William is a male given name of Germanic origin. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie. Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina.
In Albanian and Turkish, Kadri is a masculine given name. In Estonian, Kadri is a feminine given name. The name entered Latvian as the variant of Kadri, Kadrija.
Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heiki (Estonian), Heikki (Finnish), Henryk (Polish), Hendrik, Heinrich (German), Enrico (Italian), Henri (French), Enrique (Spanish) and Henrique (Portuguese). It means 'Ruler of the home' or 'Lord of the house'.
Artur is a cognate to the common male given name Arthur meaning "bear-like". It is believed to possibly be descended from the Roman surname Artorius or the Celtic bear-goddess Artio or more probably from the Celtic word artos ("bear"). Other Celtic languages have similar first names, such as Old Irish Art, Artúur, Welsh Arth - which may also be the source for the modern name. Art is also a diminutive form of the common name Arthur. In Estonian, and many Romance, Slavic and Germanic languages the name is spelled as Artur. The Finnish versions are Arttu and Artturi.
Tiina is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name.
Rebane is an Estonian surname meaning "fox". Notable people with the surname include:
Villu means Bow in some South Indian Languages
Juhan is a common Estonian male given name.
Kangur is a common Estonian surname, and may refer to:
Jaanus is an Estonian masculine given name, a version of John.
Orissaare is a small borough in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia on the island of Saaremaa.
Sepp is a surname. When borne by Estonian-descended people, it is usually derived from sepp meaning "smith".
Kross is a surname. It is an occupational surname for a maker of ceramic kitchenware, metonymically derived from Middle Low German krus, kros ‘pitcher’, ‘ceramic drinking vessel’. Variants: Kröss, Kress. It is also an Estonian spelling of the surname Gross.
Kingsepp is an Estonian language occupational surname, literally meaning "shoemaker". Notable people with the surname include:
Kersti is mainly an Estonian feminine given name.
Kokk is Estonian occupational surname literally meaning "cook".
Villu Reiljan is a former Estonian politician. He has been member of VIII, IX and X Riigikogu. From 1995 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2006, he was the Minister of Environment.
Janno Reiljan was an Estonian politician, economist and professor of foreign economics at the University of Tartu. He has been a member of IX and X Riigikogu. He was a member of Conservative People's Party of Estonia.
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