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Barney (given Name)
Barney is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Barnard, Barnett and other names, and occasionally a nickname. It is derived from the Slavic name ''Barni'', the pet form of ''Barnim'', which means "defender", and it was formerly a popular name throughout Poland. Notable people with the name include: People Given name * Barney Aaron (1800–1850), English-born American Hall of Fame lightweight bare-knuckle boxer * Young Barney Aaron (1836–1907), English-born American bare-knuckle boxer; son of Barney Aaron * Barney Barnato (1851–1897), British mining entrepreneur born Barnet Isaacs, one of those who gained control of diamond, and later gold, mining in South Africa * Barney Clark (died 1983), first human recipient of an artificial heart * Barney M. Giles (1892–1984), US Army Air Forces lieutenant general * Barney Hill (1922–1969), American who, with his wife, claimed to have been kidnapped by aliens * Barney F. Hajiro (1916–2011), US Army soldier award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', 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. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the 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), clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with ''-y/-ie'' (phonologically /i/). Sometimes the suffix ''-o'' is included as well as other forms or templates. Hypocoristics are often affective in meaning and are particularly common in Australian English, but can be used for various purposes in different semantic fields, including personal names, place names and nouns. Hypocorisms are usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Ross
Barney Ross (born Dov-Ber "Beryl" David Rosofsky; December 23, 1909 – January 17, 1967) was an American professional boxer. Ross became a world champion in three weight divisions and was a decorated veteran of World War II. Early life Dov-Ber (or Beryl) Rosofsky was born in New York City to Isidore "Itchik" Rosofsky and Sarah Epstein Rosofsky. His father was a Talmudic scholar who had emigrated to America from his native Brest-Litovsk after barely surviving a pogrom. The family then moved from New York to Chicago. Isidore became a rabbi and owner of a small vegetable shop in Chicago's Maxwell Street neighborhood, a vibrant Jewish ghetto akin to the New York's Lower East Side of the 1920s and '30s. Dov-Ber was being raised to follow in his footsteps. The young Rasofsky grew up on Chicago's mean streets, ultimately ignoring his father's desire for him to become a rabbi and his admonition that Jews do not resort to violence. Let the ''goyim'' be the fighters, Ross later recall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Rosset
Barnet Lee "Barney" Rosset, Jr. (May 28, 1922 – February 21, 2012) was a pioneering American book and magazine publisher. An avant-garde taste maker, he founded Grove Press in 1951 and ''Evergreen Review'' in 1957, both of which gave him platforms for curating world-class and, in several cases, Nobel prize-winning work by authors including Samuel Beckett (1969), Pablo Neruda (1971), Octavio Paz (1990), Kenzaburō Ōe (1994) and Harold Pinter (2005). A voracious reader and a resourceful editor, Rosset was the first to publish Beat poets Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, a who's who of playwrights including Tom Stoppard and Harold Pinter, political biographies like Alex Haley's ''The Autobiography of Malcolm X'', erotic literature like the '' Story of O'', groundbreaking gay fiction by Jean Genet, and banned classics such as Henry Miller's ''Tropic of Cancer'' and D. H. Lawrence's ''Lady Chatterley's Lover''. Rosset's insistence on publishing "banned" books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Oldfield
Berna Eli "Barney" Oldfield (January 29, 1878 – October 4, 1946) was an American pioneer automobile racer; his "name was synonymous with speed in the first two decades of the 20th century". After success in bicycle racing, he began auto racing in 1902 and continued until his retirement in 1918. He was the first man to drive a car at 60 miles per hour (96 km/h) on a circular track. Biography Early life Berna Eli Oldfield was born in York Township, Fulton County, Ohio, near Wauseon and Toledo, on January 29, 1878, to Henry Clay Oldfield, a laborer, and his wife Sarah. He was named after his father's bunkmate in the 68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. He had a sister Bertha. As of the 1880 United States Census, the Oldfields lived in Wauseon. In 1889 they moved to Toledo, where the father Henry got a job at the state mental asylum. In the summer of 1891, Berna worked as a waterboy in order to purchase his first bicycle. According to legend, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney McKenna
Bernard Noël "Banjo Barney" McKenna (16 December 1939 – 5 April 2012) was an Irish musician and a founding member of The Dubliners. He played the tenor banjo, violin, mandolin, and melodeon. He was most renowned as a banjo player. Biography Born in Donnycarney, Dublin, McKenna played the banjo from an early age, beginning because he could not afford to buy the instrument of his choice, a mandolin. He was a member of The Dubliners from 1962 and was the only living member of the original (1962) formation at the time of his death. Prior to joining the Dubliners, he had spent a few months in The Chieftains. In addition to his work on traditional Irish music, he also played jazz on occasion. Artistic performance Barney used GDAE tuning on a 19-fret tenor banjo, an octave below fiddle/mandolin and, according to musician Mick Moloney, was single-handedly responsible for making the GDAE-tuned tenor banjo the standard banjo in Irish music. Barney remained a great favourite with li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Hudson
Bernard "Barney" Hudson (birth registered first ¼ 1906 – 1971) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Horden Rugby Football Club and Hartlepool Rovers, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Salford, as a , i.e. number 2 or 5. Whilst serving in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, he was a guest player, and captained Dewsbury. Background Barney Hudson's birth was registered in Horden, County Durham, and he died aged 65. Playing career Salford Hudson started his career as a rugby union player, and appeared for his local team Horden Rugby Football Club and later Hartlepool Rovers before joining Salford in Easter 1928. He made his début against Wigan Highfield on 6 April 1928. He was one of the players who successfully toured in France with Salford in 1934, during which the Salford team earned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Herbert
Bernard Vincent Herbert (20 February 1889 – 14 December 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1909 and 1921 for the Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football team playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907, the club competed in the Victo .... He served as Richmond's President from 1932 to 1935 and again in 1939. He later became an inspector in the Victorian Police Force, and was awarded the 'Valour' award for bravery while on duty. References * Hogan P: ''The Tigers of Old'', Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996 Richmond Football Club – Hall of Fame External links * * 1889 births 1949 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Richmond Football Club players Brunswick Football Club players Richmond Football Club Premiership p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Harwood
Barnaby John "Barney" Harwood (born 7 November 1979) is a British actor and television presenter. He is known for his work with CBBC beginning in 2002. Career Television For CBBC, Harwood presented '' Prank Patrol'' and was a voice-over commentator for ''The Smokehouse'', while on BBC Two, he co-presented '' Basil's Swap Shop'' (a remake of ''Multi-Coloured Swap Shop''), alongside Basil Brush. Previous work for CBBC included gameshow '' Crush'' in 2004, ''Sport Relief Gets Sub'd!'', a Sport Relief 2006 show and as co-presenter of ''Smile'', which aired each Sunday on BBC Two until 26 August 2007 and saw him win a Children's BAFTA for best presenter. He also co-hosted the ''Doctor Who'' tie-in programme ''Totally Doctor Who'' until it was cancelled after series three in 2007. Harwood was also the Control Voice in an episode of the ''Doctor Who'' spin off animated series ''The Infinite Quest''. As an extra, he appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' episode " Love & Monsters", which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Frank
Barnett Frank (born March 31, 1940) is a former American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. A Democrat, Frank served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee from 2007 to 2011 and was a leading co-sponsor of the 2010 Dodd–Frank Act. Frank, a resident of Newton, Massachusetts, was considered the most prominent gay politician in the United States during his time in Congress. Born and raised in Bayonne, New Jersey, Frank graduated from Bayonne High School, Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He worked as a political aide before winning election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1972. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980 with 52 percent of the vote. He was re-elected every term thereafter by wide margins. In 1987, he publicly came out as gay, becoming the first member of Congress to do so voluntarily. From 2003 until his retirement, Frank was the leading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Dreyfuss
Bernhard "Barney" Dreyfuss (February 23, 1865 – February 5, 1932) was an executive in Major League Baseball who owned the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise from 1900 to his death. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008. Dreyfuss is often credited with the creation of the modern baseball World Series. He also built one of baseball's first modern steel and concrete baseball parks, Forbes Field, in 1909. During his period of ownership, the Pirates won six National League pennants, plus World Series titles in 1909 and 1925; only the New York Giants won more NL championships (10) during the same period. Early years Dreyfuss was born in Freiburg, Grand Duchy of Baden in 1865. He attended school in Freiburg and later worked in a bank in nearby Karlsruhe. At the age of 16, he emigrated, in 1881, to the US to escape conscription into the German Army. At the time, his prospects of being drafted into the military were high and, as a young Jew, his potential for advance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Danson
Barnett Jerome "Barney" Danson, (February 8, 1921 – October 17, 2011) was a Canadians, Canadian politician and Canadian Cabinet, Cabinet minister. Family Barnett Jerome "Barney" Danson was born to a Jewish family in Toronto's Parkdale, Toronto, Parkdale neighbourhood. He joined The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada in 1939 as the Second World War broke out. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant and served until he was severely wounded, losing an eye, in the operation Overlord, Battle of Normandy. His ailment created an interest in the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) and its library for the blind and visually impaired, which he maintained until his death. He returned to Canada and joined his family's insurance business before entering the plastics industry with his own company, the Danson Corporation. He also served as president of the Society of the Plastics Industry of Canada. In 2002, his autobiography, ''Not Bad for a Sergeant: The Memoirs of Barney Danson'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Carr (Gaelic Footballer)
Bernard Ross Car (1923 – 30 November 2021), known as Barney Carr, was an Irish Gaelic football player and manager. At club level he played with St Peter's, Warrenpoint and was also a member of the Down senior football team whom he managed to All-Ireland Championships in 1960 and 1961. He died in Warrenpoint on 30 November 2021, at the age of 98. Playing career Carr first came to Gaelic football prominence as a member of the St Peter's, Warrenpoint team. He made his senior debut at the age of 17 and won three County Championship titles before his retirement in 1957. Carr first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Down minor football team in 1941, before being drafted onto the Down senior football team two years later. Carr spent ten seasons with the team, during which time he won a Dr McKenna Cup title in 1944. Administrative and managerial career Carr began his administrative career as a member of the Down East Divisional Board. He served as the Down rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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