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Nór (although other etymologies are generally more widely accepted) Romania. from "Rome" (the modern capital city of Italy) / "Roman", which possibly comes from Romulus. Russia. Rus. Solomon Islands. King Solomon of Israel and Judah. Somalia. Supposedly named after Samaale.
Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor and activist. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time, he received numerous accolades throughout his career, which spanned six decades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and three British Academy Film Awards.
Joseph Henry. Paul Henry and Prosper Henry. Matthew Henson. Pierre Hérigone. Charles Hermite. Hero of Alexandria, or Hero. Caroline Herschel - named for C. Herschel crater. John Herschel - named for J. Herschel crater. William Herschel - named for Herschel crater.
Ray Combs. Raymond Neil Combs Jr. (April 3, 1956 – June 2, 1996) was an American stand-up comedian, actor and game show host. He began his professional career in the late 1970s. His popularity on the stand-up circuit led to him being signed as the second host of the game show Family Feud in its second run and first revival.
Iowa, after Slipknot's Iowa. Bands named after their own songs. Black Sabbath took their name after writing the song of the same name, which in turn was named after the 1963 film of the same name. Blue Murder, after a song on their first album. Butthole Surfers, in the early years of band, they performed under a different name every show. In a ...
This list of chemical elements named after places includes elements named both directly and indirectly for places. 41 of the 118 chemical elements have names associated with, or specifically named for, places around the world or among astronomical objects. 32 of these have names tied to the Earth and the other 10 have names connected to bodies ...
The member states of the United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states. The United Nations (UN) is the world's largest intergovernmental organization. All members have equal representation in the UN General Assembly. [3] The Charter of the United Nations defines the rules for admission of member states.
Deniz Tek and Rob Younger formed Radio Birdman in mid-1974 in Sydney, having recently left their bands TV Jones and the Rats, respectively. The pair sought to begin a band that would challenge the commercial mainstream and be completely uncompromising. They recruited classical keyboard player Philip "Pip" Hoyle, drummer Ron Keeley and bassist ...