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Seven cities submitted bids for 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics on September 13, 2007, aiming to host the Games of the XXXI Olympiad. All of them
Bids for the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics was an unsuccessful bid, first recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on
Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
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which have submitted bids. As of the selection of the 2016 Summer Olympics, 28 games have been held in 23 cities in 19 countries. Bids have been made by
List of bids for the Summer Olympics
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Bids to host the Olympic Games
first bid system faced allegations of corruption in the 1990s (especially during the bids for the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics), including
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Selection process for upcoming Summer Olympics
Five bids were initially submitted for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Following withdrawals, two bidding cities—Paris and Los Angeles—were left in the process
Bids for the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics
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Upcoming multi-sport event
The 2036 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXVI Olympiad, is a future international multi-sport event. This edition celebrates the
Bids for the 2036 Summer Olympics
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Bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro mounted a successful bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics. It was submitted on September
Rio de Janeiro bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Rio_de_Janeiro_bid_for_the_2016_Summer_Olympics
Bids for hosting the Olympics
submitting bids to host the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics were recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Committee
Bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics
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city in the United Arab Emirates, announced an interest in bidding for the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Winning the 2016 Olympic bid could have
Dubai bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Selection of the host for the 2020 Summer Olympics
There were six bids initially submitted for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo was ultimately elected as the host city at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos
Bids for the 2020 Summer Olympics
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Multi-sport event in Tokyo, Japan
hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics, making it the first city in Asia to host the Summer Olympic Games twice. Japan also hosted the Winter Olympics twice with
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Multi-sport event in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
competed under the Olympic flag as Independent Olympic Participants. Serbia would return to the Olympics at the 2008 Summer Olympics and as well as Montenegro
1992_Summer_Olympics
Selection of the host for the 2032 Summer Olympics
bidder for an Olympics bid, chosen as the preferred and expected host that was officially certified by the IOC on the eve of the 2020 Summer Olympics
Bids for the 2032 Summer Olympics
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2016 Olympics bid by Madrid, Spain
The Madrid bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics was an unsuccessful bid, first recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on September
Madrid bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
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The Japanese capital of Tokyo mounted an unsuccessful bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics. The bid was first recognized by
Tokyo bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Prague's bid was considered a trial bid to warm up for future Olympic campaigns
Prague bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
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of the cities vying to be the official United States bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Like the Chicago and Los Angeles bids for the 2016 Summer Olympics
San Francisco bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
San_Francisco_bid_for_the_2016_Summer_Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the "Games of the XXXI Olympiad", was an international multi-sport event held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics
Venues_of_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_and_Paralympics
Summer Olympics. The USOC's next nominee, the Atlanta bid for the 1996 Summer Olympics, succeeded on the first try. The NYC 2012 and Chicago 2016 bids failed
United States bids for the Olympic Games
United_States_bids_for_the_Olympic_Games
Unsuccessful attempt to host Olympic Games
chosen by the United States Olympic Committee as the official United States bid for the International Olympic Committee 2016 Summer Olympics host city
Los Angeles bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Los_Angeles_bid_for_the_2016_Summer_Olympics
Baku 2016 (Azerbaijani: Bakı 2016) was an unsuccessful bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics by Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan. It was the first bid by
Baku bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Baku_bid_for_the_2016_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Brisbane, Australia
during the Games. It will be held in Brisbane's winter, the second Summer Olympics held in the host city's winter after the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio
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Multi-sport event in Moscow, Russia
available golds. The only two cities to bid for the 1980 Summer Olympics were Moscow and Los Angeles. The choice between them was made at the 75th IOC Session
1980_Summer_Olympics
Doha, the capital city of Qatar, bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. It was one of two cities in the Arab World, along with Cairo, Egypt to mount a serious
Doha bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Five cities made the shortlist with their bids to host the 2004 Summer Olympics (formally known as Games of the XXVIII Olympiad), which were awarded to
Bids for the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Multi-sport event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Portuguese: Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada)
2016_Summer_Olympics
List of sports-related pages with the same or similar names
2020 Summer Olympics, Games of the XXXII Olympiad, held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic Tokyo Olympiad, documentary about the 1964 Tokyo Olympics Tokyo
Tokyo_Olympics
Olympic Bid Cities Attend IOC Workshop". gamesbids.com. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2007-09-19. "2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games Bids". Archived from the original
Bids for the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
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bids for the Olympic Games Detroit bids for the Summer Olympics Lake Placid bids for the Winter Olympics Salt Lake City bids for the Winter Olympics Anchorage
Los Angeles bids for the Summer Olympics
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Aspect of the Summer Youth Olympics
four bids which were initially submitted for the 2022 Summer Youth Olympics. In September 2018, the International Olympic Committee agreed to award the 2022
Bids for the 2022 Summer Youth Olympics
Bids_for_the_2022_Summer_Youth_Olympics
2020 Olympics bid by Baku, Azerbaijan
(Azerbaijani: 'Bakı 2020') was a bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics by the city of Baku and the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan. Bids were also placed by Doha
Baku bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics
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Multi-sport event in Los Angeles, California, US
Los Angeles had originally bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Following multiple withdrawals, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a process
2028_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Los Angeles, California, US
city for the 1932 Summer Olympics was made at the 23rd IOC Session in Rome, Italy, in 1923. Remarkably, the selection process consisted of a single bid, from
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but the only city to enter a formal bid was Doha (see also List of bids for the Summer Olympics). Cities portal Olympics portal List of bids for the Summer
List of Olympic Games host cities
List_of_Olympic_Games_host_cities
Marketing campaign
2016 Summer Olympics marketing was a long-running campaign that began when Rio de Janeiro won its bid to host the games in 2009. The official emblem for
2016 Summer Olympics marketing
2016_Summer_Olympics_marketing
The Rome bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Summer Paralympics was an attempt to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to the city of Rome. On 21 September
Rome bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics
Rome_bid_for_the_2024_Summer_Olympics
Entry by the Spanish city in the competition to host the sporting festival
Madrid 2020 was a bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics by the city of Madrid and the Spanish Olympic Committee. The only time that the Olympic Games were hosted
Madrid bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics
Madrid_bid_for_the_2020_Summer_Olympics
2012 Olympic bid for Spain, Madrid
one of the five short-listed bids for the 2012 Summer Games. Madrid and New York City were the only two cities that opted to hold the 2012 Olympics that
Madrid bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Los Angeles bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics Los Angeles bids for the Summer Olympics "LA may consider 2028 Olympics if 2024 bid falls through". New York
Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics
Los_Angeles_bid_for_the_2024_Summer_Olympics
IOC Invites NOCs to submit applications for 2020 Winter Youth Olympics 28 November: Deadline to Submit Bids to IOC 12 December: Signature of YOG Candidature
Bids for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Bids_for_the_2020_Winter_Youth_Olympics
The Budapest bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Summer Paralympics was announced by the Hungarian Olympic Committee (Hungarian: Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság
Budapest bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics
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Olympics. New York City placed a bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but lost to London. United States bids for the Olympic Games Los Angeles bids for the
Lake Placid bids for the Winter Olympics
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Multi-sport event in Amsterdam, Netherlands
the Olympics four years later. In preparation for the 1932 Summer Olympics, the United States Olympic Committee reviewed the costs and revenue of the
1928_Summer_Olympics
was a bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics by the city of Doha and the Qatar Olympic Committee. On August 7, 2008, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Heir
Doha bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics
Doha_bid_for_the_2020_Summer_Olympics
Major international multi-sport event
The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event normally held once
Summer_Olympic_Games
Thai bid to host the Youth Olympics
official bid for the Summer Youth Olympics by the city of Bangkok and the province of Chonburi and the National Olympic Committee of Thailand. The bid was
Bangkok–Chonburi bid for the 2030 Summer Youth Olympics
Bangkok–Chonburi_bid_for_the_2030_Summer_Youth_Olympics
Bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics
was a successful bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics by the city of Tokyo and the Japanese Olympic Committee. On September 7, 2013 at the 125th IOC Session
Tokyo bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics
Tokyo_bid_for_the_2020_Summer_Olympics
District located in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
leaders attributed the change in enforcement to Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara and the Tokyo bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Today, the 36 ha (89 acres;
Kabukichō
Multi-sport event in Paris, France
attempt to host the Olympics again until it bid, unsuccessfully, for the 1992 Games which were awarded to Barcelona. Subsequent bids for the 2008 and 2012
2024_Summer_Olympics
Bid to host the Summer Olympics
bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics by the city of Rome and the Italian National Olympic Committee. Rome had previously hosted the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Rome bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics
Rome_bid_for_the_2020_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event in London, England
the second city to host the Summer Olympics twice (after Paris). The Olympics would return again to London 64 years later in 2012, making London the first
1948_Summer_Olympics
The closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 21 August 2016 from 20:00 to 22:50 BRT at the Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As
2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
2016_Summer_Olympics_closing_ceremony
Chilean painter and ceramist
Janeiro's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Jorge Selarón was found dead on the Escadaria Selarón near his home on January 10, 2013, at the age of 65
Jorge_Selarón
Multi-sport event in Antwerp, Belgium
the 13th session of the IOC, Belgium's bid to host the 1920 Summer Olympics was made by Baron Édouard de Laveleye, president of the Belgian Olympic Committee
1920_Summer_Olympics
A total of seven bids were initially submitted for the 2026 Winter Olympics. One bid was not invited to and four of the bids were subsequently withdrawn
Bids for the 2026 Winter Olympics
Bids_for_the_2026_Winter_Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event
2016 Summer Olympics medal table
2016_Summer_Olympics_medal_table
of the two short-listed bids for the 1988 Summer Olympic Games, and was to be held in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya was eliminated in the first round of the ballot
Nagoya bid for the 1988 Summer Olympics
Nagoya_bid_for_the_1988_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Paris, France
1900), making it the first city to host the Olympics twice. The selection process for the 1924 Summer Olympics consisted of six bids, and Paris was selected
1924_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Munich, West Germany
after the United States to have two different cities host the Summer Olympics. The West German government had been eager to have the Munich Olympics present
1972_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Olympics were the second summer Olympic Games held in Asia, after the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and the first held in South Korea. The 1988
1988_Summer_Olympics
Sports complex in Al Rayyan, Qatar
feature in the 2022 FIFA World Cup bid submitted by the Qatar Football Association, and was central to the Doha bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics put forward
Aspire_Zone
Multi-sport event in London, England
deadline for interested cities to submit bids to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)—nine cities had submitted bids to host the 2012 Summer Olympics: Havana
2012_Summer_Olympics
selected, the Winter Youth Olympics would pose as a test event for an eventual Olympic bid in the future. Sofia, Bulgaria On 23 April 2024, the Bulgarian
Bids for the 2028 Winter Youth Olympics
Bids_for_the_2028_Winter_Youth_Olympics
May 30, 2007 the Madrid bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. On June 4, 2008 Madrid was shortlisted as one of the candidates to host the 2016 Games, along
Sport_in_Madrid
Multi-sport event in Los Angeles, California, US
Angeles) made serious bids for the 1984 Summer Games. Tehran submitted its bid to host the 1984 Summer Olympics to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
1984_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Berlin, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1936), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: Spiele der XI. Olympiade) and branded
1936_Summer_Olympics
District in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
The failed Tokyo bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics proposed holding many of its events in Ariake. Once the city won the rights to host the 2020 Summer
Ariake,_Tokyo
Multi-sport event in Tokyo, Japan
The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and officially branded as Tokyo 2020, were an international multi-sport event held
2020_Summer_Olympics
six bids were initially submitted for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Four of the bids were subsequently withdrawn by 1 October 2014, citing either the high
Bids for the 2022 Winter Olympics
Bids_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics
bids to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics (also known as XXIII Olympic Winter Games and XII Paralympic Winter Games) in October 2009. The
Bids for the 2018 Winter Olympics
Bids_for_the_2018_Winter_Olympics
City in Nuevo León, Mexico
to bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but the Mexican Olympic Committee refused to support it. Backed by a young people's movement, students of the universities
Monterrey
The programme of the 2024 Summer Olympics featured 329 events in 32 sports, including the 28 "core" Olympic sports contested in 2016 and 2020, and four
List of 2024 Summer Olympics medal winners
List_of_2024_Summer_Olympics_medal_winners
Multi-sport event in Montreal, Canada
The 1976 Summer Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1976), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad (Jeux de la XXIe Olympiade) and officially
1976_Summer_Olympics
Governing body of Olympic sports
Switzerland. The IOC is the authority responsible for organising the Summer, Winter, and Youth Olympics. The IOC is also the governing body of the National
International Olympic Committee
International_Olympic_Committee
is a successful bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics by the city of Brisbane and the Australian Olympic Committee. On 10 June 2021, the bid won IOC board approval
Brisbane bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics
Brisbane_bid_for_the_2032_Summer_Olympics
Allegations of bribery in award to Salt Lake City
The 2002 Olympic Winter Games bid scandal was a scandal involving allegations of bribery used to win the rights to host the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt
2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal
2002_Winter_Olympic_bid_scandal
Multi-sport event in Melbourne, Australia
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held
1956_Summer_Olympics
Bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics
intention to bid on 23 June 2015 – the date on which Olympic Day is globally celebrated. Following withdrawals in the 2024 Summer Olympics bidding process
Paris bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics
Paris_bid_for_the_2024_Summer_Olympics
Entry by the Turkish city in the competition to host the sporting festival
was a bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics by the city of Istanbul and the Turkish Olympic Committee. The Turkish Olympic Committee (TMOK) announced the selection
Istanbul bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics
Istanbul_bid_for_the_2020_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event held in London, England
Games in modern Olympics history. There were four bids for the 1908 Summer Olympics. Rome was selected ahead of London, Berlin and Milan. The selection was
1908_Summer_Olympics
The New York City 2012 Olympic bid was one of the five short-listed bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics, ultimately won by London. New York City's Olympic
New York City bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics
New_York_City_bid_for_the_2012_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Sydney, Australia
years later on 24 June 2019. The Oxford Olympics Study 2016 estimates the outturn cost of the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics at US$5 billion in 2015 dollars
2000_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Rome, Italy
The 1960 Summer Olympics (Italian: Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad (Italian: Giochi della XVII Olimpiade)
1960_Summer_Olympics
Unsuccessful bid for 2008 Summer Olympics
Toronto 2008 was one of the five short-listed bids for the 2008 Games, presented by the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto received permission
Toronto bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics
Toronto_bid_for_the_2008_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Saint Louis, Missouri, US
The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St
1904_Summer_Olympics
List of medals won by Olympic delegations
results for East and West Germany are combined, German athletes also won the most gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Winter Olympics, in
All-time Olympic Games medal table
All-time_Olympic_Games_medal_table
Method of sorting Olympic medals
in the Summer Olympics and Paralympics and a top-15 place in the winter games. When Tokyo bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, the Japanese Olympic Committee
Olympic_medal_table
Multi-parasport event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
the International Paralympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee first established in 2001, the winner of the bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
2016_Summer_Paralympics
the tournament, in which the IOC members vote between candidate cities which have submitted bids. Bids for the first five Summer Games have been made by
Bids for the Youth Olympic Games
Bids_for_the_Youth_Olympic_Games
Multi-sport event in Beijing, China
Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union (with venues in Russia, Ukraine, Byelorussia, and Estonia). The games were the first and only Olympics (both Summer and
2008_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Stockholm, Sweden
The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad (Swedish: Den V olympiadens spel) and
1912_Summer_Olympics
National Football League franchise in Santa Clara, California
the city's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The 49ers' final decision to move the stadium ended the San Francisco bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
San_Francisco_49ers
Multi-sport event in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Six bids were initially submitted for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Buenos Aires confirmed their bid in September 2011. On 13 February 2013, the IOC
2018_Summer_Youth_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Helsinki, Finland
to host the 1940 Olympics in Tokyo due to the ongoing Second Sino-Japanese War, Helsinki had been selected to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were
1952_Summer_Olympics
British sports administrator (1941–2026)
on the Evaluation Commission for the bids for the 2016 Summer Olympics which was won by Rio de Janeiro. He also led the Evaluation Commission for the 2020
Craig_Reedie
Multi-sport event in Atlanta, Georgia, US
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games)
1996_Summer_Olympics
Sporting event delegation
of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Since its first (ultimately canceled) bid in 1940, Japan has hosted the Olympics four
Japan_at_the_Olympics
Bid to bring the Olympics to Boston
The Boston 2024 Partnership was a short-lived, privately funded bid to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to the city of Boston, Massachusetts. The official
Boston bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics
Boston_bid_for_the_2024_Summer_Olympics
American sports television broadcasts
NBC Olympics is the commercial name for the NBC Sports-produced broadcasts of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games as shown in the United States on NBCUniversal
Olympics_on_NBC
English track cyclist (born 1988)
achieving medals in the under-23 European championships in 2007, Kenny was selected to compete for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. With
Jason_Kenny
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Comer.Respelling of German Kammer.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, German
Summer Season; Place Name
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Sumpter.Fort Sumter, SC, was named in honor of Thomas Sumter, known as the ‘Gamecock of the Revolution’ for the fear he inspired in the British and Tory forces and the pivotal role he played in key American victories. Born in 1734 near Charlottesville, VA, he was of Welsh heritage; his ancestors probably emigrated to America in the late 17th century.
Boy/Male
Australian, Norse, Scandinavian
Hammer
Boy/Male
English American French
Summoner.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Summer.German and Danish : from Middle German sumer, Danish, Norwegian sommer ‘summer’, a nickname for someone of a warm disposition, or for someone associated with the season in some other way or from living in a sunny place, in some instances a metonymic occupational name for a basketweaver or a drummer, from Middle High German sum(b)er, sum(m)er ‘basket’, ‘basketry’, ‘drum’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Sommer ‘summer’. Like the other seasonal names, this was also one of the group of names that were bestowed on Jews more or less at random by government officials in 18th- and 19th-century central Europe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Summer 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Summer 1.Irish (Sligo) : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Somacháin ‘descendant of Somachán’, a nickname meaning ‘gentle’, ‘innocent’.Americanized form of some like-sounding Ashkenazic Jewish name.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from Middle English sum(m)er, Middle High German sumer ‘summer’, hence a nickname for someone of a warm or sunny disposition, or for someone associated with the season of summer in some other way.English : assimilated variant of Sumner.English : assimilated variant of Sumpter.Irish (Leinster and Munster) : Anglicization (part translation) of Gaelic Ó Samhraidh ‘descendant of Samhradh’, a byname meaning ‘summer’. The Gaelic name is also Anglicized as O’Sawrie, O’Sawra.German : from Middle High German summer ‘woven basket’ and, by extension, a measure of grain; also ‘drum’, hence a metonymic occupational name or nickname from any of these senses.
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Australian, British, Chinese, English, Hebrew
The Warmest Season of the Year; Summer Season; Name of the Season; Summer; The Hot Season of the Year
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant of Semper.
Girl/Female
English American
Born during the summer.
Female
German
 German equivalent of English Summer, SOMMER means "summer." Compare with another form of Sommer.
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : nickname for someone who stammered, from Middle English, Middle Low German stamer ‘stammerer’.
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, summer, from Old English sumor, SUMMER means "summer," the hot season of the year.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from Middle English bis, biss(e), bice, byse ‘dingy’, ‘dark’, ‘gray’, ‘murky’; ‘dark fur used for trimming and lining garments’ (Old French bis(e), of Germanic origin), hence a nickname for someone with an unhealthy complexion or someone who habitually dressed in particularly drab garments, or (from the noun) a metonymic occupational name for a furrier or maker of fur-trimmed garments.South German : nickname for a cutting, sarcastic person, from Biss ‘bite’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a summoner, an official who was responsible for ensuring the appearance of witnesses in court, Middle English sumner, sumnor.William Sumner came to Dorchester, MA, from England in about 1635. His descendants include U.S. Senator Charles Sumner, a major force in the struggle to end slavery, who was born in 1811 in Boston.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Semper.
Female
English
 Variant spelling of English Summer, SOMMER means "summer." Compare with another form of Sommer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Summer 1.
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Boy/Male
Australian, Polish
Peace; Awakened
Girl/Female
Afghan, African, Arabic, Australian, Swahili
Compassionate
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Brightness of Goddess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Tamil
Master of religion
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Benson.
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English
Noble Strength; Nobility; Storm
Boy/Male
English Latin
Derived from the Roman clan name Fabius; a name given several Roman emperors and 16 saints.
Female
Chinese
plum fragrance.
Biblical
in them
Female
French
French name JOLIE means "pretty."
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n.
A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias.
n.
A summoner.
v. i.
To scumber.
v. t.
To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide.
adv.
In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias.
v. t.
To plow and work in summer, in order to prepare for wheat or other crop; to plow and let lie fallow.
n.
To give or apply a number or numbers to; to assign the place of in a series by order of number; to designate the place of by a number or numeral; as, to number the houses in a street, or the apartments in a building.
n.
Excrement; scumber.
v. t.
To keep or carry through the summer; to feed during the summer; as, to summer stock.
n.
An instrument for taking off scum; a skimmer.
v. t.
To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
b. t.
To fill or encumber with lumber; as, to lumber up a room.
n.
Something which in firm or action resembles the common hammer
n.
The yellow-hammer.
n.
An instrument for driving anything with force; as, a rammer for driving stones or piles, or for beating the earth to more solidity
v. i.
To pass the summer; to spend the warm season; as, to summer in Switzerland.
a.
Of or pertaining to summer; like summer; as, a summery day.