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Ray (surname)
The surname Ray has several origins. Origin of the surname In some cases it originates from a nickname, derived from the Old French ''rei'', ''roy'', meaning "king", which was sometimes also used as a personal name. This nickname may have denoted a person's pride or swagger, someone's appearance,#C1, Cottle (1969) pp. 158, 235. or regal behavior or bearing,#R1, Reaney; Wilson (1995) p. 373; #H3, Hanks; Hodges (1991) p. 445; #R2, ''Ray Family History'' (n.d.). or may have referred to achievement in a contest, royal service, or may have denoted someone who presided over certain festive celebrations. Early examples of forms of this surname include: William Lerei, in 1195 (Norfolk); Robert Raie, in 1206 (Cambridgeshire); and Thomas filius Rey, in 1296 (Cambridgeshire).#H1, Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016b) p. 2223. In other cases, the surname originates from a nickname derived from the northern Middle English ''rā'', ''rae'', ''ray'' (Old English ''rā'', Old Norse ''rā''), meaning "r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal
Bengal ( ) is a Historical geography, historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the Eastern South Asia, eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. The region of Bengal proper is divided between the modern-day sovereign nation of Bangladesh and the States and union territories of India, Indian states of West Bengal, and Karimganj district of Assam. The ancient Vanga Kingdom is widely regarded as the namesake of the Bengal region. The Bengali calendar dates back to the reign of Shashanka in the 7th century CE. The Pala Empire was founded in Bengal during the 8th century. The Sena dynasty and Deva dynasty ruled between the 11th and 13th centuries. By the 14th century, Bengal was absorbed by Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent. An independent Bengal Sultanate was formed and became the eastern frontier of the Islamic world. During this period, Bengal's rule and influence spread to Assam, Arakan, Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Wroe or WROE may refer to: People * Corban Wroe (born 1992), Australian basketball player * James Wroe (1788–1844), radical English newspaper editor * John Wroe (1782–1863), British evangelist * Nicky Wroe (born 1985), English soccer player * Richard Wroe (1641–1717), English Christian preacher * Sean Wroe (born 1985), Australian sprinter Other * Wroe Alderson (1898–1965), Marketing pioneer * WROE-LP, a low-power radio station (95.7 FM) licensed to serve Roanoke, Virginia, United States * WBDL-LD, a low-power television station (channel 18, virtual 8) licensed to serve Elk Mount, Wisconsin, United States, which held the call sign WROE-LP from 2010 to 2014 * WYDR WYDR (94.3 FM broadcasting, FM, "94.3 Jack FM") is a radio station broadcasting a adult hits, variety hits music format, licensed to both Neenah, Wisconsin, Neenah and Menasha, Wisconsin (giving it and sister station WNCY-FM a rare dual city of l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldo Ray
Aldo Ray (born Aldo Da Re; September 25, 1926 – March 27, 1991) was an American actor of film and television. He began his career as a contract player for Columbia Pictures before achieving stardom through his roles in '' The Marrying Kind, Pat and Mike'' (which earned him a Golden Globe nomination), '' Let's Do It Again,'' and ''Battle Cry.'' His athletic build and gruff, raspy voice saw him frequently typecast in "tough guy" roles throughout his career, which lasted well into the late 1980s. Though the latter part of his career was marked by appearances in low-budget B-movies and exploitation films, he still appeared occasionally in higher-profile features, including ''The Secret of NIMH'' (1982) and ''The Sicilian'' (1987). In 1980, Ray was awarded Best Actor for his role in '' Sweet Savage'' from the Adult Film Association's third Erotica Awards. Early life and education Ray was born Aldo Da Re in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, to an Italian family with five brothers (Mario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aindrita Ray
Aindrita Ray (born 19 April) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada also appeared in Bengali language, Bengali and Bollywood, Hindi films. Ray is a recipient of two South Indian International Movie Awards, along with nominations for five Filmfare Awards South. Ray made her acting debut in 2007, with ''Meravanige''. She had her breakthrough with ''Manasaare'' (2010), for which she received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada nomination. Ray received two more Filmfare Best Actress nomination for her performance in ''Veera Parampare'' (2010) and ''Bhajarangi'' (2013). For the last of these, she won the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada. Her other successful films include — ''Paramathma'' (2011), ''Mungaru Male 2'' (2016), ''Chowka'' (2017), ''Premam Poojyam'' (2021), ''Kshamisi Nimma Khaatheyalli Hanavilla'' (2022) and ''Thimayya & Thimayya'' (2022). Early life and background Ray was born on 19 April as the youngest daughter i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adil Ray
Adil Ray (, born 26 April 1974) is a British actor, comedian and radio/television presenter. Ray is best known as the creator, co-writer and star of the long-running BBC One scripted comedy series ''Citizen Khan'' (2012–2016)'','' and as a presenter on ITV's '' Good Morning Britain'' and on various BBC radio stations. He played the role of Sadiq Nawaz in the Channel 4 drama series ''Ackley Bridge,'' and also had major roles in Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, Channel 5 drama series The Inheritance (TV series), ''The Inheritance'', ITV period drama series ''Beecham House'', and in feature films ''Blithe Spirit (2020 film), Blithe Sprit,'' Arthur's Whisky, ''Arthur's Whiskey'', and Picture This (2025 film), ''Picture This''. Since 2021 he has presented the revival of the British game show ''Lingo (British game show), Lingo''. Early life Ray was born in Birmingham, England, to a Punjabi Muslim father from Lahore, and an Indo-Kenyan mother. He was brought up in the suburb of Yard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Ray (comedian)
Adam Ray (born June 16, 1982) is an American comedian, actor, and YouTuber. Since 2023, Ray has regularly performed stand-up and improv comedy under the persona of "Dr. Phil", a parody of "Dr. Phil" McGraw. Early life Ray was raised in Seattle and attended Shorecrest High School. He is of Jewish descent. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Southern California. Career Ray joined the YouTube community as "adamraycomedy" and has 506 thousand subscribers with more than 90 million views. His voice has been featured in advertisements for McDonald's, Hyundai, Brooks Brothers, the San Diego Zoo Zebra Exhibit, and Burger King. Dr. Phil persona In 2019, Ray began performing full-length stand-up comedy routines as "Dr. Phil", a parody of "Dr. Phil" McGraw. Ray was playing a character based on McGraw for a pilot episode of a comedy show, and decided to keep wearing the prosthetics while performing at a Laugh Factory. Following positive feedback, Ray began to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam E
Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism and Islam). According to Christianity, Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This action introduced death and sin into the world. This sinful nature infected all his descendants, and led humanity to be expelled from the Garden. Only through the crucifixion of Jesus, humanity can be redeemed. In Islam, Adam is considered ''Khalifa'' (خليفة) (successor) on earth. This is understood to mean either that he is God's deputy, the initiation of a new cycle of sentient life on earth, or both. Similar to the Biblical account, the Quran has Adam placed in a garden where he sins by taking from the Tree of Immortality, so loses his abode in the garden. When Adam repents from his sin, he is forgiven by God. This is seen as a guidance for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Reorganisation Act, and renamed ''Karnataka'' in 1973. The state is bordered by the Lakshadweep Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the List of states and union territories of India by population, eighth-largest state by population, comprising 31 List of districts in India, districts. With 15,257,000 residents, the state capital Bengaluru is the largest city of Karnataka. The economy of Karnataka is among the most productive in the country with a gross state domestic product (GSDP) of and a per capita GSDP of for the financial year 2023– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural diffusion, diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age#South Asia, Bronze Age. Sanskrit is the sacred language of Hinduism, the language of classical Hindu philosophy, and of historical texts of Buddhism and Jainism. It was a lingua franca, link language in ancient and medieval South Asia, and upon transmission of Hindu and Buddhist culture to Southeast Asia, East Asia and Central Asia in the early medieval era, it became a language of religion and high culture, and of the political elites in some of these regions. As a result, Sanskrit had a lasting effect on the languages of South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia, especially in their formal and learned vocabularies. Sanskrit generally connotes several Indo-Aryan languages# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rai (surname)
Rai (; ; ; ) is a surname in use since historical times on the Indian subcontinent. Etymologically the term is inherited from () , from . ''Rai'' is a Doublet (linguistics), doublet with the : both words—''raja'' and —mean 'king' in Hindi. People * A. N. Rai (born 1955), Indian academic administrator * Aanand L. Rai (born 1971), Indian film director and producer * Aaron Rai (born 1995), English golfer * Ade Rai (born 1970), Indonesian bodybuilder * Agansing Rai (1920–2000), Nepali recipient of the Victoria Cross * Aishwarya Rai (born 1973), Indian actress and former Miss World * Ajay Rai, Indian politician * Ajeet Rai (born 1999), New Zealand tennis player * Alisha Rai (author), American writer * Alka Rai, Indian politician * Amit Rai, Indian film director * Amrit Rai (–1996), Indian writer * Anand Rai (born 1977), Indian activist * Asish Rai (born 1999), Indian footballer * Atul Rai (born 1982), Indian politician * Babbal Rai (born 1985), Indian Punjab singer * Baleshwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations averag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashkenazic Jewish
Ashkenazi Jews ( ; also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim) form a distinct subgroup of the Jewish diaspora, that Ethnogenesis, emerged in the Holy Roman Empire around the end of the first millennium Common era, CE. They traditionally speak Yiddish, a language that originated in the 9th century, and largely migrated towards Northern Europe#UN geoscheme classification, northern and eastern Europe during the late Middle Ages due to Antisemitism in Europe, persecution. Hebrew was primarily used as a Literary language, literary and sacred language until its 20th-century Revival of the Hebrew language, revival as a common language in Israel. Ashkenazim adapted their traditions to Europe and underwent a transformation in their interpretation of Judaism. In the late 18th and 19th centuries, Jews who remained in or returned to historical German lands experienced a cultural reorientation. Under the influence of the Haskalah and the struggle for emancipation, as well as the intellec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
