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D'arcy (name)
D'arcy (or variant forms Darcy, Darci, Darcie, or Darcey), French for "From Arcy" is a surname from the village of Bois d'Arcy in Yvelines, near Paris. Becoming very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England, while more popular as a surname, it does have some popularity as a given name. Derived given names include girls names like ''Darcene''. The surname is also applied as an anglicization for the Gaelic surname Ó Dorchaidhe. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Antoine d'Arcy, (died 1517), French soldier, sieur de la Bastie * Charles d'Arcy (1859–1938), Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh * Emma D'Arcy (born 1992), British actor * Gordon D'Arcy (1980), Irish rugby union player * Hugues d'Arcy (died 1352), Archbishop of Reims (1351–1352) * James D'Arcy (born 1975), British actor * Jim D'Arcy (born 1954), Irish politician * Jim D'Arcy (socialist) (1919–2001), British socialist * John Michael D'Arcy (1932–2013), American Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to name change, change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John P
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Arcy Corrigan
D'Arcy Corrigan (2 January 1870 – 25 December 1945) was an Irish lawyer who became an American film character actor. Life and career D'Arcy Corrigan was born in County Cork, playing over 50 film roles from 1925–1945. His early career included a stint as private secretary for a member of Parliament and as a stock company leading man. Corrigan had a distinguished appearance with his wrinkled, gaunt face; his roles typically were very brief but memorable. Corrigan was memorable as the odd morgue-keeper in Bela Lugosi's '' Murders in the Rue Morgue'' (1932) and as a blind man in '' The Informer'' (1935) by John Ford. He portrayed the ominously silent, darkly shrouded Spirit of Christmas Future in the popular 1938 MGM film ''A Christmas Carol''. Most of his later roles were mostly small and uncredited, such as Cary Grant's superior Professor LaTouche in the first scene of ''Bringing Up Baby''. Last years and death Corrigan retired from acting widely in 1940 (except for one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Arcy Carden
D'Arcy Beth Carden (born Darcy Beth Erokan; January 4, 1980) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for portraying Janet in the NBC sitcom ''The Good Place'' (2016–2020), for which she earned a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and Greta Gill in the Prime series ''A League of Their Own'' (2022). She also played Gemma in ''Broad City'' (2014–2019) and Natalie Greer in the HBO dark comedy series '' Barry'' (2018–2023). Carden began her career performing improvisational comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She went on to make appearances in several television series, including '' Inside Amy Schumer'' (2015), '' Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' (2016), and ''Veep'' (2017). She has also acted in films such as '' Other People'' (2016), ''Let It Snow'' (2019), and '' Bombshell'' (2019). She made her Broadway debut in '' The Thanksgiving Play'' (2023). Early life Carden was born Darcy Beth Erokan in Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Arcy Broderick
D'Arcy Broderick is a Newfoundland musician who plays fiddle, guitar, mandola, banjo, accordion and mandolin. He is best known as a former member of the popular Irish-Newfoundland bands The Irish Descendants and The Fables. He is currently performing around Newfoundland with the band Middle Tickle. Alongside of him in the band are: William Broderick (Drums), Glenn Hiscock (Mandolin, Fiddle, Vocals), Paul Hiscock (Bass, vocals) and the only remaining original band member Ron Kelly (Guitar, vocals). Glen Hiscock and William Broderick are occasionally absent from the weekly show Middle Tickle plays at Shamrock City Pub. Broderick was one of the owners oShamrock City Pub located in Downtown St. John's, Newfoundland. He left Shamrock City in 2017 and opened a new and traditional Irish pub named Broderick's Pub, situated at 201 Water Street in St. John's, in January 2020. Early life Broderick, born in Bay de Verde, Newfoundland, Canada, the youngest son of Mary (Noonan) and Kevin Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Arcy Boulton (heraldist)
D'Arcy Jonathan Dacre Boulton (born 1946) is a Canadian medieval historian, and heraldic author and artist. He is descendant of Boulton family of Toronto. Education and career Having obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Trinity College (1969) and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Boulton completed a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford, studying at St. John's College, in 1976 and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1978. He taught at Davidson College and Harvard University before becoming a faculty member at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana where he retired as emeritus professor of history and medieval studies in 2015. Boulton is a member of the Académie Internationale d'Héraldique. In 1993, he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada, and he served as the registrar (1998–2022) and vice-dean (2004–22) of the society's College of Fellows. Since 2008, he has edited ''Alta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Arcy Baker
D'Arcy Richard Baker (1877-1932) was a British businessman and racing driver. Baker was the managing director of Fiat in the UK. In the early 1900s, he extensively renovated Hedsor House, a mansion he owned in Hedsor, Buckinghamshire. However, the expense led to his bankruptcy, and upon his death, his estate passed to his bankers, and then to the Shepherd family in 1934. In 1908, at Brooklands, Frank Newton drove a 90hp Napier motor car for its Australian owner Selwyn Edge, who had a £500 bet with Baker that his car could go faster than Felice Nazzaro's Fiat. Unfortunately, the Napier suffered from mechanical trouble. In 1911, at the age of 33, he was living at 18 Clarges Street, Mayfair, single, with two servants, and had one visitor, a Royal Navy officer, Oscar Valentin de Satge, the son of Oscar de Satge. He died in 1932 in the Wycombe district of Buckinghamshire, and his obituary was published on 15 March 1932 in the Gloucestershire Echo ''Gloucestershire Echo'' is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Knox D'Arcy
William Knox D'Arcy (11 October 18491 May 1917) was a British-Australian businessman who was one of the principal founders of the Energy in Iran, oil and petrochemical industry in Persia (Iran). The D’Arcy Concession was signed in 1901 and allowed D'Arcy to explore, obtain, and market oil, natural gas, asphalt, and ozokerite in Persia. Early life He was born in Newton Abbot, Devon, England and was the son of a solicitor. He attended Westminster School until 1866, when the family emigrated to Australia following his father's bankruptcy, settling in Rockhampton, Queensland. D'Arcy continued his studies and chose to follow law, later joining his father's business. He did well and began to speculate, initially in land. He married Elena Birkbeck of Rockhampton at St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta on 23 October 1872. Elena was born in Mexico in 1840, the only daughter of Damiana de Barre Valdez and Samuel Birkbeck, a mining engineer from Illinois in the United States, who was in Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony D'Arcy
Tony D'Arcy was an Irish Republican militant and activist. He was a senior leader in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died (16 April 1940) as a result of a 52-day Hunger-strike at the age of 32. Background, roles in the IRA and arrest D'Arcy was from north Galway and became a member of the IRA during the 1930s. Tonys cousin Louis Darcy, was Commandant of North Galway Brigade IRA during the Irish War of Independence and was killed by British forces in March 1921 at the age of 23. In 1938 the IRA's Chief of Staff Seán Russell appointed IRA Volunteer Tony D’Arcy to the IRAs Army Council and the Officer Commanding (O/C) of the IRAs Western Command. By 1938 D'Arcy had already become a key target for the Irish police Special Branch. In 1939 he was assigned to the IRA's Headquarters staff. D'Arcy and the younger members of the Headquarters – Michael Traynor and Jack McNeela proposed the launching of raids from the Free State across the border into Northern Ireland. This pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry D'Arcy
Terrence O. "Terry" D'Arcy is an American politician who is currently the mayor of Joliet, Illinois. D'Arcy has served as mayor since 2023. Career Business career D'Arcy is the president of D'Arcy Automobiles, an automotive dealership that serves Joliet and Morris, Illinois. In 2012, D'Arcy was appointed to serve on the Illinois Tollway Board, which he served on until 2016. Political career In 2022, D'Arcy announced that he would run for mayor of Joliet. D'Arcy was supported for the office by the Republican Party in the nonpartisan mayoral race against incumbent Bob O'Dekirk, a conservative who had the support various labor unions. D'Arcy's listed campaign goals as mayor were to improve the quality of life, the allocation and cleanliness of resources, and the public image of Joliet. D'Arcy was declared the winner of the mayoral election on April 4, 2023, garnering 61% of the vote, beating incumbent mayor Bob O'Dekirk who had 30% and Tycee Bell who had 9%. On May 1, D'Arcy was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah D'Arcy
Sarah D'Arcy (born 22 August 1991) is an Australian rules footballer with the Richmond Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). Previously, she played four seasons at including in the club's inaugural team. Early life and state football D'Arcy is originally from Healesville and was introduced to football via her local Auskick program. She switched to soccer before returning to play football with the under-14 boys at Healesville Football Club. After two games she was playing with Yarra Valley Cougars in the senior women's division. Four years after joining the Cougars, D'Arcy joined the Eastern Devils in the VFLW. During her time at the Eastern Devils, she played for both and in exhibition matches. Western Bulldogs chose her with pick No. 34 for the 2013 exhibition match. In the 2016 season, D'Arcy kicked 30 goals for the Eastern Devils. AFL Women's career Ahead of the 2017 season, Collingwood player Emma King said she thinks D'Arcy will be a star, despite n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
