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Jody (given Name)
Jody is a unisex given name. For men, it is sometimes a short form (hypocorism) for Joseph and other names. Notable people with the given name include: Men * Jody Azzouni (born 1954), American philosopher, short fiction writer and poet * Jody Byrne (footballer) (born 1963), Irish retired footballer *Jody Campbell (born 1960), American former water polo player *Jody Carr (born 1975), Canadian politician * Jody Cortez (born 1960), American drummer * Jody Craddock (born 1975), English footballer *Jody Cundy (born 1978), English cyclist and former swimmer * Jody Davis (baseball) (born 1952), American Major League Baseball catcher * Jody Dean (born 1959), American journalist and author * Jody Dobrowski (1981-2005), English murder victim *Jody Fleisch (born 1980), English professional wrestler * Jody Fortson (born 1997), American football player * Jody Gage (born 1959), Canadian hockey player and general manager * Jody Gerut (born 1977), American former Major League Baseball player * Jody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', 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'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the 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 clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with ''-y/-ie'' (phonologically /i/). Sometimes the suffix ''-o'' is included as well as other forms or templates. Hypocoristics are often affective in meaning and are particularly common in Australian English, but can be used for various purposes in different semantic fields, including personal names, place names and nouns. Hypocorisms are usually considered distinct from diminutive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Harris
Jody Harris is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer who was born in Kansas and became a central figure in the seminal no wave scene in New York City in the 1970s. Career history Harris was lead guitarist in the Contortions, an influential No Wave band. He was also a key member of a number of bands that emerged from the no wave scene, including the Raybeats and the Golden Palominos. Harris has also recorded as a solo artist and with guitarist Robert Quine. In 1977, he joined Quine in a band backing rock critic Lester Bangs on Bangs' 7" single, ''Let It Blurt'', produced by John Cale. He was also briefly a member of the Voidoids and played on many recordings by a wide range of artists, including Matthew Sweet, Syd Straw, Kip Hanrahan and John Zorn. With Quine, he composed all the music on their collaborative album, ''Escape'', as well as co-writing virtually all the Raybeats' material. He also composed all the songs and instrumentals on his one solo album, ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody McCrea
Joel Dee "Jody" McCrea (September 6, 1934 – April 4, 2009) was an American actor. He was the son of actors Joel McCrea and Frances Dee. Early life McCrea was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actors Joel McCrea and Frances Dee. He was the oldest of three sons. McCrea went to school in Santa Rosa, California, and at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico. He studied drama at UCLA and served in the United States Army Special Services. Career McCrea had small roles in his father's film, '' Wichita'' (1955). He was also in ''Lucy Gallant'' (1955). While still at UCLA he had the lead role in ''Johnny Moccasin'' (1956), a half hour film made for television by Laslo Benedek as a white boy raised by Indians after a massacre. McCrea followed this with a good supporting role in a feature starring his father, ''The First Texan'' (1956). McCrea studied under Sanford Meisner for two years in New York City. He appeared on television in ''Chevron Hall of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody McBrayer
Jody McBrayer (born June 25, 1970) is an American singer/songwriter and a member of Christian pop groups Cana's Voice and Avalon. Career McBrayer attended college at Liberty University. He got his start in contemporary Christian music right out of college in 1992 as a member of the vocal group Truth. In 1994, McBrayer was a vocalist in Ray Conniff's Latin America tour. In 1995, McBrayer joined the Christian contemporary group Avalon. He would go on to travel with the group for 12 years, during which the group released nine albums, garnered 21 No. 1 songs, three Grammy nominations and three Dove Awards. In 2002, McBrayer released his first solo album, ''This Is Who I Am'', with Sparrow Records. In interviews regarding that album, he said the death of his father, Clyde "Sonny" McBrayer, on September 13, 2000, inspired the album. "My father's passing brought a moment of revelation. I returned home with so much on my heart and a vision for how to express it. Though Avalon has a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Lloyd
Jody Lloyd is a New Zealand electronica and hip-hop musician and record producer from Christchurch. He is the brother of Cloudboy vocalist Demarnia Lloyd, and the two siblings have frequently appeared on each other's recordings. Biography In 1993 Lloyd formed the group Dark Tower, a two-piece featuring himself and Axel Foley (under the pseudonyms "The Earl" and "Eel" respectively). Dark Towering Inferno released their first EP, ''Real Zealmen'' in 1995, followed by the critically acclaimed ''Shadows on a Flat Land'' in 1998, the first release on Lloyd's own She'll Be Right label. ''Shadows on a Flat land'' featured collaborations with a swag of Christchurch musicians including his father, sister ( Cloudboy's Demarnia Lloyd), Jeremy Taylor, Mark (DUFF) Duff and Claire Falloon. Mark Duff Shared production duties on the EP and engineered the production. Eventually, more Dark Tower albums followed, with ''Canterbury Drafts'' in 2001 (nominated for best New Zealand hip hop albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Lehman
Jody Lehman (born 1 July 1975 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired Canadian-British professional ice hockey player, most recently playing for Lloydminster Border Kings. Playing career He began playing for the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League in 1991-92, and stayed there until the 1995-96 season when he moved to the Brandon Wheat Kings (also of the WHL). Following this season he moved on to the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League, before his move to the South Carolina Stingrays for the 1998-99 season. This was a successful spell for Lehman, who in his 4 seasons for South Carolina won a Kelly Cup (2000–01) and also received a call up to the Rochester Americans of the AHL. But following the 2001-02 season Lehman moved across the Atlantic to play for the British side the Coventry Blaze. His first season was very successful as the Blaze won major honours, winning the league and the playoffs (the team went unbeaten winning the playoffs). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Lavender
Jody Lavender (born December 29, 1979) is an American stock car racing driver. He formerly competed in the NASCAR Camping World East Series. He was born in Hartsville, South Carolina. Racing history Lavender only competed in one Busch Series race, in a family-owned No. 08 Ford. He started 34th in 2003 at Darlington, and finished 23rd, two laps down. He made his debut in the Craftsman Truck Series in a one-race deal in 2002, driving for Troxell Racing. Starting last at Richmond, he managed to improve to 33rd in the race after a rear end gear let go. Lavender was picked up by Green Light Racing, and ran 21 of the 25 races in 2003. However, he never cracked the top-10. He finished all but five of his starts. In those sixteen starts that he was running at the end, he finished in the top-20 eleven times. The highlight of the season was a pair of 13th-place finishes at Dover and Memphis. His worst finish of the year was 27th (out of 36 starters per race). Lavender also led one lap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Latham
Jody Lee Latham (born 9 January 1983) is an English actor, best known for portraying the roles of Lip Gallagher in the British Channel 4 comedy-drama series '' Shameless'', Calum McKenzie in the ITV drama series '' The Fixer'' and Rob Grayson in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders Liam Clarke in Coronation Street and Hollyoaks as Shane.'' He has also had notable short-term guest roles in the school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'' and the medical drama ''Holby City''. Early life Latham attended Walton High School in Nelson though was expelled. Growing up, Latham attended Burnley Youth Theatre, where he was noticed at age 12, which resulted in his acting career taking off. He experienced a difficult childhood, having witnessed his mother being physically abused by a former boyfriend, though subsequently found stability when his mother began a relationship with his future stepfather, whom he refers to as his "dad". Career 1998–2007: ''Shameless'', ''The Street'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Kraus
Jody S. Ponsa-Kraus is a Patricia D. and R. Paul Yetter Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. Biography Kraus holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, a Ph.D. in Philosophy, an M.A. from the University of Arizona, and a B.A. from The Ohio State University. He received numerous awards at the University of Arizona and served as a Senior Editor of the ''Yale Law Journal''. He entered Yale Law as a member of the ''Yale Law Journal'' after having been published in the Journal before enrolling. Prior to joining the faculties of Columbia Law and Columbia University, Ponsa-Kraus was the David E. Kaufman & Leopold C. Glass Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he also co-directed the Institute for Law and Philosophy. Before joining Penn Law, he was on the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Law as the Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor of Law and Philosophy and as the Albert Clark Tate, Jr. Research Professor. In 2012, he joined the faculty of Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Kollapen
Narandran "Jody" Kollapen (born 19 May 1957) is a Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. He was appointed by President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa on 24 December 2021, and began his service on 1 January 2022. He had previously served as an acting justice of the Constitutional Court for a six-month period during 2017. Prior to his appointment to the Constitutional Court, Kollapen served as a justice of the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division (Gauteng High Court) during January 2011 to December 2021 and as an acting justice of the Gauteng Division during January 2010 to December 2011. Other highlights of his career include appointment to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in 1997, of which he held the position of chairman for seven years (2002–2009), and as national director of Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) during 1995 through the end of 1996. Early life and education Kollapen was born on 19 May 1957 to working class Tamil South Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Jenneker
Jody Jenneker (born 10 April 1984 in Durban, South Africa) is a rugby union player who played for the Sharks in the Super Rugby competition. He plays as a hooker. He now plays in France for Castres. Jenkker was suspended for three weeks for striking Maxime Médard in their semi-final qualifier against Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and fr ... on May 18, 2018. References External linksSharks profile 1984 births Living people South African rugby union players Sharks (rugby union) players Sharks (Currie Cup) players Western Province (rugby union) players Falcons (rugby union) players Rugby union hookers Rugby union players from Durban {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Hull
Jody Hull (born February 2, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who serves as the associate coach for the Tri City Americans of the Western Hockey League Was Head coach of Peterborough Petes from December 2012 to January 2018. Hull was born in Petrolia, Ontario, but grew up in Cambridge, Ontario. Playing career Hull was drafted in the first-round, 18th overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. In addition to Hartford, Hull also played for the New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ... between 1988 and 2004. He played 831 regular season games in total, scoring 124 goals and 137 assists for 261 points and collecting 156 penalty min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |