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Gesina Brit
Gesina is a Dutch feminine given name. Like the German form Gesine it originated, perhaps via the hypocorism "Ge" and diminutive "Gesie", from Geertruida/ Gertrude. at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. People with the name include: * Johanna Gesina Bonger (1862–1925), wife of Theo van Gogh, key player in the growth of Vincent van Gogh's fame * (1633–1690), Dutch watercolorist and draftswoman, sister of Gerard ter Borch * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the List of languages by total number of speakers, third most spoken Germanic language. In Europe, Dutch is the native language of most of the population of the Netherlands and Flanders (which includes 60% of the population of Belgium). "1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." (page 153). Dutch was one of the official languages of South Africa until 1925, when it was replaced by Afrikaans, a separate but partially Mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible daughter language of Dutch. Afrikaans, depending on the definition used, may be considered a sister language, spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, and evolving from Cape Dutch dialects. In South America, Dutch is the native l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe, Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and Official language, official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is also an official language of Luxembourg, German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium and the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol, as well as a recognized national language in Namibia. There are also notable German-speaking communities in other parts of Europe, including: Poland (Upper Silesia), the Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Denmark (South Jutland County, North Schleswig), Slovakia (Krahule), Germans of Romania, Romania, Hungary (Sopron), and France (European Collectivity of Alsace, Alsace). Overseas, sizeable communities of German-speakers are found in the Americas. German is one of the global language system, major languages of the world, with nearly 80 million native speakers and over 130 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesine
Gesine () is a German feminine given name and may refer to: *Gesine Becker (1888–1968), left wing German activist and politician *Gesine Bullock-Prado (born 1970), American pastry chef, TV personality, author, attorney, and former film executive *Gesine Cukrowski (born 1968), German actress *Gesine Lötzsch (born 1961), German politician of the left-wing party Die Linke *Gesine Manuwald, Professor of Latin and Head of the Department of Greek and Latin at University College London *Gesine Meißner (born 1952), German politician, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2019 *Pauline Johanna Gesine Mouthaan (1892–1969), Dutch artist *Gesine Reinert, University Professor in Statistics at the University of Oxford *Gesine Ruge, German sprint canoeist who has competed since the mid-2000s *Gesine Schröder (born 1957), German musicologist and music theorist *Gesine Schwan (born 1943), German political science professor, member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany *Gesi ... [...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] |
Geertruida
Geertruida is a Dutch language, Dutch feminine given name cognate to English Gertrude (given name), Gertrude. It was a common name, but its use has declined steadily since about 1950. at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands Bearers often used short forms in daily life, like ''Geer'', ''Geerie'', ''Geertje'', ''Troy'', ''Troie'', ''Trudy'', ''Trudie'', ''Trui'', ''Truid'', and ''Truus''. People with the name include: *Geertruida Bauer, Geertruida "Truus" Bauer (1945–1989), Dutch rower *Truid Blaisse-Terwindt, Geertruida "Truid" Blaisse-Terwindt (1917–2002), Dutch tennis player *Geertruida Carelsen (1843–1938), Dutch author *Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint (1812–1866), Dutch novelist *Geertruida de Haas-Lorentz (1885–1973), Dutch physicist *Truida Heil-Bonnet, Geertruida " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertrude (given Name)
Gertrude (also spelled Gertrud) is a feminine given name which is derived from Germanic roots that meant "spear" and "strength". " Trudy", originally a diminutive of "Gertrude," has developed into a name in its own right. In German-speaking countries, Gertraud (pronounced Ger-trowt) is a familiar variation of the name. "Gartred" is a rare variation (attested in Daphne du Maurier's novel '' The King's General'', set in 17th-century Cornwall, England). "Gertruda" is a rare variation used in the Soviet Union as an abbreviation of Geroy truda (the Hero of Labour).Valeri Mokiyenko, "Толковый словарь языка Совдепии" ("Explanatory Dictionary of Sovdepiya"), St.Petersburg, Фолио-Пресс, 1998, . People A–D * Gertrude Abercrombie (1909–1977), American painter based in Chicago * Gertrud Adelborg (1853–1942), Swedish suffragist * Gertrud Ahlgren (1782–1874), Swedish folk healer * Gertrude Alderfer (1931–2018), American professional baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger
Johanna Gezina van Gogh-Bonger (4 October 1862 – 2 September 1925) was a Dutch editor who translated the hundreds of letters of her first husband, art dealer Theo van Gogh (art dealer), Theo van Gogh, and his brother, Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh-Bonger played a key role in the growth of Vincent van Gogh's posthumous fame. Johanna and Theo van Gogh's son Vincent Willem van Gogh (art collector), Vincent Willem (1890–1978), who was named after his uncle, founded the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Family and early years Johanna (Jo) Gezina Bonger was born on 4 October 1862 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The daughter of Hendrik Christiaan Bonger (1828–1904), an insurance broker, and Hermine Louise Weissman (1831–1905), she was the fifth of seven children. She was especially close to her older brother Andries Bonger (1861–1936). Andries moved to Paris in 1879, and the two regularly exchanged letters. Her youngest brother, Willem Bonger, Willem Adriaan Bonger (1876–194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesina Ter Borch
Gesina ter Borch (Deventer 15 November 1631 – Zwolle 16 April 1690) was a Dutch Golden Age watercolorist and draftswoman, whose work mostly consists of watercolor paintings in albums. Most of her work captured her observations of family life, current events, and fashionable people. In addition to the visual arts, she wrote love poetry. Early life and education Gesina ter Borch was born on 15 November 1631 in Deventer in the Dutch Republic. She was the first child of the third marriage of Gerard ter Borch the Elder, who taught her to draw and paint. Her father was a draftsman and artist, but became a customs collector of commercial trade with the title of license master, working on the border between the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic. He trained her older and younger brothers more formally but ter Borch was well educated for a woman of her time and class, learning to read, write and study the art of calligraphy (seen as suitable endeavours for well-born women). She a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ina Van Faassen
Gesina Maria "Ina" van Faassen (19 November 1928 – 23 July 2011) was a Dutch actress and comedian. She was born to Gerard Heinrich van Faassen and Johanna Christina (née Heerding). One of the leading Dutch stage actresses with more than 600 performances, she also starred in several television series. In 1960, she married actor Ton van Duinhoven (died 2010). She died in 2011 in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ..., at age 82, and was interred at Zorgvlied cemetery. Selected filmography Television *Het grote mes (1960) * Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas (1960) *De roof van de gordel (1964) *Hans Brinker (1969) * Waaldrecht (1973) * De koperen tuin (1975) * Ieder zijn deel (1976–78) *De weduwnaar (1990) *Mama's proefkonijn (1996) *Oh oh Den Haag (2000) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesina Ter Laak-Spijk
Gesina Geertruida Hermina "Ine" ter Laak-Spijk (2 January 1931 – 29 September 2002) was a Dutch short and middle distance runner who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Biography Laak-Spijk finished second behind Margaret Pickerill in the 440 yards event at the British 1959 WAAA Championships The 1959 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at Motspur Park, London, on 4 July 1959. Results + Held on 8 August at Wolverhampton See also *1959 AAA Ch .... Laak-Spijk represented the Netherlands at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, competing in the 800 m event, but failed to reach the final. References 1931 births 2002 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Dutch female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Enschede Athletes from Overijssel 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henriëtte Gesina Numans
Henriëtte Gesina Numans (15 August 1877 – 11 May 1955) was a Dutch painter. Numans was born in Sintang Regency. She was trained in The Hague at the drawing school there in 1899–1900. She married the painter Waalko Jans Dingemans and they lived first in the Hague, in Nieuwkoop 1904–1911, and later in Haarlem, where he died in 1925. Henriette taught drawing at a school for girls and was a member of Kunst Zij Ons Doel there and Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam.Henriëtte Dingemans-Numans in the RKD Numans' work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale ''Onze Kunst van Heden'' (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Numans died in Zeist. References External linksHenriette Gisma Dingeman-Numans (1877–1955)on ArtnetHenrietta Gesina Dingemans-Numans (Dutch, 1877–1955)on Artnet Artnet.com is an art market website. It is operated by Artnet Worldwide Corporation, which has headquarters in New York City. It is owned by Artnet AG, a German publicly-traded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
