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Melinda
Melinda is a feminine given name. Etymology The modern name ''Melinda'' is a combination of "Mel" with the suffix "-inda". "Mel" can be derived from names such as Melanie meaning "dark, black" in Greek, or from Melissa (μέλισσα) meaning "honeybee" in Greek. It is also associated with the Greek word ''meli'', meaning "honey", and with Linda, from "lind" meaning "gentle, soft, tender" in the Germanic languages. Pronunciation The typical English pronunciation of Melinda is . In Hungarian, the stress is on the first syllable: . Usage and popularity The name Melinda is used in English and Hungarian. In the United States, its popularity peaked in 1973 at No. 72. In 1990 it was in the top 1000 names in the US, and in 2002 it was in the top 100 names in Hungary. Since its peak the popularity of the name Melinda has been gradually declining in the United States, to last be seen on the top 1000 list in 2002 at No. 932. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Melinda is a feminine given name. Etymology The modern name ''Melinda'' is a combination of "Mel" with the suffix "-inda". "Mel" can be derived from names such as Melanie meaning "dark, black" in Greek language, Greek, or from Melissa (μέλισσα) meaning "honeybee" in Greek. It is also associated with the Greek word ''meli'', meaning "honey", and with Linda (name), Linda, from "lind" meaning "gentle, soft, tender" in the Germanic languages. Pronunciation The typical English pronunciation of Melinda is . In Hungarian, the stress is on the first syllable: . Usage and popularity The name Melinda is used in English and Hungarian. In the United States, its popularity peaked in 1973 at No. 72. In 1990 it was in the top 1000 names in the US, and in 2002 it was in the top 100 names in Hungary. Since its peak the popularity of the name Melinda has been gradually declining in the United States, to last be seen on the top 1000 list in 2002 at No. 932. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Melinda is a feminine given name. Etymology The modern name ''Melinda'' is a combination of "Mel" with the suffix "-inda". "Mel" can be derived from names such as Melanie meaning "dark, black" in Greek, or from Melissa (μέλισσα) meaning "honeybee" in Greek. It is also associated with the Greek word ''meli'', meaning "honey", and with Linda, from "lind" meaning "gentle, soft, tender" in the Germanic languages. Pronunciation The typical English pronunciation of Melinda is . In Hungarian, the stress is on the first syllable: . Usage and popularity The name Melinda is used in English and Hungarian. In the United States, its popularity peaked in 1973 at No. 72. In 1990 it was in the top 1000 names in the US, and in 2002 it was in the top 100 names in Hungary. Since its peak the popularity of the name Melinda has been gradually declining in the United States, to last be seen on the top 1000 list in 2002 at No. 932. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Melinda is a feminine given name. Etymology The modern name ''Melinda'' is a combination of "Mel" with the suffix "-inda". "Mel" can be derived from names such as Melanie meaning "dark, black" in Greek, or from Melissa (μέλισσα) meaning "honeybee" in Greek. It is also associated with the Greek word ''meli'', meaning "honey", and with Linda, from "lind" meaning "gentle, soft, tender" in the Germanic languages. Pronunciation The typical English pronunciation of Melinda is . In Hungarian, the stress is on the first syllable: . Usage and popularity The name Melinda is used in English and Hungarian. In the United States, its popularity peaked in 1973 at No. 72. In 1990 it was in the top 1000 names in the US, and in 2002 it was in the top 100 names in Hungary. Since its peak the popularity of the name Melinda has been gradually declining in the United States, to last be seen on the top 1000 list in 2002 at No. 932. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda Clarke
Melinda Patrice "Mindy" Clarke (born April 24, 1969) is an American actress. Clarke is known for portraying Faith Taylor on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' (1989–1990), Julie Cooper on Fox's teen drama series '' The O.C.'' (2003–2007), Lady Heather on CBS's crime drama series '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2001–2015) and Amanda on the action thriller series '' Nikita'' (2010–2013). Early life Clarke was raised in Dana Point, California. She is the daughter of actor John Clarke. One of three siblings, Clarke's sister, Heidi, died in 1994 of a malignant heart tumor. In 1987, Clarke graduated from Dana Hills High School, where she was a member of the drama club and took part in school productions. Career Clarke appeared on the daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' as Faith Taylor (where her father was a senior cast member), and starred in the television series '' Soldier of Fortune, Inc.'' She also guest-starred on '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' as the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda Marx
Melinda Marie Marx (born August 14, 1946) is an American actress, singer, and musician who had a brief movie career. She is the daughter and only surviving child of Groucho Marx and his second wife, Kay Marvis Gorcey. Life and work Marx appeared frequently on television with her father. She was a contestant on his quiz show ''You Bet Your Life'' at least four times: She first appeared at age 8 (a surprise contestant who did not play the game) with boxer Mickey Walker. On this same episode Melinda and Groucho sang "There Is Beauty in the Bellow of the Blast" from ''The Mikado'' by Gilbert and Sullivan. On a later episode she and Groucho teamed up with Edgar Bergen and his then 11-year-old daughter Candice Bergen to win $1,000 for the Girl Scouts of the USA.; Melinda Marx appeared on You Bet Your Life again on June 12–not as a contestant, but as a surprise guest to sing "Witch Doctor". She appeared a fourth time in a 1961 episode with singer/actor Bobby Van as a contestant and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda Messenger
Melinda Jane Messenger (born 23 February 1971) is an English television presenter and former glamour photography, glamour model and Page Three girl. She presented the magazine programme ''Live from Studio Five'' and was formerly the co-Television presenter, presenter of the reality show ''Cowboy Builders''. Early life Messenger was born in Swindon, Wiltshire. After attending different schools, one of which was Dorcan Technology College, she spent six months working as a flight attendant for Britannia Airways. She then joined a local marketing company and rose to become customer services manager, overseeing a staff of 50 employees. Career Modelling Messenger decided to become a model, and was advised by the Jason Paul Modelling Agency to Breast augmentation, enhance her breasts, which she enlarged from a 34C to a 34DD cup. She then took a job modelling for a Gloucester-based double glazing company, Glevum, dressed only in lingerie. As part of an advertising campaign called "Class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda Kinnaman
Melinda Rosalie Kinnaman (born 9 November 1971) is a Swedish-American actress. Life and career Kinnaman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to American parents Dee and Steve Kinnaman. Her paternal half-brother Joel Kinnaman is also an actor. By age thirteen, she made her acting debut, portraying the tomboy Saga in the acclaimed 1985 movie '' My Life as a Dog'', directed by Lasse Hallström, for which she won Best Young Actress in A Foreign Film at the 9th Youth in Film Awards. She was educated at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in Stockholm from 1991 to 1994. Since then she has been part of the ensemble at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and made major parts in many classics, such as Iphigenia in '' Iphigenia at Aulis'' (1995), Bianca in ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1997), Anja in ''The Cherry Orchard'' (1997), Estelle in Sartre's ''No Exit'' (2000), Marie in ''Woyzeck'' (2003), Jessica in ''The Merchant of Venice'' (2004) and Martirio in ''The House of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda Page Hamilton
Melinda Page Hamilton (born August 22, 1974) is an American actress, best known for her role as Odessa Burakov in the Lifetime comedy-drama series ''Devious Maids'', and for her leading role in the independent film '' Sleeping Dogs Lie'' (2006). She has had recurring roles on ''Desperate Housewives'', ''Mad Men'', and ''Big Love''. Life and career Hamilton was born in New York City. She attended Princeton University and later the Tisch School of the Arts in New York University. She starred in a number of theatre productions, including as the title character in the original stage production of ''Cornelia'', written by Mark V. Olsen. She made her television debut in the episode of NBC legal drama ''Law & Order'' in 1997, and as of 2003 began playing regular guest-star roles in shows like ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', ''Nip/Tuck'', ''Ghost Whisperer'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''The Closer'', ''Castle'', '' NCIS'', ''Modern Family'' and ''True Blood''. Her memorable 2003 ''Star Trek: Ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bánk Bán
''Bánk bán'' is an opera in 3 acts by composer Ferenc Erkel. The work uses a Hungarian-language libretto by Béni Egressy which is based on a stage play of the same name by József Katona. (''Bán'' is ban in English, similar to a viceroy, a duke or palatine.) The main storyline is based on the assassination of Queen Gertrude, wife of Andrew II in 1213. The opera was first performed at the Pesti Nemzeti Magyar Szinház in Pest on 9 March 1861. Roles Synopsis Setting: Hungary in the year 1213 Act 1 King Endre II, the monarch of the country, is fighting abroad while Gertrude, his queen, who is of Meranian birth, plays hostess to the leading members of the Court (in the first place foreigners) at prodigal feasts. Bán Bánk, the king's deputy, is touring the poverty-ridden country while Otto, the Queen's younger brother, is trying to seduce Bánk's beautiful wife Melinda. A group of angry Magyar nobles headed by Bán Petur are plotting a conspiracy against the queen, anx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda Wortz
Melinda Wortz (April 30, 1940 – February 6, 2002) was an art historian, art critic, gallery director, and art collector based in Southern California. Early life and education Melinda Jane Farris was born in 1940, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her father was a professor of surgery at the University of Michigan; the Farris family moved to Southern California in 1948, when Dr. Farris joined the faculty at the University of Southern California. She attended Ethel Walker School in Connecticut, majored in art history as an undergraduate at Stanford University and at Radcliffe College, and earned a master's degree in art history from the University of California at Los Angeles, before pursuing doctoral work at the Graduate Theological Union at Berkeley. Her PhD in Theology and the Arts was granted in 1990, for her dissertation titled "Radical Emptiness: The Spiritual Experience in Contemporary Art." Career Wortz was a professor at UC Irvine, chair of the art department and director of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda Culea
Melinda Culea (born May 5, 1955) is an American actress. Early life Culea was born on May 5, 1955, in Western Springs, Illinois. She worked as a model before acting.Dangaard, Colin (1983) "Melinda Culea: The Struggle Goes on", ''Milwaukee Journal'', September 4, 1983 Career ''The A-Team'' Culea is best known for playing Amy (Amanda) Allen in the 1980s hit TV series ''The A-Team''. Her role was as a newspaper reporter who joined the team for the first season and half of the second season.McNeil, Alex (1985) ''Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present'', Penguin Books Australia; , p. 10 Introduced in the feature-length pilot episode "Mexican Slayride", her character was presented as feisty. However, Culea soon started to realize that her character had very little to do. Reportedly, star George Peppard did not like a female lead being part of the show, and made his feelings clear. Culea asked for her character to be involved in the te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda McGraw
Melinda McGraw (born October 25, 1968) is an American actress. She has starred in movies such as ''The Dark Knight'' (2008), '' Wrongfully Accused'' (1998), and '' Skateland'' (2010), and is also known for her television performances on ''Mad Men'', ''Men of a Certain Age'', '' X-Files'', ''The West Wing'', and ''NCIS''. Early life McGraw was born in Nicosia, Cyprus, to American parents. The youngest of three daughters, she grew up in Cambridge and Dover in the Boston area. Her father served as a diplomat for the Agency of International Development before becoming an executive with a major hotel in Boston. She attended the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge and got her start in acting with the Boston Children's Theater. After attending Bennington College, McGraw was accepted to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London (one of only seven women admitted in her year). Theatrical performances in the West End and elsewhere in Britain followed, among them ''Don Carlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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