Famous people named Katie

Katie may refer to:

In sports:

Katie, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Rally Monkey
Katie Brownell, American Little League baseball player
Katie Hnida, former American NCAA football player
Katie Mactier, professional cyclist
In fiction:

Katie, girlfriend of the KDE-dragon Konqi
Katie Sugden, character in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale
Katie Walker, the Pink Time Force Ranger in Power Rangers: Time Force
In television and film:

Katie Brown, American television show host
Katie Finneran, American actress
Katie Griffin, Canadian actress, voice actress, and singer
Katie Holmes, an American television and film actress
Katie Hopkins, the self-proclaimed "Pantomime Villain" of the third series of The Apprentice (UK)
Katie Lai, Canadian actress who starred in Degrassi: The Next Generation and Super Rupert
Katie Leung, a Scottish actress
Katie Tippel, 1975 film by Paul Verhoeven

In modeling:

Katie Price, a British model better known as "Jordan"
In literature:

Katie Couric, American journalist
Katie Hafner, American journalist
Katie.com, autobiographical book which details how author Katie Tarbox was stalked and almost molested at age 14 by Frank Kufrovich
In others:

Katie Melua, a Georgian singer
KT Tunstall, Scottish singer
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Meaning and origin of Kayla

Kayla is a female given name, meaning "pure" and "beloved" in Gaelic and "full of joy" in Hebrew. Variants include Kaela, Kaila, and Cayla.
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Some famous people who were named Kate

Kate is a given name or nickname, and may refer to :

(Kate is often a shortened version of the name Katelyn, Catherine/Katherine, Katarina, Katrina, Caitriona (cah-tree-on-ah))

In fiction:

Kate Ditchburn, one of the first characters to appear in Blackadder II
Kate Austen, character played by Evangeline Lilly in the TV series Lost
Kate Lockley, a character of the TV show Angel
Kate Monster, the main female character in the Broadway show, Avenue Q
music:

Kate Bush, English singer
Kate Guldbrandsen, Eurovision contestant
Kate Havnevik, Norwegian singer and songwriter from Oslo
Kate Nash, English musical artist
Kate Wolf, American singer
In television and film:

Kate Beckinsale, English actress
Cate Blanchett, Australian actress
Kate Bosworth, American actress
Kate Capshaw, American actress
Kate Gerbeau, British television presenter and newsreader
Kate Hewlett, Canadian actress
Kate Hudson, American actress and daughter of Goldie Hawn
Kate Sissons, British RADA-trained actress and the daughter of BBC newsreader Peter Sissons
Kate Winslet, English actress
In feminism:

Kate Millett, American feminist writer and activist
Kate Sheppard, the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement
In literature:

Kate Chopin an author from the late 19th century
Kate L. Turabian, graduate school dissertation secretary at the University of Chicago from 1930 to 1958
Kate Seelye, journalist specializing in coverage of the Middle East
In modeling:

Kate Moss, English supermodel
Kate Ground, adult Internet model
In other fields:

Kate Booth, the oldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth
Kate Markgraf, soccer player who belongs to the United States women's national soccer team
Kate Starre, Australian field hockey midfielder
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Meaning and origin of Julia

Julia is usually a woman's given name or a surname. It is of Latin origin and means "youthful" or full of life.
Julius family
In Ancient Rome, women from all branches of the Julius family were called Julia (see Roman naming conventions).

Julia Caesaris, the name of many Julias of the Julii Caesares (Julius Caesar branch)
Julia the Elder, (Julia Caesaris) daughter of emperor Augustus
Livia Drusilla, Julia Augusta, the wife of emperor Augustus
Julia (daughter of Drusus the Younger) or Julia Drusi Caesaris, granddaughter of emperor Tiberius
Daughters of Germanicus: Julia Agrippina or Agrippina the Younger, Julia Drusilla (see Drusilla (sister of Caligula) and Julia Livilla.
Julia Drusilla, daughter of emperor Caligula

Other Romans
Julia Urania, wife of Roman client king Ptolemy of Mauretania
Julia Bodina, a freedwoman to queen Julia Urania of Mauretania
Julia Flavia, daughter of emperor Titus
Julia Serviana Paulina, niece of emperor Hadrian
Julia Fadilla, younger half-sister to emperor Antoninus Pius and paternal aunt to empress Faustina the Younger
Julia Domna, empress and wife of emperor Septimius Severus
Julia Maesa, Domna's elder sister
Julia Soaemias, daughter to Julia Maesa and mother of emperor Elagabalus
Julia Avita Mamaea, Soaemias' sister and mother of emperor Alexander Severus
Julia Aurelia Zenobia, Syrian queen of Palmyra
Helena of Constantinople, Flavia Julia Helena mother of emperor Constantine I

People
Today, Julia is a common name and is also a surname.


As first name
Julia Boutros (b. 1968), Lebanese singer, mostly known for her national song Ghabet Shams El Haq
Julia de Burgos, puerto rican poet
Julia Child (1912–2004), American gourmet cook, author, and television personality
Julia Clarete (b. 1979), Filipino singer-actress
Julia Anne Clarke, Playboy Playmate of the Month for March 1991
Julia Colopy (b. 1981), American singer and guitarist
Julia Fischer (b. 1983), German violinist
Julia Gillard, Australian politician
Julia Grant (1826-1902), wife of 18th U.S. President Ulysses Grant
Julia Haworth (b. 1979), British actress.
Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910), wrote poem that became the "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
Julia Irwin, Australian politician
Julia Lennon (1914-1958), mother of John Lennon
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (b. 1961), American actress, costar of the TV series Seinfeld
Julia Morgan (1872-1957), San Francisco architect, see Hearst Castle
Julia Newmeyer (b. 1933), actress known as Julie Newmar, see Catwoman
Julia Roberts (b. 1967), American actress, star of the movie Pretty Woman
Julia Stiles (b. 1981), American actress, star of the movie 10 Things I Hate about You
Julia Ormond (b. 1965), British actress, star of the movie Legends of the Fall
Julia Sweeney (b. 1961), American actor and comedian, Alumna of Saturday Night Live
Julia Savicheva (b. 1987), the Russian contestant from Eurovision 2004
Julia Blum (b. 1988), wealthy National Rifle Association financier and lobbyist
Yulia Volkova (b. 1985), Russian singer
Julia Wells, singer known as Julie Andrews

As last name
Bernard Julia (b. 1952), French theoretical physicist at Ecole Normale Supérieure
Didier Julia (b. 1934), a French deputy
Gaston Julia (1893–1978), a French mathematician who devised the Julia set of fractals
Raúl Juliá (1940–1994), American actor

Fictional characters
Julia, a character in the anime series Cowboy Bebop
Julia Chang, a character in the fighting game series Tekken
Julia Fernandez, a character in the anime series Beyblade
Julia (1984), a character from George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
Julia, a character in William Shakespeare's play "Two Gentlemen of Verona"
Julia Flyte is one of the Flyte siblings in the novel Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh.
Julia Merton, a character in Oscar Wilde's short story "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime"
Julia Pargetter, mother of Nigel Pargetter, owner of Lower Loxley, a minor stately home, in The Archers.
Julia Shuttlethwaite, a character in T.S. Eliot's play, "The Cocktail Party"
Julia Forsyte Small, a character in The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy
Julia Sugarbaker, outspoken interior designer, played by Dixie Carter on the sitcom Designing Women

Christian saints
Julia of Corsica, Feast Day May 22
Marie Rose Julia Billiart, Feast Day April 8
Ursula Julia Ledochowska, Saint Ursula, Feast Day October 21

In entertainment
Julia (film), a 1977 film starring Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Fonda, and Jason Robards
Julia (TV series), a TV series starring Diahann Carroll that ran on NBC from 1968 to 1971
Julia (song), a song from The Beatles' White Album
Julia (Eurythmics song), a song by Eurythmics, based on the character in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and featured on their album, 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)
Being Julia, a 2004 movie starring Annette Bening
Julia (band), an emo band from California

Other uses
Julia River, a river in Switzerland
89 Julia, an asteroid
Julia set, a set of fractals defined by Gaston Julia
Dryas julia, the Julia butterfly, a common New World Heliconiinae butterfly
Julia, the replacement for Hurricane Jeanne on the 2010 hurricane lists

See also
Julie (given name)
Yulia
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Meaning and origin of Juliana

Juliana is a female name. It can refer to:

Juliana Czornaruski, Princess of Black Ruthenia, wife of Prince Towtiwil
St. Juliana of Nicomedia
St. Juliana Falconieri, 13th century saint
St. Juliana of Cornillon (Juliana of Liège)
Sts. Juliana and Semproniana are martyrs associated with the legend of Saint Cucuphas
Juliana Felisberta, Brazilian beach volleyball player
Juliana Furtado, mountain biker
Juliana Hatfield, actor and guitarist/songwriter
Juliana Holszanska (* 1375, + 1448), Grand Princess of Lithuania 1418 - 1430, daughter of Prince Iwan of Holszany, wife of Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great
Juliana Kanyomozi, Ugandan RnB musician
Juliana of the Netherlands
Julian of Norwich (alternate given name), medieval English mystic
Lady Juliana (ship) - Transportation ship of the Second Fleet (Australia).
Juliana Republic, a former short-lived State in South America

The Anglo-saxon poem "Juliana"
Juliana, or The Princess of Poland, a play by John Crowne
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Meaning and origin of Jenna

Jenna is a common birth name given to females. It is a variation of Jennifer. It's origin is English and means Fair Phantom.

Jenna Bush (b. 1981), daughter of President George W. Bush
Jenna Hawkins (b. 1919), mother of Laura Bush and grandmother of Jenna Bush
Jenna Fischer (b. 1974) is an actress best known for her role as Pam Beesly in the U.S. adaptation of The Office.
Jenna Jameson (b. 1974), porn actress
Jenna Haze (b. 1982), porn actress
Jenna Elfman (b. 1971), film actress
Jena Malone (b. 1984), film actress
Jenna Dewan (b. 1980), film actress
Jenna Boyd (b. 1993), film actress
Jenna, a character in the video game series Golden Sun
Jenna (Balto), an animated character from the Balto movies
Jenna Stannis, a fictional character from the British science fiction television series Blake's 7
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Jasmine plants

Jasmine or Jessamine (Jasminum) is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family (Oleaceae), with about 200 species, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World. The majority of species grow as climbers on other plants or on structures. The leaves can be either evergreen or deciduous, and are opposite in most species; leaf shape is simple, trifoliate or pinnate with up to nine leaflets.

Jasmine flowers are generally white, although some species have yellow flowers. Unlike most genera in the Oleaceae which have four corolla lobes ("petals"), jasmines often have five or six lobes. They are often strongly and sweetly scented. Flowering is in spring or summer in most species, but in a few species, notably J. nudiflorum, in winter on the bare branches of this deciduous species.

Other plants
Trachelospermum : (Confederate or star jasmine)

Gardenia jasminoides : (Cape jasmine)

Cestrum nocturnum : (Night blooming jasmine)

Gelsemium : (Carolina jasmine)

Selected species
Jasminum albicalyx
Jasminum amplexicaule
Jasminum angulare
Jasminum angustifolium
Jasminum arborescens
Jasminum attenuatum
Jasminum auriculatum
Jasminum azoricum
Jasminum beesianum
Jasminum cinnamomifolium
Jasminum coffeinum
Jasminum craibianum
Jasminum cuspidatumkmkm
Jasminum dichotomum – Gold Coast Jasmine
Jasminum dispermum
Jasminum duclouxii
Jasminum elongatum
Jasminum flexile
Jasminum floridum
Jasminum fluminense – African Jasmine
Jasminum fruticans
Jasminum fuchsiifolium
Jasminum grandiflorum – Spanish jasmine
Jasminum guangxiense
Jasminum hongshuihoense
Jasminum humile – Yellow Jasmine
Jasminum lanceolaria
Jasminum lang
Jasminum latifolium
Jasminum laurifolium
Jasminum longitubum
Jasminum mesnyi – Primrose Jasmine
Jasminum microcalyx
Jasminum molle - Indian Jui
Jasminum multiflorum – Star Jasmine
Jasminum nervosum
Jasminum nintooides
Jasminum nitidum – Shining Jasmine
Jasminum nudiflorum – Winter Jasmine
Jasminum odoratissimum
Jasminum officinale – Common Jasmine
Jasminum parkeri
Jasminum pentaneurum
Jasminum pierreanum
Jasminum polyanthum - Pink Jasmine
Jasminum prainii
Jasminum pubescens
Jasminum rehderianum
Jasminum rex
Jasminum roxburghianum
Jasminum rufohirtum
Jasminum sambac – Arabian Jasmine
Jasminum seguinii
Jasminum sinense
Jasminum stephanense
Jasminum subglandulosum
Jasminum subhumile
Jasminum tonkinense
Jasminum urophyllum
Jasminum wengeri
Jasminum yuanjiangense

Cultivation and uses

Jasminum sambac flowers harvested for Malligai - Raama BaanamJasmines are widely cultivated for their flowers, enjoyed in the garden, as house plants, and as cut flowers. The flowers are worn by women in their hair in southern and southeast Asia. Some claim that the daily consumption of Jasmine tea is effective in preventing certain cancers. Many species also yield an absolute which is used in the production of perfumes and incense.

Jasmine tisane is consumed in China, where it is called Jasmine flower tea (茉莉花茶; pinyin: mò lì huā chá). Jasminum sambac flowers are also used to make tea, which often has a base of green tea, but sometimes an Oolong base is used. The delicate Jasmine flower opens only at night and is plucked in the morning when the tiny petals are tightly closed. They are then stored in a cool place until night. Between six and eight in the evening, as the temperature cools, the petals begin to open. Flowers and tea are "mated" in machines that control temperature and humidity. It takes four hours or so for the tea to absorb the fragrance and flavour of the Jasmine blossoms, and for the highest grades, this process may be repeated as many as seven times. Because the tea has absorbed moisture from the flowers, it must be refired to prevent spoilage. The spent flowers may or may not be removed from the final product, as the flowers are completely dry and contain no aroma. If present, they simply add visual appeal and are no indication of the quality of the tea.


A double-flowered cultivar of Jasminum sambac in flower with an unopened bud. The flower smells exactly like the tea as it opens.Jasminum sambac is also the National Flower of Indonesia, where it is known as "Melati", and of the Philippines, where it is known as "Sampaguita". In Indonesia (especially the island of Java), it is the most important flower in wedding ceremonies for ethnic Indonesians. Jasminum officinale is the national flower of Pakistan, where it is known as the "Chambeli" or "Yasmine". In Sanskrit it is called Mallika. Jasmine is cultivated at Pangala, in Karnataka, India, and exported to Middle East countries[citation needed].

J. fluminense is an invasive species in Hawaii, where it is sometimes known by the inaccurate name "Brazilian Jasmine". J. dichotomum is also invasive in Florida.


In Thailand, jasmine flowers are used as a symbol of the mother.

Jasmine is the meaning of the name Gelsey. Typically reserved for females, it is of English origin
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