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Theofelus
Theofelus is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Emma Theofelus (born 1996 or 1997), Namibian politician * Theofelus Eiseb (1956–2009), Namibian politician See also *Theophilus Theophilus is a male given name with a range of alternative spellings. Its origin is the Greek word Θεόφιλος from θεός (God) and φιλία (love or affection) can be translated as "Love of God" or "Friend of God", i.e., it is a theoph ... {{given name, type=both Surnames of African origin African given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Theofelus
Emma Inamutila Theofelus (born 28 March 1996) is a Namibian politician, currently serving as deputy Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (Namibia), minister of Information, Communication and Technology. She is the current youngest woman government minister in both Africa and Namibia, and she was just 23 years old at the time of her appointment in March 2020. A lot of people were not happy with Emma's appointment as a deputy minister of ICT, and this was her respond to them “I do not think I am special, I do not think I am inexperienced, and I do not think my age or gender has anything to do with my appointment. Anything I set myself to and any environment I want to work into, I can do it. The issue of inexperience does not hold any water,” Emma says". Career Theofelus is a former youth activist, having served as deputy speaker of the Children's Parliament from 2013 to 2018. She started her career after she completed a law degree at the University of Namibia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theofelus Eiseb
Theofelus Eiseb (12 March 1956 – 27 November 2009) was a Namibian politician and school teacher. Eiseb was an inaugural member of the National Council of Namibia until his appointment as governor of his native Otjozondjupa Region in 2003. He was removed as regional governor in 2009 as a result of poor health. In 2007, he was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission for allegedly enriching himself with state funds. He stayed on as governor despite the allegations and was removed shortly before his death due to ill-health. The corruption charges were cited as factors in his death. Career and early life Eiseb was born in 1956 in Okahandja in the central Otjozondjupa Region of South West Africa. He studied at Cornelius Goreseb High School in Khorixas and Martin Luther High School in Okambahe from 1973 to 1977. In February 2010, it was discovered that Eiseb was still on the voters' roll in Okahandhja, despite having died four months previous. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theophilus
Theophilus is a male given name with a range of alternative spellings. Its origin is the Greek word Θεόφιλος from θεός (God) and φιλία (love or affection) can be translated as "Love of God" or "Friend of God", i.e., it is a theophoric name, synonymous with the name ''Amadeus'' which originates from Latin, Gottlieb in German and Bogomil in Slavic. Theophilus may refer to: People Arts * Theophilus Cibber (1703–1758), English actor, playwright, author, son of the actor-manager Colley Cibber * Theophilus Clarke (1776?–1831), English painter * Theophilos Hatzimihail (ca. 1870–1934), Greek folk painter from Lesbos * Theophilus Presbyter (1070–1125), Benedictine monk, and author of the best-known medieval "how-to" guide to several arts, including oil painting — thought to be a pseudonym of Roger of Helmarshausen Historical * Theophilos (emperor) (800 to 805–842), Byzantine Emperor (reigned 829–842), the second of the Phrygian dynasty * Theophilus (geog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surnames Of African Origin
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
