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Carlena
Carlena is a given name. Notable people with this name include the following: *Carlena Williams (1942 – 2013), American vocalist *Olivia Carlena Cole, known as Olivia Cole (1942 – 2018), American actress See also *Carlen (surname) *Carlene (name) *Carlina (name) *Carolena Carstens Carolena Jean Carstens Salceda (born January 18, 1996 in Winfield, Illinois, United States) is a taekwondo practitioner representing Panama. She has dual US / Panamanian citizenship through her father and mother respectively,. She used to live ... {{given name Given names English feminine given names English-language feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlena Williams
Carlena Williams (February 25, 1942 – November 13, 2013) was an American vocalist. Early in her career, she recorded under her name, Flora Williams, as an Ikette in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. In the 1960s she released a few singles as Carlena Weaver. She later toured with rock group Pink Floyd as a backing vocalist. Williams sang with various artists, including The Carpenters, Bonnie Raitt, Van Morrison, Etta James, David Gilmour, and Humble Pie. Williams was a member of Sunshine, Donna Summer's backing vocal group in the 1970s. Life and career Born on February 25, 1942, Flora Williams spent her childhood in North Carolina. She began singing in church at the age of 13, and during high school she sang in the vocal group called the Delvettes. After graduation she relocated to Buffalo, New York. In Buffalo, she sang at the nightclub the Shalimar Club where she opened for headliners. Williams sang in the Corinthian Gospel Singers with Venetta Fields who became an Ikette in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Cole
Olivia Carlena Cole (November 26, 1942 – January 19, 2018) was an American actress, best known for her Emmy Award-winning role in the 1977 miniseries ''Roots''. Early life and education Cole was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Arvelia Cole (née Cage), a tennis player, instructor, entrepreneur and William Calvin Cole, a worker for Grumman. After graduating from Manhattan's Hunter College High School in 1960, she studied drama at Bard College in New York and earned a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where she graduated with honors in 1964. After returning to the United States, she earned a master's degree in theater arts with minor in Scandinavian studies in 1967 from the University of Minnesota. Career Cole made her screen debut in the daytime soap opera ''Guiding Light'' in 1969 and later appeared in over 30 shows and films. Cole won an Emmy Award for her performance as Matilda, Chicken George's wife, in the 1977 miniseries '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlen (surname)
Carlen or Carlén is a Swedish surname that may refer to Carlen surname *Eric Anders Carlen, American mathematician *Jim Carlen (1933–2012), American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator * Rolando Carlen (born 1966), Argentine football manager and former player Carlén surname * Adam Carlén (born 2000), Swedish footballer * Annette Carlén-Karlsson (born 1956), Swedish speed skater *Emilie Flygare-Carlén (1807–1892), Swedish novelist * Gustaf Carlén (1890–1975), Swedish long-distance runner *Hilda Carlén (born 1991), Swedish football goalkeeper * Octavia Carlén (1828 – 1881),Swedish writer *Per Carlén (born 1960), Swedish handball player and coach See also *Carle, surnames *Carle (given name) *Carlee *Carlena *Carlens *Carles (name) * Carlon *Carlen v Drury *Karlen Karlen or Karlén is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Given name *Karlen G. Adamyan (born 1937), Armenian cardiologist *Karlen Asieshvili (born 1987), Georgia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlene (name)
Carlene is a girl's given name, a variant of Charlene, that reached a peak of popularity in America in the 1950s. US birth records show over 12,000 birth names as Carlene from 1916 to 1972 with a peak of 371 birth names in 1955. Several songs have been titled after the name – by the New Monkees (1987), then the best-known Carlene (Phil Vassar song), and a song by Westbound Train (2003). People with the given name Carlene * Carlene Aguilar, Filipino actress and a former beauty queen *Jazz (wrestler) (redirect from Carlene Begnaud) (1973) American professional wrestler *Carlene Carter (1955), American country singer * Carlene Davis (1953), Jamaican gospel and reggae singer * Carlene LeFevre, competitive eater from Henderson, Nevada *Carlene Mitchell, American coach * Carlene Smith, Jamaica's first Dancehall Queen crowned in 1992 * Carlene M. Walker, American politician and businesswoman from Utah * Carlene West (born c. 1945), Australian Indigenous artist References See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlina (name)
Carlina is an Italian feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Carla and Carlotta. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: Given name *Carlina Durán Baldera, birthname of Carola Durán (born 1987), Dominican model and beauty queen (Miss Dominican Republic 2012) *Carlina Pereira (c. 1926 – 2011), Cape Verdean politician * Carlina Rivera, American politician *Carlina Renae White (born 1987), American kidnap victim See also *Carina (name) *Carlena *Carlia *Carlin (name) * Carline *Carling (given name) * Carlini (name) * Carlino (name) * Carmina (other) * Carolina (name) *Karlina Karlina is a Danish, Faroese, Norwegian and Slovene feminine given name that is an alternate form of Karla and a short form of Karolina. Karlīna is a Latvian feminine given name that is a feminine form of K%C4%81rlis. Notable people known b ... * Carlia S. Westcott Notes {{given name Italian feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolena Carstens
Carolena Jean Carstens Salceda (born January 18, 1996 in Winfield, Illinois, United States) is a taekwondo practitioner representing Panama. She has dual US / Panamanian citizenship through her father and mother respectively,. She used to live in Glen Ellyn, Illinois., but has since moved to Spain. In 2011, Carstens participated at the Pan American Championships, where she won the silver medal in the youth -52 kg category, losing to the American Deireanne Morales in the final. She subsequently took part in qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics in November 2011, finishing fourth. She later received one of four wild card entries for the Olympics as the 13th ranked athlete in the -49 kg category, becoming the first Olympic taekwondo athlete from Panama, and the second youngest Olympian in the country's history. She was the youngest athlete at the 2012 Olympics. She lost her first contest 7–2 to an eventual finalist, Spaniard Brigitte Yagüe, and then lost her repec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Names
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and religiou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Feminine Given Names
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
