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Agius Vallejo
Agius is a Maltese surname. It is probably a latinisation of the Greek word ''agios'', meaning "saintly" or "holy". Another origin is from Arabic ʿajūz, meaning "old man" or "old woman". People with this surname include: * Adam Agius (born 1971), Australian member of the progressive metal band Alchemist * Ambrose Agius (1856–1911), Maltese bishop * Andrei Agius (born 1986), Maltese footballer * Anthony Agius Decelis, Maltese politician * Dale Agius, South Australia's inuaugural Commissioner for First Nations Voice * David Agius, Maltese politician * Dionisius A. Agius (born 1945), Maltese professor of Arabic Studies and Islamic Material Culture * Edmond Agius (born 1987), Maltese footballer * Emmanuel Agius (born 1954), Maltese philosopher, theologian, priest * Fred Agius (born 1984), Australian footballer * Gilbert Agius (born 1974), Maltese footballer * Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis (1712–1770), Maltese linguist, historian and cleric * Jamie Agius, Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latinisation Of Names
Latinisation (or Latinization) of names, also known as onomastic Latinisation (or onomastic Latinization), is the practice of rendering a ''non''-Latin name in a Neo-Latin, modern Latin style. It is commonly found with historical proper names, including personal names and toponyms, and in the standard binomial nomenclature of the life sciences. It goes further than romanisation, which is the transliteration of a word to the Latin alphabet from another script (e.g. Cyrillic). For authors writing in Latin, this change allows the name to function grammatically in a sentence through declension. In a scientific context, the main purpose of Latinisation may be to produce a name which is internationally consistent. Latinisation may be carried out by: * transforming the name into Latin sounds (e.g. for ), or * adding Latinate suffixes to the end of a name (e.g. for ''Heinrich Meibom (doctor), Meibom),'' or * translating a name with a specific meaning into Latin (e.g. for Italian ; b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Changed
''Short Changed'' is a 1986 Australian film directed by George Ogilvie based on a script by Aboriginal writer Bob Merritt, who described it as a "black/white '' Kramer vs Kramer''".Mary Colbert, "Positive action: Bob Merritt, playwright and screenwriter", ''Cinema Papers'', May 1985 p24 Plot After spending six years in the bush, Stuart, a young Aboriginal man, is trying to get in contact with his nine-year-old son, who lives with his white mother and grandfather in a well-to-do area, goes to a Christian Brothers school, and is unaware of his father's existence. Cast The cast included a number of Merritt's Eora Centre students, among others. * David Kennedy as Stuart Wilkins * Susan Leith as Alison Wilkins * Jamie Agius as Tommy Wilkins * Ray Meagher as Marshall * Mark Little as Curly * Steve Dodd as Old Drunk * Rhys McConnochie as School Principal * Ron Haddrick as Garrick * 'Lucky' Wikramanayake as Gopowalla * Lyndel Rowe as Counsellor * Jennifer Vuletic as Real Es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sébastien Agius
Sébastien Agius or just Sébastien or Seva (born 2 March 1983, in Nice, France) is a French singer and songwriter, and winner of the inaugural season of the French ''X Factor'' series in 2009. Career In 2003, he tried unsuccessfully for the first-ever series of the French singing competition ''Nouvelle Star''. He was touring many years in ''Gospel pour 100 voix''. Since then, he has had many concerts and taken part in musicals. In 2007, he created the musical ''Hé l'artiste!'' with participation of 25 artists. Sébastien Agius wrote the lyrics and the music and designed the choreography. He also played a role in: *''La Petite Fille aux Allumettes'' (of Christian Schittenhelm) in the role of Prince *''Le petit chose'' (of Christian Schittenhelm) *''Piaf, je t'aime'' in the role of Petit Louis (small Louis). *''La Petite Sirène'' (of Christian Schittenhelm) in the role of Prince *''Fashion'' or ''L'Enfer d'Eurydice'' in the role of Orphée *''Petits Secrets Entre Voisins'', 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Rules Football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the Football (ball)#Australian rules football, oval ball between the central goal posts (worth six points), or between a central and outer post (worth one point, otherwise known as a "behind"). During general play, players may position themselves anywhere on the field and use any part of their bodies to move the ball. The primary methods are kick (football), kicking, handball (Australian rules football), handballing and running with the ball. There are rules on how the ball can be handled; for example, players running with the ball must intermittently running bounce, bounce or touch it on the ground. Throwing the ball is not allowed, and players must not get caught holding the ball. A distinctiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Agius
Ross M. Agius is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club, an SANFL club, between 1979 and 1984. Born in Rosewater, an outer western suburb of Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ..., Agius made 53 appearances for the club, including the winning grand final of 1980 against Norwood, where he assisted in three goals. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Agius, Ross Australian rules footballers from South Australia Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Agius
Peter Agius (born 9 April 1979) is a Maltese politician and lawyer. A member of the Nationalist Party, he was elected a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the 2024 European Parliament election. Agius has a 20-year career of working in the institutions of the European Union. Agius was a speechwriter for Antonio Tajani Antonio Tajani (; born 4 August 1953) is an Italian politician who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs since 22 October 2022. He served as President of the Europe .... References 1979 births Living people University of Malta alumni Maltese lawyers MEPs for Malta 2024–2029 Nationalist Party (Malta) MEPs {{Malta-MEP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Agius
Neil Agius (born 6 June 1986) is a Maltese swimmer, former Olympian and world-record holder who specializes in long-distance freestyle events. Career Agius qualified for the men's 400 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA. He broke a Maltese record and posted his entry time of 4:21.24 from the Easter International Swim Meet in Msida. As part of his preparations for the Games, Agius attended a 6-week training camp under the guidance of Dave Heller, who coached for the Cardiff Swimming Club. On the first day of the Games, Agius placed forty-sixth from the morning's prelims. Swimming in heat one, he rounded out a field of seven swimmers to last place with a slowest time of 4:22.14, less than a tenth of a second off his record. Neil held three Maltese records each in the 400, 800, and 1500 m freestyle until one of them was broken by Edward Caruana Dingli in 2011. In August 2021, he was honoured with the creation of a 266 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Agius
Marcus Ambrose Paul Agius (; born 22 July 1946) is a British financier and former group chairman of Barclays. Early life and education Marcus Agius was born on 22 July 1946, the son of Ena Eleanora (née Hueffer) and Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Victor Louis Benedict Agius. He is of part Maltese descent, and was educated at St George's College, Weybridge. He earned his degree in Mechanical engineering, Mechanical Sciences and Economics at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and also holds an M.B.A., MBA from Harvard Business School. Career Early career and Lazard (1972–2006) Agius' banking career began at the investment bank, Lazard, where he worked from 1972 to 2006 holding several senior positions. He was appointed as the chairman of the London branch of Lazard in 2001 and deputy chairman of Lazard LLC in 2002. He joined BAA Limited, BAA PLC as a non-executive director in 1995 and served as its chairman from 2002 till 2006. Barclays Board and chairman (2006–2012) On 1 Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Paul Agius Galea
Malcolm Paul Agius Galea (born August 12, 1982) is a Maltese politician from the Labour Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Malta in the 2022 Maltese general election from District 7. He is a family doctor by profession and previously served as the mayor of Ħaż-Żebbuġ. See also * List of members of the parliament of Malta, 2022–2027 A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... References Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1982 births People from Żebbuġ 21st-century Maltese politicians Members of the House of Representatives of Malta Labour Party (Malta) politicians Maltese general practitioners Mayors of places in Malta {{Malta-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
