), Latvian politician * Reinis Reinholds (born 1997), Latvian footballer *Reinis Rozītis (born 1982), Latvian bobsledder and Olympic competitor * Reinis Uzulnieks (born 1986), Latvian politician * Reinis Zālītis (1943–2005), Latvian footballer *Reinis Zusters (1919–1999), Latvian-born Australian artist As a surname: *Jānis Reinis Jānis Reinis (13 December 1960 – 26 August 2016) was a Latvian actor. In the theatre, he worked for several years in Latvian National Theatre and Dailes Theatre The Dailes Theatre () is a professional Latvian theater founded by Latvian dir ... (born 1960), Latvian actor {{given name, tye=both Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...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] |
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] |
Surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to name change, change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinis Kaudzīte
Reinis Kaudzīte ( Old orthography: ''Reinis Kaudsit''; May 12, 1839 – August 21, 1920), was a Latvian schoolteacher and writer. His novel ''Mērnieku laiki'' (Time of the Surveyors) was the first novel written in Latvian, coauthored with his brother Matīss Kaudzīte in 1879. Reinis Kaudzīte was born in Mādari, Vecpiebalga Parish, in the heart of Vidzeme Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', ) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in north-centra .... He did not attend school himself, but he became a teacher of geography and religion classes at the Kalna Kaibēni parish school at the age of 28. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaudzite, Reinis 1839 births 1920 deaths People from Cēsis Municipality People from Cēsis county Latvian writers Writers from the Russian Empire 19th-century educators from the Russian Emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinis Nitišs
Reinis Nitišs (born 16 December 1995) is a rallycross driver from Jēkabpils, Latvia. He is the winner of the Super1600 division in the European Rallycross Championship in 2013 and is the youngest event winner in FIA World Rallycross Championship history. Biography Early career Nitišs started racing go-karts at the age of seven and was quickly successful having won multiple Latvian national titles and the Baltic series by 13. He moved into rallycross and dominated the Baltic and NEZ championships before moving into the European Super1600 category in 2012. The 2013 season brought about a very successful period in which he won 6 out of 9 events on his way to the title. World Rallycross ;Olsbergs MSE (2014–15) In 2014 he debuted in the FIA World Rallycross Championship Supercar category, driving a Ford Fiesta for Olsbergs MSE (OMSE) alongside Andreas Bakkerud. His career started promisingly, with a semi-final win and ultimately a podium finish in his 2014 World RX of Portugal, fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinis Pozņaks
Reinis Pozņaks (born 9 December 1977) is a Latvian politician of the United List who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ... in 2022, he was a co-founder of the Twitter Convoy initiative to send vehicles to Ukraine. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Poznaks, Reinis 1984 births Living people United List (Latvia) politicians MEPs for Latvia 2024–2029 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinis Reinholds
Reinis Reinholds (born 26 September 1997) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Faroe Islands Premier League club HB Tórshavn. Club career Youth years Reinholds spent his teenage years in the FK Ventspils academy, playing mainly with the under-17 and under-19 teams. He also made five appearances with the reserve squad, Ventspils-2, in the second-tier First League during the 2013 season, as well as one lone appearance with the first team, coming on as a late-match replacement keeper for Maksims Uvarenko, who was sent off during a Latvian Higher League fixture against Skonto on 18 June 2014. After trialling with Birmingham City, he was discovered by an agent who, in the summer of 2014, helped him make the move to Italian club Latina, where he played '' Primavera'' (under-19) football during the 2014–15 season. Professional career In November 2015, Reinholds signed with Serie C club Padova. He failed to make a single appearance during the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinis Rozītis
Reinis Rozitis (born 1 September 1982) is a Latvian bobsledder who has competed since 2003. He is a brakeman. His best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was second in the four-man event at Lake Placid in December 2006. Rozītis also finished 21st in the four-man event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. His best finish at the FIBT World Championships was seventh in the four-man event at St. Moritz in 2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur .... ReferencesFIBT profile 1982 births Bobsledders at the 2006 Winter Olympics Latvian male bobsledders Living people Olympic bobsledders for Latvia {{Latvia-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinis Uzulnieks
Reinis Uzulnieks (born 28 July 1986) is a Latvian politician serving as minister of welfare since 2025. He served as parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Welfare from 2014 to 2016 and from 2023 to 2025. References 1986 births Living people Latvian Farmers' Union politicians Ministers of welfare of Latvia 21st-century Latvian politicians {{Latvia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinis Zālītis
Reinis Zālītis (19 September 1943 – 15 October 2005) was a Latvian football defender, famous for playing for Daugava Rīga. Zālītis first began to play football in the sports school of Daugava Riga in the early 1950s. His first coach was the renowned Latvian football player, . In 1961, he played for the Latvia youth team; in 1962 for RVR Rīga; in 1963 for RER Rīga. For both of the latter seasons, he was also a member of the reserves squad of Daugava Rīga FK Daugava Rīga was a Latvian football club, based at the Daugava Stadium in Riga. They played in the Latvian Higher League. The last manager of the team was Armands Zeiberliņš. From the club's foundation in 2003 till 2009 the club was kno .... In 1964, he became a full-time regular with Daugava and remained as such until 1975 (with a break in 1974), capping more than 300 main squad appearances. From 1974 to 1976, he also was involved in coaching the Daugava squad. In later years, he played with Torpedo Riga. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinis Zusters
Reinis Zusters (15 October 1919 – 1999) was a Latvian-born Australian artist. Zusters was a prolific painter, working predominantly in oils, painting many large landscapes, including triptychs of the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains. Zusters drew much of his inspiration from the Australian countryside, depicting the colour and form of nature as a rich and vibrant panorama. His work is represented in numerous public and private collections in Australia and abroad. His work can be seen at the National Portrait Gallery (Australia), National Portrait Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. He won numerous prestigious awards in Australia, Japan and United States and was honoured with the Order of Australia, Medal of the Order of Australia in 1994. He was born to Latvian parents in Odesa, Ukraine, and died in his studio in Wentworth Falls, Australia in 1999. Early life in Europe Reinis Zusters was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
