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Inga (given Name)
The feminine given name Inga is a variant of the German and Scandinavian name ''Inge''. It derives from the Germanic deity ''Ing''. Notable people with the name include: * Inga of Varteig (c. 1185 – 1234), mistress of King Haakon III of Norway and the mother of King Haakon IV * Inga Abel (1946–2000), German actress * Inga Åberg (1773–1837), Swedish actress and singer * Inga Abitova (born 1982) Russian long-distance runner * Inga Afonina (born 1969), Russian diver * Inga Alsiņa (born 1979), Latvian actress * Inga Arshakyan (born 1982), Armenian singer * Inga Artamonova (1936–1966), Russian speed skater * Inga Arvad (1913–1973), Danish journalist * Inga Balstad (born 1952), Norwegian politician * Inga Beale (born 1963), English businesswoman * Inga Borg (1925–2017), Swedish artist and children's book author * Inga Bostad (born 1963), Norwegian philosopher, writer and educator * Inga Cadranel (born 1978), Canadian actress * Inga Clendinnen (1934–2016), Australian aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inge
Inge is a given name in various Germanic language-speaking cultures. In Swedish and Norwegian, it is mostly used as a masculine, but less often also as a feminine name, sometimes as a short form of Ingeborg, while in Danish, Estonian, Frisian, German and Dutch it is exclusively feminine. The feminine name has the variant ''Inga''. The name is in origin a hypocorism of names beginning in the element ''Ing-'' (such as Ingar, Inger, Ingrid, Ingeborg, Ingram, Ingvild, Ingunn etc.). These Germanic names made reference to either the god Ing or to the tribe of the Ingvaeones (who were presumably in turn named for the god). Inge is also encountered as a surname in the English-speaking world; the surname is usually pronounced in England to rhyme with "ring"; alternatively (especially in the United States) some families pronounce it to rhyme with "hinge." People called Inge Masculine given name Scandinavian royalty *Inge the Elder (died c. 1110) *Inge the Younger, king of Sweden c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga-Stina Ewbank
Inga-Stina Ewbank SBS (13 June 1932 – 7 June 2004) was a Swedish-born academic and educator in Great Britain, Munich, Hong Kong and the United States, as well as an author and translator. She is believed to have been to date the only holder of an English chair of English Literature to have spoken no English until the age of 19 (in her case, having spoken only Swedish until that time). Early life and education Born as Inga-Stina Ekeblad, she attended school in Gothenburg before winning a scholarship to Carleton College, Minnesota. After graduating she had a string of research appointments: at Sheffield University (MA), at Liverpool University (as William Noble Fellow) from 1955 to 1957, and at the Shakespeare Institute of Birmingham University from 1957 to 1960. During the later part of this period she taught at the University of Munich. Teaching English literature She returned to Liverpool University as Lecturer in 1960, and was promoted to a Senior Lecturership in 1970. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Nielsen
Inga Nielsen (2 June 1946 – 10 February 2008) was a Danish soprano who had an active international opera career from 1971 to 2006. A child prodigy, Nielsen performed on American radio during the 1950s, beginning at the age of six, and also released some commercial recordings of Danish folk songs and Christmas carols as a child. She began her opera career performing parts in the lyric soprano repertory and then became an admired singer of dramatic soprano roles, beginning in the late 1980s. She was a particularly renowned interpreter of the roles of Konstanze in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's ''Die Entführung aus dem Serail'' and the title role in Richard Strauss's '' Salome''. She excelled in portraying some of the more rarely heard and demanding dramatic soprano roles such as the woman in Arnold Schoenberg's ''Erwartung'', Ursula in ''Mathis der Maler'' and Jenny in ''Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny''. Early life and education Nielsen was born in Holbæk, Denmark to a Dani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Muscio
Inga Muscio (born c. 1966) is an American feminist, writer and public speaker. Her books include '' Cunt: A Declaration of Independence'' (1998) and '' Rose: Love in Violent Times'' (2010). Work Muscio's book, '' Cunt: A Declaration of Independence'' ( Seal Press, 1998), calls for women to break down boundaries between themselves, their bodies, and each other. Her book ''Autobiography of a Blue-Eyed Devil: My Life and Times in a Racist Imperialist Society'' (Seal Press, 2005) examines and critiques white privilege, racism, and colonialism Colonialism is a practice or policy of control by one people or power over other people or areas, often by establishing colony, colonies and generally with the aim of economic dominance. In the process of colonisation, colonisers may impose the ... among other issues. Her third book, '' Rose: Love in Violent Times'' ( Seven Stories Press, 2010), examines the presence of passive and physical violence in our daily lives and describes how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Moore
Inga Moore (born 1945) is an Anglo-Australian author and illustrator of books for children. Life Born in Sussex, England, at the age of eight Moore emigrated with her family to Australia, where she went to school in Adelaide. She has said that at the age of fourteen her favourite book was James Boswell’s '' The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides''.Joanna Carey“Inga Moore, illustrator of The Wind in the Willows” in ''The Guardian'' dated 5 February 2010 After leaving school, Moore took a variety of jobs. Raymond Briggs’s book ''Father Christmas'' (1973) inspired her to want to illustrate books, and she began to look for work as an illustrator. An early work, ''Aktil’s Big Swim'' (1980), tells the story of a Dover mouse who decides to swim the English Channel, not understanding how wide it is. In the early 1980s, Moore returned to live in England, settling in Hampstead, while still working on picture books. Her '' Six-Dinner Sid'' (1990), an illustrated book for childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Marchand
Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand (born September 6, 1978), better known by her stage name Foxy Brown, is an American rapper. After signing to Def Jam in 1996, she released her debut album, ''Ill Na Na'', later that year on November 19, 1996. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 7 million copies worldwide. She was also part of the hip hop supergroup the Firm, along with Nas, AZ and Cormega (who was later replaced by Nature). The Firm's sole album arrived in 1997 and was released by Dr. Dre's Aftermath Records. In 1999, her second album '' Chyna Doll'', debuted at the top of the ''Billboard'' 200, making her the second female rapper to top the chart after Lauryn Hill in 1998. Her third album '' Broken Silence'', was released in 2001, which featured the Grammy-nominated track "Na Na Be Like". In 2003, she left Def Jam and canceled the release of her ''Ill Na Na 2'' album, but returned in 2005 once Jay-Z, then the label's president and CEO, signed her again to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
