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Calendar year
Year 186 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Albinus and Philippus (or, less frequently
186_BC
Roman God
tolerably ancient, home-grown and manageable by Roman authorities until 186 BC, shortly after the end of the Second Punic War. Livy, writing 200 years
Liber
Roman cults of the wine god and seer Bacchus
cult was not banned. Senatorial legislation to reform the Bacchanalia in 186 BC attempted to control their size, organisation, and priesthoods, under threat
Bacchanalia
Ancient Egyptian religious decrees
186 BC after the suppression of Ankhwennefer's Upper Egyptian revolt. Stone 1: Stele of Philae II Stone 2: Stele of Cairo Issued on 9 October 186 BC (New
Ptolemaic_synodal_decrees
People freely engaging in open and unrestrained sexual activity or group sex
particularly by the Romans, who attempted to suppress the Bacchanals in 186 BC. Orgia are popularly thought to have involved sex, but, while sexuality
Orgy
BC) Persa (191–184 BC) Amphitryon (190–185 BC) Casina (187–184 BC) Truculentus (186 BC) Andria (166 BC) Hecyra (165 BC) Heauton Timorumenos (163 BC)
List of extant ancient Greek and Roman plays
List_of_extant_ancient_Greek_and_Roman_plays
5th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt
the country, bringing all of Upper Egypt back under Ptolemaic control in 186 BC. In his last years, Ptolemy V began manoeuvering for renewed warfare with
Ptolemy_V_Epiphanes
Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)
decision was reversed in 186 BC by his widow Grand Empress Dowager Lü Zhi (d. 180 BC), who abolished private minting. In 182 BC, Lü Zhi issued a bronze
Han_dynasty
Egyptian Pharaoh
of Ptolemies IV and V. His rule lasted from approximately 201/200 to 187/186 BC. Ankhwennefer's name alludes to Wn–nfr, the second name of the divine king
Ankhwennefer_(pharaoh)
Han bamboo texts are ancient Han dynasty Chinese written works dated 196–186 BC. They were discovered in 1983 by archaeologists excavating tomb no. 247
Zhangjiashan_Han_bamboo_texts
the Collegium Bacchus was the first recorded collegium to be outlawed. In 186 BC, the worship of Bacchus was banned by Senate decree. Subsequently, restored
List of ancient Roman collegia
List_of_ancient_Roman_collegia
Roman praetor in 186 BC; grandfather of the dictator Sulla
and the brother of Servius Cornelius Sulla. He was elected praetor in 186 BC and assigned to Sicily. Keaveney, Arthur (2005). Sulla, the last republican
Publius Cornelius Sulla (praetor 186 BC)
Publius_Cornelius_Sulla_(praetor_186_BC)
Ancient Roman goddess of fertility and the earth
Livy; using their writings, the temple's terminus ante quem is estimated 186 BC, and could have been founded by Lucius Caecilius Metellus or Aulus Atilius
Ops
Quintus Marcius L. f. Q. n. Philippus (born c. 229 BC), was a Roman consul in 186 BC and again in 169 BC. During his first consulship, he aided his co-consul
Quintus Marcius Philippus (consul 186 BC)
Quintus_Marcius_Philippus_(consul_186_BC)
Human emotion
Bacchantes. However, this activity was soon outlawed by the Roman Senate in 186 BC in the decree Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus. The practice of sacred
Lust
Arabic text of Judean history 186-6 BCE
the 2nd and 1st centuries BC. The book chronicles the events from Heliodorus' attempt to rob the Temple treasury in 186 BC to the death of Herod the Great's
5_Maccabees
unity, as with the Roman Senate's efforts to restrict the Bacchanals in 186 BC. Because Romans had never been obligated to cultivate one god or one cult
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Part of ancient Lower Nubia
Kushites, to whom Hugronaphor turned for aid. Despite Kushite aid, in August 186 BC, the Ptolemaic army defeated the forces of Hugronaphor's successor Chaonnophris
Triakontaschoinos
Cult ceremony of Dionysos
sometimes led to prurient speculation and attempts to suppress the rites. In 186 BC, the Roman senate tried to ban Dionysian religion as subversive both morally
Orgia
War between Rome and its Italian allies
extent. For example, when the senate acted to suppress the Bacchanalia in 186 BC, historians differ as to whether this applied only to Roman land or was
Social_War_(91–87_BC)
Consul and censor in the Roman Republic
(Marcellus's father and Scipio's uncle had been co-consuls in 222 BC). In 186 BC Marcellus was one of three former consuls mentioned in the senatus consultum
Marcus Claudius Marcellus (consul 196 BC)
Marcus_Claudius_Marcellus_(consul_196_BC)
Italian folk dance
that the Roman Senate had suppressed these ancient Bacchanalian rites. In 186 BC, the tarantella went underground, reappearing under the guise of emergency
Tarantella
Egyptian pharaoh
Philopator in 205 BC. Along with his successor, Ankhwennefer (also known as Chaonnophris or Ankhmakis), they held a large part of Egypt until 186 BC. No monuments
Horwennefer
Group of ancient Hebrew books
Arabic text which offers an account of the history of the Maccabees from 186 BC to 6 BC. The same title is occasionally ascribed to a Syriac version of the
Books_of_the_Maccabees
Number whose square is a given number
Chinese mathematical work Writings on Reckoning, written between 202 BC and 186 BC during the early Han dynasty, the square root is approximated by using
Square_root
Ancient Roman family
praetor urbanus and peregrinus in 212 BC, held the first Ludi Apollinares. Publius Cornelius P. f. Sulla, praetor in 186 BC, obtained Sicily as his province
Cornelia_gens
Hellenistic-era Greek state in Egypt (305–30 BC)
defeated in 186, and a stele celebrating this event was historically significant as the famous Rosetta Stone. The Great Revolt of Egypt (205–186 BC) was a
Ptolemaic_Kingdom
Chinese strategist (c. 251 BC - 189 BC)
as "Hán" while "Han" is reserved for the latter. Zhang Liang (c. 251 BC – 189 BC), courtesy name Zifang (子房), was a Chinese military strategist and politician
Zhang_Liang_(Western_Han)
One hundred years, from 200 BC to 101 BC
the regent. 187 BC: (July 3) Seleucid king Antiochus III dies at the age of 53 and is succeeded by his son Seleucus IV Philopator. 186 BC: Ptolemy V defeats
2nd_century_BC
200 BC–10 AD Greek kingdom in South Asia
synchronism to have begun in 186/5 BC; what event is commemorated is itself uncertain. Richard Salomon "The Indo-Greek era of 186/5 B.C. in a Buddhist reliquary
Indo-Greek_Kingdom
1500s and 1600s outbreak
ancient Bacchanalian rites that had been suppressed by the Roman Senate in 186 BC went underground, reappearing under the guise of emergency therapy for bite
Tarantism
(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
Chinese anthology text (202–186 BC)
written during the early Western Han dynasty, sometime between 202 BC and 186 BC. It was preserved among the Zhangjiashan Han bamboo texts and contains
Book on Numbers and Computation
Book_on_Numbers_and_Computation
62–64. Morris (2001), p. 32. Morris (2001), pp. 342–343. Fogle (2009), p. 186. "BC Museum: Welsh Sheep Dog". www.bordercolliemuseum.org. Retrieved 2025-04-11
List_of_extinct_dog_breeds
worshippers of Dionysus and their practice of Bacchanalia as far back as 186 BC because it "took place at night". Private divination, astrology, and 'Chaldean
Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire
Persecution_of_Christians_in_the_Roman_Empire
hyperbola. 202 BC to 186 BC –China, Book on Numbers and Computation, a mathematical treatise, is written in the Han dynasty. 200 BC – 140 BC – Greece, Zenodorus
Timeline_of_mathematics
Old Latin inscription dating to 186 BC
decree concerning the Bacchanalia") is an Old Latin inscription dating to 186 BC. It was discovered in 1640 at Tiriolo, in Calabria, southern Italy. Published
Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus
Senatus_consultum_de_Bacchanalibus
Archaeological site in China
burial site of the first Marquis of Dai, Li Cang [zh] (利蒼). He died in 186 BC. The Han dynasty had appointed Li Cang as the chancellor of the Kingdom
Mawangdui
Campanian priestess
unofficial Bacchanalia festivals, which were ferociously suppressed in 186 BC under threat of extreme penalty. Paculla Annia is said to have presided
Paculla_Annia
Collection of indo-European peoples sharing Celtic languages and cultural practices
serving the Ptolemies. Thousands were employed in 283–246 BC and they were also in service around 186 BC. They attempted to overthrow Ptolemy II. All living
Celts
Cult in Ancient Greece
of crimes and political conspiracies were supposed to be planned, led in 186 BC to a decree of the Senate—the so-called Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus
Cult_of_Dionysus
6th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt
Ptolemaĩos Philomḗtōr; 186–145 BC) was a Greek king of Ptolemaic Egypt who reigned from 180 to 164 BC and from 163 to 145 BC. He is often considered
Ptolemy_VI_Philometor
Emperor of the Han dynasty from 184 to 180 BC
government alone and held power for herself. In 187 BC, he was made the Marquess of Xiangcheng. In 186 BC, after his brother Liu Buyi (劉不疑), the Prince of
Emperor_Houshao_of_Han
Ancient Roman play by Plautus
bacchant, which may be connected with the Senate decree on Bacchanalia of 186 BC. The mention of another play in lines 91–2 may be a reference to Ennius's
Amphitryon_(Plautus_play)
Ancient Roman play by Plautus
Ennius produced in 187 BC) make it probable that the play was produced in 186 BC. The play mostly revolves around the interactions between the courtesan
Truculentus
Anatolian mother goddess
description, see Summers, in Lane 1996, pp. 363–364. cf the Roman response in 186 BC to the popular, unofficial, ecstatic Bacchanalia cults (originating as festivals
Cybele
of any which it deemed dangerous for religious or political reasons. In 186 BC the senate, by a decree of which part is preserved., made all combination
Associations_in_ancient_Rome
of the 2nd century BC. He was praetor peregrinus in 189 BC, responsible for Roman interests in foreign affairs; and consul in 186 BC. In his consulship
Spurius Postumius Albinus (consul 186 BC)
Spurius_Postumius_Albinus_(consul_186_BC)
Roman execution method
featured lions and panthers, and was arranged by Marcus Fulvius Nobilior in 186 BC at the Circus Maximus on the occasion of the Greek conquest of Aetolia.
Damnatio_ad_bestias
Ancient Roman family
Philip V of Macedon; his son, Quintus Marcius Philippus, was consul in 186 BC, and it may therefore have been Lucius who was the first to obtain the cognomen
Marcia_gens
certamina graeca, such as those instituted by Marcus Fulvius Nobilior in 186 BC, were considered by Roman society to be immoral exhibitions devoid of the
Spectacles_in_ancient_Rome
Roman general and statesman
from 196, when he succeeded Marcus Cornelius Cethegus, until his death. In 186 BC he was one of three former consuls mentioned in the senatus consultum de
Lucius Valerius Flaccus (consul 195 BC)
Lucius_Valerius_Flaccus_(consul_195_BC)
Decree passed by a council of priests, inscribed on the Rosetta Stone
reign of Ptolemy IV, there was the long-standing Great Theban Revolt (206–186 BC) led by Horwennefer and by his successor Ankhwennefer, which had begun in
Rosetta_Stone_decree
prior to 841 BC, the beginning of the Gonghe Regency, are provisional and subject to dispute. Contents: Antiquity · Centuries: 22nd BC · 21st BC Centuries:
Timeline_of_Chinese_history
Decade
ruled from 195 BC (b. 210 BC) 187 BC Antiochus III the Great, Seleucid king of the Hellenistic Syrian Empire from 223 BC (b. c. 241 BC) 186 BC Li Cang, Marquis
180s_BC
this reason expelled the Jews from Rome in 139 BC (as had also happened to the cult of Bacchus in 186 BC). Before the Romans got involved in Judaean politics
History of the Jews in the Roman Empire
History_of_the_Jews_in_the_Roman_Empire
Resolution of the ancient Roman Senate
Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus (186 BC) – concerning the Bacchanalia Senatus consultum de privilegiis Delphorum (165 BC) – granted privileges to Delphi
Senatus_consultum
Chinese prince and important figure in the anti-Lü clan conspiracy
disturbance in 180 BC. He is a son of Liu Fei (劉肥), and a grandson of the Han dynasty founder Liu Bang. He was created the Marquess of Zhuxu in 186 BC by Grand
Liu_Zhang_(prince)
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
Confederation of ancient Greek city-states (280–146 BC)
Megalopolis 192–191 BC Philopoemen of Megalopolis V 191–190 BC Philopoemen of Megalopolis VI 189–188 BC Philopoemen of Megalopolis VII 187–186 BC Aristainos of
Achaean_League
Year Date Event 186 BC Three Strategies of Huang Shigong (3,800 characters) by Jiang Ziya before 140 BC Analects (13,113 characters) by Confucius et al
Timeline_of_Chinese_texts
308-283 BC ¦ Eochaidh Alt-Leathan ¦ Aongus Tuirmeach-Teamrach ¦ ¦ Enna Aigneach Fiacha Firmara (Éanna III Aigneach) (Dalriada and King 206-186 BC Argyle
O'Boyle_family
4th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt (r. 221–204 BC)
in August 186 BC. The revolt meant that Ptolemaic forces were unable to defend southern Egypt from Nubian incursions. Probably in 207–06 BC, King Arqamani
Ptolemy_IV_Philopator
Ancient Roman family
praetor in 211 BC, was assigned the province of Sicily. Sulpicia, the mother-in-law of Spurius Postumius Albinus, consul in 186 BC. Servius Sulpicius
Sulpicia_gens
Church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach
dich, o Seele, nicht BWV 186; BC A 108 / Sacred cantata (3rd Sunday of Advent) Bach Digital Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht BWV 186; BC A 108 / Sacred cantata
Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186
Ärgre_dich,_o_Seele,_nicht,_BWV_186
Mother of Dionysus in Greek mythology
behaviors contrary to Roman social norms and the secrecy of initiatory rite. In 186 BC, the Roman Senate took severe actions to limit the cult, without banning
Semele
naming the cow that bore them. Unless otherwise noted, bulls from 321-50 BC are taken from Thompson 2012, pp. 263–283 Thompson 2012, p. 106. Thompson
List_of_Apis_bulls
Topics referred to by the same term
Smyrna or Apollonides Smyrnaeus, epigrammatist Apollonides of Sicyon fl. 186 BC, Achaean statesman Apollonides (physician), a physician who lived around
Apollonides
Ancient Roman family
entering into office. Spurius Postumius L. f. A. n. Albinus, consul in 186 BC, the year that the senate took action to prohibit the worship of Bacchus
Postumia_gens
Latin language in the period before 70 BC
n. Africanus (died about 170 BC) The Lex Luci Spoletina (3rd century BC) The Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus (186 BC) The Vase Inscription from Ardea
Old_Latin
Pseudoscientific needling treatment
called the point "of the hundred meetings." Texts dated to be from 156 to 186 BC document early beliefs in channels of life force energy called meridians
Acupuncture
Public games held for the benefit and entertainment of the Roman people
triumphs. The first recorded venatio (staged beast hunt) was presented in 186 BC by M. Fulvius Nobilior as part of his ludi votivi, for which he paid with
Ludi
of Turris Lascutana thanks of local support against the Lusitanians. 188/186 BC - Lusitanian and Celtiberian raids into Hispania Ulterior. The praetors
Timeline of Portuguese history (Lusitania and Gallaecia)
Timeline_of_Portuguese_history_(Lusitania_and_Gallaecia)
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 senator and father of Julius Caesar
volume X.1 (Stuttgart, 1918), columns 185–186. Sumner, G.V. (1978). "Governors of Asia in the Nineties B.C." Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies. 19 (2):
Gaius Julius Caesar (governor of Asia)
Gaius_Julius_Caesar_(governor_of_Asia)
Ancient Roman family
connection with the panic over the discovery of the Bacchanalia at Rome in 186 BC: Minius Cerrinius was the son of a Cerrinius and Minia Paculla; after marrying
Herennia_gens
Chief magistrate of an ancient Greek city-state
and for the supervision of some major trials in the law courts. After 683 BC the offices were held for only a single year, and the year was named after
Eponymous_archon
Type of fraternal organization
going from a 3-day annual gathering to a 5-day monthly gathering. Around 186 BC, the Roman Senate found out about those unofficial Bacchanalian rituals
Bacchanalian_fraternity
cited a security source as denying it. "Ancient Nubia: A-Group 3800–3100 BC". The Oriental Institute. Retrieved 30 June 2023. Somaglino, Claire; Tallet
List_of_wars_involving_Egypt
Ancient Greek god of winemaking and wine
certainly, a Senatorial edict, the Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus (186 BC) was distributed throughout Roman and allied Italy. It banned the former
Dionysus
Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 9781783474141. "The great revolt of the Egyptians (205–186 BC)". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2015. Livy
List of revolutions and rebellions
List_of_revolutions_and_rebellions
8th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt
Antiochus III's daughter Cleopatra I in 194 BC. Ptolemy VI was the eldest son of the couple, born in 186 BC, and was the heir to the throne from birth
Ptolemy_VIII_Physcon
Pre-Roman people of the Iberian peninsula
allegedly fought as allies of the Celtiberians at the battle of Calagurris in 186 BC, being defeated by the Praetor of Hispania Citerior Lucius Manlius Adicinus
Berones
Empress of Han China from 202 to 195 BC, regent from 195 to 180 BC
Lü Zhi (241 BC – 18 August 180 BC), courtesy name Exu (娥姁), and commonly known as Empress Lü (traditional Chinese: 呂后; simplified Chinese: 吕后; pinyin:
Empress_Lü
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
Thebaid between 205 and 186/185 BC, severely weakening the Ptolemaic state. Ptolemy's family ruled Egypt until the Roman conquest of 30 BC. All the male rulers
Hellenistic_period
Topics referred to by the same term
reformer Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix Publius Cornelius Sulla (praetor 186 BC), grandfather of the dictator and reformer Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
Publius Cornelius Sulla (disambiguation)
Publius_Cornelius_Sulla_(disambiguation)
entirely unsuitable for monarch". — Dio Cassius, Hist. Rom. LII.36.1–2 In 186 BC, the Roman senate issued a decree that severely restricted the Bacchanals
Religious persecution in the Roman Empire
Religious_persecution_in_the_Roman_Empire
Calendar year
Chinese historian (or 135 BC) (d. 86 BC) Alexander Balas (assassinated) Ptolemy VI of Egypt (killed in battle) (b. c. 186 BC) "Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator
145_BC
Section 186". BC Laws. Retrieved February 18, 2026. Sajan, Bhinder (September 15, 2022). "Environmental organization probed for activities related to BC NDP
2022 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election
2022_British_Columbia_New_Democratic_Party_leadership_election
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
Historic site
as Abundantia), the deity of abundance. The temple is first mentioned in 186 BC. It was on the southern part of the Area Capitolina, slightly to the north
Temple_of_Ops
religionis causa, occasioned by religious concerns. Ludi Taurii are recorded in 186 BC as a two-day event. Varro mentions them as occurring in the late Republic
Taurian_Games
Historical-geographic region in the northeastern Italian area of Friuli
druids. The first historical date related to the arrival of the Carni is 186 BC, when some 50,000 Carni, composed of armed men, women and children descended
Carnia
Ancient Roman family
Aurelius Scaurus, praetor in 186 BC, was assigned the province of Sardinia. Marcus Aurelius M. f. Scaurus, triumvir monetalis in 118 BC, perhaps the same as the
Aurelia_gens
Qin". Retrieved 22 October 2014. "The great revolt of the Egyptians (205–186 BC)". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2015. Dio
List_of_peasant_revolts
Gaulish tribe of the Eastern Alps
first historical date related to the arrival of the Carni in "Akileja" is 186 BC, when some 50,000 Carni, composed of armed men, women and children, descended
Carni
Decade
Illyria (approximate date) 145 BC Alexander Balas (assassinated) Ptolemy VI of Egypt (killed in battle) (b. c. 186 BC) 144 BC Liu Wu (a.k.a. Prince Xiao of
140s_BC
Ancient Roman cult of Ceres, Liber, and Libera
BC. Liber's festival and the Bacchic or Dionysian aspects of his cult were suppressed under the ferocious Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus of 186 BC
Aventine_Triad
Topics referred to by the same term
Paculla Annia, a priestess involved in the suppression of the Bacchanalia in 186 BC Via Annia, a Roman road in Cisalpine Gaul named for a member of the gens
Annia
2nd-century BC Roman consul
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (c. 230 – 152 BC) was a Roman consul, Pontifex Maximus, Censor and Princeps Senatus. A scion of the ancient Patrician gens Aemilia
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 187 BC)
Marcus_Aemilius_Lepidus_(consul_187_BC)
186 BC
186 BC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Godfrey Dearborn (baptized September 24, 1603 in Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England) came to North America in 1639 and settled in Hampton, NH, where he died on February 4, 1686.
Boy/Male
American, British, English, French, Latin
Bean Grower; Derived from the Roman Clan Name Fabius; A Name Given Several Roman Emperors and 16 Saints; One who Grows Beans
Girl/Female
Irish
Siobhan is another Irish form of Joan meaning “God is gracious.†A popular name in Ireland where the anglicised versions are often used. Siobhan McKenna, an Irish actress who died in 1986, was considered by many as a woman who personified all that was good about being Irish.
Boy/Male
English Latin
Derived from the Roman clan name Fabius; a name given several Roman emperors and 16 saints.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Indian, Latin
Understanding; Derived from the Roman Clan Name Fabius; A Name Given Several Roman Emperors and 16 Saints; Man of Wisdom
Boy/Male
English American Latin Shakespearean Swedish
Derived from the Roman clan name Fabius; a name given several Roman emperors and 16 saints.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Cheeseburn in Northumberland, recorded in 1286 as Cheseburgh, possibly from Old English cis ‘gravel’ + burh ‘stronghold’.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, Latin
Bean Grower; Derived from the Roman Clan Name Fabius; A Name Given Several Roman Emperors and 16 Saints
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Bedfordshire called Flitton. The meaning of the place name, recorded in Domesday Book (1086) as Flictham, is unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.There was a family of this name in Roussillon, France, descended from a partisan of James II named Kennedy, who was exiled in France in the 17th century. The family died out in France in 1868, but may have had an American branch.
Female
Greek
(Ἰουλία) Feminine form of Greek Ioulios, IOULIA means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)." In the bible, this is the name of a Christian woman mentioned in Romans 16:15.
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Latin
Understanding; Derived from the Roman Clan Name Fabius; A Name Given Several Roman Emperors and 16 Saints
Boy/Male
English Latin
Derived from the Roman clan name Fabius; a name given several Roman emperors and 16 saints.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : unexplained.James Fackrell (1787–1867) came to NY and VT from North Petherton, Somerset, England, in or before 1812, and subsequently moved to MI and thence to East Bountiful, UT.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset and Devon)
English (Somerset and Devon) : habitational name from Coxley, Somerset, named from Old English cÅc ‘cook’ + lÄ“ah ‘woodland clearing’. Mills notes that the wife of a cook of the royal household is recorded in Domesday Book (1086) as holding lands near Wells in Somerset.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Waite.Thomas Wait came to MA from England in 1634. Samuel Wait (1789–1867), a Baptist clergyman, was born in White Creek, NY, organized Baptists in NC and helped found what became Wake Forest College (1838).
Boy/Male
English Latin
Derived from the Roman clan name Fabius; a name given several Roman emperors and 16 saints.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Celebrated Abbasid Caliph (786-809)
Boy/Male
English Latin
Derived from the Roman clan name Fabius; a name given several Roman emperors and 16 saints.
Surname or Lastname
English
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.
186 BC
186 BC
Male
Hebrew
(×ֵלִיָּה) Hebrew name ELIYAH means "the Lord is my God." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including the prophet who lived during the reign of Ahab.
Female
French
French form of Latin Viatrix, BÉATRICE means "voyager (through life)."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Joy of Om
Girl/Female
Arabic, Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Ball; Anything Round; A Pearl
Boy/Male
Arabic, Pashtun
Honour; Respect
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : unexplained. It may be a variant of Gover, but early examples with a definite article, e.g. Richard le Gofiar (Somerset 1327), point to an origin as an occupational name or perhaps a nickname, from an unknown element.
Girl/Female
Indian
Loud voice, Sound
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Protector
Male
Italian
Italian form of Roman Latin Herminius, ERMINIO means "of the earth."
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Fosterer of the People
186 BC
186 BC
186 BC
186 BC
186 BC
n.
A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826.
n.
A cask usually containing two hogsheads, or 126 wine gallons; also, the quantity which it contains.
n.
The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792 -- 1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See VendEmiaire.
a.
Of or pertaining to the government of the eleven Southern States of the United States which (1860-1865) attempted to establish an independent nation styled the Confederate States of America; as, the Confederate congress; Confederate money.
n.
A symbol denoting eighteen units, as 18 or xviii.
n.
A symbol representing sixteen units, as 16, or xvi.
n.
A name designating an adherent to the cause of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union (1860-1865).
n.
A weight of British India. The standard tola is equal to 180 grains.
a.
Opposite to the sun; -- said of the point in the heavens 180¡ distant from the sun.
n.
The twelfth month of the French republican calendar; -- commencing August 18, and ending September 16. See Vendemiaire.
n.
One who is insolvent; as insolvent debtor; -- in England, before 1861, especially applied to persons not traders.
v. t.
The number of degrees which, if added to a specified arc, make it 180¡; the quantity by which an arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees, or an arc falls short of a semicircle.
n.
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.
a.
Pertaining to, or advocating, the non-extension of slavery; -- esp. applied to a party which was active during the period 1846-1856.
n.
The fourth month of the French republican calendar [1792-1806]. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19. See VendEmiaire.
n.
A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.
n.
The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
n.
A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.
n.
The immovable union of two joints of a crinoidal arm. T () the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, //262-264, and also //153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180.
n.
A member of an exceeding austere religious order, founded at Chartreuse in France by St. Bruno, in the year 1086.