Origin | |
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Word/name | Latvian |
Meaning | "fisherman" |
Zvejnieks (Old orthography: Sweineek(s); feminine: Zvejniece) is a Latvian occupational surname, derived from the Latvian word for "fisherman". Individuals with the surname include:
FK Liepājas Metalurgs was a Latvian football club in the city of Liepāja and playing in the Virslīga. They played at the Daugava Stadium. In 2005 Liepājas Metalurgs became the first team other than Skonto Riga to win the Virslīga since the league restarted in 1991. After the 2013 league season the club was dissolved due to the bankruptcy of its sole sponsor metallurgical plant Liepājas Metalurgs. The club was replaced by FK Liepāja, founded in 2014.
Suter is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Petrovič is a Slovenian and Slovak surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Lācis is a Latvian surname, derived from the Latvian word for "bear". Individuals with the surname include:
Gorbunov, or Gorbunova, is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kovalenko is a very common Ukrainian surname.
Liepiņš is a Latvian topographic surname, derived from the Latvian word for "linden tree" (liepa). Individuals with the surname include:
Kristaps is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the German name Christoph and may refer to:
Kristaps Zvejnieks is an Alpine ski racer and inline Alpine slalom racer from Latvia. He competed for Latvia at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He competed in slalom and giant slalom and his best result was a 37th place in the slalom. He competes in FIS, CIT, EC and WC levels. He had his first World Cup start in Schladming on 24 January 2012.
Pētersons may refer to:
Arājs is a Latvian occupational surname, derived from the Latvian word for "ploughman". Individuals with the surname include:
Vilks is a Latvian surname, derived from the Latvian word for "wolf". Individuals with the surname include:
Vītols is a Latvian topographic surname, derived from the Latvian word for "willow". Individuals with the surname include:
Gut, Guts or Gūts is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Mucenieks is a Latvian occupational surname, derived from the Latvian word for "cooper". Individuals with the surname include:
Balodis is a Latvian surname, derived from the Latvian word for "pigeon". Individuals with the surname include:
Stepanenko is a gender-neutral Ukrainian surname. It may refer to:
Kalējs is a Latvian occupational surname, derived from the Latvian word for "blacksmith". Individuals with the surname include:
Petrusewicz is a Polish gender-neutral surname of Eash-Slavic origin. Archaic feminine forms: Petrusewiczowna, Petrusewiczowa. It should be distinguished from the spelling Pietrusiewicz which conforms to the Polish phonology, which is usually a by-name in the noble Polish clan Wysoczański. It is a patronymic surname derived from the East Slavic given name Petrus', a diminutive of Piotr/Petro/Piatro (Peter).
Latvia competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 — 20 February 2022, gaining 1 medal.