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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] |
Akira (given Name)
is a given name present in a few languages. It is a unisex Japanese given name that is predominantly used for males. There are several kanji for Akira. In Thai, Akira or Arkira ( th, อาคิรา, อาคีรา, อาคีระ) is a unisex name meaning 'the sun' or 'sunlight'. Possible writings In Japanese there are many alternative ways to write the name Akira in kanji. This is not an exhaustive list. A popular kanji is 明 (the combination of the two different characters 日 = sun and 月 = moon) which means "the light coming from the sun", "sunlight and moonlight", "bright", "intelligent", "wisdom" or "truth". Though Akira is generally used to name males, sometimes it can be a female name as well. * 明, "bright" * 亮, "light" * 昭, "shining" * 昌, "prosper" * 晃, "clear" * 彰, "acknowledge" * 朗; "clear/bright" * 晶, "sparkle" * 章, "chapter/section" * 旭; "rising sun" * 顕; "exposure/clarity" * 彬, "refined/gentle" * 明楽, "bright, ease" * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Bousloff
Kira Abricossova Bousloff (1914–2001) was a dancer with Ballets Russes who toured Australia in 1938 and stayed, divorcing first husband Serge Bousloff then marrying (and divorcing) James Penberthy while having a significant influence on the evolution of ballet in Western Australia. Born Kira Abricossova in Russia, the child of an aristocratic Russian family who were stranded in Monte Carlo by the 1917 Russian Revolution, she was raised in France, taking lessons from Russian émigrés. She established West Australian Ballet in Perth (1952) and founded a ballet school which continues to this day. A number of significant Australian dancers came through the school, including Stephen Heathcote. In recognition of her contributions to Australian Ballet she was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Golovko
) , birth_date = , birth_place = Yessentuki, Russian SFSR , death_date = , death_place = Moscow, Russia , restingplace = , restingplacecoordinates = , othername = , occupation = actress theatre teacher , yearsactive = 1946–2007 , spouse = Arseniy Golovko (deceased) , partner = , children = Natalia Mikhail , parents = , website = , awards = People's Artist of Russia Kira Golovko, née Ivanova (11 March 1919 – 16 August 2017) was a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, winner of the Stalin Prize (1947) and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1957). Life and career Ivanova was born in Yessentuki, the great-niece of the poet Vyacheslav Ivanov. In 1937, she entered the Moscow Institute of Philosophy, Literature and Art to study Russian literature. In 1938 she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Geil
Kira Geil (born 12 June 1985 in Bridgend, Wales) is a former competitive ice dancer who represented Austria with Tobias Eisenbauer Tobias Eisenbauer (born 6 February 1991) is an Austrian Ice dancing, ice dancer. With partner Kira Geil, he is the 2011 Austrian Figure Skating Championships, Austrian champion. Previously, he skated with Sonja Pauli with whom he teamed up in Se .... In her early career, Geil represented Great Britain with Andrew Smykowski. She moved from Great Britain to Austria in 2009 and teamed up with Dmitri Matsjuk to represent Austria. In 2010, she teamed up with Tobias Eisenbauer. Programs With Eisenbauer With Matsjuk With Smykowski Results With Eisenbauer With Matsjuk With Smykowski References External links * * * External linksOfficial homepagefor Kira Geil & Tobias Eisenbauer Austrian female ice dancers British female ice dancers 1985 births Sportspeople from Bridgend Living people {{austria-fig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Eggers
Kira Eggers (born November 29, 1974) is a former model with an international career. She worked for Playboy TV, The Sun and other firms. Eggers is former guest editor for FHM. In 2006 her memoir, ''The Naked Truth'', was published by Aschenhoug. She runs two private gyms: one at a spa in Hornbæk and another at an office property in Copenhagen. As an independent entrepreneur she runs HOB, a company with a primary focus on online activities. Eggers has her own fitness blog and was formerly a blog agent for Bloggers Delight, where she headed their celebrity commercial blog build up. Some of these blogs rank as the most visited in Denmark with over 2 million page views per month. Among these are the likes of Mascha Vang. Eggers starred in the Discovery Channel/TLC program ''On your own body: Kira Eggers as bodybuilder'' in 2012. Then she added to her education as a fitness instructor, personal trainer and nutritionist. In June 2011, she was involved in a series of promotional photos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Danganan-Azucena
Kira Christianne Danganan-Azucena is the Assistant Secretary for United Nations and Other International Organizations at the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines. She had served as Chargé d'affaires, a.i. and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations in New York. On February 18, 2020, she was elected Chair of the Special Committee on the Charter of the UN and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization. United Nations Economic and Social Council. Retrieved 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Davis
Kira Davis is an American film producer. She is a former vice president of marketing for Alcon Entertainment. Background Kira Davis is a native of Santa Fe, New Mexico. She studied theatre with an emphasis in directing and graduated magna cum laude from New Mexico State University. After graduating, she worked in a series of professional theatres, including La Jolla Playhouse and the Mark Taper Forum. She is married to Andrew A. Kosove, one of the co-founders of Alcon Entertainment, and the couple have two children. Career Davis met Alcon co-founders Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove on the set of the 1996 film ''Love Is All There Is'', in which she served as a costume assistant."Rising Stars" , Kevin Robinson-Avila, ''Panorama, the NMSU Alumni Magazine'', Summer 2006. Davis began working with them as an assista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Cochrane
Kira Cochrane (; born 1977) is a British journalist and novelist. She is the Head of Features at ''The Guardian,'' and worked previously as Head of Opinion. Cochrane is an advocate for women's rights, as well as an active participant in fourth wave feminist movements. Early life and education Kira Cochrane was born and raised in Loughton, Essex. Cochrane and her younger brother were raised by her mother in a single parent household. Her father died of a heart attack in 1979 at age 34; Cochrane was two years old. In 1983, when Cochrane was six years old, her elder brother was killed (age 8) in a traffic accident. She attended Christ's Hospital school, Horsham before studying American Literature at the University of Sussex and the University of California, Davis. Career in journalism Formerly a journalist at ''The Sunday Times'', Cochrane fills the position as current Head of Features at ''The Guardian.'' She was the newspaper's women's editor from 2006 to November 2010, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Chikazane
was a senior retainer under the Chōsokabe clan, during the late Sengoku period of Feudal Japan The first human inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago have been traced to Japanese Paleolithic, prehistoric times around 30,000 BC. The Jōmon period, named after its cord-marked pottery, was followed by the Yayoi period in the first millenni .... Samurai 1563 births 1588 deaths {{Samurai-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Chathli
Kira Meghan Chathli (born 29 July 1999) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey, South East Stars and Oval Invincibles. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. Early life Chathli was born on 29 July 1999 in Southwark, Greater London. Domestic career Chathli made her county debut in 2013, for Surrey against Essex. She played irregularly for the side over the following seasons, most notably taking 3 catches and making 2 stumpings in 4 matches in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup before becoming a regular in the team in 2019. In the 2019 Women's County Championship, she scored 107 runs at an average of 17.83, including her List A high score of 35, made against Kent. In 2020, Chathli top scored with 28 * to guide her side to their first London Cup victory over Middlesex. Chathli helped Surrey win by four wickets with one ball to spare with a "calculated" innings, including two scoop shots for four in the penultimate over. In 2021, Chathli scored 104 runs at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Carstensen
Kira Carstensen is a documentary film maker. On January 24, 2012, she was nominated for an Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ... for the film '' The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom''. References External links * Living people American documentary film producers Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{film-producer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Bursky
Kira Bursky is a filmmaker, screenwriter, and artist currently based out of Asheville, NC. All Around Artsy was founded in 2009 by Kira Bursky, a vagabonding storyteller with an insatiable hunger for magic. She has produced over 60 films and music videos that have screened at festivals around the world from Los Angeles to Berlin to Beijing. In 2014 Kira was recognized as National YoungArts Finalist and was a finalist in the White House Student Film Festival where she had the honor of screening her work in the White House. In 2015 Kira was selected as the Best Emerging Female Filmmaker at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY). In 2016 she was featured in Seventeen Magazine as the April issue's Power Girl and received the Emerging Artist to Watch grant through Le Couvent artist residency in France. Kira and her creations have been featured through NPR, Out Magazine, Pride and No Film School to name a few. Her YouTube channel has over 34,000+ subscribers and 16 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
