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Roma (given Name)
Roma is a unisex given name in many languages, and is the feminine form of the name Roman in some languages. It is also a female given name in Slavic cultures. In Hindu mythology, Roma is an alternate name for Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity. It is often short for Romany, a name commonly given to girls not of Romany extraction, and rarely given to those of Romany extraction. Another source is ''Roma'', Italian for Rome, the capital of Italy, and is given in that spirit. Bearers of the name *Roma Downey, Northern Irish actress *Roma Gąsiorowska, Polish actress and fashion designer * Roma Guillon Le Thière (c. 1837–1903), Italian actress *Roma Ligocka, Polish writer and painter * Roma Manek, Gujarati actress *Roma Ryan, Northern Irish writer, poet, and lyricist *Roma Torre Roma Torre (born April 20, 1958) is an American TV journalist and theater critic. She is best known for her time at cable news channel NY1, where she was a lead news presenter for over 28 years. Torre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Languages
Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of methods, including spoken language, spoken, sign language, sign, and written language. Many languages, including the most widely-spoken ones, have writing systems that enable sounds or signs to be recorded for later reactivation. Human language is highly variable between cultures and across time. Human languages have the properties of Productivity (linguistics), productivity and Displacement (linguistics), displacement, and rely on Convention (norm), social convention and learning. Estimates of the number of human languages in the world vary between and . Precise estimates depend on an arbitrary distinction (dichotomy) established between languages and dialects. Natural languages are speech, spoken, signed, or both; however, any language can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman (given Name)
Roman is a masculine given name meaning '' from Rome'', which originated within the Roman Empire, via Latin. In its initial sense, the title "''Roman''", (''Romanus'' in Latin and '' Romanos'' in Greek) denotes a member of the Roman Empire, or belonging to or identifying with Roman (or Byzantine) culture. It most likely evolved from Romulus, the legendary co-founder of Rome. Due to Byzantine cultural influence the name ''Roman'' (the Slavic variant of ''Romanos''/''Romanus'') is widely used amongst Eastern and Western Slavs. The name day for ''Roman'' varies between countries. Román in Spanish is a popular given name in Spanish-speaking countries, especially in Latin-America. Variations of the name include: * French: Romain *German: Roman * Hungarian: Román *Italian: Romano *Portuguese: Romão *Spanish: Román *Polish, Czech, Slovak: Roman *Russian, Ukrainian: Роман (Roman) * Belarusian: Раман (Raman) Roman may refer to: People named Roman Pre-20th century *Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinduism
Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global population, known as Hindus. The word ''Hindu'' is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to their religion as '' Sanātana Dharma'' ( sa, सनातन धर्म, lit='the Eternal Dharma'), a modern usage, which refers to the idea that its origins lie beyond human history, as revealed in the Hindu texts. Another endonym is ''Vaidika dharma'', the dharma related to the Vedas. Hinduism is a diverse system of thought marked by a range of philosophies and shared concepts, rituals, cosmological systems, pilgrimage sites, and shared textual sources that discuss theology, metaphysics, mythology, Vedic yajna, yoga, agamic rituals, and temple building, among other to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshmi
Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Along with Parvati and Saraswati, she forms the Tridevi of Hindu goddesses. Within the goddess-oriented Shaktism, Lakshmi is venerated as the prosperity aspect of the Mother goddess. Lakshmi is both the consort and the divine energy (''shakti'') of the Hindu god Vishnu, the Supreme Being of Vaishnavism; she is also the Supreme Goddess in the sect and assists Vishnu to create, protect, and transform the universe. She is an especially prominent figure in Sri Vaishnavism, in which devotion to Lakshmi is deemed to be crucial to reach Vishnu. Whenever Vishnu descended on the earth as an avatar, Lakshmi accompanied him as consort, for example, as Sita and Radha or Rukmini as consorts of Vishnu's avatars Rama and Krishna, respectively. The eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romani People
The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with significant concentrations in the Americas. In the English language, the Romani people are widely known by the exonym Gypsies (or Gipsies), which is considered pejorative by many Romani people due to its connotations of illegality and irregularity as well as its historical use as a racial slur. For versions (some of which are cognates) of the word in many other languages (e.g., , , it, zingaro, , and ) this perception is either very small or non-existent. At the first World Romani Congress in 1971, its attendees unanimously voted to reject the use of all exonyms for the Romani people, including ''Gypsy'', due to their aforementioned negative and stereotypical connotations. Linguistic and genetic evidence suggests that the Roma originated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 million people (2022), Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), San Marino, and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria (Croatia and Slovenia). Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia.Ethnologue report for language code:ita (Italy) – Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
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Roma Downey
Roma Burnett (née Downey) is an actress, producer, and author from Derry, Northern Ireland. She produced the mini-series ''The Bible'' for the History Channel and also appeared in it as Mary, mother of Jesus. For nine seasons she played Monica the angel in the CBS television series ''Touched by an Angel''. She has performed on stage with the Abbey Theatre, The National Theatre of Ireland, and has appeared both on and off Broadway. She played the leading role of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the Emmy award-winning miniseries ''A Woman Named Jackie'' for NBC. Downey starred in and was executive producer for a number of television movies for the CBS network, including '' Borrowed Hearts'' and '' Second Honeymoon''. She is an ambassador for Operation Smile, serving on missions to Honduras, Vietnam, and Jordan. On 11 August 2016 she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2021, Downey received the Lifetime Achievement Award for the International Christian Film & M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma Gąsiorowska
Roma Gąsiorowska-Żurawska (born 29 January 1981 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish actress and fashion designer. She played the role of "Sylwia" in the movie '' Suicide Room''. She is one of the TR Warszawa theatre's actors. Roma was interested in acting in high school, where she created her own theatre. She graduated from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts. As a student, she started working in Teatr Rozmaitości. She debuted in Jerzy Stuhr's movie "Pogoda na Jutro". Filmography Film * 2003: ''Pogoda na jutro'' as Kinga Kozioł, daughter of Józefa * 2004: '' Karol: A Man Who Became Pope'' as young theatre actress * 2005: ''Oda do radości'' as Marta, Michał's girlfriend * 2005: ''Wieża'' as Magda, Mateusz's girlfriend * 2007: ''Futro'' as Olenka, Maklowieccy's housekeeper * 2008: ''Kochaj i tańcz'' as Remigiusz assistant * 2008: ''Wiem, kto to zrobił'' as Karolina Mołek * 2008: ''Rozmowy nocą'' as Karolina, Bartek's friend * 2009: ''Jestem Twój'' as Alicja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma Guillon Le Thière
Roma Guillon Le Thière (c. 1837–1903) was an Italian actress whose career was on the London stage. She appeared in the original productions of ''Diplomacy'' and of Oscar Wilde's play ''A Woman of No Importance''. Life Le Thière's London debut was in 1865 at the New Royalty Theatre, as Emilia in Shakespeare's ''Othello''. During the following years she appeared in ''Hunted Down'' at St James's Theatre; ''Life for Life'' by John Westland Marston at the Lyceum Theatre; revivals of T. W. Robertson's plays ''Ours'' and ''Caste'' at the Prince of Wales's Theatre; and ''Rob Roy'' at the Drury Lane Theatre, as Helen Macgregor."Le Thiere, Roma Guillon". Charles E Pascoe, editor. ''The Dramatic List: a record of the performances of living actors and actresses of the British stage''. 1880. In January 1878 she created the part of the Marquise de Rio Zares in ''Diplomacy'', an adaptation of ''Dora'' by the French dramatist Victorien Sardou, at the Prince of Wales's Theatre. A reviewer in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma Ligocka
Roma Ligocka (born Roma Liebling, 13 November 1938 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish writer, and painter. She was born in a Jewish family in Kraków a year before World War II. During the German occupation of Poland, her family was persecuted by the Nazis - her father was incarcerated, first in the Płaszów and then Auschwitz concentration camps. In 1940, she was taken with her mother to the Kraków Ghetto but, before the end of the ghetto in 1943, they fled and hid with a Polish family. After World War II, she studied painting and scenic design in the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. Then, she worked with considerable success in theatre, film, and television as a set designer. In 1965, she and her husband, Jan Biczycki, left the Communist Poland and moved to Munich, Germany, where she continued with her set design assignments. Roma Ligocka is Roman Polanski's cousin.http://www.randomhouse.com/book/101525/the-girl-in-the-red-coat-by-roma-ligocka-and-iris-von-finckenstein Novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
