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Calendar year
Year 292 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gurges and Scaeva (or, less frequently
292_BC
Battle in 291 BC
The siege of Thebes lasted from 292 until 291 BC. The city was put under siege by King Demetrius I of Macedon after it had revolted against Macedonian
Siege_of_Thebes_(292–291_BC)
Statue of the Greek god Helios
22-metre-high (72-foot) bronze statue of Zeus at Tarentum. Construction began in 292 BC. Ancient accounts, which differ to some degree, describe the structure as
Colossus_of_Rhodes
3rd-century BC Roman statesman and general
the son of Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus, was a Roman consul in 292, 276, and 265 BC. After a dissolute youth and a significant military defeat during
Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges (consul 292 BC)
Quintus_Fabius_Maximus_Gurges_(consul_292_BC)
man who served as a legate in 293 BC in the army of the consul Spurius Carvilius Maximus and as Roman consul in 292 BC. Broughton, T. R. S. (1951). The
Decimus Junius Brutus Scaeva (consul 292)
Decimus_Junius_Brutus_Scaeva_(consul_292)
Historic site in British Columbia, Canada
” p. 22. Nayar, The Punjabis in British Columbia, p. 292. "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 16 April 2020. Johnston, Hugh J.M. Jewels
Paldi,_British_Columbia
Queen to Pyrrhus of Epirus
Bircenna (Ancient Greek: Βιρκέννα; ruled c. 292 – 272 BC) was an Illyrian princess and later an Epirote queen. Bircenna was the daughter of Bardylis II
Bircenna
City in Boeotia, Greece
besiegement by Demetrius Poliorcetes in 293 BC, and again after a revolt in 292 BC. This last siege was difficult and Demetrius was wounded, but finally he
Thebes,_Greece
Macedonian general, Diadochus, and founder of the Seleucid Empire
viceroy of the eastern provinces in 292 BC, the vast extent of the empire seeming to require a double government. In 294 BC Stratonice married her stepson
Seleucus_I_Nicator
4th century BC – State leaders in the 2nd century BC – State leaders by year This is a list of state leaders in the 3rd century BC (300–201 BC). Cyrene (complete
List of state leaders in the 3rd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_3rd_century_BC
Ancient Greek sculpture
the statue. Tetradrachmas of Demetrios Poliorcetes struck between 301 and 292 BC, representing a Victory on the bow of a ship, wings outstretched, give a
Winged_Victory_of_Samothrace
289 BCE war
of 289 BC was an armed conflict which occurred during the year of 289 BC between the Kingdom of Epirus and the Kingdom of Macedonia. In 292 BC, while
Epirote-Macedonian War of 289 BC
Epirote-Macedonian_War_of_289_BC
King of Epirus from 297 to 272 BC
seem to have been devoted to him. In 295 BC, Pyrrhus transferred the capital of his kingdom to Ambracia. In 292 BC, he went to war against his former ally
Pyrrhus_of_Epirus
Chinese Qin state military general ( c. 332 BC – 257 BC)
In 292 BC, he was promoted from Zuo Shu Zhang (左庶長; Vice Prime Minister of Qin) to Da Liang Zao (大良造; Commander of the Officers, before 328 BC also
Bai_Qi
Calendar year
Tricipitinus and Cicurinus (or, less frequently, year 292 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 462 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval
462_BC
3rd century BC consort of Magas of Cyrene
sometimes known as Apame II (Ancient Greek: Ἀπάμα, about c. 292 BC–sometime after 249 BC) was a Syrian Greek princess of the Seleucid Empire, queen of
Apama_II
Three wars between the Roman Republic and the Samnites in Central Italy, 343–290 BC
The First, Second, and Third Samnite Wars (343–341 BC, 326–304 BC, and 298–290 BC) were fought between the Roman Republic and the Samnites, who lived on
Samnite_Wars
Siege tower
enormous Colossus of Rhodes. Demetrius again used a similar machine in 292 BC against the Thebans in the siege of Thebes and captured the city the following
Helepolis
is a list of sovereign states or polities that existed in the 3rd century BC. List of Bronze Age states List of Iron Age states List of Classical Age states
List of political entities in the 3rd century BC
List_of_political_entities_in_the_3rd_century_BC
313 BC, Brutus was probably one of the triumvirs that founded a Roman colony at Saticula in Samnium. His son of the same name was consul in 292 BC together
Decimus Junius Brutus Scaeva (consul 325 BC)
Decimus_Junius_Brutus_Scaeva_(consul_325_BC)
Association football club in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
atalanta.it (in Italian). Atalanta BC. Retrieved 29 July 2021. "ATALANTA BC PRESS RELEASE" (Press release). Atalanta BC. 19 February 2022. "The Club – ATALANTA
Atalanta_BC
Decade
During the 290s BC, Hellenistic civilization begins its emergence throughout the successor states of the former Argead Macedonian Empire of Alexander the
290s_BC
the known victors of the ancient Olympic Games from the 1st Games in 776 BC up to the 264th in 277 AD, as well as the games of 369 AD before their permanent
List of ancient Olympic victors
List_of_ancient_Olympic_victors
writing, over 5,000 years ago, with the earliest records going back to 3,200 BC. Prehistory covers the time from the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) to the beginning
Timeline_of_prehistory
King of Qin, China from 307 to 251 BC
states to date. In 292 BC, Bai Qi again led the army and attacked Wei, capturing Weicheng (魏城) and sacking Yuanqu (垣邑). Then in 291 BC, Qin attacked Han
King_Zhaoxiang_of_Qin
Macedonian officer of Thessalian origin (c. 360–281 BCE)
the Getae king Dromichaetes (or Dromihete), who, however, set him free in 292 BC on amicable terms in return for Lysimachus surrendering the Danubian lands
Lysimachus
Ancient Greek city in Anatolia
After Lysimachus had destroyed the nearby cities of Lebedos and Colophon in 292 BC, he relocated their inhabitants to the new city. Ephesus revolted after
Ephesus
Ancient Olympic competition
Crates (herald) of Elis, the first ones Herodorus of Megara (ten times) 328–292 BC trumpeter Diogenes of Ephesus 69–85 AD (five times) trumpeter Valerius Eclectus
Herald_and_Trumpet_contest
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Latin: Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until
Augustus
First-century BC Roman history by Livy
the Gauls in 390 BC. Books 6–10 – Wars with the Aequi, Volsci, Etruscans, and Samnites, down to 292 BC. Books 11–20 – The period from 292 to 218, including
History_of_Rome_(Livy)
Magnesia-on-Maeander 121st Olympiad 296 BC - Pythagoras for a second time 122nd Olympiad 292 BC - Antigonus of Macedonia 123rd Olympiad 288 BC - Antigonus for a second
List of Olympic winners of the Stadion race
List_of_Olympic_winners_of_the_Stadion_race
Calendar year
The year 295 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. It was known in the Roman Republic as the Year of the Consulship of Rullianus and Mus (or
295_BC
Dromichaites rules over tribal unions in Romanian Plain 297 BC – Lysimachus make peace with Dromichaites 292 BC – Lysimachus fight against Getae and he is defeated
Timeline_of_ancient_Romania
3rd-century BC Roman senator and general
279 BC – 202 BC) was a politician of the Roman Republic. He had a long and distinguished career, being consul in 235 BC and 224 BC, censor in 231 BC, and
Titus Manlius Torquatus (consul 235 BC)
Titus_Manlius_Torquatus_(consul_235_BC)
Roman magistrate and census administrator
575–535 BC. After the abolition of the monarchy and the founding of the Republic in 509 BC, the consuls had responsibility for the census until 443 BC. In
Roman_censor
Calendar year
Year 293 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cursor and Maximus (or, less frequently
293_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
Arsinoe of Macedon, mother of Ptolemy I Soter Apama II or Arsinoe (c. 292 BC–after 249 BC), wife of Magas of Cyrene and mother of Berenice II Arsinoe, probable
Arsinoe
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
father-loving goddess'; 70/69 BC – 10 or 12 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic
Cleopatra
Topics referred to by the same term
senator Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges (consul 292 BC), Roman senator Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges (consul 265 BC), Roman senator Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus
Quintus_Fabius_Maximus
Series of conflicts in the 5th century BC
Siculus – Greek History 480–431 BC: The Alternative Version. Austin: University of Texas Press. pp. 1–13. ISBN 978-0-292-70604-0. Roebuck, R (1987). Cornelius
Greco-Persian_Wars
states of the Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of Greece and Greece between 3000 BC and the present day. It is not exhaustive. ( * ) The Greek Kingdom of Pergamon
List_of_wars_involving_Greece
Calendar year
Year 294 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Megellus and Regulus (or, less frequently
294_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
Gurges (consul 292 BC), Roman consul in 292 and 276 BC Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges (consul 265 BC), son of the previous, Roman consul in 265 BC This disambiguation
Quintus_Fabius_Maximus_Gurges
Topics referred to by the same term
statue of the Greek Titan Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes between 292 and 280 BC. Colossus of Rhodes may also refer to: The Colossus of Rhodes (Dalí)
Colossus of Rhodes (disambiguation)
Colossus_of_Rhodes_(disambiguation)
Calendar year
Year 291 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Megellus and Brutus (or, less frequently
291_BC
Wars between Rome and Carthage (264–146 BC)
the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire during the period 264 to 146 BC. Three such wars took place, involving a total of forty-three years of warfare
Punic_Wars
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until
Julius_Caesar
Calendar year
Year 290 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rufinus and Dentatus (or, less frequently
290_BC
28th BC – 27th BC – 26th BC – 25th BC – 24th BC – 23rd BC – 22nd BC – 21st BC – 20th BC – 19th BC – 18th BC – 17th BC – 16th BC – 15th BC – 14th BC – 13th
Timeline_of_ancient_history
War between Rome and Carthage (218–201 BC)
to 201 BC) was the second of three wars fought between Carthage and Rome, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC. For 17
Second_Punic_War
Chinese dynasty from c. 1046 to 256 BC
years from c. 1046 BC until 256 BC, the longest span of any dynasty in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou period (c. 1046 – 771 BC), the royal house
Zhou_dynasty
Military campaign of the Second Punic War
The Roman invasion of Africa lasted from 204 to 201 BC when a Roman army under Publius Cornelius Scipio landed near Utica and decisively defeated the Carthaginian
Roman invasion of Africa (204–201 BC)
Roman_invasion_of_Africa_(204–201_BC)
Chief magistrate of an ancient Greek city-state
and for the supervision of some major trials in the law courts. After 683 BC the offices were held for only a single year, and the year was named after
Eponymous_archon
Ancient Roman politician
being plebeians. He became famous for sending an embassy to Epidaurus in 292 BC. The reason for the embassy was a severe epidemic that had been raging in
Quintus_Ogulnius_Gallus
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
(Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, romanized: Aléxandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient
Alexander_the_Great
King of Macedonia from 277 BC to 239 BC
reconcile the supporters of these former kings to the rule of his father. In 292 BC, while Demetrius was campaigning in Boeotia, he received news that Lysimachus
Antigonus_II_Gonatas
Historical period of Romania
withdraw his troops from the lands between the Lower Danube and the Haemus in 292 BC. The subsequent history of Dromichaetes and his realm are unknown. According
Romania_in_Antiquity
Life from 44 to 27 BC
44 BC, following Caesar's assassination on the Ides of March (15 March), until the Roman Senate's bestowal upon him of the title augustus in 27 BC. The
Rise_of_Augustus
Roman statesman and general
in 203 BC, and thus would have been at least a young man in 265, the interval between his first consulship, in 233 BC, and that of Gurges, in 292, supports
Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges (consul 265 BC)
Quintus_Fabius_Maximus_Gurges_(consul_265_BC)
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally dated to 509 BC) and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire following the War of
Roman_Republic
3100 BC, with several times of fragmentation and foreign rule. The specific title of "pharaoh" (pr-ꜥꜣ) was not used until the New Kingdom, c. 1400 BC, but
List_of_pharaohs
Ancient Mesopotamian civilization from 3300 to 1900 BC
the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages between the 5th and 4th millennium BC. Like nearby Elam, it is one of the cradles of civilization, along with Egypt
Sumer
Calendar year
Year 349 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Camillus and Crassus (or, less frequently
349_BC
Conglomeration of Indo-European peoples and tribes in the Balkan Peninsula
Pharos in 218 BC and flees to Macedonia., ruled B.C 222~B.C 219 Scerdilaidas: allied with Rome to defeat Macedonia in 208 BC., ruled B.C 218~B.C 206 Pinnes:
List_of_Illyrians
Atalanta BC 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 season was the 116th season in the history of Atalanta BC and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight. In addition to the domestic
2023–24_Atalanta_BC_season
Political purges in Ancient Rome
Triumvirate were a series of state-sanctioned political purges launched in 43 BC by Octavian, Mark Antony and Marcus Lepidus. They were intended to avenge
Proscriptions of the Second Triumvirate
Proscriptions_of_the_Second_Triumvirate
Severe climatic event starting around 2200 BC
age in the Holocene epoch. Starting around 2200 BC, it most likely lasted the entire 22nd century BC. It has been hypothesised to have caused the collapse
4.2-kiloyear_event
4th-century BC Greek civil war
Social War, also known as the War of the Allies, was fought from 357 BC to 355 BC between Athens with the Second Athenian League and the allied city-states
Social_War_(357–355_BC)
Provincial political party in Canada
ISBN 0-88894-292-3. The Canadian Press (May 13, 2011). "B.C. Liberals should consider name change: Hansen". CBC News. Retrieved April 13, 2023. "B.C. premier
BC_United
Archaeological site and Minoan palace complex in Heraklion, Crete
around 1900 BC on a hill that had already been occupied for several millennia. It was rebuilt and expanded after a major destruction around 1700 BC, then remained
Knossos
Pre-Roman civilization of Etruria (9th–1st century BC)
reached its maximum around 500 BC, shortly after the Roman Kingdom became the Roman Republic. Beginning in the late 4th century BC, it succumbed to the expanding
Etruscan_civilization
204–201 BC siege of the Second Punic War
The siege of Utica took place from 204 to 201 BC when a Roman army under Publius Cornelius Scipio attempted to seize the port of Utica to use as a secure
Siege_of_Utica
Ancient city in western Anatolia
eventually annulled by Lysimachus, who moved its population to Ephesus in 292 BC. At some point, the name Ptolemais (Πτολεμαΐς) was bestowed on the town
Lebedus
One hundred years, from 1400 BC to 1301 BC
The 14th century BC was the century that lasted from the year 1400 BC until 1301 BC. 1350 – 1250 BC: the Bajío phase of the San Lorenzo site in Mexico;
14th_century_BC
Calendar year
Year 289 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Corvus and Noctua (or, less frequently
289_BC
Archaeological period, last part of the Stone Age (New Stone Age)
final division of the Stone Age in Asia, Europe and Africa (c. 10,000 BC to c. 2,000 BC). It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments
Neolithic
Ancient Egyptian symbol of protection, royal power and good health
2686–2181 BC) to the Roman period (30 BC – 641 AD). Pairs of Horus eyes were painted on coffins during the First Intermediate Period (c. 2181–2055 BC) and
Eye_of_Horus
3rd-century BC Thracian general
full blooded siblings were his younger sisters Eurydice and Arsinoe I. In 292 BC Agathocles was sent by his father against the Getae, but was defeated and
Agathocles (son of Lysimachus)
Agathocles_(son_of_Lysimachus)
Topics referred to by the same term
was consul in 325 BC Decimus Junius Brutus was consul in 292 BC; he is best known for introducing gladiatorial games to Rome in 264 BC Decimus Junius Brutus
Decimus_Junius_Brutus
Roman politician and military figure (c. 519 – c. 430 BC)
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (c. 519 – c. 430 BC) was a Roman patrician, statesman, and military leader of the early Roman Republic who became a famous
Lucius_Quinctius_Cincinnatus
Canadian gridiron football player (born 1998)
(born May 24, 1998) is a Canadian professional football quarterback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was named a CFL All-Star and
Nathan_Rourke
century BC 17th century BC: Anatolian (Hittite) 15th century BC: Greek 7th century BC: Italic (Latin) 6th century BC: Celtic (Lepontic) c. 6th century BC: Iranian
List of languages by first written account
List_of_languages_by_first_written_account
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
north, Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south. Before the 4th century BC, Macedonia was a small kingdom with its capital at Aigai, outside of the area
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Phoenician city-state
settled around 814 BC by merchants from Tyre, a leading Phoenician city-state located in present-day Lebanon. In the 7th century BC, following Phoenicia's
Ancient_Carthage
Ancient Semitic maritime civilization
generally views the distinction between Canaanites and Phoenicians after c. 1200 BC as artificial. Renowned for seafaring and trade, the Phoenicians established
Phoenicia
Mesoamerican civilization (c. 2000 BC – 1697 AD)
Archaic period, before 2000 BC, saw the first developments in agriculture and the earliest villages. The Preclassic period (c. 2000 BC to 250 AD) saw the establishment
Maya_civilization
Political instability c. 134–30 BC
period of political instability and social unrest from about c. 133 BC to 30 BC that culminated in the demise of the Roman Republic and the advent of
Crisis_of_the_Roman_Republic
Calendar year
Year 20 BC was either a common year starting on Wednesday or Thursday or a leap year starting on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of the Julian calendar
20_BC
5th-century BC Athenian Greek tragedian
US: /ˈɛskɪləs/; Ancient Greek: Αἰσχύλος Aischýlos; c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian, often described as the father of tragedy
Aeschylus
Prophet in the Abrahamic religions
believed he died around 570 BC; Ezekiel's Tomb is a Jewish religious site in Mesopotamia. Three decades later, in 539 BC, the Persian empire conquered
Ezekiel
Period between prehistory and the medieval era
progress. In 10,000 BC, the world population stood at an estimated 2 million, it rose to 45 million by 3000 BC. By the Iron Age in 1000 BC, the population
Ancient_history
Calendar year
Year 10 BC was either a common year starting on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday or a leap year starting on Tuesday or Wednesday of the Julian calendar (the
10_BC
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List of minor planets: 875001–876000
List_of_minor_planets:_875001–876000
Female monsters in Greek mythology
the sixth century BC) Fig. 18 Gorgoneion with earrings; terracotta antefix from the Acropolis of Athens, Acropolis Museum 78–87, K 292–29 (second half of
Gorgons
Roman civilisation from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD
century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC), the Roman Republic (509–27 BC)
Ancient_Rome
Ancient Celtic peoples of Europe
mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD). Their homeland was known as Gaul (Gallia). They spoke
Gauls
Roman senator and general
Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, consul in 54 BC, was an enemy of Julius Caesar and a strong supporter of the aristocratic (optimates) party in the late Roman
Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 54 BC)
Lucius_Domitius_Ahenobarbus_(consul_54_BC)
Country in northwestern Europe
world and the largest in Europe. During 2024 British airports handled nearly 292.5 million passengers. In that period the three largest airports were London
United_Kingdom
Ancient Amorite-Akkadian state in Mesopotamia
Syria). It emerged as an Akkadian-populated but Amorite-ruled state c. 1894 BC. During the reign of Hammurabi and afterwards, Babylonia was retrospectively
Babylonia
The reign of Augustus as Rome's first emperor began in 27 BC with his first settlement with the Roman Senate, which granted him extraordinary proconsular
Reign_of_Augustus
292 BC
292 BC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Schum.Chinese : (Pinyin Cen) this surname was derived from an area so named during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc).
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Wen 2.Chinese : from a character in the personal name of Hu Gongman, a retainer of Wu Wang. After the latter established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc, he granted the state of Chen to Hu Gongman, whose descendants adopted the second character of his given name, Man, as their surname. This character also means ‘Manchurian’, but the name does not appear to be related to this meaning.Chinese : variant of Wen 3.Chinese : variant of Wan 1.English and Jewish : variant spelling of Mann.Dutch : from Middle Dutch man ‘man’, ‘husband’, ‘vassal’, ‘arbiter’.French : from the Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann 2).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the personal name Man, derived from Yiddish ‘man’.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish
Jewish : from the Hebrew personal name Amos, of uncertain origin, in some traditions connected with the Hebrew verb amos ‘to carry’, and assigned the meaning ‘borne by God’. This was the name of a Biblical prophet of the 8th century bc, whose oracles are recorded in the Book of Amos. This was one of the Biblical names taken up by Puritans and Nonconformists in the 16th–17th centuries, too late to have had much influence on surname formation, except in Wales.English : variant of Amis, assimilated in spelling to the Biblical name. It occurs chiefly in southeastern England.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the medieval French form of the Latin personal name Sabinus or its feminine form Sabina, originally an ethnic name for a member of an ancient Italic people of central Italy, whose name is of uncertain origin. According to legend, in the 8th century bc the Romans slaughtered the Sabine menfolk and carried off the women. More influential as far as name-giving is concerned was the existence of several Christian saints bearing this name. The masculine name was borne by at least ten early saints (martyrs and bishops), but as a given name the feminine form was always more popular.Jewish : probably also an Americanized form of some like-sounding Jewish name.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Tang 2.Chinese : variant of Tang 3.Chinese : from a modification of the character Zhong (). In the Xia dynasty (2205–1766 bc), there existed a senior adviser whose name was Zhonggu. Much later, in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 ad), some descendants settled along a river that became known as the Tong Family river. As the Manchus moved southwards, some took up residence by this river and they too adopted Tong as their surname.Chinese : from Lao Tong, the ‘style name’ given to a son of Zhuan Xu, legendary emperor of the 26th century bc. Two of his sons became important advisers to the next emperor, Ku. Some descendants of Lao Tong adopted a character from his style name as their surname.Chinese : see also Dong.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of tongs (Old English tang(e)), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word (there are examples in Lancashire, Shropshire, and West Yorkshire), from their situation by a fork in a road or river, considered as resembling a pair of tongs.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a tongue of land, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (Old English tunge, Old Norse tunga), for example Tonge in Leicestershire.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Antonius (see Anthony). It could also be from Dutch tong ‘tongue’ and hence a nickname for a chatterbox or scold, or possibly a shortening of Van Tongeren, a habitational name for someone from Tongeren in the province of Gelderland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Nye.Chinese : from the name of Nie City, which existed during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). It was granted to a son of a duke of the state of Qi; his descendants adopted the name of the city as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Horace, Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of unknown origin, associated chiefly with the name of the poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 bc).
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of Jewish Leykin (from Belarus), a metronymic from Leyke, a pet form of the Yiddish female personal name Leye, from the Hebrew female personal name Lea, from which English Leah is derived (see Genesis 29
Americanized spelling of Jewish Leykin (from Belarus), a metronymic from Leyke, a pet form of the Yiddish female personal name Leye, from the Hebrew female personal name Lea, from which English Leah is derived (see Genesis 29 : 16) + the Slavic possessive suffix -in.English : from a medieval personal name, a diminutive of Lawrence. Compare Law 1 and Larkin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly from a reduced form of the personal name Dominick.Chinese : from the name of Meng Mingshi, a senior minister of the state of Qin in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). His descendants adopted the first character of his given name, which means ‘bright’, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a person with a sunny temperament. Compare Merryweather. There is a legend that a Scottish family of Highland origin assumed this name in punning allusion to Job 37:22, ‘Fair weather cometh out of the north’. At the present time the surname is most frequent in East Anglia.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : from the place name Pan, which existed in the state of Wei during the Zhou dynasty. Bi Gonggao, fifteenth son of the virtuous duke Wen Wang, was granted a state named Wei when the Zhou dynasty came to power in 1122 bc (see Feng 1). Bi Gonggao in turn granted the area called Pan to one of his sons, whose descendants eventually adopted Pan as their surname. This name is also Romanized as Poon, Pun, and Pon.Korean : There are two Chinese characters for this surname; only one of them, however, is common enough to warrant treatment here. There are three clans which use this character: the KisÅng (also called the KÅje), the Kwangju, and the Namp’yÅng. The founding ancestors of these clans were KoryÅ (918–1392) figures, and it is widely believed that they were related.Spanish and southern French (Occitan) : metonymic occupational name for a baker or a pantryman, from Spanish and Occitan pan ‘bread’ (Latin panis).English and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for someone who cast pans, from Middle English, Middle Dutch panne ‘pan’.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish pan ‘lord’, ‘master’, ‘landowner’, hence a nickname for a haughty person.Perhaps also an Americanized spelling or translation of German Pfann (North German Pann).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Pink.Chinese : there are two sources of this name, which also means ‘peace’. One is the name of a senior minister of the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), who was posthumously named Yan Pingzhong. The other source is a city called Ping in the state of Han during the Warring States period (403–221 bc). It was granted to a marquis whose descendants adopted the place name as their surname.
Male
French
Variant spelling of French Adrien, ANDRION means "from Hadria." This form of the name can be found in An Index to the Given Names in the 1292 Census of Paris, by Colm Dubh.Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Wren.Dutch (de Ren) : origin unexplained.Variant spelling of German Renn.Swedish : soldier’s name, from ren ‘reindeer’.Chinese : from the name of Rencheng ‘Ren City’, which was granted to Yu Yang, the 25th son of the Emperor Huang Di (2697–2595 bc). Some of his descendants later adopted the place name as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long’, ‘tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus).Irish (Ulster (Armagh) and Munster) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan).Chinese : from the name of an official treasurer called Long, who lived during the reign of the model emperor Shun (2257–2205 bc). his descendants adopted this name as their surname. Additionally, a branch of the Liu clan (see Lau 1), descendants of Liu Lei, who supposedly had the ability to handle dragons, was granted the name Yu-Long (meaning roughly ‘resistor of dragons’) by the Xia emperor Kong Jia (1879–1849 bc). Some descendants later simplified Yu-Long to Long and adopted it as their surname.Chinese : there are two sources for this name. One was a place in the state of Lu in Shandong province during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). The other source is the Xiongnu nationality, a non-Han Chinese people.Chinese : variant of Lang.Cambodian : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a white-leather dresser, from Middle English whit ‘white’ + taw(i)er ‘tawer’ (from an agent derivative of Middle English taw(en) ‘to prepare’).John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–92), poet and active opponent of slavery, was descended from Thomas Whittier, who came to MA from England in 1638.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bannister.The naturalist John Banister (1650–92) was born in Gloucestershire, England, and came to VA in 1678.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : there are two sources for this character for Wen, which also means ‘warm’. One is a territory named Wen, and the other an area named Wenyi. Descendants of rulers of these areas adopted Wen as their surname.Chinese : from a character that also means ‘literature’. Its origin, however, is from the given name of an ancient personage called Wen.Chinese : from a character that also means ‘hear’. During the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), in the state of Lu there existed a man who has a supplementary name, Wenren. His descendants adopted the first character of his name, Wen, as their surname.English : unexplained.
Male
Greek
(ΒαÏσαββάς) Greek form of Aramaic Bar-Sabba, probably BARSABBAS means "son of the Sabbath." In the bible, this is the surname of a certain Joseph and Judas, mentioned in Acts 1:23 and 15:22 respectively.
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Male
English
Warlike Friend
Girl/Female
Hebrew Irish
Grace.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Jain, Marathi, Tamil
Noble Minded
Female
Slavic
(Драга) Feminine form of Slavic Drago, DRAGA means "precious."Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Girl/Female
Native American
Rattlesnake handler.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shikivahanar | ஷீகீவாஹாநாரÂ
Lord Murugan
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Fulfilled
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Goddess of Wealth
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sugarcane
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n.
An instrument for scraping bones. Y () Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 145, 178-9, 272.
n.
A certain measure for liquids, as for wine, equal to two pipes, four hogsheads, or 252 gallons. In different countries, the tun differs in quantity.
n.
A coin; as, a sixpenny piece; -- formerly applied specifically to an English gold coin worth 22 shillings.
superl.
Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30.
n.
In solid measure: A mass 16/ feet long, 1 foot in height, and 1/ feet in breadth, or 24/ cubic feet (in local use, from 22 to 25 cubic feet); -- used in measuring stonework.
n.
In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly to the English hundred, and supposed to have been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner.
a.
Applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element consisting of tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels, but dimmed and otherwise modified by some kind of obstruction in the oral or the nasal passage, and in some cases with a mixture of breath sound; -- a term introduced by Dr. James Rush in 1833. See Guide to Pronunciation, //155, 199-202.
n.
The immovable union of two joints of a crinoidal arm. T () the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, //262-264, and also //153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180.
a.
Inserted or introduced among others in the calendar; as, an intercalary month, day, etc.; -- now applied particularly to the odd day (Feb. 29) inserted in the calendar of leap year. See Bissextile, n.
n.
The tenth month of the French republican calendar dating from September 22, 1792. It began June 19, and ended July 18. See VendEmiaire.
n.
The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [/] in almanacs; the Archer.
n.
A seal; a coining die; -- used adjectively to designate the silver currency of the Mogul emperors, or the Indian rupee of 192 grains.
n.
"Our Lord cometh;" -- an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes." See Anathema maranatha, under Anathema.
a.
Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See Voice, and Vowel, also Guide to Pronunciation, // 199-202.
n.
The period of a synodic revolution of the moon, or the time from one new moon to the next; varying in length, at different times, from about 29/ to 29/ days, the average length being 29 d., 12h., 44m., 2.9s.
n.
The ninth month of the French Republican calendar, which dated from September 22, 1792. It began May, 20, and ended June 18. See Vendemiaire.
n.
A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, as the dog. M () M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178-180, 242.
n.
The first month of the French republican calendar, dating from September 22, 1792.
n.
The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. See Autumnal equinox, Vernal equinox, under Autumnal and Vernal.
n.
A colorless oily liquid, (C2H5)2S2, having a strong garlic odor; -- called also ethyl disulphide. By extension, any one of the series of related compounds.