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Danusia
Danusia is a Polish feminine given name. It may be a diminutive from the given names Danuta and Dana. Notable people with the name include: *Danusia Francis, British artistic gymnast who represented Jamaica at the 2020 Olympic Games * (1948–2015), Brazilian journalist and food critic *, a character from the novel ''The Knights of the Cross ''The Knights of the Cross'' or ''The Teutonic Knights'' ( pl, Krzyżacy) is a 1900 historical novel written by the Polish Positivist writer and the 1905 Nobel laureate, Henryk Sienkiewicz. Its first English translation was published in the same ...'' by Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz *Dinusia was a ''nom de guerre'' of (1926-1944), a liaison officer and medic of a Home Army detachment See also * *, historical villa in Poland {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danusia Francis
Danusia May Francis-Reid (born 13 May 1994) is a retired British artistic gymnast who represented Great Britain and Jamaica in international competition. She was a reserve athlete for Great Britain's 2012 Olympic team. She attended UCLA and competed for the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team. She represented Jamaica at the 2020 Olympic Games. Junior career 2009 In July, Francis competed at the British Championships in Guildford, United Kingdom. She placed second in the all around final with a score of 53.650. In event finals, she placed first on uneven bars scoring 13.650, joint first on balance beam scoring 13.600, and first on floor scoring 13.700. Senior career 2010 In July, Francis competed at the British Championships in Guildford, United Kingdom. She placed third in the all around with a score of 55.350. Francis said, "I'm extremely happy. I've had a bit of a difficult run in with a few injuries so to be able to compete here in the first place was great, and gav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danuta
Danuta is a Polish given name. Women named Danuta include: *Danuta Bartoszek (born 1961), former long-distance runner for Canada *Danuta Bułkowska (born 1959), former Polish champion in high jumping *Danuta Dmowska (born 1982), Polish fencer and World Épée Champion 2005 *Danuta Gleed (1946–1996), Canadian writer of Polish origin *Danuta Hojarska (born 1960), Polish politician, member of the Sejm *Danuta Hübner (born 1948), Polish economist, academic, and policy maker *Danuta Jazłowiecka (born 1957), Polish politician, member of the Sejm *Danuta Lato (born 1963), Polish actress, model and singer in the 1980s-1990s *Danuta Pietraszewska (born 1947), Polish politician, member of the Sejm *Danuta Wałęsa (born 1949), wife of former President of Poland Lech Wałęsa *Danuta Kobylińska-Walas (born 1931), Polish Sea Captain *Danuta Kordaczuk (1939–1988), Polish Olympic volleyball player *Danuta Kozák (born 1987), Hungarian Olympic sprint canoer *Danuta Szaflarska (1915–2017) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana (given Name)
Dana is a unisex given name. It was among the 100 most popular names given to girls born in the United States between 1960 and 1990. It has since fallen in popularity and was ranked the 446th most popular name given to girls born in the United States in 2007. As a male forename it is well known in the United States, being in the 314th rank out of 1,219 in the 1990 U.S. Census. Derivations The name has multiple derivations. ''Dana'' or ''Danah'', in Arabic, means 'the most perfectly sized, valuable and beautiful pearl'. This name is used mainly by Arab states of the Persian Gulf (Eastern Arabia), due to their traditional pearl diving professions wherein they gave different type of pearls names. In Persian, the word ''Dānā'' literally means 'wise', and some speculate that the name is first used as a first name in ''Shahnameh''. The name is used in Persian for both female and male sexes. It may also refer to the mountain Dana or Dena. It may also come from ''Dane'' (from Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
