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Flo (name)
Flo is a name which it is often used of a short form (hypocorism) of Florence (given name), Florence. It may refer to: Given name or nickname * Flo Ankah, French actress, singer, and filmmaker * Flo Bojaj (born 1996), Kosovo Albanian footballer * Flo Cluff (1902–1990), Australian trade unionist * Flo Gennaro (born 1991), Argentine fashion model * Flo Hyman (1954–1986), American volleyball player * Flo McGarrell (1974–2010), American artist * Flo Milli (born 2000), American rapper * Flo Morrissey (born 1994), English singer-songwriter * Flo Mounier (born 1974), Canadian drummer * Flo Perkins (born 1951), American glass artist * Flo Rida (born 1979), American rapper * Flo Sandon's (1924–2006), Italian singer * Flo Steinberg (1939–2017), American comic book publisher * Flo Thamba (born 1999), Congolese basketball player * Flo V. Schwarz, German musician * Flo Whyard (1917–2012), Canadian politician * Flo Wilson (born 1963), English actress * Flo Ziegfeld (1867–1932), Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. Origins and usage Etymologically, the term ''hypocorism'' is from Ancient Greek (), from (), meaning 'to call by endearing names'. The prefix refers in this case to creating a diminutive, something that is smaller in a tender or affectionate sense; the root originates in the Greek for 'to caress' or 'to treat with tokens of affection', and is related to the words () 'boy, youth' and () 'girl, young woman'. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the Morphology (linguistics), morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often clipping (morphology), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flo V
Flo or FLO may refer to: People *Flo (name), a list of people with the name Flo * Flo, nickname of LB1, a ''Homo floresiensis'' fossil Places * Flo, Norway, a village near Stryn, Vestland * Flo, Sweden, a historic parish near Grästorp, Västergötland * Flo, Texas, an unincorporated community in Leon County, Texas, United States Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Flo'' (TV series), an American TV sitcom * FLO TV, an American mobile television service Fictional characters * Flo (Progressive Insurance), in commercials for the American insurance company Progressive * Florence Jean Castleberry, or Flo, first introduced in the 1974 film ''Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' * Flo, title character of the comic strip '' Flo & Friends'' * Flo, a humbug damselfish from the ''Finding Nemo'' franchise * Flo (''Cars''), a character from the ''Cars'' franchise * Flo, a character from the video game'' Diner Dash'' and its franchise. * The Flo, companions of Tina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tore André Flo
Tore André Flo (born 15 June 1973) is a Norwegian professional football coach and a former striker who previously was the manager of 1. divisjon club Sogndal. He was capped 76 times, scoring 23 goals for Norway, and represented his country in 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000, and scored Norway's first goal when Norway won 2–1 against Brazil and advanced to the second round of the 1998 World Cup. During his professional career, he played for Sogndal, Tromsø and Brann in Tippeligaen, before he moved abroad and played for Chelsea. After a successful spell with the English club, he was sold to Rangers for £12 million and became the most expensive Norwegian player. Flo later had spells at Sunderland, Siena, Vålerenga and Leeds United before he announced his retirement in March 2008. He later made two comebacks; for Milton Keynes Dons in November 2008 and the Norwegian club Sogndal in March 2011. In August 2012 he announced his retirement for the third ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasmus Flo
Rasmus Flo (29 September 1851 – 30 November 1905i) was a Norwegian teacher, philologist, magazine editor, and translator. He was a noted proponent of the use of the Nynorsk language. Biography Rasmus Flo was born in Stryn near the northern border of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. He was a farmer's son from the small village of Flo, in the traditional district of Nordfjord. At the age of 20, he ventured from his home to go to Stord in Hordaland. He worked as a substitute teacher while studying for the "atrium examen," an entrance exam for studying liberal arts at university in Norway. He took the test in 1873 and earned a degree in philology from the University of Oslo in 1881. From 1878 to 1885 he was a teacher at the town of Kongsvinger. Later he was an intern at the graduate school in Tromsø before spending two more years teaching in the Valdres municipal schools. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per-Egil Flo
Per-Egil Hough Flo (born 18 January 1989) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Sogndal. He is the nephew of Håvard Flo and cousin-nephew of Jostein Flo, Jarle Flo and Tore André Flo. Career Club After progressing through Sogndal's youth team, Flo went on to play for the first team in the 2006 season, before he joined Molde in July 2013. On 29 December 2016, Molde announced that Flo had left the club to sign a 2.5-year contract with Slavia Prague. On 17 July 2018, Flo signed for the Swiss club Lausanne-Sport. Career statistics Club International ''Statistics accurate as of match played 13 June 2017'' Honours ;Sogndal * Adeccoligaen (1): 2010 ;Molde * Tippeligaen (1): 2014 * Norwegian Cup (2): 2013, 2014 ;Slavia Prague * HET liga (1): 2016–17 * MOL Cup (1): 2017–18 ;Lausanne-Sport * Swiss Challenge League The Challenge League (known as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest tier of the Swiss football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jostein Flo
Jostein Flo (born 3 October 1964) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a forward. Usually a centre-forward or striker, he was known for his physical playing style and aerial dominance, and was also capable of playing on the right flank. He is Sports Director in Strømsgodset. Career At club level, Flo usually played as a centre-forward. For the Norway national team, he also acted as a target man, but instead played right winger, and was instrumental for the tactics applied by former Norway coach Egil Olsen. Playing a characteristic 4–5–1 formation, the left back would often hit long crosses to Flo, who in turn would head the ball to either one of the central midfielders or to the striker. This was known as the Flo Pass. He played for Stryn, Sogndal, Molde, Lierse, Sheffield United and Strømsgodset He was capped 53 times, and scored 11 goals for the Norway national team and was part of his country's squads at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups. Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helge Flo
Helge Flo (born December 17, 1966) is a visually impaired Norwegian cross-country skier competing at the 1998, 2002, 2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ... and 2010 Winter Paralympics. References 1966 births Living people Norwegian male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing Paralympic silver medalists for Norway Paralympic bronze medalists for Norway Paralympic cross-country skiers for Norway Paralympic gold medalists for Norway Medalists at the 1998 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Håvard Flo
Håvard Flo (born 4 April 1970) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for Stryn and Sogndal, before he left Norway in 1994 and played for AGF, SV Werder Bremen and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He returned to Sogndal in 2001. He made a comeback for Sogndal in 2010. Career Flo was born in Flo, Stryn. His most successful spell was in AGF, where he won the Danish Cup in 1996. The same year AGF finished second in the League – behind eventual champions Brøndby. AGF also won a bronze medal in the "Flo-era". Flo is still remembered in Aarhus as one of the best AGF players ever. In 2008, when Flo first announced his retirement, he returned to Aarhus for a final tribute in the half time break. He was a member of the Norwegian squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in which he also scored in the tie against Scotland, and is a cousin of fellow footballers Jostein Flo, Tore André Flo and Jarle Flo. Håvard Flo's nephew Per Egil Flo also plays for Sogn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asbjørn Blokkum Flø
Asbjørn Blokkum Flø (born 6 May 1973 in Volda Municipality) is a Norwegian composer, musician and sound artist. He studied composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo with Lasse Thoresen, Asbjørn Schaathun and Ivar Frounberg. He writes chamber music and electronic music as well as working with sound installations such as the work ''Norway Remixed'' (2002), described as a "collaborative musical composition". In 1999 he won the competition ''Traditional expressions and new technologies'', initiated by the Norwegian Cultural Council, with the installation ''The Leap''. Flø represented Norway in the competition Ars Acustica in 2003 and the Prix Italia in 2005. In 2008 he wrote ''Karlheinz Stockhausen – A pioneer in Utopia'', the first Norwegian text collection about the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen Karlheinz Stockhausen (; 22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903) was an American landscape architect, journalist, Social criticism, social critic, and public administrator. He is considered to be the father of landscape architecture in the United States. Olmsted was famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with his partner Calvert Vaux. Olmsted and Vaux's first project was Central Park in New York City, which led to many other urban park designs. These included Prospect Park (Brooklyn), Prospect Park in Brooklyn; Cadwalader Park in Trenton, New Jersey; and Forest Park (Portland, Oregon), Forest Park in Portland, Oregon. In 1883, Olmsted established the preeminent landscape architecture and planning consultancy of the late 19th-century United States, which was carried on and expanded by his sons, Frederick Jr. and John C., under the name Olmsted Brothers. Other projects that Olmsted was involved in include the country's first and oldest coordinated system of public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florentino Fernández (actor)
Florentino José Fernández Román (born 9 November 1972 in Madrid), better known as Florentino Fernández or, simply, Flo, is a Spanish actor, comedian, TV host and showman. He worked as a security guard before taking part in TV shows like '' Esta noche cruzamos el Mississippi'' or '' La sonrisa del pelícano'' with Pepe Navarro, where he impersonated Chiquito de la Calzada and created new characters based on this Spanish comedian such as Lucas Grijánder or Krispín Klander. He went on working in TV programs like '' El informal'' as a conductor; '' 7 vidas'', as an actor; or '' El club de la comedia'', as a monologist. He dubbed Mike Myers to Spanish in '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' and ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' and he performed in the theatre show " 5hombres.com" as a monologist. As an actor, he made his first appearances in films like '' El oro de Moscú'' or '' Una de zombis'', he made some cameos in films like ''Torrente 2'' and '' Torrente 3'' and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Volman
Mark Randall Volman (born April 19, 1947) is an American vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the 1960s rock band The Turtles, and, along with his bandmate and friend Howard Kaylan, a member of the 1970s rock duo Flo & Eddie, where he used the pseudonym Flo (short for The Phlorescent Leech). Volman also became a stand-out figure upon joining Frank Zappa's band, The Mothers of Invention. Early life Volman was born in Los Angeles, California, on April 19, 1947 to a Jewish father and a Catholic mother. He grew up in Westchester, a suburb of Los Angeles, where he performed in the proto- Turtles band The Crossfires and graduated from Westchester High School in 1965. Career Music and film Volman and Howard Kaylan were founding members of the Turtles, a popular band of the late 1960s. In December 1968, ''NME'' magazine reported that Volman had insured his distinctive frizzy hair for US$100,000 against fire, theft or loss due to illness. As their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
