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Abbie Duffy
Abby or Abbie is a given name, most often a shortened form of Abigail and Albert. Notable women * Abbie Betinis (born 1980), American composer * Abby Binay (born 1975), Filipino politician * Abbie Boudreau (born 1979), American television news correspondent * Abbie Farwell Brown (1871–1927), American author * Abbie Brown (rugby union) (born 1996), British rugby sevens player * Abbie Burgess (1839–1892), American lighthouse keeper * Abby Choi (1995–2023), Hongkonger celebrity and murder victim * Abby Cook (ice hockey) (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player * Abbie Cornett (born 1966), American politician * Abbie Cornish (born 1982), Australian actress and rapper * Abby Dalton (1932–2020), American actress * Abbie Eaton (born 1992), British racing driver * Abby Ellin, American author and journalist * Abby Elliott (born 1987), American actress and comedian * Abby Erceg (born 1989), New Zealand footballer * Abby Ershow, American nutritionist * Abbie Huston Evans (188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unisex Name
A unisex name (also known as an epicene name, a gender-neutral name or an androgynous name) is a given name that is not gender-specific. Unisex names are common in the English-speaking world, especially in the United States. By contrast, some countries have Naming laws, laws preventing unisex names, requiring parents to give their children sex-specific names. In other countries or cultures, social norms oppose such names and transgressions may result in discrimination, ridicule, and psychological abuse. Names may have different gender connotations from country to country or language to language. For example, the Italian male name ''Andrea'' (derived from Greek ''Andreas'') is understood as a female name in many languages, such as English, German, Hungarian, Czech, and Spanish. Parents may name their child in honor of a person of another sex, which – if done widely – can result in the name becoming unisex. For example, Christians, particularly Catholics, may give a child a se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abie (other)
Abie may refer to: People *Abie Grossfeld, American Olympic champion gymnast and gymnastics coach * Abie Nathan (1927–2008), Israeli humanitarian and peace activist *Abie Rotenberg, Orthodox Jewish musician *Cal Abrams Calvin Ross Abrams (March 2, 1924 – February 25, 1997), nicknamed "Abie", was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1949 and 1956 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pir ... (1924–1997, nicknamed "Abie"), American Major League Baseball player Places * Abie, Nebraska, a village in Butler County, Nebraska, United States See also * Abie's Irish Rose (other) {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abby Ellin
Abby Ellin (born 1968) is an American author and journalist. The author of two books, including ''Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married'', she writes regularly for ''The New York Times'', and has contributed to ''Time'', ''Newsweek'', and ''The Daily Beast'', among other publications. Ellin grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts, and attended Brookline High School. She holds a BS in communications from Ithaca College, an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College, and a master's degree in international public policy from Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, J .... Ellin's first book, ''Teenage Waistland: A Former Fat Kid Weighs In on Living Large, Losing Weight, and How Parents Can (and Can't) Help'', published in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbie Eaton
Abigail Eaton (born 2 January 1992) is an English racing driver, instructor and performance coach from the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. She last competed in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. She is best known for starring as the test driver for the second and third series of ''The Grand Tour'', an Amazon Prime Video-exclusive motoring series. Racing career Karting Eaton began kart racing at the age of ten in the Comer cadet class, gaining invaluable track craft along with numerous podiums and wins. She then resumed kart racing for three more years, moving up into Minimax and then Rotax Junior, competing in the series. SAXMAX Eaton completed her first season racing cars in 2007, in the SAXMAX Championship at various tracks around the United Kingdom with a highest position of fourth place. In 2008, Eaton returned to the SAXMAX championship and led for most of the year but ended in fourth place, with three podiums and two fastest laps. Dunlop SportMaxx Production Cup & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abby Dalton
Gladys Marlene Wasden (August 15, 1932 – November 23, 2020), known professionally as Abby Dalton, was an American actress, known for her television roles on the sitcoms ''Hennesey'' (1959–1962) and '' The Joey Bishop Show'' (1962–1965), and the primetime soap opera ''Falcon Crest'' (1981–1986). Life and career Dalton was born Gladys Marlene Wasden on August 15, 1932, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dalton had three children by her marriage to Jack Smith, including actress Kathleen Kinmont, who was married to Lorenzo Lamas, Dalton's onscreen son in ''Falcon Crest''. Television Dalton made numerous appearances on television. James Garner and Clint Eastwood engaged in a fist fight over Dalton in the episode " Duel at Sundown" of '' Maverick''. In 1958, she played the love interest of gunfighters on ''Have Gun Will Travel'', starring Richard Boone, and ''The Rifleman'', starring Chuck Connors. She appeared as Eloise Barton in an episode of the Western series ''Jefferson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbie Cornish
Abigail Cornish (born 7 August 1982) is an Australian actress. In film, Cornish is known for her roles as Heidi in ''Somersault (film), Somersault'' (2004), Fanny Brawne in ''Bright Star (film), Bright Star'' (2009), Sweet Pea in ''Sucker Punch (2011 film), Sucker Punch'' (2011), Lindy in ''Limitless (film), Limitless'' (2011), Clara Murphy in ''RoboCop_(2014_film), RoboCop'' (2014), and Sarah in ''Geostorm'' (2017). She worked with writer/director Martin McDonagh in ''Seven Psychopaths'' (2012) and ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2017). For the latter, Cornish won her first Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast. In 2018, she portrayed Cathy Mueller in the first season of Amazon Video series ''Jack Ryan (TV series), Jack Ryan'' opposite John Krasinski, a role she reprised in the fourth and final season in 2023. She also played Dixy in the film ''The Virtuoso (film), The Virtuoso'' (2021) alongside Anthony Hopkins. Early life A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbie Cornett
Abbie Cornett (born August 22, 1966) is a politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. She served two terms, from 2005 to 2013, as a member of the Nebraska Legislature. Personal life Senator Abbie Cornett was born in Omaha, Nebraska. She graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and the Nebraska Law Enforcement Academy (1993). She served as a police officer with the City of Omaha for 10 years, before retiring after a service injury, later graduating with a degree in criminal justice from Bellevue University. Cornett resides in Bellevue. She is a member of the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Altrusa, Optimist International, a retired-status member for the Nebraska Association of Women Police and the Fraternal Order of Police, and is a member of the Republican Party. Nebraska Legislature Cornett was elected in 2004 to represent the 45th legislative district after finishing first in a five-person primary, and winning the general election with 60% of the 13,573 votes c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abby Cook (ice Hockey)
Abby Cook (born May 12, 1998) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who most recently played for PWHL Boston of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played for PWHL Minnesota, the Boston Pride of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) and Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). She played college ice hockey at Boston University. Early life Cook played four years with the Pursuit of Excellence hockey team. During the 2015–16 season, she recorded three goals and 11 assists to lead her team in scoring among defenceman. College career Cook began her collegiate career at Boston University during the 2016–17 season. During her freshman year, she appeared in all 37 games and recorded four goals and 11 assists. She led all Hockey East freshmen with a +18 plus–minus and was named to the All-Hockey East Rookie Team. During the 2017–18 season, in her sophomore year, she recorded two goals and 24 assists in 37 games and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abby Choi
Abby or Abbie is a given name, most often a shortened form of Abigail and Albert. Notable women * Abbie Betinis (born 1980), American composer * Abby Binay (born 1975), Filipino politician * Abbie Boudreau (born 1979), American television news correspondent * Abbie Farwell Brown (1871–1927), American author * Abbie Brown (rugby union) (born 1996), British rugby sevens player * Abbie Burgess (1839–1892), American lighthouse keeper * Abby Choi (1995–2023), Hongkonger celebrity and murder victim * Abby Cook (ice hockey) (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player * Abbie Cornett (born 1966), American politician * Abbie Cornish (born 1982), Australian actress and rapper * Abby Dalton (1932–2020), American actress * Abbie Eaton (born 1992), British racing driver * Abby Ellin, American author and journalist * Abby Elliott (born 1987), American actress and comedian * Abby Erceg (born 1989), New Zealand footballer * Abby Ershow, American nutritionist * Abbie Huston Evans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbie Burgess
Abbie Burgess Grant (1839–1892) was an American lighthouse keeper known for her bravery in tending the Matinicus Rock Light in Maine during a raging winter storm in 1856. She did so for nearly a month while her father, the head keeper, was away from the island. Her heroic actions attracted much attention and she was soon a popular heroine. Biography Abbie was the fourth of nine children of Samuel and Thankful (Phinney) Burgess, who moved to Matinicus Rock in 1853 to become its lighthouse keeper. Although only 15, she soon took over duties of tending the lighthouse so that Samuel could fish and catch lobster, which he sold in Rockland, Maine, 25 miles (40 km) away. In the lighthouse, she found a lightkeeper's log, which detailed great storms that had struck Matinicus Rock, including one in 1839 that had destroyed the original lighthouse. The family lived in a home near the new lighthouse, and Abbie became concerned that if a gale came, it could get damaged, and Thankful w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbie Brown (rugby Union)
Abigail Brown (born 10 April 1996) is an English rugby union and rugby sevens, sevens player. She competed for Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team, Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. Early life and career Brown was born in Exeter and started playing rugby at the age of six for her local club Cullompton RFC. She attended Clyst Vale Community College in Broadclyst, Broadclyst, Devon. Rugby career Brown made her England women's national rugby union team, England fifteens Test match (rugby union), test debut against Wales women's national rugby union team, Wales during the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship, 2015 Six Nations. She later made her international sevens debut for the England women's national rugby sevens team, England sevens team in the 2015 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series, Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series. She made her Women's SVNS, World Sevens Series debut during the 2015–16 World Rugby Women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbie Farwell Brown
Abbie Farwell Brown (August 21, 1871March 5, 1927) was an American writer. Early life and education Brown was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the first of two daughters of Benjamin F. Brown, a descendant of Isaac Allerton, and Clara Neal Brown, who contributed to ''The Youth's Companion''. Her sister Ethel became an author and illustrator under the name Ann Underhill. Her family, for ten generations, had only resided in New England, and Brown herself spent her entire life in her family's Beacon Hill home. Brown was valedictorian of the Bowdoin School in 1886. She then attended the Girls' Latin School, where she was friends with Josephine Preston Peabody. She was the driving force behind the newly created school newspaper, ''The Jabberwock'', named by Brown after the poem by Lewis Carroll. They wrote to Carroll for permission to use the name and Carroll wrote back, wishing them "all success to the forthcoming magazine". The school, now Boston Latin Academy, still publishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
