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Carleen (given Name)
Carleen is a female given name, a variant form of Caroline (given name), Caroline or Carolyn, and may also refer to one of the following Given name * Carleen Anderson (born 1957), American singer *Carleen Bright, former mayor of Woodway, Texas, for whom the Carleen Bright Arboretum is named *Carleen Goodridge of the Brigitte Harris case * Carleen Hutchins (1911 – 2009), American violin maker Middle name *Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett, full name of Tiffeny Milbrett (born 1972), American soccer player *Andrea Carleen Harrison, full name of Andrea Harrison (born 1963), American politician See also *Carlee *Karleen {{authority control Given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline (given Name)
Caroline is a feminine given name, originally a French language, French feminine form of the masculine name Charles. It has been in common use in the Anglosphere since the 1600s. The name was first used among upper class English families in honor of Charles I of England and his son Charles II of England. Common nicknames and variations include Callie, Cara (given name), Cara, Carol (given name), Carol, Carole, Carolina (name), Carolina, Carolyn, Carly, Carrie (name), Carrie, and Caz. Usage Caroline was well-used in France throughout the 20th century and the early 21st century. It was among the top 100 names for French girls between 1900 and 1907 and again from 1958 to 2002. It has since declined in use in French-speaking countries. In Belgium, Caroline was also among the top 100 names for girls in the 1990s and early 2000s. In Scotland, Caroline was among the top 100 names for Scottish girls between 1935 and 1993, and was most popular from the 1950s to the 1970s. In England an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn
Carolyn is a female given name, a variant of Caroline. Other spellings include Carolin, Karolyn, Carolyne, Carolynn or Carolynne. Caroline itself is one of the feminine forms of Charles. List of notable people * Carolyn Bennett (born 1950), Canadian politician * Carolyn Bertozzi (born 1966), American chemist and Nobel laureate * Carolyn Bertram (born 1976), Canadian politician *Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy (1966–1999), wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr. * Carolyn Beug (1952–2001), American filmmaker * Carolyn Bolivar-Getson (born 1964), Canadian politician * Carolyn Brown (choreographer) (born 1927), American dancer, choreographer, and writer * Carolyn Brown (newsreader), English newsreader *Carolyn Cassady (1923–2013), American writer and wife of Neal Cassady * Carolyn Caton, American politician from Missouri * C. J. Cherryh (Carolyn Janice Cherryh; born 1942), American science fiction and fantasy writer * Carolyn Chiechi (born 1943), judge of the United States Tax Court *Caro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carleen Anderson
Carleen Cassandra Anderson (born May 10, 1957) is an American musician. She was the vocalist, composer, and musician for the Young Disciples and is known for her numerous, varied collaborations. Her solo career began in 1992. She is credited with composing and writing futuristic Operas. By the time Anderson was three years old, she was singing solos in front of the congregation. By the age of seven, she was playing piano by ear, directing the church choir and writing songs every week for the choir to sing before her grandfather delivered his Sunday sermons. Anderson’s vocal skills were influenced by her paternal aunt, Betty Faye Anderson, a Juilliard scholar, Gospel singer and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s first soprano soloist. Education After a brief marriage that resulted in the 1979 birth of her son, Bobby Anderson, Carleen Anderson lived as a divorced single mother in Los Angeles. She received several scholarships to study classical and jazz music performance, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carleen Bright Arboretum
Woodway is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,383 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Originally founded in 1865 by Confederate veteran Burl Kendrick, Woodway was named by a committee of citizens in the early 1950s. Following the Supreme Court decisions Brown v. Board of Education and Brown II, the city of Waco mounted an attempt to desegregate the public school system. In response to the integration attempts, residents incorporated on June 20, 1955, under the name "Woodway," a portmanteau of the area's existing place names, Woodland West and the Village of Midway. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17.1 km), all land. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,383 people, 3,177 households, and 2,602 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 8,733 people, 3,382 househo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigitte Harris Case
Brigitte Harris (born June 6, 1981) is an American woman from Queens, New York, who was convicted of manslaughter in the killing and castration of her father, Eric Goodridge, in her Rockaway apartment. Both Harris and her sister, Carleen Goodridge, claimed to have been raped and sexually abused by their father since childhood. Due to her abuse allegations, Brigitte received an outpouring of support from public figures including U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and state senators Diane Savino and Eric Adams. Harris was sentenced to five to fifteen years in prison, but was released after serving three years. Early life Brigitte Harris was born on June 6, 1981, in Staten Island, New York, to Liberian immigrant parents. She lived in an apartment in Park Hill with her mother until age 2, at which point she was abandoned by her mother and subsequently moved in with her father, Eric Goodridge, in Bay Shore, Long Island. When her father later moved back to his home country, Brigitte moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carleen Hutchins
Carleen Maley Hutchins (May 24, 1911 – August 7, 2009) was an American high school science teacher, violin-maker and researcher, best known for her creation, in the 1950s/60s, of a family of eight proportionally sized violins now known as the violin octet (e.g., the vertical viola) and for a considerable body of research into the acoustics of violins. She was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and worked at her home in Montclair, New Jersey. Early life and education Carleen Hutchins spent her childhood in New Jersey exploring the outdoors and her interests in entomology and woodworking; she was an active participant in her local Girl Scouts of the USA troop. In 6th grade, she took shop class instead of home economics and further developed her interest in wood-working during the 1920s. When she was 8 years old Hutchins learned to play the bugle and in high school she played trumpet in the band and the orchestra. She pursued her interest in entomology by obtaining a B.A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violin
The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino piccolo and the pochette (musical instrument), pochette, but these are virtually unused. Most violins have a hollow wooden body, and commonly have four strings (music), strings (sometimes five-string violin, five), usually tuned in perfect fifths with notes G3, D4, A4, E5, and are most commonly played by drawing a bow (music), bow across the strings. The violin can also be played by plucking the strings with the fingers (pizzicato) and, in specialized cases, by striking the strings with the wooden side of the bow (col legno). Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres. They are most prominent in the Western classical music, Western classical tradition, both in ensembles (from chamber music to orchestras) and as solo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffeny Milbrett
Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett (born October 23, 1972) is an American former professional soccer forward who was a longtime member of the United States women's national team. In May 2018 the National Soccer Hall of Fame announced Milbrett will be enshrined in the Hall. A native of Oregon, she starred at the University of Portland where she scored a then school record 103 goals during her career. She won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 in Atlanta and a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. She also played in three World Cups, winning in 1999. She is in the top five all-time in the United States national soccer team in three offensive categories. Early life Milbrett was born in Portland, Oregon, on October 23, 1972. She started her soccer career playing for the Hillsboro Soccer Club in Hillsboro, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area. Milbrett grew up in Hillsboro, attending W. Verne McKinney Elementary School in the northwest part of the city. She attended Hillsboro High S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Harrison
Andrea Fletcher Harrison (; born September 20, 1963) is an American politician. She currently serves in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland Legislative District 24, district 24 in Prince George's County, Maryland. She previously served on the Prince George's County Council, representing district 5. Early life and education Andrea Carleen Fletcher was born in Washington, D.C., on September 20, 1963, to father James C. Fletcher. She received an Associate in Arts in micro computer systems from Prince George's Community College in 1992. She then received a Bachelor of Arts degree in public policy from Bowie State University in 2002. Career Before getting into politics in 2002, Harrison was active with the Ardmore Springdale Civic Association, serving as its president, vice president, and secretary from 1994 to 2007. After the death of Gwendolyn T. Britt on January 12, 2008, Prince George's County, Maryland, Prince George's County councilmember David C. Harrington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlee
Carlee is the feminine form of Carl or Charles and is derived from the Old English word “ceorl,” meaning “free man.” Given name * Carlee Beattie (born 1982), Australian Paralympic athlete * Carlee Campbell (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player * Carlee Hoffman (born 1986), American wheelchair basketball player * Carlee Taylor (born 1989), Australian cyclist See also * Carl Lee (other) *Carle, surnames *Carle (given name) *Carleen (given name) * Carlen (surname) *Carlene (name) *Carles (other) *Carley (name) * Caylee *Karlee Karlee is an English feminine given name that is a feminine form of Carl and an alternate form of Carla. Notable people known by this name include the following: Given name * Karlee Bispo (born 1990), American competition swimmer * Karlee Burges ... {{given name Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karleen
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Karleen is a feminine given name. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: Given name * Karleen Bradford (born 1936), Canadian author *Karleen Koen, American novelist * Karleen Pendleton Jiménez (born 1971), American writer * Karleen Thompson (born 1968), American basketball coach See also * Carleen (given name) *Karlee *Karlene Karlene is an English language, English feminine given name that is a feminine form of Carl (name), Carl and an alternate form of Carla. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: Given name *Karlene Davis (born 1946), British m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
