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Amélie (given Name)
Amélie is a French language, French feminine given name, ultimately derived from the Germanic name Amalia (given name), Amalia. The variant form Amelie is used outside the Francophone world, sometimes by French people. People with the given name * Amélie Beaury-Saurel (1849–1924), French painter * Amelie Beese (1886–1925), German aviator * Amélie Belin, French painter and pastellist * Amélie Cocheteux (born 1978), former French professional tennis player * Amélie Coquet (born 1984), French football player * Amélie Cordeau (born 2005), French archer * Amélie d'Orléans (1865–1951), the eldest daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris * Amelie Delagrange (1982–2004), French murder victim * Amélie Diéterle (1871–1941), French actress and opera singer * Amélie Gex (1835–1883), Savoyard poet * Amélie Goudjo (born 1980), French handball player * Amélie Goulet-Nadon (born 1983), Canadian short track speed skater * Amélie Jakobovits (1928–2010), British char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalia (given Name)
Amalia is a female given name, derived from the Germanic root ''amal'', with meanings "vigorous, active, work", specifically the woman's name ''Amalberga''. Its popularity is attributed to the Belgian Saint Amalberga of Maubeuge. The origins of the name Amalia have often been associated with those of Emilia (given name), Emilia and Emily (given name), Emily, both of which in fact originate from the Roman naming conventions#Nomen, Latin nomen Aemilia (gens), Aemilia, or with Amalthea (mythology), Amalthea, which originated from the Greek name "tender goddess". In Greece, the name is celebrated on 10 July in honour of Saint Amalia. Amalia has several variants, including Amelia (given name), Amelia in English, Amélia in Spanish, Amélie (given name), Amélie in French, Amalie (given name), Amalie in German, Amálie in Czech, and Amalka, a diminutive form of the name used in Slavic languages. Notable people * Amalia Anglès y Mayer (1827–1859), Spanish soprano, guitarist * Amali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amélie Goulet-Nadon
Amélie Goulet-Nadon (born January 24, 1983, in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics. In 2002, she was a member of the Canadian relay team which won the bronze medal in the 3000 metre relay competition. Goulet-Nadon was considered one of Canada's rising superstars in short track until a problem arose with her motor problem, forcing her to abandon the 2006 Turin Olympics and eventually retire early at the age of 23. Her accomplishments include winning the overall 500m, 1000, and 1500m world cups in 2002-03 and finishing second overall in the season. As of 2009, Goulet-Nadon is a graduate in naturopathy who would like to help people incorporate sports and healthy living into their lifestyles. Goulet-Nadon resides in Montreal, Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelie Posse
Amelie Posse-Brázdová (11 February 1884, in Stockholm – 3 March 1957) was a Swedish author. She is also known for her work against nazism during World War II. Amelie Posse was the daughter of Count Fredrik Arvidsson Posse and Auda Gunhild Wennerberg. She was married from 1904 to 1912 to the criminal psychologist Andreas Bjerre, with whom she had a son, Sören Christer Bjerre (1905-1967), who was declared insane in 1921 but eventually in adulthood became a journalist. Following her 1912 divorce from Bjerre, she married in Rome the Czech artist Oskar (nicknamed Oki) Brázda (1887–1977) from 1915, and became the mother of Bohuslav (Slavo) (1916-1991; RAF pilot) and the artist Jan Brazda (1917-2012) with Brázda. During her second marriage, some fourteen years she lived in Rome, and in Alghero, Sardinia, where she and her husband Oki were forced into exile for about one year due to the fact that during the First World War Oki, born in Pardubice being of Bohemian origin, of Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amélie Plume
Amélie Plume (born 1943 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) is a Swiss writer. She won the Schiller Prize for her whole body of work in 1988. She also won the Pittard de l'Andelyn Prize om 1993 for ''Promenade avec Emile L''. Her work has been described as comedic and herself as "a rare female burlesque writer". Some of her books have been translated into German. Biography Plume was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland in 1943. Her father worked in German-speaking Switzerland and was often absent. She studied literature and ethnology at the Université de Neuchâtel. Plume travelled to Africa, Israel and New York City where she taught French. She began to write in 1981. Returning to Switzerland, Plume opened a creative workshop for painting after having learned in Paris. She later devoted herself to writing. She has written more than a dozen novels, and has been described as a "rare female burlesque writer": "Amélie Plume's work is entirely devoted to comedy and self-moc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amélie Perrin
Amélie Perrin (born 30 March 1980 in Dreux, Eure-et-Loir) is a female hammer thrower from France. Her personal best throw is 71.38 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Sotteville-lès-Rouen. Personal bests *Discus throw: 56.05 m – Salon-de-Provence Salon-de-Provence (, ; or , ), commonly known as Salon, is a commune located about northwest of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department (Metropolis of Aix-Marseille Provence), region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Southern France. It ..., 26 May 2002 *Hammer throw: 71.38 m – Sotteville-lès-Rouen, 2 July 2006 Achievements References External links * Tilastopaja biography* * * 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Dreux Athletes from Centre-Val de Loire French female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France World Athletics Championships athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amélie Nothomb
Baroness Fabienne Claire Nothomb (; born 13 August 1967''État présent de la noblesse belge'', éditions of 1979, 1995 and 2010. Her birth is announced in n° 87, aout 1967, p. 340 of the ''Bulletin de l'association de la noblesse du royaume de Belgique'', publication trimestrielle : Annonces de naissance : "''Baron et Baronne Patrick Nothomb : Fabienne, 13 août 1967''".), better known by her pen name Amélie Nothomb (), is a Belgian Francophone novelist. Part of her childhood was spent in Asia. A prolific author, since the publication of her first novel '' Hygiene and the Assassin'' in 1992, at the age of twenty-six, she has published a book a year. Her novels are among the top literary sales and have been translated into several languages. She is a Commander of the Order of the Crown and has had the title of Baroness bestowed upon her by King Philippe of Belgium. Her satirical novel about corporate life in Japan '' Fear and Trembling'' won the Grand Prix du roman de l'Acadé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Simone Mauresmo (; born 5 July 1979) is a French former professional tennis player, tennis coach, and tournament director. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 39 weeks. Mauresmo won 25 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including two majors, at the 2006 Australian Open and the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, as well as the 2005 WTA Tour Championships. She also won an Olympic silver medal in singles at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Mauresmo was known for her powerful one-handed backhand and strong net play. Mauresmo officially announced her retirement from professional tennis on 3 December 2009, ending a career of 15 years. The following year, she started her coaching career, covering both WTA and ATP players, including ATP world No. 1 Andy Murray. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2021, Mauresmo was named the director of the French Open. Early life Mauresmo was born in Sain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amélie Lundahl
Helga Amélie Lundahl (26 May 1850 – 20 August 1914) was a Finland, Finnish Painting, painter. Biography She was born in Oulu, the youngest of eleven children. Her mother died when she was three months old and her father, Abraham, a Town Representative (public prosecutor) died when she was eight. From 1860 to 1862, she attended the "Svenska Privatskolan" in Oulu. From 1872 to 1876 she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, with a brief stay at the School of Art and Design in Stockholm, which was made possible by a travel grant. Another travel grant enabled her to go to Paris, where she studied at the Académie Julian with Tony Robert-Fleury, among others, from 1877 to 1881. She stayed there for twelve years altogether, and Brittany became her favorite location for painting. After returning to Finland in 1889, she and Victor Westerholm helped to found the "Önningeby artists colony, Önningebykolonin", an art colony in the village of Önningeby in Åland. She di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amélie Linz
Amélie Linz (1824–1904) was a German author who wrote books for children and adults. Biography She was born at Bamberg. She married an officer of engineers and four years after his death (1870) settled in Munich. Her literary work, largely under the influence of Paul Heyse, published under the name Amélie Godin, includes the novels ''Eine Katastrophe'' (1862), ''Frauenliebe und Leben.. (1874), ''Gräfin Lenore'' (1882), Freudvoll und Leidvoll'' (1883), ''Fahre wohl'' (1886), ''Mutter und Sohn '' (1897), and ''Dora Reval'' (1901). She wrote collections of fairy tale A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, household tale, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful bei ...s, such as ''Märchen von einer Mutter erdacht'' (fourth edition, 1860), ''Slavische Märchen'' (1879), ''Polnische Volksmärchen'' (1880), ''Grosses Märchenbuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amélie Of Leuchtenberg
Amélie of Leuchtenberg (; ; 31 July 1812 – 26 January 1873) was List of Brazilian consorts, Empress of Brazil as the wife of Pedro I of Brazil. She was the granddaughter of Josephine de Beauharnais, Empress of the First French Empire, French. Her father, Eugène de Beauharnais, was the only son of Empress Josephine and her first husband Alexandre, Viscount of Beauharnais. He thus became a stepson of Napoleon Bonaparte when his mother married the future emperor. The mother of Empress Amélie was Princess Augusta of Bavaria, Princess Augusta, daughter of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Maximilian I, King of Kingdom of Bavaria, Bavaria. Family, childhood and youth Amélie was the fourth child of General Eugène de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg and his wife Princess Augusta of Bavaria. Her father was the son of Joséphine de Beauharnais and her first husband, Viscount Alexandre de Beauharnais. When Joséphine remarried, to Napoleon Bonaparte, Eugène was adopted by the latte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amélie Le Fur
''Amélie'' (, , ) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume Laurant, the film is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre. It tells the story of Amélie Poulain, played by Audrey Tautou, a shy and quirky waitress who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better while dealing with her own isolation. The film features an ensemble cast of supporting roles, including Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Lorella Cravotta, Serge Merlin, Jamel Debbouze, Claire Maurier, Clotilde Mollet, Isabelle Nanty, Dominique Pinon, Artus de Penguern, Yolande Moreau, Urbain Cancelier, and Maurice Bénichou. ''Amélie'' was released theatrically in France on 25 April 2001 by UGC-Fox Distribution and in Germany on 16 August 2001 by Prokino Filmverleih. The film received positive reviews, with praise for Tautou's performance, the cinematography, visuals, production design, sound design, edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amélie Lacoste
Amélie Lacoste (born December 17, 1988) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Skate Canada International bronze medallist and the 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Canadian national champion. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 7th at the 2010 and 2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Four Continents Championships. Career Lacoste won the novice national title in 2003 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, 2003 and the junior national title in 2005 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, 2005. She also competed on the Junior Grand Prix series. She finished 5th in her senior national debut at the 2006 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, 2006 Canadian Championships. She briefly tried pair skating in 2007. Lacoste won the bronze medal at the 2009 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, 2009 Canadian Championships. She was assigned to her first 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Four Continents Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
