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List Of People Known As The Hairy
The Hairy is an epithet applied to: *John the Hairy, a 16th-century holy fool (''yurodivy'') of the Russian Orthodox Church *Wilfred the Hairy (died 897), Count of Urgell, Cerdanya, Barcelona, Girona, Besalú, and Ausona See also * List of people known as the Bald * Henk Overgoor (1944–2020), Dutch footballer nicknamed the Hairdresser * Hairy Bikers The Hairy Bikers are collectively David Myers and Si King. The pair of British celebrity chefs have presented numerous television shows, mostly for the BBC but also for the Good Food channel, that combine cooking with a motorcycling travel ..., British television cooks Simon King and David Myers who travel by motorbike {{DEFAULTSORT:Hairy Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epithet
An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, divinities, objects, and binomial nomenclature. It can also be a descriptive title: for example, Pallas Athena, Phoebus Apollo, Alfred the Great, Suleiman the Magnificent, and Władysław I the Elbow-high. Many English monarchs have traditional epithets: some of the best known are Edward the Confessor, William the Conqueror, Richard the Lionheart, Æthelred the Unready, John Lackland and Bloody Mary. The word ''epithet'' can also refer to an abusive, defamatory, or derogatory phrase. This use as a euphemism is criticized by Martin Manser and other proponents of linguistic prescription. H. W. Fowler complained that "epithet is suffering a vulgarization that is giving it an abusive imputation." Linguistics Epithets are sometimes at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John The Hairy
John the Hairy (russian: Иоанн Власатый, also known as John the Merciful of Rostov) was a holy fool (Yurodivy), of the Russian Orthodox Church in the second half of the 16th century. He endured a great many trials in his lifetime. "He did not have a permanent shelter, and at times took his rest at the house of his spiritual Father, a priest at the church of the All-Holy, or with one of the aged widows." According to Orthodox Church in America sources, Blessed John, Living in humility, patience and unceasing prayer... spiritually nourished many people, among them St Irenarchus, Hermit of Rostov (January 13). After a long life of pursuing asceticism, he died on September 3, 1580 and was buried, according to his final wishes, beside the church of Saint Blaise beyond the altar. He had "hair upon his head abundantly," therefore he was called "Hairy." The title "Merciful" was given to Blessed John because of the many healings that occurred at his grave, and also in conn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfred The Hairy
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List Of People Known As The Bald
"The Bald" is an epithet for the following: People *Ælfheah the Bald (died 951), Bishop of Winchester *Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders (c. 865–918), nicknamed (the Bald) *Bolesław II the Horned (c. 1220/5–1278), Duke of Kraków (1241), Southern Greater Poland (1241–1247), Silesia-Wroclaw (1241–1248), and Środa Śląska (from 1277) *Charles the Bald (823-877), Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia *Constantine III of Scotland (before 971–997), King of Scots, called (the Bald) *Hasdrubal the Bald, a Carthaginian general in the Second Punic War *Idwal Foel (died c. 942), King of Gwynedd in Wales *Ladislas the Bald (before 997–before 1030), a member of the House of Árpád and a grandson of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians *Owain Foel (fl. 1018), King of the Cumbrians, also known as Eugenius Calvus *Prokop the Great (1380–1434), a general of the Hussite movement *Rodrigo Fernández de Castro, (died after 1144), a Castilian nobleman and soldier called (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henk Overgoor
Hendrikus Johannes Paulus Overgoor (30 April 1944 – 23 April 2020) was a Dutch footballer who played as a left back. He was born in Gendringen, Netherlands. He played for Go Ahead Eagles from 1963 to 1965 and for De Graafschap from 1965 to 1979. Club career With De Graafschap he won the 1968–69 Tweede Divisie and spent 4 years in the Eredivisie. He played a total of 393 league and cup matches for the ''Superboeren'', which put him fourth on the club's all-time appearances table. He was nicknamed ''De Kapper'' (The Hairdresser) because he came from a hairdressing family. He scored in the heroic 5-7 defeat at Feyenoord in October 1973, in which he scored but also almost choked in his chewing gum only for Guus Hiddink to hit him in the back and regaining his breath. Personal life Overgoor died in Amsterdam on 23 April 2020, at age 75, seven days short from his 76th birthday of complications from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands The COVID-19 pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hairy Bikers
The Hairy Bikers are collectively David Myers and Si King. The pair of British celebrity chefs have presented numerous television shows, mostly for the BBC but also for the Good Food channel, that combine cooking with a motorcycling travelogue. They have made numerous series and published a range of accompanying cookery books. Myers and King, who both have backgrounds in television production, have known each other since the 1990s. They made their first appearance on UK television as presenters of ''The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook'' on the BBC in 2004 and ran for four series. The duo followed this up with ''The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain'', ''The Hairy Bikers' Mums Know Best'', ''Hairy Bikers' Meals on Wheels'', ''Hairy Bikers' Best of British'', ''The Hairy Bikers' Bakeation'', ''Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight'', ''The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure'', ''The Hairy Bikers' Northern Exposure'' and ''The Hairy Bikers' Pubs That Built Britain'' for BBC Two, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
