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Calendar year
Year 44 BC was either a common year starting on Sunday, common year starting on Monday, leap year starting on Friday, or leap year starting on Saturday
44_BC
44 BC murder in Rome
the Roman dictator, was assassinated on the Ides of March (15 March), 44 BC, by a group of senators during a Senate session at the Curia of Pompey,
Assassination of Julius Caesar
Assassination_of_Julius_Caesar
Topics referred to by the same term
44 may refer to: 44 (number), the natural number following 43 and preceding 45 one of the years 44 BC, AD 44, 1944, 2044 44M Tas, a Hungarian medium/heavy
44
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
Life from 44 to 27 BC
in 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
1st century BC Roman politician
Lucius Cornelius Cinna (born c. 100-95 BC – died sometime after 44 BC) was a politician in the Roman Republic. He came from a noble family which had gained
Lucius Cornelius Cinna (praetor 44 BC)
Lucius_Cornelius_Cinna_(praetor_44_BC)
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
him as his primary heir in his will, and after Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, Octavian inherited his estate and assumed his name. He fought for the loyalty
Augustus
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
Roman general and politician (died 43 BC)
Caesar again backed down and abandoned Dolabella. On Caesar's death in 44 BC, Dolabella seized the insignia of the consulship (which had already been
Publius Cornelius Dolabella (consul 44 BC)
Publius_Cornelius_Dolabella_(consul_44_BC)
Pharaoh of Egypt from 47 to 44 BC
Ptolemaios; c. 59 – 44 BC) was nominally pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, reigning with his sister-wife Cleopatra from 47 BC until his death in 44 BC. Following the
Ptolemy_XIV_Philopator
Roman politician and general (83–30 BC)
opponents in Greece, North Africa, and Spain. After Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, Antony joined forces with Lepidus, another of Caesar's generals, and Octavian
Mark_Antony
Civil conflicts within ancient Rome
Republic in 509 BC until the 1st century BC, there were a sparse number of civil wars. But with the Crisis of the Roman Republic (134–44 BC), a period of
List of Roman civil wars and revolts
List_of_Roman_civil_wars_and_revolts
One hundred years, from 100 BC to 1 BC
century BC, also known as the last century BC and the last century BCE, started on the first day of 100 BC and ended on the last day of 1 BC. The AD/BC notation
1st_century_BC
Non-periodic comet
Comet Caesar; the Great Comet of 44 BC; numerical designation C/−43 K1) was a seven-day cometary outburst seen in July 44 BC. It was interpreted by Julius
Caesar's_Comet
Extraordinary magistrate of the Roman Republic
significantly modified form, first by Sulla between 82 and 79 BC and then by Caesar between 49 and 44 BC, who became dictator perpetuo just before his death. This
Roman_dictator
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
again in 49 BC between Julius Caesar and Pompey. Despite his victory and appointment as dictator for life, Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC. Caesar's heir
Roman_Republic
Formally independent states, but subordinate to the Roman Empire
Mediterranean since the 6th century BC, put the Greek colony in the position of asking Rome for help (venire in fidem), around 236 BC, a decade before the Treaty
Client kingdoms in ancient Rome
Client_kingdoms_in_ancient_Rome
Age of the ancient Greeks and Romans
appointment of Julius Caesar as perpetual dictator (February 44 BC), the Battle of Actium (2 September 31 BC), and the Roman Senate's grant of Octavian's extraordinary
Classical_antiquity
Office held by Julius Caesar
was granted the title between 26 January and 15 February during the year 44 BC. By abandoning the time restrictions of the regular Roman dictatorship,
Dictator_perpetuo
Topics referred to by the same term
Julius Caesar (Gaius Julius Caesar, 100 BC – 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. Julius Caesar may also refer to: Julius Caesar (judge) (1557/8–1636)
Julius Caesar (disambiguation)
Julius_Caesar_(disambiguation)
Creature in Greek mythology
the 7th century BC, sirens were regularly depicted in art as human-headed birds. Apollonius of Rhodes in Argonautica (3rd century BC) described the sirens
Siren_(mythology)
Political philosophy inspired by Julius Caesar
of politics inspired by Julius Caesar, the dictator of Rome, from 49 BC to 44 BC. The German historian Johann Friedrich Böhmer first used the term Caesarism
Caesarism
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
Pharaoh of Egypt from 44 to 30 BC
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, reigning with his mother Cleopatra VII from 44 BC to 30 BC. He nominally reigned as sole pharaoh for a few days after his mother's
Caesarion
primary heir in his will, but was assassinated on the Ides of March in 44 BC while Octavius was studying and undergoing military training at Apollonia
Early_life_of_Augustus
Historical states Roman Kingdom, 753–509 BC Roman Republic, 509–44 BC Roman Empire, 27 BC – AD 395 Western Roman Empire, 286–476 Kingdom of Italy, 476–493
History_of_Rome
Roman patrician family
instituting a number of political and social reforms, he was assassinated in 44 BC. After overcoming several rivals, Caesar's adopted son and heir, Gaius Julius
Julii_Caesares
Midpoint day in the Roman month of March
Gregorian calendar. It was marked by several major religious observances. In 44 BC, it became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar,
Ides_of_March
Topics referred to by the same term
Caesars, or Cæsar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Julius Caesar (100–44 BC) was a Roman general and dictator. Caesar or Cæsar may also refer to: Caesar
Caesar_(disambiguation)
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
Caesar's military campaigns of 58–50 and 49–45 BC
empire. The wars constituted both the Gallic Wars (58 BC–51 BC) and Caesar's civil war (49 BC–45 BC). The Gallic Wars principally took place in the region
Military campaigns of Julius Caesar
Military_campaigns_of_Julius_Caesar
existence c. 150 BC. A fourth magistrate was briefly added by Julius Caesar in 44 BC during a time when the mint output was particularly large (in preparation
List of Roman moneyers during the Republic
List_of_Roman_moneyers_during_the_Republic
13th month
between November and December upon the adoption of the Julian calendar in 44 BC. This claim has no contemporary evidence;[citation needed] Cicero refers
Undecimber
first with the Macedonians (4th century BC) and then with the Thracians (3rd century BC), in the 1st century BC the Dacians succeeded in establishing,
History_of_Dacia
Roman politician and assassin of Julius Caesar (85–42 BC)
which was carried out successfully on the Ides of March (15 March) of 44 BC. In a settlement between the liberatores and the Caesarians, an amnesty
Marcus_Junius_Brutus
Roman senator and general (c. 86 BC–42 BC)
BC – 3 October 42 BC) was a Roman senator and general best known as a leading instigator of the plot to assassinate Julius Caesar on 15 March 44 BC.
Gaius_Cassius_Longinus
Last wife of Julius Caesar
Calpurnia (c. 76 BC – after 44 BC) was either the third or fourth wife of Julius Caesar, and the one to whom he was married at the time of his assassination
Calpurnia_(wife_of_Caesar)
Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled Egypt
Philopator (51–30 BC) with Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (51–47 BC) with Arsinoe IV (48–47 BC) as rival queen with Ptolemy XIV Philopator (47–44 BC) with Ptolemy
Ptolemaic_dynasty
Gallic people
to most scholars, after their expulsion by the local Allobroges in March 44 BC during the political troubles that followed the assassination of Caesar
Allobroges
Roman consul in 64 BC and augur
assassination in 44 BC. A member of the patrician Julii Caesares, Lucius Julius Caesar was the son of the homonymous consul of 90 BC and Fulvia. Lucius
Lucius Julius Caesar (consul 64 BC)
Lucius_Julius_Caesar_(consul_64_BC)
Roman name for Cartagena in Spain
received Latin rights under Julius Caesar and became a Roman colony in 44 BC. The settlement developed into one of the most important Roman cities of
Carthago_Nova
Any association in ancient Rome that acted as a legal entity
Republic (49–44 BC), and their reaffirmation during the reign of Caesar Augustus as princeps senatus and imperator of the Roman Army (27 BC – 14 AD), collegia
Collegium_(ancient_Rome)
Battle of the Roman civil war
in 42 BC, at Philippi in Macedonia. The Second Triumvirate declared the civil war ostensibly to avenge Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, but the
Battle_of_Philippi
Roman currency
February–March 44 BC) showed "DICT PERPET"; Caesar had been made dictator for life. He was assassinated, by Brutus among others, on the Ides of March, 44 BC. The
Roman_Republican_currency
War in the Roman Republic (49–45 BC)
perpetuo ("dictator in perpetuity" or "dictator for life") by the Senate in 44 BC. He was assassinated by a group of senators (including Brutus) shortly thereafter
Caesar's_civil_war
Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC – 44 BC), one of the most influential men in world history, has frequently appeared in literary and artistic works since ancient
Cultural depictions of Julius Caesar
Cultural_depictions_of_Julius_Caesar
Roman political entity (43–32 BC)
were largely confirmed. Mark Antony was one of the consuls for 44 BC and on 2 June 44 BC, was able to push through illegal legislation assigning to himself
Second_Triumvirate
Roman politician and general (89–13/12 BC)
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (/ˈlɛpɪdəs/ ; c. 89 BC – late 13 or early 12 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who formed the Second Triumvirate alongside
Lepidus
Meeting room of the Roman Senate
levels of seating. It was where the Senate met on the Ides of March in 44 BC and where the dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated. After Caesar's death
Curia_of_Pompey
Dynasty of Judea (140–37 BC)
war between Julius Caesar and Pompey. The deaths of Pompey (48 BC) and Caesar (44 BC), and the related Roman civil wars, temporarily relaxed Rome's grip
Hasmonean_dynasty
Ancient city-state in mainland Greece
400 BC. The Romans demolished Corinth in 146 BC after they captured it as result of the Battle of Corinth, built a new city in its place in 44 BC, and
Ancient_Corinth
(47–44 BC) Caesarion, Pharaoh (44–30 BC) Nubia Kush (complete list) – Tanyidamani, Qore (2nd–1st century BC) Naqyrinsan, Qore (early 1st century BC) Aqrakamani
List of state leaders in the 1st century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_1st_century_BC
44–43 BC Roman civil war in Italy
The War of Mutina (December 44 – April 43 BC; also called the Mutina war) was a civil war between the Roman Senate and Mark Antony in Northern Italy. It
War_of_Mutina
Ancient Roman law
Antony in the aftermath of the assassination of Julius Caesar, on 15 March 44 BC. After the assassination of Julius Caesar, the consul Mark Antony became
Leges_Antoniae
Set index on a Roman name
Using the Latin alphabet as it existed in the day of Julius Caesar (100 BC – 44 BC) (i.e., without lower case letters, "J", or "U"), Caesar's name is properly
Gaius_Julius_Caesar_(name)
Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
saw the Lions defeat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 44–28 in the first CFL regular season game at BC Place. The venue hosted the Soccer Bowl '83 and the
BC_Place
and Donatus (45 BC) De Natura Deorum (On the Nature of the Gods) (45 BC) De Divinatione (On Divination) (45 BC) De Fato (On Fate) (44 BC) Cato Maior de
Writings_of_Cicero
City in the Peloponnese, Greece
general Lucius Mummius following the Battle of Corinth. Between 146 BC and 44 BC there was a 102-year hiatus showing a significant drop in activity. The
Corinth_(modern_city)
Roman senator and assassin of Julius Caesar
senators conspired to kill him, a plan which they carried out on 15 March 44 BC. Afterward, Casca fought with the liberators during the Liberators' civil
Publius_Servilius_Casca
Ancient kingdom in Southeastern Europe (168 BC – 106 AD)
distinct historical periods (see below): The Dacia of King Burebista (82–44 BC) stretched from the Black Sea to the river Tisza. During that period, the
Dacia
Roman general and statesman (c. 63–12 BC)
Following the assassination of Octavian's great-uncle Julius Caesar in 44 BC, Octavian returned to Italy. Around this time, Agrippa was elected tribune
Marcus_Vipsanius_Agrippa
Millennium between 1000 BC and 1 BC
millennium BC, also known as the last millennium BC, was the period of time lasting from the years 1000 BC to 1 BC (10th to 1st centuries BC; in astronomy:
1st_millennium_BC
Decade
The 40s BC were the period 49 BC – 40 BC. Consuls: Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus, Gaius Claudius Marcellus. Caesar's Civil War commences: January 1 –
40s_BC
Roman statesman and lawyer (106–43 BC)
was pardoned after Caesar's victory. After the assassination of Caesar in 44 BC, he led the Roman Senate against Mark Antony, attacking him in a series
Cicero
Philosophical dialogue by Cicero
(amicitia) by the Roman statesman and author Marcus Tullius Cicero, written in 44 BC. The work is written as a dialogue between prominent figures of the Middle
Laelius_de_Amicitia
Royal dynasty of Idumaean (Edomite) descent
47–44 BC Herod the Great Governor of Galilee 47–44 BC Tetrarch of Galilee 44–40 BC Elected king of all Judaea by the Roman Senate 40 BC, reigned 37–4 BC
Herodian_dynasty
Work by Cicero
Divination") is a philosophical dialogue about ancient Roman divination written in 44 BC by Marcus Tullius Cicero. De Divinatione is set in two books, taking the
De_Divinatione
Gaius Julius Caesar (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, and author who played a key role in the collapse of the Roman Republic
List of things named after Julius Caesar
List_of_things_named_after_Julius_Caesar
Daughter of Julius Caesar and Cornelia
son (in May 44 BC), the monument of Julia was struck by lightning. Caesar himself vowed a ceremony to her manes, which he exhibited in 46 BC as extensive
Julia_(daughter_of_Caesar)
War between Rome and its Italian allies
(socii), largely from 91 to 88 BC in Italy, with some holdouts persisting until 87 BC. The war started in late 91 BC with the rebellion of Asculum. Other
Social_War_(91–87_BC)
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
Roman politician and soldier (87 – 15 BC), consul in 42 BC
Junius Brutus in 44 BC, then with the Second Triumvirate in 43 BC, joining Mark Antony in 40 BC, and deserting him for Octavian in 32 BC. He also founded
Lucius_Munatius_Plancus
Speeches by Cicero condemning Mark Antony (44–43 BCE)
singular Philippica) are a series of 14 speeches composed by Cicero in 44 and 43 BC, condemning Mark Antony. Cicero likened these speeches to those of Demosthenes
Philippicae
2002 miniseries
Craig Warner. It is a dramatization of the life of Caesar from 82 BC to his death in 44 BC. It was one of the last two films starring Richard Harris, released
Julius_Caesar_(miniseries)
to as Amatius, Herophilus, Chamates, or the false Marius; died 13 April 44 BC) was a man who claimed to be the son of Gaius Marius the Younger, and therefore
Pseudo-Marius
Public games held for the benefit and entertainment of the Roman people
temples. Following the assassination of Julius Caesar at the Ides of March in 44 BC, Marcus Brutus realized that a significant segment of the populus regarded
Ludi
Elected official in ancient Rome
the offices of dictator and Master of the Horse during his consulship in 44 BC, while the offices of Interrex and Roman censor were abolished shortly thereafter
Roman_magistrate
1st-century BC Thracian king of the Getae and Dacians
Βοιρεβίστας) was the king of the Getae and Dacian tribes from 82/61 BC to 45/44 BC. He was the first king who successfully unified the tribes of the Dacian
Burebista
Semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism
him as Li Er, born in the 6th-century BC state of Chu during China's Spring and Autumn period (c. 770 – c. 481 BC). Serving as the royal archivist for
Laozi
Province of the Roman Empire
Macedonia in about 44 BC. Once Augustus had established himself as sole ruler of the Roman state in 30 BC after the naval Battle of Actium in 31 BC, he took up
Moesia
1st-century BC Roman noblewoman and mother of Brutus
her son Brutus and son-in-law Gaius Cassius Longinus would assassinate in 44 BC. Her affair with Caesar seems to have been publicly known in Rome at the
Servilia_(mother_of_Brutus)
Ancient pastoral annual festival celebrated in the city of Rome on February 15th
(named after the gens Fabia). Each college was headed by a magister. In 44 BC, a third college, the Juliani, was instituted in honor of Julius Caesar;
Lupercalia
Ancient Semitic maritime civilization
in the Punic Wars (264–146 BC). It was eventually rebuilt as a Roman city by Julius Caesar in the period from 49 to 44 BC, with the official name Colonia
Phoenicia
Battle between the Roman Republic and Corinth and its allies in 146 BC
The Battle of Corinth of 146 BC, also known as the Battle of Leucapetra or the Battle of Lefkopetra, was a decisive engagement fought between the Roman
Battle_of_Corinth_(146_BC)
Ancient Roman family
Cornelius Dolabella, consul suffectus in 44 BC, and Cicero's son-in-law. Publius Cornelius Dolabella, consul in 35 BC. Publius Cornelius P. f. P. n. Dolabella
Cornelia_gens
Calendar year
Year 46 BC was the last year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Lepidus (or, less
46_BC
Ancient Roman senate house
named curia, or senate house, in the ancient city of Rome. It was built in 44 BC, when Julius Caesar replaced Faustus Cornelius Sulla's reconstructed Curia
Curia_Julia
Country in Southeast and Central Europe
Danube and the Balkan Mountains between around 55 and 44 BC. After Burebista was murdered in 44 BC, his kingdom collapsed. The Romans reached Dacia during
Romania
Cleopatra visited Rome as a client queen in 46 and 44 BC; following Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, Cleopatra attempted to have Caesarion named as his
Reign_of_Cleopatra
Ancient Sarmatian tribe of Central Europe
Sarmatian tribe that traveled westward in c. 200 BC from Central Asia to the steppes of modern Ukraine. In c. 44 BC, they moved into modern-day Hungary and Serbia
Iazyges
Latin phrase made famous by Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
the nominative case is replaced by -e. On March 15 (the Ides of March), 44 BC, the historic Caesar was attacked by a group of senators, including Brutus
Et_tu,_Brute?
Philosophical treatise written by Cicero
partially lost philosophical treatise written by the Roman orator Cicero in 44 BC. Only two-thirds of the work exists; the beginning and ending are missing
De_fato
Roman poet (d. 44 BC)
Gaius Helvius Cinna (died 20 March 44 BC) was an influential neoteric poet of the late Roman Republic, a little older than the generation of Catullus
Helvius_Cinna
Ancient Roman theater in Rome
assassinated by Brutus and Cassius during a session of the Senate on 15 March 44 BC. The Theatre of Pompey had a number of names in Latin. Theatrum Pompeii
Theatre_of_Pompey
Month of the ancient Roman calendar
45 BC, Julius Caesar instituted a new calendar (the Julian calendar) that corrected astronomical discrepancies in the old. After his death in 44 BC, the
Quintilis
First period of the Roman Empire (27 BC – AD 284)
Empire, beginning with the reign of Augustus as the first Roman emperor in 27 BC and conventionally lasting until the late third century, often linked to the
Principate
Secretary and personal assistant to Marcus Tullius Cicero
describe such ventures in 44 BC, when he also bought a small farm probably near Puteoli, where Jerome says he died in 4 BC in "his hundredth year". After
Marcus_Tullius_Tiro
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
p. 317) or more precisely: May 12, 1274 BC based on Ramesses' commonly accepted accession date in 1279 BC. Bryce, Trevor (2005). The Kingdom of the
List_of_wars:_before_1000
Gold coin of ancient Rome
traditional coinage. The period following the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC saw competition between various factions, each mobilizing its own army and
Aureus
44 BC
44 BC
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 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 (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.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
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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.
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).
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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.
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 : 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.
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English
English : voiced variant of the habitational name Crowden. This form appears to have arisen from the place in Devon, 44 of the 49 bearers listed in the 1881 British census having been born in Cornwall or Devon.
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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 : 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
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.
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
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.
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Latin
Modest.
Girl/Female
Teutonic American German Welsh
Peaceful.
Boy/Male
Indian
Happy
Girl/Female
Australian, Irish, Welsh
Rocky Hill; From the Knoll
Boy/Male
Tamil
Yuvaram | யà¯à®µà®¾à®°à®¾à®®
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Intelligent.
Boy/Male
Muslim
The truth
Girl/Female
Afghan, African, Arabic, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Sindhi, Swahili, Tamil, Telugu
Good; Cheerful; Beautiful; Pretty
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada
Son of the Moon
Boy/Male
Norse
True.
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n.
The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8 inch gun, a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber.
a.
At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
n.
A rare metallic element of the boron group, whose existence was predicted under the provisional name ekaboron by means of the periodic law, and subsequently discovered by spectrum analysis in certain rare Scandinavian minerals (euxenite and gadolinite). It has not yet been isolated. Symbol Sc. Atomic weight 44.
n.
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.