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Keira (given Name)
Keira is a feminine given name. It is an Anglicized version of "Ciara (given name), Ciara" and means "Little Dark One". People named Keira include: *Keira Bevan (born 1997), Welsh rugby union player *Keira D'Amato (born 1984), American long-distance runner *Keira Hewatch (born 1985), Nigerian actress *Keira Knightley (born 1985), English actress *Keira Lucchesi (born 1989), Scottish actress *Keira Maameri (born 1980), French film director *Keira McLaughlin (born 2000), Canadian curler *Keira Ramshaw (born 1994), English footballer *Keira Robinson (born 1994), American basketball player *Keira Stephens (born 2003), Australian swimmer *Keira Walsh (born 1997), English footballer *Saint Cera of Ireland, also spelled Keira, 7th-century abbess Fictional characters include: *Keira, a main character from a 2012 CGI animated film ''Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar'' *Keira, a supporting character in the ''List of Jak and Daxter characters, Jak and Daxter'' series *Keira Metz, a support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaels
The Gaels ( ; ga, Na Gaeil ; gd, Na Gàidheil ; gv, Ny Gaeil ) are an ethnolinguistic group native to Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man in the British Isles. They are associated with the Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languages comprising Irish, Manx and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic language and culture originated in Ireland, extending to Dál Riata in western Scotland. In antiquity, the Gaels traded with the Roman Empire and also raided Roman Britain. In the Middle Ages, Gaelic culture became dominant throughout the rest of Scotland and the Isle of Man. There was also some Gaelic settlement in Wales, as well as cultural influence through Celtic Christianity. In the Viking Age, small numbers of Vikings raided and settled in Gaelic lands, becoming the Norse-Gaels. In the 9th century, Dál Riata and Pictland merged to form the Gaelic Kingdom of Alba. Meanwhile, Gaelic Ireland was made up of several kingdoms, with a High King often claiming lordship over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keira Robinson
Keira Breeanne Robinson (born December 20, 1994) is an American professional basketball player. In 2020 she was named the Icelandic Cup Finals MVP after leading Skallagrímur to its first ever Icelandic Cup win. High school Robinson played attended W. J. Keenan High School in Columbia, South Carolina. During her senior season, she averaged 20.1 points, 5.1 assists and 6.0 steals per game. College career From 2013 to 2017, Robinson played college basketball for the VCU Rams. She was the second player in the schools history to reach 1,000 points, 400 assists and 200 steals. Professional career After playing in Spain and Argentina, Robinson signed with Skallagrímur of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna in September 2019. She starred during the final-four of the Icelandic Cup, scoring 44 points in the semi-finals against Haukar and 32 points in the finals against KR, leading Skallagrímur to its first ever win in the Cup. For her performance, she was named the Cup Finals MVP. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira (given Name)
Kira is a mostly feminine name of multiple origins and meanings. The feminine form is pronounced or . It might be a feminine form of the name Kiran, pronounced . Kiran is of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, meaning "beam of light". In Ancient Hebrew "Keren" means both "a horn" and "a beam of light". Besides Sanskrit and Hebrew there might be other etymologies from Egyptian, where the word Ki-Ra means "like Ra", or Persian. Due to the Greek interpretation of the Persian king's name Kourosh (کوروش, ''Kūrosh'') as Κύρος (''Kýros'') – which was obviously modeled after the Greek word κύριος (''kýrios'' "lord"), the feminine form being κυρία (''kyría'') – Kyra (or Kira) can also be understood as a variant. Therefore, it is also in use as a feminine form of the Greek diminutive form Cyril. In Russian Kira () is the feminine form of the masculine name Kir, meaning "mistress, ruler", but can translate to "leader of the people", "one the people look ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Keira
Keira is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Ryan Park of the Labor Party. Keira is a northern Illawarra electorate taking in the northern and western Wollongong suburbs of Figtree, Keiraville, Mount Ousley, Mount Pleasant, Balgownie, Corrimal, Bellambi, Woonona, Bulli, Thirroul, Austinmer and Coledale. Keira was established in 1988 largely as a replacement to the seat of Corrimal. Like its predecessor, it is a safe seat for the Labor Party. Labor have only ever fallen below 60 percent of the two-party preferred vote three times; twice to the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ... in 1988 and 2011 and once to an independent in 1999. Members for Keira Ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Witcher
''The Witcher'' ( pl, Wiedźmin ) is a series of six fantasy novels and 15 short stories written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series revolves around the eponymous "witcher", Geralt of Rivia. In Sapkowski's works, "witchers" are beast hunters who develop supernatural abilities at a young age to battle wild beasts and monsters. ''The Witcher'' began with a titular 1986 short story that Sapkowski entered into a competition held by ''Fantastyka'' magazine, marking his debut as an author. Due to reader demand, Sapkowski wrote 14 more stories before starting a series of novels in 1994. Known as ''The Witcher Saga'', he wrote one book a year until the fifth and final installment in 1999. A standalone prequel novel, ''Season of Storms'', was published in 2013. The books have been described as having a cult following in Poland and Central and Eastern European countries. They have been translated into 37 languages and sold over 15 million copies worldwide as of December 2019. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Jak And Daxter Characters
This is a list of characters in the ''Jak and Daxter'' series, a video game franchise originally developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation 2. Currently, six games in the series have been released, with Jak as the primary playable character in all except ''Daxter'' for the PlayStation Portable. Character development Initial character design began in the year 2000, when Naughty Dog commissioned various artists to "scribble characters" for their next PlayStation 2 title. After several revisions, from wolf-like characters to various human concepts, Naughty Dog animator John Kim drew a concept of a "tall, slender, and agile" character that "sported jaunty, spiky hair," with an "exaggeration, weight, and thickness" that Kim described as "BAM!"; an internal mantra that served to describe the characteristics of the new personalities in the title. Bob Rafei proceeded with this concept and designed various concept art poses that would eventually depict a 15-year-old boy with spiky green ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Princess & The Popstar
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Cera
Saint Ciera of Ireland (alternately Chera, Chier, Ciara, Cyra, Keira, Keara, Kiara, Kiera, Ceara, Cier, Ciar) was an abbess in the 7th century who died in 679. Her history is probably commingled with another Cera (alternately Ciar, Ciara) who lived in the 6th century. However, some authors maintain that monastic mistakes account for references to Cera in the 6th century or that a single Cera had an exceptionally long life span.Dunbar, Agnes Baillie Cunninghame: ''A Dictionary of Saintly Women, Volume 1'', page 171. George Bell & Sons, 1904. Lanigan, John: ''An Ecclesiastical History of Ireland, from the First Introduction of Christianity Among the Irish, to the beginning of the Thirteenth Century, Vol. III., 2nd Edition'', pages 129-131. Simpkin and Marshall, London, 1829. Life There are two stories connected with the saint(s). In the first story, Cera's prayers saved an Irish town from a foul-smelling fire. When a noxious blaze broke out in "Muscraig, in Momonia," St. Brendan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keira Walsh
Keira Fae Walsh (born 8 April 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club FC Barcelona Femení, Barcelona and the England women's national football team, England women's national team. She is considered both a playmaker and a defensive midfielder. She has previously played for Blackburn Rovers L.F.C., Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City W.F.C., Manchester City, and Great Britain women's Olympic football team, Great Britain at the Olympics. With Manchester City, she topped the Women's Super League in 2016; won the Women's FA Cup, FA Cup three times; and won the FA Women's League Cup, League Cup four times, taking one domestic treble. She was part of the England team that won the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, and was named player of the match in UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Final, the final. Walsh became a first-team regular at City as a teenager during their 2014 campaign, playing a key role in helping the team secure 2014 FA WSL#FA WSL Cup, their fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keira Stephens
Keira Stephens (born 17 March 2003) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won two bronze medals. She has a been selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France. Personal life Stephens was born on 17 March 2003 in England. She was born missing fingers on her left hand. She comes from Hervey Bay, Queensland and attended Xavier Catholic College. Swimming career Stephens started swimming at the Hervey Bay swimming club under coach Paul Jones. She is classified as a S10 swimmer. Her first international competition was the 2018 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships, Cairns, where she won the silver medal in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke SB9. At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, London, Stephens finished fourth in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke SB9, fifth in the Women’s Medley 34 Points, sixth in the Women’s 200m Individual Medley SM10 and eighth in the Women’s 50m Freestyle S10. At the 2020 Tokyo Paral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keira Ramshaw
Keira Ramshaw (born 12 January 1994) is a former English footballer who played as a midfielder or striker for FA Women's Championship club Sunderland. Ramshaw had spent her entire senior career with Sunderland, making her debut for the club in 2010, and was part of the club's promotion to the FA Women's Super League in 2014. Ahead of the 2018–19 FA Women's National League season, Ramshaw was made club captain. In October 2023, she had to medically retire due to an ankle injury. Club career Ramshaw made her first team debut on 18 April 2010, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 defeat to Everton in the FA Women's Premier League National Division. She made her full debut away to Watford in the second game of the following season, in September 2010, going on to start 17 of her 19 games in all competitions in 2010–11, a season which saw the club crowned champions. Ramshaw scored double figures in all competitions in both 2011–12 and 2012–13, with the club winning th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira (other)
Kira may refer to: People * Kira clan, a Japanese clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) * Kira (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Kira Chikazane (1563–1588), Japanese retainer * Kira (German singer) (Janine Scholz, born 1978) * Kira (Belgian singer) (Natasja de Witte, born 1977) * Kira, uploader of pictures in the Edison Chen photo scandal, named after the ''Death Note'' character * Matúš Kira, Slovak football goalkeeper Fictional characters * Kira (given name), including a list of fictional characters with the given name * Izuru Kira, in the anime ''Bleach'' * Kira Nerys, in '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' * Kira Yoshikage, in the manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' * Sakuya Kira, in the manga and anime ''Angel Sanctuary'' * Tsubasa Kira, in the anime ''Love Live!'' * Kira, an alias of Light Yagami in the manga/anime series '' Death Note'' Places * Kira, Aichi, Japan * Kirən or Kira, Azerbaijan * Kira, Burkina Faso * Kira R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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