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Nona (given Name)
Nona is a feminine given name or nickname. It may refer to: * Saint Nona, a Christian saint of whom little is known * Nona Balakian (1918–1991), Armenian-American literary critic and an editor * Nona L. Brooks (1861–1945), leader in the New Thought movement * Nona Byrne (1922–2012), British Roman Catholic philanthropist * Nona Fernández (born 1971), Chilean actress, author, and screenwriter * Nona Freeman (1916–2009), evangelist, author and missionary * Nona Gaprindashvili (born 1941), Georgian chess player * Nona Gaye (born 1974), African-American singer, fashion model and screen actress, daughter of Motown singer Marvin Gaye * Nona Hendryx (born 1944), member of the R&B group LaBelle * Nona Willis-Aronowitz Nona Willis Aronowitz (born 1984) is a New York-based writer and editor, whose work focuses on "women, sex, politics, and the economy". As of December 2022, she was writing an advice column on sex and love for '' Teen Vogue'', serving as an edit ... (born 1984), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Nona
Saints Celsa and Nona are Christian saints of whom little is known. They were virgins of Brabant, whose bodies were found near that of Saint Berlinda. Their feast day The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint. The word "feast" in this context d ... is 3 February. References External links3 February saints at Patron Saints Index Christian saints in unknown century [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nona Balakian
Nona Balakian (Armenian: Նոնա Պալագեան, Constantinople, September 4, 1918 - New York City, April 5, 1991) was a literary critic and an editor at the ''New York Times Sunday Book Review''. She served on the Pulitzer Prize committee and was a board member of the Authors Guild and the Pen Club as well as a founder of the National Book Critics Circle, whose Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing is named for her. Balakian immigrated to New York as a child. She graduated from Barnard College and received a Master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where she studied with the literary critic Lionel Trilling, in 1943. She joined the New York Times Book Review that same year and remained a staff member for 43 years, retiring in 1987. She and her sister, Anna Balakian, a literary critic and professor at New York University who died in 1997, were members of a literary circle that also included the playwright William Saroyan and the dia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nona L
Nona may refer to: Places * Nona, Missouri, an unincorporated community in United States * Nin, Croatia, also known as Nona in Latin ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Nona, which had its see there; now a Latin titular bishopric * Tor di Nona, a small area in Rome's Rione V called "Ponte" * Nona River, a river in Assam Arts and entertainment * ''Nona'' (magazine), a Malaysian women's magazine * "Nona" (short story), a 1978 story by Stephen King * the title character of ''Strega Nona'', a children's book by Tomie dePaola * '' La Nona'', a 1979 Argentine film * ''Nona'' (2021 film), a animated short film by Pixar * Nona (2017 film), a film by Michael Polish * ''Nona'', a 1985-present Malaysian television series on TV3 People * Nona (given name), a list of people and a figure in Roman mythology * Nona (surname), an Assyrian surname * Gajaman Nona, pen name of Ceylonese poet and author Donna Isabella Koraneliya (1746-1815) Other uses * Nona (mythology), one of ''Parcae'' in cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nona Byrne
The Honourable Nona Georgette Byrne DSG (10 September 1922 – 31 October 2012), née Nona Georgette Lawrence, was a British Roman Catholic philanthropist. In 1960, with her husband Vincent Byrne, she founded the Catholic Building Society, becoming the first woman to be elected chairman of a building society. Early life and family Nona Lawrence was the sixth and youngest child of Alexander Graham Lawrence, 3rd Baron Lawrence and his first wife Dorothy Hobson CBE. Born in Greenford, Middlesex, Nona was educated at the Francis Holland School, then at Lymington, where she was Head Girl. During the war, she served in the Women's Land Army at Hever Castle, then as a nurse in Brighton. Nona Lawrence married Wing Commander Vincent Byrne on 8 February 1945, converting to Roman Catholicism. The couple went on to have nine children, and at the time of Nona's death had twenty five grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Career and later life The Byrnes became active philanthropists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nona Fernández
Patricia Paola Fernández Silanes (born 23 June 1971), better known as Nona Fernández, is a Chilean actress, author, and screenwriter. She is a recipient of the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize, and the Altazor prize (on many occasions). Biography An only child of a single mother, Nona Fernández grew up in a Matta Avenue neighborhood close to the market Persa Bíobío. There she had her first job, selling second-hand clothes. Even though her name is the same as her mother's, Patricia Paola, everyone calls her Nona, the name by which she also signs her works. When she was just starting to walk, she used to talk little, hardly saying anything. All she could say was 'no'. Turning this negative into her child's pet word earned her the peculiar nickname "Nonito" among her family. When she got older, the nickname became Nona. She attended Santa Cruz School in Santiago and later the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Catholic University Theater School. Later, as an actress, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nona Freeman
Nona Freeman (July 25, 1916 – December 26, 2009), was an American Oneness Pentecostal preacher; columnist, evangelist, author and missionary to Africa. ninetyandnine.com Retrieved 2009-12-27 Biography In 1948 Freeman and her husband E. L. (Bug) Freeman were the first (UPCI) missionaries to . The couple served there for 41 years, returning to the United States every five to seven years to raise funds.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nona Gaprindashvili
Nona Gaprindashvili ( ka, ნონა გაფრინდაშვილი; born 3 May 1941) is a former Soviet Union, Soviet and Georgia (country), Georgian chess player, and the first woman ever to be awarded the FIDE title Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster in 1978. She was the fifth women's world chess champion (1962–1978). Career In 1961, aged 20, Gaprindashvili won the fourth women's Candidates Tournament, setting up a title match against world champion Elisaveta Bykova. She won the match easily, with a final score of 9-2 (+7−0=4), and went on to defend her title successfully four times: three times against Alla Kushnir (1965: 10–6; 1969: 12–7; 1972: 12–11) and once against Nana Alexandria (1975: 9–4). She finally lost her crown in 1978 to another Georgian, 17-year-old Maia Chiburdanidze, by a score of 6½–8½ (+2−4=9). Gaprindashvili played for the Soviet Union in the Women's Chess Olympiads of 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nona Gaye
Nona Aisha Gaye (born September 4, 1974) is an American singer, former fashion model, and retired actress. The daughter of singer Marvin Gaye and maternal granddaughter of jazz musician Slim Gaillard, Gaye began her career as a vocalist in the early 1990s. As an actress, Gaye is best known for her portrayal of Zee in the 2003 science-fiction films ''The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''The Matrix Revolutions''. Early life Gaye was born in Washington, D.C., spending the first three weeks of her life in the capital of the United States. She is the daughter of Marvin Gaye, a Motown singer, and Janis Hunter, who managed her daughter's music career. She was raised in Redondo Beach, California. After Marvin Gaye divorced Anna Gordy, Nona's parents wed in 1977 before ending their marriage four years later. Her father was killed in 1984 when Nona was 9 years old. As a child, Gaye had several aspirations, including ballet and gymnastics, but ultimately decided on a career in music during her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nona Hendryx
Nona Bernis Hendryx (born October 9, 1944) is an American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, and author. Hendryx is known for her work as a solo artist as well as for being one-third of the trio Labelle, who had a hit with "Lady Marmalade". Her music has ranged from soul, funk, and R&B to hard rock, new wave, and new-age. She stated in an interview that her family's last name was originally spelled with an 'i' and that she is a distant cousin of guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Biography Early career Hendryx was born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1944 where she met fellow New Jersey native Sarah Dash and later met Philadelphia-born singer Patricia Holte (Patti LaBelle). After a short-lived tenure as a member of the Del-Capris, Hendryx and Dash formed a singing group with Holte (once the lead singer of a girl group in Philadelphia called The Ordettes). In 1961, Cindy Birdsong, from Camden, New Jersey, became the fourth member of the group, who became the Bluebelles and sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nona Willis-Aronowitz
Nona Willis Aronowitz (born 1984) is a New York-based writer and editor, whose work focuses on "women, sex, politics, and the economy". As of December 2022, she was writing an advice column on sex and love for '' Teen Vogue'', serving as an editor for ''Splinter'', and writing the "F*cking Through the Apocalypse" newsletter. She is the author of '' Bad Sex'', a 2022 memoir published by Plume-Penguin Random House, and served as an award-winning editor of collections of her mother's works. Aronowitz has worked for NBC, NPR, and other news venues, and her writings have appeared in ''The New York Times'', the ''Washington Post'', ''New York Magazine'', ''The Guardian'', and other venues. Early life and education Aronowitz was born in 1984, and is the daughter of the late Ellen Willis, a journalist, writer on feminist and cultural issues, and NYU faculty member, and the late Stanley Aronowitz, a blue-collar organizer, writer, and CUNY faculty member. She graduated from Wesleyan Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
