Zois is a surname and masculine given name which may refer to:
Sigmund Zois Freiherr von Edelstein, usually referred as Sigmund Zois was a Carniolan nobleman, natural scientist and patron of the arts. He is considered one of the most influential figures of the Enlightenment Era in the Slovene Lands of Habsburg Austria.
Alexis may refer to:
Nik is a unisex given name and a short form of most names starting with Nik, derived from Ancient Greek νικη (nike) meaning "victory". It may refer to:
Aris or ARIS may refer to:
Kostas or Costas is a Greek given name and surname. As a given name it is the hypocorism for Konstantinos (Constantine).
Gregor is a masculine given name. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
Damian is a given name that comes from Damianus, which is the latinisation of the Greek name Δαμιανός (Damianos), derived from the Greek word δαμάζω (damazō), "(I) conquer, master, overcome, tame", in the form of δαμάω/-ῶ (damaō), a form assumed as the first person of δαμᾷ (damāi).
Valentin Vodnik was a Carniolan priest, journalist and poet of Slovene descent. He was active in the late Enlightenment period. He is well known for his contributions in writing materials that lifted the prestige of the Slovene language creating a standard meant to unify the people of Slovene Lands in a single intelligible tongue.
Belsazar de la Motte Hacquet was a Carniolan physician of French descent in the Enlightenment Era. He was a war surgeon, a surgeon in the mining town of Idrija, and a professor of anatomy and surgery in Laibach. He researched the geology and botany of Carniola, Istria, and nearby places, and was the first explorer of the Julian Alps. He also did ethnographical work among the South Slavic peoples, particularly among the Slovene-speaking population. He self-identified primarily as a chemist and introduced the methods of chemical analysis to Carniola.
The National Museum of Slovenia is located in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is located in the Center district of the city near Tivoli City Park. Along with the Slovenian Museum of Natural History, located in the same building, the National Museum of Slovenia is the country's oldest scientific and cultural institution. The museum has an extensive collection of archaeological artefacts, old coins and banknotes and displays related to the applied arts. In 2021 it's been given the golden Order for Exceptional Merits by the president of Slovenia, Borut Pahor.
Antonios or Antónios is a Greek masculine given name that is a variant of Antonis, as well as a surname. Notable people with this name include the following:
The Slovenian Museum of Natural History is a Slovenian national museum with natural history, scientific, and educational contents. It is the oldest cultural and scientific Slovenian institution.
Arina is a feminine given name.
Dalibor is primarily a male given name of Slavic origin, mostly in Czech Republic. The name is popular in some West Slavic and South Slavic countries, such as the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It means: fighting far away and it is derived from Slavic elements daleko 'far away' and boriti 'to fight'. The first part can be also derived from oddalovat 'to delay', hence it can be also interpreted as 'someone who delays/avoids fighting'.
Sigmund, also spelled Siegmund, is a Germanic given name with roots in proto-Germanic *segaz and *mundō, giving a rough translation of "protection through victory".
Nika is a female or male given name having multiple origins in different languages and countries. In Greek Νικα (Nika second-person singular present active imperative contracted of νῑκάω means Victory and was the flag under which Saint Constantine the Great and his Christian forces marched against the Pagans - "Εν Τουτο Νικα" "With this flag we have victory". (In Slavic countries the name comes from the Ancient Greek goddess of victory "Nike". Nika is a female name in Persian, language meaning "very good" and "pure crystal water", it derives from "Nik" meaning "Good", "True" and "Chosen". Nika is also the name of a river in north of Iran. Zoroastrianism, the ancient Iranian religion believes in the motto "Pendar Nik", "Goftar Nik", and "Kerdar Nik". In the Pashto language, Nika is a male given name meaning "grandfather". In Saraiki language Nika means "little" and used to be a popular nickname for the youngest boy in the family.
Josef Kalasanz Freiherr von Erberg was a Carniolan botanist, cultural historian, collector, and patron of the arts.
Stefan Nikolić may refer to:
Jasmina, sometimes Jasminka, as a feminine variant, and Jasmin, sometimes Jasminko, as a masculine variant, are given names used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia, and same as a given name Jasmine, which is the common form in German, Romance and English-speaking countries, although almost always as a feminine variation.
Franko is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: