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Calendar year
Year 204 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cethegus and Tuditanus (or, less frequently
204_BC
Wars between Rome and Carthage (264–146 BC)
Africa in 204 BC led to Hannibal's recall. He was defeated in the battle of Zama in 202 BC and Carthage sued for peace. A treaty was agreed in 201 BC which
Punic_Wars
Carthaginian general and statesman (247–183/181 BC)
Hannibal (/ˈhænɪbəl/; Punic: 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in
Hannibal
Military campaign of the Second Punic War
The Roman invasion of Africa lasted from 204 to 201 BC when a Roman army under Publius Cornelius Scipio landed near Utica and decisively defeated the
Roman invasion of Africa (204–201 BC)
Roman_invasion_of_Africa_(204–201_BC)
4th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt (r. 221–204 BC)
his Father"; May/June 244 – July/August 204 BC) was the fourth pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt from 221 to 204 BC. Ptolemy IV was the son of Ptolemy III and
Ptolemy_IV_Philopator
Historical region of Western Europe inhabited by Celtic tribes
Cisalpina was conquered by the Romans in 204 BC and Gallia Narbonensis in 123 BC. Gaul was invaded after 120 BC by the Cimbri and the Teutons, who were
Gaul
Kingdom in East Asia (204 BC – 111 BC)
founded in 204 BC by the Chinese general Zhao Tuo, whose family (known in Vietnamese as the Triệu dynasty) continued to rule until 111 BC. Nanyue's geographical
Nanyue
War between Rome and Carthage (218–201 BC)
Carthaginian presence in Iberia. Scipio invaded Carthaginian Africa in 204 BC, compelling the Carthaginian Senate to recall Hannibal's army from Italy
Second_Punic_War
Queen of Egypt from 220 BC to 204 BC
meaning "Arsinoe the father-loving", 246 or 245 BC – 204 BC) was Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt in 220 – 204 BC. She was a daughter of Ptolemy III and Berenice
Arsinoe_III
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
204–201 BC siege of the Second Punic War
The siege of Utica took place from 204 to 201 BC when a Roman army under Publius Cornelius Scipio attempted to seize the port of Utica to use as a secure
Siege_of_Utica
Anatolian mother goddess
mountain deity. This was the aniconic stone that was removed to Rome in 204 BC. Images and iconography in funerary contexts, and the ubiquity of her Phrygian
Cybele
death by Sosibius, the minister and guardian of Ptolemy IV Philopator (221–204 BC). Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
Lysimachus_of_Egypt
Collection of prophecies used in Rome
two Gauls and two Greeks were buried alive in the city's marketplace. 205–204 BC: During the Second Punic War, upon consultation of the Sibylline Books,
Sibylline_Books
Son of Ptolemy III and Berenice
Berenice. He was put to death by his brother Ptolemy IV Philopator (221–204 BC), soon after the accession of the latter, at the instigation of Sosibius
Magas_of_Egypt
Ancient Roman family
231 BC. Marcus Pomponius (M. f. M'. n.) Matho, praetor in 204 BC. Pomponia M'. f. M'. n., the daughter of Manius Pomponius Matho, consul in 233 BC, was
Pomponia_gens
Ancient Greek analogue astronomical computer
70–60 BC. In 2022, researchers proposed its initial calibration date, not construction date, could have been 23 December 178 BC. Other experts propose 204 BC
Antikythera_mechanism
Agathoclea was very close to Egyptian king Ptolemy IV Philopator (r. 221–204 BC). Agathocles through his father was a distant relation of the Ptolemaic
Agathocles_of_Egypt
Indian Buddhist monk and son of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka
Mahinda (Sinhala: මිහිඳු මහරහතන් වහන්සේ) (285 BCE – 204 BCE) was an Indian Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka
Mahinda_(Buddhist_monk)
Chinese military officer who lived in the third century BC
Ji Xin (紀信; died June or July 204 BC), posthumously known as Marquis Zhonglie of Xingyang (滎陽忠烈侯), was a military officer serving under Liu Bang (Emperor
Ji_Xin
Advisor to Xiang Yu
(范增; 277–204 BC) was an adviser to the Chinese warlord Xiang Yu, who fought for supremacy over China during the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC) with Liu
Fan_Zeng
Topics referred to by the same term
204 was a year of the Julian calendar, in the third century AD. 204 may also refer to: 204 BC, year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar, in the third century
204_(disambiguation)
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
in 212 BC, and ended inconclusively in 205 BC. Philip continued to wage war against Pergamum and Rhodes for control of the Aegean (204–200 BC) and ignored
Hellenistic_period
Part of ancient Lower Nubia
Philae. This gift was confirmed again by Ptolemy IV (r. 221–204 BC) and Ptolemy VI (r. 180–145 BC). Ptolemy IV also undertook the construction of temples
Triakontaschoinos
Chinese military general
Long Ju (龍且; died 204 BC) was a Chinese military general who served under the warlord Xiang Yu during the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC), an interregnum
Long_Ju
203 BC battle in the Second Punic War
Africa. Appointed consul in 205 BC Scipio spent a year in Sicily training his army and accumulating supplies. In 204 BC the Romans landed with four legions
Battle_of_the_Great_Plains
204 BCE battle between the Han and a combined force of Qi and Western Chu
The Battle of Wei River (Chinese: 濰水之戰) was fought in November 204 BC between the Han and a combined force of Qi and Western Chu. The famous General Han
Battle_of_Wei_River
Battles in 204 and 203 BC
The Battles of Kroton in 204 and 203 BC were, as well as the raid in Cisalpine Gaul, the last larger scale engagements between the Romans and the Carthaginians
Battles_of_Kroton
Ancient Roman law
Lex Cincia de donis et muneribus was a law reportedly passed in 204 BC by the tribune Marcus Cincius Alimentus, so documented in Livy. Few provisions of
Lex_Cincia
He was praetor peregrinus in 204 and sent to Cisalpine Gaul. Lucius Scribonius Libo was tribune of the plebs in 149 BC. He accused Servius Sulpicius
Lucius_Scribonius_Libo
Country in Southeast Asia (1955–1975)
2024. Kort 2017, pp. 62–63, 81–85. Tran 2022, pp. 24–30. Goscha 2016, pp. 204–208. Holcombe 2020, pp. 35, 38–44. sfn error: no target: CITEREFHolcombe2020
South_Vietnam
Late 3rd-century BC Ptolemaic chief minister
Sosibius (Ancient Greek: Σωσίβιoς; floruit 221-204 BC) was the chief minister of Ptolemy IV Philopator (221–204 BC), king of Egypt. Nothing is known of his
Sosibius
Country in Southeast Asia (1945–1976)
L.A Patti, Nhà xuất bản Đà Nẵng, 2008, trang 544 – 545 Goscha 2016, pp. 204–208. Holcombe 2020, pp. 35, 38–44. Kort 2017, pp. 83–84. Reilly, Brett (2018)
North_Vietnam
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
King of Western Wei
‹See RfD› Wei Bao (died 204 BC) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Western Wei (西魏國) of the Eighteen Kingdoms during the Chu–Han Contention, an interregnum
Wei_Bao
Roman general and statesman, consul in 207 BCE
served alongside Livius as censor in 204 BC before being sent as part of a triumviral embassy to Greece and Egypt in 201 BC. Almost nothing exists in the ancient
Gaius_Claudius_Nero
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
Temple of Cybele
204 BC at the behest of an oracle and temporarily housed in the goddess of Victory's Palatine temple. The new temple was dedicated on 11 April 191 BC
Temple_of_Cybele_(Palatine)
Topics referred to by the same term
Avatar: The Last Airbender Zhao (state) (403 BC–222 BC), a Warring States period state Triệu dynasty (204 BC–111 BC), or Zhao dynasty, the ruling house of the
Zhao
Battle of the Second Punic War in 203 BC
Africa. Appointed consul in 205 BC Scipio spent a year in Sicily training his army and accumulating supplies. In 204 BC the Romans landed near the Carthaginian
Battle_of_Utica_(203_BC)
Name list
Olynthus, Greek general under Demetrius in the 4th century BC Livius Andronicus (c. 284 – c. 204 BC), Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet who introduced drama
Andronicus
2828–2682 (146 years), c. 2770–2649 BC (121 years), c. 2750–2650 BC (100 years), c. 2890–2686 (204 years), c. 2730–2590 BC (140 years) Comparison of royal
List_of_pharaohs
City in British Columbia, Canada
On BC Highway 16, junctions branch northward for the Nisga'a Highway (BC Highway 113) to the west and southward for the Stewart–Cassiar Highway (BC Highway
Terrace,_British_Columbia
Roman general and politician (236/235 – c. 183 BC)
Fabius Maximus, had been sent out as quaestor to Scipio in Sicily circa 204 BC to investigate charges of military indiscipline, corruption, and other offence
Scipio_Africanus
King of Di
Dong Yi (died 204 BC) was a Chinese military general of the Qin dynasty. Between 209 and 208 BC, when uprisings against the Qin dynasty broke out, Dong
Dong_Yi_(Qin_dynasty)
(212–205 BC) Mercator (206 BC) Miles Gloriosus (206–204 BC) Cistellaria (201 BC) Captivi (200 BC) Rudens (200 BC) Stichus (200 BC) Epidicus (199–195 BC) Curculio
List of extant ancient Greek and Roman plays
List_of_extant_ancient_Greek_and_Roman_plays
succession of Rome. Millennia: 1st BC · 1st–2nd Centuries: 7th BC · 6th BC · 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC · 1st · 2nd · 3rd · 4th · 5th · 6th ·
Timeline_of_Roman_history
Delta by the second half of 1st millennium BC. Kinh Dương Vương was succeeded by Sùng Lãm (c. 2825 BC – 2525 BC). The next royal dynasty produced 18 monarchs
History_of_Vietnam
Conflict between the Seleucid Empire and the Ptolemaic Kingdom
unrest. The rule of the newly inaugurated Ptolemy IV Philopator (reigned 221–204 BC) began with the murder of queen-mother Berenice II. The young king quickly
Syrian_Wars
Imperial cult in Hellenistic Egypt
"temple-sharing gods" was underlined under Ptolemy IV Philopator (r. 221–204 BC), who transported the remains of the Ptolemies and their consorts—unlike
Ptolemaic cult of Alexander the Great
Ptolemaic_cult_of_Alexander_the_Great
Chinese philosopher and politician (268-204 BCE
Li Yiji (酈食其; Lì Yìjī; 268–204 BC) was a Chinese scholar who served as an adviser to Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu), the founding emperor of the Han dynasty
Li_Yiji
Vietnamese dynasty (1400–1407)
Hồng Bàng dynasty myth–258 BC Thục dynasty 257 BC–179 BC Triệu dynasty 204 BC–111 BC
Hồ_dynasty
Emperor of Nanyue from 203 BC to 137 BC
independent kingdom of Nanyue with its capital in Panyu (now Guangzhou) in 204 BC. Upon the establishment of the Han dynasty, Zhao initially accepted a position
Zhao_Tuo
King of Sai
Sima Xin (died 204 BC) was a Chinese military general of the Qin dynasty. Between 209 and 208 BC, when uprisings against the Qin dynasty broke out, Sima
Sima_Xin
1949–1954 associated state of French Union, 1954–1955 independent state
Interdisciplinary Approach. NIAS Press. ISBN 9788776940638. Goscha 2016, pp. 204–208. Holcombe 2020, pp. 35, 38–44. Kort 2017, pp. 83–84. Reilly 2018, pp
State_of_Vietnam
1st-century AD Vietnamese queens and military leaders
the state of Nanyue in 204 BC and had conquered Âu Lạc in 180 BC, incorporating the Vietnamese realm into his own. In 112 BC, Emperor Wu of Han dispatched
Trưng_sisters
Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet
Livius Andronicus (/ˈlɪviəs/; Greek: Λούκιος Λίβιος Ἀνδρόνικος; c. 284 – c. 204 BC) was a Greco-Roman dramatist, actor, and epic poet of the Old Latin period
Livius_Andronicus
Roman general and politician
Iberian campaign (210–206 BC; the Roman Hispania, comprising modern Spain and Portugal) and his African campaign (204–202 BC). His command of the Roman
Gaius_Laelius
Consul and censor in the Roman Republic
his father's body was subsequently returned by Hannibal to the son. In 204 BC Marcellus was a tribune of the plebs, appointed to lead a commission (also
Marcus Claudius Marcellus (consul 196 BC)
Marcus_Claudius_Marcellus_(consul_196_BC)
Ancient Roman family
the Battle of the Metaurus. He was censor in 204. Tiberius Claudius P. f. Ti. n. Nero, consul in 202 BC, had Africa as his province; but his fleet was
Claudia_gens
1969–1976 opposition government and state in South Vietnam
Hồng Bàng dynasty myth–258 BC Thục dynasty 257 BC–179 BC Triệu dynasty 204 BC–111 BC
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam
Provisional_Revolutionary_Government_of_the_Republic_of_South_Vietnam
High priest of Mars in ancient Rome
242 BC), c. 244 BC. Marcus Aemilius Regillus, d. 204 BC. Tiberius Veturius Philo, his successor in 204 BC. Publius Quinctilius Varus, d. 169 BC. Lucius
Flamen_Martialis
Roman general and politician
Marcus Livius Salinator (c. 262 – c. 191 BC) was a Roman plebeian consul (219 and 207), dictator (207) and censor (204), who fought in the Second Punic War
Marcus_Livius_Salinator
Ancient city on the Ionian Sea
soldiers return their loot while the Locrians were given their freedom. In 204 BC, the restoration of the foedus amicitiae and the extensive autonomy that
Epizephyrian_Locris
Roman senator and general
be the Princeps Senatus. In 204 BC, he was elected consul, possibly to aid his kinsman Scipio, then in Africa. In 203 BC he was proconsul in Italia Superior
Marcus Cornelius Cethegus (consul 204 BC)
Marcus_Cornelius_Cethegus_(consul_204_BC)
Greek Stoic philosopher (c.279–c.206 BC)
preeminent authority for the school. He died during the 143rd Olympiad (208–204 BC) at the age of 73. Diogenes Laërtius gives two different accounts of his
Chrysippus
List of links describing conflicts Rome was involved in
under Adherbal 204 BC – Battle of Crotona – Hannibal fights a drawn battle against the Roman general Sempronius in Southern Italy. 203 BC – Battle of the
List of Roman external wars and battles
List_of_Roman_external_wars_and_battles
Founder and Emperor of Han Dynasty of China from 202 to 195 BC
and drove Xiang Yu's forces eastward out of Xingyang.[citation needed] In 204 BC, after sustaining losses from Chu attacks on his supply routes to Xingyang
Emperor_Gaozu_of_Han
Hellenistic-era Greek state in Egypt (305–30 BC)
son of Philopator and Arsinoë, was a child when he came to the throne in 204 BC, and a series of regents ran the kingdom. As the Great Revolt was raging
Ptolemaic_Kingdom
Name list
BC), an Aetolian general who held the command of Coele-Syria for Ptolemy Philopator (221–204 BC), king of Egypt Theodotus Hemiolius (3rd century BC)
Theodotus
Ruling house of the Nanyue kingdom
Vietnam and western Guangdong, according to Peter Bellwood. Zhao Tuo (r. 204–136 BC), also called Triệu Đà, the founder of the dynasty, was an ethnic Chinese
Triệu_dynasty
Roman consul in 188 and praetor in 193 and 191 BC
consul (219 and 207 BC) and censor in 204 BC. Gaius Salinator was inducted into the pontifices by 211 BC and served until around 170 BC. He held the curule
Gaius_Livius_Salinator
Ancient kingdom in Nubia, Africa
there was a serious revolt at the end of the reign of Ptolemy IV, around 204 BC, and the Kushites likely tried to interfere in Ptolemaic affairs. It has
Kingdom_of_Kush
First Vietnamese dynasty after the Third Chinese domination of Vietnam (939–965)
Hồng Bàng dynasty myth–258 BC Thục dynasty 257 BC–179 BC Triệu dynasty 204 BC–111 BC
Ngô_dynasty
3rd pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt (r. 246-222 BC)
Benefactor"; c. 280 – November/December 222 BC) was the third pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt from 246 to 222 BC. The Ptolemaic Kingdom reached the height
Ptolemy_III_Euergetes
Epithet of the Roman goddess Venus
around the time of the Second Punic War, before 204 BC, possibly 220 or 214 BC, or as early as 237 or 224 BC. A note in Pliny the Elder that the statue was
Venus_Verticordia
(Mercenary War) (died 238 BC) — general Hannibal Monomachus — fought alongside the famous Hannibal Hanno the Elder (died 204 BC) — Carthaginian general
List_of_Carthaginians
skirt. The Kingdom of Nanyue (204 BC–111 BC) was conquered and ruled by the Han Chinese under the Han dynasty in 111 BC. The Chinese ruled over Northern
Vietnamese_clothing
Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
Cleopatra Thea Epiphanes Syra (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα ἡ Σύρα; c. 204 – 176 BC), well known as Cleopatra I or Cleopatra Syra, was a princess of the Seleucid Empire
Cleopatra_I_Syra
evidence of writing in Vietnam appeared after the Han conquest of Nanyue (111 BC) with the introducing of Old Chinese and Classical Chinese in modern-day North
Culture_of_Vietnam
Roman politician, soldier and writer (234–149 BC)
for assuming a post in the magistracy. In 205 BC, Cato was appointed quaestor, and in the next year (204) he entered upon the duties of his place of work
Cato_the_Elder
Coastal states in present-day Vietnam, c. 192–1832
mainland from Borneo about the time of the Sa Huỳnh culture between 1000 BC and AD 200, the predecessor of the Cham kingdom. The Cham language is part
Champa
Execution method from Asia
apocryphal. 3 Maccabees describes an attempt by Ptolemy IV Philopator (ruled 221–204 BC) to enslave and brand Egypt's Jews with the symbol of Dionysus. When the
Execution_by_elephant
the care of a similar association of dwellers on the Capitoline Hill. In 204 BC when the Magna Mater (Great Mother, or Cybele) was introduced from Pessinus
Associations_in_ancient_Rome
Ancient Roman priestess
introduced when the cult of Cybele was officially introduced in Rome in 204 BC. The Priestess of Cybele served alongside a male priest of Cybele as the
Sacerdos Matris Deum Magnae Idaeae
Sacerdos_Matris_Deum_Magnae_Idaeae
Topics referred to by the same term
Arsinoe I (305 BC–247 BC) of Egypt Arsinoe II (316 BC–270 BC) of Egypt Arsinoe III of Egypt (c. 246 BC–204 BC) Arsinoe IV of Egypt (died 41 BC), half-sister
Arsinoe
Shunga Emperor from 185 to 149 BCE
Vicarasreni of Merutunga, Pushyamitra or Pushpamitra got his throne in 204 BC. Subsequently, he drove out the Greeks with the Shunga–Greek War and ruled
Pushyamitra_Shunga
Basin drained to allow work on a vessel
dry dock in Ptolemaic Egypt in the reign of Ptolemy IV Philopator (221-204 BC) on the occasion of the launch of the enormous Tessarakonteres rowing ship
Dry_dock
Roman consul (250 BC - 175 BC)
206 BC, dictator in 205 BC, proconsul of Bruttium in 204 BC, and an ambassador at the court of Philip V of Macedon in 185 BC. He served as a legate in
Quintus Caecilius Metellus (consul 206 BC)
Quintus_Caecilius_Metellus_(consul_206_BC)
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
Period of Vietnamese history from 980 to 1009
Hồng Bàng dynasty myth–258 BC Thục dynasty 257 BC–179 BC Triệu dynasty 204 BC–111 BC
Anterior_Lê_dynasty
Vietnamese imperial dynasty from 968 to 980
Hồng Bàng dynasty myth–258 BC Thục dynasty 257 BC–179 BC Triệu dynasty 204 BC–111 BC
Đinh_dynasty
War between Rome and the Seleucid Empire, 192–188 BC
however, interrupted by the death of Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt in summer 204 BC, which gave him an opportunity to take Coele Syria, Phoenicia, and Judea
Roman–Seleucid_war
Hồng Bàng dynasty myth–258 BC Thục dynasty 257 BC–179 BC Triệu dynasty 204 BC–111 BC
History of the Communist Party of Vietnam
History_of_the_Communist_Party_of_Vietnam
Museum in Guangzhou, China
the Nanyue, an ancient kingdom which ruled Lingnan region between 204 BC and 111 BC during the Western Han Dynasty. It currently comprises two sites:
Nanyue_King_Museum
Short-lived puppet state of Imperial Japan in 1945
Hồng Bàng dynasty myth–258 BC Thục dynasty 257 BC–179 BC Triệu dynasty 204 BC–111 BC
Empire_of_Vietnam
1407–1427 period of Chinese rule in Vietnam
Hồng Bàng dynasty myth–258 BC Thục dynasty 257 BC–179 BC Triệu dynasty 204 BC–111 BC
Fourth Era of Northern Domination
Fourth_Era_of_Northern_Domination
may have been the father of Sosibius, minister of Ptolemy Philopator (221–204 BC). This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith
Sosibius_of_Tarentum
Vietnamese rebellion against Chinese rule (40–43 CE)
Churchman 2016, p. 9. Churchman 2016, pp. 107, 113. Churchman 2016, p. 204. Taylor (1983), p. 41. McKay et al. (2012), p. 134. Gilbert, Marc Jason (2007)
Trưng_sisters'_rebellion
Archaeological site in Italy
him on 1 August when consul in 294 BC. This temple was used to house Cybele's sacred stone between 204 BC and 191 BC, while her nearby temple was still
Temple_of_Victory
204 BC
204 BC
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 : 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
Chinese
Chinese : there are two sources for this character for Wen, which also means ‘warm’. One is a territory named Wen, and the other an area named Wenyi. Descendants of rulers of these areas adopted Wen as their surname.Chinese : from a character that also means ‘literature’. Its origin, however, is from the given name of an ancient personage called Wen.Chinese : from a character that also means ‘hear’. During the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), in the state of Lu there existed a man who has a supplementary name, Wenren. His descendants adopted the first character of his name, Wen, as their surname.English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Tarleton in Lancashire, near Croston, named with the Old Norse personal name þóraldr (composed of the elements þórr, name of the Norse god of thunder (see Thor) + valdr ‘rule’) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.English : habitational name from Tarlton in Gloucestershire, recorded in Domesday Book as Torentune and in 1204 as Torleton, probably from Old English thorn ‘thorn tree’ + lēah ‘(forest) clearing’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
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.
Girl/Female
Irish
Described as “one of the most remarkable women in Irish history†Granuaile or Grainne Ni Mhaille (ang. as Grace O’Malley) was a renowned sea captain who led a band of 200 sea-raiders from the coast of Galway in the sixteenth century. Twice widowed, twice imprisoned, fighting her enemies both Irish and English for her rights, condemned for piracy, and finally pardoned in London by Queen Elizabeth herself, her fame was celebrated in verse and song and in James Joyce’s “Finnegan’s Wake.†She is often seen as a poetic symbol for Ireland.
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
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Tang 2.Chinese : variant of Tang 3.Chinese : from a modification of the character Zhong (). In the Xia dynasty (2205–1766 bc), there existed a senior adviser whose name was Zhonggu. Much later, in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 ad), some descendants settled along a river that became known as the Tong Family river. As the Manchus moved southwards, some took up residence by this river and they too adopted Tong as their surname.Chinese : from Lao Tong, the ‘style name’ given to a son of Zhuan Xu, legendary emperor of the 26th century bc. Two of his sons became important advisers to the next emperor, Ku. Some descendants of Lao Tong adopted a character from his style name as their surname.Chinese : see also Dong.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of tongs (Old English tang(e)), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word (there are examples in Lancashire, Shropshire, and West Yorkshire), from their situation by a fork in a road or river, considered as resembling a pair of tongs.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a tongue of land, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (Old English tunge, Old Norse tunga), for example Tonge in Leicestershire.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Antonius (see Anthony). It could also be from Dutch tong ‘tongue’ and hence a nickname for a chatterbox or scold, or possibly a shortening of Van Tongeren, a habitational name for someone from Tongeren in the province of Gelderland.
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.
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English
English : habitational name from Hensall in North Yorkshire, originally named with the unattested Old English personal name Heþīn or Old Scandinavian Heþinn + Old English halh ‘nook’.English : Huguenot surname, of unexplained origin, which was taken to England by a Protestant refugee who fled France after the Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day (24 August 1572) and settled in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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Norwegian
Norwegian : habitational name from any of about 20 places so named for having a farmhouse with an upper story (see Loftus).English : variant of Loftus.
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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’.
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Muslim
Group of camels that number from 100 to 200
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French American
Surname. At the age of 20 the French nobleman Marquis de Lafayette went to fight for four years...
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Arabic, Muslim
Name of a Fruit; Written in the Quran 24 Times
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English
English : unexplained.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Schum.Chinese : (Pinyin Cen) this surname was derived from an area so named during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc).
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English
English : variant of Basil, from the feminine form of the personal name, Middle English and Old French Basil(l)(i)e. St. Basilla (died ad 304) was a Roman maiden who, according to legend, chose death rather than marry a pagan.
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English and French
English and French : from the medieval French form of the Latin personal name Sabinus or its feminine form Sabina, originally an ethnic name for a member of an ancient Italic people of central Italy, whose name is of uncertain origin. According to legend, in the 8th century bc the Romans slaughtered the Sabine menfolk and carried off the women. More influential as far as name-giving is concerned was the existence of several Christian saints bearing this name. The masculine name was borne by at least ten early saints (martyrs and bishops), but as a given name the feminine form was always more popular.Jewish : probably also an Americanized form of some like-sounding Jewish name.
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Muslim
Name of a fruit, Written in the Quran 24 times
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English
English : from the personal name Horace, Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of unknown origin, associated chiefly with the name of the poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 bc).
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Tamil
Kanupritha | கநà¯à®‚பà¯à®°à¯€à®¤à®¾Â
Radha, Soothing
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Gujarati, Indian
Victorious
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Tamil
Good human being
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Indian
Hope, Aspiration, Expectation
Biblical
a wine-press
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English and French
English and French : variant of Bernard.This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward.
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English
Modern feminine of John and Jon.
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American, Australian, Hebrew
The Lord is Good
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Indian, Tamil
Sings and Dance; Loving Beauty
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Muslim
Nature, Warm cloth, Victorious
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A Roman measure of land, measuring 28,800 square feet, or 240 feet in length by 120 in breadth.
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Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance.
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The fifth month of the French republican calendar adopted in 1793. It began January 20, and ended February 18. See Vendemiaire.
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An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24.
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A descendant of Ham, Noah's second son. See Gen. x. 6-20.
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See Koran. R () R, the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is sometimes called a semivowel, and a liquid. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178, 179, and 250-254.
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A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.
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The ninth month of the French Republican calendar, which dated from September 22, 1792. It began May, 20, and ended June 18. See Vendemiaire.
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The sixth month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began February 19, and ended March 20. See Vend/miaire.
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The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus ('); as, 10¡ 20').
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A French money of account, afterward a silver coin equal to 20 sous. It is not now in use, having been superseded by the franc.
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A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold, in England, varying from 19/ to 24 cwt.; a fother.
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The eight month of the French republican calendar. It began April 20, and ended May 19. See Vendemiare.
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A small barrel of no certain dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons, but it usually holds about 14/ gallons.
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A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx.
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An allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of four pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle weight, or weight after the tare deducted.
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An Austrian silver coin equivalent to 20 kreutzers, or about 10 cents.
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A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-206, etc.
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The third month of the French republican calendar. It commenced November 21, and ended December 20., See Vendemiaire.