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Maia (given Name)
Maia is a feminine given name. It may be in reference to the mythic mother of Hermes. It is also a popular Māori name meaning "brave or confident." Notable people with the name include: * maia arson crimew, Swiss developer and computer hacker * Maia Asatiani, (born 1977), Georgian TV host * Maia Bellon, American lawyer and environmentalist * Maia Brewton (born 1977), American actress * Maia Estianty (born 1976), Indonesian singer * Maia Campbell (born 1976), American film and television actress * Maia Chiburdanidze (born 1961), Georgian chess grandmaster * Maia Lewis, New Zealand women's cricketer * Maia Makhateli, Georgian ballet dancer * Maia Mitchell (born 1993), Australian actress * Maia Morgenstern (born 1962), Romanian film and stage actress * Maía, stage name of Colombian singer Mónica Andrea Vives Orozco * Maia Ramsden, New Zealand athlete * Maia Sandu (born 1972), Moldovan politician * Maia Schwinghammer (born 2001), Canadian freestyle skier * Maia Shibutani Maia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Female
An organism's sex is female ( symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and males are results of the anisogamous reproduction system, wherein gametes are of different sizes (unlike isogamy where they are the same size). The exact mechanism of female gamete evolution remains unknown. In species that have males and females, sex-determination may be based on either sex chromosomes, or environmental conditions. Most female mammals, including female humans, have two X chromosomes. Characteristics of organisms with a female sex vary between different species, having different female reproductive systems, with some species showing characteristics secondary to the reproductive system, as with mammary glands in mammals. In humans, the word ''female'' can also be used to refer to gender in the social sense of gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maia Campbell
Maia Campbell is an American former actress known for her role as Nicole on the 1994 Fox comedy-drama series '' South Central'' and her portrayal of Tiffany Warren in the NBC/ UPN sitcom '' In the House'' for five seasons (1995–1999). She is also known for her roles as Cinny in the 1999 teen comedy '' Trippin''' and as Ashley in the 2000 television film '' Seventeen Again''. Early life and career Born in Takoma Park, Maryland, Campbell is the daughter of author Bebe Moore Campbell and Tiko Campbell, an architect and author from Washington, D.C. She was raised in the Ladera Heights section of Los Angeles. Campbell has become best known for her role as the witty adolescent daughter on the series ''In the House'', though she has been frequently seen on television. She was featured in a regular role as Nicole in the short-lived Fox series '' South Central'', portraying Larenz Tate's girlfriend, and also had a guest role in '' Thea''. She also had a minor role in John Singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maia (surname)
{{Short description, Family name Maia is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfredo Maia (born 1962), Portuguese politician * Bruna Reis Maia (born 1995), Brazilian actress and model, known as Bruna Marquezine * Beatriz Haddad Maia (born 1996), Brazilian professional tennis player * César Maia (born 1945), mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Circe Maia (born 1932), Uruguayan poet and translator * Deidson Araújo Maia, aka ''Veloso'', (born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Demian Maia (born 1977), Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts fighter * Gonçalo Mendes da Maia (c.1079–1170), Portuguese knight * Luizão Maia (1949–2005), Brazilian musician * Mel Maia (born 2004), Brazilian actress * Miguel Maia (born 1971), Portuguese beach volleyball player * Nuno Leal Maia (born 1947), Brazilian actor * Salgueiro Maia (1944–1992), Portuguese captain during the Carnation Revolution * Tim Maia (1942–1998), Brazilian musician See also *House of Maia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maia Weintraub
Maia Mei Weintraub (born October 24, 2002) is an American Foil (fencing), foil Fencing, fencer. She won the 2019 and 2023 USA Fencing Women's Foil National Championships, was ranked second in the world in 2021 in women's foil in the juniors, and won the 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA national women's foil championship. Weintraub represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics, United States at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil, Women's team foil, where she won a gold medal. Early life Weintraub was born and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is Jewish, and is the daughter of Elizabeth Surin, a retired immigration attorney, an immigrant from Singapore, and Jason Weintraub, an entomologist, who specializes in moths and butterflies. Weintraub attended Friends Select School in Philadelphia. Fencing career Weintraub fences at the Fencers Club, the Fencing Academy of Philadelphia, and Prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
