Jaanus
Encyclopedia
Jaanus is an Estonian
masculine given name, a version of John
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People named Jaanus include:
Estonian language
Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...
masculine given name, a version of John
John (name)
John is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Latin Ioannes, Iohannes, which is in turn a form of the Greek , Iōánnēs. This Greek name is a form of the Hebrew name , , which means "God is generous"...
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People named Jaanus include:
- Jaanus Kuum (1964–1998), cyclist
- Jaanus Liivak (born 1973), basketball player and coach
- Jaanus Marrandi (born 1963), politician
- Jaanus Mutli (born 1974), politician
- Jaanus Nõgisto (born 1956), guitarist (RujaRujaRuja was one of the foremost Estonian rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s. The name of the band comes from a neologism "ruja", for science fiction, though there are people who believe that "ruja" is actually made up of the first letters of the band's important members...
) and television director - Jaanus NõmmsaluJaanus NõmmsaluJaanus Nõmmsalu is an Estonian volleyball player currently playing for VK Pärnu. He is a member of the Estonian national team since 2000. Nõmmsalu started his career in hometown club ESS Falck Pärnu. He has also played in France, Austria, Greece and Czech Republic...
(born 1981), volleyball player - Jaanus Orgulas (born 1927), actor
- Jaanus Piirsalu (born 1973), journalist
- Jaanus Rahumägi (born 1963), politiian and businessman
- Jaanus Raidal (born 1963), politician
- Jaanus Rohumaa (born 1969), actor and theatre director
- Jaanus Saago (born 1990), singer
- Jaanus SillaJaanus SillaJaanus Silla is an Estonian film director.-Education:Silla, a native of Estonia, graduated from Brigham Young University in 1997 with a B.A. in Film Directing...
(born 1969), film director - Jaanus SirelJaanus SirelJaanus Sirel is a former Estonian professional footballer. He was playing the position of defender and midfielder....
(born 1975), football player - Jaanus SorokinJaanus SorokinJaanus Sorokin is an Estonian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Tartu Kalev-Välk of the Meistriliiga.-References:*...
(born 1986), ice hockey player - Jaanus TamkiviJaanus TamkiviJaanus Tamkivi is an Estonian politician of the Estonian Reform Party who is the current Minister of the Environment. He was Mayor of Kuressaare from 1996 to 2005, a member of the Riigikogu from 2005 to 2007, and the Minister of the Environment from 2007 to 2011.-References:...
(born 1959), politician - Jaanus UudmäeJaanus UudmäeJaanus Uudmäe is an Estonian triple jumper and long jumper.His father Jaak Uudmäe is a gold medalist in triple jump at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-Achievements:-References:...
(born 1980), triple jumper - Jaanus Vaiksoo (born 1967), literary scientist and children's writer
- Jaanus VeensaluJaanus VeensaluJaanus Veensalu is a retired football defender from Estonia, who retired in 1997. His last club was JK Tervis Pärnu. Veensalu obtained a total number of six caps for the Estonia national football team during the early 1990s....
(born 1964), football player