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Gómez (frequently anglicization, anglicized as Gomez) is a common Spanish language, Spanish patronymic surname of Germanic origin meaning "son of Gome". The Portuguese language, Portuguese and Galician language, Old Galician version is Gomes, while the Catalan language, Catalan form is Gomis. The given name ''Gome'' is derived from the Visigoths, Visigothic word ''guma'', "man", with multiple Germanic cognates with the same meaning (Old English ''guma'', Middle English ''gome''/''gomo'', High Old German ''gomo'', Middle High German ''gome''), which are related to Latin ''homo'', "man".Duden, ''Das Herkunftswörterbuch: Etymologie der deutschen Sprache'' , Band 7, Duden Verlag 1989. p. 96. ''Bräutigam''. __NOTOC__ People Notable people with the surname include: A–E * Papu Gómez, Alejandro "Papu" Gómez (born 1988), Argentine footballer * Amaranta Gómez Regalado (born 1977), Mexican anthropologist * Ana Sofía Gómez (born 1995), Guatemalan artistic gymnast * Andrés Gómez ( ...
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Anglicization
Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language or culture; institutional, in which institutions are influenced by those of England or the United Kingdom; or linguistic, in which a non-English term or name is altered due to the cultural influence of the English language.Bridge, Carl, and Fedorowich, Kent. ''The British World: Diaspora, Culture, and Identity'', 2003, p. 89. "Beyond gaps in our information about who or what was affected by anglicisation is the matter of understanding the process more fully in terms of agency, periodisation, and extent and limitations." It can also refer to the influence of English soft power, which includes media, cuisine, popular culture, technology, business practices, laws and political systems. Anglicisation first occurred in the British Isles, when ...
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Miss Universe Philippines 2021
Miss Universe Philippines 2021 was the second Miss Universe Philippines pageant, held at the Henann Resort Convention Center in Alona Beach, Panglao, Bohol, Panglao, Bohol, on 30 September 2021. Originally scheduled to be held on 25 September 2021, the event was postponed to 30 September 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the sudden surge of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines. Rabiya Mateo of Iloilo City crowned Beatrice Gomez, Beatrice Luigi Gomez of Cebu City as Miss Universe Philippines 2021 at the end of the event. Gomez eventually represented the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2021 pageant in Eilat, Israel in December 2021 and finished as a finalist. Contestants from twenty-eight localities competed in this edition. The pageant was hosted by KC Montero. Filipino singers Sam Concepcion and Michael Pangilinan performed as musical guests. Background Location and date On 14 July 2021, the organization announced that the coronation for the Miss Universe Philip ...
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Ignacio Gómez
Ignacio Gómez (born c. 1962; also known as "Nacho") is a Colombian journalist known for his high-risk reporting on organized crime, corruption, and paramilitary groups. In 2000, he received the "Special Award for Human Rights Journalism Under Threat" Amnesty Media Award. In 2002, he was awarded the International Press Freedom Award of the Committee to Protect Journalists. Background Gómez began working at ''El Espectador'', a daily newspaper in Bogotá, at the age of 24. The paper's editor-in-chief at the time was Guillermo Cano, who was a hero of Gómez. On 17 December 1986, only a few weeks after Gómez's hiring, Cano was assassinated outside the ''El Espectadors office by a man with a submachine gun, apparently in retaliation for his reporting on Pablo Escobar and other drug lords. In the 1980s and 1990s, Colombia had the highest rate of murders of reporters in the world, and over the next fourteen years, ten more ''El Espectador'' reporters would be murdered. Gómez later ...
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Haydee Gómez Cascante
Haydee Gómez Cascante (6 July 1926 – 12 January 2024) was a Costa Rican obstetrician nurse and educator who worked in the Ministry of Public Health for 37 years. While there, she consulted for the World Health Organization, and became the regional field director for the International Confederation of Obstetricians. For several years she was an external professor of the maternal-child program at the School of Nursing at the University of Costa Rica. She was also the director of the Nursing School of Costa Rica. Throughout her career, she advocated for the availability of family planning options to improve the quality of life of women and their families and she was inducted into the country's Gallery of Women for her public health work. Biography Gómez was born in San José on 6 July 1926. She graduated at 19 from the School of Nursing of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Costa Rica on 17 December 1947 having specialized in obstetrics, thus qualifying as both an obst ...
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George Gomez
George Gomez is an industrial designer, video game designer, and pinball designer who has worked for Bally, Williams, and Stern Pinball, among other companies. He has designed or contributed to several notable games, including ''Tron'' (1982), ''NBA Fastbreak'' (1997''), and Monster Bash'' (1998). Biography Gomez received a degree in industrial design in the late 1970s, influenced by his interest in drawing an making things as a child. Gomez began his career in game design at Bally Midway in 1978. He worked on the team that created the ''Tron'' video game, and headed the team that created ''Spy Hunter''. In 1984, after the 1983 video game crash, he left Midway to invent toys at the consulting firm Marvin Glass & Associates. Gomez is the inventor of numerous toys, including Tonka's "Splash Darts" and Galoob's "Crash-N-Bash". After Glass, Gomez worked on projects through the contract manufacturer Grand products, including the Battletech Centers and several Sega, Jaleco and ...
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Francisco Javier Gómez Noya
Francisco Javier Gómez Noya (born 25 March 1983) is a Spanish triathlete. He is the winner of five ITU Triathlon World Championships, he holds three ITU Triathlon World Cup titles, and won the Silver medal for Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in men's triathlon. He has also won world titles for Ironman 70.3 and XTERRA Triathlon. Born to Spanish immigrants (both from Galicia) in Basel, Switzerland, he returned to Spain and now lives in Pontevedra, Galicia. Athletic career Gómez took up triathlon at the age of 15 after previously playing football and competing in swimming. However his career suffered a setback in 2000 when a routine medical test by the Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD) revealed an "abnormal heart valve", leading to a six-year battle between Gómez and the Spanish sporting authorities regarding his right to compete internationally. He initially won this right in November 2003, but he was not selected for the 2004 Summer Olympics and in 2005 the CSD banne ...
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Francis Gómez
Francis Gómez (born October 1, 1968) is a retired female judoka from Venezuela. She competed for her native South American country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where she lost in the semifinals of the Women's Half-Heavyweight (– 72 kg) division to France's Estha Essombe. Gómez claimed a total number of three medals during her career at the Pan American Games The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th .... References * 1968 births Living people Venezuelan female judoka Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Venezuela Judoka at the 1991 Pan American Games Judoka at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games silver medalists in judo Pan A ...
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Emmanuel Gómez
Emmanuel Gómez (born December 20, 1990, in Dippa Kunda) is a The Gambia, Gambian Association football, footballer. He formerly played Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. Career Professional Gómez began his professional career with Samger Football Club, Samger of the Gambian Championnat National D1, where he is considered to be one of the top young centre backs in his nation. His appearances with the Gambian Under-20 national team sparked interest among many Major League Soccer clubs. In early 2009, Gómez signed with Toronto FC along with fellow countrymen Amadou Sanyang. He made his debut for Toronto on 6 June 2009, in a game against Los Angeles Galaxy. Gomez in his second season with Toronto failed to make any appearances with the club due to knee injury that he picked up during the pre-season training. Gomez was released by Toronto FC on March 1, 2011. Afterwards, he returned to Samger FC. He has since made a full recovery from his injury and has played over 80 senior matc ...
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Eleazar Gómez
José Eleazar Gómez Sánchez (; better known as Eleazar Gómez born May 29, 1986, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor. He is noted for his performance in Mexican telenovelas. Gómez is the brother of actress Zoraida Gómez, Alizair Gomez and actor Jairo Gómez. He is a member of the Mexican pop band Eme 15. Personal life On November 6, 2020, Gómez was arrested and accused of domestic violence Domestic violence is violence that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes r .... As a consequence of this arrest, he was dropped by his talent agency and his character in '' La mexicana y el güero'' was recast, with Ferdinando Valencia replacing him. Gómez was freed on March 26, 2021, after he pleaded guilty of domestic violence charges and was fined with 420,000 pesos and a three-year parole period. Filmo ...
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Chief Gómez
Mescalero or Mescalero Apache () is an Apache tribe of Southern Athabaskan languages, Southern Athabaskan–speaking Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans. The tribe is federally recognized as the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Apache Reservation, located in south-central New Mexico. In the 19th century, the Mescalero opened their reservation to other Apache tribes, such as the Mimbreno (Chíhéńde, Warm Springs Apaches) and the Chiricahua (Shá’i’áńde or Chidikáágu). Some Lipan Apache people, Lipan Apache (Tú’édįnéńde and Túntsańde) also joined the reservation. Their descendants are enrolled in the Mescalero Apache Tribe. Reservation Originally established on May 27, 1873, by executive order of President Ulysses S. Grant, the reservation was first located near Fort Stanton (Zhúuníidu). The present reservation was established in 1883. It has a land area of 1,862.463 km2 (719.101 sq mi), almost entirely in Otero County, New M ...
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Carlos Gómez
Carlos Argelis Gómez Peña, nicknamed Go-Go, (; born December 4, 1985) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays. Gómez is a two-time MLB All-Star and a Gold Glove Award winner. Professional career Minor leagues At just 16 years of age, Gómez signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent on July 27, 2002. Along with Fernando Martínez, Gómez was considered a five-tool prospect and one of their top outfield prospects. While they were teammates, Mets shortstop José Reyes, who led the National League in stolen bases and triples for multiple seasons, said that Gómez was faster than he was. In fact, Gómez routinely would beat him in foot races during spring training. In 2006, Gómez played for the Double-A Binghamton Mets of the Eastern League and was the co-winner of the Sterling Award. He finished second in the league with ...
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Camilo R
Camilo is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Camilo (footballer, born 9 March 1986), Fernando Camilo Farias, Brazilian football midfielder * Camilo (footballer, born 22 March 1986), Camilo de Sousa Vieira, Brazilian football goalkeeper * Camilo (footballer, born 1999), Camilo Reijers de Oliveira, Brazilian football midfielder * Camilo Albornoz (born 2000), Argentine footballer * Camilo Arenivar (born 1967), American ordained minister for LGBT couples * Camilo Ayala (born 1986), Colombian footballer * Camilo Ballesteros (born 1987), Chilean communist politician * Camilo Becerra (born 1980), Colombian freestyle swimer * Camilo Benítez (born 1999), Ecuadorian footballer * Camilo Bonilla (born 1971), Honduran footballer * Camilo Capiberibe (born 1972), Brazilian politician * Camilo Carrillo (1844–1898), Peruvian naval captain * Camilo Cascolan (born 1964), Filipino law enforcement officer * Camilo Castelo Branco (1825–189 ...
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