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Karlene
Karlene is an English language, English feminine given name that is a feminine form of Carl (name), Carl and an alternate form of Carla. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: Given name *Karlene Davis (born 1946), British midwife *Karlene Faith (1938- 2017), Canadian writer *Karlene Haughton (born 1972), Canadian hurdles athlete *Karlene Kirlew-Robertson, Jamaican politician *Karlene Maywald (born 1961), Australian politician See also *Carlene (name) *Karlee *Karleen *Karline Notes {{given name English feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlene Maywald
Karlene Ann Maywald (born 26 May 1961) is an Australian The Nationals South Australia, National Party politician who represented the seat of electoral district of Chaffey, Chaffey in the South Australian House of Assembly from October 1997 until March 2010. Her election to the South Australian Parliament made her leader of the South Australian Nationals and made her the first woman to lead a branch of the party at the state or federal level. During her tenure, from 2004 until 2010, she was the Minister for the River Murray and Minister for Water Security in the Mike Rann, Rann Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), Labor government. She is currently the Chair of the National Water Commission and a Director of SA Water, as well as Managing Director of Maywald Consultants Pty Ltd. Political career A small businessperson before entering Parliament, Maywald was first elected to parliament at the 1997 South Australian state election, 1997 state election on a margin of 2. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlene Faith
Karlene Faith (1938 – May 15, 2017) was a Canadian writer, feminist, scholar, and human rights activist. She was a professor emerita at the Simon Fraser University School of Criminology. Early life and career Karlene Faith was born in Aylsham, Saskatchewan in 1938. She was the oldest of six children and her father was a United Church Minister. After moving to a small town in Montana near a jail, Faith often witnessed police brutality. In 1970, she earned her anthropology degree with Highest Honors at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She also played a role in developing the Santa Cruz Women's Prison Project in 1972. Faith received a Danforth Fellowship to study for four more years at UC Santa Cruz, earning her Ph.D. in 1981. Career While working at a local radio station as a record librarian, she was given air play to read teletype news on the Korean War, the House Un-American Activities Committee, and other events. By the time she was 30, Faith had worked i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlene Davis
Dame Karlene Cecile Davis, DBE (born 10 October 1946) is a former General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Midwifery, Regional Representative for Europe in the International Confederation of Midwives, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, and a member of the Wellbeing Council at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Born and raised in Jamaica, Davis emigrated to the UK in 1967 to train as a nurse and later as a midwife before going on to teach midwifery. Her goal is to see midwives acknowledged as the "lead professionals in maternity care, working together to enhance the wider public health both nationally and internationally". Davis was appointed General Secretary of The Royal College of Midwives in 1994 and served until October 2008. In her period of leadership Davis transformed the RCM into the modern professional membership organisation and effective trade union that it is today. She instituted th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlene Haughton
Karlene Vivienne Haughton (born 18 October 1972) is a Jamaican-born Canadian retired athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Summer Olympics, Olympic Sport of athletics, athletics programme since 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900 for men and since 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 for women. On a .... She changed allegiance from her native Jamaica in 1998. Her personal best in the event is 55.11 set in 1997. Competition record References External links * * * * * * 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint Ann Parish Sportspeople from Scarborough, Ontario Commonwealth Games competitors for Jamaica Jamaican female hurdlers Canadian female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athlete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlene Kirlew-Robertson
Karlene Kirlew-Robertson is a Jamaican politician. Political career She was elected in the 1993 Jamaican general election. She was unseated in the 1997 Jamaican general election. References See also * List of female members of the House of Representatives of Jamaica Living people 20th-century Jamaican women politicians 20th-century Jamaican politicians 21st-century Jamaican women politicians 21st-century Jamaican politicians Members of the House of Representatives of Jamaica People's National Party (Jamaica) politicians {{Jamaica-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlene (name)
Carlene is a girl's given name, a variant of Charlene, that reached a peak of popularity in America in the 1950s. US birth records show over 12,000 birth names as Carlene from 1916 to 1972 with a peak of 371 birth names in 1955. Several songs have been titled after the name – by the New Monkees (1987), then the best-known Carlene (Phil Vassar song), and a song by Westbound Train (2003). People with the given name Carlene * Carlene Aguilar, Filipino actress and a former beauty queen * Jazz (wrestler) (redirect from Carlene Begnaud) (1973) American professional wrestler *Carlene Carter (1955), American country singer * Carlene Davis (1953), Jamaican gospel and reggae singer * Carlene LeFevre, competitive eater from Henderson, Nevada * Carlene Mitchell, American coach * Carlene Smith, Jamaica's first Dancehall Queen crowned in 1992 * Carlene M. Walker, American politician and businesswoman from Utah * Carlene West (born ), Australian Indigenous artist References See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlee
Karlee is an English feminine given name that is a feminine form of Carl and an alternate form of Carla. Notable people known by this name include the following: Given name * Karlee Bispo (born 1990), American competition swimmer * Karlee Burgess (born 1998), Canadian curler * Karlee Macer (born 1971), American politician * Karlee Perez, known as Catrina (wrestler), (born 1986) is an American actress, model, professional wrestler and valet See also * Carlee * Karle (name) * Karleen *Karlene Karlene is an English language, English feminine given name that is a feminine form of Carl (name), Carl and an alternate form of Carla. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: Given name *Karlene Davis (born 1946), British m ... * Karlie Notes {{given name English feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karleen
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Karleen is a feminine given name. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: Given name * Karleen Bradford (born 1936), Canadian author *Karleen Koen, American novelist * Karleen Pendleton Jiménez (born 1971), American writer * Karleen Thompson (born 1968), American basketball coach See also * Carleen (given name) *Karlee *Karlene Karlene is an English language, English feminine given name that is a feminine form of Carl (name), Carl and an alternate form of Carla. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: Given name *Karlene Davis (born 1946), British m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karline
Karline is a German feminine given name that is an alternate form of Karla. Notable people known by this name include the following: Given name * Karlīne Nīmane (born 1990) Latvian basketball player * Karlīne Štāla (born 1986) Latvian race car driver See also * Karine *Karlene Karlene is an English language, English feminine given name that is a feminine form of Carl (name), Carl and an alternate form of Carla. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: Given name *Karlene Davis (born 1946), British m ... * Karlie * Karlin (surname) * Karlina * Karoline (other) * Karrine Steffans Notes {{given name German feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, migrated to Britain after its End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman occupiers left. English is the list of languages by total number of speakers, most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the list of languages by number of native speakers, third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish language, Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in list of countries and territories where English ... [...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) 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. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl (name)
Carl is a North Germanic masculine name meaning "free man". The name originates in Old Norse. It is the first name of many Kings of Sweden including Carl XVI Gustaf. It is a variant of the English Charles, and the Latin Carolus (name), Carolus. List of people named Carl Royalty and nobility *Carl Bernadotte (1911–2003), Swedish prince *Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916–2012), Swedish prince *Carl XVI Gustaf (born 1946), King of Sweden 1973 to present *Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (born 1979), Prince of Sweden *Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861–1951), Swedish prince :Most other Swedish and Norwegian royalty so named – see Carl of Sweden (other), Carl of Sweden – are listed on English Wikipedia as ''Charles''. *Carl, Duke of Württemberg (1936–2022), head of the House of Württemberg from 1975 to 2022 As a given name *Carl Abbott (urban historian) (born 1944), American historian *Carl Abrahams (1911–2005), Jamaican artist *Carl Adams (wrestler) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
