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Bethany (given Name)
Bethany ( el, Βηθανία (''Bethania''), which is probably of Aramaic or Hebrew origin, meaning "house of affliction" or "house of figs") is a feminine given name derived from the Biblical place name, Bethany, a town near Jerusalem, at the foot of the Mount of Olives, where Lazarus lived in the New Testament, along with his sisters, Mary and Martha, and where Jesus stayed during Holy Week before his crucifixion. The name has been well-used in English-speaking countries. It was the 59th most popular name for girls in England and Wales in 2010, having ranked as high as 11th most popular name in those countries in 1999. It was the 79th most popular name for girls in Scotland in 2010. It ranked in the 100 most popular names for girls in the United States during the 1980s, reaching its pinnacle of popularity in 1987, when it was the 87th most popular name for girls, but its use has declined, falling to 369th most popular name there in 2010. The name ''Bethany'' is the English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth (given Name)
Beth is a given name that is usually a shortened form (hypocorism) of Elizabeth, Elsbeth (Scottish version of Elizabeth), Bethany or Bethan People *Beth (singer) (b. 1981), Spanish singer * Beth Allen (b. 1984), New Zealand actress *Beth Amsel, American folk singer *Beth Anders (b. 1951), American field hockey player and coach * Beth Anderson (composer) (b. 1950), American composer * Beth Anderson (b. 1954), American singer *Beth Bauer (b. 1980), American professional golfer *Beth Beglin (b. 1957), American field hockey player *Beth Behrs (b. 1985), American actress * Beth Barr (b. 1971), American swimmer *Beth Bonner (1952–1998), American long-distance runner *BethAnn Bonner (b. 1982), American actress *Beth Botsford (b. 1981), American swimmer *Beth Broderick (b. 1959), American actress *Beth Buchanan (b. 1952), Australian actress *Beth Cahill (b. 1963), American television actress *Beth Carey (b. 1990), Australian volleyball player *Beth Carvalho (b. 1946), Brazilian sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethany Beardslee
Bethany Beardslee (born December 25, 1925) is an American soprano particularly noted for her collaborations with major 20th-century composers, such as Igor Stravinsky, Milton Babbitt, Pierre Boulez, George Perle, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and her performances of great contemporary classical music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Anton Webern. Her legacy amongst midcentury composers was as a "composer's singer"—for her commitment to the highest art of new music. Milton Babbitt said of her "She manages to learn music no one else in the world can. She can work, work, work." In a 1961 interview for Newsweek, Beardslee flaunted her unflinching repertoire and disdain for commercialism: "I don't think in terms of the public... Music is for the musicians. If the public wants to come along and study it, fine. I don't go and try to tell a scientist his business because I don't know anything about it. Music is just the same way. Music is ''not'' entertainment." Life Beardslee was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethany Joy Lenz
Bethany Joy Lenz (born April 2, 1981) is an American actress, singer-songwriter and filmmaker. She is known for her portrayal of Haley James Scott on The WB / The CW television drama ''One Tree Hill'' (2003–2012). She also starred as Michelle Bauer Santos on the CBS Daytime soap opera '' Guiding Light'' (1998-2000), and is recognized for her music as a solo artist and as a member of the band Everly. Career Acting While on a trip to Los Angeles, Lenz landed her first professional job in a commercial for dolls from the teen drama series '' Swans Crossing''. Lenz eventually went on to appear in commercials for Eggo Waffles, Dr Pepper and others. She continued to find work steadily as an actress, and by her second year in high school she landed the role of Linda Halleck in Stephen King's '' Thinner''. She appeared in various pilots, commercials and films, and performed regional theatre until she was eventually cast as a series regular on '' Guiding Light''. At the age of sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethany Lee
Bethany Lee (born 1952) is an Australian former film, television and theatre actress. She guest starred on numerous television series during the 1970s, including recurring roles on '' The Long Arm'', '' Number 96'' and ''Skyways'', but is best known for her role as Andrea Hennessy in the cult soap opera '' Prisoner''. Career Bethany Lee made her television acting debut in 1970 with a recurring role on the television series ''The Long Arm'' as well as guest appearances on '' Division 4'' and ''Homicide''. In 1973, she played the lead female in the film adaptation of '' Come Out Fighting'' and had a brief stint on ''Number 96'' during early 1974. Her character was introduced as the "chaste and studious schoolgirl" Penny Snow who, with classmate Colin Campbell (Steve Bannister), move into one of the vacant apartments as a squatter. Her character's mother, Trixie O'Toole (Jan Adele), later moved into the building and eventually became one of the series early villains. Shortly befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethany Kehdy
Bethany Kehdy (Arabic: بيثاني كعدي) (born 29 August 1981) is a Lebanese-American culinary expert and cookbook author specializing in the cuisines of the Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa. Early life Bethany was born in Houston, Texas to an American mother and a Lebanese father. Her cousins were Sarah Ross, Charissa Ausfal, Anne Herne, and others. Bethany is the granddaughter of Lebanese attorney, author and poet (1904-2002) Kehdy Farhoud Kehdy who was appointed Officer of the National Order of the Cedar in 1995. Bethany grew up in the Achrafieh district of Beirut, Lebanon and during the more turbulent Lebanese Civil War years, moved with her family to their village of Baskinta, where her father set up a dairy farm. Her parents divorced when she was very young and Bethany lived with her father and his family in Lebanon. Bethany recounts watching her grandmother, aunties, and father in the traditional food preparation and preservation as a child and being imm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethany Hart
Bethany Hart (born April 10, 1977) is a retired American hammer thrower. She competed at the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final. Her personal best throw was 69.89 metres, achieved in June 2008 in West Point The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known Metonymy, metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academies, United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a f .... References 1977 births Living people American female hammer throwers Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women {{US-hammerthrow-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethany Hamilton
Bethany Meilani Hamilton (born February 8, 1990) is an American professional surfer and writer who survived a 2003 shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off and who ultimately returned to professional surfing. She wrote about her experience in the 2004 autobiography ''Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board'', which was adapted into the 2011 feature film ''Soul Surfer'' in which she attributes her strength to her Christian faith. She was also the subject of a 2018 documentary, ''Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable,'' which discusses her marriage to Adam Dirks and how marriage and motherhood have affected her professional surfing career. Early life Hamilton was born on February 8, 1990, to Tom and Cheri Hamilton in Lihue, Hawaii. She has two older brothers, Noah and Timothy. After learning how to surf at the age of three, she began surfing competitively at the age of eight and gained her first sponsorship by age ten. Hamilton was hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethany Hall-Long
Bethany A. Hall-Long (born November 12, 1963) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. She has served as the 26th lieutenant governor of Delaware since 2017. Hall-Long previously served in the Delaware Senate from 2008 to 2016 and in the Delaware House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008. Early life and career Hall-Long was born on November 12, 1963 in Sussex County. She is a descendant of David Hall, the 15th Governor of Delaware. She was raised on a farm with her two older brothers and attended Indian River High School. She earned a BSN from Thomas Jefferson University, an MSN from the Medical University of South Carolina, and a PhD in health policy and nursing administration from George Mason University. Hall-Long began a teaching career at George Mason University before moving to the University of Delaware, where she is a professor of nursing. Lieutenant Governor of Delaware Hall-Long was elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 2016, takin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethany Goldsmith
Bethany Joan "Beth" Goldsmith (October 6, 1927 – October 24, 2004) was a pitcher who played from 1948 through 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 160 lb, she batted and threw right-handed.Bethany Goldsmith – Profile / Obituary ''''. Retrieved 2019-04-10. Born in , Goldsmith started playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethany Firth
Bethany Charlotte Firth, (born 14 February 1996) is a Northern Irish swimmer. Since 2014 she has competed for Great Britain; previously, Firth had represented Ireland. A six time Paralympic gold medalist, she has won gold in her specialist event - the 100 metres backstroke - for both Ireland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and Great Britain at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. These were in addition to the Mixed 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay S14 at the 2020 Games, and 200 metres medley and 200 metres freestyle for Great Britain at the 2016 Games, where she was the nation's most successful Paralympian with three golds and a silver medal. She competes in the S14 classification for athletes with an intellectual impairment.Bethany Firth . rio2016.com Personal life Bethany Charlotte Firth was born on 14 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethany England
Bethany England (born 3 June 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women, Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Women's Super League, FA WSL and the England women's national football team, England national team. She previously played for Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C., Doncaster Rovers Belles, Liverpool F.C. Women, Liverpool and Chelsea F.C. Women, Chelsea, and represented England on the England women's national under-19 football team, U19 and England women's national under-23 football team, U23 national teams. In 2020, England was named the league's 2019–20 FA WSL#Annual awards, Player of the Year and PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year after leading Chelsea to win the 2019–20 FA WSL and 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup. She was also named to the PFA Team of the Year (2020s)#FA WSL, PFA Team of the Year. Early life England was born and raised with her two sisters in Barnsley, a large market an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethany Donaphin
Bethany Donaphin (born 1980 in New York City, New York, United States), is Head of League Operations at the Women's National Basketball Association and has been recognized for her professional achievements in sports. She is 6'2''. She is a former American basketball player. She played for New York Liberty as forward during the 2004–2005 season. She also played for Famila Schio in Italy and played for Fenerbahçe İstanbul in Turkey (2004–05). She played collegiately for Stanford University. Early life Bethany Donaphin is a native of Midtown Manhattan, attending The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine and the Horace Mann School before matriculating to Stanford University, where she continues to be a star alumna. Bethany capped her academic career with an MBA from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. As a youngster, Bethany coupled basketball with dance lessons at The Harlem School of the Arts, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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