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Ximena
Ximena is the female version of the given name Jimeno or Ximeno, a Spanish or Basque name of unknown meaning that has been in use since the Middle Ages. It has been associated with the Basque ''Semen.'' It has come to be viewed as a form of the name Simone, though their origins are distinct. The French rendering of the name is ''Chimène.'' It is currently among the most popular names for baby girls in Mexico. In 2020, it was the 129th most popular name for girls born in the United States. A variant is Jimena. People with the name *Ximena Bellido (born 1966), Peruvian badminton player *Ximena García Lecuona, Mexican-American screenwriter *Ximena Huilipán (born 1986), Chilean-Mapuche model and actress * Ximena Londoño (born 1958), Colombian botanist * Ximena McGlashan (1893–1986), American entomologist *Ximena Navarrete Jimena "Ximena" Navarrete Rosete (; born February 22, 1988) is a Mexican actress, TV host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2010. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ximena Sariñana
Ximena Sariñana Rivera (; born October 29, 1985) is a Mexican singer-songwriter and actress. In 2009, she received critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination for her debut album, '' Mediocre''. Early life Ximena Sariñana was born in Guadalajara, Mexico to director Fernando Sariñana and Spanish screenwriter Carolina Sariñana Rubello and was raised in Mexico City. When she was two years old, Sariñana attended an Ella Fitzgerald concert, claiming this to be the beginning of her interest in music and one of her biggest influences. She soon started listening to other artists such as Paul Simon and Tracy Chapman. She would often be seen singing and dancing and dressed up in costumes as a child. When Sariñana was 7 years old, her neighbor, singer Cecilia Toussaint, suggested she should take singing lessons with her teacher, Ricardo Sánchez, who instructed some of Mexico's biggest talents. She also took up piano lessons with Hanna Cot. In 1994, Sariñana acted in the film ''Hasta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ximena Navarrete
Jimena "Ximena" Navarrete Rosete (; born February 22, 1988) is a Mexican actress, TV host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2010. She was previously named as Nuestra Belleza México 2009. She became the second Miss Universe from Mexico. Early life Navarrete was born and raised in Guadalajara, the capital city of Jalisco, Mexico to a middle-class family. She is one of two children, born to Carlos Navarrete, a dentist, and Gabriela Rosette, a housewife. She has one younger sister. She began modeling locally at the age of sixteen, and studied nutrition at the Valle de Atemajac University, prior to taking part in the world pageant.Miss Universe 2010 tiene novio Impre.com (August 24, 2010). Retrieved on May 12, 2012. In 2012, Ximena accepted to be part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ximena McGlashan
Ximena McGlashan (October 25, 1893 – June 24, 1986), later Ximena McGlashan Howard, was an American entomologist, and a "butterfly farmer" based in Truckee, California. Early life Ximena Myrtle McGlashan was born in Truckee, California, sixth of the seven daughters of Charles Fayette McGlashan and Leonora Keiser McGlashan. Her father collected butterflies and moths, so Ximena had access to samples to study from a young age. She earned a teaching certificate at San Jose in 1911, but did not pursue a teaching career. Career In 1911, Ximena McGlashan and her father started a business selling butterflies to collectors, which became the first commercial butterfly farm in the United States. She raised larvae in jars and boxes on the family property, and perfected her skills at preparing specimens for shipment. She promoted the idea as a profitable option for young rural women, because it required little investment to start, and no heavy physical work. She published a magazine for ama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ximena Londoño
Ximena Londoño de la Pava (born 1958 in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian botanist, specializing in agrostology. She has done extensive research on the bamboo genus ''Guadua'' in South America and Central America. Biography In 1979 she began plant collecting. In 1983 she graduated in agricultural engineering from the National University of Colombia at Palmira. After graduation, she studied bamboo taxonomy under Thomas Robert Soderstrom at the Smithsonian Institution. Her bamboo research has received funding from the Smithsonian Institution, Colciencias, the National Geographic Society, the American Bamboo Society (founded in 1979), and the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation. She has over fifteen co-collectors, but the primary two are Lynn G. Clark and Thomas Soderstrom. Primarily collecting among the Bambusoideae, Ximena Londoño has also collected among the family Gesneriaceae. She has worked primarily in Latin America but also studied bamboos in Indonesia, China, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ximena García Lecuona
Ximena García Lecuona is a Mexican–American screenwriter and film producer. She is best known for writing the 2022 American coming-of-age romantic comedy film '' Anything's Possible''. Biography García Lecuona was born and raised in Mexico. She came out as nonbinary and later came out as a transgender woman. She made her debut as a screenwriter and as an executive producer with the film '' Anything's Possible'', directed by Billy Porter. García Lecuona wrote the story to ''Anything's Possible'' about "trans joy" and "trans love." The film premiered at Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which she attended. She was honored as one of ''Variety'' "Screenwriters to Watch" at the Mill Valley Film Festival in 2022. In August 2022, García Lecuona adapted Sara Jo Cuff's LGBT LGBTQ people are individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning. Many variants of the initialism are used; LGBTQIA+ people incorporates intersex, ase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ximena Bellido
Ximena Aída Marío Bellido Ugarte (born 10 September 1966) is a retired Peruvian 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. Ximena Bellido was one of the dominant players in her home country and on the South American continent in the 1980s and 1990s. Bellido is the 15-time former National champion, 4-time South American champion and winner of several international titles in Brazil, Argentina and United States. She also represented her country in 1999 Pan American games in Winnipeg, Canada and many editions of World championships across three disciplines. Bellido was conferred with Sports Laurel award in 1988 after winning South American championships. Achievements South American Championships ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ximena Huilipán
Ximena Huilipán Muñoz (born September 19, 1986) is a Chilean model and actress of Mapuche descent. Career At 14 years of age, Huilipán won the Elite Model Look Chile 2002 contest.Ximena Huilipán: "Quiero sacar un poco del horror por el que he pasado" La Tercera November 23, 2008. She was discovered by Dominican fashion designer Oscar de la RentaRichards, Patricia Mapuche women in the Chilean Print Media Gender & Society ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimena
Jimena or is the Spanish female version of the given name Jimeno. The French rendering of the name is Chimène. It has come to be viewed as a form of the name Simone, though their origins are distinct. A variant is Ximena. People with the name include: Historical *Jimena, legendary mother of Bernardo del Carpio *Jimena of Cea, wife of king García Sánchez II of Pamplona (10th-/11th-century) *Jimena, daughter of Ramon Berenguer III (11th-century) *Jimena, daughter of Alfonso V of León (11th-century) * Jimena Díaz, wife of El Cid (11th-century) * Jimena Muñoz, mistress of Alfonso VI of León and Castile Alfonso VI (1 July 1109), nicknamed the Brave (''El Bravo'') or the Valiant, was king of Kingdom of León, León (10651109), Kingdom of Galicia, Galicia (10711109), and Kingdom of Castile, Castile (10721109). After the conquest of Toledo, Spai ... (11th-century) Modern * Jimena Antelo (born 1972), Bolivian journalist and television presenter * Jimena Canales, Mexican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semen (name)
Semen / ʂemen/ or Xemen / ʃemen/ is a medieval Basque given name of the Vasconic area. It is based on the Basque root ''seme < senbe'' 'son' as found in the ancient Aquitanian name ''Sembetten'', attested form "sehi" as 'child', hypothetical ancient root *seni (cf. Koldo Mitxelena and modern form "senide" = 'brother or sister', 'relative'). The explanation by the Šim’ōn ( Simon) is less convincing. Some think the name may be a corruption of the later part of the Latin name ''Maximinus'', as there are late Classic records that various individuals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone (given Name)
Simone and Simona are given names that may be used as a masculine or feminine name, depending on the language. Originating from the Greek translation of the Hebrew name ''Shimon'', the name became popular due to the Christianization of Europe and Biblical figures such as Simeon (son of Jacob) and Simeon (Gospel of Luke). In Italian, Simone is a masculine name or patronymic surname, pronounced with three syllables, whilst the feminine form Simona is widespread throughout Europe. In French and English, Simone is a feminine name, pronounced with two syllables, whilst its masculine form in both languages is Simon/Simeon. The feminine name may be spelled Simonne. People Simona * Simona Amânar (born 1979), Romanian gymnast * Simona Andrejić (born 1994), Serbian model * Simona Babčáková (born 1973), Czech actress * Simona Bonafé (born 1973), Italian politician and journalist * Simona Bordoni (born 1972), Italian professor of atmospheric physics * Simona Castro (born 1989), Chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basque Language
Basque ( ; ) is a language spoken by Basques and other residents of the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country, a region that straddles the westernmost Pyrenees in adjacent parts of northern Spain and southwestern France. Basque is classified as a language isolate (unrelated to any other known languages), the only one in Europe. The Basques are indigenous to and primarily inhabit the Basque Country. The Basque language is spoken by 806,000 Basques in all territories. Of them, 93.7% (756,000) are in the Spanish area of the Basque Country and the remaining 6.3% (50,000) are in the French portion. Native speakers live in a contiguous area that includes parts of four Spanish provinces and the French Basque Country, three "ancient provinces" in France. Gipuzkoa, most of Biscay, a few municipalities on the northern border of Álava and the northern area of Navarre formed the core of the remaining Basque-speaking area before measures were introduced in the 1980s to stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish () or Castilian () is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Today, it is a world language, global language with 483 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 558 million speakers total, including second-language speakers. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries, as well as one of the Official languages of the United Nations, six official languages of the United Nations. Spanish is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
