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Randi
Randi is both a given name, and a nickname in the English language, popular in North America and Norway. It is primarily a feminine name, although there is recorded usage of the name by men. It may have originated as a pet form of '' Miranda'' or as a feminine form of ''Randy''. In turn, Randy was originally derived from the names '' Randall'', '' Randolf'', '' Randolph'', '' Bertrand'' and ''Andrew''. In Norway, Randi is a feminine name that emerged in the 1400s as a short form of Ragnfrid (). The original meaning in Old Norse is "God-lovable". Ragnfríðr was famously used about three different people in runic inscriptions from the Viking era. Later the variant Rangdid was common in the Middle Ages. Over 20 people with the name were mentioned in the Regesta Norvegica. By the 1600s the variant Randi was a common feminine name in Norway. Women known as Randi * Randi Altschul (born 1960), American toy inventor * Randi Anda (1898–1999), Norwegian politician * Randi Bakke (190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randi Blehr
Randi Marie Blehr (née Nilsen; 12 February 1851 – 13 June 1928) was a Norwegian feminist, liberal politician, suffragist, peace activist and women's rights activist. She was married to Prime Minister of Norway Otto Blehr, and was therefore addressed as "Madam Prime Minister" () during her lifetime. She was one of the preeminent leaders of the Norwegian women's rights movement from the 1880s and co-founded the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights, serving as its President from 1895 to 1899 and from 1903 to 1922. She also initiated the establishment of the Norwegian Women's Public Health Association that grew to become a humanitarian organisation with 250,000 members. She was a leading advocate of Norwegian independence from Sweden and took on representative duties for Norway during her husband's tenure as Prime Minister. Background Blehr was born Randi Nilsen in 1851 in Bergen to ship broker, Andreas Rasmussen Nilsen 1822–98) and Margrethe Andrea Tornøe (1827–1909); ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randi Gustad
Randi Heggemsnes Gustad (born 2 May 1977) is a Norwegian lawyer, sports executive, and former team handball player. She played for the club Nordstrand IF and for the Norwegian national team. Her acievements include winning national titles with her club, and a gold medal with the national team at the European Women's Handball Championship. Since 2025, she has been president of the Norwegian Handball Federation. Early and personal life Gustad was born on 2 May 1977, a daughter of business executive . She graduated in jurisprudence from the University of Oslo in 2003. Sports career Club career Gustad played handball for the clubs Refstad-Veitvet IL and Nordstrand IF. With Nordstrand she won the Norwegian Cup in 2002 and the Norwegian league in 2004, and further participated in the Women's EHF Cup and the EHF Women's Champions League. In the 2001 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup Nordstrand reached the final, which they lost to Motor Zaporizhzhia (UKR), having defeated Elda Prest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randi Brænne
Randi Brænne (26 May 1911 – 1 June 2004) was a Norwegian actress. Biography Brænne was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was a daughter of Sigmund Brænne and Bodil Winge and was a sister of actress and writer Berit Brænne (1918–1976). Randi Brænne was married to two acting colleagues; Frithjof Fearnley (1896–1971) and Frank Robert (1918–2007). She made her stage debut at Det Nye Teater in 1934. She performed at various theatres including Den Nationale Scene, Trøndelag Teater, Centralteatret, Riksteatret and Seniorteatret. From 1971 and until retirement in 1982, she was permanently engaged at the Riksteatret Riksteatret (English: National Traveling Theater) is a Norwegian touring theatre. It was established by law in 1948. Its first performance was in Kirkenes in 1949, with Sigurd Christiansen's play ''En reise i natten''. The theatre plays on about .... She had a number of film roles. Among her best-known film appearances were in '' Du har lovet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randi Becker
Randi L. Becker (born July 12, 1948) is an American politician of the Republican Party. She served as a member of the Washington Senate The Washington State Senate is the upper house of the Washington State Legislature. The body consists of 49 members, each representing a district with a population of nearly 160,000. The State Senate meets at the Legislative Building in Olympi ..., representing the Washington's 2nd legislative district, 2nd Legislative District from 2009 to 2021. She was first elected to the State Senate in 2008. In March 2020, Becker announced that she would not seek reelection to an additional term in the state Senate. Washington State Senate Becker was first elected in 2008 with 51.6%. She was re-elected in 2012 with 56.8% and in 2016 with 61% of the vote. Committee assignments Becker was chair of the Health Care Committee. She also serves as a member of Higher Education and Ways & Means Committees. Legislative activities In her first term, Becker wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randi Altschul
Randice-Lisa "Randi" Altschul (born 1960) is an American toy developer and inventor based in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. With little technical training or engineering knowledge, she developed toys and board games that saw great success. As a result, she became a millionaire by the age of 26. Her board game Miami Vice, inspired by the television series of the same name, would be further developed into Grand Theft Auto: Vice City by Rockstar North, which went on to become one of the best-selling games in 2002. After her success in the toy industry, Altschul founded Diceland Technologies and invented the first disposable phone. Alschul also co-authored the novel Sorry, You Can't Enter Heaven with Katheleen Sahputis in 2008. Early career/toy inventor Altschul's first successes were with toys and games. Her first idea was a 'Miami Vice Game' which built on the success of the American television series of the same name. Other notable toys and games included a Barbie's 30th Birthday Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randi Hutter Epstein
Randi Hutter Epstein is a medical writer, author and journalist, has written for publications such as ''New York Times'', and ''The Washington Post''. She is also a lecturer at Yale University, a writer-in-residence at the Yale School of Medicine and an adjunct professor at Columbia University's Journalism School. Epstein has worked as a medical writer for the ''London bureau of The Associated Press'' and was the London bureau chief of ''Physicians' Weekly''. Her articles have also appeared in ''The Daily Telegraph'', ''The Guardian, Parents'', ''More'', among other newspapers and magazines. Education Epstein earned a B.S. from The University of Pennsylvania where she studied the history and sociology of science. She earned an M.S. from the Columbia University School of Journalism, an M.D. from Yale University School of Medicine, and an M.P.H. from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health The Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health (formally the Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy
Randy is a given name, popular in the United States and Canada. It is primarily a masculine name. It was originally derived from the names Randall, Randolph, and Miranda, and may be a short form (hypocorism) of them. '' Randi'' is approximately the feminine equivalent of Randy. The word has sexual connotations in British English, typically meaning a sexually aroused or excited person. Men with the given name A * Randy Abbey (born 1974), Ghanaian media personality * Randy Adler (??–2016), American bishop * Randy Allen (other), multiple people * Randy Ambrosie (born 1963), Canadian sports executive * Randy Anderson (1959–2002), American wrestling referee * Randy Angst, American politician *Randy Armstrong (other), multiple people * Randy Arozarena (born 1995), Cuban baseball player * Randy Asadoor (born 1962), American baseball player * Randy Atcher (1918–2002), American television personality *Randy Avent, American electrical engineer *Randy Avon (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randi Bjørgen
Randi Bjørgen (born 27 June 1947) is a Norwegian trade unionist. A biological engineer by profession, she led the Kommunale Funksjonærers Landsforbund from 1987 to 1996, and from 1996 to 2006 she led the Confederation of Vocational Unions The Confederation of Vocational Unions (, YS) is a national trade union center, an umbrella organization of trade union, labour unions in Norway. It was established in 1977 as a non-partisan alternative to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Uni .... References 1947 births Living people Norwegian trade unionists Place of birth missing (living people) {{Norway-activist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randi Bakke
Randi Nilsine Bakke (married name: Gjertsen; 29 October 1904, in Oslo – 21 May 1984, in Nesodden) was a Norwegian pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a .... She represented Oslo Skøiteklub. Her pairs partner was Christen Christensen. They are the 1933 World bronze medalists. They finished fifth at the 1923 World Figure Skating Championships and the 1934 World Figure Skating Championships. They represented Norway at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where they placed 15th. Results with Christen Christensen References External links * 1904 births 1984 deaths Norwegian female pair skaters Olympic figure skaters for Norway Figure skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics Figure skaters from Oslo World Figure Skating Championships medalists 20th-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randi Gaustad
Randi Gaustad (born 29 January 1942) is a Norwegian curator and art historian. She was born in Oslo and took the mag.art. degree in 1973. She was a research assistant at the University of Oslo The University of Oslo (; ) is a public university, public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Europe, oldest university in Norway. Originally named the Royal Frederick Univ ... from 1974 to 1978, subeditor for the encyclopedia ''Norsk kunstnerleksikon'' from 1978 to 1983 and curator at the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design since 1983. Important books include ''Gammelt norsk stentøy fra Egersund'' (1980) and ''Samtidskeramikk: Norsk keramikk fra 1940 til i dag'' (1990 with Gunnar Danbolt). References 1942 births Living people Writers from Oslo Norwegian art historians Norwegian encyclopedists Norwegian curators Women encyclopedists Norwegian women non-fiction writers Norwegian women wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randi Bratteli
Randi Helene Bratteli (née Larssen; 17 September 1924 – 9 December 2002) was a Norwegian journalist. She was born in Hamar as the daughter of Olav Larssen and Aslaug Sigrid Larssen (née Rustad). She married Trygve Bratteli, who served as the Prime Minister of Norway from 1971 to 1972 and 1973 to 1976. They had three children: one son, Ola and two daughters, Tone and Marianne. She published several books. She was member of the board of the friendship association Friends of Israel in the Norwegian Labour Movement (Norwegian: Venner av Israel i Norsk Arbeiderbevegelse).Paul Engstad Paul Øistein Engstad (13 October 1926 – 13 May 2012) was a Norwegian writer and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Sauda. He was a journalist in the Labour-aligned newspaper ''Arbeiderbladet'', and held several positions in the La ...: ''Norsk arbeiderbevegelses samarbeid med Israel og innsats for fred i Midtøsten : Israel 50 år 1948-1998''. VINA Oslo 1998 References 1924 birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randi Elisabeth Dyrdal
Randi Elisabeth Dyrdal is a Norwegian handball player. She played 35 matches for the Norway women's national handball team between 1974 and 1977. She participated in the 1975 World Women's Handball Championship The 1975 World Women's Handball Championship took place in the Soviet Union between 2-13 December 1975. It was the sixth edition of the World Women's Handball Championship and the first to be held in the Soviet Union. East Germany won their seco .... References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Norwegian female handball players {{Norway-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |