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Andy (given Name)
Andy, also spelled Andi, Andie or Andee, is predominantly a diminutive version of the male given name Andrew, and variants of it such as Andreas, Andres (name), Andrés, and Andrei. The form of the variation is based on the Scottish "-ie" diminutive ending. ''Andrew'' is derived from the Greek language, Greek name ''Andreas'', meaning "manlike" or "brave". Andy is also occasionally used as a diminutive for the female given name Andrea. As a masculine name, it can also be a variant of Anthony (especially Andon (name), Andon, Andoni (name), Andoni, Andonis, Andonios, Andoniaina & Andony). Andy can also be a feminine given name as an alternate form of Andrea. The Indian names Anand (name), Anand and Anindya are also sometimes shortened to Andy. In Indonesia, Andi is also a common first name, shortened from the word Adinda, used to address siblings respectfully, or from the Old Javanese word meaning "servant". It is also a Adi (title), title in South Sulawesi nobility (primarily Bugi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unisex
Unisex is an adjective indicating something is not sex-specific, i.e. is suitable for any type of sex. The term can also mean gender-blindness or gender neutrality. The term 'unisex' was coined in the 1960s and was used fairly informally. The combining prefix ''uni-'' is from Latin ''wikt:unus#Latin, unus'', meaning ''one'' or ''single''. However, 'unisex' seems to have been influenced by words such as ''united'' and ''universal'', in which ''uni-'' takes the related sense ''shared''. Unisex then means ''shared by sexes''. Examples Hairdresser, Hair stylists and beauty salons that serve all genders are often referred to as unisex. This is also typical of other services and products that traditionally separated by sex, such as clothing shops or beauty products had traditionally separated. Public toilets are commonly sex segregated, but if that is not the case, they are referred to as unisex public toilets. Unisex clothing includes garments like T-shirts; versions of other garments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony
Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the '' Antonii'', a '' gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. It has been among the top 100 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 100 male baby names between 1998 and 2018 in many countries including Canada, Australia, England, Ireland and Scotland. Equivalents include '' Antonio'' in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Maltese; ''Αντώνιος'' in Greek; ''António'' or ''Antônio'' in Portuguese; ''Antoni'' in Catalan, Polish, and Slovene; '' Anton'' in Dutch, Galician, German, Icelandic, Romanian, Russian, and Scandinavian languages; '' Antoine'' in French; '' Antal'' in Hungarian; and '' Antun'' or '' Ante'' in Croatian. The usual abbre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Bell (Welsh Musician)
Andrew Piran Bell (born 11 August 1970) is a Welsh musician. He is one of two vocalists and guitarists of the rock band Ride (band), Ride, and is the bassist of Oasis (band), Oasis from 1999 until their breakup in 2009 and since their reunion in 2024. Bell was also a member of Hurricane No. 1, Hurricane #1 as well as Beady Eye, an offshoot of Oasis, until their breakup in 2014. With Ride, Bell helped pioneer shoegaze, an alternative rock subgenre which reached its peak popularity in the early 1990s. Bell also wrote one song or more on each of Oasis' final three albums. Career Ride Bell formed Ride (band), Ride with Mark Gardener (guitarist), whom he met at Cheney School in Oxford and Laurence Colbert (drummer) and Steve Queralt (bassist), whom he met doing Foundation Studies in Art and Design at Banbury in 1988. While still at Banbury the band produced a tape demo including the tracks "Chelsea Girl" and "Drive Blind". In February 1989, Ride were asked to stand in for a ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adda Husted Andersen
Adda "Andy" Thyra Elise Louise Husted-Andersen (August 5, 1898 – September 13, 1990) was a Danish-born American Modernism, Modernist Jewellery, jeweler, silversmith, metalsmith, and educator. She was a co-founder and the president of the New York Society of Craftsmen (later called Artist-Craftsmen of New York) from 1941 to 1944. She was a master of working with enamel, silver and gold. She was active in New York City and Copenhagen. Biography Adda Husted-Andersen was born on August 5, 1898, in Trustrup, Lyngby, Denmark. Husted-Andersen studied at Copenhagen Technical College, under Thyra Vieth (1866–1938) and later at Badisch Kunstgewerbeschule (Baden Applied Arts and Crafts School) in Pforzheim, Germany. In Copenhagen she worked with A. Dragsted. She studied enameling with Jean Dunand. Husted-Andersen arrived in New York City in 1930, and worked with Georg Jensen enameling homewares. She Naturalization, naturalized in the United States in 1941. She had a jewelry studio on F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Allo
Andy Allo (born January 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress. She released her first of three albums in 2009, and joined Prince's band, The New Power Generation, in 2011. She had a recurring role in three episodes of the comedy-drama series '' The Game'' in 2011, followed by a number of other roles, including a supporting role in the 2017 film '' Pitch Perfect 3'' and the lead role of Nora in Amazon Prime's series ''Upload'' (2020). Early life and education Born in Bamenda, Northwest Region, Cameroon, Allo developed an interest in music at an early age; her mother taught her to play the piano at age seven. She also went to PNEU school Bamenda, Cameroon. She is the youngest of five siblings. Allo holds dual citizenship in the United States and Cameroon and moved with her sister Suzanne to Sacramento in 2000 at the age of eleven, joining three other siblings. Her Californian-born mother, Sue, was forced to move back after suffering chronic fatigue sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Adler
Andy Adler (born August 19, 1986) is a bilingual sportscaster, journalist, and television personality who serves as evening sports anchor at CBS 11 (KTVT) and co-host of the Dallas Cowboys Pre- and Post-game shows for CBS. Adler was previously at WPIX in New York and served as lead sports anchor and sports director, as well as host of the New York Yankees pre-game shows. She was previously a co-anchor of KNBC's Today in L.A., ''Today in LA'' weekend edition and co-host of the Los Angeles Lakers pre-game, halftime, and post-game shows on Spectrum SportsNet LA, Time Warner Cable SportsNet LA. Prior to that, she was a sports anchor for Fox in New York City, New York, WNYW. Adler is known as the first female sports director in a top market and the Emmy nominated interview segment, 'One on One with Andy Adler,' in collaboration with Sports Illustrated. Career Early work Immediately following graduation from Stanford University, Adler knew she wanted to be a journalist, but did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugis People
The Bugis people, also known as Buginese, are an Austronesian peoples, Austronesian ethnic groupthe most numerous of the three major linguistic and ethnic groups of South Sulawesi (the others being Makassar people, Makassarese and Toraja people, Torajan), in the south-western province of Sulawesi, third-largest island of Indonesia. The Bugis in 1605 converted to Islam from Animism. Although the majority of Bugis are Muslim, a small minority adhere to Christianity as well as a pre-Islamic indigenous belief called ''Tolotang''. The Bugis, whose population numbers around six million and constitutes less than 2.5% of the Demographics of Indonesia, Indonesian population, are influential in the politics in the country; and historically influential on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Lesser Sunda Islands and other parts of the Maritime Southeast Asia, archipelago where they have migrated en masse, starting in the late seventeenth century. The third President of Indonesia, presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Sulawesi
South Sulawesi () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province in the South Peninsula, Sulawesi, southern peninsula of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Selayar Islands archipelago to the south of Sulawesi is also part of the province. The capital and largest city is Makassar. The province is bordered by Central Sulawesi and West Sulawesi to the north, the Gulf of Bone and Southeast Sulawesi to the east, Makassar Strait to the west, and Flores Sea to the south. The 2010 census estimated the population as 8,032,551,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. which makes South Sulawesi the most populous province on the island (46% of the population of Sulawesi is in South Sulawesi), and the sixth most populous province in Indonesia. At the 2020 Census, this had risen to 9,073,509,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. and the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 9,463,390 (comprising 4,701,970 males and 4,761,410 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan Dalam A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adi (title)
''Adi'' (pronounced "''Ahndi''") is a title used by Fijians, Fijian women of chiefly rank, namely female members of chiefly clans. It is the equivalent of the ''Ratu'' title used by male chiefs. It is in general use throughout most of Fiji, although on Kadavu Island, ''Bulou'' is used instead. Notable chieftainesses * Ateca Ganilau * Finau Tabakaucoro * Kavu Iloilo * Kuini Speed * Lalaciwa * Laufitu Malani * Litia Cakobau * Litia Qionibaravi * Litiana Maopa * Losalini Raravuya Dovi * Samanunu Cakobau-Talakuli * Senimili Dyer * Serukeirewa See also * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Adi (Title) Fijian chiefesses, Fijian nobility Noble titles Noblewomen Women's social titles Noble titles of women History of women in Fiji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Javanese
Old Javanese or Kawi is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language and the oldest attested phase of the Javanese language. It was natively spoken in the central and eastern part of Java Island, what is now Central Java, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta and East Java Provinces, Indonesia. As a literary language, Kawi was used across Java and on the islands of Madura, Bali, and Lombok. History The oldest example written entirely in Ancient Javanese, called the Sukabumi inscription, is dated 25 March 804 AD. This inscription, located in the district of Kepung in the Kediri Regency of East Java, is a copy of the original, dated some 120 years earlier (only this copy has been preserved). Its contents concern the construction of a dam for an irrigation canal near the river Śrī Hariñjing (now shortened to Srinjing). This inscription is the last of its kind to be written using Pallava script; all consequent examples of Old Javanese are written using Kawi script. De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anand (name)
Anand () is a name as well as a surname of Indian Hindu origin, derived from the Sanskrit abstract noun आनन्द (''ānanda''), which means happiness or joy.. Anand surname people belong to the Khukhrain clan among Kshatriya caste. People with the surname Anand Engineers and scientists *B. K. Anand (1917–2007), Indian physiologist and pharmacologist *Nitya Anand (1925–2024), Indian medicinal chemist Sports * Roshan Lal Anand (1924–2024), Indian sports administrator * Amrik Anand (born 1947), Indian cricketer * Viswanathan Anand (born 1969), Indian chess player * Chetan Anand (badminton) (born 1980), Indian badminton player * Subramanian Anand (born 1986), Sri Lankan cricketer * Jagrit Anand (born 1989), Indian cricketer Entertainment * A. V. Anand (born 1936), Indian musician * Akshay Anand, Indian actor * Ambika Anand (born 1980), Indian television anchor and editor * Anand Raj Anand, Indian music director, composer, lyricist and playback singer * Anita Anand (journa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andoniaina
Andoniaina is a Malagasy given name. Notable people with that name include the following: * Andoniaina Andriamalala (born 1985), Malagasy footballer *Andoniaina Rakotondrazaka Andrianavalona, birthname of Ando Rakotondrazaka (born 1987), Malagasy footballer See also {{given name Malagasy names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
