Lala (nickname)
Lala or La La is a feminine nickname, in Spanish naming conventions it is often a hypocorism for Esmeralda. It may refer to: * Shahid Afridi, Pakistani cricketer * Lala Amarnath (1911–2000), Indian cricketer * La La Anthony (born 1979), American radio and television personality, author, businesswoman and actress * Lalawélé Atakora (born 1990), Togolese footballer * Dolores "LaLa" Brooks (born 1947), former member of the girl group the Crystals * Raymond Lalonde (born 1940), American politician, retired educator * Lauren Laverne (born 1978), British TV and radio presenter * Lala Sjöqvist (1903–1964), Swedish diver, 1928 Olympic bronze medalist * La Forrest 'La La' Cope, American R&B singer/songwriter, composer of "You Give Good Love" * Varto Terian Varto Terian (; May 11, 1896 – October 2, 1974) also known by the pseudonym LaLa, was an Iranian-born Armenian actress and educator. She was Iran’s first stage actress of theater. Early life and education Varto Terian ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nickname
A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is distinct from both pseudonym and stage name, and also from a title (for example, City of Fountains), although there may be overlap in these concepts. Etymology The compound word ''ekename'', literally meaning "additional name", was attested as early as 1303. This word was derived from the Old English phrase ''eac'' "also", related to ''eacian'' "to increase". By the 15th century, the misdivision of the syllables of the phrase "an ekename" led to its rephrasing as "a nekename". Though the spelling has changed, the pronunciation and meaning of the word have remained relatively stable ever since. Conventions in various languages English nicknames are generally represented in quotes between the bearer's first and last names (e.g., '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Spanish Naming Customs
Spanish names are the traditional way of identifying, and the official way of registering, a person in Spain. They comprise a given name (simple or composite) and two surnames (the first surname of each parent). Traditionally, the first surname is the father's first surname, and the second is the mother's. Since 1999, the order of the surnames in a family is decided when registering the first child, but the traditional order is nearly universally chosen (99.53% of the time). The practice is to use one given name and the first surname generally (e.g. "Miguel de Unamuno" for Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo); the complete name is reserved for legal, formal and documentary matters. Both surnames are sometimes systematically used when the first surname is very common (e.g., Federico García Lorca, Pablo Ruiz Picasso or José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero) to get a more distinguishable name. In these cases, it is even common to use only the second surname, as in "Lorca", "Picasso" or "Zapatero". ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Esmeralda (given Name)
Esmeralda is a feminine given name of Portuguese and Spanish origin meaning ''emerald''. The name was used for a Roma character in ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'', an 1831 novel by Victor Hugo that has been dramatized on film and screen and also brought the name to the attention of people in the English-speaking world. ''Esméralda'' is a French version of the name. Popularity The name has consistently ranked among the top 100 names for girls in Mexico over the last century and is also well-used for girls in Spain. The name has ranked among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States, a country with a sizable population of Spanish speakers, since 1951 and among the top 500 names since 1973. The name was at its most popular for American girls in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when it was ranked among the top 200 names for girls. Its popularity coincided with the release of the 1996 Disney film ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame''. People with the given name * Princess Marie-E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shahid Afridi
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi ( ur, شاہد افریدی, ps, شاهد افریدی; born 1 March 1977), known as Shahid Afridi, is a Pakistani former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. He is currently serving as the interim chief selector of the Pakistan cricket team. An all-rounder, Afridi was a right-handed leg spinner and a right-handed batsman. Afridi made his ODI debut in 1996 against Kenya. In his second ODI match against Sri Lanka, he played his first international innings and broke the record for fastest century in ODI cricket (doing so in 37 deliveries). He made his Test debut against Australia in 1998. Afridi made his T20I debut against England in 2006. Afridi was named player of the tournament of the 2007 T20 World Cup. Afridi was player of the match in the final of the 2009 T20 World Cup scoring an unbeaten 54 and getting figures of 1/20 off of 4 overs as Pakistan went on to win the final. Shortly after Pakistan's win ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lala Amarnath
Lala Amarnath Bharadwaj (11 September 1911 - 5 August 2000) was an Indian cricketer. He scored a century on test debut and became the first player to score a century for the India national cricket team in Test cricket. He was independent India's first cricket captain and captained India in their first Test series win against Pakistan in 1952. He played only three Test Matches before World War 2 (India played no official Test matches during the war). During this time he amassed around 10,000 runs with 30 hundreds in first class cricket which included teams from Australia and England. After the war he played another 21 Test Matches for India. He later became the chairman of the Senior Selection Committee, BCCI and was also a commentator and expert. His proteges include Chandu Borde, M.L. Jaisimha, and Jasu Patel who played for India. His sons Surinder and Mohinder Amarnath also became Test players for India. His grandson Digvijay is also a current first class player. The Go ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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La La Anthony
Alani Nicole "La La" Anthony (née Vázquez; born June 25, 1979 ) is an American television personality and actress. In the early 2000s, she worked as an MTV VJ on ''Total Request Live''. She was the host of the VH1 reality television reunion shows ''Flavor of Love'', ''I Love New York'', ''For the Love of Ray J'', and ''Real Chance of Love'', and was a dean on ''Charm School with Ricki Lake''. Anthony appeared in '' Two Can Play That Game'' (2001), ''You Got Served'' (2004), ''Think Like a Man'' (2012), '' Think Like a Man 2'' (2014), ''November Rule'' (2015) and ''Destined'' (2015). She appeared as Lakeisha Grant in the Starz original drama series ''Power''. She hosted the American reality television series ''La La's Full Court Wedding'' and '' La La's Full Court Life''. She married NBA player Carmelo Anthony in 2010. Early life Anthony was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents are of Puerto Rican heritage born and raised in New York City. Anthony (who describes herself as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lalawélé Atakora
Lalawélé Atakora (also known as Atakora Lalawélé; born 9 November 1990) is a Togolese footballer who plays for Syrianska FC as a winger. Career Club career On 20 June 2017, Lalawélé signed with Adana Demirspor. On 3 July 2018, Gabala FK announced the signing of Lalawélé on a one-year contract, with Gabala confirmed his release at the end of his contract on 4 June 2019. On 20 August 2019 it was confirmed, that Lalawélé had joined Kuwaiti club Kazma SC in the Kuwait Premier League. After a spell in Togolese ASKO Kara, he joined the Swedish fourth-tier club Syrianska in 2021. Career statistics Club International ''Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2019'' International goals :''Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first.'' Honours ;Gabala * Azerbaijan Cup The Azerbaijan Cup is a major association football competition in Azerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when Azerbaijan was a republic of the Soviet Union and it was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dolores "LaLa" Brooks
Dolores Brooks (born June 20, 1947) is the second lead singer of the girl group the Crystals. She is best known as the lead vocalist on the Crystals' hits "Then He Kissed Me" and "Da Doo Ron Ron". Biography Brooks was the second youngest of 11 children, born to a Native American mother and an African-American father. Brooks first displayed her talent by singing gospel music in church. At age seven, she took part in her siblings' gospel group, "Little Gospel Tears", and sang in Brooklyn. While attending PS 73, she was discovered in an after-school program by Dolores "Dee Dee" Kenniebrew and her mother, who invited Brooks to join the Crystals as a replacement for a departing member. She joined the group to replace Merna Girard (who was pregnant) on the March 1962 release "Uptown". After leaving the Crystals, she married jazz and session musician Idris Muhammad (born Leo Morris) in 1966; the union brought two sons and two daughters. Shortly thereafter, she converted to Islam wit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raymond Lalonde
Raymond Lalonde (October 22, 1940 – December 30, 2022) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Carencro in Lafayette Parish. He resided in the town of Sunset in St. Landry Parish. He served in the Louisiana House from 1980 to 1996. Early years and education Lalonde was born and reared on a farm in a rural area near Arnaudville. Following his graduation from Leonville High School, Lalonde served four years in the United States Air Force as a technician on the B-52s and KC-135s. Lalonde received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Texas at Arlington with a degree in mathematics, minor in physics, and a second equivalent degree in foreign language. He also held a master of science in industrial technology from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Lalonde worked for Boeing Airplane Company and Texas Instruments for a total of eight years. He then returned to Louisiana in 1971 and spent three years ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lauren Laverne
Lauren Cecilia Fisher (née Gofton; born 28 April 1978), known professionally as Lauren Laverne, is an English radio DJ, model, television presenter, author and singer. She was the lead singer and additional guitarist in the alternative rock band Kenickie. The group's album '' At The Club'' reached the top 10, although her greatest chart success came when she performed vocals on Mint Royale's single "Don't Falter". Laverne has presented numerous television programmes, including '' 10 O'Clock Live'' for Channel 4, and ''The Culture Show'' and coverage of the Glastonbury Festival for the BBC. She has also written a published novel entitled ''Candypop: Candy and the Broken Biscuits''. She presents the breakfast show on BBC Radio 6 Music, and in 2019 became the host of the long-running radio show ''Desert Island Discs''. Early life and education Born Lauren Gofton, she was brought up in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in a large family. Her father was one of nine and her mother was one ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lala Sjöqvist
Lala Valborg Sjöqvist (also ''Sjöquist'', later ''Larsson'', 23 September 1903 – 8 August 1964) was a Swedish diver who won the bronze medal in the 10 m platform event at the 1928 Olympics. Her younger sister Ingeborg Ingeborg is a Germanic feminine given name, mostly used in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, derived from Old Norse ''Ingiborg, Ingibjǫrg'', combining the theonym ''Ing'' with the element ''borg'' "stronghold, protection". Ingebjørg is the No ... was also an Olympic diver. References Further reading * 1903 births 1964 deaths Swedish female divers Divers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic divers for Sweden Olympic medalists in diving Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden People from Nybro Municipality Sportspeople from Kalmar County Kalmar SS divers {{Sweden-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |