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Carys Pugh
Carys is a Welsh feminine given name, formed from the stem of the Welsh vocabulary word ''caru'', "to love" (''cf.'' third person '' câr'' "beloved friend" or "precious"), and the suffix ''-ys'', found in such names as '' Dilys'', '' Gladys'', ''Glenys'' and ''Nerys''. This is comparable to the similar name ''Cheryl'' which like Carys also appeared circa 1900 and is a combination of ''Cherie'' (The French form of ''Cara'' which means "precious" in Latin and is cognate to Welsh "câr") and the ''+yl'' suffix common in trendy early 20th century names such as Meryl and Beryl. Famous bearers of the name include: * Carys Bannister (1935–2010), British neurosurgeon * Carys Hawkins (born 1988), Welsh-born Australian football player * Carys Parry (born 1981), Welsh hammer thrower * Carys Phillips (born 1992), Welsh rugby union player * Carys Zeta Douglas (born 2003), daughter of Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones and American actor Michael Douglas * Cerys Matthews, Welsh musicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerys
Cerys is a Welsh feminine given name. It is a variant of Carys. Cerys may refer to: * Cerys Hale (born 1993), Welsh rugby union player * Cerys Matthews Cerys Matthews (; born 11 April 1969) is a Welsh singer, songwriter, author, and broadcaster. She was a founding member of Welsh rock band Catatonia and a leading figure in the " Cool Cymru" movement of the late 1990s. Matthews programmes an ... (born 1969), Welsh singer and songwriter Notes and references {{given name, cat=feminine given names Welsh feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladys (given Name)
Gladys is a female name from the Welsh name Gwladus or Gwladys, which bears the meaning of royalty (princess); conversely, it has been speculated to originally be from the Latin diminutive "gladiolus", meaning ''small sword'' hence the gladiolus flowering plant. It may be used as a Welsh variant of Claudia, meaning ''lame''. People * Berniece Inez Gladys Baker Miracle (1919–2014), American writer and half-sister of actress Marilyn Monroe * Gladys Adda (1921–1995), Tunisian communist and activist * Gladys Aller, American painter * Gladys Ambrose, English actress * Gladys Anderson, New Zealand artist * Gladys Anoma (1930–2006), Ivorian scientist and politician * Gladys Anslow, American physicist * Gladys Arnold (1905–2002), Canadian journalist * Gladys Asmah, Ghanaian politician * Gladys Aylward (1902–1970), English missionary to China * Gladys Elizabeth Baker, American mycologist * Gladys Pearl Baker (1902–1984), American film editor, mother of actress Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aviva Mongillo
Aviva Chiara Mongillo (born February 6, 1998), also known as Carys, is a Canadian pop singer and actress. She is known for her roles as Alya Kendrick in the Family Channel drama '' Backstage'' and Juniper in the CBC sitcom ''Workin' Moms''. After the online success of "Princesses Don't Cry", she released the EP '' To Anyone Like Me'' on October 2, 2020, through Warner Music Canada. Early life Aviva Chiara Mongillo was born on February 6, 1998, in Markham, Canada. She was born into an Italian family, who she stated "always supported" her dreams. At the age of seven, she was enrolled in acting classes, followed by vocal lessons and guitar classes. She attended Unionville High School, and continued her education while appearing on '' Backstage''. Mongillo has suffered from anxiety from a young age. Career Whilst attending Unionville High School, Mongillo posted a number of original songs to SoundCloud. They caught the attention of a music producer in Toronto, who invited her to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio
BBC Radio is an operational business division and service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a royal charter since 1927). The service provides national radio stations covering the majority of musical genres, as well as local radio stations covering local news, affairs and interests. It also oversees online audio content. Of the national radio stations, BBC Radio 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Live are all available through analogue radio ( AM or FM (with BBC Radio 4 LW on longwave) as well as on DAB Digital Radio and BBC Sounds. The Asian Network broadcasts on DAB and selected AM frequencies in the English Midlands. BBC Radio 1Xtra, 4 Extra, 5 Sports Extra, 6 Music and the World Service broadcast only on DAB and BBC Sounds, while Radio 1 Dance and Relax streams are available only online. All of the BBC's national radio stations broadcast from bases in London and Manchester, usually in or near to Broadcasting House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerys Matthews
Cerys Matthews (; born 11 April 1969) is a Welsh singer, songwriter, author, and broadcaster. She was a founding member of Welsh rock band Catatonia and a leading figure in the "Cool Cymru" movement of the late 1990s. Matthews programmes and hosts a weekly music show on BBC Radio 6 Music, a weekly blues show on BBC Radio 2, and a weekly show on BBC Radio 4 'Add To Playlist' which won the Prix Italia and Prix Europa 2022. She also makes documentaries for television and radio and was a roving reporter for ''The One Show''. She founded 'The Good Life Experience', a festival of culture and the great outdoors in Flintshire in 2014, and is author of ''Hook, Line and Singer'' published by Penguin Books and children's stories ''Tales from the Deep'' and ''Gelert, A Man's Best Friend'', published by Gomer.Her illustrated version of Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood is released November 2022 published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Early life Matthews was born in Cardiff, the second of four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Douglas
Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the AFI Life Achievement Award. The elder son of Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill, Douglas received his Bachelor of Arts in drama from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His early acting roles included film, stage, and television productions. Douglas first achieved prominence for his performance in the ABC police procedural television series ''The Streets of San Francisco'', for which he received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations. In 1975, Douglas produced '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', having acquired the rights to the Ken Kesey novel from his father. The film received critical and popular acclaim, and won the Academy Award for Best Picture, earning Douglas his first Oscar as one of the film's producers. After leaving ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones (; born 25 September 1969) is a Welsh actress. Known for her versatility, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Tony Award. In 2010, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her film and humanitarian work. Born and raised in Swansea, Zeta-Jones aspired to be an actress from a young age. As a child, she played roles in the West End productions of the musicals ''Annie'' and ''Bugsy Malone''. She studied musical theatre at the Arts Educational Schools, London and made her stage breakthrough with a leading role in a 1987 production of '' 42nd Street''. Her screen debut came in the unsuccessful French-Italian film '' 1001 Nights'' (1990), and she went on to find greater success as a regular in the British television series '' The Darling Buds of May'' (1991–1993). Dismayed at being typecast as the token pretty girl in British films, Zeta-Jones relocated to Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carys Phillips
Carys Phillips (born 12 November 1992) is a Welsh rugby union player. She plays as a Hooker for the Worcester Warriors in the Premier 15s and for Wales women's national rugby union team. Personal life The daughter of back row forward Rowland Phillips, she studied at Llandovery College and took a course in Sports Coaching and Development at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She is an ambassador for the Red Kites Girls’ Rugby Cluster Centre, an organisation which lends its support to all-girls rugby. Rugby career Phillips has played for Skewen RFC and also for Bristol Ladies, and Ospreys. Phillips won her first international cap against Ireland in the first round of the 2013 Six Nations Championship. In 2016, She captained Wales in the second round of the Six Nations Championship. Phillips was selected in Wales squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carys Parry
Carys Parry (born 24 July 1981) is a Welsh hammer thrower. Parry was born in Church Village, Rhondda Cynon Taf. She finished sixth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne with a personal best throw of 61.80 metres. Her current personal best throw is 66.31 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Birmingham. This is a Welsh record and places Parry fourth amongst British hammer throwers, behind Commonwealth champions Lorraine Shaw and Shirley Webb, as well as Zoe Derham. – Power of 10 She won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Dehli. Having missed out on qualification for the London 2012 Olympic Games, coming third in qualifiers to |
Carys Hawkins
Carys Hawkins (born 29 August 1988) is a Welsh football (soccer) player who plays for Fylkir in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. Since the establishment of the Australian W-League in 2008, Hawkins has represented Perth Glory during the winter seasons. International career In February 2013 Hawkins was called up to the senior Wales squad for the 2013 Algarve Cup The 2013 Algarve Cup was the twentieth edition of the Algarve Cup, an annual invitational women's football tournament hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Teams The following teams were taking part. There were no debutantes, as al .... References Footballers from Cardiff Welsh women's footballers Welsh people of Australian descent Perth Glory FC (A-League Women) players 1988 births Living people Damallsvenskan players Sunnanå SK players A-League Women players Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carys Bannister
Carys Margaret Bannister (1935 – 20 August 2010) was the first female British neurosurgeon. Born in Brazil to Welsh parents, she moved to England as a teenager and trained in surgery after qualifying as a doctor. She spent most of her career as a consultant neurosurgeon at North Manchester General Hospital and as a researcher at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. She specialised in treating disorders of the cerebral circulation, spina bifida, and hydrocephalus. Early life Carys Bannister was born in Recife, Brazil, in 1935. Her parents were Welsh and had moved from Aberystwyth to Brazil when her father took up an engineering job with the Great Western Brazilian Railway. After Carys was born, the family moved to São Paulo and later Rio de Janeiro, where Carys and her sister attended an American school. When their father was assigned to work in the Brazilian countryside, both daughters were sent back to Britain; Carys was fifteen at the time. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherie
Cherie is an English female given name. It comes from the French ''chérie'', meaning ''darling'' (from the past participle of the verb ''chérir'', ''to cherish''). Notable people with the name or stage name include: * Cherie, one of the stage names of French singer Cyndi Almouzni (born 1984) * Cherie Bambury (born 1976), Australian cricket player * Cherie Bennett (born 1960), American novelist, actress, director, playwright, newspaper columnist, singer and television writer * Cherie Berry (born 1946), American politician from North Carolina * Cherie Blair (born 1954), known professionally as Cherie Booth, British barrister, wife of former prime minister Tony Blair * Cherie Buckner-Webb (born 1951), American politician from Idaho * Cherie Burton (born 1968), Australian politician * Cherie Chung (born 1960), Hong Kong film actress * Cherie Currie (born 1959), American musician, singer, songwriter, actress and artist * Cherie de Boer (born 1950), accordionist, half of the Dutch duo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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