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During the campaign about 200.000 of Estonian citizens chose a new surname to replace their original family name. A smaller part of the people also Estonianized their first name(s) at the same time. The Estonianization of names stopped almost completely after the Soviet Union invaded and occupied Estonia in 1940.
For Soviet Estonia, greater Volga, Ural and Siberia, in the name of the third Communist International". [10] [11] 1941-1944: Flag of German Reich: Red field with a white disc with a black swastika at a 45-degree angle. The swastika disk is slightly off-centre. 1918: Flag of German Empire: Horizontal black-white-red triband. 1896–1917: Flag of ...
Frugården runestone in Sweden from 11th century mentions Estlatum "Estonian lands". The name of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti ⓘ) has a long and complex history. It has been connected to Aesti, first mentioned by Tacitus around AD 98. The name's modern geographical meaning comes from Eistland, Estia and Hestia in the medieval Scandinavian sources.
The group behind the idea was the Estonian National Fishery Association. A panel of judges overruled the vote on the grounds that as a traditional staple of the Estonian diet, the Baltic herring has been more important for more people through the country's history. Baltic herring has been near Estonian coast for 5,000 years.
Estonian feminine given names (169 P) M. Estonian masculine given names (256 P) This page was last edited on 5 March 2023, at 08:19 (UTC). Text is available under ...
The name of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, is thought to be derived from the Estonian taani linn, meaning 'Danish town' (see Flag of Denmark for details). Parts of Estonia were under Danish rule again in the 16th–17th centuries, before being transferred to Sweden in 1645. Estonia was part of the Swedish Empire from 1561 until 1721. The ...
Estonia, [b] officially the Republic of Estonia, [c] is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. [d] It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia.
Pages in category "Estonian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 392 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .