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Wynne (given Name)
The given name Wynne may refer to: *Wynne (rapper) (''Sina Wynne Holwerda''; born 1997), American rapper *Wynne Arboleda (born 1976), Filipino basketball player * Wynne Edwin Baxter (1844–1920), English lawyer, translator, antiquarian and botanist * Wynne Bradburn (1938–2008), New Zealand cricketer * Wynne Chin (born c. 1960), American professor of management information systems * Wynne F. Clouse (1883–1944), U.S. Representative from Tennessee *Wynne Ellis (1790–1875), wealthy British haberdasher, politician and art collector *Wynne Evans (born 1972), Welsh singer and actor *Wynne Gibson (short for "Winifred"; 1898–1987), American actress *Wynne Godley (1926–2010), British economist and critic of the British government * Wynne Greenwood (born 1977), American queer feminist performance artist *Wynne Grey Rogers (1874–1946), Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court *Wynne Hooper (born 1952), Welsh former professional footballer * Wynne Neilly (born 1989/90), Canadian photog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynne Godley
Wynne Godley (26 September 192613 May 2010) was an economist famous for his pessimism about the British economy and his criticism of the British government. In 2007, he and Marc Lavoie wrote a book about the " Stock-Flow Consistent" model, an analysis that predicted the 2008 financial crisis. Dirk Bezemer argues that Godley was notable for predicting the nature of the Great Recession of the late 2000s well in advance, and for doing so on the basis of a formal model. Life Godley was born in London to Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken and his wife Elizabeth Usborn. He was born six years after his older brother, John who was to become John Godley, 3rd Baron Kilbracken. Godley attended Sandroyd School in Wiltshire before attending Rugby School then read politics, philosophy and economics at New College, Oxford where Isaiah Berlin and Philip Andrews, one of the main economists of the Oxford Economic Research Group, were two of his most important mentors. Godley trained to beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynne Samuel
Wynne Islwyn Samuel (15 October 1911 – 3 June 1989) was a Welsh politician. Biography Born in Ystalyfera, Samuel became an orphan at an early age. He studied at Ystalyfera Grammar School and then a deacon and lay preacher in the Baptist Church. Although he was given an opportunity to play with Glamorgan County Cricket Club, he was dissuaded by his aunt, and instead became a clerk for Swansea Town Council.Dr John Graham Jones,SAMUEL, WYNNE ISLWYN, ''Welsh Biography Online'' In the Second World War he was a conscientious objector. Samuel joined Plaid Cymru in the early 1930s, and became active in the party when he lost his job, following its policy of neutrality in World War II. He was the party's South Wales organiser from 1940 until 1950, also editing ''The Welsh Nation'', its English-language magazine, and gaining election to Pontardawe Rural District Council. He established a base in Ystalyfera, recruiting sufficiently that it was home to the party's largest branch in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynne Pyle
Wynne Pyle ''(née'' Wynne Belle Pyle 24 October 1881 Ladonia, Texas — 24 April 1971 Miami, Florida) was an American concert pianist. Early education She studied piano at the North Texas College of Music at Kidd-Key College in Sherman, Texas, under Harold von Mickwitz — the college has no connection to the University of North Texas College of Music. Upon the advice of Mickwitz, she went on to study in Vienna with Theodor Leschetizky. In 1908, she was sent to Paris to study with Harold Bauer; and from there, she went to Berlin where, for five years, where she worked with Albert Jonas. Concert career In 1911, she made her Berlin debut with the Blüthner Orchestra. Upon returning to the United States, she made her recital debut in New York on February 17, 1916. Pyle went on to perform as soloist with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the New York Symphony Orchestra, the Russian Symphony Orchestra (in New York City), and orchestras of Cincinnati, Minneapolis, St. Lou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynne Prakusya
Wynne Prakusya (born 26 April 1981) is a former tennis player from Indonesia. Her first appearance in a professional tournament occurred in 1996, when she was 14 years old. She formally went professional in 1998. Over her career, she has won two WTA doubles titles, nine ITF singles titles and 17 ITF doubles titles. As a junior, her highest achievements includes reaching the 1998 Australian Open junior finals and the 1998 Wimbledon junior quarterfinals. Her first appearance at a WTA event took place in September 1997 at the Wismilak International in Surabaya. The first time she won a match in the WTA Tour was in the 1999 Wismilak International in Kuala Lumpur. In 2000, Prakusya began to attempt qualification for the main draws of major tournaments. She also began to appear primarily at WTA rather than ITF events. Her first win in the main draw of a major came in the 2001 Australian Open, in which she and partner Janet Lee reached round two in the women's doubles. Her first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynne Paris
Wynne Paris (born June 22, 1964, in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama) was a new-age and world beat musician/producer with a special focus on yoga music and kirtan, the call-and-response singing of Bhakti yoga. His live performance combines Kirtan chanting, American music (jazz, gospel music, blues and rock music), world beat rhythms and raga scales. He sings in both English and Sanskrit. Paris plays a variety of musical instruments which include the guitar, sarod (a 26 stringed, sitar-like instrument from India), harmonium, saz (a stringed instrument in the lute family) and percussion. Wynne Paris died suddenly of a heart attack on March 22, 2021. Career Paris began his career as a musician in the 1980s as a rock & roll and rhythm & blues guitar artist, performing with artists like Rusted Root's Jim Donovan, and Mark Karan of the rock band RatDog. In 1994, Wynne took up Indian music and yoga, changing the direction of his music. In 1996, one of the songs he co-wrote with Maura Moyniha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynne Neilly
Wynne Neilly (born 1990) is a Canadian artist and photographer based in Toronto, focused on photographing queer and transgender people. Life Neilly attended the Image Arts program at Ryerson University, graduating in 2012. He began creating works of portraiture in the early 2010s. He is based in Toronto. Neilly is queer and transmasculine. In 2018, he described his maleness as "really only based on my physical appearance", stating that "there is a lot more to me and my gender identity." Work Neilly's work is largely focused on exploring gender and Human sexuality, sexuality, and specifically "the queer and trans body". In 2014, when he was 24, a photo taken by him was on the cover of ''Original Plumbing''. The photo was part of a larger series titled ''Female to "Male"'', focused on gender transitioning and specifically on Neilly's own transition. In 2015, Neilly was the winner of the "Flash Forward" photography competition hosted by the Magenta Foundation. Elliot Page ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynne Grey Rogers
Wynne Grey Rogers (December 26, 1874 – September 15, 1946) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from November 27, 1922, to September 15, 1946. Born in New Orleans New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ..., Louisiana, to judge and state legislator Owen Wynne Rogers, whose brother was Louisiana Attorney General Walter Henry Rogers, Rogers graduated from Tulane University Law School"Wynne G. Rogers, Supreme Court Justice, Dies", ''Alexandria Weekly Town Talk'' (September 21, 1946), p. 7. in 1985. Rogers was a district judge for two years prior to his election to the state supreme court. He had earlier been a partner in the Tiche & Rogers law firm. Rogers taught in Tulane University's College of Law. During World War I, Rogers was a member of Louisiana's branch o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynne Greenwood
Wynne Greenwood (born 1977) is a queer and lesbian feminist performance artist who works in various media such as installation art, photography, filmmaking and music. One of her well known projects include the electropop and video project group, Tracy + the Plastics. Wynne works out of Seattle, Washington, and was an instructor in the Department of Art and Art History at Seattle University. Education She attended Douglass College, and Rutgers University for her undergraduate studies and later received an M.F.A, from the Milton Avery Graduate School for the Arts, Bard College in 2004. Music career Greenwood is perhaps best known for her work under the name Tracy + the Plastics. While working as the Plastics, she played the role of three characters: Tracy and her back-up singers, Nikki Romanos and Cola. In live performances, Nikki and Cola (aka "the Plastics") existed in pre-recorded video which played behind "Tracy" (Greenwood, in person) as she gave live vocals. The project ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynne Gibson
Winifred Elaine "Wynne" Gibson (July 3, 1898 – May 15, 1987) was an American actress of the 1930s. Early years Gibson was born in New York City, the daughter of Frank W. Gibson and Elaine Coffin Gibson. Her father was an efficiency expert, and her mother was an authorized Christian Science healer. She attended Wadleigh High School for Girls in New York City. At one point during her youth, she ran away from home with a touring play troupe, acting with the group in three cities before her father found her. Stage Gibson was a member of Frederick Santley's Melody Maids and Ray Raymond's Melody Charmers. She toured in the ''Ritz Girls'' show, in which she and Billie Vernon performed a sister act. Gibson was seen in vaudeville as part of ''The Melody Charmers''. Her Broadway credits include ''Jarnegan'' (1928) and ''When You Smile'' (1925). In 1955–1956, she served as chair of the Equity Library Theatre. Film Early in her career, Gibson had a small part in a film but had no sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynne (rapper)
Sina Wynne Holwerda (born April 25, 1997), known mononymously as Wynne, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon, she began rapping at age 12 and moved to Portland in 2016, where she began performing in cyphers. Videos of her freestyling went viral on various social media platforms from 2016 to 2018. She subsequently released her debut mixtape, ''If I May'' (2019), and two extended plays, ''Do My Own Stunts'' (2021) and ''Some Like It Hot'' (2023). Early life Sina Wynne Holwerda was born on April 25, 1997 in Lake Oswego, Oregon to a mother who works as an attorney and a father who works as an investment manager. She was also raised in Lake Oswego, which she has described as "very white" and "very separated". She has one older brother. When she was nine years old, he introduced her to rappers such as 50 Cent, Eminem, Jay-Z, and Lupe Fiasco, whom she stated gave her a "a window to the outside world". At age 12, she began writing poetry, and soon started rappin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynne Evans
James Wynne Evans (born 27 January 1972) is a Welsh opera singer, presenter and actor, known for his role as Gio Compario and latterly himself in Go.Compare insurance adverts on UK television. Evans hosted a regular radio programme on BBC Radio Wales and has hosted programmes on BBC Radio 2. Evans sang the role of Ubaldo Piangi in the 25th anniversary production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's ''The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall'', and sang " Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur" at the last game at White Hart Lane. He reprised the song at the opening of Spurs' new stadium. In 2023 Evans won the eighteenth series of '' Celebrity MasterChef'' on BBC One and in 2024 he competed in the twenty-second series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' with partner, Katya Jones before getting eliminated in Blackpool. Opera singer Born in Carmarthen, Wales, Evans studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio. In late 2011, Evans was cast as the opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
