Merfyn
Mervyn is a masculine given name and occasionally a surname which is of Old Welsh origin, with elements ''mer'', probably meaning "marrow", and ''myn'', meaning "eminent". Despite the misconception of the letter 'V' being an English spelling, through Roman occupation of Britain, the Welsh language (at least for spelling) was Latinised and through centuries of evolution of the Welsh language, the modern Welsh spelling for Mervyn is Merfyn. People with the given name * Mervyn or Merfyn Frych, king of Gwynedd (c. 825-844) * Mervyn Archdall (other), various persons * Mervyn S. Bennion (1887–1941), US Navy captain killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor * Mervyn Carrick (born 1946), Northern Ireland politician * Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch (born 1952), former banker and UK government minister * Mervyn Davies (1946–2012), Welsh former rugby union player * Mervyn Day (born 1955), English former football goalkeeper * Mervyn d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Merfyn Frych
Merfyn Frych ('Merfyn the Freckled'; Old Welsh ''Mermin''), also known as Merfyn ap Gwriad ('Merfyn son of Gwriad') and Merfyn Camwri ('Merfyn the Oppressor'), was King of Gwynedd from around 825 to 844, the first of its kings known not to have descended from the male line of King Cunedda. Little is known of his reign, and his primary notability is as the father of Rhodri the Great and founder of his dynasty, which was sometimes called the Merfynion after him. Merfyn came to the throne in the aftermath of a bloody dynastic struggle between two rivals named Cynan and Hywel generally identified with the sons of Rhodri Molwynog. The ''Annales Cambriae'' say Merfyn died around 844, the same year in which a battle occurred at Cetyll, but it is unclear whether those were two unrelated events or he fell in battle. Political background The times leading up to Merfyn's reign were unsettled for both Gwynedd and neighbouring Powys. Both kingdoms were beset by internal dynastic strife, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Merfyn
Mervyn is a masculine given name and occasionally a surname which is of Old Welsh origin, with elements ''mer'', probably meaning "marrow", and ''myn'', meaning "eminent". Despite the misconception of the letter 'V' being an English spelling, through Roman occupation of Britain, the Welsh language (at least for spelling) was Latinised and through centuries of evolution of the Welsh language, the modern Welsh spelling for Mervyn is Merfyn. People with the given name * Mervyn or Merfyn Frych, king of Gwynedd (c. 825-844) * Mervyn Archdall (other), various persons * Mervyn S. Bennion (1887–1941), US Navy captain killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor * Mervyn Carrick (born 1946), Northern Ireland politician * Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch (born 1952), former banker and UK government minister * Mervyn Davies (1946–2012), Welsh former rugby union player * Mervyn Day (born 1955), English former football goalkeeper * Mervyn d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marvin (given Name)
Marvin is a male given name, derived from the Welsh name Mervyn, an Anglicized form of Merfyn. The name Merfyn contains the Old Welsh elements ''mer'', probably meaning "marrow", and ''myn'', meaning "eminent". People A *Marvin Abney (born 1949), American politician *Marvin Lee Aday (1948–2022), American singer * Marvin Agustin (born 1979), Filipino actor * Marvin Albert (1924–1996), American writer * Marvin C. Alkin (born 1934), American professor * Marvin Allen (other), multiple people * Marvin Ammori, American activist * Marvin Anderson (born 1982), Jamaican athlete * Marvin Harold Anderson (1918–1998), American businessman * Marvin Andrews (born 1975), Trinidadian footballer *Marvin Anieboh (born 1997), Equatorial Guinean footballer * Marvin Stuart Antelman (1933–2013), Israeli-American chemist *Marvin Arneson (born 1943), Canadian boxer * Marvin S. Arrington Sr. (born 1941), American judge * Marvin Ash (1914–1974), American pianist * Marvin J. Ashton (191 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mervin (given Name)
Mervin is a masculine given name of Welsh origin which means "great lord". People with the name include: * Mervin Field (1921–2015), American pollster * Mervin D. Garretson (born 1923), American educator * Mervin Heller Jr. (1947–2012), American tennis player * Mervin Jackson (1946–-2012), American basketball player * Mervin Kaye (born 1929), Canadian rower * Mervin Kelly (1894–1971), American physicist * Mervin King (1914–2008), American police officer * Mervin Matthew (born 1985), West Indian cricketer * Mervin E. Muller (1928–2018), American computer scientist * Mervin C. Salazar (born 1977), Filipino writer * Mervin C. Stanley Mervin Clark Stanley (May 6, 1857 in New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut – February 1, 1907 in New York City) was an American businessman and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Oliver Cromwell Stanley (1823–1871) and Char ... (1857–1907), American businessman * Mervin Vavasour (1821–1866), British eng ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mervyn King (economist)
Mervyn Allister King, Baron King of Lothbury (born 30 March 1948) is a British economist and public servant who served as the Governor of the Bank of England from 2003 to 2013. He is a School Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics. He is also the Chairman of the Philharmonia. Born in Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire, King attended Wolverhampton Grammar School and studied economics at King's College, Cambridge, St John's College, Cambridge, and Harvard University. He then worked as a researcher on the Cambridge Growth Project, taught at the University of Birmingham, Harvard and MIT, and became a professor of economics at the London School of Economics. He joined the Bank of England in 1990 as a non-executive director, and became the chief economist in 1991. In 1998, he became a deputy governor of the bank and a member of the Group of Thirty. King was appointed as governor of the Bank of England in 2003, succeeding Edward George. Most notably, he oversaw the ba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Merv Hughes
Mervyn Gregory Hughes (born 23 November 1961) is a former Australian cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler, he represented Australia in 53 Test matches between 1985 and 1994, taking 212 wickets. He played 33 One Day Internationals, taking 38 wickets. He took a hat-trick in a Test against the West Indies at the WACA in 1988–89. In 1993, he took 31 wickets in the Ashes series against England. He was a useful lower-order batsman, scoring two half-centuries in Tests and over 1,000 runs in all. He also represented the Victorian Bushrangers, Essex in English county cricket, the ACT Comets and Australia A in the World Series Cup. Childhood Hughes was born in Euroa, Victoria. He started kindergarten in Apollo Bay and his first year at school came when the family went back to Euroa. Organised sport began in 3rd grade at Werribee. In 5th grade, he pestered his father to be allowed to join football at Werribee where he held his own, despite the fact that he was one of the smallest player ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mervyn Jayasuriya
Mervyn Jayasuriya was a veteran announcer with Radio Ceylon - the oldest radio station in South Asia. Jayasuriya presented some of the most popular radio programmes over the airwaves of Radio Ceylon, such as "Roving Mike" and "Sports Newsreel". Millions tuned into the programmes, right across South Asia. Mervyn Jayasuriya was also a news reader - he read the English news bulletins of Radio Ceylon. He joined a band of radio announcers who enjoyed popularity in South Asia - millions of listeners in South Asia. In the late 1960s Mervyn Jayasuriya was appointed the Assistant Editor News of the Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation, by Director-General Neville Jayaweera. Mervyn Jayasuriya was the younger brother of Nalini Jayasuriya, Associate, Fine Arts, Yale University Before he died in 2008, Mervyn Jayasuriya wrote a series of articles for the Island newspaper in Colombo recalling his days with Radio Ceylon. See also *Radio Ceylon *List of Sri Lankan Broadcasters References Bibli ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns (born David Mervyn John; 18 February 18996 September 1992) was a Welsh stage, film and television character actor who became a star of British films during the Second World War. Johns was known for his "mostly mild-mannered, lugubrious, amusing, sometimes moving ‘little men’" in over 100 films and television series. After training in Camden and Primrose Hill, Johns began his career in repertory theatre in 1923. He made his screen debut with '' Lady in Danger'' in 1934 and went on to become an indelible part of British wartime cinema, with starring roles in such films as ''Saloon Bar'' (1940), ''The Next of Kin'' (1942), '' Went the Day Well?'' (1942), '' The Halfway House'' (1944), ''Twilight Hour'' (1945), and ''Dead of Night'' (1945). In the postwar era, he worked regularly at Ealing Studios, first with starring roles in such films as '' They Knew Mr. Knight'' (1946), ''The Captive Heart'' (1946), ''Captain Boycott'' (1947), and '' Easy Money'' (1948), and la ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mervyn King (darts Player)
Mervyn King (born 15 March 1966) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments. Nicknamed The King, he has reached seven PDC major TV finals and reached a peak of No. 4 in the PDC Order of Merit. Early life King first took up the game at the age of 12, playing with an old rolled-cardboard dartboard given to him by his father. His father insisted that he played darts using competition distance and height. By the age of 13, he had ambitions to become a professional player as he was playing county darts at Superleague level. His first county A game was at the age of 14 and he won his local men's singles league at that age. Additionally, King hit his first ever nine-dart leg of 501 aged 14 in a practice match with his father. BDO career King made his professional debut as a 28-year-old in the 1994 World Masters where he lost in the last 32 to Andy Fordham. His first title in the BDO came in the 1996 French Open where he b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mervyn King (judge)
Mervyn Eldred King (born 22 July 1937, Johannesburg) is a South African corporate attorney, arbitrator, mediator, corporate director, commission chair, author and speaker. A former judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa, he is currently chairman of the IIRC, chairman emeritus of the Global Reporting Initiative and director of the Association of Business Administrators of Southern Africa. He is best known for chairing the King Committee on Corporate Governance, which issued three comprehensive reports in 1994, 2002 and 2009 endorsing an integrated and inclusive approach to corporate governance in South Africa. Biography King was born on 22 July 1937 to Aubrey and Mona King. He attended the University of the Witwatersrand, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Law, and a higher diploma in tax law. From 1961 to 1964 he was a practising attorney. From 1965 to 1979 he was an advocate to the Supreme Court of South Africa, specialising in commercial law; he was appoi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |