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Avie Lester
Avie is a female or male given name. As a nickname, it can be short for Avis, Avery, Avanel, and Ava. People named Avie include: * Avie Bennett, a Canadian businessman * Avie Bridges, Dean of the Kinesiology Division at Santa Ana College * Avie Tevanian, ex–Chief Software Technology Officer at Apple Computer * Avie Luthra, a British playwright and screenwriter * Avie Lee Parton, Dolly Parton’s mother * Avie Makis Avie is a female or male given name. As a nickname, it can be short for Avis, Avery, Avanel, and Ava. People named Avie include: * Avie Bennett, a Canadian businessman * Avie Bridges, Dean of the Kinesiology Division at Santa Ana College * Av ..., a Uganda Musician, singer songwriter References {{Reflist Feminine given names Masculine given names English-language unisex given names Hypocorisms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ava (given Name)
Ava is a feminine given name in English and in other languages. Its recent popularity may be linked to a number of celebrity babies of the 1990s, some of whom were ultimately named after American actress Ava Gardner (1922–1990). Origin The medieval name ''Ava'' is an abbreviation of a Germanic name containing the first element ''aw-'', of uncertain meaning. Old High German (8th to 9th centuries) dithematic feminine names with this element include ''Avagisa, Avuldis, Awanpurc, Auwanildis''. Saint Ava was a 9th-century princess, daughter of Pepin II of Aquitaine. Ava (poet), Ava was also the name of a medieval German woman poet. This name is the origin of the Norman French name of Aveline, which in turn gave rise to the English given name of Evelyn (name), Evelyn. As evidence for the name is lacking between the later medieval and the modern period, the ''A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Dictionary of First Names'' supposes that it was coined anew as a modern innovation, pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A '' Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or '' gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avis (name)
Avis is both a given name, mostly feminine but also masculine, and a surname. Given name The earliest form of this female given name was the Old German Haduwig comprising the elements ''hadu'' "battle" and ''wig'' "fight": the original form of the modern German female name Hedwig, Haduwig was modified to Havoise by the Normans and subsequent to the Norman Invasion the name occurred frequently in England throughout the Middle Ages, the standard Middle English form of the name being Hawise. As a female given name in modern times, Avis is associated with the Latin ''avis'', meaning "bird", although the spelling Avice is sometimes found. People with the given name include: *Avis Acres (1910–1994), New Zealand children's author and illustrator * Avis Bohlen (born 1940), American diplomat, former Ambassador to Bulgaria *Avis Bunnage (1923–1990), British actress *Avis DeVoto (1904–1989), American editor and collaborator with Julia Child * Avis M. Dry (1922–2007), clinical psychol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avery (given Name)
Avery is traditionally a male given name which was originally an Old English surname that was itself derived from an Old French pronunciation of the name Alfred or the Ancient Germanic name Alberich. The name is derived from the Old English words ''aelf'', meaning ''elf'', and ''ric'', meaning ''power/mighty/king/ruler'' and dates back to the 16th century. Regional variations Europe Avery is originally a boys' name in England, France and Germany and dates back to the 16th century when it was modified from Alfred. The feminine form is rare in European countries but where found is usually used with the feminine alternative spelling Averie/Averi. America In 1989 Americans started using the name for girls and it is sometimes used with the feminine alternative spelling Averie/Averi. The name is now more popular for girls in the US and Canada. Notable men with the given name * Avery Caesar Alexander (1910–1999), American civil rights leader and Louisiana politician * Avery A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avie Bennett
Avie Bennett, (January 2, 1928 – June 2, 2017) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of First Plazas, a real estate development company that built retail strip malls in Canada. Bennett also served as the tenth chancellor of York University. Work history In 1985, he acquired the Canadian publishing company, McClelland & Stewart Inc. In 2000, he donated his shares, 75% of the company, to the University of Toronto. In 1991, he purchased Hurtig Publishers, publisher of the Canadian Encyclopedia, and the children's book publisher Tundra Books from May Cutler in 1995. He was also chairman and president of First Plazas Inc., (his commercial real estate company), The Canadian Publishers; chair of the Historica Foundation of Canada; and president of the International Readings at Harbourfront. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avie Tevanian
Avadis "Avie" Tevanian (born 1961) is an American software engineer. At Carnegie Mellon University, he was a principal designer and engineer of the Mach operating system (also known as the Mach Kernel). He leveraged that work at NeXT Inc. as the foundation of the NeXTSTEP operating system. He was senior vice president of software engineering at Apple from 1997 to 2003, and then chief software technology officer from 2003 to 2006. There, he redesigned NeXTSTEP to become macOS. Apple’s macOS and iOS both incorporate the Mach Kernel, and iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS are all derived from iOS. He was a longtime friend of Steve Jobs. Early life Tevanian is from Westbrook, Maine. He is of Armenian descent. Tevanian cloned the 1980s arcade game ''Missile Command'', giving it the same name in a version for the Xerox Alto, and ''Mac Missiles!'' for the Macintosh platform. He has a B.A. in mathematics from the University of Rochester and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from Carn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, United States. Apple is the largest technology company by revenue (totaling in 2021) and, as of June 2022, is the world's biggest company by market capitalization, the fourth-largest personal computer vendor by unit sales and second-largest mobile phone manufacturer. It is one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft. Apple was founded as Apple Computer Company on April 1, 1976, by Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer. It was incorporated by Jobs and Wozniak as Apple Computer, Inc. in 1977 and the company's next computer, the Apple II, became a best seller and one of the first mass-produced microcomputers. Apple went public in 1980 to instant financial success. The company developed computers featuring innovative graphical user interface ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avie Luthra
Avie Luthra is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Career He began his filmmaking with a short film entitled ''Baby'' which won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Student Film in 2002. His second film entitled ''Cross My Heart'' was awarded special commendation by London Film Festival TCM Shorts in 2002. His screenwriting credits include episodes of The Canterbury Tales in 2003 and the screenplay for the film ''Indian Dream''. He wrote ''One Night in Bhopal'', a documentary for the British Broadcasting Corporation, in 2004. His short film, '' Lucky'', about a South African AIDS orphan, premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival and got a special mention at the AFI Festival in Los Angeles. ''Lucky'' was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film in 2006. He is currently working on an adaptation of Preethi Nair's book, ''A Hundred Shades of White'', for the BBC. As of October 2007, he was in pre-production for his first feature film, "Mad, Sad & Bad". Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many List of islands of the United Kingdom, smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with ''Hello, I'm Dolly'', which led to success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), before her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s. Parton's albums in the 1990s did not sell as well, but she achieved commercial success again in the new millennium and has released albums on various independent labels since 2000, including her own label, Dolly Records. She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Parton's music includes Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. She has had 25 singles reach no.1 on the '' Billboard'' country music charts, a record fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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