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Joby Sanchez
Joby is a given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Joseph. Notable people with the name include: * Joby Varghese Co-Founder of Sahyavalley Enterprise (Kerala based Indian spices company) * Joby Baker (born 1934), Canadian born actor and painter * Joby Godfrey (1894–1977), English professional footballer * Joby Harold, English film director and screenwriter currently living in Los Angeles * Joby Harris (born 1975), California-based visual artist; guitar player and singer for band ''Crash Rickshaw'' * Joby Harte, British television personality * Joby Ingram-Dodd (born 1980), former Welsh racing cyclist * Joby Messier (born 1970), professional ice hockey player * Joby Ogwyn (born 1974), American mountain climber from Santa Barbara, California *Joby Talbot (born 1971), British composer *Joby Wright Joseph "Joby" Wright (born September 5, 1950) is an American former college and professional basketball player who was men's basketball head coach at Miami University and at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. Origins and usage Etymologically, the term ''hypocorism'' is from Ancient Greek (), from (), meaning 'to call by endearing names'. The prefix refers in this case to creating a diminutive, something that is smaller in a tender or affectionate sense; the root originates in the Greek for 'to caress' or 'to treat with tokens of affection', and is related to the words () 'boy, youth' and () 'girl, young woman'. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the Morphology (linguistics), morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often clipping (morphology), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joby Messier
Joby Messier (born March 2, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 25 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers between 1993 and 1995. Playing career Joby Messier was a member of the Notre Dame Hounds of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) in 1987-88, playing 53 games and scoring 31 points. He also collected five points in five games during the 1988 Centennial Cup and was named a tournament All-Star. Messier enrolled at Michigan State University, following in his older brother Mitch's footsteps. He played for the Spartans for four years and was a CCHA First Team All-Star selection in his senior year in 1991-92. After his sophomore year, Messier was selected by the New York Rangers in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, 118th overall. During his time with the Spartans some of his teammates included Rod Brind'Amour, Kip Miller, Jason Woolley, Bryan Smolinski and Rem Murray. Following the completion of his collegiate playin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masculine Given Names
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. In Western culture, the idioms "" 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) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jobe (other)
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Jobe is a given name and a surname. Jobe or Jobé may also refer to: * Jobe Township, Oregon County, Missouri, United States, an inactive township * Jobe, Missouri, United States, an unincorporated community * Jobé, a subgroup of the Jaega Native American tribe, also a town of the Jaega See also * Job (other) A job is a regular activity performed in exchange for payment, or a task or project that may or may not be compensated. Job or JOB may also refer to: Places * Job, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States * Job, Puy-de-Dôm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jobi (other)
Joby is a given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Joseph. Notable people with the name include: * Joby Varghese Co-Founder of Sahyavalley Enterprise (Kerala based Indian spices company) * Joby Baker (born 1934), Canadian born actor and painter * Joby Godfrey (1894–1977), English professional footballer * Joby Harold, English film director and screenwriter currently living in Los Angeles * Joby Harris (born 1975), California-based visual artist; guitar player and singer for band ''Crash Rickshaw'' * Joby Harte, British television personality * Joby Ingram-Dodd (born 1980), former Welsh racing cyclist *Joby Messier (born 1970), professional ice hockey player * Joby Ogwyn (born 1974), American mountain climber from Santa Barbara, California *Joby Talbot (born 1971), British composer *Joby Wright (born 1950), American former college and professional basketball player See also * Jobi (other) * Jobe (other) Jobe is a given name and a surname. Jobe or J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joby Wright
Joseph "Joby" Wright (born September 5, 1950) is an American former college and professional basketball player who was men's basketball head coach at Miami University and at the University of Wyoming. Married to Loretta Wright, August 18, 2017. Early life Wright starred in basketball at Sol C. Johnson High School, Johnson High School in Savannah, Georgia. In 2004, the ''Savannah News'' named Wright one of the "Fantastic 15" top 15 all-time high school basketball players in Savannah. College career Wright played college basketball at Indiana University, where in three varsity seasons he averaged 17.4 points per game and a total of 1,272 points.Record Book As a sophomore in 1969–70, Wright averaged 14.7 points for game, tied for second on the team, and he was second in r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joby Talbot
Joby Talbot (born 25 August 1971) is a British composer. He has written for a wide variety of purposes, with a broad range of styles, including instrumental and vocal concert music, film and television scores, pop arrangements and works for dance. He is known, to sometimes disparate audiences, for quite different works. Prominent compositions include the a cappella choral works ''The Wishing Tree'' (2002) and '' Path of Miracles'' (2005); orchestral works ''Sneaker Wave'' (2004), ''Tide Harmonic'' (2009), ''Worlds, Stars, Systems, Infinity'' (2012) and ''Meniscus'' (2012); the theme and score for the popular BBC Two comedy series ''The League of Gentlemen'' (1999–2002); silent film scores '' The Lodger'' (1999) and '' The Dying Swan'' (2002) for the British Film Institute; film scores ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (2005), '' Son of Rambow'' (2007) and ''Penelope'' (2008). Works for dance include shorter works '' Chroma'' (2006), ''Genus'' (2007), '' Fool's Paradise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joby Ogwyn
Joby Ogwyn ( ; born August 25, 1974) is an American mountain climber, BASE jumper and Wingsuit flyer. Early life Ogwyn grew up in Louisiana and studied business administration at the Centenary College of Louisiana.Adventurer-Centenary Alumnus Joby Ogwyn, Class of '97, Currently Climbing World's Tallest Unclimbed Peak , centenary.edu, retrieved February 11, 2014 Mountaineering He summited when he was just 18. When he first summited in 19 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joby Ingram-Dodd
Joby Ingram-Dodd (born 14 July 1980), is a former Welsh racing cyclist. He represented Wales at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He has now moved on to become an actor, writer and producer. Currently working for Space Dive Productions Limited, his involved with a number of projects including 2 feature films and 3 TV series. Palmarès ;2002 :3rd British National Tandem Sprint Championships :4th British National Madison Championships (with Mark Cooper) :4th Team Pursuit, 4m25.029, Commonwealth Games (with Huw Pritchard, Will Wright & Paul Sheppard) ;2005 :4th 400m, British National Grass Track Championships :3rd Team Sprint, British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are a Track cycling event held annually and organised by the national governing body for track cycling (and other forms of cycling) in Great Britain, British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federat ... (with Ian Sharpe & Jay Hollingsworth) ;2006 :4th Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled , . In Kurdish (''Kurdî''), the name is , Persian, the name is , and in Turkish it is . In Pashto the name is spelled ''Esaf'' (ايسپ) and in Malayalam it is spelled ''Ousep'' (ഔസേപ്പ്). In Tamil, it is spelled as ''Yosepu'' (யோசேப்பு). The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joby Harte
Joby Harte is a British television personality and talent manager. Career Acting and producing He has worked on many television shows including the BBC's ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Joby was part of the original production team and played a role in the creation of the worldwide hit reality series ''Pop Idol'' along with series producer Ken Warwick. As a television actor, Harte's credits include "the baker" on the ITV children's show '' SMTV Live''. Before being a warm-up artist, he was a radio presenter and assistant head of music for local UK radio station 97.6 Chiltern FM. In 2009, Harte created the company Hot Rock Media, Inc. Hot Rock Media acquired offices at the NBC Burbank Studios and partnered with talent managers Paul Cohen and Sheri Anderson Thomas of Cohen Thomas Management. The company became, The Partnership LA, and was representing 22 clients including actors and singers in film and television. TV host Harte was the host of the Hub Network (now Disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joby Harris
Joby Harris (born February 21, 1975) is a designer and director in Los Angeles, California. He is also the lead singer and guitar player for the American post-hardcore band Crash Rickshaw. He is currently a visual strategist for NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Music Harris performed in Crash Rickshaw on two albums to date. A self-titled album on Seattle based record label Tooth & Nail Records in late 2001 and a second album entitled '' The Unknown Clarity'' independently released in 2005. In late 2016, Watchmaker Records announced a re-release of '' The Unknown Clarity'' on vinyl. Harris previously spent time performing with Pittsburgh local punk band Phatso, as well as Orange County, California bands Rainy Days, and The Moodswingers opening for such acts as At the Drive In, P.O.D., Project 86 and Zao. In late 2009, he wrote and co-performed an independently released fight song for professional NFL football team the Pittsburgh Steelers. Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
