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Elfie Semotan
Elfi, Elfie and Elphie are feminine given names. Elfi is also a short form (hypocorism) of Elfriede. The name may refer to: People: * Elfriede Elfi von Dassanowsky (1924–2007), Austrian-born singer, pianist and film producer * Elfie Donnelly (born 1950), British-Austrian writer, primarily of children's books * Elfriede Elfi Eder (born 1970), Austrian former alpine skier * Elfriede Elfi Graf (born 1964), Austrian singer * Elfie Mayerhofer (1917–1992), Austrian film actress and singer * Elfi Schlegel (born 1964), Canadian sportscaster and former gymnast * Elfi Zinn (born 1953), German middle distance runner Fictional characters: * Elphie, a nickname of Elphaba, in the novel ''Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'' and ''Wicked'', the musical based on it * Elphie, an elephant in ''City of Friends'', a Norwegian animated children's series * the title character of ''Elfie Hopkins'', a 2012 British horror film See also * Elbphilharmonie The Elbphilharmonie ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. Origins and usage Etymologically, the term ''hypocorism'' is from Ancient Greek (), from (), meaning 'to call by endearing names'. The prefix refers in this case to creating a diminutive, something that is smaller in a tender or affectionate sense; the root originates in the Greek for 'to caress' or 'to treat with tokens of affection', and is related to the words () 'boy, youth' and () 'girl, young woman'. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the Morphology (linguistics), morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often clipping (morphology), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elfriede
Elfriede, also known as Elfreda, Elfrida, Alfrida, Aelfrida, Elfrieda, Elftrude, Elftraut among other variants, is a female given name, derived from ''Ælfþryð'' (Aelfthryth) meaning "elf-strength". The name fell out of fashion in the Middle Ages and was revived in the 19th century in both England and Germany. Although some of its modern forms like Alfieda can be mistaken for feminine versions of Alfred, that derives from ''Ælfræd'' ('elf-counsel' or 'wise-elf'). The Southern German diminutive Friedel or Friedl is nowadays more common than the full name. Medieval * Saint Ælfflæd of Whitby, daughter of King Oswiu of Northumbria and Eanflæd, abbess of Whitby Abbey (654–714) * Saint Ælfthryth of Crowland (died c. 795) * Ælfthryth, wife of King Coenwulf of Mercia (fl. 810s) * Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders, daughter of King Alfred the Great (d. 929) * Elftrude, daughter of Adele of Vermandois and Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (10th century) * Ælfthryth, wife of Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elfi Von Dassanowsky
Elfriede "Elfi" von Dassanowsky (February 2, 1924October 2, 2007) was an Austrian-born singer, pianist, and film producer. Early life Elfi von Dassanowsky (also known as Elfi Dassanowsky or Elfriede Dassanowsky) was born Elfriede Maria Elisabeth Charlotte Dassanowsky in Vienna, the daughter of Franz Leopold von Dassanowsky, a civil servant in the Austrian Trade Ministry, and Anna (née Grünwald). A piano prodigy at the age of 5, Elfi attended the Vienna Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (known as the "Englische Fräuleins") and became at age 15, the youngest woman admitted to Vienna's Academy of Music and Performing Arts to that date as the protégé of concert pianist, Emil von Sauer. While a student, film director Karl Hartl chose her to instruct Curd Jürgens in piano, so that he could play the instrument on screen in Hartl's Mozart biopic and a Willi Forst musical (it served him well beyond the era, to the 1971 Hollywood film '' The Mephisto Waltz''). But Dassanowsky's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elfie Donnelly
Elfie Donnelly (born 14 January 1950) is a British-Austrian author, who has written numerous books and radio dramas for children. Her major works are '' Bibi Blocksberg'' and '' Benjamin Blümchen''. Biography Donnelly spent her early childhood in Rugby in the English Midlands, and moved to Vienna in her later childhood. The daughter of an Irish father and an Austrian mother, she started a career in journalism already in her youth. In Vienna, she worked as a texter in the news agency APA, where her mother had also worked. In 1973 she moved to Berlin, married Peter Lustig and started writing ''Hörspiele'' (audio dramas) for children. She won the German prize for youth literature with her first book. In the 1980s, she became a disciple of Indian mystic Osho. '' |
Elfi Eder
Elfriede "Elfi" Eder (born 5 January 1970 in Leogang) is a former alpine skier from Austria. She represented the Caribbean island of Grenada Grenada is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The southernmost of the Windward Islands, Grenada is directly south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and about north of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and the So ... from 1998 to 1999, having previously competed for Austria. The alpine skier Sylvia Eder is her elder sister. World Cup victories References 1970 births Living people Skiers from Salzburg (federal state) Grenadian female alpine skiers Austrian female alpine skiers Austrian emigrants to Grenada Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Austria Olympic alpine skiers for Austria Olympic medalists in alpine skiing FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics People from Zell am See District People from Salzburg- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elfi Graf
Elfi Graf (born ''Elfriede Sepp''; 20 November 1952 in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian Schlagersinger. Biography Graf was born in Dornbirn and grew up there with her two siblings. She studied classical music, but did not complete the course. In 1971, she won the talent competition '' Show Chance'' and then the schlager singer Gus Backus discovered her in '' Talentschuppen''. After working as a telephonist, Graf had her first hit in 1974 with ''Herzen haben keine Fenster'', which was rewritten in English as '' My Melody of Love'', which was a hit for Bobby Vinton, and as ''Don't stay away too long'', which was a hit for Peters and Lee. Its Russian version "''Люди, улыбнитесь миру''" (lyrics by Igor Reznik) has been sung by Edita Piekha since 1983.''Herzen haben keine Fenster'' was chosen by Jan Feddersen in 2008 as number three in a list of 'feelings charts'. Later in 1974, Graf won the '' Goldene Europa'' and the silver '' Bravo-Otto''. Graf had further ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elfie Mayerhofer
Elfie Mayerhofer (1917–1992) was an Austrian film actress and singer. A noted stage performer, she played lead roles in a series of musical and operetta films such as '' The Song of the Nightingale'' (1944) and '' The Heavenly Waltz'' (1949).Fritsche p.179 She was known as the "Viennese Nightingale". Selected filmography * ''Women for Golden Hill'' (1938) * ''The Curtain Falls'' (1939) * ''Hotel Sacher'' (1939) * '' My Wife Theresa'' (1942) * '' A Man With Principles?'' (1943) * '' Music in Salzburg'' (1944) * '' The Song of the Nightingale'' (1944) * '' Viennese Melodies'' (1947) * '' Anni'' (1948) * ''The Court Concert ''The Court Concert'' () is a 1936 German historical film, historical romantic comedy film directed by Douglas Sirk, Detlef Sierck (later known as Douglas Sirk), and starring Mártha Eggerth, Johannes Heesters, and Kurt Meisel.Hake p. 142 It was ...'' (1948) * '' The Heavenly Waltz'' (1948) * '' Beloved Liar'' (1950) * '' Kissing Is No Sin'' (1950) * '' Vani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elfi Schlegel
Elfi Schlegel (born May 17, 1964) is a Canadian gymnast and commentator. She competed in four NCAA women's gymnastics tournaments for the Florida Gators women's gymnastics team and won gold medals at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and 1979 Pan American Games. She was chosen to represent Canada at the 1980 Summer Olympics, but did not compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. She covered the sport as a commentator for CTV (1984–1988), CBC (1988–1992), and NBC (1992–2012). Early years Schlegel was born in Toronto, Ontario, to parents Peter and Vlasta Schlegel, immigrants from Switzerland.Gymn.ca, Athletes, Retired Women Elfi Schelegel Retrieved 1 August 2011. Growing up in the Toronto suburb of Etobicoke, she started gymnastics at the age of 7. She attended Silverthorn Collegiate Institute in Toronto, and graduated with her diploma after her grade twelve year—a year early in the (then) thirteen-year Ontario education system.Julian Pleasants, Elfi Schlegel" Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elfi Zinn
Elfi Zinn ( Rost, born 24 August 1953 in Rathebur) is a German middle distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. She won the silver medal at the 1973 European Indoor Championships and the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. In domestic competitions, she represented the sports club SC Neubrandenburg. She became East German indoor champion in 1973 and 1976. Her personal best time was 1:55.60 minutes, achieved at the 1976 Summer Olympics. This places her third on the German all-time list, only behind Sigrun Wodars and Christine Wachtel Christine Wachtel (born 6 January 1965) is a German track and field athlete who won the silver medal for East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Fou .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elphaba
Elphaba Thropp () is the protagonist of Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel '' Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'', the novel's musical theatre adaptation, and the musical's two-part film adaptation, '' Wicked'' (2024) and '' Wicked: For Good'' (2025). She is a reimagining of the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''. In the Baum novel, the Witch is unnamed and little is explained about her life; ''Wicked'' creates a backstory for her and explores the world of ''The Wizard of Oz'' from her perspective. Elphaba is modeled after Margaret Hamilton's portrayal in the 1939 film '' The Wizard of Oz'': green-skinned, clad entirely in black and wearing a tall peaked hat. Maguire formulated the name "Elphaba" from the pronunciation of Baum's initials—"L.F.B.". In-universe, she is also nicknamed "Elphie", mostly by Galinda Upland. Characterization As Winnie Holzman observed in an interview with ''Playbill'', "It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Friends
City of Friends () is a Norwegian animated children's television series created by Carl Christian Hamre. The TV show itself presents stories for young children about policemen, fire service personnel and medical service personnel. Characters * Max: Max is everyone's friend and the city's mischief-maker. He is also the only monkey in the world who is a police man, or at least a recruit. Although Max might appear to be a self-centered champ, he is helpful and kind. The children in the city think he is the coolest and the funniest in the whole city. A running gag in the series is that Max always loses Hayley's helicopter keys right when she is needed for an emergency. * Elphie: Elphie is an adventure-loving elephant. Her impressive trunk and its water-shooting abilities make her a natural fire-fighter, and she holds the proud position as the only elephant in the city's emergency services. * Ted: The caring young teddy bear is starting his life in the ambulance service. He loves hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elfie Hopkins
''Elfie Hopkins'' is a 2012 British horror film directed by Ryan Andrews and co-written by Riyad Barmania and Ryan Andrews. It stars Jaime Winstone, Ray Winstone, Steven Mackintosh, Rupert Evans, Aneurin Barnard and Kimberley Nixon. The film tells the story of an aspiring detective, Elfie Hopkins (Jaime Winstone), who stumbles into her first real case, when investigating the mysterious new family, the Gammons, in her neighbourhood. The film was released in the UK on 20 April 2012. Plot Set in a sleepy hunting village, the film tells the story of Elfie Hopkins (Jaime Winstone), a 22-year-old slacker and "wanna-be" detective. She is a stoner and an animal lover, and haunted by the death of her mother and surrounded by her broken father and alcoholic step-mother, Elfie seeks solace and inspiration from old-school detectives in classic films like '' The Maltese Falcon'' and ''Chinatown''. She entertains herself, along with her geeky best friend, Dylan (Aneurin Barnard), by investiga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |