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McKeever
McKeever is a Scottish and Irish surname. The name is derived from the Gaelic Mac Íomhair, meaning "‘son of ''Íomhar''". The Gaelic personal name ''Íomhar'' is a form of the Old Norse personal name ''Ivarr''. Similar surnames or variants are '' McIver, MacIver,'' '' McIvor and MacIvor''. People * Peter McKeever (born 1992), American Freight God *Brian McKeever (born 1979), Canadian Paralympic skier *Ian McKeever (artist) (born 1946), British artist *Ian McKeever (mountaineer) (1970-2013), Irish mountaineer *Robin McKeever (born 1973), Canadian Paralympic and Olympic skier *Sean McKeever (born 1972), American comic book writer Ships *, a United States Navy patrol vessel and minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919 *, a United States Navy patrol vessel and minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919 See also *Mac Íomhair *Ímar *Uí Ímair *Norse–Gaels *McIver McIver and MacIver are Scottish and northern Irish surnames. The names are derived from the Gaelic ''Mac Íomhair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian McKeever
Brian McKeever (born June 18, 1979) is a Canadian cross-country skier and biathlete, who became Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian when he won his 14th medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He finished the 2018 Games with a career total of 13 gold medals and 17 medals in all, making him also the most decorated Paralympic cross-country skier ever. Biography McKeever began skiing at the age of three and started competing at thirteen. At 19 he began losing his vision due to Stargardt's disease. At the 2002 and 2006 Winter Paralympics he competed in both cross-country skiing and biathlon. He won two gold medals and a silver in cross-country the first year and bronze medal for biathlon plus two gold medals and a silver for cross-country skiing in the later year. For his performance at the 2006 Games McKeever was named Best Male at the Paralympic Sport Awards. McKeever's older brother, Robin McKeever, competed as his guide in the Paralympics until 2014, when Erik Carleton to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian McKeever (artist)
Ian McKeever (born 30 November 1946) is a contemporary British artist. Since 1990 McKeever has lived and worked in Hartgrove, Dorset, England. Biography McKeever was born and raised in Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire. He studied English Literature and began working as an artist in 1968. In 1970 he took his first studio at SPACE, St. Katherine's dock, London, an artists' initiative set up by Bridget Riley and Peter Sedgley. His first group exhibition was held in West Berlin in 1971, and this was soon followed by his first solo exhibition at Cardiff Arts Centre. He was awarded the Arts Council Bursary in 1973 and in the same year held his first London solo exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA). In 1989 he was awarded the DAAD scholarship in Berlin. This was followed in 1990 by a major retrospective exhibition of his work at the Whitechapel Gallery, London. In 2003 he was elected a Royal Academician. Works McKeever's early landscape photographic/drawing w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean McKeever
Sean Kelley McKeever (born 1972) is an American comic book writer. Born in Appleton, Wisconsin he grew up in Eagle River. Career Since the end of his creator-owned teen drama series ''The Waiting Place'', which was published from 1997 to 2002, McKeever has written several series for Marvel Comics, including ''The Incredible Hulk'', ''Sentinel'', '' Mary Jane'', ''Inhumans'' and ''Gravity''. In 2005, he won an Eisner Award for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition. He has written for the monthly comic books ''Gravity'', ''Marvel Adventures Spider-Man'', ''Sentinel'' and ''Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane'', all for Marvel Comics, and on January 9, 2007, DC Comics announced that McKeever had signed an exclusive contract with the publisher. He was a part of the writing team working on DC's weekly series ''Countdown'', and took over for Gail Simone as the writer of ''Birds of Prey'' after issue #112, however, his last issue was #117 due to time constraints with deadlines. Sean also too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian McKeever (mountaineer)
Ian McKeever (13 February 19702 January 2013) was an Irish mountaineer, broadcaster, and motivational speaker. He once held the world record for the fastest completion of the Seven Summits challenge, completing the Messner and Bass lists in a record 156 days. He was killed by a lightning strike on Mount Kilimanjaro. Career McKeever studied social sciences at University College Dublin (UCD). He was a traffic announcer on AA Roadwatch in Ireland for many years before becoming a mountaineer. He also worked in public relations. In his later years McKeever founded the Kilimanjaro Achievers Organisation, and through this led many expeditions to Mount Kilimanjaro for Irish secondary school students. He led an average of around 10 climbs per year, and maintained a 100% success rate regarding his groups reaching the summit. Achievements In 2004, McKeever set the Five Peaks Challenge world record, climbing and descending all five peaks in 16 hours 16 minutes. He climbed 26 peaks of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin McKeever
Robin McKeever (born April 8, 1973) is a Canadians, Canadian Paralympic cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier. Biography Born in Calgary, Alberta, McKeever participated in cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano (city), Nagano. McKeever is the sighted guide for his brother Brian McKeever, since 2001. The brothers raced together and won two gold and one silver at the 2002 Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games, 2006 Games in Turin, he and his brother took two gold, one silver, and a bronze medal in cross-country skiing and biathlon. He is the Para-Nordic ski coach for Cross Country Canada since November 2010. Awards and honours In 2011, McKeever was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame alongside his brother Brian. References External links * *Robin McKeever profileat the Canadian Paralympic CommitteeRobin McKeever (guide), Para-Nordic World Cup Team Cross Country Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIver
McIver and MacIver are Scottish and northern Irish surnames. The names are derived from the Gaelic ''Mac Íomhair'', meaning "‘son of ''Íomhar''". The Gaelic personal name ''Íomhar'' is a form of the Old Norse personal name ''Ivarr''. Similar surnames or variants include '' McKeever'' and '' McIvor''. Use as a surname ;McIver * Charles Duncan McIver, American academic * Don McIver, New Zealand * Evander McIver, Australian * Henry McIver, American mercenary * Hugh McIver, Scottish * Jock McIver, a stage name of the English music hall performer best known as Talbot O'Farrell (18781952) * Joel McIver, author * Kathryn McIver Garcia (born 1970), Commissioner of the New York City Sanitation Department * Kelie McIver. American actress * Ken McIver, after whom McIver railway station, in Perth, Australia, is named * Margaret McIver (1933–2020), Australian equestrian * Pearl McIver, American nurse and public official * Richard McIver, American politician * Rose McIver, New Ze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIvor (surname)
''McIvor'' and ''MacIvor'' are anglicised forms of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic ''Mac Íomhair'', meaning "son of ''Íomhar''". Another variant is the surname McKeever. People with the surname McIvor *Ashleigh McIvor (born 1983), Canadian freestyle skier *Basil McIvor (1928–2004), Northern Irish Ulster Unionist politician *'' Dan McIvor'', several people *Duncan McIvor, Australian footballer * Hector McIvor (1900–1992), Australian politician *Ivor McIvor (1917–1997), Australian footballer * James McIvor, New Zealand boxer *Jill McIvor (born 1930), Northern Irish public servant, first Northern Irish woman Ombudsman and Commissioner for Complaints *Lois McIvor (1930–2017), New Zealand painter *Rick McIvor (born 1960), American football player * Ron McIvor (born 1951), Scottish football player *Scott McIvor (born 1966), Australian rules footballer * Stephen McIvor (born about 1969), Irish rugby player * Wilbert McIvor, Canadian provincial politician * William Graham McIvo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac Íomhair
''Mac Íomhair'' is a masculine surname in the Irish language. The name translates into English as "son of ''Íomhar''". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The form ''Nic Íomhair'' is borne by unmarried females; the forms ''Bean Mhic Íomhair'' and ''Mhic Íomhair'' are borne by married females. A variant form of ''Mac Iomhair'' is ''Mag Íomhair''; the feminine forms of this surname are likewise ''Nig Íomhair'', ''Bean Mhig Íomhair'', and ''Mhig Íomhair''. All these Irish surnames have various Anglicised forms. Etymology ''Mac Íomhair'' translates into English as "son of ''Íomhar''". A variant form of the surname is ''Mag Íomhair''. These surnames originated as patronyms, however they no longer refer to the actual name of the bearer's father. The names ''Iomhar'', ''Imir'', ''Ímair'', ''Ímar'', ''HÍmair'' are variant Gaelic derivatives of '' Ívarr'', an Old Norse personal name. Feminine forms '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norse–Gaels
The Norse–Gaels ( sga, Gall-Goídil; ga, Gall-Ghaeil; gd, Gall-Ghàidheil, 'foreigner-Gaels') were a people of mixed Gaelic and Norse ancestry and culture. They emerged in the Viking Age, when Vikings who settled in Ireland and in Scotland became Gaelicised and intermarried with Gaels. The Norse–Gaels dominated much of the Irish Sea and Scottish Sea regions from the 9th to 12th centuries. They founded the Kingdom of the Isles (which included the Hebrides and the Isle of Man), the Kingdom of Dublin, the Lordship of Galloway (which is named after them), and briefly (939–944 AD) ruled the Kingdom of York. The most powerful Norse–Gaelic dynasty were the Uí Ímair or House of Ivar. Over time, the Norse–Gaels became ever more Gaelicised and disappeared as a distinct group. However, they left a lasting influence, especially in the Isle of Man and Outer Hebrides, where most placenames are of Norse–Gaelic origin. Several Scottish clans have Norse–Gaelic roots, such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the population's first language until the 19th century, when English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century. Irish is still spoken as a first language in a small number of areas of certain counties such as Cork, Donegal, Galway, and Kerry, as well as smaller areas of counties Mayo, Meath, and Waterford. It is also spoken by a larger group of habitual but non-traditional speakers, mostly in urban areas where the majority are second-language speakers. Daily users in Ireland outside the education system number around 73,000 (1.5%), and the total number of persons (aged 3 and over) who claimed they could speak Irish in April 2016 was 1,761,420, representing 39.8% of respondents. For most of recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personal Name
A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known, and that can be recited as a word-group, with the understanding that, taken together, they all relate to that one individual. In many cultures, the term is synonymous with the ''birth name'' or ''legal name'' of the individual. In linguistic classification, personal names are studied within a specific onomastic discipline, called anthroponymy. In Western culture, nearly all individuals possess at least one ''given name'' (also known as a ''first name'', ''forename'', or ''Christian name''), together with a ''surname'' (also known as a ''last name'' or ''family name''). In the name "Abraham Lincoln", for example, ''Abraham'' is the first name and ''Lincoln'' is the surname. Surnames in the West generally indicate that the individual be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their Viking expansion, overseas settlements and chronologically coincides with the Viking Age, the Christianization of Scandinavia and the consolidation of Scandinavian kingdoms from about the 7th to the 15th centuries. The Proto-Norse language developed into Old Norse by the 8th century, and Old Norse began to develop into the modern North Germanic languages in the mid-to-late 14th century, ending the language phase known as Old Norse. These dates, however, are not absolute, since written Old Norse is found well into the 15th century. Old Norse was divided into three dialects: Old West Norse, ''Old West Norse'' or ''Old West Nordic'' (often referred to as ''Old Norse''), Old East Norse, ''Old East Norse'' or ''Old East Nordic'', and ''Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
