Nordin
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Nordin is a common Swedish surname, carried by 10,805 people in Sweden. North American immigrants sometimes spelled it Nordeen, to emulate the Swedish emphasis on the second syllable. Similar Swedish surnames are Nordén
(carried by 1,788), Nordling (1,166),Norén (6,033), Norin (1,834), and Norlin (2,167).
Nordin can also be one of the spellings of the Muslim name Nur al-Din. "Nor" or "Nur" is an arabic word, which means light and "Al-Din" or "Din" means religion.
It may refer to:
Norden
- Geography :* the Scandinavian name for the Nordic countries.* Norden, Lower Saxony: a town in Lower Saxony, Germany.* Norden Township, Minnesota: a township in Minnesota, United States.* Norden, Greater Manchester: a village near Rochdale, England....
(carried by 1,788), Nordling (1,166),Norén (6,033), Norin (1,834), and Norlin (2,167).
Nordin can also be one of the spellings of the Muslim name Nur al-Din. "Nor" or "Nur" is an arabic word, which means light and "Al-Din" or "Din" means religion.
It may refer to:
People
- Anders NordinAnders NordinAnders Nordin is a Brazilian drummer , best known for his work with progressive death metal band Opeth.Nordin was asked to join Opeth by Mikael Åkerfeldt, having previously played with him in another death metal band, Eruption...
, Brazilian drummer (adopted by Swedish parents) - Carl Gustaf NordinCarl Gustaf NordinCarl Gustaf Nordin was a Swedish statesman, historian and ecclesiastic.-Early life:...
(1749–1812), Swedish statesman, historian and ecclesiastic - Hans NordinHans NordinHans Nordin was a Swedish ski jumper who competed in the 1950s. He finished 11th in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:*...
, Swedish ski jumper - Jake NordinJake NordinJake Nordin is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Northern Illinois.-External links:***...
, American football tight end - Krister NordinKrister NordinHans Krister Nordin is a Swedish former professional football player, who played the bulk of his career with Swedish club AIK Fotboll in the Allsvenskan championship. He played two matches for the Sweden national under-21 football team.Born in Stockholm, Nordin started playing football with local...
, Swedish former professional football (soccer) player - Michelle NordinMichelle NordinMichele Nordin is a Brazilian American actress.-Life:Nordin was raised in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
, Brazilian and American actress. - Mohamed Khaled NordinMohamed Khaled NordinDatuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin is a Malaysian politician who has been the Minister of Higher Education in the Cabinet of Malaysia since 2008. He formerly held the post of Minister of Entrepreneur & Cooperative Development from 2004 until the 2008 general election...
, Malaysian politician - Olle NordinOlle NordinOlle Nordin is a Swedish football coach and former player. He was capped 19 times for the national team and played at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, but he is best remembered for his coaching merits. As national team coach, he led Sweden to the 1990 FIFA World Cup — its first World Cup since Nordin...
, Swedish football coach - Patrik NordinPatrik NordinPatrik Nordin is a Swedish ski mountaineer and cross-country skier.Nordin was born in Södertälje and has been member of the national team since 2006...
, Swedish ski mountaineer and cross-country skier - Peter NordinPeter NordinPeter Nordin is a Swedish computer scientist, entrepreneur and author who has contributed to artificial intelligence, automatic programming, machine learning, and evolutionary robotics.- Studies and early career :...
, Swedish computer scientist, entrepreneur and author - Rodrigue NordinRodrigue NordinRodrigue Nordin is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He finished fifth at the 1998 European Championships. At the 1997 World Indoor Championships he won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay with teammates Pierre Marie Hilaire, Loïc Lerouge and Fred Mango.-Reference:...
, French sprinter - Siiri NordinSiiri NordinSiiri Nordin is a Finnish singer. She was the lead singer of the now defunct Finnish rock band Killer. In 2003 Nordin had a hit on her own with the song "Sydämeni osuman sai" included on the soundtrack of the movie Helmiä ja sikoja...
, Finnish singer - Sten NordinSten NordinSten Roland Nordin,, is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He was a member of the Riksdag until 2008...
, Swedish politician of the Moderate Party - Sven NordinSven NordinSven Audun Nordin is a Norwegian actor. He was hired by Oslo Nye Teater in the autumn of 1981 and had his debut in the play "Vikinger" by Johan Borgen...
, Norwegian actor
Other
- Nordin - name of a small community in New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is now a part of Miramichi, New BrunswickMiramichi, New BrunswickMiramichi is the largest city in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It is situated at the mouth of the Miramichi River where it enters Miramichi Bay...
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