For other uses, see Maria (disambiguation). Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Latin Christianity. It has two separate origins: the feminine form of the Roman name Marius (see Maria (gens)), and, more significantly, as the Latin form of the name of Mary, mother of Jesus.
Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet, OBE (born 7 March 1944), commonly known as Ranulph (Ran) Fiennes (/ËraenÊlf ËrÃ¦nÊlf/), ËfaÉªnz is An english adventurer and holder of several endurance. Records he is also a prolific. writerccording to the Guinness Book of World Records in 1984, he was the world's greatest living explorer. Fiennes has written numerous books about his army service and his expeditions as well as a book defending Robert Falcon Scott from modern revisionists.
Bernadette Mary Flynn (born 1 August 1979 in Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland) is an Irish dancer best known for her work in Lord of the Dance and Feet of Flames. Flynn was born on August 1, 1979 in Nenagh-Tipperary-Ireland.Her parents Andy and Mary Flynn onced owned Andy Flynn's, a pub / bed & breakfast in her home town of Nenagh. Bernadette has an older brother (Andrew), a sister (Elaine) and twin sisters Catiriona and Maria.he son of an insurance company president, Yves Saint-Laurent was born on 1 August 1936 in Oran, in what was then French Algeria. Saint Laurent left home at the age of 17 to work for the French designer Christian Dior. Following Dior's death in 1957, Yves, at the age of 22, was put in charge o...