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Chic (nickname)
Chic is a nickname often associated with people named Charles. Notable people with this nickname include the following: * Charles David Chic Anderson (1931–1979), American sportscaster and public address announcer specializing in horse racing * Philip Desmond Chic Bates (born 1949), English former footballer and manager * Robert Charles Chic Breese (1871–1929), Australian rules footballer * Charles Thomas George Chic Brodie (footballer) (1937–2000), Scottish footballer * Charles Gilchrist Chic Brodie (politician) (1944–2022), member of the Scottish Parliament, 2011–2016 * Chic Burlingame, nickname of Charles Burlingame (1949–2001), American pilot * Chic Calderwood (1937–1966), Scottish boxer * James Callaghan Chic Charnley (born 1963), Scottish footballer * Chic Chocolate, born Antonio Xavier Vaz (1916 – May 1967), Goan trumpeter * Henry Ciccarone (1938–1988), American college lacrosse Hall-of-Fame head coach * Charles Chic Cicero (born 1936), American author * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickname
A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is distinct from both pseudonym and stage name, and also from a title (for example, City of Fountains), although there may be overlap in these concepts. Etymology The compound word ''ekename'', literally meaning "additional name", was attested as early as 1303. This word was derived from the Old English phrase ''eac'' "also", related to ''eacian'' "to increase". By the 15th century, the misdivision of the syllables of the phrase "an ekename" led to its rephrasing as "a nekename". Though the spelling has changed, the pronunciation and meaning of the word have remained relatively stable ever since. Conventions in various languages English nicknames are generally represented in quotes between the bearer's first and last names (e.g., '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chic Johnson
Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson (March 15, 1891 – February 28, 1962) was the barrel-chested half of the American comedy team of Olsen and Johnson, known for his strangely infectious, high-pitched "Woo-Woo" laugh. Background Johnson was born of Swedish descent in Chicago to John M. and Matilda C. (née Carlson) Johnson. Career Johnson studied classical piano at the Chicago Musical College. He dropped out to support himself as a ragtime pianist in various Chicago-area cabarets and vaudeville houses. He broke into show business as a ragtime pianist and met his partner Ole Olsen, a violinist, when they were hired by the same band. Following the breakup of the band, they started doing comedy and by 1918 were vaudeville headliners. O&J were given contracts by Warner Bros. in 1930 to appear as the comic relief in a number of musicals including ''Oh, Sailor Behave'' (1930), ''Gold Dust Gertie'' (1931) and a lavish Technicolor version of ''Fifty Million Frenchmen'' (1931). Unfortunately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chic (other)
Chic means fashionably "stylish" or "smart". Chic may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Chic (band), an American disco and funk music group ** ''Chic'' (album), the 1977 debut album of the band * Chic Chocolate (1916–1967), stage name of Goan trumpeter and composer Antonio Xavier Vaz Other arts and entertainment * '' Chic!'', a 2015 French romantic comedy film * CHIC-FM, a Canadian radio station in Quebec * CHIC, former callsign (1960–1977) of CIAO (AM), a Canadian radio station in Ontario * ''Chic'' (magazine), women lifestyle magazine established in 2012 * ''Chic'' (pornographic magazine), a defunct pornographic magazine started by Larry Flynt in 1976 * ''Chic'' (women's magazine), a defunct British monthly magazine aimed at young black women established in 1984 Other uses *Chic (nickname), nickname for people named Charles * Chic (automobile), an automobile manufactured in Australia in the early 1920s * Chic (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Cook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chia (surname)
Chia is a surname. It is a Latin-alphabet spelling of various Chinese surnames, as well as an Italian surname. Statistics Chia was the 20th-most common Chinese surname in Singapore as of 1997 (ranked by English spelling, rather than by Chinese characters). Roughly 22,600 people, or 0.9% of the Chinese Singaporean population at the time, bore the surname Chia. Among respondents to the 2000 United States Census, Chia was the 856th-most common surname among Asian Pacific Americans, and 17,530th-most common overall, with 1,481 bearers (72.78% of whom identified as Asian/Pacific Islander). In Italy, 72 families bore the surname Chia, with more than half located in Sardinia. Origins Chia may be a spelling of a number of Chinese surnames, based on different varieties of Chinese, listed below by their romanisation in Mandarin pinyin: * Jia (various characters and tones), all spelled Chia in the Wade–Giles romanisation of Mandarin used before the development of pinyin, and still wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chi (surname)
Chi (, pinyin: ''chí'') is a Chinese surname. It is also Romanized "Chi" (지) in Korean. Chi is also the Wade–Giles romanization of Ji, the pronunciation of several common Chinese surnames. Notable People *Chi Li, (池莉, born 1957) is a contemporary female Chinese writer based in Wuhan * Chi In-jin (Korean: 지인진, Hanja: 池仁珍, born July 18, 1973, in Seoul) is a South Korean former boxer in the featherweight division * Chi Zhongguo (Chinese: 池忠国; Korean: 지충국; RR: Ji Chung-guk) is a Chinese footballer of Korean descent * Chi Wenyi (Chinese: 池文一; Korean: 지문일; born 18 February 1988 in Yanji, Yanbian) is a Chinese footballer of Korean descent * Chi Zhiqiang (Chinese: 池志强; 16 November 1924 – 7 January 2020) was a Chinese pharmacologist and researcher at Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica * Chi Biqing (Chinese: 池必卿) (1917–2007) was a People's Republic of China politician * Chi Chunxue (Chinese: 池春雪; pinyin: Chí Chūnxu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chic Young
Murat Bernard "Chic" Young (January 9, 1901March 14, 1973) was an American cartoonist who created the comic strip ''Blondie (comic strip), Blondie''. His 1919 ''William McKinley High School Yearbook'' cites his nickname as Chicken, source of his familiar pen name and signature. According to King Features Syndicate, Young had a daily readership of 52 million. Stan Drake, who drew ''Blondie'' in the 1980s and 1990s, stated that Young "has to go down in history as one of the geniuses of the industry."''Famous Artists and Writers''. King Features Syndicate, 1949. Comic strips Born in Chicago, Illinois, Young began drawing with the encouragement of his mother, who was an artist. Although his father James was a shoe salesman who didn't think much of artists, all of the ch ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Thomson
Charles Richard Thomson (2 March 1930 – 6 January 2009), also known as Chic Thomson, was a Scottish football goalkeeper. After playing for Clyde he won the 1954–55 Football League with Chelsea and the 1959 FA Cup Final with Nottingham Forest. Life and playing career Clyde Born in Perth, the son of Falkirk's goalkeeper, also named Charlie Thomson, Thomson began his career with Clyde. One of his first appearances for the club came in the Scottish Cup against Rangers at Hampden Park, though his side lost 4–1. He stayed with the club until October 1952. Chelsea He became one of the first signings of new Chelsea manager, Ted Drake. Thomson was a member of Chelsea's 1954–55 league title-winning side playing in the final 16 games of the run-in. That included the title decider against Chelsea's main rivals, Wolverhampton Wanderers, in which Thomson made a crucial last-minute save to secure a 1–0 win. He struggled to retain his position as Chelsea's first-choice goalkeeper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chic Stone
Charles Eber "Chic" Stone (January 4, 1923 – July 28, 2000)Charles E. Stone at the via GeanealogyBank.com. Retrieved on October 6, 2013. was an American best known as one of 's [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles "Chic" Sale
Charles Partlow "Chic" Sale (August 25, 1885 – November 7, 1936) was an American actor and vaudevillian. Early years Sale was born in Huron, South Dakota, and raised in Urbana, Illinois. He was a son of Frank and Lillie Belle (née Partlow) Sale, and the brother of actress and writer Virginia Sale-Wren. Career In 1920, after a tour wherein he played "rural parts", he was engaged by Christie Studios on Gower Street in Los Angeles. According to Grace Kingsley in the Jan. 28 edition of the Los Angeles Times, page II11, It now comes to light that Chic Sale, appearing at the Orpheum this week, will as soon as his present tour is finished, about the middle of next month, return to town in the Capacity of a Christie star. Mr. Sale's first photoplay will be a five-reeler, adapted from Irvin S. Cobb's "The Smart Aleck," after which he will be starred in other well-known stories suitable to his talents. The item goes on to mention that Charles Christie, business head of the Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chic Murray (politician)
Charles Myron "Chic" Murray (February 9, 1914 – July 5, 1984) was a Canadian politician who was the second Mayor of the Town of Mississauga, before it amalgamated with several surrounding towns to form the current City of Mississauga. Politics Murray was elected Ward 3 councillor in Toronto Township in 1957. He became deputy reeve of Toronto Township from 1959 to 1968, and Reeve of the Town of Mississauga from 1968 to 1972. Murray took over as Mayor of the Town of Mississauga following the death of Robert Speck, who died while in office in 1972. Following the formation of the City of Mississauga, Murray lost the City of Mississauga mayoral election to medical doctor Martin Dobkin Martin Lyon Dobkin (born May 8, 1942) is a physician and former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was elected on October 1, 1973 as the first Mayor of the new City of Mississauga, Ontario and served as Mayor from 1973 to 1976. He was the inaugural ... in 1974. Murray briefly served as a City Counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chic Murray
Charles Thomas McKinnon "Chic" Murray (6 November 1919 – 29 January 1985) was a Scottish comedian and actor. He appeared in various roles on British television and film, most notably in the 1967 version of ''Casino Royale'', and portrayed Liverpool Football Club manager Bill Shankly in a musical. Life and career Murray was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire. He began his career as a musician in amateur groups such as "The Whinhillbillies" and "Chic and His Chicks" while an apprentice at the Kincaid shipyard in 1934. Maidie Dickson (1922–2010) was already a seasoned star in her own right (having worked since she was 3 , when she was playing the Greenock Empire. Chic's mother was the welfare officer and put Maidie up in her home. Subsequently, Maidie gave Chic parts within her own act and he formed a double-act with her. Billed as "The Tall Droll with the Small Doll" (he was 6'3" tall, she was 4'11") and also as "Maidie and Murray", their combination of jokes and songs made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chic Milligan
Charles Campbell "Chic" Milligan (26 July 1930 – February 2020) was a Scottish professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ... who played as a defender. References External links *Chic Milligan at Coludata.co.uk 1930 births 2020 deaths Men's association football defenders Scottish men's footballers Ardrossan Winton Rovers F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players English Football League players {{Scotland-footy-defender-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
