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Calendar year
Year 229 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Albinus and Centumalus (or, less frequently
229_BC
King of Macedon, 239 – 229 BC
c. 275 - 229 BC), also known as Demetrius Aetolicus, was king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 239 until his death in 229 BC. Demetrius
Demetrius_II_Aetolicus
Emperor of China from 210 to 207 BC
Qin Er Shi (229 – 207 BC), given name Huhai, was the second emperor of the Chinese Qin dynasty, reigning from 210 to 207 BC. The son of Qin Shi Huang
Qin_Er_Shi
Chinese general (d. 229 BCE)
Li Mu (Chinese: 李牧; died 229 BC), personal name Zuo (繓), courtesy name Mu (牧), was a Chinese military General of the State of Zhao during the Warring States
Li_Mu
Wars in the Mediterranean, 229–168 BC
Ardiaei and Labeatae. In the First Illyrian War, which lasted from 229 BC to 228 BC, Rome's concern was that the trade across the Adriatic Sea increased
Illyrian_Wars
One hundred years, from 300 BC to 201 BC
rule and establishes the Satavahana Empire. 229 BC: The First Illyrian War ends with a Roman victory. 229 BC: Last tyrants on the Peloponnese abdicate,
3rd_century_BC
Confederation of ancient Greek city-states (280–146 BC)
Stymphalus Tenea Troezen (243 BC) Epidaurus (243 BC) Cleonae (235 BC) Argos (229 BC) Phlius (229 BC) Hermione (229 BC) Alea Asine From the ancient political geography
Achaean_League
Decade
This article concerns the period 229 BC – 220 BC. Attalus I of Pergamon wins the Battle of the Harpasus in western Anatolia. The First Illyrian War started
220s_BC
Queen regent of the Ardiaei
of Illyrian pirates gave Rome the occasion to declare war against her in 229 BC. She surrendered after losing the First Illyrian War in 228. Teuta had to
Teuta
BC (killed in action) Aristomachus the Younger, 235–229 BC (resigned), 224–223 BC (tortured and executed) Eubulus, before 351 BC Hermias, 351–342 BC Evarchus
List_of_ancient_Greek_tyrants
king Antiochus I Soter (281–261 BC). She was married to Demetrius II (239–229 BC), king of Macedonia. Stratonice bore Demetrius II a daughter called Apama
Stratonice_of_Macedon
capital Phoenice 229 BC. Illyrian and Acarnanian ships defeat a combined Aetolian and Achaean fleet off the island of Paxos 229 BC. The Illyrian commander
Illyrian_warfare
Ancient Greek strategos of the Achaean League
Margos or Margus (Ancient Greek: Μάργος) of Keryneia (died 229 BC) was the first unique strategos (elected general) of the Achaean League in Ancient Greece
Margos
Roman politician and general
the first time in the following year (233 BC). Albinus was then elected as a consul for a second time in 229 BC, during which he and his consular colleague
Lucius Postumius Albinus (consul 234 BC)
Lucius_Postumius_Albinus_(consul_234_BC)
Battle between Attalus I and Antiochus Hierax
The Battle of the Harpasus was fought in 229 BC between the Pergamese and Seleucid armies on the banks of the Harpasus River, a tributary of the Maeander
Battle_of_the_Harpasus
Ancient Western Balkanic tribes
contacts between the Romans and Illyrians. In the Illyrian Wars of 229 BC, 219 BC and 168 BC, Rome overran the Illyrian settlements and suppressed the piracy
Illyrians
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
Philip II. Antigonus II ruled until his death in 239 BC. His son Demetrius II soon died in 229 BC, leaving a child (Philip V) as king, with the general
Hellenistic_period
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
before his death in 229 BC. Although his young son Philip immediately inherited the throne, his regent Antigonus III Doson (r. 229–221 BC), nephew of Antigonus II
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Region in Ancient Greece
the Saviour. In 232 BC, the Illyrians under Agron attacked the Aetolians, and managed to take many prisoners and booty. In 229 BC, the Aetolians participated
Aetolia
King of Macedon from 229 to 221 BC
Doson (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίγονος Δώσων, 263–221 BC) was king of Antigonid Macedon from 229 BC to 221 BC. Antigonus was a member of the Antigonid dynasty
Antigonus_III_Doson
Temple in Babylon, modern Iraq
178-182) Data from the Esagila tablet, which was copied from older texts in 229 BC and describes Esagila in lines 1–15 before passing on to the ziggurat of
Esagila
BC) was a daughter of Alexander II (272–260 BC), king of Epirus, and his half-sister Olympias II. Phthia became the wife of Demetrius II (239–229 BC)
Phthia_of_Macedon
Roman province
three Illyrian Wars (229 BC, 219/8 BC and 168 BC) mainly against the kingdom of the Ardiaei to the south of the region. In 168 BC, they abolished this
Dalmatia_(Roman_province)
229 BCE siege
The siege of Issa took place from 230 BC to 229 BC between the forces of the Ancient Greek colony of Issa, aided by the Roman Republic, and the Ardiaean
Siege_of_Issa
System of recruitment
by and for the imperial Chinese provincial officials. It dates back to 229 BC, and was used at various times chiefly for organizing a command structure
Mufu
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
Roman general and statesman (c. 229 – 160 BC)
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 – 160 BC) was a consul of the Roman Republic, as well as a general, who conquered the Antigonid kingdom of
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus
Lucius_Aemilius_Paullus_Macedonicus
Illyrian tribe
kingdom in the 3rd–2nd centuries BC. Polybius (203 BC–120 BC) wrote that they were subdued by the Romans in 229 BC. The Epitome of Livy reports the Roman
Ardiaei
War Siege of Issa (230–229 BC) – First Illyrian War Siege of Epidamnus (229 BC) – First Illyrian War Siege of Saguntum (219 BC) – casus belli for the
List_of_sieges
capital Phoenice 229 BC. Illyrian and Acarnanian ships defeat a combined Aetolian and Achaean fleet off the island of Paxos 229 BC. The Illyrian commander
Timeline_of_Illyrian_history
Spartan war (229/228–222 BCE)
The Cleomenean War (229/228–222 BC) was fought between Sparta and the Achaean League for the control of the Peloponnese. Under the leadership of king Cleomenes
Cleomenean_War
Qin campaigns to conquer all of China (230–221 BC)
earthquake around Dai County, and a severe famine caused by a drought. In 229 BC, Qin took advantage of the situation to attack the Zhao capital Handan.
Qin's_wars_of_unification
Naval battle in 229 BCE
Achaean League and Aetolian League. The battle took place in the spring of 229 BC and was a direct consequence to the siege of Corcyra by the forces of queen
Battle_of_Paxos
Roman province from 27 BC to 69/79 AD
6th century BC by Hecataeus of Miletus. Roman control of Illyricum followed a century of conflict that included the Illyrian Wars (229–168 BC), campaigns
Illyricum_(Roman_province)
222 BCE battle between a Macedonian-Achaean alliance and Sparta
northern frontier of Laconia and ended in a Macedonian-Achaean victory. In 229 BC, Cleomenes initiated hostilities against the Achaean League, the dominant
Battle_of_Sellasia
Unit of mass or volume in some measurement systems
Silver Drachm from Dyrrhachium, Illyria dated c. 229 BC. Obverse: ΞΕΝΩΝ (Xenon) cow standing right, looking back at calf which it suckles, eagle standing
Dram_(unit)
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
Ancient Greek male given name meaning "devoted to Demeter"
of Cyrene) (285 BC-249/250 BC) - Hellenistic king of Cyrene Demetrius II Aetolicus, son of Antigonus II, King of Macedonia 239–229 BC Demetrius (son of
Demetrius
Historical region in Western Balkan, Southeast Europe
A Latin Dictionary. Dzino, Danijel (2010). Illyricum in Roman Politics, 229 BC–AD 68. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139484237. Retrieved 29 January
Illyria
Formally independent states, but subordinate to the Roman Empire
Lucius Cornucanius), voted in favor of war (in 229 BC). The clashes were short-lived, for as early as 228 BC Queen Teuta was forced to sign the peace and
Client kingdoms in ancient Rome
Client_kingdoms_in_ancient_Rome
Ancient Greek city on the island of Corfu
regained independence after the death of Alexander II, last King of Epirus. In 229 BC, after a Greek defeat in the naval Battle of Paxos, the city was briefly
Corcyra_(polis)
King of Chinese state of Zhao from 235 to 228 BC
231 BC, there was a major earthquake in the Dai (代) region. In his 6th Year, 230 BC, there was a major famine in Zhao. In his 7th Year, 229 BC, Qin Generals
King_Youmiao
King of Epirus
contemporary of Demetrius II, king of Macedonia, it may be placed between 239 and 229 BC. He was succeeded by Deidamia II or Pyrrhus III. Smith, William (editor);
Ptolemy_of_Epirus
Region of Italy
struggle against Rome (308 BC). Later communications with Samnium were impeded by the Roman fortress of Narnia (founded 229 BC on the place of the umbrian
Umbria
War between Rome and Carthage (218–201 BC)
was succeeded by his son-in-law, Hasdrubal, in 229 BC and then his son, Hannibal, in 221 BC. In 226 BC the Ebro Treaty was agreed with Rome, specifying
Second_Punic_War
Greek island in the Ionian Sea
played a significant role, especially during the First Illyrian War in 229 BC when the Battle of Paxos was fought between the ancient Greek and Illyrian
Paxos
Ruler of Pharos, king of part of Illyria
prohibited. The decade after 229 BC witnessed a revival of Illyrian power under Demetrius who succeeded Teuta. In or around 222 BC Demetrius became official
Demetrius_of_Pharos
Panhellenic game of Ancient Greece
Athenians with 100 drachmas. From 228 BC or 229 BC onwards the Romans were allowed to take part in the games. In 196 BC Titus Quinctius Flamininus used the
Isthmian_Games
230 BC Lydiadas of Megalopolis III 230 - 229 BC Aratus of Sicyon IX 229 - 228 BC Aristomachos of Argos 228 - 227 BC Aratus of Sicyon X 227 - 226 BC Hyperbatas
List of state leaders in the 3rd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_3rd_century_BC
229 BC military conflict
Illyrian coast took place as part of the Illyro-Roman Wars in spring 229 BC. In 230 BC, the Illyrians had defeated an Epirote army of Phoenice and prepared
Invasions_of_Epidamnus
Greek island, south of Athens
Macedonians (322–229 BC), the Achaeans (229–211 BC), Aetolians (211–210 BC), Attalus of Pergamum (210–133 BC) and the Romans (after 133 BC). A sign at the
Aegina
Motet by Johann Sebastian Bach
Komm, Jesu, komm (Come, Jesus, come), BWV 229, is a motet by Johann Sebastian Bach, with a text by Paul Thymich. It was composed in Leipzig, and received
Komm,_Jesu,_komm,_BWV_229
Princess of Epirus, last member of the Aeacidae dynasty
fixed, but it occurred during the reign of Demetrius II in Macedonia (239–229 BC).[citation needed] Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman
Deidamia_II_of_Epirus
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
Archaeological park in Albania
city was for a time included among the dominions of Pyrrhus of Epirus. In 229 BC, it came under the control of the Roman Republic, to which it was firmly
Apollonia_(Illyria)
Topics referred to by the same term
Quinctius Flamininus (c. 229 BC–174 BC), politician and general instrumental in the Roman conquest of Greece Titus Labienus (c. 100 BC–45 BC), Roman general Titus
Titus_(disambiguation)
Greek state during the Hellenistic period
Harpasus in Caria in 229 BC. After this Antiochus left to start a campaign in Mesopotamia, and then pivoted toward Thrace in 227 BC. He was killed in battle
Kingdom_of_Pergamon
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
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
Ancient Greek garrison commander
Antigonid garrison in Piraeus in the third quarter of the third century BC. In 229 BC, he abandoned the garrison and returned Piraeus to the Athenians in
Diogenes (Macedonian commander)
Diogenes_(Macedonian_commander)
Conglomeration of Indo-European peoples and tribes in the Balkan Peninsula
181~B.C 168 Longarus: invaded northern borders of the Illyrian kingdom in 229 BC while Teuta was dealing with campaigns in Epirus. Bato of Dardania fought
List_of_Illyrians
753 BC Roma Rome Italy 273 BC Cosa Orbetello Italy 268 BC Ariminum Rimini Italy 220 BC Belum Belluno Italy 218 BC Placentia Piacenza Italy 218 BC Tarraco
List of cities founded by the Romans
List_of_cities_founded_by_the_Romans
(r. 229 – 221 BC), who defeated the Spartans under Cleomenes III in the Cleomenean War (229–222 BC). Although Philip V of Macedon (r. 221 – 179 BC) managed
History of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
History_of_Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Dynasty of Hellenistic kings
Battle of Salamis in 306 BC and ruled much of Hellenistic Greece from 294 until their defeat at the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC (Third Macedonian War), after
Antigonid_dynasty
Period between prehistory and the medieval era
for the first time between 229 BC-228 BC, then for a second time during 220 BC-219 BC and for a third time during 168 BC. The rise of civilisation corresponded
Ancient_history
BC–late 13 or early 12 BC), Roman statesman, one of the triumvirs who ruled Rome after 43 BC Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (ca. 229 BC–160 BC)
List_of_people_from_Italy
Historical period of Greece following Classical Greece
dominant figure was Aratus of Sicyon. Antigonus's son Demetrius II died in 229 BC, leaving a child (Philip V) as king, with the general Antigonus Doson as
Hellenistic_Greece
Second-largest city of Albania
Roman Republic gained control of the region after the Illyrian Wars in 229 BC. The Latin spelling of /y/ retained the form of Doric Greek Dyrrhachion
Durrës
Chinese surname
based in modern Hebei's Zhao County, traces its origin from Li Mu (died 229 BC), Lord Wu'an of the State of Zhao, a general of the Warring States period
Li_(surname_李)
Last tyrant of the ancient Greek city of Hermione
Greek: Ξενων) was the last tyrant of the ancient Greek city of Hermione. In 229 BC he was convinced by Aratus of Sicyon to step down from his post and let
Xenon_(tyrant)
Ancient people of the Istrian peninsula
Luthar 2008, p. 40 Dzino, Danijel (2010). Illyricum in Roman Politics, 229 BC–AD 68. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-19419-8. Ferguson, Ronnie
Histri
Greco-Roman statesman and historian (c. 155–c. 235)
subsequent founding of Rome (753 BC), the formation of the Republic (509 BC), and the creation of the Empire (27 BC) up until 229 AD, during the reign of Severus
Cassius_Dio
3rd-century BCE king of Sparta, Agiad dynasty
222 BC. He was a member of the Agiad dynasty and succeeded his father, Leonidas II. He is known for his attempts to reform the Spartan state. From 229 to
Cleomenes_III
Ancient Chinese kingdom (403–222 BCE) during the Warring States period
battle. In 229 BC, invasions led by the Qin general Wang Jian were resisted by Li Mu and his subordinate officer Sima Shang (司馬尚) until 228 BC. Li Mu was
Zhao_(state)
Municipal unit in Greece
Lasus of Hermione, a Greek poet from the 6th century BC Xenon of Hermione, a tyrant before 229 BC Spyridon Merkouris, former mayor of Athens List of settlements
Ermioni
Roman general (15 BC–19 AD)
ISBN 978-1473877887 Dzino, Danijel (2010), Illyricum in Roman Politics, 229 BC–AD 68, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-19419-8 Facos, Michelle
Germanicus
Ancient city and archaeological site in Albania
had been a Roman military concern since the First Illyrian War in 229 BC. In 200 BC, the Roman army returned to Illyrian territory that Rome had been
Oricum
Ancient Roman family
censor in 234. Lucius Postumius A. f. A. n. Albinus, consul in 234 and 229 BC, fought against the Illyrians. He was praetor in 216, during the Second
Postumia_gens
Decade
This article concerns the 200 BC decade, that lasted from 209 BC to 200 BC. The Romans under Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus capture Tarentum (modern
200s_BC_(decade)
Ancient Greek festival
classical Athens. The Diogeneia is believed to have been established after 229 BCE in honor of Diogenes of Macedonia, a benefactor of Athens, who was celebrated
Diogeneia_(festival)
writing, over 5,000 years ago, with the earliest records going back to 3,200 BC. Prehistory covers the time from the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) to the beginning
Timeline_of_prehistory
King of Macedonia from 221 to 179 BC
Macedon or Chryseis. Philip was nine years old when his father died in 229 BC. His elder paternal half-sister was Apama III. Philip's great-uncle, Antigonus
Philip_V_of_Macedon
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
Greek island in the Ionian Sea
Epirotic alliance until 255 BC, when it became independent after the death of Alexander, the last King of Epirus. In 229 BC, following the naval battle
Corfu
Country in Southeast Europe
230 BC, his wife, Teuta, inherited the Ardiaean kingdom. Teuta's forces extended their operations further southwards to the Ionian Sea. In 229 BC, Rome
Albania
Ancient Greek ethnic group
received particularly strong patronage from Demetrius II Aetolicus (r. 239 – 229 BC) when he intervened in the affairs of the municipal government at the behest
Ancient_Macedonians
Confederation of tribal communities and cities in ancient Greece
the conflict. In 232 BC, the Illyrians under Agron attacked the Aetolians, and managed to take many prisoners and booty. In 229 BC, the Aetolians participated
Aetolian_League
3rd pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt (r. 246-222 BC)
234 BC, the two leagues waged the Demetrian War against Macedon with Ptolemaic financial support. However, in 229 BC, the Cleomenean War (229–222 BC) broke
Ptolemy_III_Euergetes
Town and polis (city-state) of ancient Achaea
town of Keryneia takes its name from the ancient town. Margos, (c. 300-229 BC) strategos and navarch of the Achaean League Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas
Ceryneia
attempt at reform came from Cleomenes III, the son of King Leonidas. In 229 BC, Cleomenes led an attack on Megalopolis, hence provoking war with Achaea
History_of_Sparta
Topics referred to by the same term
(consul 234 and 229 BC) Lucius Postumius Albinus (consul 173 BC) Lucius Postumius Albinus (consul 154 BC) Lucius Postumius Megellus (consul 305 BC) Lucius Postumius
Lucius_Postumius
Illyrian king
indicate an earlier period. From the stratigraphic point of view the year 229/228 BC – end of the First Illyrian War – was an unquestionable terminus ante
Ballaios
Historic site in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia
of these ancient buildings are still used for those purposes today. In 229 BC, Stari Grad became the residence of Demetrius of Pharos, an Illyrian ruler
Stari_Grad_Plain
Calendar year
of Han Dzino, Danijel (January 21, 2010). Illyricum in Roman Politics, 229 BC-AD 68. Cambridge University Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-521-19419-8. Pollard
156_BC
Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus was consul of the Roman Republic in 229 BC, with Lucius Postumius Albinus as his consular colleague. He led part of the Roman
Gnaeus_Fulvius_Centumalus
gave Rome an excuse to invade the Balkans. In the Illyrian Wars of 229 BC and 219 BC, Rome overran the Illyrian settlements in the Neretva river valley
History_of_the_Balkans
Quintus Marcius L. f. Q. n. Philippus (born c. 229 BC), was a Roman consul in 186 BC and again in 169 BC. During his first consulship, he aided his co-consul
Quintus Marcius Philippus (consul 186 BC)
Quintus_Marcius_Philippus_(consul_186_BC)
Seventh largest city of Albania
years 214 BC onwards, the city was involved in the war between the Illyrian Taulantii and Cassander, the king of Macedonia, and in 229 BC came under
Fier
Calendar year
BC) Machanidas, Spartan general and regent (killed in the battle of Mantinea) Qin Er Shi, Emperor of the Qin dynasty of China (assassinated) (b. 229 BC)
207_BC
Calendar year
Year 232 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lepidus and Melleolus (or, less frequently
232_BC
229 BC
229 BC
Surname or Lastname
English
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.
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.
Male
Greek
(ΒαÏσαββάς) Greek form of Aramaic Bar-Sabba, probably BARSABBAS means "son of the Sabbath." In the bible, this is the surname of a certain Joseph and Judas, mentioned in Acts 1:23 and 15:22 respectively.
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 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.
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
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).
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
Jewish
Jewish : from the Hebrew personal name Amos, of uncertain origin, in some traditions connected with the Hebrew verb amos ‘to carry’, and assigned the meaning ‘borne by God’. This was the name of a Biblical prophet of the 8th century bc, whose oracles are recorded in the Book of Amos. This was one of the Biblical names taken up by Puritans and Nonconformists in the 16th–17th centuries, too late to have had much influence on surname formation, except in Wales.English : variant of Amis, assimilated in spelling to the Biblical name. It occurs chiefly in southeastern England.
Girl/Female
Hebrew American
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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
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.
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English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a person with a sunny temperament. Compare Merryweather. There is a legend that a Scottish family of Highland origin assumed this name in punning allusion to Job 37:22, ‘Fair weather cometh out of the north’. At the present time the surname is most frequent in East Anglia.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
Girl/Female
Hebrew American English Spanish
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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English
English : variant spelling of Nye.Chinese : from the name of Nie City, which existed during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). It was granted to a son of a duke of the state of Qi; his descendants adopted the name of the city as their surname.
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
English
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.
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
Americanized spelling of Jewish Leykin (from Belarus), a metronymic from Leyke, a pet form of the Yiddish female personal name Leye, from the Hebrew female personal name Lea, from which English Leah is derived (see Genesis 29
Americanized spelling of Jewish Leykin (from Belarus), a metronymic from Leyke, a pet form of the Yiddish female personal name Leye, from the Hebrew female personal name Lea, from which English Leah is derived (see Genesis 29 : 16) + the Slavic possessive suffix -in.English : from a medieval personal name, a diminutive of Lawrence. Compare Law 1 and Larkin.
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Arabic
Star
Female
Hindi/Indian
(सीमा) Hindi name SIMA means "boundary, limit." Compare with another form of Sima.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Full of Pride
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Brightness
Biblical
south country,
Girl/Female
Muslim
Poetess.
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, mischievous fairy.
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American, British, English
Noble; Patrician
Male
Egyptian
, Apophis.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Talkington.
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n.
In solid measure: A mass 16/ feet long, 1 foot in height, and 1/ feet in breadth, or 24/ cubic feet (in local use, from 22 to 25 cubic feet); -- used in measuring stonework.
n.
The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [/] in almanacs; the Archer.
n.
A weight used in certain parts of the East Indies, varying considerably in different localities, the range being from 223 to 625 pounds.
n.
The acetabulum. See Acetabulum, 2. Q () the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, has but one sound (that of k), and is always followed by u, the two letters together being sounded like kw, except in some words in which the u is silent. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 249. Q is not found in Anglo-Saxon, cw being used instead of qu; as in cwic, quick; cwen, queen. The name (k/) is from the French ku, which is from the Latin name of the same letter; its form is from the Latin, which derived it, through a Greek alphabet, from the Ph/nician, the ultimate origin being Egyptian.
n.
The first month of the French republican calendar, dating from September 22, 1792.
n. pl.
The most westerly branch of the great Slavic family of nations, numbering now more than 6,000,000, and found principally in Bohemia and Moravia. D () The fourth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. The English letter is from Latin, which is from Greek, which took it from Ph/nician, the probable ultimate origin being Egyptian. It is related most nearly to t and th; as, Eng. deep, G. tief; Eng. daughter, G. tochter, Gr. qyga`thr, Skr. duhitr. See Guide to Pronunciation, Ã178, 179, 229.
a.
At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
a.
Inserted or introduced among others in the calendar; as, an intercalary month, day, etc.; -- now applied particularly to the odd day (Feb. 29) inserted in the calendar of leap year. See Bissextile, n.
superl.
Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30.
a.
Unleavened; unfermented. B () is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, // 196, 220.) It is etymologically related to p, v, f, w and m , letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng. bursar and purser; Eng. bear and Lat. ferre; Eng. silver and Ger. silber; Lat. cubitum and It. gomito; Eng. seven, Anglo-Saxon seofon, Ger. sieben, Lat. septem, Gr."epta`, Sanskrit saptan. The form of letter B is Roman, from Greek B (Beta), of Semitic origin. The small b was formed by gradual change from the capital B.
n.
The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. See Autumnal equinox, Vernal equinox, under Autumnal and Vernal.
n.
"Our Lord cometh;" -- an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes." See Anathema maranatha, under Anathema.
n.
The period of a synodic revolution of the moon, or the time from one new moon to the next; varying in length, at different times, from about 29/ to 29/ days, the average length being 29 d., 12h., 44m., 2.9s.
n.
A coin; as, a sixpenny piece; -- formerly applied specifically to an English gold coin worth 22 shillings.
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The tenth month of the French republican calendar dating from September 22, 1792. It began June 19, and ended July 18. See VendEmiaire.
n.
An element of the chromium group, found in certain rare minerals, as pitchblende, uranite, etc., and reduced as a heavy, hard, nickel-white metal which is quite permanent. Its yellow oxide is used to impart to glass a delicate greenish-yellow tint which is accompanied by a strong fluorescence, and its black oxide is used as a pigment in porcelain painting. Symbol U. Atomic weight 239.
n.
A small square box, made either of parchment or of black calfskin, containing slips of parchment or vellum on which are written the scriptural passages Exodus xiii. 2-10, and 11-17, Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-22. They are worn by Jews on the head and left arm, on week-day mornings, during the time of prayer.
n.
The ninth month of the French Republican calendar, which dated from September 22, 1792. It began May, 20, and ended June 18. See Vendemiaire.
adv.
Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in utterance; -- opposed to long, and applied to vowels or to syllables. In English, the long and short of the same letter are not, in most cases, the long and short of the same sound; thus, the i in ill is the short sound, not of i in isle, but of ee in eel, and the e in pet is the short sound of a in pate, etc. See Quantity, and Guide to Pronunciation, //22, 30.
n.
An agent in the massacres in Paris, committed in patriotic frenzy, on the 22d of September, 1792.