|
Karleen
Karleen is a feminine given name. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: Given name * Karleen Bradford (born 1936), Canadian author * Karleen Koen, American novelist * Karleen Pendleton Jiménez (born 1971), American writer * Karleen Thompson (born 1969), American basketball coach See also * Carleen (given name) *Karlee Karlee is an English feminine given name that is a feminine form of Carl and an alternate form of Carla. Notable people known by this name include the following: Given name * Karlee Bispo (born 1990), American competition swimmer * Karlee Burgess ... * Karlene {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karleen Thompson
Karleen M. Thompson (née Shields; born July 1, 1968) is the associate head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team since 2018. Before joining the Cavaliers, Thompson was a WNBA head coach for the Los Angeles Sparks in 2004 and the Houston Comets from 2007 to 2008. Additionally, Thompson was an assistant coach for the Clemson Tigers women's basketball team from 2010 to 2013 and the Atlanta Dream from 2013 to 2017. Early life and education In 1968, Thompson was born in California. While attending high school in Snyder, Texas, Thompson played on the volleyball and basketball teams. For her post-secondary education, Thompson continued playing basketball with Contra Costa College in 1991 before moving to the USC Trojans women's basketball team in 1993. Career After completing her social sciences degree at the University of Southern California in 1996, Thompson joined Gatorade as a sports marketer. The following year, Thompson started her Women's National Basketball As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karleen Koen
Karleen Koen (''née'' Smith) is an American novelist perhaps best known for her 1986 debut historical fiction novel, '' Through a Glass Darkly''. Personal life Karleen Smith grew up in Houston, Texas. In 1970, she majored in English and graduated from North Texas State University. Koen became the first managing editor of ''Houston Home & Garden'', working in that capacity for five years. She decided to leave in order to focus on her husband Edward Koen and her two children. In 2011 she attended the annual conference of the Historical Novel Society alongside Diana Gabaldon and Margaret George, among others. Literary career To help pass the dull hours at home, Koen began writing a historical fiction novel on her favorite time period, the eighteenth-century. The book centered on teenage noblewoman Barbara Alderley and her trials and travails as she navigates English and French society. To gain a publisher for her work, now called '' Through a Glass Darkly'', Koen sent the manuscript ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karleen Bradford
Karleen Bradford (born December 16, 1936) is a Canadian children's author. Bradford's novel ''Dear Canada: With Nothing But Our Courage'' is a historical novel about a Loyalist family in the United States after the American Revolution. Personal Born in Toronto, Ontario, Bradford moved to Argentina as a child. She returned to Canada to attend university, and after graduation, she spent 34 years in different parts of the world as a wife of a Foreign Service Officer. She currently resides in Owen Sound, Ontario. Published Books *''A Year for Growing'' (1977) - republished as ''Wrong Again Robby'' in 1983 *''The Other Elizabeth'' (1982) *''I Wish There Were Unicorns'' (1983) *''The Stone in the Meadow'' (1983) *''The Haunting at Cliff House'' (1985) *''The Nine Days Queen'' (1986) *''Windward Island'' (1989) - winner of the 1990 Max and Greta Ebel Award *''There Will be Wolves'' (1992) - winner of the 1993 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award *''Thirteenth Child'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karleen Pendleton Jiménez
Karleen Pendleton Jiménez is an American-Canadian writer and academic. She is best known for her 2000 book ''Are You a Boy or a Girl?'', a 2001 Lambda Literary Award finalist which was adapted into the 2008 film ''Tomboy'', and her 2011 memoir ''How to Get a Girl Pregnant'', a 2012 Lambda Literary Award finalist. '''', May 10, 2012. Originally from , , she is c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carleen (given Name)
Carleen is a female given name, a variant form of Caroline or Carolyn, and may also refer to one of the following Given name * Carleen Anderson (born 1957), American singer *Carleen Bright, former mayor of Woodway, Texas, for whom the Carleen Bright Arboretum is named *Carleen Goodridge of the Brigitte Harris case * Carleen Hutchins (1911 – 2009), American violin maker Middle name *Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett, full name of Tiffeny Milbrett (born 1972), American soccer player *Andrea Carleen Harrison, full name of Andrea Harrison (born 1963), American politician See also *Carlee *Karleen Karleen is a feminine given name. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: Given name * Karleen Bradford (born 1936), Canadian author * Karleen Koen, American novelist * Karleen Pendleton Jiménez (born 1971), American writer ... {{given name, Carleen Given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlee
Karlee is an English feminine given name that is a feminine form of Carl and an alternate form of Carla. Notable people known by this name include the following: Given name *Karlee Bispo (born 1990), American competition swimmer *Karlee Burgess (born 1998), Canadian curler *Karlee Macer (born 1971), American politician * Karlee Perez, known as Catrina (wrestler), (born 1986) is an American actress, model, professional wrestler and valet See also *Carlee *Karle (name) *Karleen *Karlene *Karlie Karlie is an English and Swedish feminine given name that is a feminine form of Karl, a diminutive form of Karla and an alternate form of Karly. Notable people known by this name include the following: Given name *Karlie Hay (born 1997), American ... Notes {{given name English feminine given names ... [...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] |
