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Gwenda (given Name)
Gwenda is a feminine given name of Welsh origin. It was apparently derived in the 19th century using the Welsh adjectives ''gwen'' "white, fair, blessed" and '' da'' "good", and may be a variant of Gwendolen (otherwise Gwendaline), or a feminine form of Gwyndaf, a Welsh saint.Mike Campbell"Gwenda" Behind the Name. Retrieved 2013-01-02. 'Gwenda' first appears in the UK General Register Office registration of births in the September 1874 Quarter, and for marriages in the June 1861 Quarter. It was "regularly used until the 1960s, now rare." Notable people named Gwenda *Gwenda Blair (born 1943), American nonfiction author *Gwenda Bond (born 1976), American writer * Gwenda Deacon (1946–2006), American actress * Gwenda Evans, British costume designer * Gwenda Ewen, British actress *Gwenda Hawkes (1894–1990), British racing driver * Gwenda Lorenzetti, Canadian actress *Gwenda Morgan (1908–1991), British artist * (born 1965), Welsh singer *Gwenda Thomas (born 1942), Welsh politic ... [...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 A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, mea ...) 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. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwenda Thomas
Gwenda Thomas (born 22 January 1942 in Neath) is a Welsh Labour politician. Thomas was first elected to the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 and re-elected in 2003, having almost doubled her majority. She is a fluent Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ... speaker. She is a member of the GMB Union. She was re-elected as Welsh Labour's Assembly Member for Neath on 3 May 2007 for a third 4-year term in office, with a majority reduced from 4,946 to 1,944, and a loss of 398 votes from the 2003 Assembly election. In the 2011 Assembly election, Thomas increased her majority to 6,390. Responsibilities in the Welsh Assembly She was Chair of the assembly's Equality of Opportunity Committee and was appointed in December 2003 by the First Minister for Wales, Rhodr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Feminine Given Names
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclone Gwenda
Severe Tropical Cyclone Gwenda is tied with Cyclone Inigo as the most intense Australian tropical cyclone on record (with the possible exception of Cyclone Mahina), with a barometric pressure of 900 hPa (mbar) and was the most intense storm worldwide in 1999. Forming out of a tropical disturbance over the Arafura Sea on 2 April 1999, the precursor to Gwenda tracked slowly westward and gradually became more organised. On 4 April, the system developed into a Category 1 cyclone and was named Gwenda. It began to undergo explosive intensification the following day, and in a 30-hour span ending early on 7 April, the storm's maximum 10-minute sustained wind speed increased from to and its barometric pressure decreased to 900 hPa (mbar). The Joint Typhoon Warning Center reported that the storm had peaked as a high-end Category 4 equivalent on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale. Increasing wind shear and an acceleration in forward speed caused Gwenda to quickly weaken. Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy
Wendy is a given name now generally given to girls in English-speaking countries. In Britain, Wendy appeared as a masculine name in a parish record in 1615. It was also used as a surname in Britain from at least the 17th century. Its popularity in Britain as a feminine name is owed to the character Wendy Darling from the 1904 play ''Peter Pan'' and its 1911 novelisation ''Peter and Wendy'' by J. M. Barrie. Its popularity reached a peak in the 1960s, and subsequently declined. The name was inspired by young Margaret Henley, daughter of Barrie's poet friend W. E. Henley. With the common childhood difficulty pronouncing ''R''s, Margaret reportedly used to call him "my fwiendy-wendy". In Germany after 1986, the name Wendy became popular because it is the name of a magazine (targeted specifically at young girls) about horses and horse riding. People Business and politics * Wendy Davis, American politician * Wendi Deng, Chinese-born American businesswoman * Wendy Morgan, Gue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen (given Name)
Gwen is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "white, holy". It can 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) ( br, Gwenvred) *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 or the We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenda (given Name)
Glenda () is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Glenda (musician), Glenda López Exposito (born 1988), Cuban singer, songwriter, and flute player *Glenda Adams (born 1939), Australian author *Glenda Collins (born 1943), English pop singer *Glenda Farrell (1904–1971), American actress *Glenda Gilmore (born 1949), American historian of the Southern United States *Glenda Goertzen (born 1967), Canadian author *Glenda Hatchett (born 1951), American television jurist known as "Judge Hatchett" *Glenda Hood (born 1950), American politician *Glenda Jackson (born 1936), English actress and politician *Glenda Linscott (born 1958), Australian actress *Glenda Randerson (born 1949), New Zealand painter *Glenda Slagg, fictional columnist in ''Private Eye'' See also *Glinda *Glenys *Glendora (other), Glendora (feminization of ''Owain Glyndŵr, Glendower'') *Gwenda (given name) References {{given name [Baidu] |
Ordeal By Innocence
''Ordeal by Innocence'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 3 November 1958 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The UK edition retailed at twelve shillings and sixpence (12/6) and the US edition at $2.95. A crucial witness is unaware of his role as such until two years after a man is found guilty of a murder. When he realizes the information he holds, he re-opens the pain of loss in a family, and re-opens the question of who was the murderer two years ago. This novel received mixed reviews at the time of publication, as reviewers were not generally comfortable with the psychological aspects of the story. The plot had her "customary ingenuity" but lacked "blitheness" and was "much too like an attempt at psychological fiction". Sympathy is evoked for too many characters, "but the unravelling is sound and the story well told." Another said there is ingenuity and a good end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleeping Murder
''Sleeping Murder: Miss Marple's Last Case'' is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in October 1976 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed for £3.50 and the US edition for $7.95. The book features Miss Marple. Released posthumously, it was the last published Christie novel, although not the last Miss Marple novel in order of writing. The story is explicitly set in 1944 but the first draft of the novel was possibly written during the Blitz in 1940. Miss Marple aids a young couple who choose to uncover events in the wife's past life, and not let sleeping murder lie. Plot summary Newlywed Gwenda Reed travels ahead of her husband to find a home for them on the south coast of England. In a short time, she finds and buys Hillside, a large old house that feels just like home. She supervises workers in a renovation, staying in a one-time nursery room while the work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwenda Young
''Phytomyptera'' is a genus of bristle flies in the family Tachinidae The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1,300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in this fami .... There are at least 60 described species in ''Phytomyptera''.James E. O'Hara, Hiroshi Shima, & Chuntian Zhang. "Annotated Catalogue of the Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) of China." ''Zootaxa'' 2190 (2009): 1-236. Species References Tachininae Tachinidae genera Taxa named by Camillo Rondani {{Tachininae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwenda Morgan
Gwenda Morgan (1 February 1908 – 1991) was a British wood engraver. She lived in the town of Petworth in West Sussex. Early life Morgan was born in Petworth, her father having moved there to work at the ironmongers, Austen & Co, of which he later became proprietor. He was the son of a Welsh-born military farrier. Education Following school in Petworth and at Brighton and Hove High School, Morgan, studied at Goldsmiths' College of Art in London from 1926. From 1930 she attended the Grosvenor School of Modern Art in Pimlico where she was taught and strongly influenced by the principal, Iain Macnab.Christopher Sandford, 'Gwenda Morgan: an Engraver of the Countryside.' Studio International, 1950. Volume 140. Page 16. The Grosvenor School was a progressive art school and the championing of wood engraving and linocuts fitted with its democratic approach to the arts.Jeanne Cannizzo, ''A Study in Contrast: Sybil Andrews and Gwenda Morgan''. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
