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Columba (given Name)
Columba is a unisex given name meaning ''dove''https://www.behindthename.com/name/columba which may refer to: Religious figures * Columba (521–597), Irish prince who evangelised the Picts, and one of Scotland's patron saints * Columba of Rieti (1467–1501), Dominican beatified mystic * Columba of Sens (273), saint and martyr * Columba of Spain (died ), nun, saint and martyr * Columba of Terryglass (died 553), saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland * Columba the Virgin, Christian saint who probably lived in the 6th century * Columba Cary-Elwes (1903–1994), English priest, missionary and author * Columba de Dunbar (1435), Bishop of Moray * Columba Marmion (1858–1923), beatified Irish monk and third abbot of Maredsous Abbey * Columba Murphy (), Irish Roman Catholic priest * Columba Ryan (1916–2009), Dominican priest and philosophy teacher * Columba Stewart (born 1957), American Benedictine monk and scholar Other * Columba Blango (politician) (born 1956), former dec ... [...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] |
Columba Ryan
Columba Ryan (born Patrick Ryan, 13 January 1916 in Hampstead – 4 August 2009) was a British priest of the Dominican Order and a philosophy teacher, university chaplain, and pastor. He was the brother of John Ryan, the British animator and cartoonist. Life Patrick Ryan was born in Hampstead in 1916, the second son of Sir Andrew Ryan, a British diplomat who was the last dragoman in Constantinople, and his wife Ruth. Patrick was educated at Ampleforth in North Yorkshire. In 1935 he entered the Dominican Order at Woodchester Priory in Gloucestershire where he was given the name Columba. His uncle was Patrick Finbar Ryan OP, Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad. At the age of 30 (in 1946) he completed his DPhil at Oxford University. He was one of the friars who was on the Peace Pilgrimage to Vézelay in Burgundy, selecting "30 strong men" to carry a heavy wooden cross across France in thanksgiving for the end of the Second World War. Ryan had an analytical mind and enjoyed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Names Derived From Animals
A given is a statement or a condition assumed to be true or known, often to explain or give an example of something; for related topics, see: * Presumption (in law) * Axiom (in formal logic) * Givenness (in discourse) * Conditional probability, usually expressed using the term "given" Given may also refer to: Places * Given, Iran, or Givan, a village in West Azerbaijan, Iran * Given, West Virginia, a settlement in the United States People with the surname * Josiah Given, American judge in the Iowa Supreme Court * Leslie E. Given, American Justice for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia * Shay Given (born 1976), Irish footballer * Thelma Given (1896–1977), American violinist Media and entertainment * "Given", a song by Seether from ''Karma and Effect'' * ''Given'' (manga), a Japanese boys' love manga series ** ''Given'' (anime), the anime of the manga series ** ''Given'' (2020 film), a 2020 animated film based on the series ** ''Given'' (2024 film), the sequel to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columba McVeigh
Columba McVeigh (1956 – 1 November 1975) was a youth from Northern Ireland who was abducted and most likely murdered by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). He was listed as one of the " Disappeared" by the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains. Disappearance A nineteen-year-old from Donaghmore, County Tyrone, McVeigh disappeared in November 1975. The IRA claims he confessed to being a British Army intelligence agent ordered to infiltrate the IRA's ranks,Rosie Cowan"Adams 'at heart' of IRA's most shameful killing campaign" ''The Guardian'', 30 September 2002. but have never indicated what specific act prompted McVeigh's murder. Unsuccessful searches were carried out for the location of his body in 2003, 2011, and 2012. In September 2018 forensic archaeologists started searching Braggan Bog, near Emyvale. That search ended without success in September 2019, having paused between November 2018 and June 2019. Senior investigator Joe Hill said, "If Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columba McDyer
Columba McDyer (13 January 1921 – 18 September 2001) was a Gaelic footballer who played for Cavan and Donegal. Playing career McDyer was from Glenties, and played as a centre half-forward. He played with the Cavan team that won the 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final at the Polo Grounds in New York City. This resulted in him becoming the first Donegal man to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal. Following his success with Cavan, McDyer returned to Donegal and his native Glenties where he coached the Donegal senior team for a number of years. He also collected a Railway Cup medal with Ulster in 1942 and he also played in the same competition with Connacht. Managerial career McDyer managed Donegal. He was also an early influence on Jim McGuinness Jim McGuinness (born 16 November 1972) is a Gaelic football coach, and former player, who won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship as a player with, and later manager of, the Donegal c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columba Domínguez
Columba Domínguez Alarid (March 4, 1929 – August 13, 2014) was a Mexican actress, singer, and painter. She is remembered particularly for her performance in the film ''Pueblerina'' (1949). Biography Early life Columba Domínguez Alarid was born on March 4, 1929, in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. She moved to Mexico City with her family when she was very young. While attending a party with one of her sisters, she was discovered by the Mexican film director Emilio Fernández, who started her acting career with small roles in films such as ''La perla (film), La perla'' (1945) and ''Río Escondido (1948 film), Río Escondido'' (1947). Career In 1948, Fernandez gave her the antagonistic role in the film ''Maclovia (1948 film), Maclovia'' (1948), with María Félix. Her performance was praised by critics and, thanks to this film, Fernández entrusted with the leading role that would become her best film: ''Pueblerina'' (1948). Thanks to this movie Columba rose to stardom rapidly and beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columba Bush
Columba Bush (née Garnica Gallo; ; born August 17, 1953) is a Mexican-American philanthropist. As the wife of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, she served as the First Lady of Florida from 1999 to 2007. Early life Columba Garnica Gallo was born in the community of Arperos, in the city of León, Guanajuato, Mexico, the daughter of José María Garnica Rodríguez (1925–2013), a migrant worker and waiter from Arperos, Guanajuato, and Josefina Gallo Esquivel (May 8, 1920 – August 14, 2016), from León, who were married in February 1949. Columba's father emigrated to the United States in 1956 when she was 3 years old and her parents divorced in 1963. Following the departure of her father, Columba and her mother remained in León. Garnica attended Instituto Antonia Mayllen, a private Catholic school in the historic center of León. She met Jeb Bush in 1970 in León when she was 16 years old and he was 17. Bush was teaching English as a second language and assisting in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columba Blango (paralympian)
Columba Blango (born 6 July 1992) is a British parasports runner, who came third at the 400 metres T20 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. He won the 400 metres T20 event at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships, and the 200 metres T20 event at the 2021 British Grand Prix. Personal life Blango is from East Dulwich, London. His father of the same name competed for Sierra Leone in decathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and was later Mayor of Southwark. As a youngster, Blango developed blood clots on his brain. Blango studied tourism at the University of Greenwich, and as of 2021, he works in Primark. Blango is a Christian, and attends a Mustard Seed International church in Nunhead, London. Career Blango competes in T20 classification events. He won the 200 metres T20 event at the 2021 British Grand Prix Diamond League meeting in Gateshead in a time of 23.19 seconds. At the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships, Blango won the 400 metres T20 even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columba Blango (politician)
Columba Blango (born 23 April 1956) is a Sierra Leonean–British politician and former athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He later moved to the United Kingdom and served as a Liberal Democrat councillor and Mayor of Southwark. He became the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Camberwell and Peckham, standing at the 2010 United Kingdom general election. He was able to achieve a 1.9% increase in votes from the previous year, ultimately winning 22.4% of the vote, but was defeated by Harriet Harman of the Labour Party. His son of the same name won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the Inte .... References External links * 1956 births Living people Athletes (track and fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columba Stewart
Columba Andrew Stewart (born July 16, 1957) is a scholar, teacher, and the executive director of the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) in Collegeville, Minnesota. His principal scholarly contributions have been in the field of monastic studies—both Benedictine and Eastern Christian. Education Born and raised in Houston, Texas, and a graduate of Lamar High School in Houston, Stewart received his A.B. in history and literature from Harvard University in 1979, magna cum laude. He earned his M.A. in religious studies at Yale University in 1981. After studying liturgical history, systematic theology, and scripture at Saint John's University School of Theology, he earned his D.Phil. from University of Oxford in 1989, writing his thesis on Greek and Syriac asceticism."Curriculum Vitae" ''Academia.edu''. |
Columba Murphy
Columba Murphy, SS.CC. (born James Murphy; 1806 – by 1848) was a French Catholic priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a religious institute of the Roman Catholic Church. He helped found the Roman Catholic mission in the Gambier Islands and was one of the first Catholic missionaries to arrive in the Kingdom of Hawaii during the persecution by Kaʻahumanu, Kamehameha III and their American Congregationalist advisors. Biography Born James Murphy in 1806, he was a native Dundalk, Ireland. He was apprenticed to a carpenter, and later became a choir brother in Society of Picpus. Murphy was educated in an Irish college to become a priest, although he was never fully ordained before he left to engage in missionary work in the Pacific. With a British passport, he left for Bordeaux in 1833 and arrived in Valparaíso as part of the first group of Catholic missionaries sent to convert the Pacific Islands in 1834. On August 7, 1834, Father François Caret and F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
