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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] |
Maia Shibutani
Maia Harumi Shibutani (born July 20, 1994) is an American ice dancer. Partnered with her brother Alex Shibutani, she is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist (2018), a three-time World medalist (silver in 2016, bronze in 2011 and 2017), the 2016 Four Continents champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2016, 2017). The siblings have won six titles on the Grand Prix series and stood on the podium at 14 consecutive U.S. Championships, at five levels including eight as seniors. At the junior level, they are 2009 World Junior silver and 2009–10 JGP Final bronze medalists. They are two-time members of the US Olympic team, competing at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. In 2018, the siblings became the first ice dancers who are both of Asian descent to medal at the Olympics (winning bronze in both team figure skating and the individual ice dancing event). They are the second sibling duo to ever share an ice dancing Olympic medal, and the first from the United States. The Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maia Schwinghammer
Maia (; Ancient Greek: Μαῖα; also spelled Maie, ; ), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes, one of the major Greek gods, by Zeus, the king of Olympus. Family Maia is the daughter of AtlasHesiod, ''Theogony'' 938 and Pleione the Oceanid, and is the oldest of the seven Pleiades.Apollodorus3.10.1/ref> They were born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, and are sometimes called mountain nymphs, ''oreads''; Simonides of Ceos sang of "mountain Maia" ''(Maiados oureias)'' "of the lovely black eyes." Because they were daughters of Atlas, they were also called the Atlantides. Mythology Birth of Hermes According to the ''Homeric Hymn to Hermes'', Zeus, in the dead of night, secretly made love to Maia, who avoided the company of the gods, in a cave of Cyllene. She became pregnant with Hermes. After giving birth to the baby, Maia wrapped him in blankets and went to sleep. The rapidly maturing infant Hermes crawled away to Thess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maia Sandu
Maia Sandu (; born 24 May 1972) is a Moldovan politician who is serving as the sixth president of Moldova since 2020. She is the founder and former leader of the Party of Action and Solidarity and was Prime Minister of Moldova, prime minister of Moldova from 8 June 2019 until 14 November 2019, when her government collapsed after a vote of no-confidence. Sandu was Ministry of Education, Culture and Research (Moldova), minister of education from 2012 to 2015 and member of the parliament of Moldova from 2014 to 2015, and again in 2019. Sandu was elected president of Moldova in a landslide victory during the 2020 Moldovan presidential election. The first female president of Moldova, Sandu is a strong supporter of the accession of Moldova to the European Union, overseeing Moldova's granting of candidate status, and is widely considered "Western world, pro-Western". She has criticised and opposed Russia's invasion of Ukraine and supported subsequent steps to reduce Moldova's economic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maia Ramsden
Maia Ramsden (born 23 March 2002) is a track and field and cross-country athlete from New Zealand. Early and personal life Ramsden was born in New York to Mark and Margot Ramsden. Her father had a career in foreign affairs for the New Zealand Government, and was assigned to the United Nations at the time of her birth. From the age of three, she was raised in Wellington, New Zealand. She also studied at International Schools in Suva, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Addis Ababa. Ramsden studied history and literature, with a focus on the Pacific at Harvard University, graduating in 2024. She has siblings Griffyn and Isla. College career Ramsden was U20 New Zealand national champion over 800m and 1500m in March 2020. Competing indoors in Boston in February 2023, she ran a personal best time of 4:30.19 for the mile, which placed her second on the all-time New Zealand women’s mile lists behind only Kim Smith, who ran 4:24.14 in 2008. Ramsden won the 1500m title at the 2023 NCAA Ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maía
Mónica Andrea Vives Orozco, more commonly known as Maía (born 1981 in Barranquilla, Colombia) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. History Mónica Vives Orozco (Maía) is the only child of Rafael Vives and Mónica Orozco. She grew up in Prado 15 Mar km from Barranquilla, the capital of the Atlántico Department on Colombia's Caribbean coast. In 1998 at the age of 16, Maía won the Colombia Suena Bien (English: Colombia Sounds Good) contest organised by Sony Music. In 2003 at the age of 22, Maía released her first studio album ''El Baile de los Sueños'' which was distributed throughout Latin America, Spain and the United States of America. The tracks "Niña Bonita" and "Se Me Acabó El Amor" were released as singles. "Niña Bonita" was used as the main theme for the Colombian telenovela ''La Costeña y El Cachaco'' In 2005 Maía released her second album ''Natural'' from which the track "Ingenuidad" was released as a single. Also in 2005 Maía won Best Female Solo Singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maia Morgenstern
Maia Emilia Ninel Morgenstern (; born 1 May 1962) is a Romanian film and stage actress, Gabriela Dumba, ("Pure and simple, Maia Morgenstern", but with a pun, because Simplu is a Romanian musical group with whom she had done a video), ''Gardianul'', December 23, 2006. Accessed online December 20, 2007. described by Florin Mitu of AMOS News as "a symbol of Romanian theater and film". Internationally, she is best known for portraying the Blessed Virgin Mary in Mel Gibson's '' The Passion of the Christ''. In Romania, she has been nationally known since her 1992 role as Nela in ''Balanța'', a film known in the United States as '' The Oak''. The film is set during the waning days of Communist Romania. She received a star on the Romanian Walk of Fame in Bucharest on 1 May 2011. Biography Born in Bucharest, Romania, to a Jewish family, she attended the Zoia Kosmodeminskaia High School in her native city, and graduated from the Film and Theatre Academy of Bucharest in 1985. Her f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maia Mitchell
Maia McCall Mitchell (born 18 August 1993) is an Australian actress and singer. Known for her work in film and television, she has received various accolades, including nominations for eight Teen Choice Awards. Born and raised in Lismore, she began her career on Australian television, playing lead roles in '' Mortified'' (20062007), '' Trapped'' (20082009) and ''Castaway'' (2011). After moving to America, she had her film debut in the science fiction thriller '' After the Dark'' (2013) and subsequently had her breakthrough starring opposite Ross Lynch in the Disney Channel musical films '' Teen Beach Movie'' (2013) and '' Teen Beach 2'' (2015). Global stardom followed with her critically acclaimed performances as troubled foster child Callie Adams Foster in the Freeform drama series '' The Fosters'' (20132018) and its sequel '' Good Trouble'' (20192024), the latter of which she also produced. During this period, Mitchell also had roles in films, such as the crime drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maia Makhateli
Maia Makhateli (born November 5, 1985) is a Georgian ballet dancer. After terms with the Colorado Ballet and the Birmingham Royal Ballet, she joined the Dutch National Ballet in 2006, where she now is a principal dancer. Early life Makhateli was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. Her parents, Nikoloz Makhateli and Marina Loladze, were dancers at the Georgian National Ballet. Her grandfather was a notable folk dancer and her grandmother was an opera singer. Her older brother David is also a dancer (formerly a principal with The Royal Ballet). Starting at age 9, she trained in ballet at the Vakhtang Chabukiani Choreographic Choreographic Institute in Tbilisi with Larisa Chkikvishvili. Career When she was 15, her father was offered a job with the Sun Valley Ballet School in Ketchum, Idaho, US. Makhateli also attended the school, where she danced in ''The Nutcracker'' together with her brother David. Her parents now run the Makhateli Ballet Academy in Denver, Colorado. Maia trained in Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
