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Fleur (given Name)
Fleur is a feminine given name originated in France, eventually used in English speaking countries and other languages. It means "flower" in French. Notable people * Fleur Adcock (born 1934), New Zealander poet and editor * Fleur Agema (born 1976), Dutch politician * Fleur Anderson, British Labour politician *Fleur Beale (born 1945), New Zealand teenage fiction writer * Fleur Bennett (born 1970), British television actress * Fleur Cowles (1908–2009), American writer and editor * Fleur East (born 1987), British singer and contestant on ''The X Factor'' * Fleur Ezekiel (fl.1959), Indian model, first Indian Miss World contestant * Fleur Faure (born 1993), French cyclist * Fleur Hassan-Nahoum (born 1973), Israeli politician * Fleur Jaeggy (born 1940), Swiss writer (in Italian) *Fleur van de Kieft (born 1973), Dutch field hockey player * Fleur Lombard (1974–1996), British firefighter and first female firefighter to die on duty in peacetime * Fleur Maxwell (born 1988), Luxembou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs. Flowers may facilitate outcrossing (fusion of sperm and eggs from different individuals in a population) resulting from cross-pollination or allow selfing (fusion of sperm and egg from the same flower) when self-pollination occurs. There are two types of pollination: self-pollination and cross-pollination. Self-pollination occurs when the pollen from the anther is deposited on the stigma of the same flower, or another flower on the same plant. Cross-pollination is when pollen is transferred from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower on a different individual of the same species. Self-pollination happens in flowers where the stamen and carpel mature at the same time, and are positione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small landlocked country in Western Europe. It borders Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union (together with Brussels, Frankfurt, and Strasbourg) and the seat of several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are highly intertwined with its French culture, French and German culture, German neighbors; while Luxembourgish is legally the only national language of the Luxembourgers, Luxembourgish people, French language, French and German language, German are also used in administrative and judicial ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora (given Name)
Flora is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning ''flower'', ultimately derived from the Latin word ''flos'', which had the genitive ''florus''. Flora was a fertility goddess of flowers and springtime in Ancient Rome. Feminine variants include Florrie or its Scottish Gaelic equivalent Flòraidh. Flora was also used as an English translation for the etymologically unrelated Scottish Gaelic Fionnaghal, a variant of the Irish Gaelic name Fionnuala. Other feminine variants include the Dutch Floor and Floortje, the English and French Florence, the French Fleur, Flore, and Florette, the Hungarian Flóra, the Italian Fiore and Fiorenza, the Occitan Flòra, the Sami Florá, the Portuguese and Spanish Flor and Florinda, the Spanish Florencia, and the Portuguese Florência, and the Welsh Fflur. Usage The name came into regular use by the 1700s in countries across Europe and elsewhere. The name was among the one hundred most popular names for girls in the United States in the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flowers (name)
Flowers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *A. D. Flowers (1917–2001), American visual effects artist * Adam Flowers, American singer *Adrian Flowers (1926–2016), British photographer *Alfred K. Flowers (born 1947), United States Air Force officer *Angela Flowers (1932–2023), British gallerist *Ben Flowers (1927–2009), American baseball player *Bernie Flowers (1930–2011), American footballer *Bess Flowers (1898–1984), American actress *Betty Sue Flowers, American academic and writer *Bill Flowers (born 1963), Australian artist * Bob Flowers (1917–1962), American footballer *Brandon Flowers (born 1981), American singer and musician *Brandon Flowers (American football) (born 1986), American football player *Brian Flowers, Baron Flowers (1924–2010), British physicist *Bruce Flowers (born 1957), American basketball player *Buck Flowers (1899–1983), American footballer *Charlie Flowers (1937–2014), American football player *Chipman L. Flowers, Jr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flower (name)
Flower is an English surname and given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Andy Flower (born 1968), British-Zimbabwean cricketer * Barnard Flower (died July or August 1517), Flemish glazier *Ernest Flower (1865–1926), British politician * Grant Flower (born 1970), Zimbabwean cricketer * Harry Flower (1900–1970), Australian rugby league footballer *Robert Flower (1955–2014), Australian rules Footballer *Roswell P. Flower (1835–1899), American politician * William Flower (other) Given name * Flower Mocher (c. 1729–1801), British army officer * Flower Msuya (born 1959), Tanzanian phycologist *Flower A. Newhouse (1909–1994), American Christian mystic and spiritual teacher See also * Flowers (name) * Flora (surname) * Flora (given name) * Fleur (given name) * Tzitzak, Khazar princess and Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groovy Girls
Groovy Girls were a line of fashion dolls manufactured by the American toy company Manhattan Toy and launched in 1998. Each year new dolls were produced until 2019. History Groovy Girls launched in 1998 as a funky alternative to Barbie. Each doll had different skin tones, hair types and facial features, reflecting the ethnic landscape of the world. The brand's lifestyle aspects were fashion, friendship and self-expression and represents a wholesome alternative to dolls such as Bratz, Flavas, My Scene, and Barbies. Groovy Girls were initially sold in specialty toy stores such as Zany Brainy and Noodle Kidoodle. Beginning in early 2005, the dolls were launched in Target stores. Following the economic crisis of 2008, they were pulled from Target's shelves and begun to only be sold at specialty stores and online from then on out. As of 2005, more than eight million Groovy Girls dolls were sold since its inception. As of 2020, Groovy Girls continue to be sold but no new models a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Forsyte Saga
''The Forsyte Saga'', first published under that title in 1922, is a series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921 by the English author John Galsworthy, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. They chronicle the vicissitudes of the leading members of a large upper-middle-class English family that is similar to Galsworthy's. Only a few generations removed from their farmer ancestors, its members are keenly aware of their status as "new money". The main character, the solicitor and connoisseur Soames Forsyte, sees himself as a "man of property" by virtue of his ability to accumulate material possessions, but that does not succeed in bringing him pleasure. Separate sections of the saga, as well as the lengthy story in its entirety, have been adapted for cinema and television. ''The Man of Property'', the first book, was adapted in 1949 by Hollywood as '' That Forsyte Woman'', starring Errol Flynn, Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, and Robert Young. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleur Delacour
The Order of the Phoenix is a secret organisation in the ''Harry Potter'' series of fiction books written by J. K. Rowling. Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the fifth book of the series, ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. Synopsis Before the ''Harry Potter'' chronology starts – when the character Lord Voldemort declared war on the Wizarding World – Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and an upstanding and powerful citizen of the Wizarding World, attempted to take control of the situation by founding the Order of the Phoenix. Several characters joined the organisation, seeking to prevent Voldemort from taking over the Wizarding World and establishing a tyrannical new world order. During this period, before the events of the ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', the Order sustained heavy losses, including the murders of minor characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleur Van Der Weel
Fleur van der Weel (born 9 February 1970) is a Dutch illustrator. Career In 2004, Van der Weel and Edward van de Vendel won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for their book ''Superguppie'' (2003). She also received the Vlag en Wimpel award for her illustrations in this book. In the years that followed, both published several other books in the ''Supperguppie'' book series. In 2012, they both also published the book ''Hallo'', a picture book on the occasion of the Kinderboekenweek. Van der Weel has illustrated books by various Dutch authors, including Bibi Dumon Tak, Fiona Rempt, Magda Ria Rapoye and Rindert Kromhout. Awards * 2004: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, ''Superguppie'' (with Edward van de Vendel) * 2004: Vlag en Wimpel, ''Superguppie'' References External links * Fleur van der Weel(in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature The Digital Library for Dutch Literature (Dutch: Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren or DBNL) is a website (showing the abb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleur Van Eeden
Fleur van Eeden is a South African stunt performer who has been active since 2004. She was born in Swellendam in 1983/1984. Background In her youth, van Eeden became involved with the game of tug of war and eventually became the youngest puller on South Africa's Senior Women's team for the World Championships. She last participated in the championships in 2004 and began work as a river guide. One of her clients was Franz Spilhaus, who invited her to work for his stunts company and involved her as a stunt performer for the 2005 miniseries '' The Triangle''. In her first year, van Eeden worked on the films ''Primeval'', ''Flood'', '' Opération Rainbow Warrior'', ''The Bird Can't Fly'', '' Bible Code'', and ''Drona''. She said ''Doomsday'' had the biggest impact on her with its intensity. Van Eeden has worked mainly on films that are shot in Cape Town, South Africa Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleur Saville
Fleur Saville (born 14 July 1984) is a New Zealand television actress best known for her roles in the television sitcoms '' Being Eve'' and '' The Tribe'' in which she became known to international audiences for her portrayal of Ruby. Saville previously acted on New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'', playing the personal assistant Libby Jeffries for the CEO of Shortland Street Hospital. Saville has many interests, including horse riding and martial arts. She also enjoys a close friendship with actresses who played her on-screen sisters, Anna Jullienne and Faye Smythe, and Beth Allen, who played Dr Brooke Freeman. Since her days in ''Shortland Street'', Saville has made sporadic appearances in television. Since 2017, she has retired from acting and remains out of the spotlight. In 2022, she returned to acting. Early years Saville has played many theatrical roles on stage and in theatres all around the country, such as ''The Sound of Music'', '' Charlie and the Chocolate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleur Savelkoel
Fleur Savelkoel (born ) is a Dutch volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... player, active in the highest Dutch volleyball League since 2012. On club level she played for New Nexus Apps/Lycurgus in 2015, GSVV Donitas in 2016, and is currently playing at three times national championship winner Sliedrecht Sport. With Sliedrecht Sport, she also reached the national cupfinals 4 times in a row, of which they won the last 3 editions. Besides that, Sliedrecht managed to win the ‘Supercup’ in 2017, 2018 and 2019. With her current club, Savelkoel participated in European competitions in 2017 (Championsleague & CEV Cup), 2018 (Championsleague & CEV Cup) and 2019 (CEV Cup). References 1995 births Living people Dutch women's volleyball players Sportspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
