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Judie
Judie is a variant spelling of Judy or Judi. As such, it is a feminine personal name which is sometimes a given name, but more commonly a hypocorism (affectionate diminutive). When a hypocorism, it is usually a shortening of the given name Judith. People named Judie include: *Judie Aronson (born 1964), American actress *Judie Bamber (born 1961), American painter *Judie Brown (born 1944), American anti-abortion activist *Judie Byrd, American television chef *Judie Garcia (born 1960), American television reporter and anchor *Judie Tzuke (born 1956), British singer See also *Judy (other) *Judy (personal name) *Judi *Judith (other) Judith may refer to: Given name * Judith (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters Bible * Book of Judith, a deuterocanonical book of the Old Testament ** Judith (homily), an Old English homily written by Aelfric of Eynsha ... {{given name Feminine given names Hypocorisms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judie Tzuke
Judie Tzuke ( ; born Judie Myers, 3 April 1956) is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 1979 hit " Stay with Me till Dawn", which reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. Life and career Early life Tzuke's family relocated from Poland to England in the 1920s, and changed their surname from Tzuke to Myers, like other Jewish families from Eastern Europe. Her mother, Jean Silverside, was a television actress, and her father, Sefton Myers, was a successful property developer who also managed artists and singers—most notably Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice during the writing of ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. Tzuke preferred the original family name, started using it at school and so, when Tzuke embarked on her singing career, she used it as her stage name. Educated in the visual arts, performing arts, and music, Tzuke performed in folk clubs from the age of 15. Her meeting with Mike Paxman in 1975 was a turning point and they began to collaborate. Under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judie Bamber
Judie Bamber (born 1961) is an American artist based in Los Angeles. Her often representational paintings explore themes of gender, sexuality, temporality, and memory. She teaches in the Master of Fine Arts program at Otis College of Art and Design and is best known for ''Are You My Mother?,'' which was featured in New American Paintings in 2003 and 2004. Her paintings, watercolors and graffiti emphasize women's pleasure, as well as to permeate her family history. Early life and education Judie Bamber was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1961. She received her BFA from California Institute of the Arts in 1983. Works Judie Bamber creates representational paintings and drawings based on photographic sources ranging from images of female genitalia to seascapes. Her early work included still lifes in which objects, painted to scale, floated in front of monochromatic color fields. In the mid-1990s, in a collection of works without a name, she painted photorealistic "portraits" of vagin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judie Byrd
Judie Byrd is an American chef and host of the cooking series ''Judie Byrd's Kitchen''. References American women chefs Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women {{chef-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judie Brown
Judith A. Brown is the president and cofounder of American Life League, the oldest Catholic grassroots anti-abortion organization in the United States. Early life and education Brown was born in Los Angeles, California on March 4, 1944. Her father abandoned his family a year and a half later, leaving her mother and her younger sister Sheila, who had just been born, to fend for themselves. Brown's mother had remarried during 1952 to Chester Limbourne when she was six years old. Judie's grandparents took them in and were very influential in molding her character and resolve and her grandparents insured that she received the proper Catholic education and then paid for her to attend the Catholic all-girls St. Mary's Academy in Inglewood by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. After graduating St. Mary's Academy in 1962, Brown worked at Kresge's as a bookkeeper while attending El Camino Junior College, where she earned an Associated Arts degree during 1963 and completed a bach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judie Aronson
Judith M. Aronson (born June 7, 1964) is an American actress who has appeared in many films and television shows. Career She played Sara Duncan on the short-lived series '' Pursuit of Happiness'' (1987–88). Aronson was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. Her first film role was in the 1984 horror film '' Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter'' as Samantha. In 1985, she appeared in the hit comedy movie '' Weird Science'' as Hilly and in the action movie ''American Ninja''. Other than short films, she has not appeared in film or television since the 2005 film ''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang''. Aronson has made numerous guest appearances on such television shows as ''Sledge Hammer!'', ''The Powers of Matthew Star'', ''Simon & Simon'', '' Midnight Caller'', ''Full House'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''Las Vegas'', '' Charles in Charge'' and ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''. She made an appearance in the 1990 music video, " (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection", by Nelson. In add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judie Garcia
Judie Garcia (born July 21, 1960) is a former Chicago news anchor and reporter for WGN-TV. Early life and education Born in Chicago to Mexican-American parents, Garcia earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Texas in 1990. Professional career She worked for many years as a paralegal before beginning her broadcasting career at the age of 34. Her first television job was at KMOL-TV (now WOAI-TV) in San Antonio, followed by work as a reporter at KWES-TV in Odessa, Texas/ Midland, Texas. Garcia then accepted an on-air job as the 11 p.m. anchor at KNTV-TV in San Jose, California. According to a Chicago Sun-Times article dated September 25, 1996, she joined WLS-TV in Chicago as a news reporter and fill-in news anchor. Several months later, Garcia was promoted to co-anchor of WLS' two Sunday morning newscasts, first alongside WLS' John Garcia (no relation) and later next to Beth Spicuzza and then Dick Johnson. Garcia left WLS-TV in June 2001 to pursue o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy (other)
Judy is a short form of the name Judith. Judy may refer to: Places * Judy, Kentucky, village in Montgomery County, United States * Judy Woods, woodlands in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Animals * Judy (dog) (1936–1950), Royal Navy Second World War ship's dog awarded the Dickin Medal *Judy of Punch and Judy (dogs) (fl. 1946), British dog awarded the Dickin Medal * Judy the Beauty (foaled 2009), Canadian-American racehorse People and fictional characters * Judy (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Judy (surname) Music * ''Judy'' (Judy Garland album) (1956) * ''Judy'' (Judy Rodman album) (1986) * "Judy" (Elvis Presley song) (1961) * "Judy" (The Pipettes song) (2005) * "Judy" (Thomas Anders song) (1980) * "Judy", a song from the album '' Lost & Found (1961–62)'' by The Beach Boys * "Judy", a song from the album '' On the Double'' by Golden Earring * "Judy", a song from Tony Bennett's album '' When Lights Are Low'' by Hoagy Carm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy (personal Name)
Judy is a (usually) female personal name. It is sometimes a given name, but more often it is a hypocorism (affectionate diminutive of a personal name) which takes the place of a given name, usually Judith. The great majority of persons named Judy are female, but not all. People Politics * Judy Agnew, wife of former American Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew *Judy Baker (born 1960), American politician *Judy Bethel (born 1943), Canadian politician *Judy Biggert (born 1937), American politician * Judy Bonds (1952–2011), American anti-mountaintop-removal activist * Judy Boyle, American politician * Judy Bradley (born 1952), Canadian politician * Judy Burges (born 1943), American politician * Judy Chirco, American politician *Judy Chu (born 1953), American politician * Judy Clendening, Canadian judge * Judy Clibborn, American politician *Judy Darcy (born 1950), Canadian politician and national union executive *Judy Edwards (born 1955), Australian politician *Judy Emmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judi
Judi is a name with multiple origins. It is a short form of the Hebrew name Judith. It is also an Arabic name referring to a mountain mentioned in the Quran. It may refer to: *Judi Andersen (born 1958), beauty pageant titleholder from Hawaii who won Miss USA 1978 * Judi Ann Mason (1955–2009), American television writer, producer and playwright *Judi Bari (1949–1997), American environmentalist and labor leader, feminist, principal organizer of ''Earth First'' *Judi Barrett (born in United Kingdom) is an author of several picture books *Judi Bowker (born 1954), English television and cinema actress *Judi Brown (born 1961), American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles *Judi Chamberlin (1944–2010), American activist, leader, organizer, public speaker and educator in the psychiatric survivors movement *Judi Connelli (born 1947), award-winning singer and actress *Judi Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA (born 1934), English film, stage and television actress * Judi Donaghy (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
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. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' 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, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', 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. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the 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), clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with ''-y/-ie'' (phonologically /i/). Sometimes the suffix ''-o'' is included as well as other forms or templates. Hypocoristics are often affective in meaning and are particularly common in Australian English, but can be used for various purposes in different semantic fields, including personal names, place names and nouns. Hypocorisms are usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith (given Name)
Judith is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew language, Hebrew name יְהוּדִית or ''Yehudit'', meaning "woman of Judea". Judith (Hebrew Bible), Judith appeared in the Old Testament as one of Esau's wives, while the deuterocanonical Book of Judith deals with a different Judith. It is in common usage in English language, English, French language, French, German language, German, many North Germanic languages, Scandinavian languages, Dutch language, Dutch, and Hebrew language, Hebrew. In Eritrea it is called Yodit. The name was among the top 50 most popular given names for girls born in the United States between 1936–1956, but its popularity has since declined. It was the 893rd most popular name for baby girls born in the United States in 2012, down from 74th in 1960. Name variants Alternative forms of the name Judith include: *يهوديت Yahudit (Arabic language, Arabic) *Giuditta (Italian language, Italian) *הודעס ''Hudes'' (Yiddish language, Yiddish) *I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
