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Gwen (singer)
Gwen is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "white, holy". It can also be a shortened form of '' Gwenhwyfar'' ( Guinevere) or other names beginning with the same element, such as: * Gwenhael, Gwenael, Gwenvael, Gwenaelle * Gwenda (explained as a compound of '' gwen'' "white, pure, blessed, holy" + '' da'' "good, well") * Gwendolen, Gwendoline, Gwendolyn * Gweneira (from ''gwen'' "white" + '' eira'' "snow") * Gwenfair (combination of ''gwen'' "blessed, holy" + -''fair'', soft mutation of ''Mair'', "(the Virgin) Mary" * Winefride (originally Gwenffrewi) () * Gwenfron (from ''gwen'' "white" + '' fron'', mutated form of '' bron'' "breast"; ''cf.'' Bronwen) * Gwenyth, Gwenith (identical to the Welsh word for "wheat") * Gwenllian * Gwennant (compound of ''gwen'' "white" + ''nant'' "stream, brook") * Gwenola (modern feminized form of Breton '' Winwaloe'') Although superficially similar, Gwyneth has a different, albeit uncertain, etymological origin (likely either from Gwynedd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. , it had a population of 3.2 million. It has a total area of and over of Coastline of Wales, coastline. It is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperate climate, north temperate zone and has a changeable, Oceanic climate, maritime climate. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff. A distinct Culture of Wales, Welsh culture emerged among the Celtic Britons after the End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was briefly united under Gruffudd ap Llywelyn in 1055. After over 200 years of war, the Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by King Edward I o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winefride
Saint Winifred (or Winefride; ; ) was a Wales in the Early Middle Ages, Welsh virgin martyr of the 7th century. Her story was celebrated as early as the 8th century, but became popular in England in the 12th, when her hagiography was first written down. A healing spring (hydrosphere), spring at the traditional site of her decapitation and restoration is now a shrine and pilgrimage site called St Winefride's Well in Holywell, Flintshire, Holywell, Flintshire, in Wales and known as "the Lourdes of Wales", which was granted the status of National Shrine for England and Wales in November 2023. Life and legend The oldest accounts of Winifred's life date to the 12th century. According to legend, Winifred was the daughter of a chieftain of Tegeingl,"St. Winifred", The Cistercian Way Welsh nobleman Tyfid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Carr
Gwen Carr (born 1949) is an American activist, public speaker, and author. Carr's son, Killing of Eric Garner, Eric Garner, was killed by a New York Police Department officer who used a prohibited chokehold to arrest Garner. Since her son's death, Carr has become active in police reform in the United States, including as a member of Mothers of the Movement and a voice in the Black Lives Matter movement. Death of son, Eric Garner On July 17, 2014, Carr's son Eric Garner was killed by a New York Police Department officer who used a prohibited chokehold while arresting Garner. Garner's death was filmed, with "I can't breathe" being his final words, which went viral and became a mantra of the Black Lives Matter ("BLM") and anti-police brutality movement. Carr became part of the BLM movement and became a leading supporter of justice for the death of her son. On December 4, 2014, a grand jury declined to indict the police officer, Daniel Pantaleo. Carr expressed disappointment and frust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Bristow
Gwen Bristow (September 16, 1903 – August 17, 1980) was an American writer and journalist, best known for her tales of the Old South, especially the "Plantation Trilogy." In 1974, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Early life Bristow was born in Marion, South Carolina in 1903 to Baptist minister Louis Judson Bristow and Caroline Cornelia Winkler. Bristow became interested in writing while reporting junior high school functions for her local newspaper. Education Bristow attended Anderson Baptist College in Anderson, South Carolina, for one year before transferring to Judson College in Marion, Alabama. Bristow disliked the strict rules that Judson imposed on its all-women student population. Students were required to wear uniforms, and they were forbidden from speaking with men or boys during visits downtown. Bristow directed and acted in two plays at Judson, playing the roles of men in both. Bristow was voted "Most Original" in her junior class in 1923. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Berry
Gwendolyn Denise Berry (born June 29, 1989) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the hammer throw. Her mark of on June 8, 2018, ranks her #7 on the all-time list. She also holds the world record in the weight throw with a mark of set in March 2017. She is a three-time national champion in the weight throw at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She was the gold medalist in the hammer at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival. She is also the 2019 Pan American Games Champion. Career Early life and college Gwen Berry was born to Michael Berry and Laura Hayes; she grew up in Florissant, Missouri and attended McCluer High School. While there she was a basketball player but started taking part in track in the off-season and competed in the triple jump. She began studying for a degree in psychology and criminal justice at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2007. She took up throwing events for the Southern Illinois Salukis collegiate team an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Barlee
Patrica Gwen Barlee (March 29, 1963 – June 21, 2017) was an environmental activist noted for her advocacy on environmental issues concerning endangered species, waterways, and provincial parks. She spent most of her environmentalist career pushing for standalone endangered species legislation in British Columbia. She is best known for her committed role to the Western Canada Wilderness Committee as national policy director (2001–2017) and participation in environmental campaigns for the British Columbia government to preserve tens of thousands of hectares for the northern spotted owl in 2011. Barlee co-wrote a book titled “In Defence of Canada's Spotted Owl” with authors Andrew Miller and Devon Page, published by the Wilderness Committee. She had a vital role in the halt of government construction plans to build resorts in provincial and national parks. She also uncovered incident reports about the negative impacts of the industrial power stations on the environment, leadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Benaway
Gwen Benaway is a Canadian poet and activist. As of October 2019, she was a PhD candidate in the Women & Gender Studies Institute at the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto. Benaway has also written non-fiction for ''The Globe and Mail'' and ''Maclean's''. Activism Benaway has spoken publicly about the healthcare system and transphobia. Benaway has said, ″I guess I can't tell the difference between living and writing, the social and the political, the body and the voice, the binary and the limitlessness of my heart. I'm trans, and by that I mean I'm beyond what the world can contain." Benaway was one of the most prominent activists against the Toronto Public Library's decision to allow the feminist writer Meghan Murphy and the Radical Feminists Unite group to hold a speaking event at the library in 2019. She protested against the event to express her objection to comments Murphy had made about transgender people and Murphy's opposition to the establishm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bini (group)
Bini (stylized in all caps; formerly Star Hunt Academy Girls or SHA Girls) is a Filipino girl group formed in 2019 through ABS-CBN's ''Star Hunt Academy (SHA)''. The group is composed of eight members: Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha, Jhoanna, and Sheena. Bini debuted on June 11, 2021, with their single, " Born to Win", after three years of training under ''SHA''. Before their debut, the group released a pre-debut single, " Da Coconut Nut", on November 20, 2020. The group has since then gained widespread recognition and has been dubbed as the "Nation's Girl Group" due to their significant impact on the public and Philippine pop music. They became the first Filipino pop group with the most monthly listeners on Spotify, and the first to top ''Billboard'''s Philippine Songs chart. In 2025, they amassed one billion all-time streams on Spotify. They are also the first to receive the '' Billboard Philippines'' Women in Music "Rising Star" Award, and in 2025, they wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwynedd
Gwynedd () is a county in the north-west of Wales. It borders Anglesey across the Menai Strait to the north, Conwy, Denbighshire, and Powys to the east, Ceredigion over the Dyfi estuary to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The city of Bangor is the largest settlement, and the administrative centre is Caernarfon. The preserved county of Gwynedd, which is used for ceremonial purposes, includes the Isle of Anglesey. Gwynedd is the second largest county in Wales but sparsely populated, with an area of and a population of 117,400. After Bangor (18,322), the largest settlements are Caernarfon (9,852), Bethesda (4,735), and Pwllheli (4,076). The county has the highest percentage of Welsh speakers in Wales, at 64.4%, and is considered a heartland of the language. The geography of Gwynedd is mountainous, with a long coastline to the west. The county contains much of Snowdonia (), a national park which contains Wales's highest mountain, Snowdon (; ). To the west, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwyneth
Gwyneth (sometimes Gweneth or Gwynyth) is a Welsh feminine given name which derives from the kingdom of Gwynedd. It gained popularity, first in Wales and then across the English speaking world, in the 19th century. This may have been the result of author Ann Harriet Hughes, who adopted ''Gwyneth Vaughan'' as her pen name. Notable people: * Gwyneth Boodoo, American psychologist and expert on educational measurement *Gwyneth Cravens, American novelist and journalist *Gwyneth Dunwoody (1930–2008), Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom *Gwyneth Glyn (born 1979), Welsh language poet and musician *Gwyneth Herbert (born 1981), British singer-songwriter and composer *Gwyneth Ho (born 1990), Hong Kong social activist and former journalist * Gwyneth Hughes, British screenwriter and documentary director * Mabel Gweneth Humphreys, mathematician * Gwyneth Johnstone (1915–2010), English landscape painter *Gwyneth Jones (novelist) (born 1952), British science fiction and fantasy write ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winwaloe
Winwaloe (; ; or ; – 3 March 532) was the founder and first abbot of Landévennec Abbey (literally " Lann of Venec"), also known as the Monastery of Winwaloe. It was just south of Brest in Brittany, now part of France. Life Winwaloe was the son of Fragan (or Fracan), a prince of Dumnonia, and his wife Gwen the Three-Breasted, who had fled to Brittany to avoid the plague.Butler, Alban. The lives of the fathers, martyrs, and other principal saints', volume 1, p. 275 (Henry & Co. 1857). Winwaloe was born about 460, apparently at Plouguin, near Saint-Pabu, where his supposed place of birth, a feudal hillock, can still be seen. Winwaloe grew up in Ploufragan near Saint-Brieuc with his brother Wethenoc, and his brother Jacut. They were later joined by a sister, Creirwy, and still later by half-brother Cadfan. He was educated by Budoc of Dol on Lavret island in the Bréhat archipelago near Paimpol. As a young man Winwaloe conceived a wish to visit Ireland to see the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwenllian
Gwenllian (or Gwenllïan) is a Welsh given name, a combination of ''gwen'' "fair, blessed, white" and ''llian'' " flaxen"). It is most prominently known as the name of two women in medieval Wales who have, for different reasons, become symbols of Welsh patriotism and/or independence. Notable people Arts and entertainment * Gwenllian Anthony, member of Adwaith * Gwenllian Gill, actress Athletes * Gwenllian Jenkins, rugby union player * Gwenllian Pyrs, rugby union player Medieval Wales *Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd (1097–1136) Her patriotic revolt and subsequent death in battle at Kidwelly Castle contributed to the Great Revolt of 1136 *Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn (1282–1337) A daughter of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Ein Llyw Olaf, and sister to Catherine his eldest daughter. Owain Glyndŵr was later to adopt the (lions rampant version) arms of Llywelyn on the basis of direct descent via Catherine, Catherine being the heraldic heiress of Llywelyn.Owen, Edward: ‘Owain Lawgoch – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
