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Ximena Dávila
Ximena is the female version of the given name Jimeno or Ximeno, a Spanish or Basque name of unknown meaning that has been in use since the Middle Ages. It has been associated with the Basque ''Semen.'' It has come to be viewed as a form of the name Simone, though their origins are distinct. The French rendering of the name is ''Chimène.'' It is currently among the most popular names for baby girls in Mexico. In 2020, it was the 129th most popular name for girls born in the United States. A variant is Jimena. People with the name *Ximena Bellido (born 1966), Peruvian badminton player *Ximena García Lecuona, Mexican-American screenwriter *Ximena Huilipán (born 1986), Chilean-Mapuche model and actress *Ximena Londoño (born 1958), Colombian botanist *Ximena McGlashan (1893–1986), American entomologist *Ximena Navarrete (born 1988), Mexican model, Miss Universe 2010 *Ximena Sariñana Ximena Sariñana Rivera (; born October 29, 1985) is a Mexican singer-songwriter and actr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basque Language
Basque ( ; ) is a language spoken by Basques and other residents of the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country, a region that straddles the westernmost Pyrenees in adjacent parts of northern Spain and southwestern France. Basque is classified as a language isolate (unrelated to any other known languages), the only one in Europe. The Basques are indigenous to and primarily inhabit the Basque Country. The Basque language is spoken by 806,000 Basques in all territories. Of them, 93.7% (756,000) are in the Spanish area of the Basque Country and the remaining 6.3% (50,000) are in the French portion. Native speakers live in a contiguous area that includes parts of four Spanish provinces and the French Basque Country, three "ancient provinces" in France. Gipuzkoa, most of Biscay, a few municipalities on the northern border of Álava and the northern area of Navarre formed the core of the remaining Basque-speaking area before measures were introduced in the 1980s to stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish () or Castilian () is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Today, it is a world language, global language with 483 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 558 million speakers total, including second-language speakers. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries, as well as one of the Official languages of the United Nations, six official languages of the United Nations. Spanish is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimeno
Jimeno (also Gimeno, Ximeno, Chemene, Exemeno) is a given name derived from ''Ximen'',OMAECHEVARRIA, Ignacio, "Nombres propios y apellidos en el País Vasco y sus contornos". ''Homenaje a D. Julio de Urquijo'', volume II, pages 153-175. a variant of the medieval Basque given name Semen, the origins of which arose in the Basque regions, then its use spread west across northern Spain into Castile and Galicia, then followed the Reconquista south during medieval times. It was frequently recorded in Latin using forms similar to those used for Simon, but this is probably not indicative of shared derivation. History Someone named "Seguin" was attested in Frankish chronicles when referring to the Count of Bordeaux and Duke of Vasconia (778, 814 and 816). The name is also recorded in Medieval Latin as ''Sihiminus'', perhaps a misspelling of ''Ximinus'', may have been a local Basque whose family later fled south over the Pyrenees and helped Enneco Arista take over in Pamplona. Another c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages. Population decline, counterurbanisation, the collapse of centralised authority, invasions, and mass migrations of tribes, which had begun in late antiquity, continued into the Early Middle Ages. The large-scale movements of the Migration Period, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the 7th century, North Africa and the Middle East—once part of the Byzantine Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semen (name)
Semen / ʂemen/ or Xemen / ʃemen/ is a medieval Basque given name of the Vasconic area. It is based on the Basque root ''seme < senbe'' 'son' as found in the ancient Aquitanian name ''Sembetten'', attested form "sehi" as 'child', hypothetical ancient root *seni (cf. Koldo Mitxelena and modern form "senide" = 'brother or sister', 'relative'). The explanation by the Šim’ōn ( Simon) is less convincing. Some think the name may be a corruption of the later part of the Latin name ''Maximinus'', as there are late Classic records that various individuals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone (given Name)
Simone and Simona are given names that may be used as a masculine or feminine name, depending on the language. Originating from the Greek translation of the Hebrew name ''Shimon'', the name became popular due to the Christianization of Europe and Biblical figures such as Simeon (son of Jacob) and Simeon (Gospel of Luke). In Italian, Simone is a masculine name or patronymic surname, pronounced with three syllables, whilst the feminine form Simona is widespread throughout Europe. In French and English, Simone is a feminine name, pronounced with two syllables, whilst its masculine form in both languages is Simon/Simeon. The feminine name may be spelled Simonne. People Simona * Simona Amânar (born 1979), Romanian gymnast * Simona Andrejić (born 1994), Serbian model * Simona Babčáková (born 1973), Czech actress * Simona Bonafé (born 1973), Italian politician and journalist * Simona Bordoni (born 1972), Italian professor of atmospheric physics * Simona Castro (born 1989), Chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimena
Jimena or is the Spanish female version of the given name Jimeno. The French rendering of the name is Chimène. It has come to be viewed as a form of the name Simone, though their origins are distinct. A variant is Ximena. People with the name include: Historical *Jimena, legendary mother of Bernardo del Carpio *Jimena of Cea, wife of king García Sánchez II of Pamplona (10th-/11th-century) *Jimena, daughter of Ramon Berenguer III (11th-century) *Jimena, daughter of Alfonso V of León (11th-century) * Jimena Díaz, wife of El Cid (11th-century) * Jimena Muñoz, mistress of Alfonso VI of León and Castile Alfonso VI (1 July 1109), nicknamed the Brave (''El Bravo'') or the Valiant, was king of Kingdom of León, León (10651109), Kingdom of Galicia, Galicia (10711109), and Kingdom of Castile, Castile (10721109). After the conquest of Toledo, Spai ... (11th-century) Modern * Jimena Antelo (born 1972), Bolivian journalist and television presenter * Jimena Canales, Mexican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ximena Bellido
Ximena Aída Marío Bellido Ugarte (born 10 September 1966) is a retired Peruvian badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ... player. Ximena Bellido was one of the dominant players in her home country and on the South American continent in the 1980s and 1990s. Bellido is the 15-time former National champion, 4-time South American champion and winner of several international titles in Brazil, Argentina and United States. She also represented her country in 1999 Pan American games in Winnipeg, Canada and many editions of World championships across three disciplines. Bellido was conferred with Sports Laurel award in 1988 after winning South American championships. Achievements South American Championships ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ximena García Lecuona
Ximena García Lecuona is a Mexican–American screenwriter and film producer. She is best known for writing the 2022 American coming-of-age romantic comedy film '' Anything's Possible''. Biography García Lecuona was born and raised in Mexico. She came out as nonbinary and later came out as a transgender woman. She made her debut as a screenwriter and as an executive producer with the film '' Anything's Possible'', directed by Billy Porter. García Lecuona wrote the story to ''Anything's Possible'' about "trans joy" and "trans love." The film premiered at Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which she attended. She was honored as one of ''Variety'' "Screenwriters to Watch" at the Mill Valley Film Festival in 2022. In August 2022, García Lecuona adapted Sara Jo Cuff's LGBT LGBTQ people are individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning. Many variants of the initialism are used; LGBTQIA+ people incorporates intersex, ase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ximena Huilipán
Ximena Huilipán Muñoz (born September 19, 1986) is a Chilean model and actress of Mapuche descent. Career At 14 years of age, Huilipán won the Elite Model Look Chile 2002 contest.Ximena Huilipán: "Quiero sacar un poco del horror por el que he pasado" La Tercera November 23, 2008. She was discovered by Dominican fashion designer Oscar de la RentaRichards, Patricia Mapuche women in the Chilean Print Media Gender & Society ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
