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Mette Nelund
Mette is a female given name of Scandinavian origin. It is descended from the name Margaret and is also considered a variant of Matilda. Notable people *Mette Abildgaard (born 1988), Danish politician * Mette Andersen (born 1974), Danish cyclist *Mette Marie Andersen (born 1962), birth name of Saliha Marie Fetteh, Danish writer, lecturer and imam *Mette Marie Astrup (1760–1834), Danish actress * Mette Bergmann (born 1962), Norwegian discus thrower *Mette Bull (1876–1946), Norwegian actress *Mette Koefoed Bjørnsen (1920–2008), Danish author, conciliator and economist *Mette Frederiksen (born 1977), Danish Prime Minister * Mette Henriette, Norwegian performing artist and composer *Mette Jacobsen (born 1973), Danish swimmer *Mette Lindberg (born 1983), vocalist for Danish psychedelic pop band The Asteroids Galaxy Tour *Mette Madsen (1924–2015), Danish politician and writer *Mette-Marit (born 1973), Crown Princess of Norway *Mette Oxvang (born 1937), Danish high jumper *Mette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret (name)
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Old Iranian. It has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth-most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the 1990 census. Margaret has many diminutive forms in many languages, including Daisy, Greta, Gretchen, Maggie, Madge, Maisie, Marge, Margie, Margo, Margot, Marnie, Meg, Megan, Molly, Peggy, and Rita. Etymology Margaret is derived via French () and Latin () from (), via Persian ''murwārīd'', meaning "pearl". Margarita (given name) traces the etymology further as مروارید, ''morvārīd'' in modern Persian, derived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette Madsen
Mette Marie Madsen (née Fruensgaard; 3 July 1924 – 12 December 2015) was a Danish politician for the Venstre political party, autobiographer and writer. She was the minister representing the North Jutland constituency in the Folketing between 1971 and 1988 and she was the Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs from 1984 to 1988 during the premiership of Poul Schlüter. Madsen was a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the first female chair of the Assembly's Committee on Culture, Education and Information and both the chair of the supervisory committee of both the Danish Arts Foundation and the Royal Danish Theatre. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog and received other foreign awards. Biography She was born Mette Marie Fruensgaard on a farm in Pandrup, North Jutland Region, Jetsmark Parish on 3 July 1924. Madsen was the daughter of the farm owners Holger Fruensgaard and his wife Kathrine Jacobsen. She attended Åbybro Realskole from which she left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette Winge
Mette Winge (5 January 1937 – 15 April 2022, Copenhagen) was a Danish writer, literary critic and director of cultural radio broadcasting at Danmarks Radio. She made her debut as a writer in 1988 with the novel ''Skrivejomfruen'' based on the life of the 18th-century Danish author Charlotta Dorothea Biehl. It was the first of many widely read historical novels and detective stories. Early life, education and family Winge was born on 5 January 1937 in the Copenhagen district of Frederiksberg, the daughter of the dental technician Hugo Hagen (1903–91) and Grethe Marie Wilton (1913–95). After matriculating from Gentofte School in 1955, she first studied languages, taught for a period as a substitute teacher, studied librarianship at the Royal School of Library and Information Science graduating in 1960, and went on to study literary history at the University of Copenhagen, earning a master's degree in 1965. In October 1962, she married Peter Winge, with whom she had two childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette Warburg
Mette Warburg (23 January, 1926 - 11 March, 2015) was a Danish eye specialist. Her specialist areas were pediatric ophthalmology and ophthalmic genetics. Biography Warburg was born in Copenhagen. Her father Erik was a notable cardiologist and her mother's name was Louise Valentiner. During World War II, the family remained in Copenhagen and Warburg joined the resistance movement at the age of 15. Her tasks were to code and decide telegrams from London about weapons and parachute drops. In 1944, she became a student at Ingrid Jespersens Gymnasieskole. She then studied medicine at the University of Copenhagen, graduating in 1952. Starting in 1961, she began to study a Danish family with a high number of cases of a hereditary degenerative disease, and eventually identified and described the disease. She named it Norrie disease after noted Danish opthalmologist Gordon Norrie. Her dissertation describing the disease was awarded the Doyne Memorial Medal in Oxford in 1979. In 1963, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette Veiseth
The Miss Norway (formerly known as "Frøken Norge") is a national beauty pageant in Norway The pageant was founded in 1950, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. History The Miss Norway was held for first time in 1950 by Dagbladet Magazine. There were no official Frøken Norge or Miss Norway titleholders from 1975 to 1982 during which Norwegian model agencies sent girls to international pageants. Since 1983 the pageant was run by Frøken Norge Corporation. In 2000 - 2010, the pageant was sponsored by TV2 Network. Traditionally, the winner will get a chance to compete at Miss World pageant. Meanwhile, the runners-up will compete at Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Europe. Sometimes the winner will be able to compete at the other pageants. In May 2012, a new concept called "Miss Universe Norway" was established by the company "Motivaction AS" after the application for the license for Miss Universe in Norway was approved. From 1985 to 2011, "Frøken Norge" (re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette Towley
Mette Towley (born May 31, 1991), known professionally as METTE or Mette Narrative; is an American dancer, actress and singer. Early life and education Towley was born in Owatonna, Minnesota, and raised in Severn, Maryland, and Alexandria, Minnesota.Mette Towley, Dancer ''Westwood Westwood'', KHALILA DOUZE, March 12, 2019 Towley has a white father and a black mother, and self-identifies as . Her father is an engineer and her mother is an accountant. She was introduced to dance at age five at Baltimore School for the Arts< ...
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Mette Sørensen
Mette Sørensen (born 28 May 1975) is a retired female Danish badminton player. While competing in 2000 Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ..., she lost in the third round to 4th seeded Ye Zhaoying of China. She married Dutch born Danish badminton player Quinten van Dalm Achievements World Championships ''Women's singles'' European Championships ''Women's singles'' European Junior Championships ''Girls' singles'' ''Girls' doubles'' IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006. ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' IBF International ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Sorensen, Mette Danish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette Schjoldager
Mette Schjoldager (born 21 April 1977) is a Danish badminton player from Viby, Roskilde Municipality, on the island of Zealand. Career Schjoldager made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Teamed-up with Ann-Lou Jørgensen, they beat Elena Nozdran/ Viktoriya Evtushenko of Ukraine in the first round, but was defeated in the second round by Indonesian pair Etty Tantri/ Cynthia Tuwankotta. In the mixed doubles, she partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo had a bye in the first round, beat Michael Keck/ Nicol Pitro of German, and were defeated bye Tri Kusharjanto/Minarti Timur of Indonesia in the quarterfinals. Schjoldager again competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Pernille Harder. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won of Korea in the round of 16. In the mixed doubles with partner Jens Eriksen, they defeated Svetoslav Stoyanov / Victoria Wright of France in the first round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette Reissmann
Mette Reissmann (born 4 October 1963) is a Danish business lawyer, television host and politician. From 2011 to 2019 and again from 2022 she has been a member of the Folketing, elected for the Social Democrats. References See also * List of members of the Folketing, 2011–2015 * List of members of the Folketing, 2015–2019 * List of members of the Folketing, 2022–present This is a list of the 179 Member of the Folketing, members of the Parliament of Denmark, Folketing in the 2022 session. They were elected at the 2022 Danish general election. Election results Seat distribution Below is the distribution o ... 1963 births Living people People from Esbjerg 21st-century Danish women politicians Social Democrats (Denmark) politicians Members of the Folketing 2011–2015 Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 Women members of the Folketing Danish television presenters Danish women television presenters Danish wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette Pedersen
Mette Viscovich (née Pedersen; born 30 September 1973) is a retired Danish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ... player from Skovshoved, Useedet club. Trained at Nørre Broby, she has represented her country in big competitions such as World championships, Sudirman cup, Uber cup and European championships as well. She is known for her modest attacking play with fine technical skills; masked with good strokes and good net play. Achievements European Championships ''Women's singles'' European Junior Championships ''Girls' singles'' ''Girls' doubles'' IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006. ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' IBF International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette Oxvang
Mette Oxvang (born 2 December 1937) is a Danish athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar .... References 1937 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Danish female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Denmark Place of birth missing (living people) {{Denmark-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess Of Norway
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (born Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby, , on 19 August 1973) is a member of the Norwegian royal family. She is married to Crown Prince Haakon, the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne. A Norwegian commoner and single mother with a disadvantaged past, she was a controversial figure at the time of her engagement to Haakon in 2000. She became Crown Princess of Norway upon her marriage in 2001. The couple have two children, Ingrid Alexandra and Sverre Magnus, who are second and third in line to the Norwegian throne respectively. Mette-Marit additionally has a son from a previous brief encounter with Morten Borg, Marius Borg Høiby. In October 2018, she was diagnosed with a form of pulmonary fibrosis. She is being treated at Oslo University Hospital and has restricted her royal duties. Background and education Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby was born in Kristiansand in the southern part of Norway, the daughter of Sven O. Høiby, who had been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
