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The reasons for the dual naming of the river as Neris by the Lithuanians and Viliya (formerly Velja, meaning "big, great" in Slavic) by the Slavs are complex.Even in Vilnius, there are toponyms including both names, e. g. Neris remains in the riverside names of Paneriai and Paneriškės while Velja is a part of the name Valakampiai, which means "an angle of Velja" in Lithuanian. [2]
Héctor Neris (born June 14, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies , Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs .
Lietava, Lietauka or Letauka, is a rivulet in Lithuania that is believed to have given Lithuania its name. [1] It is 11 km in length and flows into Neris 30 km away from Kernavė, a possible first capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Her original pen name was Neris, the name of the second biggest Lithuanian river. In 1940, she received a letter from her students calling her a traitor to her homeland and asking her not to use the name of the River Neris. She added a grave accent to the "e" and used only the pen name Nėris, which until then had no particular meaning. [2]
The Holy One) is the longest river that flows entirely within Lithuania and the largest tributary of the Neris. [1] It originates from Lake Samanis in the Gražutė Regional Park and flows into the Neris near Jonava. [2] The longest tributary of the Šventoji is the Širvinta. The Šventoji passes through the cities of Anykščiai, Kavarskas ...
Neri is a common surname from Spain. It also can be found in Latin America and the U.S.A, [1] particularly among those of Italian descent. Etymology and history.
Efraín López Neris, Puerto Rican actor; Héctor Neris, Dominican baseball player; Hueglo Neris, Brazilian footballer; Matheus Neris, another Brazilian footballer; José Neris, Uruguayan footballer; Salomėja Nėris, Lithuanian writer
Neris (Ancient Greek: Νηρίς or Νῆρις) was a village of Cynuria, located between Eva and Anthene. [1] Above these villages was the range of Mount Parnon , where, not far from the sources of the Tanus or Tanaus, the boundaries of the Lacedaemonians , Argives , and Tegeatae joined, and were marked by stone hermae .