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Ciara (given Name)
Ciara () is a popular Irish language female name and was tenth on the list of most popular names given to baby girls in Ireland in 2006. It is the feminine version of the name Ciarán, meaning "dark-haired", and was also the name of Saint Ciara, a seventh-century Irish saint venerated by the Roman Catholic Church. The name is often anglicized as Keira, Kiara, or Kiera. People * Ciara Baxendale (born 1995), British actress * Ciara Bravo (born 1997), American actress, pronounced "Sierra" * Ciara Considine, a musician known for her Celtic and folk music * Ciara Conway (born 1980), Irish Labour Party politician, Teachta Dála (TD) for Waterford from 2011 to 2016 * Ciara Gaynor, a camogie player * Ciara Gibson-Byrne (born 1992), British water polo player * Ciara Grant (footballer, born 1978) * Ciara Grant (footballer, born 1993) * Ciara Hanna (born 1991), American actress and model * Ciara (born 1985), singer Ciara Harris, pronounced "Sierra"The Great Big Book of Baby Names - Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciarán
Ciarán (Irish spelling) or Ciaran (Scottish Gaelic spelling) is a traditionally male given name of Irish origin. It means "little dark one" or "little dark-haired one", produced by appending a diminutive suffix to ''ciar'' ("black", "dark"). It is the masculine version of the name Ciara. The name became common in reference to Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich, who gave his name to the Ciarraige and County Kerry, and two early Irish saints both counted among the Twelve Apostles of Ireland: Ciarán the Elder and Ciarán the Younger. It is anglicised in various ways: Ciaran, Kieran, Keiran, Keiron, Keiren, Keerun, Kiran, etc. The name can also be found in the Irish surname of O'Keiran, meaning "descendant of Ciarán". Notable people * Ciarán Bairéad (1905–1976), Irish folklorist and scholar * Ciarán Bourke (1935–1988), Irish musician * Ciarán Brennan (born 1956), Irish musician * Ciarán Byrne (born 1994), Irish Australian rules footballer * Ciarán Cannon (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciara Hanna
Ciara Chantel Hanna is an American actress and model. She is known for playing the roles of Gia Moran in ''Power Rangers Megaforce'' and Nicole Parker in '' Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys''. Early life Hanna was born in Orange, California, as the first of three children to Mark and Kimberly Hanna. She has a younger sister, Krystal Hanna, and a younger brother, Dalton Hanna. She attended Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California, and graduated in 2009. Career Hanna entered the entertainment industry at the age of 8, traveling around California with a singing group. At age 10, she started acting and modeling, producing commercials for Orange and modeling for companies such as Mattel, Robinsons-May, and Macy's. In 2009, she was a semifinalist in 13th season of ''America's Next Top Model'', which specifically scouted models who are 5'7" and under, but she did not make it to the final cast. In 2012, she was cast as Gia Moran, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciara Sotto
Ciara Anna Gamboa Sotto ( , born July 2, 1980) is a Filipina actress and singer. Personal life She is the youngest daughter of actress Helen Gamboa-Sotto and actor and Senator Vicente Sotto III. She is a first cousin of Sharon Cuneta (their mothers are sisters) and an aunt to KC Concepcion. She is also cousins with Oyo Boy Sotto, as well as Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto. In 2010, Sotto married businessman Jojo Oconer, with whom she has a son. Career At age six, Sotto made her first appearance on ''Eat Bulaga!'' and became one of the show's regular hosts from 2005 to 2012. Before she became a regular host at ''Eat Bulaga'', she was a member of '' T.G.I.S.'', produced by Viva Television and GMA Network. During her teenage years, Sotto together with cousin Danica Sotto and Jocas de Leon, had a regular Saturday production number in ''Eat Bulaga!''. They were dubbed as the "Ang TVJ (Tito, Vic and Joey) Kids". During her stint in ''Eat Bulaga!'', she was paired with co-host Paolo Ball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciara Renée
Ciara Renée Harper (born October 19, 1990) is an American actress and musician. She is best known for her roles on Broadway as The Witch in ''Big Fish,'' the Leading Player in ''Pippin'', and Elsa in '' Frozen.'' She played Esmeralda in ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' at Paper Mill Playhouse and La Jolla Playhouse. She starred as Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl in the CW series '' DC's Legends of Tomorrow'', a spin-off of '' Arrow'' and '' The Flash.'' Her vocal type is mezzo-soprano. Early life Renée was born and raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She attended Central Dauphin East High School and graduated with a degree in Music Theatre from Baldwin Wallace University in 2013. Career In fall September 2013, Renée made her Broadway debut at the Neil Simon Theatre as The Witch in ''Big Fish'' after working in a pre-Broadway workshop of ''Bull Durham''. In February of the following year, she was cast in a revival of the musical ''Pippin'', replacing Patina Miller as the Leading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciara Peelo
Ciara Peelo (born 1 October 1979) is an Irish sailor. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Peelo represented Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's Laser Radial class, where she finished 20th. She was the Irish flagbearer during the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the ''Bird's Nest''. It began at 20:00 China Standard Time ( UTC+08:00) on Friday, 8 August 2008, as the number 8 is considered to be auspicious. ... in Beijing. References 1979 births Living people Olympic sailors for Ireland Irish female sailors (sport) Sailors (sport) from Dublin (city) Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Laser Radial {{Ireland-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciara O'Connor
Ciara O'Connor is a camogie player, winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in 2010 and 2011 and an Intermediate Soaring Star award in 2011. Other awards She captained Wexford to the National League Div two title in 2009. Daughter of Teddy O'Connor, All-Ireland senior medal winner with Wexford in 1968. Her sister, Aoife, was the senior team captain in 2010 and is married to Declan Ruth. Three other sisters - Niamh, Claire Clair or Claire may refer to: *Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire * Clair (surname) Places Canada * Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska * Clair Parish, New Brunswick * Pointe-Claire, Q ... and Eimear - all won National League Division medals with Wexford. References External links Camogie.ieOfficial Camogie Association Website Wexford Wexford camogie site {{DEFAULTSORT:OConnor, Ciara Living people Wexford camogie players Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciara Newell
Bellefire were an Irish girl group, best known for their 2002 cover of the U2 song " All I Want Is You". The original line-up consisted of Kelly Kilfeather (born 23 March 1979), Tara Lee (born 25 July 1982), Cathy Newell (born 14 July 1982) and Ciara Newell (born 7 July 1983). Tara Lee left the group in 2002. They mostly performed pop and adult contemporary music. Outside Southeast Asia and their native Ireland, they have received minimal recognition, although they did experience minor success in the United Kingdom with their singles. History They first formed in 1999 (see 1999 in music), at an audition organised by Louis Walsh and John Reynolds, the management team behind Boyzone. Walsh and Reynolds' goal was to form a male/female mixed group. According to the Irish Independent, Walsh was disappointed with the standard of male entrants and opted to sign a girl group instead. The intention was to aim towards "a more mature niche in the pop market" than what was becoming the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciara Michel
Ciara Kathleen Michel (born 2 July 1985) is a British/American volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker. Born in Taunton, Somerset Michel learned to play volleyball in Miami, Florida after her parents moved there when she was aged 10. In Miami she attended Palmer Trinity School, and graduated in 2003. Here she became a star volleyball player and has been credited with starting a rich volleyball tradition at the school. She later became a student athlete at the University of Miami from 2004 to 2008, where she was captain, and still holds the records for most career blocks. After university, she went on to play in Australia, for the University Blues of Victoria, while completing a master's degree from the University of Melbourne. She played her first two professional seasons for Alemannia Aachen in Germany (2010–2012). Michel was selected to represent Great Britain in the 2012 London Olympics where she led her team to a history-making win over Algeria. The team finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciara McCormack
Ciara Marie McCormack (born 29 September 1979) is a soccer defender who plays for Treaty United. She has made eight appearances for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. College career McCormack won a scholarship to Yale University and played college soccer for four years. She spent a further year at the University of Connecticut. Club career McCormack has featured for Boston Renegades, Vancouver Whitecaps Women and Ottawa Fury Women in the W-League. She also played for Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark. Since moving to Norway in 2008, McCormack represented Toppserien clubs Asker Fotball, FK Larvik and Kolbotn Fotball. She left Kolbotn for Donn Toppfotball in August 2010. In January 2023, McCormack joined Irish club Treaty United. International career In late 2007 McCormack delayed her arrival in Norway to attend a training camp with the Canada women's national soccer team. However, McCormack first appeared for the Republic of Ireland in three friendly games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciara McAvoy
Ciara McAvoy is a Scottish artist who primarily creates hand-drawn film posters using oil paint. Her work has been used by a wide variety of movie studios and production companies for modern films like '' X-Men: First Class'' and ''Filth''. She has also painted posters for classic film series like '' Star Wars'' and '' Indiana Jones''. McAvoy has won numerous awards for her work in the film industry, including a Davey Award and a Creativity International Award for her ''Filth'' poster in 2014 and five total Communicator Awards in 2015 for ''Filth'', ''X-Men'', and ''Star Wars Revenge of the Sith''. Her current work includes projects for the film Enemy of Man and Victor Frankenstein. Early life and education McAvoy is a native of Glasgow, Scotland and started drawing at the age of 8, selling her first oil painting by the time she was 12 years old. Her grandfather, who studied at Montmartre, was an early inspiration in her artistic endeavours. McAvoy also cites films like ''Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciara Lucey
Ciara Lucey is a camogie player, winner of an All-Star award in 2005. One of just three Dublin players to win awards in the history of the scheme, she was play-maker as Dublin won the All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship in 2005 for the first time in 30 years. Lucey's great-grandfather, Séamus Gardiner, was President of the GAA from 1943 to 1946. Her father, Peter Lucey, was manager of the Dublin team that won the 2005 All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship. Her sister, Emer Lucey Emer Lucey is a Women's Irish Hockey League player. During the early 2010s she was member of the Railway Union team that won three leagues titles. In 2012–13 Lucey was also captain of the Railway Union team that won a national double, winnin ... has also played senior camogie with Ballyboden St Enda's and Dublin. References External links Profile in Cúl4kidz magazineRTÉ radio interview with Ciara Lucey ahead of 2005 junior final {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucey, Ciara Living people Year of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciara Kelly
Ciara Kelly is an Irish radio presenter, columnist and former GP. She presents the morning show on Newstalk. She also has a weekly column with the '' Sunday Independent''. Career Kelly qualified from University College Dublin as a medical doctor in 1997, having previously completed a Bachelor of Commerce. She went into practice and also did media work, including breakfast television on TV3 and presenting ''Doctors on Call'' on RTÉ. She was the medical expert on '' Operation Transformation'', a television series on RTÉ, which won an IFTA in 2014, and also on George Hook's lunchtime radio show on Newstalk. In October 2017, she withdrew from active medical practice to concentrate on her media career. The same month she claimed that an "Irish Harvey Weinstein" was operating within the Irish media. Kelly describes herself as a ''soi-disant'' "intellectual". She is the instigator of the public health initiative "100 Days of Walking". In November 2019, Vicky Phelan blasted Kelly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
