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Calendar year
Year 187 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lepidus and Flaminius (or, less frequently
187_BC
King of the Seleucid Empire from 222 to 187 BC
Antíokhos ho Mégas; c. 241 BC – 3 July 187 BC) was the sixth ruler of the Seleucid Empire, reigning from 223 BC to 187 BC. Ascending to the throne at
Antiochus_III_the_Great
2nd-century BC Roman consul
successful and was elected consul with Gaius Flaminius as his colleague. In 187 BC, as he and Flaminius assumed office, word reached the Senate that the Ligurians
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 187 BC)
Marcus_Aemilius_Lepidus_(consul_187_BC)
Topics referred to by the same term
187 (professional wrestling), a wrestling act 187 (number) 187 (slang), a slang of the California Penal Code that defines the crime of murder 187 BC,
187_(disambiguation)
Ancient pre-Iranian civilization between 3200 and 539 BC
ISBN 978-0-415-97334-2. ANTIOCHUS III THE GREAT c242–187 BC Seleucid king Antiochus III the Great was the sixth king (223–187 BC) ... Antiochus landed on the mainland
Elam
Han Dynasty princess (died 187 BC)
personal name unknown, also called Princess Lu Yuan (late 3rd-century BC – c. May 187 BC), was the eldest daughter of the Han dynasty's founder Emperor Gaozu
Princess_Yuan_of_Lu
Roman general and politician (236/235 – c. 183 BC)
Scipio had many political opponents, in particular Cato the Elder. In 187 BC, Scipio and his brother Lucius were subjected to trials for bribes they
Scipio_Africanus
Roman politician and general
famous Gracchi brothers: Tiberius and Gaius. During his tribunate in 187 or 184 BC, he interceded to save Scipio Africanus or Scipio Asiagenes from prosecution
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (consul 177 BC)
Tiberius_Sempronius_Gracchus_(consul_177_BC)
Ancient Ligurian people of the northern Apennines
Ligurians in the early 2nd century BC, when they twice took up arms against Rome. After a first defeat in 187 BC, when part of the people was brought
Friniates
Hellenistic state in West Asia (312–63 BC)
the war, gained the former Seleucid lands in Anatolia. Antiochus died in 187 BC on another expedition to the east, where he sought to extract money to pay
Seleucid_Empire
King of the Seleucid Empire from 187 to 175 BC
father-loving"; c. 218 – 3 September 175 BC), ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, reigned from 187 BC to 175 BC over a realm consisting of Syria (now
Seleucus_IV_Philopator
The title King of Syria appeared in the second century BC in referring to the Seleucid kings who ruled the entirety of the region of Syria. It was also
List_of_Syrian_monarchs
King of the Seleucid Empire from 175 to 164 BC
Apamea, concluded in 188 BC. After his older brother Seleucus IV Philopator succeeded their father onto the throne in 187 BC, Antiochus was exchanged
Antiochus_IV_Epiphanes
Roman general and statesman
Gaius Flaminius was Roman consul in 187 BC, together with Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. During his consulship, he fought to pacify Ligurian tribesmen who had
Gaius Flaminius (consul 187 BC)
Gaius_Flaminius_(consul_187_BC)
147–96 BC) Egypt Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt (complete list) – Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Pharaoh (204–181 BC) Cleopatra I Syra, Regent (187–176 BC) Ptolemy
List of state leaders in the 2nd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_2nd_century_BC
City in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus of the Via Aemilia, leading from Piacenza to Rimini (187 BC). Reggio became a judicial administration centre, with a forum called at
Reggio_Emilia
festival is known to have been celebrated was in 188 BC, under the Seleucid king Antiochus III (r. 222–187 BC), who prominently partook in the rituals. From
List_of_kings_of_Babylon
Ancient Roman road
date of its construction is uncertain: it cannot have been earlier than 187 BC, when the consul Gaius Flaminius constructed a road from Bononia to Arretium
Via_Cassia
Roman road in northern Italy, built in 187 BC
coast, to Placentia (Piacenza) on the River Padus (Po). It was completed in 187 BC. The Via Aemilia connected at Rimini with the Via Flaminia, which had been
Via_Aemilia
Anatolia during classical antiquity
Antiochus III (223–187 BC) to obtain it. Despite warnings by Rome, Antiochus entered Thrace in 196 BC, and crossed into Greece by 192 BC, deciding to ally
Classical_Anatolia
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
Topics referred to by the same term
brother of Seleucus II Callinicus Antiochus III the Great (241–187 BC, king 222–187 BC), younger son of Seleucus II Callinicus, became the 6th ruler of
Antiochus
General officer (223–187 BC)
service of Antiochus III the Great (223–187 BC), who was sent, together with Theodotus Hemiolius, against Molon in 221 BC. They retired before Molon under the
Xenon_(general)
Gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize
of a lottery are keno slips from the Chinese Han dynasty between 205 and 187 BC. These lotteries are believed to have helped to finance major government
Lottery
Ancient ethnic group from north-western Italy and south-eastern Gaul
a generation of nearly annual campaigns, a turning point was reached in 187 BC: the consul C. Flaminius subdued the Friniates, while M. Aemilius Lepidus
Ligures
Ancient city in northwest Asia Minor
instead attempt to date this inscription to the reign of Antiochus III (222–187 BC). "And Troy prevails by armies not her own". "Assemble all the united bands
Troy
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
Ankhwennefer_(pharaoh)
5th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt
Beneficent"; 9 October 210–September 180 BC) was the King of Ptolemaic Egypt from July or August 204 BC until his death in 180 BC. Ptolemy V, the son of Ptolemy
Ptolemy_V_Epiphanes
Italian historical region
and Senoni were expelled. To consolidate the Roman rule in the region, in 187 BC, the Via Aemilia was completed from Ariminum to Piacentia (Piacenza). A
Romagna
Kingdom). Only two Seleucid rulers (Antiochus III, 223–187 BC, and Antiochus VII, 139–129 BC) used the greater megas basileus ('Great King'), the style
List_of_monarchs_of_Iran
Rock statue on Mount Behistun, Iran
dynastic cult inscription of Seleucid ruler Antiochus III the Great (r. 222–187 BC), which he had created for his wife Queen Laodice III. The head of the statue
Statue of Hercules in Behistun
Statue_of_Hercules_in_Behistun
Name list
general in the service of king Antiochus III the Great (223–187 BC) Theodotus of Chios (1st century BC), rhetoric tutor of the young Egyptian king Ptolemy XIII
Theodotus
Region of Italy
via Aemilia, the Roman road connecting Piacenza to Rimini, completed in 187 BC, and named after the consul Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Romagna derives from
Emilia-Romagna
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus in 187 BC during his final battle against the Liguri and was consecrated and opened on 23 December 179 BC, while he was serving as
Temple_of_Juno_Regina
Antiochus III the Great (223–187 BC). He served in Coele-Syria in the war between Antiochus and Ptolemy Philopator (221–203 BC). Together with Theodotus
Nicarchus_(general)
Comedy or farce by Titus Maccius Plautus
Roman senatorial decree of 187 BC forbidding such revels. If so, it would date the play to shortly before Plautus's death in 184 BC. According to the prologue
Casina_(play)
Calendar year
who has ruled since 187 BC (b. c. 217 BC) Cleopatra I of Egypt, mother of Ptolemy VI. "Quintus Caecilius Metellus (Consul 206 BC) : 9786200683533". www
175_BC
Seleucid satrap (died 220 BC)
(/ˈmoʊloʊ/; Ancient Greek: Mόλων; died 220 BC) was a general and satrap of the Seleucid king Antiochus the Great (223–187 BC). He held the satrapy of Media at
Molon
Ancient Italian city
extension of the Via Aemilia from Ariminum (Rimini) to the Padus (or Po) (187 BC), which it crossed at Placentia (Piacenza) and there forked, one branch
Ticinum
Valley in Pakistan
and, most probably, Swat (Tucci 1978), the Maurya dynasty died out around 187 BC Khan, Makin (1997). Archaeological Museum Saidu Sharif, Swat: A Guide. M
Swat_Valley
Founder and Emperor of Han Dynasty of China from 202 to 195 BC
clan (241–180 BC), personal name Zhi Princess Yuan of Lu (d. 187 BC), first daughter Married Zhang Ao, Marquis of Xuanping (d. 182 BC), and had issue
Emperor_Gaozu_of_Han
Roman general
against the Galatian Gauls of Asia Minor in 189 BC during the Galatian War. He was awarded a triumph in 187 BC. Vulso belonged to the patrician gens Manlia
Gnaeus Manlius Vulso (consul 189 BC)
Gnaeus_Manlius_Vulso_(consul_189_BC)
3rd century BC Roman politician and general
Gaius Flaminius (c. 275 BC – 24 June 217 BC) was a leading Roman politician in the third century BC. Flaminius served as consul twice, in 223 and 217
Gaius Flaminius (consul 223 BC)
Gaius_Flaminius_(consul_223_BC)
War between Rome and the Seleucid Empire, 192–188 BC
internecine conflict a generation later. After Antiochus' death on 3 July 187 BC, his successor Seleucus IV Philopator immediately started rebuilding his
Roman–Seleucid_war
Royal family of the Seleucid Empire
reached its height under emperor Antiochus III. From the mid-second century BC, after its defeat at the hands of the resurgent Parthian Empire, the polity
Seleucid_dynasty
Head Priestess of the Seleucid Empire
Seleucid Queen. They reigned as the Seleucid imperial couple from 187 BC until 175 BC, when Seleucus IV died. There is no surviving record on how Laodice
Laodice_IV
Aspect of Rajasthan history
etc. 200 BC Creation of two inscriptions related to Vaishnav sect in Nagri (Chittor) 187 BC Shivi tribe settled in Madhyamika from Punjab. 187 BC Yavana
Timeline of history of Rajasthan
Timeline_of_history_of_Rajasthan
City and Municipality in La Rioja, Spain
its stable population dates to the Iron Age. Rome conquered the town in 187 BC and brought it to its highest point of importance as an administrative centre
Calahorra
Parthian vassal state (147 BC–224 AD)
control of that area. The Elymaeans were reputed to be skilled archers. In 187 BC, they killed Antiochus III the Great after he had pillaged their temple
Elymais
Satrapy of the Achaemenid Persian Empire
half of the 3rd century BC it was at least temporarily annexed by Euthydemos I of Bactria. In 206-205 BC Antiochos III (222-187 BC) seems to have recovered
Drangiana
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
Emperor_Houshao_of_Han
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
Hellenistic-era Greek state in Egypt (305–30 BC)
John D. (2020) [1st pub. 2015]. The Seleucid Empire of Antiochus III. 223–187 BC (Paperback ed.). Barnsley: Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-52677-493-4. Wilkinson
Ptolemaic_Kingdom
Iranian empire (247 BC – 224 AD)
recaptured Parthia. Seleucus II's successor, Antiochus III the Great (r. 222 – 187 BC), was unable to immediately retaliate because his troops were engaged in
Parthian_Empire
tribunes Lucius and Quintus. Lucius Mummius L. f., tribune of the plebs in 187 BC, opposed the attempt of Marcus Porcius Cato to place under scrutiny the
Mummia_gens
Conflict between the Seleucid Empire and the Ptolemaic Kingdom
height of its power. Upon taking the Seleucid throne in 223 BC, Antiochus III the Great (241–187 BC) set himself the task of restoring the lost imperial possessions
Syrian_Wars
Book of the Bible
The Book of Daniel is a 2nd-century BC biblical apocalypse with a 6th-century BC setting. It is ostensibly a narrative detailing the experiences and prophetic
Book_of_Daniel
placed Okkonapses significantly earlier, as a local rebel already in 188–187 BC, against the Seleucid king Antiochus III. Shayegan (2011) speculates that
List_of_Elamite_kings
Forlì Italy 187 BC Regium Lepidi Reggio Emilia Italy 181 BC Aquileia Aquileia Italy 169 BC Colonia Patricia Corduba Córdoba Spain 138 BC Valentia Edetanorum
List of cities founded by the Romans
List_of_cities_founded_by_the_Romans
Ancient Roman play by Plautus
of Cato made in 190 BC, or Homeronida ("son of Homer") in line 485, a possible reference to a play by Ennius produced in 187 BC) make it probable that
Truculentus
Kingdom within the Han Empire located in present-day Hunan and surrounding areas
Emperor Gaozu granted the territory to his follower Wu Rui in 203 or 202 BC, around the same time as the establishment of the Han dynasty. Wu Rui and
Changsha_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
Natura Deorum, iii. 74. Broughton, vol. 1, pp. 376, 378 (note 6), against 187 BC. Broughton, p. 472. Tacitus, Annales, iii. 66. Broughton, vol. 1, p. 459
List_of_Roman_tribunes
Area in Tuscany, Italy
occupied from the seventh century BC until it was destroyed, together with the surrounding settlement, around 187 BC. A sandstone stele found there in
Mugello
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
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)
Ancient Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth
stood near the circus Flaminius, vowed by consul Marcus Aemilius Lepidus in 187 BC during the war against the Ligures and dedicated by himself as censor in
Juno_(mythology)
Roman senator
of the 2nd century BC. He was curule aedile in 187 BC, when he exhibited the Great Games, praetor in 185 BC, and consul in 180 BC. In his consulship he
Aulus Postumius Albinus Luscus
Aulus_Postumius_Albinus_Luscus
Ancient Roman culinary habits and attitudes
Roman territorial expansion, dating the introduction of the first chefs to 187 BC, following the Galatian War. Although food shortages were a constant concern
Food_in_ancient_Rome
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
c. 187 BC. It may have replaced or refurbished the portico that he supposedly erected around his temple at the time of its construction. In 33 BC, Octavian
Porticus_Octavia
Arsacid king of Parthia from 191 BC to 176 BC
lands lost to the Seleucid king Antiochus III the Great (r. 222 – 187 BC), who had in 210 BC made a large-scale expedition in the east, including Hyrcania
Priapatius
Greco-Roman city that was established in Amman
Al-Amir around 187 BC, which ended after his suicide in 175 BC. It is likely that Philadelphia was in Nabataean hands between 175 and 164 BC, as attested
Philadelphia_(Amman)
King of Sophene and Commagene from 228 to 212 BC
Empire of Antiochus III: 223–187 BC (Barnsley, 2015), pp. 76–77. Grainger, The Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III: 223–187 BC (Barnsley, 2015), pp. 76–77
Xerxes_of_Sophene
in the service of king Antiochus III the Great (223–187 BC), who was sent by the king in 222 BC, together with Xenon, against Molon, satrap of Media
Theodotus_Hemiolius
(540–333 BC) Part of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (256–120 BC) Part of the Seleucid Empire (c. 200 BC – 187 BC) Part of the Parthian Empire (187 BC – 220 AD)
List of predecessors of sovereign states in Asia
List_of_predecessors_of_sovereign_states_in_Asia
Platonism can be said to have begun when Plato founded his academy c. 385 BC. Ancient Platonism went on to last until the end of the last remaining pagan
List_of_ancient_Platonists
ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2200 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith as The Book
Criticism of the Book of Mormon
Criticism_of_the_Book_of_Mormon
Roman magistrate and census administrator
575–535 BC. After the abolition of the monarchy and the founding of the Republic in 509 BC, the consuls had responsibility for the census until 443 BC. In
Roman_censor
Ancient Anatolian kingdom
established minority. Centuries earlier, Seleucid king Antiochus III (r. 228–187 BC) resettled 2,000 Jewish families from Mesopotamia and Babylon in Lydia and
Phrygia
Ruling title used by certain historical monarchs
attested for both Antiochus I (r. 281–261 BC) in the Borsippa Cylinder and for Antiochus III the Great (r. 222–187 BC) throughout his rule. In the late Seleucid
King_of_Kings
c. 2322–2191 BC (131 years), c. 2323–2150 BC (173 years), c. 2300–2181 BC (150 years), c. 2345–2181 BC (164 years), c. 2305–2118 BC (187 years) (#)
List_of_pharaohs
2nd century BC Roman senator and general
Cethegus was elected as curule aedile in 187 BC, then served as praetor in 185 BC, and finally became consul in 181 BC. During his consulship, the tomb of
Publius Cornelius Cethegus (consul 181 BC)
Publius_Cornelius_Cethegus_(consul_181_BC)
Landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan
Armenia was conquered by Antiochus III the Great (ruled 222–187 BC).[better source needed] In 189 BC, Nakhchivan became part of the new Kingdom of Armenia established
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
Nakhchivan_Autonomous_Republic
3rd-century BC Near Eastern king
installed as its ruler by the Seleucid king Antiochus III the Great (r. 222–187 BC). He further adds that following the defeat of Antiochus III against the
Sames_I
Chemical element with atomic number 30 (Zn)
Udaipur in India, have been active since the Mauryan period (c. 322 and 187 BC). The smelting of metallic zinc here, however, appears to have begun around
Zinc
High Priest of Israel
Joseph, during the reign of Seleucus IV Philopator (reigned 187 BC to 175 BC), hence about 181 BC. His son, Simon II assumed the high priestly office after
Onias_II
[Tigran the Great: The Armenian Struggle Against Rome and Parthia, 94–64 B.C.] (in Armenian). Yerevan: Lusakan Publishing. p. needed. Beate Dignas; Engelbert
List of people known as the Great
List_of_people_known_as_the_Great
Ancient Roman family
Trasimine. Lucius Terentius Massaliota, plebeian aedile in 200 BC, and praetor in 187 BC, in which year he was assigned the province of Sicily. He is probably
Terentia_gens
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
(225–223 BC) Antiochus III, the Great, King (223–187 BC) Achaean League (complete list) – Margos of Keryneia 256 - 255 BC Aratus of Sicyon I 245 - 244 BC Aratus
List of state leaders in the 3rd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_3rd_century_BC
King of Armenia from 189 to 160 BC
starting from the 5th century BC. At the end of the 3rd century BC, the Seleucid king Antiochus III the Great (r. 222 – 187 BC) appointed Artaxias and Zariadres
Artaxias_I
the Macedonian city of Ambracia in 189 BC. It was probably completed and dedicated during his triumph in 187 BC. Having earned scorn for enriching himself
Temple_of_Hercules_Musarum
Kingdom that existed from the Chu–Han Contention period to late 2nd century BC
dominated by Empress Lü. In 193 BC, Liu Fei offered Chengyang to Princess Yuan of Lu, daughter of Empress Lü, as her fief. In 187 BC, a part of Jinan was split
Qi_Kingdom_(Han_dynasty)
Ancient city in Italy
timber and corn to Scipio Africanus. The Via Cassia, constructed after 187 BC, passed just below the town. In Sulla's civil war, Papirius Carbo took up
Clusium
Historical period of Greece following Classical Greece
323 BC and the annexation of the classical Greek Achaean League heartlands by the Roman Republic. This culminated at the Battle of Corinth in 146 BC, a
Hellenistic_Greece
Army of Macedon under the Antigonids
period when it was ruled by the Antigonid dynasty from 294 BC to 288 BC and from 276 BC to 168 BC. It was seen as one of the principal Hellenistic fighting
Antigonid_Macedonian_army
Ancient Ligurian people of north-west Italy
BC. The Apuani are named almost exclusively by Livy, who calls them Ligures Apuani or simply Apuani and records them by name from the campaign of 187
Apuani
Calendar year
taking about 100 years. Demetrius I Soter, Seleucid king of Syria (b. c. 187 BC) Mithridates IV Philopator Philadelphus, king of Pontus Paerisades III,
150_BC
Calendar year
Year 189 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Nobilior and Vulso (or, less frequently
189_BC
187 BC
187 BC
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : habitational name from Crittenden in Kent, which is named with the Old English personal name Gū{dh}here + Old English -ing- denoting association with + Old English denn ‘woodland pasture’.The statesman John Jordan Crittenden, who was born near Versailles, KY, in 1787, was of Welsh descent on his father’s side. His immigrant ancestor arrived in VA before 1650. His father, a major in the American Revolution, moved from VA to KY and settled in Woodford Co.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : origin uncertain. Possibly it is a variant of Welsh Bevans.William Walter Beavers, from whom many bearers of this American family name are descended, was born in Wales on July 25, 1755 and married Elizabeth Ragsdale in Lunenburg Co. VA. He died in about 1807 in Elbert Co., GA.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
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.
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
English : probably a variant of Terry 1.A Josiah Torrey was in Boston before 1680. John Torrey (1796–1873) was a botanist and teacher born in NY who catalogued many North American plants.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Coggeshall in Essex, named from an Old English personal name Cogg + halh ‘nook’.This name was taken to America in 1632 by John Coggeshall, who became first governor of RI, and in 1635 by John Cogswell. In 1887 a descendant, Daniel Cogswell, founded Cogswell College, San Francisco.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lovell, derived from Anglo-Norman French lou ‘wolf’ + the diminutive suffix -el.Lowell is the surname of one of America’s most distinguished New England families, which have been prominent for over 200 years. Its founder, John Lowell (1743–1802), was a legislator and judge. The city of Lowell, MA was named in honor of his son Francis Cabot Lowell (1775–1817), a textile manufacturer.
Surname or Lastname
English (Northamptonshire)
English (Northamptonshire) : Anglo-Norman French patronymic (see Fitzgerald) from the personal name Hugh.William Fitzhugh (1651–1701), from Bedford, England, emigrated to VA about 1670 and established himself on the Potomac River in what was then Stafford Co., VA, as a planter and exporter. He also practiced law, was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and served in 1687 as lieutenant colonel of the county militia.
Female
English
From the name of the state of Arizona in the United States of America, a place considered sacred by the Native Americans. It was named after Sedona Miller Schnebly (1877-1950), the wife of the city's first postmaster. Meaning unknown.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Read 1.An early American bearer of the common British name was George Reed who emigrated from England in 1635 with his son, William, and settled in Woburn, MA, several years later. His grandson James (1722–1807), a revolutionary war soldier who distinguished himself at the battle of Bunker Hill, moved to Fitzwilliam, NH, and was one of the original NH proprietors.
Boy/Male
English
From Wine's town; from a friend's town. Famous Bearer: Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), World...
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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).
Surname or Lastname
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.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the vocabulary word maverick, originally MAVERICK means "unbranded range animal." This was the surname of Samuel Maverick (1803-1870), a Texas cattleman who refused to brand his cattle. Its use as a personal name first began in the early 1990s after the release of the movie "Maverick" starring Mel Gibson. The sense of "unconventional person," is first recorded in 1886, and seems to have developed from the notion of being "independent, masterless."
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from a place called Venables in Eure, France, probably named with Late Latin venabulum ‘hunting ground’ (a derivative of venari ‘to hunt’).American bearers of this name are descended from Abraham Venables, who came to VA from England in or before 1687.
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English
English : variant of Essary. Many forms of this name are found in North America, ranging from Esarey to Usrey, and probably Necessary as well. In the U.S. it is predominantly a southern name.John Ussery is recorded in New Kent Co., VA in 1684; he died in 1687. Many bearers are recorded in VA in the early 18th century. In NC several Usserys obtained land grants between 1760 and 1770. William Ussery obtained a land grant in SC in 1772.
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English
English : from Diot, a pet form of the female personal name Dye. Reaney also suggests that this may also be an altered form of Thwaite (see Thwaites).Timothy Dwight (1752–1817), Congregational divine, author, and president of Yale College (1795–1817), was the dominant figure in the established order of CT. He was born in Northampton, MA, a descendant of John Dwight who came from Dedham, England, in 1635 and settled in Dedham, MA, and the grandson of Jonathan Edwards, the great theologian of American Puritanism.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant spelling of Goddard.A family Godard, also called Lapointe, from Senlis (Oise) was in Beaupré, Quebec, by 1687.
Boy/Male
English American
From Wine's town; from a friend's town. Famous Bearer: Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), World...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic or metronymic from Eade.The inventor Thomas Alva Edison, born in 1847 in Milan, OH, came from a Canadian family first established in North America by John Edison, a loyalist during the American Revolution, who served under the British General Richard Howe and went into exile in Nova Scotia after the Revolutionary War.
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Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Karthik; Shiva
Boy/Male
Celebrity, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
King of the Earth; Warrior
Boy/Male
Sikh
Victor of the Sky
Boy/Male
German
The Brother Names
Male
German
German form of Latin Pancratius, PANKRAZ means "all power."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Beautiful, Friendly
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian, Modern, Traditional
Famous Person; King Dashratha's Previous Name
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Fighter; Stronger; Strength; One who has Strength in his Arms
Biblical
the Lord's time
Boy/Male
Muslim
Helper. Assister.
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n.
A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fourth of this; at Aleppo and Smyrna, the batman is 17 pounds.
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 symbol denoting eighteen units, as 18 or xviii.
n.
A public exhibition or show, as of industrial and artistic productions; as, the Paris Exposition of 1878.
n.
See Charge, n., 17.
n.
A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.
n.
An asteroid, or minor planet, discovered by Olbers in 1807.
a.
Pertaining to Dr. Robert Brown, who first demonstrated (about 1827) the commonness of the motion described below.
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.
A weight of British India. The standard tola is equal to 180 grains.
n.
Literally, world's speech; the name of an artificial language invented by Johan Martin Schleyer, of Constance, Switzerland, about 1879.
a.
Opposite to the sun; -- said of the point in the heavens 180¡ distant from the sun.
n.
A symbol denoting seventeen units, as 17, or xvii.
n.
A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to an area of 177/ acres.
n.
A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-206, etc.
v.
Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17.
n.
A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.
n.
A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, as the dog. M () M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178-180, 242.