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Tonge (surname)
Tonge is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Dale Tonge, English footballer * Gavin Tonge, West-Indian cricketer *Israel Tonge, English divine *Jenny Tonge, British politician * Michael Tonge, English footballer * Roger Tonge, British actor See also *Tonie, name *Tonye Tonye is a given name and a surname. It is a feminine given name variant of the French and Latin Antoinette. As a surname, it is most prevalent in Camaroon. Tamunotonye and its shortened version Tonye are Ijaw unisex given names that are promine ... {{surname, Tonge Surnames of English origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Tonge
Dale Tonge (born 7 May 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back or a midfielder. He is currently a first team coach at EFL Championship club Peterborough United Career He came through the youth ranks with Barnsley and made his debut on 17 April 2004 against Brentford. On 20 March 2007, it was announced that he had joined Gillingham on loan. He made his Gillingham debut in the 5–0 away defeat to Carlisle United on 24 March, and returned to Barnsley one month later. On 25 May 2007, he signed a two-year deal with Rotherham United. On 25 October 2008, he scored his first career goal in a 2–1 win versus Macclesfield Town. On 2 May 2009, Tonge was shown his first ever red card for professional foul in a 1–0 defeat to Exeter on the final day of the season, making almost 50 appearances in the 2008–09 season. Tonge's following season was plagued with injury. He broke a foot in late 2009 while only managing 24 appearances and also missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Tonge
Gavin Courtney Tonge (born 13 January 1983) is a West Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and has represented the West Indies cricket team in One Day International and Test cricket, as well as playing first-class cricket for Antigua and Leeward Islands. Career Tonge began his first-class career in the 2002/03 season, having played in under-19 matches since 2000. He played his first game for Leeward Islands on 28 February 2003. He returned single-figure wicket tallies for his first five seasons, without a five-wicket-haul, however in the 2008–09 season he took 44 wickets at 25.09, including four five-wicket-hauls. His efforts led to a place in the West Indies ODI team. Tonge was also selected to represent the West Indies at the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy and featured in their opening defeat at the hands of Pakistan on 23 September 2009, earning his best ever bowling figures in limited overs cricket of 4/25. He made his Test debut against Australia in December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Tonge
Israel Tonge (11 November 1621 – 1680), aka Ezerel or Ezreel Tongue, was an English divine. He was an informer in and probably one of the inventors of the "Popish" plot. Career Tonge was born at Tickhill, near Doncaster, the son of Henry Tongue, minister of Holtby, Yorkshire. He graduated from University College, Oxford and became a schoolmaster at Churchill, Oxfordshire where he became interested in gardening, alchemy, and chemistry. In 1656 he became a doctor of theology, and taught grammar at the Cromwellian Durham College until its closure in 1659. In 1656 he provided a loan of 100 pounds to Johannes Sibertus Kuffler to have him and his family (including his wife Catharine, daughter of the famous inventor Cornelius Drebbel) moved from the Netherlands to England so that "his abilities in his profession, his relation to Cornelius Dribellius his life & conversation & concerning the reality & certaintie of the Experiments, hereafter mentioned in these præsents, shall vnto wis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Tonge
Jennifer Louise Tonge, Baroness Tonge (''née'' Smith; born 19 February 1941) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She was Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond Park in London from 1997 to 2005. In June 2005 she was made a life peer as Baroness Tonge, of Kew in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, which entitled her to a seat in the House of Lords. Critical of Israel and vocal in support of the Palestinian cause, controversial acts and comments led to accusations of anti-Semitism and to her eventual suspension from the Liberal Democrats group in the Lords in 2012, then her suspension and resignation from the party itself in October 2016. She sat as an independent in the Lords from 2012 until her retirement in 2021. Early life Born in Walsall, Staffordshire, her parents were both schoolteachers. She attended Dudley Girls High School from 1951 to 1959. She trained to be a doctor at University College Hospital, gaining an MB and BS in 1964. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Tonge
Michael William Eric Tonge (born 7 April 1983) is an English association football, football coach and former player. A midfielder, he scored 39 goals in 544 league and cup appearances in a 19-year career in the English Football League. A former England national under-21 football team, England under-21 international, he began his career in Manchester United F.C., Manchester United's youth team before joining Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United in 2001. He soon became a vital player for Neil Warnock's "Blades", and was named on the Football League First Division, First Division's PFA Team of the Year in 2002–03, before he helped the Bramall Lane side achieve promotion to the Premier League in 2005–06. After making a total of 302 appearances for the club, he was sold to Stoke City F.C., Stoke City in August 2008 for £2 million. He struggled to break into the first team at Stoke, however, and was sent out on loan to EFL Championship, Championship teams Preston North End ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Tonge
Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is ''Rodger''. Slang and other uses Roger is also a short version of the term "Jolly Roger", which refers to a black flag with a white skull and crossbones, formerly used by sea pirates since as early as 1723. From up to , Roger was slang for the word "penis". In ''Under Milk Wood'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double entend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonie
Tonie is a Swedish unisex given name and a nickname that is a diminutive form of Antonia in Sweden. It is also a Dutch unisex given name that is a diminutive form of Antonia, Antonius, Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, and Anthoon in use in Suriname, South Africa, Namibia, Indonesia, Belgium and Netherlands. Notable people with this name include the following: Given name *Tonie Carroll (born 1976), New Zealander rugby footballer *Tonie Marshall (1951–2020), French actress, screenwriter, and film director *Tonie Walsh (born 1960), Irish LGBT rights activist, journalist, disc jockey Nickname *Tonie Campbell nickname of Anthony Eugene Campbell (born 1960), American athlete *Tonie Nathan Theodora Nathalia Nathan (1923 – 2014), American political figure See also *Toine, name *Tone (other) *Tonge (surname) *Toni, name *Tonia (name) *Tonic (other) * Tonies *Tonin (other) *Tonio (name) *Tonite (other) *Tonje (name) *Tonne (name) *Tonnie *Tonye *Towie (disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonye
Tonye is a given name and a surname. It is a feminine given name variant of the French and Latin Antoinette. As a surname, it is most prevalent in Camaroon. Tamunotonye and its shortened version Tonye are Ijaw unisex given names that are prominent in Nigeria where it is most commonly used among the Kalabari, Okrika, and Nembe people of Rivers State, Bayelsa State, and Delta State. The name translates to English as "God's will", "God's desire", "favor from God", or "God's plan". Given name *Tonye Briggs-Oniyide, Nigerian businessperson and politician *Tonye Cole (born 1967), Nigerian businessman * Tonye Garrick (born 1983), British-born Nigerian singer * Tonye Ibiama (born 1974), Nigerian businessman * Tonye Jekiri (born 1994), Nigerian basketball player *Tonye Patano (born 1961), American actress *Tonye Princewill (born 1969), British-born Nigerian politician Middle name *Alabo Tonye Graham-Douglas, known as Alabo Graham-Douglas (born 1939), Nigerian politician *Dale Antou Tonye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |