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Dom (given Name)
Dom is a masculine given name, frequently a short form (hypocorism) of Dominic or Domenic. It may refer to: People: * Dom Barry (born 1994), Australian rules footballer * Dom Capers (born 1950), American National Football League coach * Dom Cardillo (1930–2013), Canadian politician * Dom Costa (born 1951), American politician * Dom DeLuise (1933–2009), American actor and comedian * Dom DiMaggio (1917–2009), American Major League Baseball player * Dom Dwyer (born 1990), English footballer * Dom Enright (1935–2008), Irish hurler * Dom Flora (born 1935), American former college basketball player * Dominic Howard (born 1977), drummer for the English rock band Muse * Dom Joly (born 1967), English television comedian and journalist * Dom Mariani (born 1958), Australian guitarist, vocalist, producer and songwriter * Dom Michael (born 1987), Australian cricketer * Dom O'Donnell, Gaelic footballer from the 1950s to 1970 * Dom Reardon, British comics artist * Dom Mintoff (1916–201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often Clipping (morphology), clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with ''-y/-ie'' (phonologically /i/). Sometimes the suffix ''-o'' is included as well as other forms or templates. Hypocoristics are often affective in meaning and are particularly common in Australian English, but can be used for various purposes in different semantic fields, including personal names, place names and nouns. Hypocorisms are usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dom Reardon
Dom Reardon is a British comics artist, whose work appears mainly in British comic '' 2000AD''. He is the illustrator of Gordon Rennie-scripted horror tale Caballistics, Inc. Biography Noted for a sketchy, deliberately rough black-and-white style, Reardon is often connected with fellow Brits Jock and Henry Flint. His work is clearly influenced by Mike Mignola, though other influences are said to include Kent Williams, Sean Phillips, Duncan Fegredo, Dean Ormston and Eduardo Risso. Bibliography Comics Comics work includes: *'' Tharg's Terror Tales'': ** "In Memoriam" (with Gary Simpson, in '' 2000 AD'' #1281, 2002) ** "Scene of the Crime" (with Al Ewing, in ''2000 AD'' #1296, 2002) ** "The Statue Garden" (with Gary Wilkinson, in ''2000 AD'' #1327, 2003) *''Caballistics, Inc.'' (with Gordon Rennie): ** "Going Underground" (in ''2000 AD'' #1322-1326, 2002) ** "Moving In" (in ''2000 AD'' #1331-1333, 2003) ** "Breaking Out" (in ''2000 AD'' #1337-1340, 2003) ** "Downtime" (in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okashina Okashi – Strange Candy
Okashina Okashi – Strange Candy is a webcomic hosted on Comic Genesis, a free hosting provider for webcomics. It is drawn by Emily Snodgrass (Emi-chan) and written by Allison Brownlow (Tanzy), Karen Olympia (Kourin), and J. Baird (Xuanwu). It was started in 2001, with Brownlow as its first writer and Olympia added to the team in October 2001. Baird became the primary author in 2004. The comic celebrated its 1000th strip on April 11, 2013. The comic concluded on July 26, 2018, with a final pin-up on August 2. ''Okashina Okashi'' is considered one of the three most important comics in the fields of education and public health — alongside '' Penny Arcade'' and ''Dinosaur Comics'' — for facilitating the development of art-based research methods and a variety of educational projects."Picturevoice: Health Communication Through Art." Presentation. Society for Public Health Education 60th Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. November 6, 2009."Healthy Holidays: Lessons Learned from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Characters In Megatokyo
In '' Megatokyo'', the popular webcomic by Fred Gallagher, Japanese names are written in Japanese order, with the family name before the given name. The first feature of ''Megatokyo'' (a filler art day, referred to as a "dead piro day") which revealed a character's full name had aforementioned character's name written in Western order (given name before the family name). The first time a full Japanese name was mentioned in the actual comic, it was written with Japanese order. Most of the characters in Megatokyo speak English, Japanese (indicated with angle brackets), and/or L33t (usually subtitled). Not every character speaks every language, so occasionally characters are unable to understand one another. Protagonists Piro Piro (ぴろ) is ''Megatokyo'''s protagonist, an author surrogate of Fred Gallagher. Gallagher has stated that Piro is an idealized version of himself when he was in college. A news post by Fred Gallagher in which he states that the character "Piro" is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Wood
Dominic Simon "Dom" Wood (born 3 January 1978) is an English entertainer, magician and presenter of radio and television, best known as one half of the double act Dick and Dom, with the other being Richard McCourt. From 14 October 2007 to September 2008, he and work partner McCourt presented the Sunday morning show on BBC Radio 1 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, but later left the show due to TV commitments. Magic career Wood was at one point the youngest member of the magician's society The Magic Circle. He was however later expelled in the wake of disapproval over ''Dick & Dom in da Bungalow'', on which he would occasionally perform and gave away tricks, despite him protesting that other entertainers and magicians had effectively done the same publicly before with no blowback. His magical achievements and awards include: * 1999 Escaping from a straitjacket on Houdini's birthday * 1998 British Magical Champion * 1998 World Record for Card Tricks * 1996 IBM Shield f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dom Tyson
Dom Tyson (born 8 June 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder, tall and weighing , Tyson is capable of contributing as both an inside and outside midfielder. He was recognised as a talented footballer from a young age when he represented Victoria in the under 12 championships. Queries were raised over his versatility as a midfielder after he missed out on selection in the under 16 championships. Despite this, he was recruited by the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup as a bottom-aged player, and was named their captain the following year. In addition, he represented Vic Metro in the 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships, which earned him All-Australian honours. His improvement towards the end of his junior career saw him recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with the third selection in the 2011 AFL draft. He made his AFL debut in the 2012 season and earned an AFL Rising Star nomination. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dom Turner
Dominic Turner is an Australian blues guitarist, vocalist and key songwriter for the Australian blues band ''The Backsliders''. Dom also has a number of solo projects including 'Dom Turner and Supro' and 'Dom Turner and the Nationals'. In 2002, Dom along with Rob Hirst, formed the band Angry Tradesman. He specialises in "bottle neck" slide guitar using resonator guitars as well as 6 and 12 string acoustic and electric guitars. Dom's session guitar work can be heard on a variety of Australia albums, such as Rob Hirst's (from Midnight Oil and also the drummer in The Backsliders) ''Ghostwriters'' Second Skin album. Dom's influences are many and varied – a blend of delta blues, piedmont blues, rock, dub and sounds of Asia. He is a highly regarded speaker on blues and roots music and has guested on ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) radio programs and presented music workshops at festivals and in universities (both nationally and internationally). He has also contributed s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dom Thomas
Dominic Thomas (born 14 February 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Queen's Park. Thomas, who started his professional career with Motherwell, has also played for Kilmarnock and has been on loan over two spells at both Queen of the South and Dumbarton. A former Celtic academy player, Thomas made his Motherwell debut in 2014 and went on to sign a new contract in 2015. He joined Kilmarnock in 2017 and had multiple loan spells before signing a permanent deal with Dunfermline Athletic in 2020. Internationally, Thomas represented Scotland at the Under-21 level with six caps. Club career Motherwell Thomas was a product of Celtic's academy until 2010 and then transferred to the Fir Park club. On 20 December 2014, Thomas made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in a narrow away win versus St Mirren. Thomas signed a new contract with the '' Steelmen'' on 6 March 2015 to keep him at the club until 2018. Although by now established in the senio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dom Sullivan
Dominick Sullivan (born 1 April 1951 in Glasgow), is a Scottish former football midfielder. Playing career Sullivan began his career with Clyde, making 176 league appearances in 6 years before moving to Aberdeen. He moved to Celtic in 1979 and had spells with Greenock Morton and Alloa Athletic before retiring. Management career Dom Sullivan was appointed as player-manager of Alloa Athletic in the 1986–87 season. After retiring as a player, he later managed East Stirlingshire in the early 1990s. Whilst a coach at Falkirk Dom was twice made caretaker manager in between the spells of Jim Duffy and Billy Lamont, then Billy Lamont and Jim Jefferies. Post-football career He now owns the Railway Hotel pub in Denny. Honours ; Clyde * Scottish Division Two: 1972–73 ; Aberdeen * Scottish Premier Division: Runner-up 1977–78 * Scottish League Cup: 1976–77 * Scottish Cup: Runner-up 1977–78 ; Celtic * Scottish Premier Division: 1980–81, 1981–82 ** Runner- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dom Speakman
Dominic Speakman (born 22 March 1994) is a former rugby league footballer who most recently played for Dewsbury Rams in the Betfred Championship. He previously played for St Helens in the Super League. Speakman also played for the Rochdale Hornets and the North Wales Crusaders in the third tier, and the Barrow Raiders, Dewsbury Rams and the Widnes Vikings in the Championship. Career His début Super League match was on his 19th birthday in the game against the Salford. He signed for Barrow Raiders in November 2013. The former England Under 16 and Under 18 International also appeared seven times for the Rochdale Hornets on Dual-Registration during 2013. In 2014, Speakman made 18 appearances for the Barrow Raiders before a loan move to the North Wales Crusaders The North Wales Crusaders ( cy, Croesgadwyr Gogledd Cymru Rygbi'r Gynghrair) is a professional rugby league club based in Colwyn Bay, Wales. They are the successors to the former Super League club Crusaders Rugby L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dom Sigillo
Dominic Frederick Sigillo (March 7, 1913 – July 1, 1957) was an American football tackle who played three seasons in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions. He played college football at Xavier University and attended Central High School in Columbus, Ohio Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t .... References External linksJust Sports Stats 1913 births 1957 deaths Players of American football from Connecticut American football tackles Xavier Musketeers football players Chicago Bears players Detroit Lions players People from Storrs, Connecticut {{Amfoot-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dom Shipperley
Dominic Shipperley (born 4 January 1991) is a retired professional rugby union footballer who played for the Australian national team in both test rugby and rugby sevens. In Super Rugby, he played four seasons with the Queensland Reds from 2011 to 2014, and a further two seasons for the Melbourne Rebels. His regular playing position was wing. Early life Shipperley was born in Redcliffe, Queensland. He attended St Joseph's College, Nudgee and in 2008 received an OP1 which is the highest possible mark that can be achieved in the Queensland Certificate of Education. He played for the Australian Schoolboys rugby team in 2008, and with the Brothers club in Brisbane. Rugby career Shipperley was selected for the Australian Sevens squad during the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series, playing in the Wellington, Adelaide, and Hong Kong tournaments in the team which finished the series in third place. As a member of the Australia under 20 team that competed in the 2010 IRB Junior World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
