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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
Roman general and statesman (died 295 BC)
Publius Decius Mus (died 295 BC), of the plebeian gens Decia, was a Roman consul in the years 312 BC, 308 BC, 297 BC and 295 BC. He was a member of a family
Publius Decius Mus (consul 312 BC)
Publius_Decius_Mus_(consul_312_BC)
European tactical military transport aircraft
The Airbus C295 (previously CASA C-295) is a medium-range twin-engined turboprop tactical transport aircraft that was designed and initially manufactured
Airbus_C295
Battle of the Third Samnite War (295 BC)
of Sentinum was the decisive battle of the Third Samnite War, fought in 295 BC near Sentinum (next to the modern town of Sassoferrato, in the Marches region
Battle_of_Sentinum
Macedonian princess (353/2 or 346/5 BC – 295 BC)
Thessalonike (Ancient Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη; 353/2 or 346/5 BC – 295 BC) was a Macedonian Greek princess, the daughter of King Philip II of Macedon by his
Thessalonike_of_Macedon
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
Former state in Ancient Greece
Cassander, but was dethroned in 313 BC. In 330 BC, Passaron became the capital of the united kingdom of Epirus until 295 BC, when Pyrrhus moved the capital
Epirus_(ancient_state)
Ancient Roman goddess of love, sex and fertility
It was used in the dedication of her first Roman temple, on August 19 in 295 BC during the Third Samnite War by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges. It was sited
Venus_(mythology)
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
War between Rome and its Italian allies
Roman manpower: by 295 BC, the allied contingents of Roman-led armies as a whole outnumbered the Romans on the field and, by 218 BC, there were three allies
Social_War_(91–87_BC)
Lord of Zhao
secretly visited Qin, disguised as a Zhao envoy. In 296 BC, he annexed the state of Zhongshan. In 295 BCE, while King Wuling was touring Shaqiu (沙丘) in present-day
King_Wuling_of_Zhao
Samnite leader of the Varriani (died 295 BC)
Egnatius (died 295 BC) was the leader of the Varriani, a leading clan of the Samnites during the Third Samnite War, which broke out in 298 BC. By the end
Gellius_Egnatius
Roman statesman and writer (fl. c. 312–279 BC)
only been a minor magistracy.[citation needed] As consul (296 BC) and then praetor (295 BC), Caecus led military campaigns against the Etruscans and Samnites
Appius_Claudius_Caecus
(227–223 BC) Changping, Lord (223 BC) Han (complete list) – Xiang, King (311–296 BC) Xi, King (295–273 BC) Huanhui, King (272–239 BC) An, King (238–230 BC) Qi:
List of state leaders in the 3rd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_3rd_century_BC
Roman consul in 279 BC
respectively securing Roman victory at the battles of Veseris in 340 BC and Sentinum in 295 BC. Sources differ as to Mus' fate: Cicero vaguely reports he was
Publius Decius Mus (consul 279 BC)
Publius_Decius_Mus_(consul_279_BC)
Queen consort of Epirus
of Syracuse, Sicily, Magna Graecia, perhaps by his second wife Alcia. In 295 BC, Agathocles married Lanassa to King Pyrrhus of Epirus. Agathocles himself
Lanassa_(wife_of_Pyrrhus)
Roman politician (died 295 BC)
Marcus Livius Denter (d. 295 BC) was a Roman politician who was consul, belonging to gens Livia in the fourth century BC. In 302 BC, he was appointed as consul
Marcus_Livius_Denter
4th-century BC Roman statesman and general
were made proconsul and their imperium was prolonged by six months. In 295 BC he was elected unanimously for a fifth term, where he won lasting fame for
Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus
Quintus_Fabius_Maximus_Rullianus
Illyrian Taulantian king from c.335 to c.295 BC
Glaucias (Ancient Greek: Γλαυκίας; ruled c. 335 – c. 295 BC) was a ruler of the Taulantian kingdom, situated in modern day Albania, which dominated southern
Glaucias_of_Taulantii
Liang Empire Founding emperor of the Liang Dynasty. King Wuling of Zhao d. 295 BC Zhao Ruler of Zhao during the Warring States period. Yang Ye d. 986 Song
List of people who died of starvation
List_of_people_who_died_of_starvation
Decade
301-281 BC (Asia Minor) Cotys II, King of Odrysian Thrace, r. 300-280 BC Wuling, King of Zhao, r. 326–299 BC Huiwen, King of Zhao, r. 299–266 BC 295 BC Apollonius
290s_BC
Archaeological site in Italy
mentioned in the account of the war of 310 or 309 BC between the Etruscans and the Roman Republic. In 295 BC it took an important part in a rebellion against
Perusia
Military officer
Ptolemy (295–272 BC) was the oldest son of king Pyrrhus of Epirus and his first wife Antigone, who probably died in childbirth. He was named in honour
Ptolemy_(son_of_Pyrrhus)
List of links describing conflicts Rome was involved in
Cornelius Scipio Barbatus defeat the Samnite army led by Gellius Egnatius. 295 BC – Battle of Sentinum – Romans under Fabius Rullianus and Publius Decimus
List of Roman external wars and battles
List_of_Roman_external_wars_and_battles
Italian historical region
the Senones were known as ager Gallicus (Gallic plain) to the Romans. In 295 BC, the Roman Republic won a decisive victory at the Battle of Sentinum against
Romagna
Coins of ancient Carthage
Carthaginian or Punic coins were produced from the late fifth century BC through 146 BC by ancient Carthage, a Punic empire known as Rome's biggest rival
Carthaginian_coinage
Roman consul in 340 BC
Decius P.f. Mus, consul in 312 BC, 308 BC, 297 BC, and 295 BC and the grandfather of Publius Decius P.f. Mus, consul in 279 BC. At the behest of Franco Cattaneo
Publius Decius Mus (consul 340 BC)
Publius_Decius_Mus_(consul_340_BC)
Collection of prophecies used in Rome
dictator to arrange a public holiday for religious observances. (Livy 7, 28) 295 BC: They were consulted again following a pestilence, and reports that large
Sibylline_Books
Region of Italy
umbrian Nequinum, conquered in 299 BC). Romans defeated the Samnites and their Gallic allies in the battle of Sentinum (295 BC). Allied Umbrians and Etruscans
Umbria
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
succession of Rome. Millennia: 1st BC · 1st–2nd Centuries: 7th BC · 6th BC · 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC · 1st · 2nd · 3rd · 4th · 5th · 6th ·
Timeline_of_Roman_history
Chief deity of Roman state religion
between 26 and 22 BC. Iuppiter Victor had a temple dedicated by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges during the third Samnite War in 295 BC. It was probably on
Jupiter_(god)
Macedonian Queen and member of Ptolemaic dynasty
Antigone (Greek: Ἀντιγόνη, born before 317 BC–295 BC) was a Macedonian Greek noblewoman. Through her mother's second marriage she was a member of the
Antigone_of_Epirus
Imperial dynasty of China (221–206 BC)
authority somewhat. The Qin was defeated by an alliance of the other states in 295 BC; this was soon followed by another defeat inflicted by Zhao, made possible
Qin_dynasty
Roman general and statesman
Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus (c. 337 BC – 270 BC) was one of the two elected Roman consuls in 298 BC. He led the Roman army to victory against the
Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus
Lucius_Cornelius_Scipio_Barbatus
Bronze sculpture of Rome's founding legend
Roman history that a statue was erected at the foot of the Palatine Hill in 295 BC. Pliny the Elder mentions the presence in the Roman Forum of a statue of
Capitoline_Wolf
via Aesernia.[clarification needed] In 295 BC it was conquered by the Romans. It became a Roman colony in 264 BC, and issued its own coins. In 667 it was
Ezernya
Library in ancient Alexandria, Egypt
texts that would later become part of the Library's collection. In around 295 BC, Demetrius may have acquired early texts of the writings of Aristotle and
Library_of_Alexandria
Αncient Greek tribe
against Cassander, but was dethroned in 313 BC. Aeacides's son Pyrrhus came to the throne in 295 BC. In 295 BC, Pyrrhus transferred the capital of his kingdom
Molossians
Hellenistic-era Greek state in Egypt (305–30 BC)
retook Cyprus in 295 BC. Feeling the kingdom was now secure, Ptolemy shared rule with his son Ptolemy II by Queen Berenice in 285 BC. He then may have
Ptolemaic_Kingdom
Comune in Abruzzo, Italy
only for it to be incorporated within Rome after the Battle of Sentinum in 295 BC on par with Peltuinum and Amiternum. The floods that procured the swamping
Fossa,_Abruzzo
Topics referred to by the same term
and 295 BC, dictator in 315 and censor in 304, princeps senatus; triumphed in 322, 309, and 295. Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (c. 280 – 203 BC), surnamed
Maximus
Region of Italy
fourth century BC, the northern area was occupied by the Senones, a tribe of Gauls. The Battle of Sentinum was fought in Marche in 295 BC; afterwards, the
Marche
Naval battle during the Wars of the Diadochi
captured with their personal possessions. When Ptolemy recaptured Cyprus in 295 BC, and found Demetrius's mother and children at Salamis, he again reciprocated
Battle_of_Salamis_(306_BC)
Ancient Greek city on the island of Corfu
domains and in 295 BC offered it as a dowry for his daughter Lanassa on her marriage to Pyrrhus of Epirus. When Lanassa left Pyrrhus in 291 BC, she tried
Corcyra_(polis)
Province of Spain
the entire Iberian Peninsula) in the years following their arrival around 295 BC. Today, Mérida has the greatest number of noteworthy Roman buildings still
Province_of_Badajoz
Ancient Chinese kingdom (403–222 BCE) during the Warring States period
its increased military prowess by conquering the state of Zhongshan in 295 BC after a protracted war and annexing territory from the neighbouring states
Zhao_(state)
p. 317) or more precisely: May 12, 1274 BC based on Ramesses' commonly accepted accession date in 1279 BC. "Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald
List_of_battles_before_301
Pharaoh of Egypt from 305 to 282 BC
Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr, "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 369/68 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, historian, and successor of Alexander
Ptolemy_I_Soter
Calendar year
BC) Apollonius of Rhodes, Greek poet, grammarian, and author of the Argonautica, an epic in four books on the voyage of the Argonauts (b. c. 295 BC)
245_BC
City in Argolis, Greece
under Demetrius’s influence in 295 BC. Troizen’s later contribution of ships and troops to his Asian expedition in 286 BC suggests that at least some level
Argos,_Peloponnese
Poliorcetes Siege of Messene (295 BC) – Wars of the Diadochi Siege of Thebes (292–291 BC) Siege of Athens (287 BC) Siege of Syracuse (278 BC) – part of the Pyrrhic
List_of_sieges
Decade
and priest (augur) 215 BC Apollonius of Rhodes, Greek author (b. 295 BC) Hiero II, tyrant of Syracuse from 270 BC (b. c. 308 BC) Hieronymus, grandson of
210s_BC
(?-by 212 BC?) Source: Teres IV, son of Seuthes (III?) (c. 295 BC?) Seuthes IV, son of Teres (IV?) Teres V, son of ? Seuthes IV (c. 255 BC) Rhoegus, son
List of kings of Thrace and Dacia
List_of_kings_of_Thrace_and_Dacia
Roman family
BC, thrown from his horse and killed. Lucius Manlius T. f. T. n. Torquatus, legate of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus in the great campaign of 295 BC
Manlia_gens
Battle where the Qin state decisively defeated the Zhao state
Zhao Kuo's army dug in on a hill and had to await relief. However, since 295 BC, Zhao foreign policy had been dominated by opportunism, and had frequently
Battle_of_Changping
Conglomeration of Indo-European peoples and tribes in the Balkan Peninsula
sources. Cleitus, son of Bardylis I (r. 335–295 BC): mastermind behind the Illyrian Revolt in Pelion of 335 BC against Alexander the Great. Glaucias: king
List_of_Illyrians
Comune in Marche, Italy
Sentinum (today Sassoferrato) in 295 BC, the Romans began the conquest of Picenum region, which involved Osimo starting from 173 BC. Vetus Auximum – the ancient
Osimo
Comune in Calabria, Italy
withdraw to Locri. In 295 BC, Croton fell to another Syracusan tyrant, Agathocles. When Pyrrhus invaded Italy (280–278, 275 BC), it was still a considerable
Crotone
Historical region of central Italy
part they [the Sabines] had played or failed to play in the events of 296/295 [BC]." That is, they let the Samnites cross their territory to go to Etruria
Sabina_(region)
Autonomous region of China
inhabited by the Donghu. During the Warring States period, King Wuling (340–295 BC) of the state of Zhao based in what is now Hebei and Shanxi Provinces pursued
Inner_Mongolia
Town and administrative division in Italy
The Romans took control of central Italy after the Battle of Sentinum in 295 BC. They built the flourishing municipium Asisium on a series of terraces on
Assisi
Military history
entire region. The army that faced the Romans at the Battle of Sentinum in 295 BC included Samnites, Gauls, Etruscans and Umbrians. When the Roman army won
Campaign history of the Roman military
Campaign_history_of_the_Roman_military
Ancient Greek city in Asia-Minor
returned the statue of Apollo that had been stolen by the Persians in 494 BC. In 295 BC, Antigonus I's son Demetrius Poliorcetes was the eponymous archon (stephanephorus)
Miletus
Comune in Molise, Italy
the Tabula Peutingeriana. The first mention of it in history occurs in 295 BC, at which time it had already fallen into the hands of the Romans, together
Isernia
p. 152 Grant, p. 281 Grant, p. 286 Grant, p. 292 Grant, p. 294 Grant, p. 295 "Victory at Tai'erzhuang in the Battle of Xuzhou (12) – Xinhua | English
List_of_battles_by_casualties
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
Epithet of the Roman goddess Venus
(aedes) for any form of Venus had been built during the Third Samnite War in 295 BC. Located near the racetrack of the Circus Maximus and dedicated to Venus
Venus_Verticordia
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
drachma, yet by 307 BC he was exiled from the city and direct democracy was restored. Demetrius I of Macedon reconquered Athens in 295 BC, yet democracy was
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Fabius Gurges in the heat of battle against the Samnites, and dedicated in 295 BC. All sacrifices and offerings required an accompanying prayer to be effective
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Carthage-Rome engagement, 149–146 BCE
the Carthaginian capital, Carthage (a little northeast of Tunis). In 149 BC, a large Roman army landed at Utica in North Africa. The Carthaginians hoped
Siege of Carthage (Third Punic War)
Siege_of_Carthage_(Third_Punic_War)
Ancient western Balkan kingdom
sources. Cleitus, son of Bardylis I (r. 335–295 BC): mastermind behind the Illyrian Revolt in Pelion of 335 BC against Alexander the Great. Glaucias: king
Illyrian_kingdom
Hellenistic dynasty
was the son of a Greek general called Antimachus or Apollodotus, born c. 295 BC, whom he considered to be the son of Sophytes, and that he married a sister
Euthydemid_dynasty
Comune in Marche, Italy
On the other hand, the Katspriot referred to in the history of the year 295 BC are probably the inhabitants of Clusium. Later it appears as a dependent
Camerino
Ancient Roman family
Mus, consul in 312, 308, 297, and 295 BC, magister equitum in 306, censor in 304. At the Battle of Sentinum in 295, his troops began to give way under
Decia_gens
Illyrian people
have reached its apex during Glaukias' rule, in the years between 335 BC and 295 BC. Glaucias had entered into an alliance and joined the cause of another
Taulantii
Ethnic group in ancient Chinese texts; one of the "Four Barbarians" groups
377 BC: Zhongshan regained its independence.[citation needed] 295 BC: Zhongshan was conquered by the State of Zhao.[citation needed] c. 283-265 BC: Tian
Beidi
insist the Samnites evacuate Lucania, but they refused and the war began. In 295 BC, the Romans defeated Samnites, Umbrians, and Gauls in the Battle of Sentinum
Timeline_of_the_Samnite_Wars
Ancient Gallic tribe in Italy
the Allia and sacking Rome in 390 BC. For the next hundred years the Senones remained a danger to Rome. In 295 BC they joined a coalition of Samnites
Senones_(Cisalpine_Gaul)
Calendar year
Year 296 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Violens and Caecus (or, less frequently
296_BC
Greek physician
the Latin name Diocles Medicus, i.e. "Diocles the physician"; c. 375 BC – c. 295 BC[citation needed]) was a well-regarded Greek physician, born in Carystus
Diocles_of_Carystus
Archaeological site in the province of Viterbo, Italy
that the city assemblies of Etruria were discussing suing for peace. In 295 BC, before the Battle of Sentinum, where the Romans faced a combined force
Falerii
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
complete end in 287 BC, with the passage of the Hortensian law. This era was also marked with significant external developments. Up until 295 BC, the Samnites
History of the Constitution of the Roman Republic
History_of_the_Constitution_of_the_Roman_Republic
Wars between the Roman Republic and Celtic tribes
territory and retire with the loot, but then fall to fighting among themselves. 295 BC: During the Third Samnite War, an alliance of Samnites, Gauls, Etruscans
Roman–Gallic_wars
Etruscan settlement
Caere as a result, and virtually all Etruria was in Roman hands from about 295 BC. It provided Rome with various provisions during the First Punic War, but
Caere
Ancient Roman family
consul in 322, 310, 308, 297, and 295 BC, dictator in 315 and censor in 304, princeps senatus; triumphed in 322, 309, and 295. Quintus Fabius Q. f. M. n. Maximus
Fabia_gens
Method for determining the age of objects
there is a 15% chance that it dates from 355 to 295 BC, and an 84% chance that it dates from 210 to 45 BC. Subsequently, these dates were criticized on
Radiocarbon_dating
Press. p. 35. ISBN 9780691202266. Frame, Grant (1992). Babylonia 689–627 B.C.: A Political History. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut
List of state leaders who died by suicide
List_of_state_leaders_who_died_by_suicide
Calendar year
Empire (d. 164 BC) (approximate date) Apollonius of Rhodes, Greek author (b. 295 BC) Hiero II, tyrant of Syracuse from 270 BC (b. c. 308 BC) Hieronymus,
215_BC
prime ministers of Italy. Millennia: 1st BC · 1st–2nd · 3rd Centuries: 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC · See also · Bibliography Centuries: 1st ·
Timeline_of_Italian_history
Political history topic
drachma, yet by 307 BC he was exiled from the city and direct democracy was restored. Demetrius I of Macedon reconquered Athens in 295 BC, yet democracy was
Government of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
Government_of_Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Calendar year
Year 298 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Barbatus and Centumalus (or, less frequently
298_BC
King of Macedonia in 281–279 BC
281 or 280 BC. The existence of this marriage is disputed, but if it did take place, Ceraunus must have married her mother around 300-295 BC. Christopher
Ptolemy_Ceraunus
Battle of the Second Punic War
pacification of Gauls during the last century of the Roman Republic. In 295 BC the Romans won the Battle of Sentinum against the Etruscans and their Gallic
Battle_of_Silva_Litana
Ancient Celtic people of northern Italy
BC the Boii took part, alongside the Senones, in the coalition against Rome during the Roman–Etruscan Wars. It was crushed first at Sentinum in 295 BC
Boii_(Cisalpine_Gaul)
Calendar year
320 BC) Ptolemy, son of Pyrrhus of Epirus (b. 295 BC) Pyrrhus of Epirus, king of the Molossians (from c. 297 BC), Epirus (306–301 and 297–272 BC) and
272_BC
Bavaria (1912), Duchess of Urach Antigone of Epirus (295 BC) Nysa (wife of Pharnaces I of Pontus) (160 BC) Athenais (daughter of Herodes Atticus) (161) Agnes
List of women who died in childbirth
List_of_women_who_died_in_childbirth
Graff, was not seen in warfare prior to the 4th century BC. King Wuling of Zhao (340–295 BC), after realizing the advantages of light cavalry warfare
Horses in ancient and imperial China
Horses_in_ancient_and_imperial_China
Battle during the Roman–Gallic wars (c.284 BC)
the Battle of Sentinum 11 or 12 years earlier (in 295 BC) during the Third Samnite War (298–290 BC). Both this and the purpose of their writing may cast
Battle_of_Arretium
295 BC
295 BC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Woodbridge in Suffolk or Dorset, both named from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + brycg ‘bridge’, i.e. a bridge made of timber or one near a wood.John Woodbridge (1613–95), emigrated in 1634 from Stanton in Wiltshire, England, to Newbury, MA, where he was pastor and magistrate.
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
English : from the Middle English personal name Bartlet, a pet form of Bartholomew.This is the name of a well-established New England family. Its members include Josiah Bartlett (1729–95), who was born in Amesbury, MA, and became governor of NH (1790–94). A Richard Bartlet(t) settled in Newbury, MA, in 1635.
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 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 (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 Boone.John Bowne (c. 1627–95), a Quaker, came from Matlock, Derbyshire, England, to Boston, MA, in 1651.
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
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : variant of Sand 1.Scottish : habitational name from Sands in Tulliallan in Fife.Comfort Sands, a revolutionary patriot born in 1748 at what is now Sands’ Point, Long Island, NY, was descended from James (Sandys) Sands (1622–95), who emigrated from Reading, Berkshire, England, to Plymouth, MA, and followed Anne Hutchinson to Westchester Co., NY, and subsequently RI. In 1661 he settled on Block Island, RI.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a reduced form of Philip.The Phipps family, which holds the titles of marquess of Normanby and earl of Mulgrave, are descended from Constantine Phipps (1656–1723), who was lord chancellor of Ireland. A cousin with a different background, Sir William Phip(p)s (1651–95), was born in ME, where his parents had emigrated. Originally a ship’s carpenter, he rose to become royal governor of MA.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the Middle English, Old French personal name Crispin, Latin Crispinus, a family name derived from crispus ‘curly-haired’ (see Crisp). This name was especially popular in France in the early Middle Ages, having been borne by a saint who was martyred at Soissons in ad c. 285 along with a companion, Crispinianus (whose name is a further derivative of the same word).English and French : diminutive of Crisp.
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.
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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.
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Muslim
Pilgrimage site 25 km from city mecca
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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).
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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.
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Muslim
Pilgrimage site 25 km from city mecca
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English
English : origin uncertain. Possibly it is a variant of Welsh Bevans.William Walter Beavers, from whom many bearers of this American family name are descended, was born in Wales on July 25, 1755 and married Elizabeth Ragsdale in Lunenburg Co. VA. He died in about 1807 in Elbert Co., GA.
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Muslim
Pilgrimage site 25 km from city mecca
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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.
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Indian, Kannada
Artistic
Female
Egyptian
, House of Horus + ancient.
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Australian, British, English, French, German
Rules with Elf-wisdom; Introduced into Britain from France by Aubrey De Vere; Elf Ruler; High-born and Bearlike; Elf Bear
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Muslim
Killer, Blood shedder
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Norse English German
Firebrand.
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Australian, Welsh
Very Beautiful; Very Fair
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Indian
Lovers
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Tamil
Flowering
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Arabic, Muslim
A Gentle Woman
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Greek
Greek surname. Euclid was an early developer of geometry theories.
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A weight used in southern Europe and East for heavy articles. It varies in different localities; thus, at Rome it is nearly 75 pounds, in Sardinia nearly 94 pounds, in Cairo it is 95 pounds, in Syria about 503 pounds.
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The act of forming syllables; the act or method of dividing words into syllables. See Guide to Pron., /275.
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An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particular church service, and also by special gifts, greetings, and hospitality.
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A word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic seeds of Nigella sativa, still used as a flavoring in the East. In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads spelt.
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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.
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A measure of varying capacity, according to local usage and the substance. The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels.
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The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds, according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or 112 pounds.
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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.
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An East Indian coin of the value of 12/ pence sterling, or about 25 cents.
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A former French money of account worth 20 sous, or a franc. It was thus called in distinction from the Paris livre, which contained 25 sous.
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A kind of boat used in Canton. It is about 25 feet long and is often rowed by women. Called also tankia.
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The space included between the boundary lines of two similar parallelograms, the one within the other, with an angle in common; as, the gnomon bcdefg of the parallelograms ac and af. The parallelogram bf is the complement of the parallelogram df.
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An elementary sound, or a combination of elementary sounds, uttered together, or with a single effort or impulse of the voice, and constituting a word or a part of a word. In other terms, it is a vowel or a diphtong, either by itself or flanked by one or more consonants, the whole produced by a single impulse or utterance. One of the liquids, l, m, n, may fill the place of a vowel in a syllable. Adjoining syllables in a word or phrase need not to be marked off by a pause, but only by such an abatement and renewal, or reenforcement, of the stress as to give the feeling of separate impulses. See Guide to Pronunciation, /275.
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An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25 to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.
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A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong and manatee, including but one species (R. Stelleri); -- called also Steller's sea cow. S () the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few words it is silent, as in isle, debris. With the letter h it forms the digraph sh. See Guide to pronunciation, // 255-261.
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At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
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A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was the chief (A. D. 205-270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the last product of Greek philosophy.
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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.