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Edna (given Name)
Edna ( he, עֶדְנָה) is a female given name originating from several languages. In Hebrew, it means "pleasure". Various women named Edna are referenced in the Old Testament apocryphal books Jubilees (where the wives of Enoch, Methuselah, and Terah are all so named) and Tobit. The name Edna may also be an Anglicized form of the Irish and Scottish name Eithne, meaning "kernel" in Gaelic. Campbell, Mike This was a very popular girl's name in the United States in the early 20th century, but has since become unfashionable. It is also a very rare . Edna, as derived from Hebrew, is closely related etymologically to the name Ed ... [...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] |
Edna Indermaur
Edna Freda Indermaur (December 21, 1892 - January 10, 1985) was an American contralto singer. Biography Indermaur was born on December 21, 1892 in Buffalo, New York, United States. She was of Swiss descent and a member of the In der Maur family. Indermaur made her musical debut at the Aeolian Hall. She performed as a soloist, as a duet performer with Dicie llowvlia, and with the Artone Quartet. Indermaur had a successful career performing in recitals around New York as well as performances at Winthrop University, the Buffalo Festival, and with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. She married Ernest Eugene Zerkel on May 24, 1926. Indermaur died on January 10, 1985 in Sacramento, California ) , image_map = Sacramento County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sacramento Highlighted.svg , mapsize = 250x200px , map_caption = Location within Sacramento C .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Inderma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edna Adan Ismail
Edna Adan Ismail ( so, Edna Aadan Ismaaciil ama Adna Aadan Ismaaciil) (born 8 September 1937) is a nurse midwife, activist and was the first female Foreign Minister of Somaliland from 2003 to 2006. She previously served as Somaliland's Minister of Family Welfare and Social Development. She is the director and founder of the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital in Hargeisa and an activist and pioneer in the struggle for the abolition of female genital mutilation. She is also President of the Organization for Victims of Torture. She was married to Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal who was the prime minister of the State of Somaliland five days prior to Trust Territory of Somalia's independence and later the Somali Republic (1960-1960) and (1967–69) and President of Somaliland (1993–2002). Early life Ismail was born in Hargeisa, British Somaliland on 8 September 1937, the daughter of a prominent Somali medical doctor. She was one of five children born to her mother, but two died at the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edna Tichenor
Edna Frances Tichenor (April 1, 1901 – November 19, 1965) was an American film actress whose career was most prominent in the silent film era of the 1920s, affecting an onscreen vamp persona. She is perhaps best recalled for three roles in director Tod Browning films: the 1923 drama '' Drifting'', the silent horror film '' London After Midnight'', and the drama '' The Show'', both released in 1927. Early life Tichenor was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Ira C. and Hattie Tichenor (''née'' Craig). By 1904, the family relocated to Los Angeles, California, where her father worked as a real estate editor for the ''Los Angeles Examiner'', then later as financial editor of the ''Salt Lake City Telegram'' in Utah, before returning to Los Angeles.Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2'' p. 12615. McFarland; 3 edition. 2016. Tichenor attended primary and secondary schools in Los Angeles and was a graduate of Long Beach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edna Stern
Edna Stern ( he, עדנה שטרן; born March 6, 1977, in Brussels) is a Belgian-Israeli pianist. Allmusic , The Salgon Times Biography She was born in Belgium, and grew up in Israel. She began to play piano at the age of six. She studied piano under Viktor Derevianko and Natasha Tadson at the in |
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Edna or EDNA may refer to: Places United States *Edna, California, a census-designated place *Edna Lake, Idaho *Edna, Iowa, an unincorporated town in Lyon County * Edna Township, Cass County, Iowa * Edna, Kansas, a city *Edna, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *Edna Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota * Edna Township, Barnes County, North Dakota *Edna, Texas, a city *Edna, Washington, an unincorporated community * Edna, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Outer space * 445 Edna, an asteroid Arts and entertainment * ''Edna'' (album), a 2020 album by Headie One People and fictional characters *Edna (given name) Other uses * DNA#Extracellular nucleic acids – eDNA (extracellular DNA) *Edna High School, Edna, Texas *''Edna, the Inebriate Woman'', 1971 television drama * Electronic Declarations for National Authorities, a software developed by OPCW for national authorities *Environmental DNA (eDNA), DNA isolated from natural settings for the purpose of screening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edna Purviance
Olga Edna Purviance (; October 21, 1895 – January 13, 1958) was an American actress of the silent film era. She was the leading lady in many of Charlie Chaplin's early films and in a span of eight years, she appeared in over 30 films with him. Life and career 1895–1913: Early life Edna Purviance was born in October 21,1895, in Paradise Valley, Nevada, United States of America, to English immigrant Louisa Wright Davey and American vintner to the western mining camps Madison (Matt) Gates Purviance. When she was three, the family moved to Lovelock, Nevada, where they assumed ownership of a hotel. Her parents divorced in 1902, and her mother later married Robert Nurnberger, a German plumber. Growing up, Purviance was a talented pianist. She left Lovelock in 1913 and moved in with her married sister Bessie while attending business college in San Francisco. 1914–1927: Film career In 1915, Purviance was working as a secretary in San Francisco when actor and director Charlie C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edna Dean Proctor
Edna Dean Proctor (September 18, 1829 – December 18, 1923) was an American author and poet. Although she occasionally wrote short sketches and stories, poetry was her field. Proctor was characterized as a master of pathos. Her early environment left a vivid impression and was a moulding force in her writing. Early in life, Proctor was a writer of poetry, but not until the Civil War —which aroused the patriotic element within her— were her verses known around the country when her national poems sounded like a bugle. Her name became dear to loyal soldiers, and her appeals were read beside the camp fires as they were repeated in the New England homes and schools. No battle songs did more to sustain the sentiment of patriotism in the soldiery than those of Proctor, which were found in her volume of collected poems. "The Stripes and Stars," written in April, 1861; "Compromise," inscribed to Congress, July 4, 1861; "Who's Ready?" written in July, 1862, were really national anthem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edna Pahewa
Edna Pahewa (born 1954) is a New Zealand weaver and was the head of weaving () at Te Rito, the weaving school of the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute, for 18 years. Her work is held in the permanent collection of Te Papa. Biography Pahewa began weaving as a child when she was taught by her Nanny Bub, the younger sister of Rangitīaria Dennan. Pahewa's mother, Emily Schuster, was a renowned weaver, as was her twin sister Dawn Smith, and both women influenced Pahewa. Pahewa was also taught by Diggeress Te Kanawa. Pahewa has taught weaving at Te Papa o Te Aroha and Te Wananga o Aotearoa, both in Tokoroa. Pahewa was the head of the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute's weaving school, Te Rito, located in Rotorua that her mother Emily Schuster set-up in 1967. Both her mother and her sister Dawn have also held the head role of Te Tumu Raranga at the institute. After 18 years in the role Pahewa was succeeded by Meleta Bennett. She is a member of Te Roopu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edna O'Brien
Josephine Edna O'Brien (born 15 December 1930) is an Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short-story writer. Elected to Aosdána by her fellow artists, she was honoured with the title Saoi in 2015 and the "UK and Ireland Nobel" David Cohen Prize in 2019, whilst France made her Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2021. O'Brien's works often revolve around the inner feelings of women, and their problems in relating to men, and to society as a whole. Her first novel, ''The Country Girls'' (1960), is often credited with breaking silence on sexual matters and social issues during a repressive period in Ireland following the Second World War. The book was banned, burned and denounced from the pulpit. Faber and Faber published her memoir, '' Country Girl'', in 2012. O'Brien lives in London. O'Brien has been mentioned as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in literature. Philip Roth described her as "the most gifted woman now writing in English", while a former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edna Manley
Edna Swithenbank Manley, Jamaican Order of Merit, OM (28 February 1900 – 2 February 1987) is considered one of the most important artists and arts educators in Jamaica. She was known primarily as a sculptor although her oeuvre included significant drawings and paintings. Her work forms an important part of the National Gallery of Jamaica's permanent collection and can be viewed in other public institutions in Jamaica such as Bustamante Children's Hospital, the University of the West Indies, and the Kingston Parish Church. Her early training was in the British neoclassical tradition. In the early 1920s and 1930s she experimented with modernism eventually adapting it to her own aesthetic. Edna Manley was an early supporter of art education in Jamaica. In the 1940s, she organised and taught art classes at the Junior Centre of the Institute of Jamaica. These classes developed in a more formal setting with the establishment of the Jamaica School of Art and Craft in 1950. Jamaica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edna Madzongwe
Edna Madzongwe (born 11 July 1943) is a Zimbabwean politician who was the President of the Senate of the Republic of Zimbabwe from 2005 to 2018. Political career She was elected as President of the Senate on 30 November 2005, the first female to hold this position. In the March 2008 parliamentary election, she was re-elected to the Senate from Chegutu constituency, receiving 23,032 votes against 14,275 for Violet Paneairi Mokoesti of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-Tsvangirai). Following this election, in which ZANU-PF won control of the Senate but not the House of Assembly, Madzongwe was re-elected as President of the Senate on 25 August 2008, receiving 58 votes. Gibson Sibanda, whose candidacy was supported by the two MDC factions (MDC-Tsvangirai and MDC-Mutambara), received 28 votes. As of December 2008, she was embroiled in a dispute with an elderly white Zimbabwean farmer from Chegutu. Madzongwe has claimed the property as part of the government policy of redistr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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