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Velta Ruke-Dravina, Rūķe-Draviņa, V.
Velta is both a surname and a given name. Given name Velta is a feminine Latvian given name. Notable individuals named Velta include: *Velta Līne (1923–2012), Latvian actress *Velta Ruke-Dravina (1917–2003), Latvian linguist and folklorist *Velta Skurstene (1930–2022), Latvian actress *Velta Sniķere (born 1920), Latvian poet *Velta Toma (1912–1999), Latvian poet Surname Notable people with the surname Velta include: *Rune Velta Rune Velta (; born 19 July 1989) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. Career On 25 February 2012, Velta finished second in the Ski Flying World Championships in Vikersund, behind winner Robert Kranjec. He made his World Cup debut in March 2010 in ... (born 1989), Norwegian ski jumper References {{given name, type=both Latvian feminine given names Feminine 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] |
Velta Līne
Velta Līne (28 August 1923 – 31 December 2012) was a Soviet and Latvian actress, who worked in the Latvian National Theatre since 1945. She was married to actor and film director Gunārs Cilinskis in 1957 until his death in 1992. They had a son named Aigars, who was born 24 May 1958. Līne died on 31 December 2012 at the age of 89, due to illness. Filmography Awards * Stalin Prize (1948) – For the role of ''Kaiva Arvīda'' in ''"Māls un porcelāns"'' *Order of the Badge of Honour (1956) * People's Artist of the Latvian SSR (1964) * People's Artist of the USSR (1973) * Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1983) * Order of the Three Stars Order of the Three Stars () is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of the founding of Latvia. Its motto is ''Per aspera ad astra'', meaning "Through hardships towards the ... (2008) References External links *Film Museum Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Line, Velta 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velta Ruke-Dravina
Velta Ruke-Dravina (Velta Rūķe-Draviņa; 25 January 1917 – 7 May 2003) was a Latvian-born Swedish linguist and folklorist, as well as a professor in Baltic languages at Stockholm University. Ruke-Dravina's research interests included children's language, language contact, and dialectology. Her doctoral thesis was about diminutives in Latvian. She held the only professorship in Baltic languages outside the Baltics and had a leading role in developing the teaching program on the subject at Stockholm University. In 1980, she was elected as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. Biography Velta Tatjana Ruke was born on 25 January 1917 in Valmiera. She grew up in Latvia, graduating from Riga Secondary School No 2, and from the Department of Baltic Philology at the Faculty of Philology and Philosophy of the University of Latvia in 1939.Latvijas enciklopēdija. 5. sējums. Rīga : Valērija Belokoņa izdevniecība. 2009. 49. lpp. . From 1938 and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velta Skurstene
Velta Skurstene (19 December 1930 – 12 November 2022) was a Latvian stage, radio, and film actress. She acted in various Latvian films, including "Kapteiņa Enriko pulkstenis", "Dāvana vientuļai sievietei", "Meldru mežs", "Un rasas lāses rītausmā", "Džimlai Rūdi rallallā!". Skurstene died on 12 November 2022, at the age of 91. References 1930 births 2022 deaths Latvian stage actresses Soviet stage actresses Latvian film actresses Latvian radio actresses 20th-century Latvian actresses {{Latvia-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velta Sniķere
Velta is both a surname and a given name. Given name Velta is a feminine Latvian given name. Notable individuals named Velta include: *Velta Līne (1923–2012), Latvian actress *Velta Ruke-Dravina (1917–2003), Latvian linguist and folklorist *Velta Skurstene (1930–2022), Latvian actress * Velta Sniķere (born 1920), Latvian poet *Velta Toma Velta Toma (31 January 1912 – 26 April 1999) was a Latvian poet and an honorary member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. She also used the pen name Velta Pavasara (literally Velta Spring). Biography Born in Nereta in the south of Latvia, Toma ... (1912–1999), Latvian poet Surname Notable people with the surname Velta include: * Rune Velta (born 1989), Norwegian ski jumper References {{given name, type=both Latvian feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velta Toma
Velta Toma (31 January 1912 – 26 April 1999) was a Latvian poet and an honorary member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. She also used the pen name Velta Pavasara (literally Velta Spring). Biography Born in Nereta in the south of Latvia, Toma attended the local primary school and the secondary school in Jēkabpils before studying at the Zeltmata School of Latvian Drama. She started writing poetry while still at secondary school. Her first published poem ''Jūlija vakaros'' (July Evening) appeared in the newspaper ''Jaunākās ziņas'' in 1936 but her first collection ''Minējums'' (Guess) was not published until 1943. It covers the same themes as her later work: life and death, family roots, longing for love and a sense of local belonging. Toma's work is indeed closely associated with patriotism and later the sadness of exile. Another constant concern in Toma's poetry is the place of women, characterized by deep sensitivity but also with a woman's sense of mission. In 1944, To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rune Velta
Rune Velta (; born 19 July 1989) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. Career On 25 February 2012, Velta finished second in the Ski Flying World Championships in Vikersund, behind winner Robert Kranjec. He made his World Cup debut in March 2010 in Oslo, where he finished 43rd. The week before he had recorded his best placements in the Continental Cup, with a sixth and a fifth place in the same city. He first finished among the top 30 in the World Cup with a 17th place from December 2010 in Lillehammer. This was followed by 10th place the next day. Velta was the only male ski jumper who won medals in all competitions at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015. He retired one year later after disputes with head coach Alexander Stöckl. Velta was head coach of the Swiss national team from 2023 until 2025. He hails from Bærums Verk Bærums Verk is a village in Bærum in Akershus, Norway, with a population of about 8000. It is located on both sides of the river Lomma. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Feminine 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] |