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Wessies (in other parts of Yorkshire) Wetherby Horribles ("horrible weather") Weymouth Kimberlins (Isle of Portland name for a person from Weymouth), Weybizas (due to the wild nightlife the town has adopted) Whitehaven Marras, Jam Eaters, Wetties, Glow-Worms (allegedly contaminated by radioactivity from Sellafield) Whitby Codheads, Spookies ...
Wu (surname), and several variants and other transliterations Wu (surname 伍) Wu (surname 武) Ng (name): 吳, 伍; Hu (surname), also pronounced Woo; Woo (Korean surname) Woo (Korean given name) Łukasz Obrzut, nicknamed Woo, Polish-American basketball player fl. 2003–2007
In many Gaelic tales, the aos sí are later literary versions of the Tuatha Dé Danann ("People of the Goddess Danu")—the deities and deified ancestors of Irish mythology. Some sources describe them as the survivors of the Tuatha Dé Danann who retreated into the Otherworld when fleeing the mortal Sons of Míl Espáine who, like many other ...
A country demonym denotes the people or the inhabitants of or from there; for example, "Germans" are people of or from Germany. Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove the final s or, in the case of -ese endings, are the same as the plural forms. The ending -men has feminine equivalent -women (e.g. Irishman, Scotswoman).
Jubril Oladapo Gbadamosi (born 21 December 1996) [1] known professionally as Officer Woos [2] [3] is a Nigerian comedian, vlogger and actor. [4] In 2020, he won the City People Entertainment Award for Comedian of the Year. [5] He is known for his skits mimicking a stammering Nigerian police officer. [6]
The locational name also appeared in early records Latinised as de Bosco [3] (from the Old French bois, meaning "wood"). [4] Another derivation for the surname is from a nickname of an eccentric or violent person, derived from the Old English wōd , [ 2 ] wad , [ 1 ] and Middle English wod , wode , all meaning "frenzied" or "wild".
Communities where people live but do not know each other well are becoming more common in China like elsewhere, leading to fewer opportunities to meet somebody locally without assistance. [64] Divorce rates are rising in cities such as Shanghai , which recorded 27,376 divorces in 2004, an increase of 30% from 2003.
The Most Reverend Bishop [insert name] of [place], Bishop [insert name], His Grace, Your Grace. Titular/Auxiliary Bishop Same as for Bishops, above, and in other languages Sayedna (Arabic), Despota (Greek), Vladika (Russian).