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Seb (given Name)
Seb is a masculine given name, often a shortened form (hypocorism) of Sebastian (name), Sebastian. It may refer to: People: * Seb Brown (born 1989), English football goalkeeper * Sebastian Coe (born 1956), British politician and former middle-distance runner * Seb Dance (born 1981), British politician * Seb Feszczur-Hatchett (born 1995), English cricketer * Seb Gotch (born 1993), Australian cricketer * Seb Hines (born 1988), English footballer * Sebastian Larsson (born 1985), Swedish footballer * Seb Rochford, Scottish drummer and bandleader * Sebastian Rodger (born 1991), British hurdler and former decathlete * Seb Sanders (born 1971), English flat race jockey * Seb Stegmann (born 1989), English rugby union player * Seb Stewart-Taylor (born 1995), English cricketer * Seb Tape (born 1992), former Australian rules footballer * Sebastian Vettel (born 1987), German racing driver, four-time Formula One world champion Fictional characters: * Seb Crossley, in the British television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. Origins and usage Etymologically, the term ''hypocorism'' is from Ancient Greek (), from (), meaning 'to call by endearing names'. The prefix refers in this case to creating a diminutive, something that is smaller in a tender or affectionate sense; the root originates in the Greek for 'to caress' or 'to treat with tokens of affection', and is related to the words () 'boy, youth' and () 'girl, young woman'. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the Morphology (linguistics), morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often clipping (morphology), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seb Sanders
Seb Sanders (born 25 September 1971 in Birmingham, England) is a former flat race jockey. Sanders was British Champion Flat Jockey in 2007, a title he shared with Jamie Spencer. Early life Born in Birmingham, Sanders' father, a plumber introduced him to racing by a chance meeting of Tamworth based trainer Bryan McMahon. Sanders himself was keen to be a professional footballer for Birmingham City, but his father was able to secure him work at McMahon's yard. After which, McMahon sent Sanders to the British Racing School in Newmarket. Career Sanders rode his first winner on 12 June 1990 on Band On The Run at Pontefract. In 1994, Sanders moved to Reg Akehurst's yard in Epsom and won the 1995 Champion Apprentice title, with 61 winners. Sanders' first Group 1 success came in the 1997 July Cup where he won on the 50-1 outsider, Compton Place. In 2004, Sanders joined Sir Mark Prescott in Newmarket replacing George Duffield. Sanders and Prescott had a close relationship, and in his o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seb Miller
Sebastian "Seb" Miller is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Mitch Firth. He first appeared on 21 June 2001 and departed on 28 April 2004. Casting Actor Norman Coburn, who played Donald Fisher, was asked to help out during the auditions for Seb. Coburn recalled that Firth seemed to be "very nervous" and when he asked why, Firth told him that he was put off by his presence. After Coburn retreated, Firth went on to secure the part. In 2003, Firth, then 17, was one of almost 500 performers who went on a day's strike following failed negotiations with the Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA). Firth said "A single episode is sold to the UK for over $100,000, so there are 48 other countries that we sell to that we don't see any of the money from." Storylines Seb and his mother, Anna (Elizabeth Maywald) arrive in Summer Bay. After Anna is rejected from the local drop-in centre, they hide out at the Caravan Park in a run-down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Evermoor Chronicles
''The Evermoor Chronicles'' is a British television series that aired on Disney Channel (UK and Ireland), Disney Channel. It was produced by Lime Pictures with filming taking place in the spring of 2014. The series premiered on 10 October 2014 on Disney Channel (UK and Ireland), Disney Channel in the United Kingdom, on 17 October 2014 on Disney Channel in the United States and Family Channel (Canadian TV network), Family Channel in Canada, and on 31 October 2014 on Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand), Disney Channel in Australia and New Zealand. On 19 March 2015, the miniseries was picked up for a full series of a further 20 episodes and was confirmed under the new title of ''The Evermoor Chronicles'' as a continuation to the original. On 5 September 2015, filming for the first season was completed. An announcement by Disney EMEA at the International Kids Emmys confirmed The Evermoor Chronicles would be returning for a second series of 12 episodes, after attracting 5.3 mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formula One
Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one of the world's premier forms of motorsport since its 1950 Formula One season, inaugural running in 1950 and is often considered to be the pinnacle of motorsport. The word ''Formula racing, formula'' in the name refers to Formula One regulations, the set of rules all participant cars must follow. A Formula One season consists of a series of races, known as List of Formula One Grands Prix, Grands Prix. Grands Prix take place in multiple countries and continents on either purpose-built List of Formula One circuits, circuits or closed roads. A List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems, points scoring system is used at Grands Prix to determine two annual World Championships: List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel (; born 3 July 1987) is a German racing driver who most recently competed in Formula One from to . Vettel won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won consecutively from to with Red Bull, and remains the youngest-ever World Drivers' Champion; he won 53 Grands Prix across 16 seasons. Born and raised in Heppenheim, Vettel began competitive kart racing aged eight. After a successful karting career—culminating in his victory at the junior direct-drive Karting European Championship in 2001—Vettel graduated to junior formulae. He started his career in Formula BMW ADAC, dominating the championship in 2004 with 18 wins from 20 races. Vettel then progressed to the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2005, taking several victories and finishing runner-up to Paul di Resta the following season. A test driver for BMW Sauber since , Vettel made his Formula One debut at the 2007 United States Grand Prix. Vettel replaced Scott Speed at Toro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seb Tape
Seb Tape (born 6 August 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by with pick 13 in the 2010 national draft. He made his debut in Gold Coast's first game, playing against Carlton in round 2 of 2011 season. Tape was a member of the Gold Coast Suns' inaugural squad, starting the game in the back pocket. In this game he collected 11 disposals (9 kicks and 2 handballs), also accumulating 8 marks and 3 tackles. Tape attended Westminster School in Adelaide, where he was School Captain. AFL career Tape debuted in round 2 of the 2011 season against Carlton. The Gold Coast Suns Inaugural match ended in a large defeat to the Suns who showed glimpses of their big potential. Tape started in the Back Pocket and was praised by coach Guy McKenna post game for his pleasing performance, particularly his freakish mark in the third quarter. Tape finished the 2011 season playi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seb Stewart-Taylor
Sebastian Kenneth Stewart-Taylor (born 2 July 1995) is a Scottish cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 2 April 2017 for Durham MCCU against Essex Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the ... as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures. References External links * 1995 births Living people English cricketers Durham MCCU cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Collingwood College, Durham 21st-century English sportsmen People educated at Reed's School {{Scotland-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seb Stegmann
Sebastian Stegmann (born 12 April 1989 in Isleworth) is a rugby union player for Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship. He plays as a wing. He attended Cranleigh School as a youngster and during his time in Harlequins academy, he spent several games playing for Esher RFC. Stegmann scored his first try for Quins 1st XV on 22 March 2009 against Sale Sharks. On 25 February 2013, Sebastian Stegmann would leave Harlequins to join London Welsh on a two-year contract for the 2013/14 season. On 10 April 2015, Stegmann signs for Yorkshire Carnegie on a two-year deal in the RFU Championship The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising twelve clubs. It is the second level of men's English rugby and is played by both professional and semi-professional players. The competition has existed since 1987, when Eng ... from the 2015–16 season. On 25 May 2017, Stegmann signed for Championship rivals Ealing Trailfinders from the 2017–18 season. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Rodger
Sebastian William Gregory "Seb, Chaps," Rodger (born 29 June 1991) is a British athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. In 2013, he won a silver medal at the European U23 Championships and reached the semifinals of the World Championships. He also represented Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil but only got a participation medal. Career Rodger, who was born in Brighton, began concentrating on the 400 metres hurdles in 2011, having previously been a decathlete with a personal best score of 7200 points in 2010. His personal best in the 400 metres hurdles is 49.19 seconds set in Tampere in 2013, when winning a silver medal at the European U23 Championships. He was a semi-finalist at the 2013 World Championships. In June 2016, he won the British Championship title in Birmingham in 49.45 secs, before running a season's best of 49.29 in Oordegem in July to seal Olympic selection. At the 2016 Rio Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian (name)
Sebastian or Sebastián is both a given name and a surname. It comes from the Greek language, Greek name ''Sebastianos'' (Σεβαστιανός) meaning "from Sebastia" (Σεβάστεια), which was the name of the city now known as Sivas, located in the central portion of what is now Turkey; in Western Europe the name comes through the Latinisation of names, Latinized intermediary ''Sebastianus.'' It was a name of ancient Greek origin, given to children not born free and found on the streets of Sebastia. The name of the city is derived from the Greek language, Greek word σεβαστός (''sebastos''), "venerable", which comes from ''sebas'', "awe, reverence, dread", in turn from the verb (''sebomai''), "feel awe, scruple, be ashamed". Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seb Rochford
Sebastian Rochford is a Scottish drummer and composer. He has recorded and released music as leader of the British band Polar Bear, as Kutcha Butcha and as part of numerous collaborations. Early life Rochford was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and has two brothers and seven sisters. He is of English and Anglo-Indian descent. His father, Gerard Rochford, was a poet. Rochford's first performances were with a punk band called Cabbage in Aberdeen. He then studied at the Newcastle College of Music before moving to London. Later life and career Rochford was band leader and composer of Polar Bear. The group released its first album ''Dim Lit'' in 2004 and its final album ''Same As You'' in 2015. The Polar Bear albums ''Held on the Tips of Fingers'' and ''In Each and Every One'' were nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2005 and 2014 respectively. Rochford also played drums for Acoustic Ladyland, Basquiat Strings, Oriole, Menlo Park, Ingrid Laubrock Quintet, Bojan Zulfikarpasic's Tet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
