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Leona (other)
Leona is a feminine given name. Leona may also refer to: Places in the United States * Leona, Kansas, a city * Leona, Texas, a city * Leona Creek, a stream in Texas Arts and entertainment * ''Leona'' (film), a 2018 Mexican film * Leona (instrument), a Mexican stringed instrument * "Leona" (song), by Sawyer Brown, 1984 * "Leona", a song by Millencolin from ''Same Old Tunes'' (''Tiny Tunes'') Other uses * ''Leona'' (skipper), a butterfly genus * ''Leona'' (sternwheeler), an American steamship in service 1899–1912 * 319 Leona, an asteroid * Rosemary Leona, Vanuatuan businesswoman See also * Jacopo da Leona Jacopo da Leona, also spelt Iacopo was an Italian medieval jurist and poet who died in 1277. A notary by profession, he became a nobleman's secretary and later a judge. Sixty of his sonnets survive. Life and work Beginning life as Jacopo del ... (died 1277), Italian poet * Leona Valley AVA, a wine region in Los Angeles County, California {{disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leona
Leona is a female given name derived from the Latin word ''leo'' for "lion". People and fictional characters named Leona include: People *Leona (wrestler) (born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler *Leona Aglukkaq, Canadian politician *Leona Brown, American boxer *Leona Cavalli, Brazilian actress *Leona Dalrymple, American author *Leona Dombrowsky, Canadian politician *Leona Florentino, Philippine poet *Leona Gom, Canadian novelist and poet *Leona Graham, British DJ and voiceover artist *Leona Helmsley, American hotel operator and real estate investor * Leona Hutton, American silent film star *Leona Lewis (born 1985), British singer-songwriter *Leona Mitchell, American soprano * Leona Naess (born 1974), British singer-songwriter *Leona Popović (born 1997), Croatian alpine ski racer *Leona Roberts (1879–1954), American stage and film actress *Leona Vidal Roberts (born 1972), Falkland Islands politician *Leona Vaughan (born 1995), Welsh actress * Leona Vicario, Mexican, support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leona, Kansas
Leona is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 41. History Leona was laid out in 1873. The city was named for Leona Shock, the first baby born there. A post office was opened in Leona in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1986. Geography Leona is located at (39.785798, -95.322158), along the Wolf River.DeLorme (2003). ''Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer''. p. 26. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics Leona is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 48 people, 14 households, and 11 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 17 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.8% White, 4.2% Native American, and 2.1% from two or more races. There were 14 households, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leona, Texas
Leona is a city in Leon County, Texas, United States. The population was 175 at the 2010 census. Geography Leona is located at (31.154763, –95.975703). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 181 people, 71 households, and 48 families residing in the city. The population density was 83.2 people per square mile (32.1/km). There were 91 housing units at an average density of 41.8/sq mi (16.1/km). The racial makeup of the city was 83.43% White, 13.81% African American, 0.55% Asian, and 2.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.21% of the population. There were 71 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leona Creek
Leona Creek is a stream in Victoria County, Texas, in the United States. Leona is a name derived from Spanish meaning "lioness". See also * List of rivers of Texas References Rivers of Victoria County, Texas Rivers of Texas {{Texas-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leona (film)
''Leona'' is a 2018 Mexican drama film and the feature film directorial debut of Isaac Cherem. It was written by Cherem and Naian González Norvind. González Norvind also stars as the protagonist as a young Jewish woman in Mexico City that falls for a non-Jewish man, Iván (Christian Vazquez). The film premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival on 22 October 2018. The film also featured in the schedule of several international Jewish film festivals such as Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, Poland's Jewish Motifs International Film Festival and the UK Jewish Film Festival.Leona Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. Retrieved on 19 October 2019Leona UK Jewish Film Festival. Retrieved on 19 October 2019 Acco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leona (instrument)
The leona is a guitar-shaped fretted stringed instrument, from the state of Veracruz, Mexico. It has four strings and is a low pitched instrument in the son jarocho string family of instruments. The león or vozarrona, bigger than the former, is the lowest instrument in son jarocho genre. The body of a leona is traditionally carved from a single piece of wood (traditionally Spanish cedar) and it is then hollowed out, with a separate soundboard and fingerboard applied. Other Mexican and South American folk guitars derivative of Spanish instruments are also made this way, notably the charango The charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, from the Quechua and Aymara populations in the territory of the Altiplano in post-Colonial times, after European stringed instruments were introduced by the Spanish during c ... of Bolivia. References External linksVideo with leonas [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leona (song)
"Leona" is a debut song written by Bill Shore and David Wills, and recorded by American country music group Sawyer Brown. It was released in October 1984 as the first single from the album '' Sawyer Brown''. The song reached #16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ... chart. Chart performance References 1984 debut singles 1984 songs Sawyer Brown songs Songs written by David Wills (singer) Capitol Records Nashville singles Curb Records singles Songs written by Bill Shore {{1984-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Same Old Tunes
''Same Old Tunes'' is the debut album by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released on 28 October 1994 in Sweden by Burning Heart Records under the original title ''Tiny Tunes''. The song " Da Strike" was released as the album's single, with an accompanying music video. Controversy The album's title and cover art mimicked the cartoontelevision show ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', leading to a number of copyright infringement lawsuits against the band when the album was re-released in the United States on 22 September 1998 through Epitaph Records. Warner Bros, the owner of ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', sued the record label and caused the band to change the title and cover art. They chose the title ''Same Old Tunes'' to reflect the fact that the album's track list had not changed. The band also printed T-shirts for the song "Chiquita Chaser" that imitated the logo of Chiquita Brands International, who threatened them with a lawsuit causing them to cease production of the shirts. Track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leona (skipper)
''Leona'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Taxonomy The genus was treated as a synonym of ''Caenides ''Caenides'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species *'' Caenides benga'' (Holland, 1891) – yellow-patch recluse *'' Caenides dacela'' (Hewitson, 1876) – common recluse *'' Caenides dacenilla'' Aurivillius, 1925 – no-sp ...'' by Lindsey & Miller in 1965 and by Ackery et al. in 1995. It was later treated as a valid genus by Larsen in 2005. Species *'' Leona allyni'' (Miller, 1971) *'' Leona halma'' Evans, 1937 *'' Leona leonora'' (Plötz, 1879) *'' Leona meloui'' (Riley, 1926) *'' Leona na'' (Lindsey & Miller, 1965) *'' Leona stoehri'' (Karsch, 1893) Former species *''Leona binoevatus'' (Mabille, 1891) - transferred to '' Lennia lena'' (Mabille, 1891) *''Leona lena'' Evans, 1937 - transferred to '' Lennia lena'' (Evans, 1937) *''Leona lissa'' Evans, 1937 - transferred to '' Lissia lissa'' (Evans, 1937) *''Leona lota'' Evans, 1937 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leona (sternwheeler)
The steamship ''Leona'' operated from 1899 to 1912 on the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Mills, Randall V., ''Sternwheelers Up Columbia'', at 89, University of Nebraska Press (1977 reprint of 1947 edition) This vessel was original launched under the name ''McMinnville'' in 1899, and should not be confused with an earlier vessel named ''McMinnville'', which ran on the Willamette River from 1877 to 1881. Construction ''Leona'' / ''McMinville'' was built in 1899, at the shipyard of Joseph Supple at Portland, Oregon. The vessel was a sternwheeler driven by twin-single cylinder horizontally mounted steam engines. Acquisition by Yellow Stack Line In 1901 the vessel was acquired by the Graham family, rebuilt and renamed ''Leona''.One source states that ''McMinnville'' was rebuilt and renamed as ''Latona'', a similar but different vessel than ''Leona''. Timmen, ''Blow for the Landing'', at 108. The Graham steamboat line, formally called the Oregon City Transporta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
319 Leona
319 Leona (provisional designation ) is a dark, carbonaceous asteroid in the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 8 October 1891, by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at Nice Observatory in France. On 12 December 2023, Leona passed in front of the bright star Betelgeuse and occulted it, which caused the star to briefly dim as seen from Central America, Europe, and east Asia. This occultation was expected to reveal the shape of Leona and the surface of Betelgeuse in high detail. Classification and orbit Leona orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.7–4.1 AU once every 6 years and 3 months (2,295 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.22 and an inclination of 11 ° with respect to the ecliptic. Physical characteristics Spectral type Leona has been characterized as a dark and reddish P-type asteroid by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), and as an X-type asteroid by Pan-STARRS photometric survey. The ''Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemary Leona
Rosemary Leona is a businesswoman from Vanuatu. Leona was born and raised on Pentecost Island. She studied banking and finance at the University of Canberra and graduated with a bachelor of commerce degree. Her first career was in banking; she was a lending officer for ANZ Bank ANZ may refer to: People * Anz (musician), a British DJ and electronic musician Banks * ANZ (bank), Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, the fourth-largest bank in Australia ** ANZ Bank New Zealand, the largest bank in New Zealand ... in Vanuatu and supported numerous individuals and small businesses to grow. Leona is the owner of Vila Rose Hotel in Port Vila and runs a successful kava export business called ‘Vanuatu Wise’. She is also active in the Vanuatu Basketball Federation, serving as treasurer. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Leona, Rosemary Vanuatuan businesspeople 21st-century businesswomen University of Canberra alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
