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Calendar year
Year 178 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Brutus and Vulso (or, less frequently
178_BC
Ancient Greek analogue astronomical computer
approximately 70–60 BC. In 2022, researchers proposed its initial calibration date, not construction date, could have been 23 December 178 BC. Other experts
Antikythera_mechanism
Roman general
consul in 474 BC; or from Lucius Manlius A.f. Vulso Longus, consul in 256 and 250 BC. A. Manlius Cn.f. Vulso, consul eleven years later in 178 BC, may have
Gnaeus Manlius Vulso (consul 189 BC)
Gnaeus_Manlius_Vulso_(consul_189_BC)
Han dynasty politician
second year of Emperor Wen's reign started on 5 November 179 BC and ended on 23 Nov 178 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar. This corresponds to the xinsi
Chen_Ping_(Han_dynasty)
Roman politician and general
there pro consule from 179 to 178 BC. Rome had been fighting a prolonged and continuous conflict in Iberia since the mid-190s BC. While governor and in conjunction
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (consul 177 BC)
Tiberius_Sempronius_Gracchus_(consul_177_BC)
in height to the nearby Temple of Athena Nike. Originally constructed in 178 BC, it was dedicated to Eumenes II of Pergamon to commemorate his victory in
Pedestal_of_Agrippa
Kingdom of China's Han dynasty
kingdom consisted of the commanderies of Xue, Pengcheng and Donghai. In 187 BC, Xue was split off to form the Lu Kingdom (魯國) for Zhang Yan (張偃), a grandson
Chu_Kingdom_(Han_dynasty)
Deuterocanonical book chronicling the Maccabean Revolt
Heliodorus attempting to tax the Second Temple in 178 BC, and ending with the Battle of Adasa in 161 BC. Some scholars believe the book to be influenced
2_Maccabees
One hundred years, from 200 BC to 101 BC
The 2nd century BC started the first day of 200 BC and ended the last day of 101 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, although depending on
2nd_century_BC
King of Macedonia from 179 to 168 BC
exhaustion in 166 BC. Livy, however, writes that he was shown clemency, and kept in good conditions at Alba Fucens for the rest of his life. In 178 BC, he had married
Perseus_of_Macedon
Confucian scholar
Fu Sheng (Chinese: 伏勝; 268–178 BC), also known as Master Fu (伏生), was a Chinese philosopher and writer. He was a Confucian scholar of the Qin and Western
Fu_Sheng_(scholar)
Name list
Qi (died 456 BC), titular ruler of Qi Chen Ping (Han Dynasty) (died 178 BC), chancellor to Emperor Gaozu Prince Ping of Liang (r. 137–97 BC) Emperor Ping
Ping_(given_name)
Ancient Roman family
this gens to achieve prominence was Lucius Atius, a military tribune in 178 BC. Several of the Atii served in the Civil War between Caesar and Pompeius
Atia_gens
Chinese Han dynasty military general and politician
second year of Emperor Wen's reign started on 5 November 179 BC and ended on 23 November 178 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar. Volume 14 of the Zizhi Tongjian
Zhou_Bo
Ancient Roman family
Junius Brutus, grandfather of the consul of 178 BC. Marcus Junius (L. f.) Brutus, tribune of the plebs in 195 BC, he and Publius Brutus opposed the repeal
Junia_gens
Roman senator
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus (c. 200 BC or before 178 BC – after 136 BC) was a Roman statesman. He was a son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus and brother
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus
Lucius_Caecilius_Metellus_Calvus
Ancient Greek tribe
before 1600 BC. They were an independent tribe (except during their subjugation by Pyrrhus of Epirus in 281–272 BC and by the Macedonians in 191 BC), and were
Athamanians
(169–164 BC, 144–132/131 BC, 126–116 BC) Cleopatra III, Queen (142–131 BC, 127–101 BC) Ptolemy IX Lathyros, Pharaoh (116–110 BC, 110–109 BC, 88–81 BC) Ptolemy
List of state leaders in the 2nd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_2nd_century_BC
of the Lamanites, who appointed Amulon to power, then subjugated him (c. 178 BC). Laman4, Nephite soldier sought out by Moroni1 because he was a direct
List_of_Book_of_Mormon_people
Han dynasty prince (died 144 BC)
(代王) in 178 BC. In 176 BC, he became prince of Huaiyang (淮陽王) instead and his brother Liu Can (劉粲) replaced him as prince of Dai. In 168 BC, this was
Liu_Wu,_Prince_of_Liang
Roman senator and general
(consul in 178 BC) and brother of Marcus Junius Brutus (praetor in 88 BC). He had a son also named Decimus Junius Brutus (consul in 77 BC) and his grandson
Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus
Decimus_Junius_Brutus_Callaicus
Below is a list of the 10 longest total eclipses between the 30th century BC and the 4th century. All eclipses listed are annular. See § Longest total
List of solar eclipses in antiquity
List_of_solar_eclipses_in_antiquity
Topics referred to by the same term
Aulus Manlius Vulso may refer to: Aulus Manlius Vulso (consul 178 BC) Aulus Manlius Vulso (decemvir) Aulus Manlius Vulso Capitolinus Search for "Aulus
Aulus_Manlius_Vulso
Kingdom of Han dynasty
first established on the lands of Qi in 178 BC for Liu Xingju, son of Liu Fei, Prince of Qi, King of Qi. In 177 BC, Xingju committed suicide after a failed
Jibei_Kingdom
Imperial cult in Hellenistic Egypt
was an imperial cult in ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period (323–31 BC), promoted by the Ptolemaic dynasty. The core of the cult was the worship
Ptolemaic cult of Alexander the Great
Ptolemaic_cult_of_Alexander_the_Great
Pharaoh of Egypt from 44 to 30 BC
(/ˈtɒləmi/; Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Καῖσαρ, Ptolemaios Kaisar; 47 BC – late August 30 BC), nicknamed Caesarion (Greek: Καισαρίων, Kaisaríōn, "Little Caesar")
Caesarion
Chinese prince and important figure in the anti-Lü clan conspiracy
Chengyang (a smaller principality carved out of his brother's principality) in 178 BC. Even so, he was well loved in his principality for what was seen as a heroic
Liu_Zhang_(prince)
Confederation of ancient Greek city-states (280–146 BC)
Megalopolis 182–181 BC Hyperbatos 181–180 BC Kallikrates of Leontion 180–179 BC Apollonidas of Sicyon ~ 178 BC Aenetidas ~ 176 BC Xenarchus 175–174 BC Archon of
Achaean_League
Ancient Roman town in Campania, Italy
western part of the Gulf of Pozzuoli. The settlement was also mentioned in 178 BC under the name Aquae Cumanae ("Cumaean Waters").[dead link] Baiae was built
Baiae
American businessman (born 1940)
Heliodorus Stele, dating from 178 BC, of correspondence between Seleucus IV Philopator and Heliodorus
Michael_Steinhardt
Chief magistrate of an ancient Greek city-state
Aeschron here. Merritt, "Athenian Archons", p. 178 Unless otherwise noted, the archons from 209/8 to 201/0 BC are taken from John S. Traill, "A Revision of
Eponymous_archon
Decade
This article concerns the period 179 BC – 170 BC. Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus goes to Hispania as Roman governor to deal with uprisings there. The Pons
170s_BC
2nd-century BC Roman senator
Frentinum. He may have served as suffect praetor in 189 BC and was elected consul in 178 BC. As consul, he was assigned to govern Cisalpine Gaul. He
Aulus Manlius Vulso (consul 178 BC)
Aulus_Manlius_Vulso_(consul_178_BC)
Roman senator
Nero was either the Tiberius Claudius Nero who was praetor in 178 BC or the praetor of 181 BC with the same name. It is possible these two were the same
Tiberius Claudius Nero (consul 202 BC)
Tiberius_Claudius_Nero_(consul_202_BC)
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
Chinese book of biographies of heroes (1694)
268–178 BC), pinyin: Fú Shēng Master Fu 伏生 4 东方朔 Dongfang Shuo (154–93 BC), pinyin: Dōngfāng Shuò Dongfang ManQian 东方曼倩 5 张骞 Zhang Qian (164–114 BC), pinyin:
Wu_Shuang_Pu
Roman consul 178 BC
the regular annual celebration of the Megalesia as praetor urbanus. In 178 BC, Brutus was elected consul together with Aulus Manlius Vulso. Brutus fought
Marcus_Junius_Brutus_(consul)
Ancient Roman festival
ISBN 978-0-8018-8202-9. Tribune of the plebs (195 BC), praetor (191 BC), and perhaps the consul of 178 BC. Livy, xxxvi.36. It was probably copied from a
Megalesia
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC, in which all these regions were under the influence of
Hellenistic_period
Kingdom in Imperial China,178 BC – 221 AD
dynasty, Hejian was part of the Zhao Kingdom. The kingdom was created in 178 BC when it was granted to Liu Piqiang (劉辟彊), son of Liu You, King You of Zhao
Hejian_Kingdom
Kingdom of China's Han and Jin dynasties, located in southeastern Shandong
granted to Princess Yuan of Lu as her fief in 193 BC, but was returned to Qi in 179 BC. In 178 BC, Liu Zhang, a son of King Daohui of Qi, became the
Chengyang_Kingdom
Calendar year
becomes emperor of the Maurya Empire. Fu Sheng (Master Fu), Chinese Confucian scholar (d. 178 BC) Li Yiji, Chinese politician and adviser (d. 204 BC)
268_BC
Brother of Emperor Gaozu of Han
Liu Jiao (Chinese: 劉交; died c. April 179 BC), courtesy name You (游), posthumous name Prince Yuan of Chu (楚元王), was a younger full brother of Emperor Gaozu
Liu_Jiao_(prince)
natural disasters and in a state of chaos. The document is dated to around 1250 BC but the content is thought to be earlier, dated back to the Middle Kingdom
List of inscriptions in biblical archaeology
List_of_inscriptions_in_biblical_archaeology
Seleucid princess
a result of his diplomatic actions, he married Laodice, either in 178 BC or 177 BC, making Laodice queen of Macedon. Not much is known about her time
Laodice_V
Historical frontier county or march of Istria
of the ancient Histri tribes had been conquered by the Roman Empire in 178 BC and was incorporated into the northeastern Venetia et Histria region under
March_of_Istria
Calendar year
Year 177 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pulcher and Gracchus (or, less frequently
177_BC
Calendar year
Year 175 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scaevola and Lepidus (or, less frequently
175_BC
Ancient Roman plebeian family
tribune of the plebs in 193 BC. Gaius Titinius, tribune of the plebs in 193 BC. Marcus Titinius Curvus, praetor urbanus in 178 BC. He levied troops at Rome
Titinia_gens
Decade
197 BC). 268 BC Fu Sheng (Master Fu), Chinese Confucian scholar (d. 178 BC) Li Yiji, Chinese politician and adviser (d. 204 BC) 267 BC Berenice II, queen
260s_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
Chen Ping may refer to: Chen Ping (Han dynasty) (died 178 BC), minister during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of Han Chen Ping (actress) (born 1948), Taiwanese
Chen_Ping
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Marquis Xian of Jin (died 812 BC) Marquess Xian of Zhao (died 409 BC) Chen Ping (Han dynasty) (died 178 BC) This disambiguation page lists articles
Marquis_Xian
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
Capital of Shandong, China
2018) Novi Sad, South Bačka District, Serbia (2 June 2025) Fu Sheng (268–178 BC), Confucianism scholar Xin Qiji (1140-1207), famous poet Li Qingzhao (1084-1155)
Jinan
Ancient Roman family
Postumius Albinus in 186 BC. Titus Aebutius Parrus, praetor in 178 BC, assigned to Sardinia. Aebutius, praetor circa 125 BC who passed a Lex Aebutia "which
Aebutia_gens
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Yan Hui (c. 521–481 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Fu Sheng (復聖) Fu Sheng (scholar) (伏生 or 伏勝, 268–178 BC), Confucian scholar during
Fu_Sheng
King of the Seleucid Empire from 175 to 170 BC
reigning king be a hostage. The exchange took place before 178 BC. The death of Seleucus IV in 175 BC and the presence of Demetrius I in Rome led to the young
Antiochus (son of Seleucus IV)
Antiochus_(son_of_Seleucus_IV)
Series of conflicts in the 5th century BC
involving various Greek city-states and the Achaemenid Empire from 499 BC to 449 BC. The precipitating collision between the fractious political world of
Greco-Persian_Wars
(Prince Yuan of Chu). He inherited the fief after his father died in 178 BC. In 174 BC, he died of a sudden illness, and his son Liu Wu inherited the principality
Liu_Yingke
Calendar year
Year 181 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cethegus and Tamphilus (or, less frequently
181_BC
Calendar year
Year 180 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Luscus and Piso/Flaccus (or, less frequently
180_BC
Calendar year
Year 176 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Hispallus/Laevinus and Spurinus (or
176_BC
Jibei (a smaller principality carved out of his brother's principality) in 178 BC. Unhappy over this slight, and probably angered by the deaths of Liu Xiang
Liu_Xingju
Topics referred to by the same term
Liu Jiao may refer to: Liu Jiao (prince) (died 178 BC), Prince of Chu during the Chinese Han Dynasty Liu Jiao (diver), Chinese female diver This disambiguation
Liu_Jiao
City and seaport in Marche, Italy
Roman town is uncertain. It was a naval station in the Illyrian War of 178 BC. Julius Caesar took possession of it immediately after crossing the Rubicon
Ancona
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
Imperial Chinese army
Ying managed to repel the Xiongnu invaders and forced them to withdraw. In 178 BC, Liu Xingju, King of Jibei, rebelled. Han general Chen Wu crushed the rebel
Military_of_the_Han_dynasty
Topics referred to by the same term
Plataea in 479 BC Olympiodorus of Athens, eponymous archon of Athens in 294/3 and 293/2 BC Olympiodorus the Seleucid (c. 178 BC), 2nd-century BC high-priest
Olympiodorus
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
Ancient and medieval Chinese title
(197–194 BC), rebel Liu Heng (196–180 BC), son of Liu Bang by the consort Bo, promoted to emperor (posthumously "Emperor Wen") Liu Wu, (178 BC – 176 BC) second
Prince_of_Dai
son of Laman2, who appointed Amulon to power, then subjugated him (c. 178 BC). Amalickiah, Nephite traitor, elder brother of Ammoron, who lead revolt
Book_of_Mormon_rulers
181 BC The Roman foundation of Aquileia marks the beginning of a gradual conquering of the territories of modern Slovenia by the Romans. 178 BC Romans
Timeline_of_Slovenian_history
Wars of succession
Syria and instead replace him with his son, the future Demetrius I Soter in 178 BC. When Seleucus was murdered by his minister Heliodorus in a power bid in
Seleucid_Dynastic_Wars
we do not know if there was any account of events in Hispania for 178 BC. For 177 BC, he only mentioned that one legion plus 5,000 infantry and 250 cavalry
Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
Roman_conquest_of_the_Iberian_Peninsula
Frazione in Umbria, Italy
quality of burials may reflect decreased involvement in trade routes. In 178 BC existed here the Roman city of Plestia, which had a forum, a temple and
Colfiorito
Rotating circular machine part with teeth that mesh with another toothed part
from between 150 and 100 BC Owen Jarus (14 April 2022). "World's first computer, the Antikythera Mechanism, 'started up' in 178 B.C., scientists claim". livescience
Gear
Roman general and statesman (c. 63–12 BC)
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (/əˈɡrɪpə/; c. 63 BC – 12 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who was a close friend, son-in-law and lieutenant to the Roman
Marcus_Vipsanius_Agrippa
Ancient forms of the Greek language
1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (c. 1400 – c. 1200 BC), Dark Ages (c. 1200 – c. 800 BC), the
Ancient_Greek
1724 church cantata by J.S. Bach
BWV 178; BC A 112". Bach Digital. 2024. Dahn, Luke (2024). "BWV 178.7". bach-chorales.com. Retrieved 19 July 2024. Dellal, Pamela (2024). "BWV 178 – "Wo
Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 178
Wo_Gott_der_Herr_nicht_bei_uns_hält,_BWV_178
Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)
dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) was an imperial dynasty of China established by Liu Bang, and preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and the
Han_dynasty
Province of Castile and León, Spain
livestock farming and especially agriculture (cereals).[citation needed] In 178 BC, the Romans conquered the territory. The lands that make up the current
Province_of_Valladolid
pp. 176–178. Beaulieu 2018, p. 178. Beaulieu 2018, p. 195. Beaulieu 2018, p. 220. Beaulieu, Paul-Alain (2018). A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75.
List of Mesopotamian dynasties
List_of_Mesopotamian_dynasties
Kingdom within the Han Empire located in present-day Hunan and surrounding areas
The campaign was eventually abandoned with the death of Empress Lü. In 178 BC, the kingdom passed to Wu You's son Wu Zhu (吳著, Wú Zhù), for whom the names
Changsha_Kingdom
praetor 181 BC Publius Cornelius Mammula praetor 180 BC Quintus Mucius Scaevola praetor 179 BC (?) C. Cluvius Saxula praetor (?) 178 BC C. Numisius praetor
List of Roman governors of Sicilia
List_of_Roman_governors_of_Sicilia
Village in Istria County, Croatia
called Sors Rumeianum (Rumejarum), Rumianum or Rumiarum from the 1st century BC They settled in the area to conquer the Histrian hillfort of Nesactium, which
Muntić
King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 486 to 465 BC
Great; c. 518 BC – 465 BC) was a Persian ruler who reigned as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 486 BC until his assassination
Xerxes_I
492–490 BC phase of the Greco-Persian Wars
The first Persian invasion of Greece took place from 492 BC to 490 BC, as part of the Greco-Persian Wars. It ended with a decisive Athenian-led victory
First Persian invasion of Greece
First_Persian_invasion_of_Greece
480–479 BC phase of the Greco-Persian Wars
The second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC) occurred during the Greco-Persian Wars, as King Xerxes I of Persia sought to conquer all of Greece.
Second Persian invasion of Greece
Second_Persian_invasion_of_Greece
King of Babylon from 605 to 562 BC
Empire, ruling from the death of his father Nabopolassar in 605 BC to his own death in 562 BC. Often titled Nebuchadnezzar the Great, he is regarded as the
Nebuchadnezzar_II
Nomadic Iranic people of the Pontic Steppe
BC. In the 7th century BC, the Scythians crossed the Caucasus Mountains and often raided West Asia along with the Cimmerians. In the 6th century BC,
Scythians
Island home of Greek mythological hero Odysseus
of Homer's Ithaca: Eratosthenes (276 BC – 194 BC). Demetrius of Scepsis (near Troy)—writing mid-2nd century BC (near Troy)—source used by Strabo (below)
Homer's_Ithaca
Calendar year
Year 179 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Flaccus and Fulvianus (or, less frequently
179_BC
2nd-century BCE Greek inscription from Maresha, Israel
inscribed Hellenistic-era stone block discovered in Maresha, Israel. Dating to 178 BCE, the inscription contains a dossier of three Greek documents, including
Heliodorus_stele
War between Rome and Carthage (218–201 BC)
(218–201 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
City-state in ancient Greece
prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity (pre-800 BC), the state was known as Lacedaemon (Λακεδαίμων, Lakedaímōn), while Sparta
Sparta
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
Writing system of the ancient Near East
script was in active use from the early Bronze Age until the 1st century BC. Cuneiform scripts are marked by and named for the characteristic wedge-shaped
Cuneiform
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
the second century BC some 40, 000 workers with revenues of 25, 000 drachmae per day. Nicolet 1994, p. 625. Hawkins 2012, p. 178. Nicolet 1994, pp. 629–30
Roman_Republic
Roman general and dictator (138–78 BC)
(/ˈsʌlə/, Latin pronunciation: [ˈɫuːkius kɔrˈneːlius ˈsulːa ˈfeːliːks]; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman of the late Roman
Sulla
Ancient Roman family
second or third century BC. Cominius, commander of a troop of cavalry in the army of Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus in Hispania, in 178 BC. Sextus Cominius, an
Cominia_gens
178 BC
178 BC
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English : patronymic from the personal name Will.George Willis is recorded in Boston, MA, in the 1630s. Nathianel Willis, born in Boston in 1780, and his son Nathaniel Parker Willis, born in Portland, ME, in 1806, were both prominent journalists.
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English : nickname from Old Norse pá ‘peacock’ (see Peacock). This surname is also established in Ireland.Poe is a common surname found in the 17th and 18th centuries in VA and SC. The ancestors of the poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) were of Scotch-Irish descent, having emigrated from Ireland to Lancaster Co., PA, in about 1748.
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English : nickname for someone with beautiful long hair, from Middle English fair feax ‘beautiful tresses’. This was a common descriptive phrase in Middle English; the alliterative poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight refers to ‘fair fanning fax’ encircling the shoulders of the doughty warrior.Thomas Fairfax (1693–1781), an army officer from Leeds Castle, Kent, England, first came to VA in 1735 and settled on maternal estates there as a proprietor in 1747.
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English : habitational name from Capton in Devon, earlier Capieton (1278) ‘estate (Old English tūn) of a man called Capia’.
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English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at a house on a hill, Middle English hill + hus.Scottish and northern Irish : habitational name from any of several minor places so called in Ayrshire.Rev. James Hillhouse, the first minister of Montville, CT, came to America from Co. Londonderry, Ireland, about 1720. His grandson James Hillhouse was a Federalist congressman from CT and treasurer of Yale College from 1782 to 1832.
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English
English : from Old English Tæpping, an unattested patronymic from Tæppa. Compare Tapp.Joseph Tapping (d. 1678) is buried in King’s Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, MA.
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English
English : variant of Bannister.The naturalist John Banister (1650–92) was born in Gloucestershire, England, and came to VA in 1678.
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English (chiefly Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Yorkshire)
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Yorkshire) : from an Old English personal name, Merewine, Merefinn, or MÇ£rwynn (see Marvin).The first Murfins in North America were Nottinghamshire Quakers. Robert and Ann Murfin and their daughter Mary sailed from Hull, England, in 1678 on the ship Shield of Stockton and settled at Chesterfield, near Burlington, NJ.
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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.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
One of 108 Names of the Sun God
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English (mainly southwestern England)
English (mainly southwestern England) : variant of Bryan.The American poet William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878) came of a New England family, being descended from Stephen Bryant, who had settled in Plymouth Colony in 1632.
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English
English : variant of Liddiard.Revolutionary soldier William Ledyard was born at Groton, CT, in 1738, a descendant of John Ledyard who sailed from Bristol, England, and settled in CT. The celebrated traveler John Ledyard (1751–89) was William’s nephew and was also born in Groton.
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English : habitational name from the city of Worcester, named from Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’) + a British tribal name of uncertain origin.Rev. William Worcester emigrated from England and settled in Salisbury, MA, before 1638. He had many prominent descendants, including Noah Worcester (b. 1758) and Samuel Worcester (b. 1770), both NH Congregational clergymen, and Joseph Emerson Worcester (1784–1865), a noted lexicographer, geographer, and historian.
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English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Picquigny in Somme, named with a Germanic personal name, Pincino (of obscure derivation) + the Latin locative suffix -acum.A prominent SC family of English ancestry, Pinckneys were living in Charleston by the 18th century, including Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722–93), who introduced indigo to the colony in 1738. Her sons were prominent in politics, with Charles Pinckney, George Washington’s aide and candidate for U.S. president in 1804 and 1808, and Thomas Pinckney, governor of SC.
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English : habitational name from an unidentified place, probably in Lincolnshire. The surname has died out in the British Isles but thrives in the U.S.This name is recorded in Ipswich, MA, in 1678, and the marriage of Mary Elithorp is recorded in Boston, MA, in 1727.
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Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from a former parish in Morayshire.English : from the medieval personal name Tebald, Tibalt (see Theobald).possibly also an altered spelling of the South German cognate Dippel.John Scott (d. 1738) of Dipple emigrated to the American colonies, became minister of Overwharton parish, Stafford County, VA, and called his estate there Dipple.
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English : habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire named Colden, from Old English cald ‘cold’ col ‘charcoal’ + denu ‘valley’.English and Scottish : variant of Cowden.Cadwallader Colden (1688–1778), physician, botanist, and mathematician, who for fifteen years was lieutenant-governor of New York colony, was born in Dalkeith, Scotland.
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English : from Middle English provost ‘provost’, an occupational name for the head of a religious chapter or educational establishment, or, since such officials were usually clergy and celibate, a nickname for a self-important person.French : northern and western form of Prevost.A Provost from Paris is documented in Quebec City in 1665. An Etienne Provost, a hunter and guide born in Canada c. 1782, is believed to be the first white man to visit the Great Salt Lake.
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English and Scottish : habitational name from Ansley in Warwickshire or Annesley in Nottinghamshire (see Ansley). The modern surname is found chiefly in the border regions of Scotland and northern England, having been taken north from England to Scotland in the Middle Ages, probably by a Norman baron.The poet Hew Ainslie (1792–1878) emigrated from Ayrshire, Scotland, to the U.S. in 1822 and became a prominent citizen of Louisville, KY.
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English : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Channon.The earliest American Channing was John, who came from Dorset, England, in 1711 with his wife. Their son John became a prosperous merchant of Newport, RI, and their grandson William Ellery was born there in 1780. William Ellery Channing (1780–1842) was a Unitarian clergyman who founded the Massachusetts Peace Society, a precursor of the modern anti-war movement.
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American, Christian, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Indian, Italian, Latin, Swedish
Dark Complexioned
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Muslim
Pride of the faith
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Noble. St. Patricia was a 7th century patron saint of Naples.
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Debanjali | தேபஂஜலீ
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Tamil
Brahmadutt | பà¯à®°à®¹à¯à®®à®¤à¯à®¤à¯à®¤
Dedicated to Lord Brahma
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Creativity and finder for anything so searchable person
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Owner of the kingdom
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Faithful
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English
English : patronymic from a Middle English personal name, Saher or Seir (see Sayer 1).
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Considers.
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The twelfth month of the French republican calendar; -- commencing August 18, and ending September 16. See Vendemiaire.
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Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17.
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In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the several principal judicial courts.
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A race for three-old horses, run annually at Epsom (near London), for the Derby stakes. It was instituted by the 12th Earl of Derby, in 1780.
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A symbol denoting seventeen units, as 17, or xvii.
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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.
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A long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles.
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A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.
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Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as / (f/d), / (/ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and o, u in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 11, 178.
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See Fit a song. G () G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.
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A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to an area of 177/ acres.
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A public exhibition or show, as of industrial and artistic productions; as, the Paris Exposition of 1878.
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See Koran. R () R, the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is sometimes called a semivowel, and a liquid. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178, 179, and 250-254.
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One of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders, appointed by the king to constitute a representative body.
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A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side the figure of an archer.
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One of the Asmonean family. The Asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 b. c.
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A symbol denoting eighteen units, as 18 or xviii.
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See Charge, n., 17.
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A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet.
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Same as Eisel. F () F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma /, which probably had the value of English w consonant. The form and value of Greek letter came from the Phoenician, the ultimate source being probably Egyptian. Etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in E. five, Gr. pe`nte; E. wolf, L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos; E. fox, vixen ; fragile, break; fruit, brook, v. t.; E. bear, L. ferre. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178, 179, 188, 198, 230.