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Georgia (name)
Georgia is a feminine given name originating from the Greek word Γεωργία, meaning agriculture. It shares this origin with the masculine version of the name, George. Given name Actresses * Georgia Groome (born 1992), British Actress * Georgia Apostolou (1973–2016), Greek actress * Georgia Caine (1876–1964), American actress * Georgia Cayvan (1857–1906), American actress * Georgia Ellis (1917–1988), American actress * Georgia Engel (1948–2019), American actress * Georgia May Foote (born 1991), British actress * Georgia Hale (1905–1985), American actress * Georgia Henshaw (born 1993), Welsh actress * Georgia King (born 1986), British actress * Georgia Tennant (born 1984), English actress * Georgia Slowe (born 1966), English actress * Georgia Taylor (born 1980), English actress * Georgia Vasileiadou (1897–1980), Greek actress * Georgia Steel (born 1998), English actress Athletes * Georgia Abatzidou (born 1969), Greek long-distance runner * Georgia Adams (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Female
Female (Venus symbol, symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ovum, ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the Sperm, male gamete during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and males are results of the anisogamous reproduction system, wherein gametes are of different sizes, unlike isogamy where they are the same size. The exact mechanism of female gamete evolution remains unknown. In species that have males and females, Sex-determination system, sex-determination may be based on either sex chromosomes, or environmental conditions. Most female mammals, including female humans, have two X chromosomes. Female characteristics vary between different species with some species having pronounced Secondary sex characteristic, secondary female sex characteristics, such as the presence of pronounced mammary glands in mammals. In humans, the word ''female'' can also be used to refer to gender i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Tennant
Georgia Elizabeth Tennant (; born 25 December 1984) is an English actress and producer. She played Detective Inspector Samantha Nixon's daughter Abigail in ''The Bill'', Jenny in the ''Doctor Who'' episode "The Doctor's Daughter" and Lady Vivian in the show '' Merlin''. Early life Moffett was born on Christmas Day at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in Hammersmith, West London, the daughter of actors Peter Moffett (known by his stage name, Peter Davison) and Sandra Dickinson. She attended St Edward's School in Oxford. Career Moffett made her television debut at the age of 15 in ''Peak Practice'' (1999), playing Nicki Davey. Moffett has appeared in television dramas such as ''The Second Quest'' and ''Like Father Like Son''. She played downtrodden Alice Harding in the ITV drama '' Where the Heart Is'' in 2004 and 2005 and has performed alongside her father in ''Fear, Stress & Anger '' and ''The Last Detective.'' In 2007, she made her theatrical debut as Mathilde Verlaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tzina Lamprousi
Tzina (Georgia) Lamprousi ( gr, Τζίνα Λαμπρούση; born January 27, 1993, in Athens) is a female professional volleyball player from Greece, who is a member of the Greece women's national volleyball team. At club level, she plays in Hellenic Volley League for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos Piraeus since July 2013. Career Tzina (Georgia) Lamprousi, originating from Assos Preveza, began the sport at a young age. She began in 2002 with Aerobic gymnastics, and was actually a member of the Hellenic national team. But after six years she was forced to leave this sport because of her height, and at the instigation of the coaches of the sports high school where she was studying, she started playing volleyball. In 2008, at the age of 15 years old became a member of the Junior team of Iraklis Kifisia (Hellenic 1st division club), and a few months later was a member of the Hellenic National Junior Team. In 2008–09 season won with Iraklis the Hellenic Girls Championship and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Kokloni
Georgia (or Yeoryía) Koklóni ( el, Γεωργία Κοκλώνη) (born 7 May 1981 in Athens) is a Greek sprinter who specializes in 60 metres and 100 metres. Her first major competition was the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships, but she was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 60 m. She won the 60 m bronze at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships, however, and went on to win a gold medal at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships, winning the 100 m in 11.33 seconds. Her first global outdoor championships was the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, where she was part of the Greek 4 x 100 metres relay team. They finished third in their heat but were not fast enough to reach the final. She had the honour of representing Greece in her home town at the 2004 Athens Olympics, running as part of the women's 4x100 metre relay team. The team finished last in their heat. She had greater success at 60 metres, in which her personal best is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Glastris
Georgia Glastris (born August 1, 1992, in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American-born figure skater who competes for Greece. As of July 2014, she has won the Greek national championship three times, placed second three times, and competed in the 2010, 2011, and 2012 World Figure Skating Championships, and the 2011 and 2012 European Figure Skating Championships The 2012 European Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2011–12 figure skating season, 2011–12 season. The event determined the European Champions in single skating, men's singles, ladies singles .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Glastris, Georgia 1992 births Living people Figure skaters from Chicago Greek female single skaters American female single skaters American people of Greek descent 21st-century American women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Ellinaki
Georgia Ellinaki ( el, Γεωργία Ελληνάκή, born 28 February 1974) is a female Greek water polo player and Olympic silver medalist with the Greece women's national water polo team. She received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. See also * Greece women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women) * List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers This is a list of female goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team for the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred ... References External links * * 1974 births Living people Greek female water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Olympic water polo players for Greece Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Dorotheou
Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the country in the Caucasus ** Kingdom of Georgia, a medieval kingdom ** Georgia within the Russian Empire ** Democratic Republic of Georgia, established following the Russian Revolution ** Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, a constituent of the Soviet Union * Related to the US state ** Province of Georgia, one of the thirteen American colonies established by Great Britain in what became the United States ** Georgia in the American Civil War, the State of Georgia within the Confederate States of America. Other places * 359 Georgia, an asteroid * New Georgia, Solomon Islands * South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Canada * Georgia Street, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada United Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Bonora
Georgia Bonora is an Australian former gymnast who represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, which took place in Beijing, China, and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Personal Born in Melbourne on 19 May 1990, Bonora had problems with her ankle in 2011 and 2012. Artistic gymnastics Bonora is an all-arounder. She represented Australia in gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She did not compete in 2011 because of an ankle injury. As a member of the 2012 Australian senior squad, she was coached by John Hart. At the 2012 Australian Gymnastics Championships in Sydney, she finished fifth on balance beam and seventh on uneven bars. The event was part of the Australian national team Olympic qualifying process. In mid-June 2012, she was one of twelve Australian gymnasts vying to earn a final spot on the Olympic squad at a training session for the national team at the Australian Institute of Sport. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Bohl
Georgia Bohl (born 11 April 1997) is a former Australian breaststroke swimmer. In 2016, she qualified for her first Olympic Games. Career In November 2015, at the Australian short course championships, Bohl, aged 18, won her first national title in the 100 metre breaststroke with the fourth fastest time ever by an Australian: 1:04.65. On the final night of the meet, she took out her second title in the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 30.03 seconds. In the 200 metre event, she won the bronze medal, finishing behind Sally Hunter and Taylor McKeown. The final meet of the event saw Bohl and her St Peters Western teammates Madison Wilson, Madeline Groves, Bronte Barratt take out the 4 × 100 metre medley club relay in a new all-comers, club record and championship record time of 3:55.38. Off the back these results, Bohl was named in the 2016 Perth Aquatic Super Series Roster in December. At the Super Series event contested between the Australians, Japan and China in Febr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Adams
Georgia Louise Adams (born 4 October 1993) is an English cricketer who is the captain of Sussex and Southern Vipers, as well as playing for Southern Brave. Adams has previously played for Loughborough Lightning in the Women's Cricket Super League and Oval Invincibles in The Hundred. Adams is an opening batter. Personal life Adams is from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. She is the daughter of Chris Adams, a former captain of Sussex men's team, and an England international. Career Domestic career Adams made her debut for Sussex in 2009. In 2014, Adams captained Sussex for the first time, in a Women's County Championship match against Yorkshire. She scored 106 from 111 balls, and it was her first century. In 2015, Adams was captain for multiple Twenty20 Cup matches, as Sussex won the tournament. In 2016, Adams was top scorer in Sussex's opening two matches. In 2017, Adams became Sussex permanent captain, taking over from Georgia Elwiss. Adams had previously captained the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Abatzidou
Georgia Abatzidou (born 19 April 1969) is a Greek long-distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... References External links * 1969 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Greek female long-distance runners Greek female marathon runners Olympic athletes for Greece People from Servia Sportspeople from Western Macedonia {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Steel
Georgia Steel (born 28 March 1998) is an English television personality. In 2018, she appeared on the fourth series of the ITV2 reality series '' Love Island''. She has since made appearances in various reality television series including '' Celebs on the Ranch'', ''Celebs Go Dating'', ''Celebrity Coach Trip'' and '' Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love''. Early life Steel was born on 28 March 1998 in Doncaster , South Yorkshire. As a child, she was diagnosed with dyslexia. Steel studied acting at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts and worked part-time as a barmaid. She is also a trained dancer. When Steel was cast in '' Love Island'', she took a break from drama school, but completed her training as an actress at St Mary's University in August 2019. Steel stated that before appearing on ''Love Island'', she "was a student making dinner off £2". Career In 2013, Steel made her television debut in two episodes of the CBBC sitcom '' All at Sea'', portraying the role of Amanda Bryc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
