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Calendar year
Year 208 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marcellus and Crispinus (or, less frequently
208_BC
Roman praetor in 208 BC
Sextus Julius Caesar was a Roman praetor in 208 BC, during the Second Punic War. He is thought to be the ancestor of all of the later Julii Caesares who
Sextus Julius Caesar (praetor 208 BC)
Sextus_Julius_Caesar_(praetor_208_BC)
Roman patrician family
family of the patrician gens Julia. The family first appears in history in 208 BC, during the Second Punic War, when Sextus Julius Caesar was praetor in Sicily
Julii_Caesares
Wars between Rome and Carthage (264–146 BC)
support of pro-Roman factions. Hannibal repeatedly defeated Roman armies; in 208 BC both consuls were killed in a cavalry skirmish. But wherever his main army
Punic_Wars
Roman general and politician (c. 270–208 BC)
208 BC) was a Roman general and politician in the 3rd century BC who was elected consul of the Roman Republic five times (222, 215, 214, 210, and 208
Marcus_Claudius_Marcellus
Qin dynasty politician (c. 280 – 208 BC)
280 – 208 BC) was a Chinese calligrapher, philosopher, and official of the Qin dynasty. He served as Qin state Chancellor from 246 to 208 BC, first under
Li_Si
3rd-century BC site in Shaanxi, China
District in Xi'an, Shaanxi. It was constructed over 38 years from 246 to 208 BC, and is situated underneath a 76-metre-tall (249 ft) tomb mound shaped like
Mausoleum_of_Qin_Shi_Huang
War between Rome and Carthage (218–201 BC)
north-east. In 209 BC the new Roman commander Publius Scipio captured Carthago Nova, the main Carthaginian base in the peninsula. In 208 Scipio defeated
Second_Punic_War
Carthaginian general and statesman (247–183/181 BC)
destroying two Roman armies in 212 BC, and slaying two consuls including the famed Marcus Claudius Marcellus in a battle in 208 BC. However, Hannibal slowly began
Hannibal
Topics referred to by the same term
208 was a year. 208 may also refer to: 208 (number) 208 BC, a year 208 Lacrimosa, an asteroid Ferrari 208 (disambiguation), the name of two cars Peugeot
208_(disambiguation)
Ancient Roman family
the plebs in 218 BC; probably the same person as Quintus Claudius Flamen, praetor in 208. Quintus Claudius Flamen, praetor in 208 BC, and subsequently
Claudia_gens
Qin dynasty rebel
Xiang Liang (項梁; died 208 BC) was a Chinese military leader who led a rebellion against the Qin dynasty between 209 and 208 BC. He is best known as an
Xiang_Liang
Qin Dynasty rebel
Chen Sheng (died c.January 208 BC), also known as Chen She ("She" being his courtesy name), posthumously known as King Yin, was the leader of the Dazexiang
Chen_Sheng
3rd-century BC Roman senator and general
career, being consul in 235 BC and 224 BC, censor in 231 BC, and dictator in 208 BC. He was an ally of Fabius Maximus "Cunctator". Titus belonged to the patrician
Titus Manlius Torquatus (consul 235 BC)
Titus_Manlius_Torquatus_(consul_235_BC)
Battle of the 2nd Punic War, in 208 BC
summer of 208 BC near Petelia. The Carthaginian general Hannibal surprised and destroyed a large Roman detachment. In the summer of 208 BC, the Roman
Battle_of_Petelia
Warload of Western Chu of China (c. 232–202 BC)
title of "Duke of Lu" (魯公) by King Huai II of the restoring Chu state in 208 BC. The following year, he led an outnumbered Chu army to victory at the Battle
Xiang_Yu
Living Convicted in absentia Li Si China (Qin dynasty) c. 280 BC Chancellor (? to 208 BCE) 208 BC Executed by waist chop Liang Hongzhi Collaborationist China
List of heads of state and government who were sentenced to death
List_of_heads_of_state_and_government_who_were_sentenced_to_death
(simplified Chinese: 吴广; traditional Chinese: 吳廣, died December 209 BC or January 208 BC) was a leader of the first rebellion against the Qin dynasty during
Wu_Guang
One hundred years, from 300 BC to 201 BC
The 3rd century BC started the first day of 300 BC and ended the last day of 201 BC. It is considered part of the Classical Era, epoch, or historical
3rd_century_BC
Qin dynasty official
Zhao Gao (died c. October 207 BC) was a Chinese politician. He was an official of the Qin dynasty of China. Allegedly a eunuch, he served as a close aide
Zhao_Gao
Imperial dynasty of China (221–206 BC)
Life of Li Ssŭ 李斯 280?–208 B.C. Sinica Leidensia. Vol. 3. Brill. OL 5588381M. Translated from Sima Qian; Sima Tan (1739) [90s BC]. "44: hereditary house
Qin_dynasty
Han dynasty prince (208–194 BC)
Liu Ruyi (208 – c.January 194 BC), posthumously known as the "Suffering King of Zhao" (趙隱王, Zhào Yǐnwáng), was the only son of the first Han emperor Liu
Liu_Ruyi
209 BCE revolt in China
Chinese: 陳勝吳廣起義; pinyin: Chén Shèng Wú Guǎng Qǐyì), August 209 B.C.– January 208 B.C., was the first uprising against the Qin dynasty following the death
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang uprising
Chen_Sheng_and_Wu_Guang_uprising
Empress consort of Japan
Utsushikome (欝色謎命) was empress consort of Japan from 208 BC to 157 BC, and empress dowager from 157 BC. Her father was a man named Oyaguchi Sukune and her
Utsushikome
Roman general and statesman (c. 230–174 BC)
Titus Quinctius Flamininus (c. 229–174 BC) was a Roman politician and general instrumental in the Roman conquest of Greece. Flamininus belonged to the
Titus_Quinctius_Flamininus
Semi-legendary former country
Other historical sources indicate that it existed from 257 BC to 208 BC or from 208 BC to 179 BC. Its capital was in Cổ Loa, present-day Hanoi, in the Red
Âu_Lạc
Ancient Roman family
Gaius Licinius Crassus, consuls in 171 and 168 BC. Publius Licinius P. f. P. n. Crassus Dives, censor in 208 BC and consul in 205, during the Second Punic
Licinia_gens
King of Chu, China from 208 to 206 BC
ruler of the revived Chu state. After Xiang Liang was killed in battle in 208 BC, Xiong Xin attempted to assert his authority through Song Yi, whom he put
Emperor_Yi_of_Chu
City in southwestern North Macedonia
250 BC–228 BC Kingdom of Macedonia 228 BC–208 BC Kingdom of Dardania 208 BC–170 BC Kingdom of Macedonia 170 BC–148 BC Roman Republic 148 BC–27 BC Roman
Ohrid
Battle in Iberia during the Second Punic War (208 BC)
thus giving the Romans a chance to deal with them one by one. Early in 208 BC, Scipio Africanus, with 30,000 Roman and Italian troops and 10,000 Spanish
Battle_of_Baecula
208 BC battle
The Battle of the Arius was an engagement that was fought in 208 BC between the Seleucid Empire and the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom. The Seleucids were led
Battle_of_the_Arius
Ancient Roman family
267 BC. Lucius Julius L. f. L. n. Libo, consul in 267 BC, triumphed over the Sallentini. Lucius Julius (Caesar?), father of the praetor of 208 BC. Sextus
Julia_gens
207 BCE siege
siege of Bactra was a siege of the Hellenistic period that lasted from 208 to 206 BC. It was a siege of the city of Bactra by the Seleucid Empire after they
Siege_of_Bactra
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)
Ancient Illyrian dynasty
in 208 BC., ruled B.C 218~B.C 206 Pinnes: too young to become king; ruled under the regency of Teuta, Demetrius and Scerdilaidas., ruled B.C 230~B.C 217
Ardiaean-Labeatan_dynasty
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
the cognomen Caesar was a praetor in 208 BC during the Second Punic War. The family's first consul was in 157 BC, though their political fortunes had
Julius_Caesar
Roman officer during the Second Punic War
Manius Aulius was prefect of the Roman allies, or socii, in 208 BC, during the Second Punic War. While on a reconnaissance mission a small force of 220
Manius_Aulius
Roman consul
tribunes of 181 BC, and the grandson of an otherwise unknown Lucius Julius Caesar, who would have been the son of Sextus, praetor in 208 BC. However, more
Sextus Julius Caesar (consul 157 BC)
Sextus_Julius_Caesar_(consul_157_BC)
Hellenistic-era Greek kingdom (256–100 BCE)
Xiongnu, which would probably have easily defeated Greco-Bactrian forces (in 208 BC when the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus I confronted the invasion of the
Greco-Bactrian_Kingdom
Jing Ju (died 208 BC) was one of the leaders during the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang uprising against the Qin dynasty between 209 and 208 BC. Upon hearing
Jing_Ju
List of links describing conflicts Rome was involved in
Spain. 208 BC – Battle of Petelia Battle of Baecula – Romans in Hispania (Iberia) under P. Cornelius Scipio the Younger defeat Hasdrubal Barca. 207 BC – Battle
List of Roman external wars and battles
List_of_Roman_external_wars_and_battles
Chinese military general (died 208 BC)
Wu Chen (Chinese: 武臣; pinyin: Wǔ Chén; died 208 BC) was a Chinese military general and rebel leader who served Chen Sheng (陳勝) during the Qin dynasty.
Wu_Chen_(general)
King of Yong
Zhang Han (died c. June or July 205 BC) was a Chinese military general of the Qin dynasty. Between 209 and 208 BC, when uprisings against the Qin dynasty
Zhang_Han_(Qin_dynasty)
was forced to acquiesce to Arsaces and leave Parthia to its devices 210–208 BC Second Seleucid-Parthian war Seleucid Empire Parthian Empire Seleucid victory
List_of_Greco-Persian_Wars
Carthaginian general (245–207 BC)
Baecula but managed to retreat with two-thirds of his army intact. Later in 208 BC, Hasdrubal was summoned to join his brother in Italy. He eluded Scipio by
Hasdrubal_Barca
Legendary emperor of Japan
that this historical figure actually reigned. Kaika was born sometime in 208 BC, and is recorded as being the second son of Emperor Kōgen. His empress mother
Emperor_Kaika
Roman family
Manlius Torquatus, d. 208", and then Mitchell, with corrections. All dates are BC. Lucius Manlius L. f. Acidinus, praetor urbanus in 210 BC and proconsul of
Manlia_gens
Decade
(d. 170 BC) Wen, Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty (d. 157 BC) 209 BC Touman, chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire. (Killed by his successor) 208 BC Marcus Claudius
200s_BC_(decade)
Roman senator and general
conjectured that Lucius Julius, father of Sextus Julius Caesar, praetor in 208 BC, was the son of Libo. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
Lucius_Julius_Libo
207 BCE battle between Qin and Chu,battle
the Qin armies were destroyed in this battle. In the ninth lunar month of 208 BC, at the Battle of Dingtao, the Qin general Zhang Han defeated a force from
Battle_of_Julu
Confederation of ancient Greek city-states (280–146 BC)
Kykliadas of Pharae 210–209 BC (Philopoemen of Megalopolis was Hipparch) Philopoemen of Megalopolis I 209–208 BC Nikias 208–207 BC (Aristaenos of Dyme was
Achaean_League
Chinese rebel
Chinese: 莊賈; simplified Chinese: 庄贾; pinyin: Zhuāng Jiǎ; died 208 BC) was a 3rd-century BC Chinese rebel involved in the Dazexiang Uprising against the
Zhuang_Jia_(rebel)
Ancient Greek name for Sri Lanka
Mundo, supposedly by Aristotle (died 322 BC) but according to others by Chrysippus the Stoic (280 to 208 BC), incorrectly states that the island is as
Taprobana
Emperor of China from 221 to 210 BC
Unifier: a Study of the Ch'In Dynasty as Seen in the Life of Li Ssu (280?–208 B.C.). Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. OCLC 605941031. Levi, Jean (1987)
Qin_Shi_Huang
century BC)[a][b][c][d][e] Li Kui (455 BC-395 BC) Li Si, (c. 280-208 BC) Liezi (or Lieh Tzu), (c. 440 BC-c. 360 BC)[a][c] Lu Ban (507-440 BC) Lucretius
List of philosophers born in the centuries BC
List_of_philosophers_born_in_the_centuries_BC
Calendar year
Year 100 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marius and Flaccus (or, less frequently
100_BC
Sovereign predominant over other states
Unifier: A Study in the Qin Dynasty as Seen in the Life of Li Ssu, 280?-208 BC. (Hong Kong University Press), p 80-81. Ammianus Marcellinus, 23:6:64–68
Universal_monarchy
Qi aristocrat and rebel leader during the Chu–Han Contention
armies of Liu Bang and was killed by the Han general Han Xin in 203 BC. In October 208 BC, Tian Rong, together with his cousin Tian Dan (田儋) and his younger
Tian_Rong
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 clan
Emperor_Gaozu_of_Han
Historical peoples in China and Vietnam
culture,which was associated with the ethnogenesis of Kinh Vietnamese. In 208 BC, the Western Ou (Xi'ou or Nam Cương) king Thục Phán, a descendant of Shu
Baiyue
209 BC battle of the Second Punic War
even though in total they far outnumbered the Romans. In the spring of 208 BC Hasdrubal moved to engage Scipio at the battle of Baecula. The Carthaginians
Battle_of_New_Carthage
Topics referred to by the same term
to: Sextus Julius Caesar (praetor 208 BC) Sextus Julius Caesar (consul 157 BC) Sextus Julius Caesar (consul 91 BC) Sextus Julius Caesar (governor of
Sextus_Julius_Caesar
210 BC Kykliadas of Pharae 210 - 209 BC Philopoemen of Megalopolis I 209 - 208 BC Nikias 208 - 207 BC Philopoemen of Megalopolis II 207 - 206 BC Lysippos
List of state leaders in the 3rd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_3rd_century_BC
Roman general and politician (236/235 – c. 183 BC)
the battle, several Spanish tribes defected to the Romans. The next year, 208 BC, Scipio fought Hasdrubal north of the river Baetis, near Baecula. While
Scipio_Africanus
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
China Imperial Chancellor (208 BC) 208 BC Treason (Executed by Waist chop) Zhao Gao China Imperial Chancellor (208–207 BC) 207 BC Overthrown (Stabbed to death)
List of heads of state and government who were later imprisoned
List_of_heads_of_state_and_government_who_were_later_imprisoned
Handan 230–221 BC Qin's wars of unification 215 BC Qin's campaign against the Xiongnu 214 BC Qin's campaign against the Yue tribes 209–208 BC Chen Sheng and
List_of_conflicts_in_Asia
Ancient Roman family
of Marcus Marcius in 208 BC, and held this office until his death in 180. Lucius Cornelius Dolabella, duumvir navalis in 180 BC. Gnaeus Cornelius Cn.
Cornelia_gens
Roman general and statesman, consul in 207 BCE
BC, he was praetor in 212 BC, propraetor in 211 BC during the siege of Capua, before being sent to Spain that same year. He became consul in 207 BC.
Gaius_Claudius_Nero
Chief magistrate of an ancient Greek city-state
Thucydides. Pg 208 Sophocles: The Oedipus Coloneus. 3d ed. 1900 By Sophocles, Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb. Pg 4. (cf. Micon was [the Archon of] 402 B.C., Callias
Eponymous_archon
Barcid Carthaginian who played an important role in the Second Punic War
expedition in 209 BC. Mago and his army were three days' march from Cartagena at that time. The Carthaginians moved their base to Gades. In 208 BC, after the
Mago_Barca
3rd-century BC Roman general and statesman
Atilius Regulus (fl. 267 – 255 BC) was a Roman statesman and general who was a consul of the Roman Republic in 267 BC and 256 BC. Much of his career was spent
Marcus Atilius Regulus (consul 267 BC)
Marcus_Atilius_Regulus_(consul_267_BC)
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
Scheduled celebration in ancient Rome
games in honour of Apollo, first held in 212 BC as a one-day event (July 13) and established as annual in 208 BC. 6: anniversary of the Temple of Fortuna
Roman_festivals
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
the Warring States period (481 BC – 403 BC) and the Qin state (9th century BC – 221 BC) and dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC). Early Warring States period Qin
Timeline of the Warring States and the Qin dynasty
Timeline_of_the_Warring_States_and_the_Qin_dynasty
Ancient Roman family
Galba Maximus, consul in 211 and 200 BC, and dictator in 203. Servius Sulpicius Galba, curule aedile in 208 BC, and afterwards a pontifex, in the place
Sulpicia_gens
Standardized set of Chinese characters
'window' on the left, with the 月 'Moon' component on the right. Li Si (d. 208 BC), the Chancellor of Qin, attempted to universalize the Qin small seal script
Simplified_Chinese_characters
Hostility to and mistrust of education, philosophy, art, literature, and science
of literature and philosophy when Xiang Yu burned down the Qin palace in 208 BC. The Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) was a politically violent decade which
Anti-intellectualism
Roman consul (250 BC - 175 BC)
250 BC – 175 BC) was a pontiff in 216 BC, aedile of the plebeians in 209 BC, curule aedile in 208 BC, magister equitum in 207 BC, consul in 206 BC, dictator
Quintus Caecilius Metellus (consul 206 BC)
Quintus_Caecilius_Metellus_(consul_206_BC)
Public games held for the benefit and entertainment of the Roman people
July 6–13, first celebrated in 211 BC in honor of Apollo to secure his aid against Hannibal, and made annual in 208 BC by a decree from the Roman Senate
Ludi
Name list
Heraclitus of Macedon, winner in stadion Lykaia 304 BC Heraclitus of Samos, winner in stadion Olympics 208 BC Heraclitus of Cyme in Aeolis, governor of Heraclea
Heraclitus_(disambiguation)
this event took place in 208 BC; whereas the Chinese Records of the Grand Historian dates the enthronement of Thục Phán in 218 BC, amidst the Qin campaign
List of wars involving Vietnam
List_of_wars_involving_Vietnam
Ancient Roman coinage of Luceria
between about 275 B.C. and the Second Punic War. Roman coins were later minted in the city in two periods: 214-212 BC and in 211-208 BC. Luceria's coins
Coinage_of_Luceria
Chinese philosophy during the Eastern Zhou
doctrine was formulated by Li Kui, Shang Yang (d. 338 BC), Han Fei (d. 233 BC), and Li Si (d. 208 BC), who maintained that human nature was incorrigibly
Hundred_Schools_of_Thought
Ancient Roman temple in Rome
to Honor and Virtue, a vow he renewed after the capture of Syracuse. In 208 BC he tried to fulfil the vow by rededicating the existing temple to Honor
Temple_of_Honor_and_Virtue
Ancient city on the Ionian Sea
last great city still in the hands of Hannibal. However, the army sent in 208 BC to support a naval expedition to recover Locri, led by Lucius Cincius Alimentus
Epizephyrian_Locris
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
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
4th-1st century BCE army
Antiochus III was an excellent cavalry commander, his assault at Tapuria in 208 BC as described by Polybius could almost act as a 'military treatise on how
Seleucid_army
List of military invasions
Republic 208 BC invasion of Vietnam by China 218 BC invasion of Vietnam by a Qin army 219 BC invasion of Lusitania by the Roman Republic 221 BC invasion
List_of_invasions
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)
Assault on Tarentum – Romans under Quintus Fabius Maximus reconquer Tarentum. 208 BC Spring: Battle of Baecula – Romans in Hispania under P. Cornelius Scipio
List of battles of the Second Punic War
List_of_battles_of_the_Second_Punic_War
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
Roman consul in 165 BC
Manlius Torquatus (born before 208 – died after 133 BC) was a politician of the Roman Republic, who became consul in 165 BC. Born into a prominent family
Titus Manlius Torquatus (consul 165 BC)
Titus_Manlius_Torquatus_(consul_165_BC)
Roman general and statesman (d. after 183 BCE)
and in 208 BC took a town on his own. In 206 BC, he was sent to the Senate with news of the victory in Spain. He was curule aedile in 195 BC, and praetor
Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus
Lucius_Cornelius_Scipio_Asiaticus
Calendar year
Year 206 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philo and Metellus (or, less frequently
206_BC
Olympiad 220 BC - Zopyrus of Syracuse 141st Olympiad 216 BC - Dorotheus of Rhodes 142nd Olympiad 212 BC - Crates of Alexandria 143rd Olympiad 208 BC - Heracleitus
List of Olympic winners of the Stadion race
List_of_Olympic_winners_of_the_Stadion_race
Roman senator
was a Roman politician who served as plebeian aedile in 208 BC and as praetor urbanus in 206 BC. He was the son of Lucius Caecilius Metellus and the brother
Marcus Caecilius Metellus (praetor 206 BC)
Marcus_Caecilius_Metellus_(praetor_206_BC)
Roman currency
especially Greece and Asia Minor where coins were invented in the 7th century BC. The currency of central Italy was influenced by its natural resources, with
Roman_Republican_currency
208 BC
208 BC
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.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
One of 108 Names of the Sun God
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : from the place name Pan, which existed in the state of Wei during the Zhou dynasty. Bi Gonggao, fifteenth son of the virtuous duke Wen Wang, was granted a state named Wei when the Zhou dynasty came to power in 1122 bc (see Feng 1). Bi Gonggao in turn granted the area called Pan to one of his sons, whose descendants eventually adopted Pan as their surname. This name is also Romanized as Poon, Pun, and Pon.Korean : There are two Chinese characters for this surname; only one of them, however, is common enough to warrant treatment here. There are three clans which use this character: the KisÅng (also called the KÅje), the Kwangju, and the Namp’yÅng. The founding ancestors of these clans were KoryÅ (918–1392) figures, and it is widely believed that they were related.Spanish and southern French (Occitan) : metonymic occupational name for a baker or a pantryman, from Spanish and Occitan pan ‘bread’ (Latin panis).English and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for someone who cast pans, from Middle English, Middle Dutch panne ‘pan’.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish pan ‘lord’, ‘master’, ‘landowner’, hence a nickname for a haughty person.Perhaps also an Americanized spelling or translation of German Pfann (North German Pann).
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’.
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.
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 : 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).
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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French American
Surname. At the age of 20 the French nobleman Marquis de Lafayette went to fight for four years...
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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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Group of camels that number from 100 to 200
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English : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Wren.Dutch (de Ren) : origin unexplained.Variant spelling of German Renn.Swedish : soldier’s name, from ren ‘reindeer’.Chinese : from the name of Rencheng ‘Ren City’, which was granted to Yu Yang, the 25th son of the Emperor Huang Di (2697–2595 bc). Some of his descendants later adopted the place name as their surname.
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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.
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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.
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English : habitational name, possibly a variant of Litchfield. The surname is not found in current English records, but of the 52 bearers recorded in the 1881 British Census, 28 were born in Kent, suggesting that a different, unidentified source could be involved.
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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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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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English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Pink.Chinese : there are two sources of this name, which also means ‘peace’. One is the name of a senior minister of the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), who was posthumously named Yan Pingzhong. The other source is a city called Ping in the state of Han during the Warring States period (403–221 bc). It was granted to a marquis whose descendants adopted the place name as their surname.
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English : habitational name from a place in Devon, recorded in Domesday Book as Loba, apparently a topographical term meaning perhaps ‘lump’, ‘hill’, the village being situated at the bottom of a hill. There is also a place of the same name in Oxfordshire (recorded in 1208 as Lobbe), but the historical and contemporary distribution of the surname (which is still largely restricted to Devon), makes it unlikely that it ever derived from this place, or from Middle English, Old English lobbe ‘spider’.
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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.
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Puranapurushottama | பூரà¯à®£à®ªà®°à®¸à¯‹à®¤à®®
Supreme being of the puranas
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French
Pet form of French Pascale, PASCALINE means "Passover; Easter."
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Arabic, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi
Ease; Comfort
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Spanish
Medieval Spanish name derived from the surname Velázquez, VELASCO means "crow."
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Muslim
Refined tastes
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Hindu
Bright
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Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Þorbjorg, TORBJØRG means "Thor's protection."
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Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Decoration; Ornament; Elegance
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Hindu, Indian
Unique
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American, Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Princess; Wealthy; Ruler; Rich Woman; Royal Lady; Commander; Leader
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A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-206, etc.
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The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds, according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or 112 pounds.
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A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx.
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A descendant of Ham, Noah's second son. See Gen. x. 6-20.
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The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus ('); as, 10¡ 20').
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An Austrian silver coin equivalent to 20 kreutzers, or about 10 cents.
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A trough about 28 inches long, 4 deep, and 6 wide, in which ore is measured.
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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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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 eight month of the French republican calendar. It began April 20, and ended May 19. See Vendemiare.
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A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.
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The third month of the French republican calendar. It commenced November 21, and ended December 20., See Vendemiaire.
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A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, making an angle of 23¡ 28' with the equator; -- used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.
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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 pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet.
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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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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.