|
Faye (surname)
Faye is a typical Serer people, Serer surname - an ethnic group found in Senegal, Gambia and Mauritania. This Serer surname is unrelated to the Faye (given name), similar given name in the Western world. They are also pronounced differently. People with the surname Faye include: * Abdala Faye (born 1971), Senegalese mixed media artist * Abdoulaye Faye (born 1978), Senegalese footballer * Alice Faye, stage name of American actress and singer Alice Jeanne Leppert (1915–1998) * Amdy Faye (born 1977), Senegalese footballer * Andreas Faye (1802–1869), Norwegian priest, folklorist, and historian * Fary Faye (born 1974), Senegalese retired footballer * Fatou Lamin Faye (born 1954), Gambian politician * Frances Faye (1912–1991), American singer and pianist * Gaël Faye (born 1982), Rwandan-French singer and writer * Gaynor Faye (born 1971), English actress and writer * Guillaume Faye (1949–2019), French journalist and writer * Hervé Faye (1814–1902) French astronomer * H. P. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serer People
The Serer people are a West African ethnoreligious group."Charisma and Ethnicity in Political Context: A Case Study in the Establishment of a Senegalese Religious Clientele" Leonardo A. Villalón, Journal of the , Vol. 63, No. 1 (1993), p. 95, on behalf of the International African Institute They are the third-largest ethnic group in Senegal, making up 15% of the Senegalese pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahima Faye
Ibrahima Faye (born 22 October 1979) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Faye and was born in Pout, a small village near the city of Thiès in Senegal. Moving to France to pursue his footballing career, he completed his youth development at Gazélec Ajaccio before joining Red Star Saint-Ouen. After a season in Ligue 2 and a season in Championnat National with Red Star he left to join Belgian top-flight club K.A.A. Gent where he spent three seasons as a first-team regular. Faye moved back to France in 2004 with Stade Malherbe Caen. He played 30 league games as Caen suffered relegation to Ligue 2. Shortly into the following season, he joined Troyes, becoming a fixture in the team. In August 2009 Faye trialled with Stoke City of the English Premiership. In October 2009, he also had a trial with Ipswich Town. After making a good impression playing for the club's reserves he was in negotiations for a contract. In August 2012, Faye joine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fay (surname)
Fay is an Irish surname that also arose independently in France. There are different theories about the origin and meaning of the surname. Origin French / Norman The name may have originally derived from the Normans, Norman surname "de Fae", which has several possible origins. The first and oldest origin is locational, stemming from the Old French "fage", which is derived from the Latin "''Fagus''", referring to a "place of beech trees". Other claims are that Fae stems from the Old French "fae", meaning magical, enchanted, or otherworldly, or from the Middle English, Anglo-French "fei" meaning faithfulness to a trust or promise; loyalty to a person; honesty, truthfulness. The name was introduced to England and Ireland in the 12th and 13th centuries through the Norman conquest and settlement of both regions. The Viscounts De La Faye and Du Fai, from whom the later variants stem, originated in Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay in Normandy. The first recorded appearance of the name in Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faye Family
The patronym Faye (Serer language, Serer: Fay) is one of the :Serer surnames, typical surnames of the Serer people of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania. In French-speaking Senegal and Mauritania, and English-speaking Gambia, the surname is spelled ''Faye''. This Serer surname is unrelated to the similar given name or surname in the Western world. They are also pronounced differently. The name of their clan is ''Fayeen''. The history of the Faye family is linked to Serer history (medieval era to present), Serer medieval history and :Serer royalty, Serer royalty. During the Guelowar period (the last Serer maternal clans, maternal dynasty in the :Serer pre-colonial kingdoms, Serer kingdoms), the Faye family provided many of the kings of Kingdom of Sine, Sine. This family's biggest rival to the throne of Sine were the Joof family, with whom they have a long joking relationship according to :Serer culture, Serer and :Senegambian culture, Senegambian culture. History The early histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Omar Faye
Sheikh Omar Faye (born 10 January 1960) is the Gambian ambassador to Mauritania. Prior to this position, he was Gambian Minister of Defence, as well as a former diplomat who served as the Gambian Ambassador to the United States from 2015 to 2016, and an athlete who represented the Gambia in the 1984 Olympic games. Early life and education Faye was born on 10 January 1960 in Banjul, the Gambia, to Ajaratou Ramatoulie Tambedou and Alhagi Tijan Faye. His grandfather, also named Sheikh Omar Faye, was an Islamic scholar who was involved in Gambian politics in the early days of the country. The younger Faye attended Windley primary school in Half-Die, and Crab Island Junior Secondary School. He then attended St Augustine's High School on a sports scholarship, graduating in 1979. At St Augustine's, he competed in football, basketball, volleyball, rugby, and track. Career Athlete Faye began his career as an athlete and held the Gambian records in the 100m and 200m sprint for some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safi Faye
Safi Faye (born November 22, 1943) is a Senegalese film director and ethnologist.Petrolle, p. 177. She was the first Sub-Saharan African woman to direct a commercially distributed feature film, ''Kaddu Beykat'', which was released in 1975. She has directed several documentary and fiction films focusing on rural life in Senegal. Biography Early life and education Safi Faye was born in 1943 in Dakar, Senegal, to an aristocratic Serer family. Her parents, the Fayes, were from Fad'jal, a village south of Dakar.Foster, p. 130. She attended the Normal School in Rufisque and receiving her teaching certificate in 1962 or 1963, began teaching in Dakar. In 1966 she went to the Dakar Festival of Negro Arts and met French ethnologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch. He encouraged her to use film making as an ethnographic tool. She had an acting role in his 1971 film ''Petit à petit''.Ukadike, p. 29. Faye has said that she dislikes Rouch's film but that working with him enabled her to learn abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randall Faye
Randall Faye (July 26, 1892 – December 5, 1948) was an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. He wrote for 64 films between 1926 and 1947. He died in Orange County, California. Selected filmography * ''Upstream'' (1927) * ''Rich But Honest'' (1927) * '' Sharp Shooters'' (1928) * ''Don't Marry'' (1928) * '' Woman Wise'' (1928) * '' Branded'' (1931) * ''Texas Cyclone'' (1932) * ''McKenna of the Mounted'' (1932) * ''High Society'' (1932) * '' Her Imaginary Lover'' (1933) * ''Call Me Mame'' (1933) * '' As Good as New'' (1933) * ''Cash'' (1933, producer) * ''Murder at the Inn'' (1934) * ''Father and Son'' (1934) * '' The Office Wife'' (1934) * '' Handle with Care'' (1935) * '' Lend Me Your Husband'' (1935) * ''The Man Without a Face'' (1935) * ''Gay Old Dog'' (1935) * '' Born That Way'' (1936) * ''If I Were Rich'' (1936) * '' Such Is Life'' (1936) * '' The Vandergilt Diamond Mystery'' (1936) * ''Luck of the Turf'' (1936) * ''This Green Hell'' (1936) * ''Mr Stringf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pape Omar Faye
Pape Omar Faye (born 1 January 1987) is a Senegalese football striker who plays for Becamex Bình Dương. Career Faye started his career at Senegal. In 2005-06 he landed in Europe and played for Swiss side FC Thun. In Sept 2005, Faye made his debut in the UEFA Champions League in 87th minute as a substitute for Mauro Lustrinelli in the opening game of the group stage against Arsenal F.C. in Arsenal Stadium. He also played in the UEFA Europa League for FC Vaduz. Faye was a member of the 2009 match-fixing scandal and was suspended for one game. In the course of the determinations from the 2009 European football betting scandal was fired without notice on 25 January 2010. In May 2010, he was given an open-ended suspension. Teammate Eldar Ikanović and former teammate David Blumer were also banned. In January 2011, he signed a contract with Thanh Hóa F.C after a short time trial . He made Thanh Hóa F.C debut in 2011 Vietnamese Cup first round match against Hồ Chí Minh Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouhammad Faye
Mouhammad "Mo" Faye (born September 14, 1985) is a Senegalese former professional basketball player who last played for Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro A. He also represents the senior Senegalese national team. Early life and high school career Faye was born to Demba and Mame Youmane Niang Faye. He is the youngest of five children; his oldest brother, Assane Faye, played basketball at the University of New Hampshire. Faye attended SEED Academy in Dakar, Senegal. In 2002, he was a member of the Senegalese under-18 national basketball team, and in 2004 he was a member of the under-20 national team. College career Due to a delay in the translation of his transcripts, Faye sat out his first season and was cleared to begin practice with the team in the fall 2006 semester. He started his career as a redshirt freshman in the 2006–07 season, but his initial playing status was in question due to a wrist injury that he sustained in a pickup game over the summer. Faye became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Faye
Julia Faye Maloney (September 24, 1892 – April 6, 1966), known professionally as Julia Faye, was an American actress of silent and sound films. She was known for her appearances in more than 30 Cecil B. DeMille productions. Her various roles ranged from maids and ingénues to vamps and queens. She was "famed throughout Hollywood for her perfect legs" until her performance in Cecil B. DeMille's '' The Volga Boatman'' (1926) established her as "one of Hollywood's popular leading ladies." Early life Faye was born at her grandmother's home near Richmond, Virginia. Her father, Robert J. Maloney (born 1865), worked for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Her mother, Emma Louise Elliott (1872–1955), was from New Castle, Indiana. Her parents had married in 1890 in Newton, Kansas. Faye's paternal grandfather, Thomas Maloney, was born in Ireland and had immigrated to the United States in the 1850s. Faye's father died sometime before 1901, when her widowed mother married Cyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jørgen Breder Faye
Jørgen Breder Faye (7 June 1823 – 2 August 1908) was a Norwegian banker and politician. Biography Faye was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Christen Faye (1781-1836) and Magdalene Christine Wiese (1791-1878). His father was a master baker who died when Faye was thirteen years of age. Following the death of his father, Faye worked for his mother's brother Georg Wiese, who operated a brewery in the commercial district of Finnegården in Bryggen. He took over the uncle's business in 1846. Faye worked as a merchant at Bryggen until he in 1856 was appointed chief executive officer of the newly created commercial bank Bergens Privatbank; a position he held until 1903. He sat in the Bergen city council from 1851 and was mayor in 1862. He was elected to represent Bergen in the Norwegian Parliament, sitting for three periods in 1856-58, 1865-67 and 1868-71. Honors *Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1857, Command Cross in 1891 and Commander 1st grade in 1895 *Knight of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Faye
Jean-Pierre Faye (born 19 July 1925) is a French philosopher and writer of fiction and prose poetry. Life and career Faye was born in Paris. He was member of the editing committee of the avant-garde literary review ''Tel Quel'', and later of ''Change''. He received the Prix Renaudot for his 1964 novel ''L'Écluse'' (Éditions Seuil). He is a regular contributor to Gilles Deleuze's literary journal ''Chimère''. With Jacques Derrida and others, he authored the "Blue Report" (french: Le rapport bleu) which led to the Collège international de philosophie, an open university, in 1983. Yet he soon turned against deconstructionism, postmodernism and its main apostles — as reflected in ''Langages totalitaires 2: la raison narrative'' (1995). His essays, including ''Théorie du récit'' and ''Langages Totalitaires'', remain influential studies of the use and abuse of language by totalitarian states and ideologies. Faye is credited with creating the horseshoe theory In political s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
