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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
War between Rome and the Seleucid Empire, 192–188 BC
the battle, to seek terms. In Greece, the war continued. The consul of 189 BC, Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, was assigned to continue the war after negotiations
Roman–Seleucid_war
190/89 BCE battle in which Rome and Pergamon defeated the Seleucids
The Battle of Magnesia took place in either December 190 or January 189 BC. It was fought as part of the Roman–Seleucid War, pitting forces of the Roman
Battle_of_Magnesia
321 BC – 428 AD monarchy in Ancient Near East
existed from 331 BC to 428 AD. Its history is divided into the successive reigns of three royal dynasties: Orontid (331–200 BC), Artaxiad (189 BC – 12 AD), and
Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)
Kingdom_of_Armenia_(antiquity)
Natural number
prime" 2256 − 189, used in quasi-Monte Carlo methods and in some cryptographic systems. The year AD 189 or 189 BC List of highways numbered 189 All pages
189_(number)
Roman general
Gnaeus Manlius Vulso (fl. 189 BC) was a Roman consul for the year 189 BC, together with Marcus Fulvius Nobilior. He led a victorious campaign against the
Gnaeus Manlius Vulso (consul 189 BC)
Gnaeus_Manlius_Vulso_(consul_189_BC)
Province in Armenia from 189BC to 387AD
[ɑɾˈtsʰɑχ]) was the tenth province (nahang) of the Kingdom of Armenia from c. 189 BC until 387 AD and afterwards made part of the Caucasian Albania, a subject
Artsakh_(historical_province)
Gallic people of central Anatolia
IV after a solar eclipse had broken their spirits.[citation needed] In 189 BC, Rome sent Gnaeus Manlius Vulso on an expedition against the Galatians,
Galatians_(people)
General of Han Dynasty of China
– c.July 189 BC) was a military general of the early Western Han dynasty. He was a prominent figure of the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC), a power struggle
Fan_Kuai
Roman general
career as curule aedile in 195 BC. When he was praetor (193 BC) he served with distinction in Spain, and as consul in 189 BC he completely broke the power
Marcus Fulvius Nobilior (consul 189 BC)
Marcus_Fulvius_Nobilior_(consul_189_BC)
List of links describing conflicts Rome was involved in
Great in the decisive victory of the war. Aetolian War (191–189 BC) Galatian War (189 BC) Battle of Mount Olympus – Romans under Gnaeus Manlius Vulso
List of Roman external wars and battles
List_of_Roman_external_wars_and_battles
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)
District and municipality in Manisa, Turkey
with the name Philadelphia. It was established in 189 BC by King Eumenes II of Pergamon (197–160 BC). Eumenes II named the city for the love of his brother
Alaşehir
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
century BC, the Galatians became allies of Antiochus the Great, the last Seleucid king trying to regain suzerainty over Asia Minor. In 189 BC, Rome sent
Hellenistic_period
Ruling dynasty of ancient Armenia from 189 BC to 12 AD
The Artaxiad dynasty (also Artashesian) ruled the Kingdom of Armenia from 189 BC until their overthrow by the Romans in 12 AD. It was founded by Artaxias
Artaxiad_dynasty
188 BCE battle
The Battle of Mount Olympus was fought in 189 BC between the Galatian Gauls of Asia Minor and an alliance consisting of the Roman Republic and Pergamum
Battle_of_Mount_Olympus
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)
Roman general and statesman (c. 230–174 BC)
Flamininus was present at the Battle of Thermopylae in 191 BC, in which Antiochus was defeated. In 189 BC he was elected censor along with Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Titus_Quinctius_Flamininus
Rank in ancient Rome
recognized imperator as Caesar's hereditary title, but this is doubtful. In 38 BC, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa refused a triumph for his victories under Octavian's
Imperator
Kingdom that existed from the Chu–Han Contention period to late 2nd century BC
In 181 BC, Langya was also separated from Qi to form a new kingdom held by Liu Ze (劉澤), nephew-in-law of the empress. Liu Fei died in 189 BC and was
Qi_Kingdom_(Han_dynasty)
Province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia
From the 9th century BC, Vaspurakan was part of Urartu. In the 6th century BC, it became part of Satrapy of Armenia. From 189 BC, it became one of Greater
Vaspurakan
One hundred years, from 200 BC to 101 BC
War. 191 BC: (April 24) Battle of Thermopylae: Manius Acilius Glabrio drives Antiochus III out of Greece. 190 BC: (December or January 189 BC) Battle of
2nd_century_BC
Region in Ancient Greece
monarch in 189 BC, they became virtually the subjects of Rome. Following the conquest of the Achaeans by Lucius Mummius Achaicus in 146 BC, Aetolia became
Aetolia
Political, economic or military predominance of one state over other states
annexations in 221 BC. Rome established its hegemony over the entire Mediterranean after its victory over the Seleucid Empire in 189 BC. Officially, Rome's
Hegemony
Ancient Celtic people of Galatia in Asia Minor
century BC in northern and western Galatia, between the Sangarius and Phrygia Epictetus, with the temple-state of Pessinus on their borders. In 189 BC, led
Tolistobogii
War between the Galatian Gauls and the Roman Republic fought in 189 BC
The Galatian War was a war fought in 189 BC between the Galatian Gauls and the Roman Republic, supported by their ally Pergamum. The war was fought in
Galatian_War
(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
Decade
This article concerns the period 189 BC – 180 BC. Cato the Elder criticizes the consul Marcus Fulvius Nobilior for giving awards to Roman soldiers for
180s_BC
Historical concept
Pax Romana (especially between 189 BC when the supremacy over the Mediterranean was won and the first annexation in 168 BC). By contrast to other empires
Pax_Americana
Name list
conquered Aegira in 220 BC Alexander of Acarnania (died 191 BC), confidant of Antiochus III the Great Alexander Isius (fl. 198–189 BC), Aetolian military
Alexander
Anatolia during classical antiquity
of Magnesia (190 BC) allowed Armenia to throw off Seleucid rule, the satraps assuming kingship under a new Artaxiad dynasty (189 BC – 12 AD). Zariadris
Classical_Anatolia
Ancient Roman play by Plautus
Roman theatre by Titus Maccius Plautus, probably written between 195 and 189 BC. The play is noteworthy for containing text in Carthaginian Punic, spoken
Poenulus
Carthaginian general and statesman (247–183/181 BC)
decisive Roman-Pergamene victory. The truce was signed at Sardes in January 189 BC, whereupon Antiochus agreed to abandon his claims on all lands west of the
Hannibal
Ancient infantry formation
Cynoscephalae (197 BC) Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC) Battle of Magnesia (189 BC) Battle of Pydna (168 BC) Hellenistic armies Gabriel, Richard A. (2010)
Macedonian_phalanx
Consul and censor in the Roman Republic
consul (196 BC) and a censor in (189 BC) of the Roman Republic. He was the son of the famous general Marcus Claudius Marcellus (killed 208 BC), and possibly
Marcus Claudius Marcellus (consul 196 BC)
Marcus_Claudius_Marcellus_(consul_196_BC)
213 BC Sicily Roman seaborne siege engine build on two ships. Siege hook 189 BC Rome A siege hook is a weapon used to pull stones from a wall during a siege
List_of_siege_engines
(197–184 BC) Poenulus (195–189 BC) Trinummus (194 BC) Aulularia (194–190 BC) Menaechmi (194–186 BC) Bacchides (194–184 BC) Mostellaria (193 BC) Pseudolus
List of extant ancient Greek and Roman plays
List_of_extant_ancient_Greek_and_Roman_plays
Constituent Union republic of the Soviet Union (1936–1991)
Empire 542–330 BC Macedonian Empire 329–312 BC Seleucid Empire 312–189 BC Greco-Bactrian Kingdom 250–152 BC Xiongnu 204–53 BC Han China 101 BC–185 AD Kushan
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Kirghiz_Soviet_Socialist_Republic
Historical sinicized empire in Central Asia
Empire 542–330 BC Macedonian Empire 329–312 BC Seleucid Empire 312–189 BC Greco-Bactrian Kingdom 250–152 BC Xiongnu 204–53 BC Han China 101 BC–185 AD Kushan
Qara_Khitai
Ancient Greek sanctuary
during the Social War (220–217 BC) and then by the Romans in 189 BC which effectively ended its existence. By the 1st century BC burials were being made into
Thermos_(Aetolia)
Roman general and statesman, consul in 207 BCE
Gaius Claudius Nero (c. 237 BC – c. 189 BC) was a Roman general active during the Second Punic War against the invading Carthaginian force, led by Hannibal
Gaius_Claudius_Nero
Region of historical Armenia
Armenia and the ninth province (nahang) of the Kingdom of Armenia from 189 BC until 428 AD. From the 7th to 9th centuries, it fell under Arab control
Syunik_(historical_province)
Region in Turkey
Antiochus in 189 BC, the Romans placed Ionia under the control of the Attalid Kingdom, which retained the region until it was annexed by Rome in 133 BC. One of
Ionia
Mongol breakaway khanate of the Chagatai Khanate
Empire 542–330 BC Macedonian Empire 329–312 BC Seleucid Empire 312–189 BC Greco-Bactrian Kingdom 250–152 BC Xiongnu 204–53 BC Han China 101 BC–185 AD Kushan
Moghulistan
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
King of Armenia from 189 to 160 BC
Άρταξίας) was the founder of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia, ruling from 189 BC to 160 BC. Artaxias was a member of a branch of the Orontid dynasty, the earlier
Artaxias_I
King of Macedonia from 179 to 168 BC
Greece, and later helped Rome in the War against Nabis (195 BC) and the Aetolian War (191–189 BC). Perseus is recorded as having commanded Macedonian troops
Perseus_of_Macedon
Ancient Greek city on the island of Corfu
ending its independence. Around 189 BC it was governed by a Roman prefect, presumably nominated by the consuls, and in 148 BC, it was attached to the province
Corcyra_(polis)
Former feudal state of the Kyrgyz people
Empire 542–330 BC Macedonian Empire 329–312 BC Seleucid Empire 312–189 BC Greco-Bactrian Kingdom 250–152 BC Xiongnu 204–53 BC Han China 101 BC–185 AD Kushan
Kara-Kyrgyz_Khanate
Ancient Celtic peoples of Europe
threat even after their defeat by Gnaeus Manlius Vulso in the Galatian War (189 BC). Galatia declined and at times fell under Pontic ascendancy. They were
Gauls
which existed as an independent realm from the 19th century BC to its fall in the 6th century BC. For the majority of its existence as an independent kingdom
List_of_kings_of_Babylon
Republic of Artsakh
Province of Artsakh is not known, but is believed to be sometime before 189 BC. The Hasan-Jalalyan dynasty branches out sometime in the 16th century. The
Timeline_of_Artsakh_history
Surname list
include: Fu Yue (傅說) (1324–1265 BC) – A Shang dynasty premier during the reign of Emperor Wu Ding. Fu Kuan (傅寬) (died 189 BC) – Marquis of Yangling (posthumously
Fu_(surname)
played a pivotal role in the re-establishment of the Kingdom of Armenia in 189 BC. Antiochus III the Great was defeated at the Battle of Magnesia by the Romans
Roman relations with the Armenians
Roman_relations_with_the_Armenians
states of the Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of Greece and Greece between 3000 BC and the present day. It is not exhaustive. ( * ) The Greek Kingdom of Pergamon
List_of_wars_involving_Greece
Founder and Emperor of Han Dynasty of China from 202 to 195 BC
Fei, King Daohui of Qi (221–189 BC), first son Madame, of the Qi clan (224–194 BC) Liu Ruyi, King Yin of Zhao (208–194 BC), third son Lady, of the Shi
Emperor_Gaozu_of_Han
Historical province of Greater Armenia
fourth Armenian region that was part of the ancient Kingdom of Armenia from 189 BC to 387 AD. Then it was part of the Sassanid Empire, Byzantine Empire, Arab
Turuberan
Ancient Roman family
Pulcher, c. 60/59–31 BC Gaius Claudius Centho Tiberius Claudius Nero Tiberius Claudius Nero Gaius Claudius Nero, c. 237–189 BC Publius Claudius Nero
Claudia_gens
Roman road in northern Italy, built in 187 BC
length at Bononia (Bologna) (founded 189 BC), Mutina (Modena), Regium (Reggio Emilia), and Parma (all founded in 183 BC). The Via Aemilia was completed by
Via_Aemilia
Topics referred to by the same term
5th-century BC), first of the patrician gens Manlia to obtain the consulship Gnaeus Manlius Vulso (consul 189 BC), a Roman consul for the year 189 BC, together
Gnaeus
Region of West Asia with a historical Kurdish presence
Anatolia from 189 BC to AD 384 as vassals of the vying Parthian and Roman empires. Corduene became a vassal state of the Roman Republic in 66 BC and remained
Kurdistan
Greek state during the Hellenistic period
was the final victory of the Romans in the war against the Seleucids. In 189 BC he led the Pergamene troops which flanked the Roman army under Gnaeus Manlius
Kingdom_of_Pergamon
Confederation of tribal communities and cities in ancient Greece
departing mainland Greece soon afterwards. The defeat of Antiochus in 189 BC robbed the league of its principal ally and made it impossible to stand
Aetolian_League
Han dynasty prince (died 190 BC)
Chinese: 劉肥), formally King Daohui of Qi (Chinese: 齊悼惠王; died c. November 190 BC) was the eldest son of Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han, and Consort Cao—initially
Liu_Fei,_Prince_of_Qi
Pulcher (consul 212 BC) and brother of Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 185 BC), and Gaius Claudius Pulcher (consul 177 BC). In 189 BC, he was curule aedile
Publius Claudius Pulcher (consul 184 BC)
Publius_Claudius_Pulcher_(consul_184_BC)
220–219 BC Second Illyrian War 218–201 BC Second Punic War 214–205 BC First Macedonian War 200–197 BC Second Macedonian War 195 BC Laconian War 191–189 BC Aetolian
List_of_conflicts_in_Europe
1st-century BC Roman senator and military leader
Magnesia (189 BC). Scipio Asiaticus, also known as Scipio Asiagenes, was co-consul with Gaius Norbanus in 83 BC. This Scipio is first mentioned in 100 BC, when
Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus (consul 83 BC)
Lucius_Cornelius_Scipio_Asiaticus_(consul_83_BC)
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
Mountains in the 188 BC Treaty of Apamea. With Rome's acceptance, Philip V was able to capture some cities in central Greece in 191–189 BC that had been allied
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Ancient city in Turkey
inscription, in the 2nd century BC, Termessos was at war for unknown reasons with the league of Lycian cities, and again in 189 BC found itself battling its
Termessos
Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea
275–270 BC), Samos served as a base for the Egyptian fleet of the Ptolemies; at other periods, it recognized the overlordship of Seleucid Syria. In 189 BC, it
Samos
2nd-century BCE Galatian noble
Tectosagi, one of three Galatian tribes during the Galatian War with Rome, of 189 BC. During this war Gnaeus Manlius Vulso was victorious in a campaign against
Chiomara
840–925 Turkic khaganate in East Asia
Kyrgyz did not keep reliable written records during this period. Before 201 BC, the Xiongnu ruler Modu Chanyu conquered the Yenisei Kyrgyz, then known to
Kyrgyz_Khaganate
Ancient Roman family
his own work has been lost. Quintus Fabius Q. f. C. n. Pictor, praetor in 189 BC, received Sardinia as his province, but was compelled by the pontifex maximus
Fabia_gens
Ruler of the Roman Empire
Romulus, the founder of Rome, but the first attested use of imperator was in 189 BC, on the triumph of Aemilius Paulus. It was a title held with great pride:
Roman_emperor
Anatolian mother goddess
junior as "Battakes". The Galli of Pessinus were politically influential; in 189 BC, they predicted or prayed for Roman victory in Rome's imminent war against
Cybele
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
p. 317) or more precisely: May 12, 1274 BC based on Ramesses' commonly accepted accession date in 1279 BC. "Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald
List_of_battles_before_301
eldest son of Liu Fei, Prince of Qi by Consort Si. With Liu Fei's death in 189 BC, Emperor Hui allowed Liu Xiang to inherit the title of "Prince of Qi". During
Liu_Xiang,_Prince_of_Qi
Strabo, carefully listing all territorial gains of Armenian kings since 189 BC, does not mention Orchistenê, which indirectly shows that it probably was
History_of_Nagorno-Karabakh
Ancient Roman family
death of Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus in 174 BC. Publius Sempronius Gracchus, tribune of the plebs in 189 BC, with his colleague, Gaius Sempronius Rutilus
Sempronia_gens
Multiple states under one central authority, usually created by conquest
Having decisively defeated Carthage in 202 BC, Rome defeated Macedonia in 200 BC and the Seleucids in 190–189 BC to establish an all-Mediterranean Empire
Empire
Tarragona Spain 206 BC Italica Santiponce Spain 3rd c. BC Modoetia Monza Italy 197 BC Salernum Salerno Italy 189 BC Bononia Bologna Italy 188 BC Forum Livii Forlì
List of cities founded by the Romans
List_of_cities_founded_by_the_Romans
Chinese surname
poem. Fu Yue (傅說) (1324–1265 BC) – A Shang dynasty premier during the reign of Emperor Wu Ding. Fu Kuan (傅寬) (died 189 BC) – Marquis of Yangling (posthumously
Fu_(surname_傅)
Ancient Roman family
third century BC to the latest period of the Empire. The first of the Aurelian gens to obtain the consulship was Gaius Aurelius Cotta in 252 BC. From then
Aurelia_gens
Calendar used in Ancient Rome
names of the months following June. The consul M. Fulvius Nobilior (r. 189 BC) wrote a commentary on the calendar at his Temple of Hercules Musarum that
Roman_calendar
beginning about 2000 BC. The Yenisei Kirghiz lived in the upper Yenisey River valley, central Siberia. Chinese sources of the 2nd century BC and Muslim sources
History_of_Kyrgyzstan
Largest of the Ionian Islands, Greece
it was invaded by the Macedonian king Philip V in 218 BC and then by the Roman republic in 189 BC, who conquered Same after a protracted siege. From then
Cephalonia
Historical region in the south-east of the Caspian sea
reasserted his independence in 189 BC, following Antiochus' defeat at the hands of the Romans at the Battle of Magnesia in 190 BC. During the reign of Antiochus
Hyrcania
Ancient Greek sculpture
as it was floating. The definitive victory against the Seleucids came in 189 BC. at the Battle of Sipyla Magnesia. The monument was therefore reportedly
Winged_Victory_of_Samothrace
One hundred years, from 2100 BC to 2001 BC
The 21st century BC lasted from the year 2100 BC to 2001 BC. All dates from this long ago should be regarded as either approximate or conjectural; there
21st_century_BC
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 capital of China
convicts on continual work detail. The city itself was largely completed by 189 BC, its walls, streets, and buildings constructed at a 2° difference in alignment
Chang'an
p. 317) or more precisely: May 12, 1274 BC based on Ramesses' commonly accepted accession date in 1279 BC. Bryce, Trevor (2005). The Kingdom of the
List_of_wars:_before_1000
Temple in ancient Rome
decemvirs ordered a statue to be set up in the temple of Hercules Custos in 189 BC. List of Ancient Roman temples DISCRIPTIO XIIII REGIONVM VRBIS ROMÆ, Curiosum
Temple_of_Hercules_Custos
Ancient geopolitical region of Anatolia (Turkey)
War, the consul Gnaeus Manlius Vulso decided to fight the Galatian War (189 BC) against the Galatians. He was supported by Attalus II, the king of Pergamon
Lycia
in the 6th century BC List of states in the 5th century BC List of states in the 4th century BC List of states in the 3rd century BC List of states in
List_of_Classical_Age_states
Queen consort of the Seleucid Empire
life. These honours were to continue for 10 years, but ceased after 189 BC. In 192 BC, more than 10 years after his return from conquest, Antiochus III
Laodice_III
Ancient city in Greece
subject. Ambracia was captured and plundered by Marcus Fulvius Nobilior in 189 BC, after which it was declared by Rome a "free city" and gradually fell into
Ambracia
Roman consul 185 BC
Roman politician in the second century BC. Sempronius Tuditanus was elected tribune of the plebs in 193 BC. In 189 BC, he served as praetor and administered
Marcus Sempronius Tuditanus (consul 185 BC)
Marcus_Sempronius_Tuditanus_(consul_185_BC)
Ancient Celtic people of northern Italy
ended with defeat around 191 BC, and the Latin colony of Bononia (modern Bologna) was founded on their territory in 189 BC. The ancient tradition casts
Boii_(Cisalpine_Gaul)
189 BC
189 BC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : ostensibly a topographic name containing Middle English cott, cote ‘cottage’ (see Coates). In fact, however, it is generally if not always an alteration of Alcock, in part at least for euphemistic reasons.Louisa May Alcott (1832–88), author of Little Women (1869), was the daughter of Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888), who had changed the family name from Alcox. The family trace their descent from an Alcocke family who emigrated from England to MA with John Winthrop in 1629.
Female
English
English name derived from Latin candida, CANDIDA means "clear and white,"Â like pure quartz rather than the whiteness of milk. George Bernard Shaw used this name for his 1895 play of the same name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly from a reduced form of the personal name Dominick.Chinese : from the name of Meng Mingshi, a senior minister of the state of Qin in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). His descendants adopted the first character of his given name, which means ‘bright’, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places called Walworth, in Greater London and County Durham, both named with Old English w(e)alh ‘Briton’, genitive plural wala (see Wallace) + worð ‘enclosure’. The present-day concentration of the name in Yorkshire suggests the latter is the more likely source. Compare Wallwork.A William Walworth of London came to New London, CT, in 1689.
Boy/Male
English Welsh
Cedric was a character in Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel Ivanhoe. Possibly derived from a...
Male
English
(Hebrew ×Ö²×œÖ¶×›Ö°Ö¼×¡Ö·× Ö°×“Ö¶×¨): Anglicized form of Latin Alexandrus (Greek Alexandros), ALEXANDER means "defender of mankind." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a son of Simon, a relative of the high priest, a Jew in Acts 19:33, and a coppersmith who opposed Paul.
Surname or Lastname
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.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : from the Scottish pet form of the personal name
David.English : variant of Way (see below).A family whose name is now found as Davie originated from Wey or
Way near Torrington, Devon, England. Their earliest recorded ancestor
was William de Wy or de la Wey, living in the reign of Henry II
(1154–89). The name later occurred as de Vye and de Vie before being
assimilated to a derivative of
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name GÄrwÄ«g ‘spear war’English : habitational name for someone from Garway in Herefordshire. The place name, recorded in 1189 as Langarewi, is probably from Welsh llan ‘church’ + the personal name Guoruoe.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname from Middle English, Old French jay(e), gai ‘jay’ (the bird), probably referring to an idle chatterer or a showy person, although the jay was also noted for its thieving habits.The name is associated with a Huguenot family from La Rochelle, France, who settled in New Amsterdam. Peter Jay was the scion of the NY Jays; his son John (1745–1829) was a U.S. diplomat and first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Surname or Lastname
Southern French and German
Southern French and German : from Occitan astor ‘goshawk’ (from Latin acceptor, variant of accipiter ‘hawk’), used as a nickname characterizing a predacious or otherwise hawklike man. The name was taken to southwestern Germany by 17th-century Waldensian refugees from their Alpine valleys above Italian Piedmont.English : variant spelling of Aster.Astor is the name of a famous American family of industrialists and newspaper owners. John Jacob Astor I (1763–1848) was born at Walldorf near Heidelberg, Germany, the son of a butcher. He followed his brother Henry to New York and made a fortune in the fur trade, which was greatly increased by his descendants in industry, hotels, and newspapers. They built the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. The great-grandson of John Jacob I, William Waldorf Astor (1848–1919), moved to England in 1890, becoming an influential newspaper proprietor and taking British citizenship in 1899. In 1917 he was created Viscount Astor of Hever. His son, the 2nd Viscount (1879–1952), married Nancy Shaw (née Langhorne) (1879–1964), daughter of a VA planter. She became the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons as a member of Parliament.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Wen 2.Chinese : from a character in the personal name of Hu Gongman, a retainer of Wu Wang. After the latter established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc, he granted the state of Chen to Hu Gongman, whose descendants adopted the second character of his given name, Man, as their surname. This character also means ‘Manchurian’, but the name does not appear to be related to this meaning.Chinese : variant of Wen 3.Chinese : variant of Wan 1.English and Jewish : variant spelling of Mann.Dutch : from Middle Dutch man ‘man’, ‘husband’, ‘vassal’, ‘arbiter’.French : from the Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann 2).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the personal name Man, derived from Yiddish ‘man’.
Female
Russian
(Иоланта) Russian form of Greek Iolanthe, IOLANTA means "violet flower." This is the name of an opera by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, based on the Danish play "King René's Daughter," by Henrik Hertz. The first performance took place in St. Petersburg in 1892.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place near Manchester named Atherton, from the Old English personal name Æ{dh}elhere + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.Major-General Humphrey Atherton arrived from England in 1636, settling at Dorchester, MA, and becoming governor of the colony. Joshua Atherton (1737–1809), probably a descendant of the major-general, was an early antislavery campaigner in MA.
Male
English
English name coined by Oscar Wilde for a character in his novel The Portrait of Dorian Gray, 1891. Probably derived from Latin Dorianus, DORIAN means "of the Dorian tribe."
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long’, ‘tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus).Irish (Ulster (Armagh) and Munster) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan).Chinese : from the name of an official treasurer called Long, who lived during the reign of the model emperor Shun (2257–2205 bc). his descendants adopted this name as their surname. Additionally, a branch of the Liu clan (see Lau 1), descendants of Liu Lei, who supposedly had the ability to handle dragons, was granted the name Yu-Long (meaning roughly ‘resistor of dragons’) by the Xia emperor Kong Jia (1879–1849 bc). Some descendants later simplified Yu-Long to Long and adopted it as their surname.Chinese : there are two sources for this name. One was a place in the state of Lu in Shandong province during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). The other source is the Xiongnu nationality, a non-Han Chinese people.Chinese : variant of Lang.Cambodian : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.A John Choate who emigrated from England in 1643 and settled in Ipswich, MA, was the ancestor of several prominent 19th century Choates, including Rufus Choate (1799–1859), who was one of the organizers of the Whig Party in MA, and Joseph Hodges Choate (1832–1917), U.S. ambassador to Great Britain.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places so named in Merseyside (formerly in Cheshire) and County Durham or from Roby in Merseyside (formerly in Lancashire). The first is named from Old Scandinavian rá ‘pole’ + býr ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.French : variant of Rabin.German : habitational name from Raby in Bohemia or perhaps from Rabingen in Lower Saxony.Probably from the Saintonge region of France, a Raby or Rabis was documented in Quebec City in 1689, with the secondary surname Saintonge.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Messenger.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a brazier, from an agent derivative of Middle High German messinc ‘brass’, German Messing, from Greek mossynoikos (khalkos) ‘Mossynoecan bronze’, named after the people of northeastern Asia Minor who first produced the alloy.German : habitational name from Mössingen in Baden-Württemberg (Messingen in the local dialect), which is recorded as Masginga in 789, probably from the personal name Masco + ingen, suffix of relationship.
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Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, MASTERMAN means "man of the master," i.e. "retainer" or "servant."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Jeffrey.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Cows World
Girl/Female
Gaelic
Boy/Male
Muslim
Chief, Noble Man
Girl/Female
English
Temperance. One of the qualities adopted as a first name by the Puritans after the Reformation.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Timm.
Surname or Lastname
English (Essex)
English (Essex) : variant of Sullen.
Girl/Female
English American
Field of hay. Usually a surname.
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a.
Uttered, as an element of speech, without tone, or proper vocal sound; voiceless; unintonated; nonvocal; atonic; whispered; aspirated; sharp; hard, as f, p, s, etc.; -- opposed to sonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, //169, 179, 180.
n.
A long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles.
n.
In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the several principal judicial courts.
n.
Literally, world's speech; the name of an artificial language invented by Johan Martin Schleyer, of Constance, Switzerland, about 1879.
n.
A believer in the doctrine of William Miller (d. 1849), who taught that the end of the world and the second coming of Christ were at hand.
n.
One of the political party in the United States from about 1829 to 1856, opposed in politics to the Democratic party.
a.
Opposite to the sun; -- said of the point in the heavens 180¡ distant from the sun.
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.
The tenth month of the French republican calendar dating from September 22, 1792. It began June 19, and ended July 18. See VendEmiaire.
n.
A symbol for nineteen units, as 19 or xix.
n.
A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.
n.
A coin [In sense (b) properly crown piece.] See Crown, 19.
n.
A symbol denoting eighteen units, as 18 or xviii.
n.
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.
n.
A weight of British India. The standard tola is equal to 180 grains.
n. pl.
Same as Base, n., 19.
n.
A collection of names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a collection of Greek names, with explanatory notes, made by Julius Pollux about A.D.180.
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 sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, //159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany.
n.
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.