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Xiomara (given Name)
Xiomara is a feminine Spanish given name, which is probably of Guanche ancestry that can be compared with Guacimara or , which share the same suffixes. It is also less likely a variant of '' Guiomar'' and derived from the German name ''Wigmar'', which means "battle ready" or "battle famous" (also a homophone of the Guanche toponym Güímar) or derived from ''uuiu'' (cf. gwiw) which means ''worthy'' in Old Breton and ''marc'h'' (cf. marc'h) which means ''horse'' in Breton. In the United States it ranked 986th place in names for female newborns in 2010. U.S. Social Security Administration. Notable people with the name include: * (1930–2018), Cuban singer * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guanche Language
Guanche is an extinct language that was spoken by the Guanches of the Canary Islands until the 16th or 17th century. It died out after the conquest of the Canary Islands as the Guanche ethnic group was assimilated into the dominant Spanish culture. The Guanche language is known today through sentences and individual words that were recorded by early geographers, as well as through several place-names and some Guanche words that were retained in the Canary Islanders' Spanish. Classification Guanche has not been classified with any certainty. Many linguists propose that Guanche was likely a Berber language, or at least related to the Berber languages. However, recognizable Berber words are primarily agricultural or livestock vocabulary, whereas no Berber grammatical inflections have been identified, and there is a large stock of vocabulary that does not bear any resemblance to Berber whatsoever. It may be that Guanche had a stratum of Berber vocabulary but was otherwise unrelated t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiomara Getrouw .
Xiomara Getrouw (born 22 October 1994) is a Surinamese swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships ( hu, 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017. References 1994 births Living people Surinamese female swimmers Sportspeo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiomara Vidal
Xiomara Vidal (born 1955 in Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban trovadora. She has over 30 years experience as a composer and performer of traditional Cuban music. She took her first steps in Santiago de Cuba's Cabildo Theatrical School along with many other actors of national renown. She is a resident performer at the Casa de la Trova and the Casa del Queso on Calle Heredia. She is a regular participant at Santiago de Cuba's annual International Trova Festival, commemorating Pepe Sánchez (trova), and many other music events. She has written over 35 compositions, many of them boleros in the Nueva Trova Nueva Trova (, "new trova") is a movement in Cuban music that emerged around 1967/68 after the Cuban Revolution of 1959, and the consequent political and social changes. Nueva Trova has its roots in the traditional trova, but differs from it beca ... style, and her music has appeared in several films, American and Italian television and French radio. References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Of Xiomara Scott
Xiomara Soledad Scott (died 16 July 2017) was a Venezuelan nurse killed during the 2017 protests in Venezuela. Background in response to the constitutional crisis and President Nicolás Maduro's plans for a Constituent Assembly, the National Assembly called upon a referendum an act of civil disobedience, especially since the National Electoral Council and the Supreme Tribunal of Justice are not recognized in the referendum. The opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) announced that there would be 2,030 areas for the popular consultation nationwide to serve more than 19 million voters. Killing On July 16, 2017, Xiomara was on the Sucre Avenue in Catia, Caracas, to participate in the 2017 national consultation called by the opposition. Colectivos on motorcycles passed by the voting center and shot at voters. Xiomara was wounded and transferred to the Ricardo Baquero González hospital, where she died. The killing of Xiomara Scott was documented in a report by a panel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiomara Rivero
Xiomara Rivero Azcuy (born 24 December 1968 in Guane, Pinar del Río) is a retired track and field athlete from Cuba, who competed in the javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the .... Her personal best throw is 65.29 metres from March 2001. at Sports-Reference.com. International competitions References * Actualmente es entrenadora del equipo nacional minusválido cubano 1968 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiomara Reyes
Xiomara Reyes (born October 28, 1973, in Havana, Cuba) is a former principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. After retiring from performing she was appointed the Head of School of The Washington Ballet School. Training and Career Born in Cuba, Reyes trained at Havana Vocational School of Ballet and the Cuban National Ballet School, where she studied with Loipa Araujo. While in school, Reyes performed lead roles in ''The Three Musketeers'' at 15, ''Don Quixote'' at 16, and ''Coppelia'' at 17. Following graduation, she danced as a soloist with La Joven Guardia, the second company of Cuban National Ballet, under the direction of Laura Alonso who continued to cast her in leading roles with the ensemble. Soon afterwards she joined Cuban National Ballet. In 1994, after two years with the company, she was invited to perform as Giselle with the Royal Ballet of Flanders. Reyes accepted the offer and spent her next seven years dancing in Belgium, rising to the rank of first soloist. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiomara Molero
Xiomara Molero Jiménez (born April 23, 1971, in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a retired Puerto Rican female volleyball player and coach that played with the Puerto Rican national team at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. Career She was part of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship The 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 30 August to 15 September 2002 in Berlin, Bremen, Dresden, Münster, Schwerin, Riesa, Leipz ... in Germany, She played for Criollas de Caguas in 2002. In 2015, she coached the U20 Puerto Rican team. Personal info Molero's parents, Ramón Molero and Andrea Jiménez, are Dominicans who migrated to Puerto Rico. Clubs * Mets de Guaynabo (1987-2000) * Criollas de Caguas (2001-2006) References External links FIVB Profile* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Molero, Xiomara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiomara Laugart
Xiomara Laugart Sánchez is a Cuban singer currently based in New York City. Before emigrating to the United States, Laugart had an extensive career performing ''nueva trova'' music in Cuba and she has recorded over 17 albums. Early life Xiomara Laugart was born in the Guantanamo province of Cuba. She attended college and pursued a degree in Economics, then began her musical career through the ''nueva trova'' musical political protest movement, which was popular throughout the 1960s and 1990s. 2003–05: Yerba Buena Originally based in New York, Laugart was a founding member and lead singer of the Afro-Latin band, Yerba Buena. 2007–08: ''Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz'' In 2007, Laugart was cast as Celia Cruz in the Off-Broadway musical, ''Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz'', a tribute to the life of the late Cuban-American singer. Celia ran at New World Stages in New York, New York from September 26, 2007 until May 25, 2008. During that tour period, the musica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiomara Larios
Xiomara Larios (born 15 November 1958) is a Nicaraguan sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... Larios is currently president of the Nicaraguan Athletics Federation. References 1958 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Nicaraguan female sprinters Olympic athletes for Nicaragua Place of birth missing (living people) Central American Games bronze medalists for Nicaragua Central American Games medalists in athletics Olympic female sprinters {{Nicaragua-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiomara Griffith
Xiomara Yolanda Griffith Mahon (born September 13, 1969) is a female judoka from Venezuela. She competed for her native South American country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. Griffith won a total of three medals at the Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ... in the 1990s. References * 1969 births Living people Venezuelan female judoka Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1991 Pan American Games Judoka at the 1995 Pan American Games Judoka at the 1999 Pan American Games Olympic judoka for Venezuela Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games medalists in judo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiomara Fortuna
Xiomara Fortuna (born 1959, Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican singer and composer. She is known for her deep voice and her work in the genres of world music, música raíz (a Dominican style combining rock, jazz and afro-Dominican rhythms), jazz and contemporary music. Biography Xiomara Fortuna was born in the province of Monte Cristi, in the northwest region of the Dominican Republic, at the border with Haiti Her mother introduced her to music. Her first exposure to music was Dominican folk music, including vocal and dance. As a youth, she was interested in Trova and social justice-themed music. She wrote her first songs as a teenager. After high school, she enrolled in the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD). She began performing live in Santo Domingo. She performed in Kaliumbe, where she honed her musical style inspired by traditional Caribbean music, specifically the music of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. She lives in Santo Domingo and aRanch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guacimara
Guacimara is the name of a strong warrior Guanche woman, daughter of the king or Mencey of the Menceyato of Anaga in the Canary Islands, at a time prior to the arrival of the European conquerors at the end of the XV century. It appears for the first time as a personage in Antonio de Viana's epic poem '' Antigüedades de las Islas Afortunadas'' published in 1604, from which it was copied by authors like Tomás Arias Marín de Cubas or José de Viera y Clavijo, so that there is no evidence of it being historical. ''Historia de las siete islas de Canari'' In the poem, Guacimara was the daughter of the historical ruler Beneharo
Beneharo was a Guanches, Guanche king of Menceyato de Anaga on the island of Tenerife.
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