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Lineker Vs
Lineker is an English surname of Old English origin. It referred to someone who had an area of land (acre) for growing lin (flax). Lineker may refer to: *Danielle Lineker (born 1979), Welsh model, Ex-wife of Gary Lineker * Gary Lineker (born 1960), former English footballer * John Lineker (born 1990), Brazilian mixed martial artist * Matt Lineker (born 1985), English cricketer * Lineker Machado (born 1990), Indian footballer See also * Linacre (surname) Linacre is a surname. Over time, the name has been spelt a variety of different ways including: ''Linaker'', ''Lineker'', ''Linneker'', ''Liniker'', ''Linnecar'', ''Leneker'', ''Linnegar'', '' Lineker'', ''Lynaker'', ''Lynacre'', ''Lynneker'' and ' ... References {{surname English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th century, and the first Old English literature, Old English literary works date from the mid-7th century. After the Norman conquest of 1066, English was replaced, for a time, by Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman (a langues d'oïl, relative of French) as the language of the upper classes. This is regarded as marking the end of the Old English era, since during this period the English language was heavily influenced by Anglo-Norman, developing into a phase known now as Middle English in England and Early Scots in Scotland. Old English developed from a set of Anglo-Frisian languages, Anglo-Frisian or Ingvaeonic dialects originally spoken by Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes traditionally known as the Angles, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Lineker
Danielle Maria Bux (born 15 June 1979) is a Welsh actress and model. She made her modelling début in 1999 winning a place on the Miss Hawaiian Tropic beauty pageant in Las Vegas. She was married to former England footballer Gary Lineker from 2009 until 2016. Early life Bux was born in Cardiff to parents Kim and Roy. They divorced when she was young. She attended Cantonian High School in Fairwater, Cardiff. Career Modelling Bux started modelling as a teenager after winning a place in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic contest in Las Vegas. Whilst modelling part-time, she was a flight attendant with Virgin Atlantic. Becoming a full-time model, she has since appeared on the cover of various magazines including '' Hello!'', '' OK!'', ''Maxim'' and ''Fabulous''. TV appearances She assisted Sir Trevor McDonald onstage at the 2008 National TV Awards. She finished in third place in the 2009 series of ITV's ''Hell's Kitchen''. In June and July 2009, she was a guest panellist on ITV's ''Loose W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker (; born 30 November 1960) is an English former professional footballer and current sports broadcaster. He is regarded as having been one of the greatest English strikers. His media career began with the BBC, where he has presented the flagship football programme ''Match of the Day'' since the late 1990s, the longest tenure of any MOTD presenter. Lineker is also the BBC's lead presenter for live football matches, including coverage of international tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup. He has also worked for Al Jazeera Sports, Eredivisie Live, NBC Sports Network, and BT Sport's coverage of the UEFA Champions League. Lineker began his football career at Leicester City FC in 1978, and finished as the First Division's joint top goalscorer in 1984–85. He then moved to league champions Everton where he won both the PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year awards in his debut season, before moving to Spanish giants Barcelona. With Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lineker
John Lineker (born June 12, 1990), is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship, where he is the former ONE Bantamweight World Champion. Lineker formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2008, he is the former Jungle Fight Bantamweight Champion. Lineker is known for his aggressive fighting style, punching power, and durability. As of October 27, 2022, he is ranked #2 in the ONE Bantamweight rankings. Mixed martial arts career Early career Lineker competed in various promotions in his native Brazil, including Samurai FC, Shooto Americas, and Jungle Fight. He is the former Jungle Fight Bantamweight Champion and Nitrix Fights 2011 Bantamweight Grand Prix Champion. Lineker made his professional MMA debut in September 2008. Originally he fought in the lightweight and featherweight divisions, outside of his natural weight class. He competed 11 times in the first 15 months of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Lineker
Matthew Steven "Matt" Lineker (born 12 January 1985 in Derby, England) is an English cricketer, a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler who played for Derbyshire; he is currently a free agent. He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire against Essex in August 2011. Lineker signed a summer contract with Derbyshire in 2010 for the 2011 season. Lineker had been a regular scorer in the Derbyshire Premier League before signing for Derbyshire. County career Lineker made his first-class debut against Essex on 23 August 2011. He opened the Derbyshire innings along with Martin Guptill and went for a fourteen-ball duck as Derbyshire made only 132 in the innings. In the second innings he performed slightly better hitting 16 runs from 39 balls in a drawn match at Chelmsford. He made his one-day cricket debut three days later against Kent. He made 13 runs from 23 balls opening with Chesney Hughes as Derbyshire chased 209 for victory. Derbyshire won the match by 3 wickets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lineker Machado
Lineker is an English surname of Old English origin. It referred to someone who had an area of land (acre) for growing lin (flax). Lineker may refer to: *Danielle Lineker (born 1979), Welsh model, Ex-wife of Gary Lineker * Gary Lineker (born 1960), former English footballer * John Lineker (born 1990), Brazilian mixed martial artist *Matt Lineker (born 1985), English cricketer * Lineker Machado (born 1990), Indian footballer See also * Linacre (surname) Linacre is a surname. Over time, the name has been spelt a variety of different ways including: ''Linaker'', ''Lineker'', ''Linneker'', ''Liniker'', ''Linnecar'', ''Leneker'', ''Linnegar'', '' Lineker'', ''Lynaker'', ''Lynacre'', ''Lynneker'' and ' ... References {{surname English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linacre (surname)
Linacre is a surname. Over time, the name has been spelt a variety of different ways including: ''Linaker'', ''Lineker'', ''Linneker'', ''Liniker'', ''Linnecar'', ''Leneker'', ''Linnegar'', '' Lineker'', ''Lynaker'', ''Lynacre'', ''Lynneker'' and ''Lenniker''. As of about 2016, 411 people bore one or another variant of this surname in Great Britain and 6 in Ireland; in 1881, 155 people in Great Britain bore one.''The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland'', ed. by Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, and Peter McClure, 4 vols (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016), III, p. 1592 .v. ''Linacre'' . Etymology The surname is of medieval English origin. It originated as a locative name, given to people from places called Linacre. Such place-names in turn derive from Middle English ''līn'' ('flax') and ''aker'' ('field'), thus denoting places associated with a flax-field. The name is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, which mentions a Cambridgeshire landholder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
