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Davies
Davies is a patronymic surname of Welsh origin. There are two main theories concerning its beginnings, neither of which has been definitively proven. The first theory states that it may be a corruption of "Dyfed", the name of a medieval Welsh kingdom located in what is now Carmarthenshire; however, the origin of the kingdom's name is itself disputed, with the traditional belief being that it was founded by the powerful Irish ''Déisi'' dynasty in the third century, or otherwise that it derives from the name of the Demetae people. "Dyfed" as a surname and the related first name "Dafydd" appear from the 12th century, with the latter generally translated into English as "David". The second theory contends that the surname may derive directly from the Hebrew name "David", which is also the name of Wales' patron saint. The surname is the joint-second most common in Wales (tied with Williams) and the eighth most common in England, where a large percentage of people have Welsh ance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Language
Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language family, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina). Historically, it has also been known in English as "British", "Cambrian", "Cambric" and "Cymric". The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 gave the Welsh language official status in Wales. Both the Welsh and English languages are ''de jure'' official languages of the Welsh Parliament, the Senedd. According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the Welsh-speaking population of Wales aged three or older was 17.8% (538,300 people) and nearly three quarters of the population in Wales said they had no Welsh language skills. Other estimates suggest that 29.7% (899,500) of people aged three or older in Wales could speak Welsh in June 2022. Almost half of all Welsh speakers consider themselves fluent Welsh speakers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, with the River Tamar forming the border between them. Cornwall forms the westernmost part of the South West Peninsula of the island of Great Britain. The southwesternmost point is Land's End and the southernmost Lizard Point. Cornwall has a population of and an area of . The county has been administered since 2009 by the unitary authority, Cornwall Council. The ceremonial county of Cornwall also includes the Isles of Scilly, which are administered separately. The administrative centre of Cornwall is Truro, its only city. Cornwall was formerly a Brythonic kingdom and subsequently a royal duchy. It is the cultural and ethnic origin of the Cornish dias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffragette
A suffragette was a member of an activist women's organisation in the early 20th century who, under the banner "Votes for Women", fought for the right to vote in public elections in the United Kingdom. The term refers in particular to members of the British Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), a women-only movement founded in 1903 by Emmeline Pankhurst, which engaged in direct action and civil disobedience. In 1906, a reporter writing in the ''Daily Mail'' coined the term ''suffragette'' for the WSPU, derived from suffragist (any person advocating for voting rights), in order to belittle the women advocating women's suffrage. The militants embraced the new name, even adopting it for use as the title of the newspaper published by the WSPU. Women had won the right to vote in several countries by the end of the 19th century; in 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing country to grant the vote to all women over the age of 21. When by 1903 women in Britain had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Davies
Alice Davies (1870 - ''alive in'' 1919 ) was a British suffragette and nurse. She was imprisoned for protesting for women's right to vote by smashing windows, went on hunger strike and was awarded the Women's Social and Political Union Hunger Strike Medal 'for Valour'. Life and activism Born in 1870, to parents in Liverpool and had at least one brother, who later had a son Frederick Lesley Stuart Davies, serving in the WWI Army Cycle Corps. Alice Davies joined the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) to protest for women's right to vote. Davies became the Liverpool WPSU Branch organiser from June 1910 to September 1912, trying to move the approach of the four branches in the area to holding more large indoor events and social functions, away from the frequent street meetings outside factories and smaller 'At Homes' in more affluent areas that were a feature before her. The groups in the Cheshire side of the Mersey continued the street events with speakers from Liverpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Davies
Alexandra Davies (born 8 March 1977) is an English-born Australian actress. She attended Castle Hill High school from 1989 to 1994 Davies graduated from the University of Western Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts in Performance In her breakthrough role, Davies played Donna Parry in the Australian police drama '' Young Lions'' in 2002. She was a Most Popular New Female Talent nominee at the 2003 Logie Awards. Davies also starred in the sitcom '' Flat Chat'' and has made guest appearances on '' Water Rats'', ''McLeod's Daughters'' and ''The Secret Life of Us''. In 2005 she also had a very brief role in the film '' Stealth''. Since 2004 Davies has portrayed character Cate McMasters in the medical drama '' All Saints''. She previously appeared in two early episodes of the show as a woman with whom previous character Ben Markham had a fling. Personal life Davies married to Justin "Jay" Hanrahan, a cameraman she met while on ''All Saints'', in January 2008. The couple give a bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Davies (other)
Alex Davies may refer to: * Alex Davies (snooker player) (born 1987), English snooker player * Alex Davies (cricketer) (born 1994), English cricketer * Alex Davies (footballer) (born 2002), Australian rules footballer * Alex Davies (musician), musician with the band Elliot Minor * Alex Davies (rugby union) (born 1986), English rugby union player * Alex Davies (terrorist) Alex Davies (born 1994 or 1995) is a Welsh white nationalist and convicted terrorist. He is one of the founders of National Action, the first far-right extremist group banned in the United Kingdom since World War II. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Davies
Alec George Davies (born 14 August 1962) is a Scottish former cricketer. He worked as a physical education teacher. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper and played club cricket in Scotland for Royal High School CC, Grange CC, West Lothian CC (now Linlithgow CC) and Glenrothes CC. He took part in five One Day Internationals at the 1999 Cricket World Cup. His batting average in the 1999 World Cup was 20.75 and claimed two catches and a stumping. He also played against the country of his birth, Pakistan. Davies was the number one wicket-keeper for the Scottish cricket team in first-class and List A cricket from 1995 until his retirement in 1999. He also represented Scotland in cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His one match for the Surrey first team was a first-class fixture against the Zimbabweans in 1985. Opportunities at Surrey were limited because of other keepers such as Jack Richards and Alec Stewart. He was born in Pakistan, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Davies (other)
Alan Davies (born 1966) is a British comedian and actor. Alan Davies may also refer to: * Alan Davies (footballer) (1961–1992), English-born Welsh international footballer * Alan Davies, guitarist of the Soft Boys * Alan Davies (mathematician) (born 1945), professor of mathematics at the University of Hertfordshire, England * Alan Davies (poet) (born 1951), American poet, critic and editor * Alan Davies (charity executive), British chief executive of mental health charity Mind and local councillor * Alan Davies (rugby union coach) (born 1944), head coach of the Wales national rugby union team, 1991–95 * Alan Davies (rugby league) (1933–2009), rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s for Great Britain, England, Oldham, Wigan, Wakefield Trinity and Salford * Alan Davies (RAF officer) (1924–1998), British Royal Air Force officer * Alan Seymour Davies Alan Seymour Davies (born 21 February 1947) is a former headmaster (so-called "superhead") of Copland Community School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrienne Davies
Adrienne Davies is the current drummer and percussionist of the drone metal band Earth. Davies is credited as drummer on several of Earth's albums. They range from '' Living in the Gleam of an Unsheathed Sword'' (2005) and for drums, percussion, and wind chimes on ''Hex (Or Printing in the Infernal Method)'' (2005). She has since played on its album '' Hibernaculum'', as well as ''Altar''—the Sunn O))) and Boris collaboration—which also features other members of Earth. She was also the drummer for their most recent album, '' Full Upon Her Burning Lips'', released in 2019. Davies has stated that she was a fan of Earth before her debut. Her drumming style was heavily influenced by Dylan Carlson's pioneering drone metal sound with Michael McDaniel as the band's drummer in the 1990s. Some of her other influences include Jim Keltner, Tony Williams, and Jack DeJohnette. Discography (partial) * 2003 '' 070796 Live'' * 2005 '' Living in the Gleam of an Unsheathed Sword'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Davies (rugby Player)
Adrian Davies (born 9 February 1969 in Bridgend) is a former Wales national rugby union team, Wales international rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for Wales in the 1991 and 1995 Rugby World Cup finals. References External links Clear Partners - current business Welsh rugby union players Wales international rugby union players 1969 births Alumni of Robinson College, Cambridge Cardiff RFC players Rugby union players from Bridgend Rugby union fly-halves Living people {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Davies (barrister)
The Freedom Party was a political party in the United Kingdom, active between 2000 and 2006. History The party was founded in December 2000 by former members of the British National Party (BNP), dubbed "ultra-Tories" by BNP leader Nick Griffin, who were disaffected with the party's refusal to moderate its position on race. They were expelled following a feud with the BNP leadership and allegations of financial irregularities and misconduct. Most prominent were two party activists in the West Midlands, husband and wife Steve Edwards (who became Freedom Party agent) and Sharron Edwards (formerly deputy chairman of the BNP and then deputy chairman of the Freedom Party). Adrian Davies was Party Chairman and Michael Newland was the treasurer. Most of the leadership were prominent in the Bloomsbury Forum, a right-wing discussion group. The party was primarily anti-immigration, although it claimed to place more of an emphasis on culture rather than race. It was more mainstream on is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Davies (other)
Adam Davies may refer to: *Adam Davies (footballer, born 1987), Welsh football full-back *Adam Davies (footballer, born 1992), Wales international football goalkeeper * Adam Davies (cricketer) (born 1980), Welsh cricketer *Adam Davies (author), American author *Adam Davies (snooker player) Adam Davies is an English former professional snooker player. He is the brother of fellow snooker player Alex Davies. Career Davies competed as an amateur in his early teens before reaching the last 32, at three Challenge Tour events in the ... (born 1987), British snooker player See also * Adam Davis (other) {{hndis, Davies, Adam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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