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Mena (given Name)
Mina, Mena or Meena is an ancient Egyptian name and was the name of the pharaoh that united the two kingdoms of Egypt into one. It is also a name of a saint that lived in the fourth century and there is a huge monastery under his name in the western desert of Egypt. It is popular in Egypt currently as a Christian name among the native Coptic population of Egypt, either first or last name and is usually a male name as first name. It is also popular in some other parts of the world like Turkey, Greece and Sicily. *** Mena is a given name. It is also a surname, Mena (surname), Mena. The Meena tribe of India is also spelled as Mena. The Arabic male given name Mena (Arabic: مِينَا ''mīnā'') perhaps the Arabic "Mina" is the Persian language, Persian "Mina (given name)#Persian, Mina" which bears the meaning "stained (tinted) glass mirror", artistic paint (also generic name for enamel or varnish) for porcelain and metal. Notable people with this given name include: *Mena Calt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mena (surname)
Mena (also: es, de Mena, eu, Menaca) is a Spanish surname that originates as both a Basque and Spanish Sephardic surname. It is also a given name, Mena. The Meena tribe of India is also spelled as Mena. Basque meaning Found in the valley of Mena ( Alava, which today is Burgos), with branches in Bilbao and in Dima (Biscay) and it appears to have also moved from there into Navarre; regions now part of Spain. It appears to mean mineral or a vein of mineral deposits, however at least one author, Lopez Mendizabal, holds that its meaning is pastoral. A variant of the surname is ''Menaca'', with the '-ka' suffix representing "place of", as in "place of Mena", equivalent to the Spanish "de Mena". Notable people with the name *Carlos Mena, Spanish countertenor *Eugenio Mena, Chilean footballer * Gabriel Mena, Spanish poet, composer, musician and singer *Gilberto García Mena, Mexican drug lord *Javiera Mena, Chilean pop singer *Juan de Mena, Spanish Renaissance poet *Juanjo Mena, Spani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meena
Meena () is a sub-group of Bhils. They speak Meena language. They started adopting the Brahmin worship system. Its name is also transliterated as ''Meenanda'' or ''Mina''. Historians claim that they belong to the Matsya tribe. They got the status of Scheduled Tribe by the Government of India in 1954. The Zamindar Meena, Chowkidar Meena, Gurjar Meena, Padiyar Meena, Bhil Meena, Rawat Meena, Takur Meena and Rajput Meena are a subgroup of Meenas. Etymology The word Meena or Mina is derived from the Sanskrit word Meen, which means fish. Ethnography The Meenas were originally a ''nomadic tribe''. They were described as a ''semi-wild'' and ''hill tribe'' similar to the Bhils. But in the British Raj, for the fulfillment of its purpose by the British Government, they were described as a ''criminal tribe'' by adding them to the Criminal Tribes Act. Presently they are described as ''Scheduled Tribe'' by the Indian Government. Geography The book ''Civilizations of India'', pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arabs, Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard Prestige (sociolinguistics), prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as First language, mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Language
Persian (), also known by its endonym Farsi (, ', ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in three mutually intelligible standard varieties, namely Iranian Persian (officially known as ''Persian''), Dari Persian (officially known as ''Dari'' since 1964) and Tajiki Persian (officially known as ''Tajik'' since 1999).Siddikzoda, S. "Tajik Language: Farsi or not Farsi?" in ''Media Insight Central Asia #27'', August 2002. It is also spoken natively in the Tajik variety by a significant population within Uzbekistan, as well as within other regions with a Persianate history in the cultural sphere of Greater Iran. It is written officially within Iran and Afghanistan in the Persian alphabet, a derivation of the Arabic script, and within Tajikistan in the Tajik alphabet, a der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mina (given Name)
Mina is a given name with a variety of origins, used as a feminine name in some cultures and a masculine name in others. Egypt Mina, Coptic Μήνης is a male given name for Egyptian Coptic Christians. Mina in the Coptic language (derived from ancient Egyptian language) means: a person who is steadfast, committed, unrelenting or determined. * Mina (fl. c. 3100 BC), a.k.a. Menes, legendary Egyptian ruler and the first pharaoh of Egypt. * St. Mina (Saint Menas; fl. 3rd century AD), Coptic religious leader (martyr) * Mina, son of Apacyrus (fl. 749 AD), one of the leaders of the Bashmurian revolts Arabic Mina, Minah, Meena (Arabic: مِينَا ''mīnā'') is an Arabic female given name transformed from the female given name "Amina", but perhaps the Arabic "Mina" is the Persian " Mina" which bears the meaning "stained (tinted) glass mirror", artistic paint (also generic name for enamel or varnish) for porcelain and metal. See Mina (other) Chinese Mina is a Chine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mena Calthorpe
Mena Ivy Bright Calthorpe (1905–1996) was an Australian writer, who was once short listed for the Miles Franklin Award. Personal life Calthorpe (née Field) was born in Goulburn, New South Wales and was a keen writer from an early age. Educated at St Bridgets and Our Lady of Mercy College at Goulburn, she became a schoolteacher and worked at several small country schools for nearly ten years. She was always keen on writing and credits encouragement for her early work to an older friend, Timpy Hebblewhite, the wife of the former editor of the Goulburn Evening Penny Post, TJ Hebblewhite. Her short stories were occasionally accepted for publication on the back page of the Daily Mirror (in the 'Ten Minute Stories' section). She was 28 when she married Bill Calthorpe, two years her junior, who worked on his family's sheep property, Douro Station outside Yass. The Calthorpe family were forced to sell the property in 1933 not long after Mena and Bill were married and they moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mena Cleary
Wilhelmina Cleary Masury (1867 — June 27, 1929), known professionally as Mena Cleary, was a Canadian-born American actress and singer, a member of the original cast of Victor Herbert's '' Prince Ananias'' in 1894. Early life Mena Cleary was the daughter of Martin Cleary and Maria Coghlan Cleary. She attended a convent school in Ottawa, Canada, then moved to Boston, where she studied music. She also studied voice in Paris with Giovanni Sbriglia."Mena Cleary" ''Gallery of Players'' 2(1894): 36. Career Mena Cleary was a soprano, her voice "by no means powerful but...very sweet," and "managed with rare skill". Cleary was a member of The Bostonians, a ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelino Crisólogo
Marcelino Pecson Crisólogo (11 November 1844 – 5 July 1927), also known as Mena Crisólogo, was a Filipino politician, poet, writer and playwright. He was known for being one of the representatives for Ilocos Sur in the Malolos Congress and being of one of the signatories of the Malolos Constitution. Born in Vigan City, he became the first governor of Ilocos Sur and he popularized Ilocano art and literature. As a dramatist, he wrote a zarzuela entitled ''Codigo Municipal''. One of his works, ''Mining wenno Ayat ti Kararwa'' is comparable to ''Noli Me Tángere (novel), Noli me tangere'', a novel by Philippine patriot José Rizal. He translated ''Don Quixote'' into the Ilocano language as ''Don Calixtofaro de la Kota Caballero de la Luna''. In 1904, Crisólogo also took part in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, United States as one of delegation of governors. He continued writing comedy, comedies and zarzuelas and promoting Iloca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mena Massoud
Mena Mansour Massoud ( ar, مينا منصور مسعود; born September 17, 1991) is an Egyptian-born Canadian actor known for starring as the title character in the Disney fantasy film ''Aladdin'' (2019). He also starred as Jared Malik in the Canadian drama series '' Open Heart'' (2015), Tarek Kassar in the Amazon Prime series ''Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan'' (2018), Ethan Hart in the Hulu series ''Reprisal'' (2019), and Prince Thomas in the Netflix original film ''The Royal Treatment'' (2022). Early life Mena Mansour Massoud was born on September 17, 1991 in Cairo to Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christian parents Gorgit and Mansour Massoud. He has two elder sisters, Marian and Margaret both work in the medical field . He and his family emigrated to Canada when he was three years old. When asked why his family left Egypt, Massoud stated, "I was born there. We immigrated when I was 3 1/2 years old, to Toronto. But I'm still very, very close to my culture and – back home in Egypt. We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mena Suvari
Mena Alexandra Suvari (; born February 13, 1979) is an American actress, producer, fashion designer and model. After beginning her career as a model and guest-starring on several television shows, she made her film debut in the 1997 drama '' Nowhere''. Suvari rose to international prominence with her appearances in the critically acclaimed comedy-drama '' American Beauty'' (1999), for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and in three of the ''American Pie'' films (1999–2001, 2012). Her other notable film credits include '' Kiss the Girls'' (1997), ''Slums of Beverly Hills'' (1998), '' The Rage: Carrie 2'' (1999), '' Loser'' (2000), '' Sugar & Spice'', ''The Musketeer'' (both 2001), '' Sonny'' (2002), ''Spun'' (2003), ''Trauma'' (2004), ''Beauty Shop'', ''Domino'', ''Rumor Has It'' (all 2005), '' Factory Girl'' (2006), ''Brooklyn Rules'', '' Stuck'' (both 2007), ''Day of the Dead'' (2008), and ''You May Not Kiss the Bride'' (2010). Suvari played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mena Trott
Mena Grabowski Trott (born Philomena Frances Grabowski on 16 September 1977, now Mena Grabowski Lazar) is a co-founder of Six Apart, creator of Movable Type and TypePad. Career Trott was president of Six Apart. The company name originates from the fact that Trott and co-founder/ex-husband Benjamin Trott were born six days apart. She remains on the Board of Directors after the merger which resulted in the formation of Say Media. She made her first efforts in weblogging at dollarshort.org in 2001. Mena Trott was operating the blog "The Sew Weekly" at sewweekly.com. The blog encouraged people to "sew one garment a week". Each week, Mena developed a theme, such as "tickled pink" (garments made from pink fabric) and "celebrating mothers" (garments which our mothers wore). That blog project appears to have come to an end as of December 2012. Movable Type was originally developed by Mena Trott and Benjamin Trott during a period of unemployment in late 2001 for Mena's personal blo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
