|
Carys
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 ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Cheryl
Cheryl is a female given name common in English speaking countries. There are several prevailing theories about its etymology. The most common is that it has Italo-Celtic roots and is an Anglicised version of either the French name Cherie (from Latin ''cara'', "beloved"; see also Carissa (name)) or the Welsh name Carys (a cognate of "Cara"), modelled on names such as Meryl and Beryl that were popular during the early decades of the 20th century. A less popular theory is that the name is Germanic in origin and is a feminine version of the Germanic male name Charles, which means "free man". moonastro.com Notable people * |
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 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 |
Cara (given Name)
Cara is a female given name in several languages. It is of Latin, Greek, and Celtic origin. It has been frequently used mostly in recent times, especially in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. and can also be used as a short form for the name Caralee. Cara is an Irish feminine given name meaning "friend". It is also an English, German and Italian language feminine given name from the Latin meaning “darling, beloved, dear, loved one”. It is also a Danish, Norwegian and Swedish feminine given name that is an alternate form of Kara as well as a short form of Carola, Carolina, and Oscara. Cara means beloved in Latin and the names Carina, Cherie and Cheryl derive from it. Cara also means friend in Irish language Kara, the alternative spelling, is from the Cornish word , meaning ''love''. This is likely cognate to the popular Welsh girls' name Carys. The name is also that of an island in the Inner Hebrides island group, Scotland; Cara Island lying just off the southern tip of the Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerys
Nerys is a Welsh feminine given name. It may be a modern coinage, an elaboration of Middle Welsh ''ner'' "lord, chief" (which relates to the modern Welsh words ''nêr'' "hero" and '' nerth'' "manliness, courage") using the popular suffix -''ys'' (found in Carys, Dilys, Gladys and Glenys). People with the name *Nerys Evans (born 1980), Welsh politician *Nerys Hughes (born 1941), Welsh actress *Nerys Jefford (born 1962), British judge * Nerys Johnson (1942–2001), Welsh artist * Nerys Jones (born 1984), Welsh athlete Fictional *Kira Nerys, one of the main characters in '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (Nerys is her given name) * Nerys, a character in ''Doctor Who'' *Nerys Bailey, a character (mother of Roger) in ''My Family'' *Nerys Edwards, a character in ''Gwaith/Cartref ''Gwaith/Cartref'' (English: ''Home/Work'') is a Welsh language television series that in set in the comprehensive school of Bro Taf, broadcast on S4C. The show was set in the Welsh valley Rhondda Cynon Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenys
Glenys, a Welsh female given name meaning "clean, holy", may refer to: *Glenys Bakker (born 1962), Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta *Glenys Barton, sculptor working mainly in ceramic and bronze *Glenys Fowles AM (born 1941), Australian operatic soprano * Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (born 1944), British politician *Glenys Page (1940–2012), New Zealand cricketer * Glenys Quick (born 1957), retired long-distance runner from New Zealand *Glenys Thornton, Baroness Thornton (born 1952), Labour and Co-operative member of the UK House of Lords This name is also spelt Glennis and may refer to: *Glennis Grace (born 1978), Dutch singer *Glennis Lorimer (1913–1968), British actress * Glennis Yeager (1924–1990), wife of Air Force test pilot Chuck Yeager, who named several of his planes ''Glamorous Glennis'' for her, including the supersonic Bell X-1 It is also spelt Glennys and may refer to: *Glennys Farrar, American particle physicist and cosmologist * Glennys L. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
