Mayo
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Places
Ireland- County MayoCounty MayoCounty Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...
- Mayo (Dáil Éireann constituency)Mayo (Dáil Éireann constituency)Mayo is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects five deputies...
- Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.-History :...
- Mayo (Parliament of Ireland constituency)Mayo (Parliament of Ireland constituency)Mayo was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.- County Divisions :Baronies in County Mayo:[n 8]Burrishoole...
- Mayo East (Dáil Éireann constituency)Mayo East (Dáil Éireann constituency)Mayo East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1997. The constituency was served by 3 deputies...
- Mayo North (Dáil Éireann constituency)Mayo North (Dáil Éireann constituency)Mayo North was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1969...
- Mayo North and West (Dáil Éireann constituency)Mayo North and West (Dáil Éireann constituency)Mayo North and West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1923...
- Mayo South (Dáil Éireann constituency)Mayo South (Dáil Éireann constituency)Mayo South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1969...
- Mayo West (Dáil Éireann constituency)Mayo West (Dáil Éireann constituency)Mayo West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1997. The constituency was served by 3 deputies...
- Mayo, County MayoMayo, County MayoMayo or Mayo Abbey is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. Although it bears the same name as the county, it is not the county seat, which is Castlebar...
, a village
United Kingdom
- Mayo, County Down, a townlandTownlandA townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...
in County Down, Northern Ireland - East Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)
- North Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)North Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)North Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922....
- South Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)South Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)South Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922....
- West Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)West Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)West Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922....
Australia
- Division of MayoDivision of MayoThe Division of Mayo is an Australian Electoral Division located in the hills, east of Adelaide, South Australia and currently includes the towns of Victor Harbor, Lobethal, Mount Barker, Strathalbyn, Woodside and Kingscote....
, an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia
Canada
- Mayo, QuebecMayo, QuebecMayo is a municipality in the Papineau Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, located northeast of the city of Gatineau...
- Mayo, YukonMayo, YukonMayo is a village in the Yukon, Canada, along the Silver Trail and the Stewart River. The population was 248 in 2006. It is also the home of the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, whose primary language is Northern Tutchone. Nacho Nyak Dun translates into "big river people". It is serviced by Mayo...
Côte d'Ivoire
- Mayo, Côte d'IvoireMayo, Côte d'IvoireMayo, Côte d'Ivoire is a town and commune in Côte d'Ivoire.-References:*This article was initially created from the French Wikipedia....
Thailand
- Mayo District, Pattani Province
United States
- Mayo, FloridaMayo, FloridaMayo is a town and the only municipality in Lafayette County, Florida, United States. The population was 988 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,009...
- Mayo, MarylandMayo, MarylandMayo is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,153 at the 2000 census. Its beach was formerly a popular weekend resort.-Geography:Mayo is located at ....
- Mayo, South CarolinaMayo, South CarolinaMayo is a census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,592 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Mayo is located at ....
Numerous places
- Mayo River (disambiguation), a number of rivers called "Mayo"
People
- Sardar Tufail Ahmad Khan MayoSardar Tufail Ahmad Khan MayoSardar Tufail Ahmad Khan Mayo is a Pakistani politician affiliated with the Pakistan Muslim League...
, a Pakistani politician - Tariq Shabbir Khan MayoTariq Shabbir Khan MayoTariq Shabir Khan Mayo is a member of National Assembly of Pakistan. Mr Tariq has been elected MNA from NA-129 constituency of Lahore.A arrest warrant was issued on 4 June 2011 to compel his appearance in court in connection with a fraud case.-References:...
, a Pakistani legislator - Abdul Ghafoor Khan MayoAbdul Ghafoor Khan MayoAbdul Gafoor Khan Mayo is the current Food Minister for Punjab, Pakistan. He has been elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab three times. Gafoor Mayo has also repeatedly been in the news. Once, he was charged with manhandling custom officials at Lahore airport. Earlier during his second...
, a provincial minister in Punjab - Arthur MayoArthur MayoArthur Mayo VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
(1840–1920), recipient of the Victoria Cross - Barry MayoBarry MayoBarry Mayo is a United States radio executive. In 1981 he helped launch WRKS-FM in New York as the first station to play rap music on a regular basis. The station's success led him to be promoted as the first black general manager of RKO General....
, radio executive - Bob MayoBob MayoBob "Bobby" Mayo was a session keyboardist and guitarist, perhaps best known for his work with Peter Frampton....
, (1951–2004), American musician - Charles Herbert MayoCharles Herbert MayoCharles Herbert Mayo was a Dorset clergyman and antiquarian.Mayo was born in 1845, the third of three children of William Mayo, the rector of Folke, and his wife Charlotte ....
(1845–1929), antiquarian - Charles Horace MayoCharles Horace Mayo-External links:*...
(1865–1939), physician and co-founder of the Mayo Clinic - Ed MayoEd MayoEd Mayo is Secretary General of Co-operatives UK, the UK trade association for co-operatives. He is the former Chief Executive of the British National Consumer Council and CEO of the NCC's successor, Consumer Focus.-Education:...
, Secretary General of Co-operatives UK - Elton MayoElton MayoGeorge Elton Mayo was an Australian psychologist, sociologist and organization theorist.He lectured at the University of Queensland from 1911 to 1923 before moving to the University of Pennsylvania, but spent most of his career at Harvard Business School , where he was professor of industrial...
(1880–1949), psychologist and sociologist - Gilmar MayoGilmar MayoGilmar Jalith Mayo Lozano is a Colombian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.33 metres, achieved in October 1994 in Pereira. This is the current Colombian record.-Achievements:-References:...
(born 1969), Colombian high jumper - Helen MayoHelen MayoHelen Mary Mayo, OBE was an Australian medical doctor and medical educator, born and raised in Adelaide. In 1896, she enrolled at the University of Adelaide, where she studied medicine. After graduating, Mayo spent two years working in infant health in England, Ireland and India...
(1878–1967), women's health pioneer - Iban MayoIban MayoIban Mayo Diez is a professional road bicycle racer. His successes have been overshadowed by doping....
(born 1977), professional bicycle racer - James Mayo, pen name of Stephen Coulter, (born 1914), English author and journalist
- Jerod MayoJerod Mayo-2008 season:Mayo was drafted by the New England Patriots with the tenth overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. He was signed on July 24, 2008, to a five-year contract worth $18.9 million, including $13.8 million in bonuses and guarantees...
(born 1986), American football player for the New England Patriots - Katherine MayoKatherine MayoKatherine Mayo was an American writer notorious for her polemical book Mother India , in which she attacked the Hindu society, religion and culture of the country....
(1867–1940), American writer and journalist - Manolito Tolentino MayoManolito Tolentino MayoManolito Tolentino Mayo locally known as Toto Mayo or Lito Mayo , was a Philippine artist who won several major competitions while in the University of Santo Tomas, including the 1973 Sculpture and Graphics Awards, 1977 AAP Graphic Arts Competition, and the 1980 Critic's Choice Awards for Graphic...
(1955–1983), Philippine artist - O. J. MayoO. J. MayoOvinton J'Anthony "O. J." Mayo , is an American basketball player currently playing with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. He signed with the team on July 8, 2008. He played college basketball for the University of Southern California...
(born 1987), American basketball player - Paul MayoPaul MayoPaul Mayo is an English footballer, who currently plays for Corby Town. His preferred positions are left-sided full-back role or left wing-back and notably played for his home town team Lincoln City, having two separate spells at the club but despite being a relative success his professional...
(born 1981), English footballer - Richard Mayo (born 1971), Charity fundraiser.
- Simon MayoSimon MayoSimon Mayo is an English radio presenter who has worked for BBC Radio since 1981. As of January 2010, Mayo is presenter of Simon Mayo Drivetime on BBC Radio 2 and, with Mark Kermode, presenter of Kermode and Mayo's Film Reviews on BBC Radio 5 Live.In 2008, Mayo was recognised as the "radio...
(born 1958), disc jockey - Virginia MayoVirginia MayoVirginia Mayo was an American film actress.After a short career in vaudeville, Mayo progressed to films and during the 1940s established herself as a supporting player in such films as The Best Years of Our Lives and White Heat .Mayo remained an A-list actress into the mid-'50s, but then went...
(1920–2005), American film actress - Whitman MayoWhitman MayoWhitman B. Mayo was an American actor best known for his character Grady Wilson on the 1970s television sitcom Sanford and Son....
(1930–2001), American television actor - William Mayo (civil engineer)William Mayo (civil engineer)Major William Mayo was an English civil engineer who emigrated to the British colony of Virginia in 1723.-Biography:Mayo, born in England, emigrated to the British colony of Virginia in 1723...
(c. 1685–1744), the civil engineer who laid out the city of Richmond, Virginia - William B. MayoWilliam B. MayoWilliam Benson Mayo was chief power engineer for the Ford Motor Company.-Biography:Mayo was born in Chatham, Massachusetts on 7 January 1866 to Andrew Benson and Amanda Nickerson Mayo. He worked initially as a sign painter in Boston, but accepted a position as an office boy for a manufacturer of...
, (1860–1944), chief power engineer of Ford Motor Company - William James MayoWilliam James MayoWilliam James Mayo, M.D. was a physician in the United States and one of the seven founders of the Mayo Clinic. He and his brother, Charles Horace Mayo, both joined their father's private medical practice in Rochester, Minnesota, USA, after graduating from medical school in the 1880s...
(1861–1939), co-founder of the Mayo Clinic - William Worrall MayoWilliam Worrall MayoWilliam Worrall Mayo was a British medical doctor and chemist, best known for establishing the private medical practice that later evolved into the Mayo Clinic. He was a descendant of a famous English chemist, John Mayow. His sons, William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, joined the private...
, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic - Thomas Mayo BrewerThomas Mayo BrewerThomas Mayo Brewer was an American naturalist.Mayo is best known as the joint author, with Baird and Ridgway, of A History of North American Birds , which was the first attempt since John James Audubon's to complete the study of American ornithology.Brewer was born in Boston...
(1814–1880), American naturalist - Richmond Mayo-SmithRichmond Mayo-SmithRichmond Mayo-Smith was an American economist noted for his work in statistics.He was born in Troy, Ohio, educated at Amherst College , then at Berlin and Heidelberg University. He became assistant professor of economics at Columbia University in 1877...
(1854–1901), American economist - John C.C. Mayo (1864–1914), Coal baron and educator
- Mayo OkamotoMayo Okamotois a Japanese female pop singer-songwriter. Her 1995 debut single "Tomorrow" peaked at number 1 on the Oricon weekly single charts. She released her greatest hits album Rise 1 in 2000...
(born 1974), Japanese singer-songwriter - Mayo SmithMayo SmithEdward Mayo Smith was an American player, manager, and scout in Major League Baseball.Smith was born in New London, Missouri, but grew up in Florida. A left-handed batter who threw right-handed, Smith was a career minor league outfielder who spent many seasons in the International League with the...
(1915–1977), American baseball player and manager - Richard Mayo (disambiguation), multiple people
Fictional characters
- Mayo KaguraMayo Kagurais the fictional protagonist of the light novel series My-HiME Destiny. She also appears in the OVA My-Otome 0~S.ifr~; in this alternate continuity, she is known as .-My-HiME Destiny:...
, the protagonist of the light novel My-HiME Destiny - Mayo Sakaki, a character of the series Fushigi Yuugi
- Patsy Mayo, fictional character played by Mimi Kuzyk on the television series Hill Street BluesHill Street BluesHill Street Blues is an American serial police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. Chronicling the lives of the staff of a single police precinct in an unnamed American city, the show received critical acclaim and its production innovations ...
Other
- MayonnaiseMayonnaiseMayonnaise, , often abbreviated as mayo, is a sauce. It is a stable emulsion of oil, egg yolk and either vinegar or lemon juice, with many options for embellishment with other herbs and spices. Lecithin in the egg yolk is the emulsifier. Mayonnaise varies in color but is often white, cream, or pale...
, sometimes abbreviated to mayo - Mayo ClinicMayo ClinicMayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice and medical research group specializing in treating difficult patients . Patients are referred to Mayo Clinic from across the U.S. and the world, and it is known for innovative and effective treatments. Mayo Clinic is known for being at the top of...
, a medical center in Rochester, Minnesota, United States - Mayo Medical SchoolMayo Medical SchoolMayo Medical School is a part of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, United States. It grants degrees in medicine, and is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
, an American medical school that is part of the Mayo Clinic and the Mayo College of Medicine - Mayo High SchoolMayo High SchoolMayo High School is an American high school named after the brothers William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, physicians and founders of the Mayo Clinic. Mayo High School was built in 1966 in the southeastern section of Rochester, Minnesota. A public school, it is part of the Rochester...
, a public high school in Rochester, Minnesota, United States - Mayo CollegeMayo CollegeMayo College is a public school founded by the 6th Earl of Mayo, who was Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872.The school is located in Ajmer, in the state of Rajasthan, India....
, a secondary educational institution in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India - Mayo GAAMayo GAAThe Mayo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Mayo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Mayo and the Mayo inter-county teams.-History:...
, an inter-county Gaelic Athletic Association team - Mayo peopleMayo peopleThe Mayo are a Mexican indigenous people living in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa, originally living near the Mayo River in Sonora. In their own language they call themselves Yoreme....
, an Indigenous ethnic group who live in the Mexican states of Sinaloa and Sonora - Mayo Rajputs or Meo Rajputs, an Indian ethnic tribe of Rajputs also spelled as meo
- Mayo languageMayo languageMayo is an Uto-Aztecan language. It is spoken by about 40,000 people, the Mexican Mayo or Yoreme Indians, who live in the South of the Mexican state of Sonora and in the North of the neighboring state of Sinaloa...
, spoken by the Mayo people - Mayo (TV series)Mayo (TV series)Mayo was a comedy detective drama television series made by the BBC and starring Alistair McGowan, Jessica Oyelowo, Huw Rhys and Loo Brealey. The series is based on a popular series of Gil Mayo mysteries books by Marjorie Eccles. It was filmed on location in and around Leamington Spa. The series...
, a BBC television series first broadcast in 2006 - Earl of MayoEarl of MayoEarl of the County of Mayo, usually known simply as Earl of Mayo, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1785 for John Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo, for many years First Commissioner of Revenue in Ireland...
, a title in the Peerage of Ireland - Mayo HospitalMayo HospitalMayo Hospital is one of the oldest and biggest hospital in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. King Edward Medical University is the attached university which is Pakistan's most prestigious and South Asia's second oldest institution.-History:...
, in Lahore, Pakistan - The Mexican American Youth OrganizationMexican American Youth OrganizationThe Mexican American Youth Organization is a civil rights organization formed in 1967 in San Antonio, Texas, USA to fight for Mexican-American rights. The creators of MAYO, Los Cinco, consisted of José Ángel Gutiérrez, Willie Velásquez, Mario Compean, Ignacio Pérez, and Juan Patlán...
- Project Mayo, an open source project by DivX, Inc.DivX, Inc.DivX, Inc. , based in San Diego, California, now part of Sonic Solutions, a division of Rovi, was the corporation behind the MPEG-4 Part 2-based codec, DivX. The company's codec has been downloaded over 240 million times since January 2003...
- Mayo, the Spanish word for MayMayMay is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.May is a month of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and spring in the Northern Hemisphere...