Alexandra is the feminine form of the given name Alexander. Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb ἀλέξειν and ἀνήρ. Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨, written in the Linear B syllabic script.
David or Dave Taylor may refer to:
Nagy is the most common Hungarian surname, meaning "great".
Vladas Mikėnas was a Lithuanian chess player and journalist. He was awarded the titles of International Master and Honorary Grandmaster by FIDE.
Petrosyan, Petrosian or Petrossian, Bedrosian or Bedrossian is a common surname in Armenia. It is a patronymic from the Armenian first name Petros.
Novikov, Novikoff or Novikova is one of the most common Russian surnames. Derived from novik - a teenager on military service who comes from a noble, boyar or cossack family in Russia of 16th-18th centuries. It may refer to:
Povilas (Paul) Vaitonis was a Lithuanian–Canadian International Master of chess. He was a five-time Lithuanian champion, and was twice Canadian champion. Vaitonis was inducted into the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame on July 9, 2011 in Toronto.
Klein is the Dutch, German and Afrikaans word for "small", which came to be used as a surname, and thence passed into the names of places, concepts and discoveries associated with bearers of this surname. It is also a common Jewish surname in the United States, Europe and Brazil.
János or Janos may refer to:
Povilas Vasiliauskas is a Lithuanian politician, the president of Klaipeda Association of Industrialists, former mayor of Klaipėda.
Guðmundsson is an Icelandic patronym, meaning son of Guðmundur. The name may refer to:
Antanas is a Lithuanian masculine given name derived from Antonius that is equivalent to Anthony in Lithuania. It may refer to:
Algimantas is a Lithuanian masculine given name, often abbreviated as Algis, and may refer to:
Rimantas is a masculine Lithuanian given name. The feminine form of the name is Rimantė. Notable people with the name include:
Nielsen is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Niels, Niels being the Danish version of the Greek male given name Νικόλαος, Nikolaos. It is the most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 5% of the population. It is also used in Norway, although the forms Nelsen and Nilsen are more common. In Sweden the parallel form is Nilsson. Nielsen is also in use in the Faroe Islands. The frequent occurrences of Nielsen as a surname outside Denmark is due to emigration. Immigrants to English-speaking countries sometimes changed the spelling to Nielson, Nelsen, Nelson, Neilson, or Neilsen.
Carney is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ilir is an Albanian masculine given name, derived from i lirë, which means "free".
Paulius is a Lithuanian masculine given name, which is a cognate of the name Paul, from the Latin Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble". The name may refer to:
The Lithuanian Sports Club Makabi is a sports club of the Jewish minority in Lithuania. It is one of the many Maccabi sports clubs worldwide. It was originally established on September 19, 1920 in Kaunas. It ceased to exist during the Holocaust in Lithuania and was reestablished only in 1989 during the perestroika in the Lithuanian SSR. The club participates in the Maccabiah Games. It had about 500 members in 1990 and 200 in 2000. As of 2014, the club supported nine sports.
Allan is both a given name and an English and Scottish surname.
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