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Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements frith "protection" (or alternatively farð "journey, travel"), and nanth "courage".
The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed as either Gothic Ferdinanths or Frithunanths. It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with Habsburg rule over Spain. Variants of the name include Fernán, Fernando, Hernando, and Hernán in Spanish, Ferran in Catalan, and Fernando and Fernão in Portuguese. The French forms are Ferrand, Fernand, and Fernandel, and it is Ferdinando and Fernando in Italian.
There are numerous hypocorisms or short forms in many languages, such as Finnish version is Veeti.
There is a feminine Spanish and Portuguese form, Fernanda.
Pinot Meunier, pronounced: [pi.no mø.nje], also known as Meunier or SchwarzRiesling, is a variety of black wine grape most noted for being one of the three main varieties used in the production of champagne (the other two are the black variety Pinot noir and the white Chardonnay). Until recently, champagne makers generally did not acknowledge Pinot Meunier, preferring to emphasise the use of the other noble varieties, but now Pinot Meunier is gaining recognition for the body and richness it contributes to Champagne. It is a chimeric mutation of Pinot: its inner cell layers are composed of a Pinot genotype which is close to Pinot noir or Pinot gris; the outer, epidermal, layer is however made up of a mutant, distinctive, genotype. Pinot Meunier was first mentioned in the 16th century, and gets its name and synonyms (French Meunier and German Müller - both meaning miller) from flour-like dusty white down on the underside of its leaves.
Pinot Meunier can be identified by ampelographers by its indented leaves that appear downy white, like flour has been dusted liberally on the underside, and lightly on the upper side, of the leaf. The name "Meunier" comes from the French word for miller with many of the grapevine's synonyms (see below) also hearkening to this association-such as "Dusty Miller" which is used in England, "Farineaux" and "Noirin Enfariné" used in France as well as "Müllerrebe" and "Müller-Traube" used in Germany. This characteristic derives from large numbers of fine white hairs on the leaves. However, some clones of Pinot Meunier have been found to be completely hairless -- a chimeric mutation, in fact -- which has led ampelographers to more closely draw a link between Meunier and Pinot noir.
Charles John Huffam Dickens ( /ˈtʃɑrlz ˈdɪkɪnz/; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period and the creator of some of the world's most memorable fictional characters. During his lifetime Dickens' works enjoyed unprecedented popularity and fame, but it was in the twentieth century that his literary genius was fully recognized by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to enjoy an enduring popularity among the general reading public.
Born in Portsmouth, England, Dickens left school to work in a factory after his father was thrown into debtors' prison. Though he had little formal education, his early impoverishment drove him to succeed. He edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels and hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.
CAPRICCIO SPAGÑUOLO - Carlo Munier by Ferdinand Binnendijk (mandolin) & Eva van den Dool (piano)
Capriccio No.12 for mandolin - CARLO MUNIER performed by Ferdinand Binnendijk
Ferdinand Binnendijk Nationale Finale Prinses Christina Concours 2011
1935 Harmony Lane
WHITE LEGION (1936, public domain)
A Christmas Carol With Ronald Coleman 1941
A Star is Born
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Charles Dickens) (Adapted by George Wells) Ronald Colman as Scrooge
Erenia - My First Tribute to Irene Dunne
Capriccio Spagnuolo (Munier) - Marissa Carroll & Joel Woods
Lagrima Solitarie - Elegia by SILVIO NEGRI performed by the Zwols Mandolin Quartet
'Rossiniana' - op.131 (Carlo Munier) - Marissa Carroll & Joel Woods - 'PlettroMano'
CAPRICCIO SPAGNUOLO - Carlo Munier by Sebastiaan de Grebber, mandolin, and Eva van den Dool, piano.
Carlo Munier Capriccio spagnolo op.276.avi