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Ida (given Name)
Ida is a feminine given name found in Europe and North America. It is popular in Scandinavian countries, where it is pronounced Ee-da. The name has an ancient Germanic etymology, according to which it means ‘industrious’ or ‘prosperous’. It derives from the Germanic root ''id'', meaning "labor, work" (also found in " Iði"). Alternatively, it may be related to the name of the Old Norse goddess ''Iðunn''. Ida also occurs as an anglicisation of the Irish feminine given name Íde. Ida is a currently popular name in the Nordic countries and is among the top 20 names given to girls born in 2019 in Denmark. It was among the top 20 names for newborn girls in Norway in 2013 and among the top 50 names for newborn girls in Sweden in 2013. It was among the top 10 names for girls born to Swedish speaking families in Finland in 2013. Finnish variant Iida was among the top ten most popular names given to newborn girls in Finland in 2013. Ida was at its height of popularity in the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also refer more narrowly to the Scandinavian Peninsula (which excludes Denmark but includes part of Finland), or more broadly to include all of Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. The geography of the region is varied, from the Norwegian fjords in the west and Scandinavian mountains covering parts of Norway and Sweden, to the low and flat areas of Denmark in the south, as well as archipelagos and lakes in the east. Most of the population in the region live in the more temperate southern regions, with the northern parts having long, cold, winters. The region became notable during the Viking Age, when Scandinavian peoples participated in large scale raiding, conquest, colonization and trading mostl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Dixon
Ida Elizabeth Dixon (December 25, 1854 – November 22, 1916) was an American socialite and golf course architect from Pennsylvania. She was the first female golf course architect in the United States and perhaps in the world. She designed the Springhaven Country Club golf course in Wallingford, Pennsylvania in 1904. Early life Ida Elizabeth Gilbert was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 25, 1854. She was married to the Quaker businessman and Pennsylvania Railroad executive Henry P. Dixon. In addition to his position at the railroad, Henry Dixon was also the owner of the Henry P. Dixon Company, a manufacturer of grates, fireplaces, and furnaces, and was a dealer in tiles for hearths, halls, and mantel facades. The couple resided part-time in a large mansion called "The Gables" in Wallingford which was designed and custom built by architect Theophilus P. Chandler Jr. in 1889 as a summer home. Designing Springhaven Club In 1904, Dixon designed an 18-hole golf cours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Ljungqvist
Ida Ljungqvist (born September 27, 1981) is a Tanzanian-Swedish model and the first African-born person to be selected as a Playboy Playmate of the Month and the 50th Playmate of the Year. Career She was discovered by 2007 Playmate of the Year Sara Jean Underwood at a bebe store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California. She was named '' Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for March 2008 and the 2009 Playmate of the Year. She is the first African-born and second Swedish model to be named a Playmate of the Year. She is also the first Playmate of the Year to publicly dedicate her title to philanthropic work through non-profit charities and organizations. Ljungqvist co-hosted the Playboy New Year's Eve Party 2009 in Miami, Florida alongside several other playmates. Since being named Playmate of the Year, Ljungqvist has worked with Empowerment Works, a non-profit, global sustainability think-tank. Her work includes raising awareness about the organization and fundraising. Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Lewis (other) (1868–1950), Canadian-born actress born as Ida Lewis
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Ida Lewis may refer to: *Ida Lewis (1842–1911), an American lighthouse keeper. *Ida Lewis (actress) (1848–1935), American actress *Ida E. Lewis (1934- ), Black journalist and author *Julia Arthur Julia Arthur (May 3, 1869 – March 28, 1950)Although 1868 is accepted as the year of her birth, both ''The National Cyclopaedia of National Biography'' and ''Who Was Who in America'' give 1869 as the year. was a Canadian-born stage and film act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Krehm
Ida Krehm (February 24, 1912 – August 12, 1998) was a Canadian-American pianist. She began playing the piano at the age of seven and studied at the Hamburg Conservatory. Krehm earned recognition as an orchestral soloist and recitalist with various symphony orchestras in the Americas and Europe. She also performed the role of a conductor-pianist and recorded the works of various composers. The Ida Krehm Memorial Scholarship was setup by her family at The Royal Conservatory of Music. Early life and education On February 24, 1912, Krehm was born in Toronto, Canada. Her parents were modest Russian Jewish immigrants who had no background in music. Krehm had one younger brother. She had early ambitions not centred around music and liked doing school work and doing watercolour and drawing. Artistry was discouraged by Krehm's parents and she spent more time doing music. When she turned seven years old, she began playing the piano and went to study under Norah Drewett de Kresz, Ernest Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Kleijnen
Ida Kleijnen (17 March 1936 – 15 January 2019) was a Dutch Michelin-starred chef. Life and career Kleijnen was born on 17 March 1936. She was self-taught. She worked at the Prinses Juliana before turning her guest house into a restaurant called De Lindenhorst. She won a Michelin star in 1983 which she held onto until 1994 when she handed the business over to her son, Paul. In 1991, she was voted the best female chef in the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ... and between 1997 and 2010, she gave cooking lessons. She died on 15 January 2019. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kleijnen, Ida 1936 births 2019 deaths Dutch women chefs Head chefs of Michelin starred restaurants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Jenshus
Ida Gjølga Jenshus (born April 25, 1987) is a country artist from Steinkjer Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Steinkjer (town), town of Steinkjer which is located on th ... in Norway. After winning a talent competition in 2007, she recorded her first studio album in spring 2008 at the studio of record producers Lars Lien and Håkon Gebhardt. The singles ''These are the days'' and ''For the Nation'', were released prior to the release of the album entitled Color of the Sun, that was released on October 13, 2008. She won the Norwegian Spellemann Award 2008 for best country album. In 2010, she released her second album, No Guarantees, that won the Spellemann Award 2010 in the country category. She released her third studio album in October 2012 in Norway. Ida Jenshus Band * Ida Jenshus – vocals and guitars * Alexander Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Henriette Da Fonseca
Ida Henriette da Fonseca (July 27, 1802 – July 6, 1858) was a Danish opera singer and composer of Portuguese descent. Ida Henriette da Fonseca was the daughter of Portugal-born Abraham da Fonseca (1776–1849) and Marie Sofie Kiærskou (1784–1863). She and her sister Emilie da Fonseca were students of Giuseppe Siboni, choir master of the Opera in Copenhagen. She was given a place at the royal Opera alongside her sister the same year she debuted in 1827. She made tours in Europe in 1829 and 1833–34, performing in Hannover, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden, after which she was named one of the greatest singers in Scandinavia and prima donna, but as she was not a soprano but an alto, which was not fashionable at the time, she was in fact not given many parts at the Danish opera. She often performed breeches roles. She retired in 1840. In 1841, she was named royal court singer at her request, as it would make it easier to get students: she was suffering from economical d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Haendel
Ida Haendel, (15 December 19281 July 2020) was a Polish-British-Canadian violinist. Haendel was a child prodigy, her career spanning over seven decades. She also became an influential teacher. Early career Born in 1928 to a Polish Jewish family in Chełm, Poland, her talents were evident when she picked up her sister's violin at the age of three. Major competition wins paved the way for success. Performing the Beethoven Violin Concerto, she won the Warsaw Conservatory's Gold Medal and the first Bronislaw Huberman, Huberman Prize in 1933, at 5 years old. At the age of seven she competed against towering virtuosos such as David Oistrakh and Ginette Neveu to become a laureate of the first Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in 1935. These accolades enabled her to study with the esteemed pedagogues Carl Flesch in London and George Enescu in Paris. During World War II she played in factories and for British and American troops and performed in Myra Hess's National Gallery concert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Galli
Ida Galli is an Italian film actress best known for her roles in Spaghetti Western and giallo films in the 1960s and 1970s. Galli has appeared under several pseudonyms, including Arianna, Evelyn Stewart and Isli Oberon. Extremely prolific, some of her most notable roles include ''La Dolce Vita'' (1960), ''Hercules in the Haunted World'' (1961), ''The Leopard'' (1963), ''The Whip and the Body'' (1965), ''Blood for a Silver Dollar'' (1965), ''Adiós gringo'' (1965), ''Django Shoots First'' (1966), ''Special Mission Lady Chaplin'' (1966), ''The Sweet Body of Deborah'' (1968), ''The Weekend Murders'' (1970), ''The Case of the Scorpion's Tail'' (1971), ''The Bloodstained Butterfly'' (1971), '' Knife of Ice'' (1972), '' The Murder Mansion'' (1972), '' Footprints on the Moon'' (1975), and ''The Psychic'' (1977). Life and career Ida Galli was born in Sestola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Her date of birth has variously been given as 9 April 1942 and 8 October 1939. After finishing school, Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Finney Mackrille
Ida Finney Mackrille (1867 – 1960) was an American suffragist and a women's political leader in the State of California. She was known as the “Woman Orator of the West.” From 1911 until 1932, she was active in suffragist movement, and after she remained active in other types of politics. Biography Ida Finney was born on August 21, 1867, in Richmond, Indiana, to parents Sara A. Long Finney and Joel J. Finney. Her father had served in the 57th Indiana Infantry Regiment. She was raised with two sisters. She married in 1897 to William R. Mackrille, a chief deputy clerk of the California State Supreme Court. Mackrille served as the first vice-president of the San Francisco Center of the California Civic League, a group that fought for equality for women. She was considered one the foremost orators in California, often speaking on women's issues and politics. She served as San Francisco Office Manager for the 1921 Presidential campaign of Warren G. Harding. Later in life she w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Engberg
Ida Engberg (; born 1 July 1984) is a Swedish techno DJ and record producer. Ida began her career when she was 18. After filling in for another DJ, she got a regular night at a club. Later she went to work at the Spy Bar, one of the most famous clubs in Stockholm. This was her big break. From that time she has worked with Roger Sanchez, John Dahlbäck, Sebastian Ingrosso and Eric Prydz. She was also a DJ at the Cocktail Club, again in Stockholm. The first single she released is ''Disco Volante'' along with the Icelandic singer Björk. The song was a hit in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany in the summer of 2007. In 2008, Sébastien Léger remixed the song. This single was released in the spring of 2008. She has played at various large electronic music festivals. Engberg is married to fellow Swedish DJ Adam Beyer Adam Beyer (born 15 May 1976 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish techno producer and DJ. He is the founder of Drumcode Records, and is one of several Swedish techn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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