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Name Nationality Born Died Achievement/s Harriet Chalmers Adams: American: 1875: 1937: Explored and photographed South America, Asia, South Pacific Tania Aebi: American: 1966: Held the record as the youngest person and first American woman to sail solo around the world (with stops and assistance) Alexis Alford: American 1998
Yamamoto Yae was born the daughter of Yamamoto Gonpachi, a samurai and one of the official gunnery instructors in Aizu Domain, and his wife Saku. Her family claimed descent from the Takeda clan's retainer Yamamoto Kansuke. [3] In 1865, she was married to Shonosuke Kawasaki, a Rangaku scholar from Izushi Domain.
Alice is a form of the Old French name Alis (older Alais), short form of Adelais, which is derived from the Old High German Adalhaidis (see Adelaide), from the Proto-Germanic words *aþala-, meaning "noble" and *haidu-, meaning "appearance; kind" (compare German Adel "nobility", edel "noble", nominalizing suffix -heit "-hood"), hence "of noble character or rank, of nobility". [1]
According to family custom, Amelia Earhart was named after her two grandmothers Amelia Josephine Harres and Mary Wells Patton. [11] From an early age, Amelia was the dominant sibling while her sister Grace Muriel Earhart (1899–1998), two years her junior, acted as a dutiful follower. [ 13 ]
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends , or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population .
PeopleImages/Getty Images. 1. Abigail. Abigail, or Abby for short, is a name of Hebrew origin that means “my father’s joy.” 2. Sienna. This Latin name of Italian origin means “orange-red ...
Sadako Sasaki (佐々木 禎子, Sasaki Sadako, January 7, 1943 – October 25, 1955) was a Japanese girl who became a victim of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States. She was two years of age when the bombs were dropped and was severely irradiated.
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