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Will (given Name)
Will ilor Wil is a given name, often a short form ( hypocorism) of William, Wilson, Wilfred, Wilbert, Willow, Wilmer, Wilbur, Wilhelmina, Wilma, Willard or Willeke. Notable people with the name include: Men * Will Alsop (1947–2018), British architect * Will Anderson (other), multiple people * Will Arnett (born 1970), Canadian-American actor, voice actor and comedian * Will Bagley (1950–2021), American historian * Will Barclay (born 1969), American politician * Will Barnet (1911–2012), American artist * Will Biederman, American engineer * Wil Boessen (born 1964), Dutch football manager and former player * Will Brownsberger (born 1957), American politician * Will Bynum (born 1983), American basketball player * Wil Calhoun, American television producer and writer * Will Chase (born 1970), American actor and singer * Will Clapp (born 1995), American football player * Will Clark (born 1964), American baseball player * Will Clyburn (born 1990), American prof ... [...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] |
Will Barnet
Will Barnet (May 25, 1911November 13, 2012) was an American visual artist and teacher, known for his paintings, watercolors, drawings, and prints depicting the human figure and animals, both in casual scenes of daily life and in transcendent dreamlike worlds. Early life, family, and education Will Barnet was born on May 25, 1911, in Beverly, Massachusetts. His father worked as a machinist in a shoe factory. Barnet knew by the age of ten that he wanted to be an artist. As a student, he studied with Philip Leslie Hale at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. While in school he viewed first-hand John Singer Sargent at work on the murals of the Boston Public Library. In 1930, Barnet moved to New York City to studied at the Art Students League of New York, with Stuart Davis and Charles Locke, beginning his long association with the school. Here he concentrated on painting as well as printmaking. It was during his arrival in New York City, Barnet met Arshile Gorky. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Durant
William James Durant (; November 5, 1885 – November 7, 1981) was an American historian and philosopher, best known for his eleven-volume work, '' The Story of Civilization'', which contains and details the history of Eastern and Western civilizations. It was written in collaboration with his wife, Ariel Durant, and published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for '' The Story of Philosophy'' (1926), described as "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy". ''The details of this book appear to be wrong – see talk page'' Durant conceived of philosophy as total perspective or seeing things ''sub specie totius'' (i.e., "from the perspective of the whole")—a phrase inspired by Spinoza's '' sub specie aeternitatis'', roughly meaning "from the perspective of the eternal". He sought to unify and humanize the great body of historical knowledge, which had grown voluminous and become fragmented into esoteric specialties, and to vitalize it for contempo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Dissly
Will Dissly (born July 8, 1996) is an American professional football tight end for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and was selected by the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. Dissly was Montana's Gatorade High School Player of the Year in 2013. Early life Born and raised in Bozeman, Montana, Dissly graduated from Bozeman High School in 2014. During his senior year, the Bozeman Hawks football team won the state championship. He played on both sides of the ball, recording 57 tackles and 11 receiving touchdowns while being named Montana's Gatorade High School Player of the Year. He originally committed to Boise State in but then followed head coach Chris Petersen to Seattle to play at Washington. College career After his sophomore season at Washington in 2015, Dissly transitioned from defensive end to tight end. His first reception, against Sacramento State, went for a 27-yard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Craig
William Isaac Craig (born November 16, 1994) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and in the KBO League for the Kiwoom Heroes. Amateur career Craig attended Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee. The Kansas City Royals selected Craig in the 13th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign. He attended Wake Forest University, where he played college baseball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Craig played as both a third baseman and pitcher at Wake Forest. As a freshman in 2014, he had 189 at-bats over 54 games and hit .280/.357/.439 with eight home runs and 36 runs batted in (RBI). As a pitcher he appeared in seven games with one start and went 1–0 with a 4.05 earned run average (ERA). He played collegiate summer baseball for the St. Cloud Rox of the Northwoods League in 2014. As a sophomore, Craig was named the ACC Player of the Year afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wil Cordero
Wilfredo Cordero Nieva (born October 3, 1971) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a left fielder, shortstop, and first baseman during 1992–2005 for seven different teams: the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, and Washington Nationals. Professional career Cordero had an opportunity to make the Montreal Expos roster on Opening Day in 1992, less than four years after he signed with the team at the age of sixteen, but he struck out 17 times in 38 spring training at bats, and was sent down to Triple-A Indianapolis. He debuted with the Expos after the All-Star break and finished with a .314 batting average in 45 games, despite missing significant stretches of playing time due to a sprained ankle, a strained middle finger, and a serious case of chicken pox. A line drive hitter, he finished his first full season with a .248 average, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Clyburn
William Dalen Clyburn (born May 17, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Clyburn attended three colleges, from 2008 to 2013: Marshalltown Community College, University of Utah, and Iowa State University before playing professionally in Germany, Israel, Turkey, and Russia. He was the top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League in 2015–16. Clyburn was named the EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 2019. Early life and college career Clyburn was born in Detroit, Michigan, he attended Romulus Senior High School in Romulus, Michigan, where he averaged 10.7 points as a senior, earning the "Best Shooter" award. Clyburn began his college career at Marshalltown Community College, where he averaged 19.6 points and 8.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore. In one game, Clyburn had a 54-point outburst against Southeastern Community College. Clyburn earned first-team All-ICCAC honors and first-team All-R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Clark
William Nuschler Clark Jr. (born March 13, 1964) is an American professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 through 2000. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinals. Clark was known by the nickname of "Will the Thrill." The nickname has often been truncated to simply, "the Thrill." Clark played college baseball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, where he won the Golden Spikes Award, and at the 1984 Summer Olympics before playing in the major leagues. Clark was a six-time MLB All-Star, a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner, a Gold Glove Award winner, and the winner of the National League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award in 1989. Clark has been inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, and Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. His uniform number, 22, was retired by the Giants during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Clapp
Will Clapp (born December 10, 1995) is an American professional football center for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers. He has also played for the Los Angeles Chargers and the Buffalo Bills. Early life Clapp attended Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He committed to play football for the LSU Tigers in January 2010. College career Clapp did not play as a true freshman in 2014 and chose to redshirt. In 2015, as a redshirt freshman, Clapp started all 12 games for the Tigers. He ranked third on the team in total snaps with 776 and knockdown blocks with 88, along with not allowing a sack all season. He was named to the 2015 Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team. As a redshirt sophomore in 2016, Clapp started 11 of 12 games, missing one due to injury. He played 648 snaps, had 58 knockdown blocks and did not allow a sack for the second straight season. He was named to the 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Chase
Frank William Chase (born September 12, 1970) is an American actor, director, and singer, best known for his work on Broadway and for his role as country superstar Luke Wheeler on ABC's ''Nashville''. Early life and education Chase was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, to Betty and Jerry Chase, and is the youngest of three sons. He graduated from Western Hills High School and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied conducting with Robert Spano and percussion with Michael Rosen. Career Chase started his acting career in Chicago, performing in regional theater productions and received three Joseph Jefferson Award nominations. He then played Chris in the 2nd National Tour of ''Miss Saigon''. He first performed on Broadway in 1998 as the Squeegee Man and Mark/Roger understudy in '' Rent'', and went on to star as Roger in the final Broadway company of ''Rent'', which was recorded for the theatrical release entitled '' Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway''. His additional Broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wil Calhoun
Wil Calhoun is an American television producer and writer. Calhoun is best known for his work on the sitcom ''Friends'', for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 1999. In 2002, along with Dan Schneider, he created the series '' What I Like About You'', starring Amanda Bynes and Jennie Garth. His other television credits include '' Jesse'', '' Sons & Daughters'', ''Caroline in the City'', '' Kath & Kim'' and '' Gary Unmarried''. In 1990, he guest starred twice on the action series ''MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the MacGyver (1985 TV series), 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in Mac ...'', before pursuing a career behind the camera. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Calhoun, Wil Living people American male television writers American television producers American television writers People from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Bynum
William Bynum (born January 4, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Arizona and Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech before going undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft. He was the 2007 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP. High school career Bynum attended Chicago's Crane High School (Chicago, Illinois), Crane High School, where he played for coach Anthony Longstreet. As a junior in 1999–2000, he averaged 22.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 7.0 assists per game as he led the Cougars to a 20–9 record and helped them advance to the Class AA Elite Eight, going on to earn all-state honors. On November 14, 2000, Bynum signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Arizona. As a senior in 2000–01, Bynum averaged 27.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game as he earned all-city and Chicago Public Player of the Year honors. He was also a Chicago Tribune first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
