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Leene is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernard Leene (1903–1988), Dutch track cyclist and resistance fighter * Jentina E. Leene Jentina E. Leene (5 September 1906 – 28 October 1994) was a Dutch scientist who had an early career in zoology, specifically carcinology, was a science teacher and then a textile scientist. Her zoological work was highly regarded, especially ... (1906–1994), Dutch scientist {{surname Dutch-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Surname
Dutch names consist of one or more given names and a surname. The given name is usually gender-specific. Dutch given names A Dutch child's birth and given name(s) must be officially registered by the parents within 3 days after birth. It is not uncommon to give a child several given names. Usually the first one is for daily use, often in a diminutive form. Traditionally, Catholics often chose Latinisation of names, Latinized names for their children, such as ''Catharina'' and ''Wilhelmus'', while Protestants more commonly chose simple Dutch forms such as ''Trijntje'' and ''Willem''. In both cases, names were often shortened for everyday use (''Wilhelmus'' and ''Willem'' became ''Wim''). In 2014 39% of Dutch children received one name, another 38% were given two names, 20% had three names, 2% got four names and only a few hundred children had five or more given names. Dutch (Netherlands) naming law (given names) The Dutch people, Dutch naming legislation allows nearly all given na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Leene
Bernardus Petrus Leene (14 February 1903 – 24 November 1988) was a track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics (1928, 1932 and 1936). After having won a Gold at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands (2.000 m Tandem), he captured the silver medal eight years later in the 2000 m Tandem. He had one daughter, Antoinette, and two granddaughters, Marita and Monique. All three women were top swimmers and Monique was an Olympian, swimming for New Zealand in the 1976 Olympic games. During World War II he was a prominent member of the Resistance in The Hague. See also * List of Dutch Olympic cyclists This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines ( BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not com ... References External links * 1903 births 1988 deaths Cycl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jentina Rose Rees (née Chapman, born 6 March 1984) is an English rapper, singer, songwriter and model of Romani descent. Biography Jentina Chapman was born on 6 March 1984 in Woking, England to a Romani family that consisted of fourteen children. When she was one year old, her family moved to West Molesey, Surrey. She got her first recording contract at the age of nineteen whilst working in a computer shop. After an advertising campaign on television and features in various UK music magazines, (notably ''NME''), her debut single " Bad Ass Strippa" was released in the summer of 2004. The song was later parodied by the grime MC Lady Sovereign. Sampling the O'Jays song "For the Love of Money", it reached number 22 in the UK Singles Chart. Jentina's second single, " French Kisses" was co-written by Jentina along with Cathy Dennis and Greg Wells and was a more electro-hop/R&B-oriented song. The single was released in the autumn of 2004, entering the UK chart at number 20. Jentina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
