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Alexa (name)
Alexa is a female form of Alex. It is variously a given name in its own right or a short form of Alexandra, both of which come from the Greek name Alexandros. It can be broken down into ''alexo'' meaning "to defend" and ''ander'' meaning "man", making both Alexa and Alexandra mean "defender of man". The similarly-spelled name Aleksa is a South Slavic masculine name. Modern popularity In the United States, the name Alexa first appeared on the chart of the top 1,000 most popular baby girl names in the year 1973. It stayed in the lower ranks of the top 1000 until 1986 when it jumped from number 815 to number 431. Popularity continued to climb and Alexa was ranked in the top 100 in the mid-1990s. According to the Social Security Administration, its highest popularity, 39th, was achieved in 2006. The name's popularity decreased rapidly after Amazon picked it as the wake word of its voice service Amazon Alexa, which was released worldwide in 2016. Notable people with the name G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander (name)
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Dectis
Alexa Dectis (born March 5, 1993) is an American lawyer and former child actress. She has been a spokesperson for the Muscular Dystrophy Association since age five. Diagnosed with type 2 spinal muscular atrophy as a child, she uses a wheelchair. Early life and education Dectis was born March 5, 1993, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at 16 months and has used an electric wheelchair since age two. Dectis graduated from the George Washington University in May 2015. While in college, she became a member of Kappa Delta sorority. Dectis went on to attend the Chapman University School of Law, where she concentrated in entertainment law and protecting minors in the entertainment industry. Dectis says her childhood in the entertainment industry made her realize the importance of protecting children in the industry. Career After enrolling in acting classes at age five, Dectis appeared in numerous television shows, commercials, and movies, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Kenin
Alexa Jordan Kenin (February 16, 1962 – September 10, 1985) was an American actress known for her supporting roles in several films released during the 1980s, including ''Little Darlings'' (1980), '' Honkytonk Man'' (1982), and ''Pretty in Pink'' (1986) which was released after her death. Career Kenin was born in New York City. Her parents divorced when she was young and her mother, actress Maya Kenin, married character actor John Ryan. Kenin began acting as a child and won her first professional part with a supporting role in the 1972 holiday TV special ''The House Without a Christmas Tree'', which starred Jason Robards and Lisa Lucas. In 1977, Kenin appeared in John Guare's ''Landscape of the Body'' at The Public Theater and in the off-Broadway production of ''Elusive Angel''. The following year she played David Janssen's daughter in the television miniseries '' The Word''. In December 1980, she portrayed the role of "Libby" in the touring production of Neil Simon's '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Junge
Alexa Junge is an American television writer, producer and screenwriter. Her work on ''Friends'', from 1994 to 1999, earned her nominations for three Emmy Awards. Personal life Junge grew up in Los Angeles and attended Barnard College, where she wrote for and performed in the Columbia University Varsity Show with David Rakoff and Jeanine Tesori. Junge continued her education at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. A 2001 profile of Junge observed, "For someone who once moved to the East Coast to pursue theater writing, a career in television came as a bit of a surprise."Stack, Vanessa. "Writer's POV" (in feature "Road to the Emmys writers and directors"), ''Daily Variety'', 14 June 2001, ''272''(9), page not given. Junge is the granddaughter of screenwriter Marvin Borowsky and has one son, Henry Petrie. Career Junge was a writer and producer for ''Friends'' from 1994 to 1999, for which she was nominated for three Emmy Awards and a Writers Guild of America Award. Junge wrote the epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Ray Joel
Alexa Ray Joel (born December 29, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Her parents are singer-songwriter Billy Joel and model Christie Brinkley. Joel released an EP ''Sketches'' (2006) and several singles on independent record labels. She has performed at numerous charity events and New York City fashion events. Early life Joel was born on December 29, 1985,Billy Joel, Christie Brinkley have their first child, a girl [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Ilacad
Alexandra Madarang Ilacad (born 26 February 2000), better known as Alexa Ilacad is a Filipino actress, singer, songwriter, host, dancer, vlogger and model. She appears in various commercials and shows of ABS-CBN Corporation, ABS-CBN, and is best known for playing ''Lexie Domingo'' in Luv U, ''Luna Dela Cuesta'' in ''The Killer Bride'', ''Bobbie Salazar'' in ''Four Sisters Before the Wedding'', and for joining ''Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10'' as a celebrity housemate. Career 2008–2012: career beginnings, Goin Bulilit, and TOP She rose to prominence when she joined the kiddie gag show ''Goin' Bulilit'' in 2008. But even before that, she was already a familiar face in the Philippine television as a commercial model. Starting at the young age of two, she was first seen in various TV commercials for the brands Vaseline, Vaseline shampoo, Lactum 3+, Johnson's Baby, Johnson's Baby Cologne, Cheez Whiz, Happy Meal, McDonald's Happy Meal, Jollibee, Jollibee Kids Meal and ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Hunt
Shirl Henke is an American best-selling author of contemporary and historical romance novels. She has eclectic tastes and has written historical, contemporary, western, and regency-themed books. She also writes mystery novels using the pen name Alexa Hunt. Some of her works have been translated into other languages. Biography She was born Shirl Nehrt, fifteen years after her next oldest sibling. Her father died while she was in her teens, leaving Henke alone with her mother. Henke entered the University of Missouri immediately after graduating from high school. In her first year at school she met her future husband, Jim Henke, in a shared Spanish class. Although Henke originally planned to become a journalist,''Romance Reader'' she eventually earned a B.A. and an M.A. in history (both from the University of Missouri). After her graduation, she worked as a cashier for a loan company, a public welfare caseworker, the assistant circulation manager for a small newspaper, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Hirschfeld
Alexa Hirschfeld is an entrepreneur. Hirschfeld co-founded the online invitation website Paperless Post. Work Alexa and James Hirschfeld, started Paperless Post while he was a student at Harvard and she was working in New York City in 2008. Paperless Post launched in 2009. Today, she serves as the President of Paperless Post, working alongside her brother, who serves as Chief Executive Officer. References Harvard University alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American company founders American women company founders 21st-century American women {{US-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Hepburn
Alexa Hepburn is professor of communication at Rutgers University, and honorary professor in conversation analysis in the Social Sciences Department at Loughborough University. Life Alexa Hepburn was born in Leicester. Because her father was a telecoms engineer involved in modernising exchanges she moved between 12 different schools in the North of England and Scotland. She did an undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Dundee. She did her PhD at Glasgow Caledonian University supervised by Gerda Siann. This focused on school bullying, with a particular interest in the way that traditional research had isolated pupils and their problematic personalities, rather than seeing them as part of a broader system of relationships, including teachers and parents. This was combined with a poststructuralist approach to psychological methods, to power, and to the nature of persons. She was awarded her PhD in 1995 and she held teaching positions at Napier Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Havins
Alexa Carole Havins (born November 16, 1980) is an American actress. She first came to prominence in 2003, when she became the originating actress in the role of Babe Carey Chandler on the soap opera ''All My Children''. Her role as the flawed but good Babe Carey earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 2005 and recognition as being half of one of the show's most popular soap opera pairings. Havins has made guest appearances in a number of television shows, as well as a number of independent films. In 2011, she joined the main cast for ''Torchwood's'' fourth series, '' Torchwood: Miracle Day'', airing on BBC Worldwide and US premium television network Starz. Early life Alexa Havins was born in Artesia, New Mexico on November 16, 1980. As a child and adolescent, she was raised in Chandler, Arizona, later attending Chandler High School. Coincidentally, her mother often called her Babe. Her childhood nickname was the "Ice Maiden" because she was "deathly shy". Havins was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Hampton
Alexa Hampton is an American interior designer based in New York City, principal of the interior design firm Mark Hampton LLC. She also designs home furnishings through her company Alexa Hampton Inc., and acts as the creative director, strategic partner and brand ambassador for The Mine, formerly known as ATGStores.com Career Alexa Hampton graduated from Brown University in 1993, after which she studied at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy and in New York City. She worked with her father, the interior designer Mark Hampton, first as an apprentice and then as a senior designer. After her father’s death in 1998, she assumed ownership of his firm, Mark Hampton LLC. In 2000, Hampton launched her first licensed product collection with a fabric line by Kravet. She also designs home furnishings for Hickory Chair, Visual Comfort, and Stark Carpet. In 2016, Hampton became the spokesperson, advisor and strategic partner for ATGStores.com Notable ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Goddard
Alexa Goddard (born 21 December 1990) is an English pop and R&B singer from Blackwater, Hampshire previously signed to Roc Nation. Born in Camberley, Surrey, Goddard was spotted singing at a talent contest at the age of 14. From 2007 she featured on three consecutive winter tours of the United States and Canada with American band Trans-Siberian Orchestra and performed a duet on "Child of the Night", a track from the band's 2009 album ''Night Castle''. In March 2010, Goddard created a YouTube channel with the username "AlexaMusicTV". She uploaded to this channel various videos of her own covers of R&B hits. She released four cover versions as singles, using social media such as Twitter to promote them. The biggest-selling of these was her version of "Turn My Swag On", which charted at Number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and Number One on the UK Indie Chart. Life and music career Goddard was born and raised in Blackwater, Hampshire. She attended Yateley School from the age of 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
