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Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (a.k.a. Hubert Wolfstern, [3] Hubert B. Wolfe + 666 Sr., [4] Hubert Blaine Wolfe+585 Sr., [5] and Hubert Blaine Wolfe+590 Sr., [6] among others, 4 August 1914 – 24 October 1997) was a German-born American typesetter who held the record for the longest personal name ever used.
The legend of the cyhyraeth is sometimes conflated with tales of the Gwrach-y-Rhibyn [6] (pronounced [ˈɡwrɑːx ə ˈr̩ibɨn]) or Hag of the Mist, a monstrous Welsh spirit in the shape of a hideously ugly woman – a Welsh saying, to describe a woman without good looks, goes, "Y mae mor salw â Gwrach y Rhibyn" (she is as ugly as the Gwrach y Rhibyn) [7] – with a harpy-like appearance ...
Humans, horses, orangutans, and lions are among the few species of mammals that may grow their head hair or manes very long. Humans are believed to have lost their fur 2.5–3 million years ago as hominids when transitioning from a forest habitat to the open savanna, as an effect of natural selection, since this development made it possible to run fast and hunt animals close to the equator ...
Black hair: The hair of a yūrei is often long, black and disheveled, which some believe to be a trademark carried over from kabuki theater, where wigs are used for all actors. [11] This is a misconception: Japanese women traditionally grew their hair long and wore it pinned up, and it was let down for the funeral and burial.
25. Aldo. While this means “old and wise,” it makes a great name for any boy. 26. Carlo. Keep your Italian heritage alive with this name that translates to “free man.”
Athanasios (Greek: Αθανάσιος), also transliterated as Athnasious, Athanase or Atanacio, is a Greek male name which means "immortal". [1] In modern Greek everyday use, it is commonly shortened to Thanasis (Θανάσης), Thanos (Θάνος), Sakis (Σάκης), and Nasos (Νάσος).
In the earliest times the Greeks wore their κόμη (hair of the head) long, and thus Homer constantly calls them κᾰρηκομόωντες (long-haired). False hair or wigs were worn by both the Greeks and Romans. [2] Among both peoples in ancient times, the hair was cut close in mourning; among both, the slaves had their hair cut close as ...
The queue was a specifically male hairstyle worn by the Manchu from central Manchuria and later imposed on the Han Chinese during the Qing dynasty. [28] [29] [30] The hair on the front of the head was shaved off above the temples every ten days and the remainder of the hair was braided into a long braid. [31]