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Calendar year
Year 253 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caepio and Blaesus (or, less frequently
253_BC
Conflict between the Seleucid Empire and the Ptolemaic Kingdom
253 BC, possibly instigated by Ptolemy, as well as an increase in enemy activity along Macedon's northern frontier. The war was concluded around 253 BC
Syrian_Wars
Ancient Roman family
the consul of 253 BC. Gnaeus Servilius Cn. f., father of the consul of 253 BC. Gnaeus Servilius Cn. f. Cn. n. Caepio, consul in 253 BC, during the First
Servilia_gens
Ancient Greek general
Philopoemen /ˌfɪləˈpiːmən/ (Greek: Φιλοποίμην Philopoímēn; 253 BC, Megalopolis – 183 BC, Messene) was a skilled Greek general and statesman, who was Achaean
Philopoemen
King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, 284–246 BC
suffered serious setbacks. This was followed by a Second Syrian War (260–253 BC) against the Seleucid empire, in which many of the gains from the first
Ptolemy_II_Philadelphus
Year Country Description Lives lost Image 256 BC 253 BC Roman Republic Sinking of the Roman fleet in the First Punic War – In the First Punic War, between
List_of_maritime_disasters
Roman general and statesman, consul of 262 BCE
Megellus (c. 300 BC – 253 BC) was a politician and general during the middle years of the Roman Republic. He was elected consul in 262 BC, and fought during
Lucius Postumius Megellus (consul 262 BC)
Lucius_Postumius_Megellus_(consul_262_BC)
War between Rome and Carthage (264–241 BC)
(264–241 BC) was the first of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the early 3rd century BC. For
First_Punic_War
Ancient Roman general and statesman
during the middle era of the Roman Republic. He was one of the two consuls of 253 BCE, serving with Gaius Sempronius Blaesus. He was consul during the First
Gnaeus Servilius Caepio (consul 253 BC)
Gnaeus_Servilius_Caepio_(consul_253_BC)
Zhang Cang 張蒼 (253–152 BC) was a Chinese military general, philosopher, and politician during the Western Han dynasty. He was the representative thinker
Zhang_Cang
Anatolia during classical antiquity
the second war (260–253 BC). The territorial extent of the Ptolemies reached its zenith under Ptolemy III Euergetes (246–222 BC) and the third (Laodicean)
Classical_Anatolia
Decade
(d. 184 BC) 253 BC Zhang Cang, Chinese general and prime-minister (d. 152 BC) 252 BC Philopoemen, Greek general and statesman (d. 183 BC) 250 BC Agron,
250s_BC
Ancient Roman politician and general
another battle and drown some more of the poorer citizens. Curule aedile in 253 BC, as consul in 249 he was given command of the Roman fleet during the First
Publius Claudius Pulcher (consul 249 BC)
Publius_Claudius_Pulcher_(consul_249_BC)
Carthaginian general (c. 275 – 228 BC)
254 BC; 150 ships were lost in another storm in 253 BC. The Romans had occupied most of Sicily by 249 BC and they besieged the last two Carthaginian strongholds –
Hamilcar_Barca
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
catastrophe in 253 BC. These disasters prevented any significant campaign between 254 and 252 BC. Hostilities in Sicily resumed in 252 BC, with Rome's taking
Roman_Republic
Hellenistic-era Greek state in Egypt (305–30 BC)
ambitions to mainland Greece. Beginning with the Second Syrian War (260–253 BC), the navy suffered a series of defeats and declined in military importance
Ptolemaic_Kingdom
Between the Rhodian and Ptolemaic fleets
it in c. 259/8 BC or at any rate during the Second Syrian War (260–253 BC), while others have preferred the Third Syrian War (246–241 BC) and have proposed
Battle of Ephesus (ca. 258 BC)
Battle_of_Ephesus_(ca._258_BC)
848 38°31′N 35°23′E / 38.52°N 35.38°E / 38.52; 35.38 (Erciyes Dağı) 253 BC Girekol 2323 7621 39°04′N 43°15′E / 39.06°N 43.25°E / 39.06; 43.25 (Girekol)
List_of_volcanoes_in_Turkey
Ancient town in Phrygia, Asia Minor
was founded by Antiochus II Theos, king of the Seleucid Empire, in 261-253 BC in honour of his wife Laodice, together with several other cities of the
Laodicea_on_the_Lycus
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 general and statesman, consul in 253 BCE
during the middle era of the Roman Republic. He was one of the two consuls of 253 BCE, serving with Gnaeus Servilius Caepio. He was consul during the First
Gaius Sempronius Blaesus (consul 253 BC)
Gaius_Sempronius_Blaesus_(consul_253_BC)
Greco-Roman city that was established in Amman
the Second Syrian War (260–253 BC) between the Ptolemies and the Seleucids. Later, during the Third Syrian War (246–241 BC), Philadelphia was wrestled
Philadelphia_(Amman)
Chief magistrate of an ancient Greek city-state
"The Athenian Archon Hoplon", Hesperia, 57 (1988), pp. 253-5 Thrasyphon is commonly dated to 221/0 BC based on a Magnesian inscription that allows his archonship
Eponymous_archon
Seleucid queen
never have to drink from any other source. Around 252 BC, following the peace agreement of 253 BC between Antiochus and Ptolemy to end the Second Syrian
Berenice_Syra
4th century BC – State leaders in the 2nd century BC – State leaders by year This is a list of state leaders in the 3rd century BC (300–201 BC). Cyrene (complete
List of state leaders in the 3rd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_3rd_century_BC
Roman senator and father of Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (/ˈsiːzər/; Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs ˈjuːliʊs ˈkae̯sar]; c. 140 BC – 85 BC) was a Roman senator, a supporter of his brother-in-law, Gaius Marius
Gaius Julius Caesar (governor of Asia)
Gaius_Julius_Caesar_(governor_of_Asia)
249 BC battle near Sicily
fleet in a storm off Camarina in 255 BC. The Romans avoided engaging the Carthaginian army in Sicily until 253 BC, when the Carthaginians were defeated
Battle_of_Phintias
greatest variety of all the phyles during the first and second periods (343–253 BC) of bouleutic government. Of the deme Ankylē, an individual is known, Polystratos
Aigeis
Calendar year
Year 250 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Regulus and Longus (or, less frequently
250_BC
3rd pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt (r. 246-222 BC)
II had had a son, Seleucus II, who was about 19 years old in 246 BC. However, in 253 BC, he had agreed to repudiate Laodice and marry Ptolemy III's sister
Ptolemy_III_Euergetes
King of the Seleucid Empire, 261–246 BC
Seleucid-held part of Syria, though the outcome of this invasion is unknown. In 253 BC, with his Antigonid allies knocked out of the war by rebellions, Antiochus
Antiochus_II_Theos
Carthage-Rome naval battle, 241 BCE
only to lose a further 150 ships to another storm in 253 BC. They rebuilt again, and in 250 BC blockaded the main Carthaginian base on Sicily of Lilybaeum
Battle_of_the_Aegates
Calendar year
Year 255 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Nobilior and Paullus (or, less frequently
255_BC
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until
Julius_Caesar
Series of conflicts in the 5th century BC
University Press. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-0-253-21602-1. Osborne, Robin (1996). Greece in the Making, 1200–479 BC. New York: Routledge. pp. 35–37. ISBN 978-0-415-03583-5
Greco-Persian_Wars
Roman emperor from 251 to 253
Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus (c. 206 – c. August 253) was Roman emperor from June 251 to August 253, in a joint rule with his son Volusianus. Gallus was
Trebonianus_Gallus
Calendar year
Year 256 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Longus and Caedicius/Regulus (or, less
256_BC
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
Decade
prime-minister (b. 253 BC). 151 BC Pushyamitra Shunga, Indian emperor and founder of the Indian Shunga dynasty, who has reigned since 185 BC 150 BC Demetrius I
150s_BC
Calendar year
Year 252 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cotta and Geminus (or, less frequently
252_BC
Military unit
the naval force of the Ptolemaic Kingdom and later empire from 305 to 30 BC. It was founded by King Ptolemy I. Its main naval bases were at Alexandria
Ptolemaic_navy
Millennium between 5000 BC and 4000 BC
The 5th millennium BC spanned the years 5000 BC to 4001 BC. It is impossible to precisely date events that happened around the time of this millennium
5th_millennium_BC
Calendar year
Year 254 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Asina and Calatinus (or, less frequently
254_BC
Fleet and was engaged in naval operations during the Second Syrian War (260–253 BC) where he suffered successive defeats against the allied forces of Antiochus
Callicrates_of_Samos
War between Rome and Carthage (218–201 BC)
to 201 BC) was the second of three wars fought between Carthage and Rome, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC. For 17
Second_Punic_War
Calendar year
Year 251 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Metellus and Pacilus (or, less frequently
251_BC
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Latin: Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until
Augustus
perpetuo 100–44 BC Julia Minor died 51 BC Marcus Atius Balbus 105–51 BC Atia 85–43 BC Gaius Octavius c. 100–59 BC Augustus 63 BC–14 AD r. 27 BC – 14 AD Livia
Family_tree_of_Roman_emperors
Wars between Rome and Carthage (264–146 BC)
the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire during the period 264 to 146 BC. Three such wars took place, involving a total of forty-three years of warfare
Punic_Wars
Decade
This article concerns the period 189 BC – 180 BC. Cato the Elder criticizes the consul Marcus Fulvius Nobilior for giving awards to Roman soldiers for
180s_BC
Roman province
Roman defeat by Hamilcar Barca in 260 BC, during the First Punic War, but was subsequently conquered by them in 253 BC. Thereafter it remained loyal to Rome
Sicilia_(Roman_province)
3100 BC, with several times of fragmentation and foreign rule. The specific title of "pharaoh" (pr-ꜥꜣ) was not used until the New Kingdom, c. 1400 BC, but
List_of_pharaohs
Topics referred to by the same term
(449–448 BC) Second Samnite War (326–304 BC) Second Syrian War (260–253 BC) Second Punic War (218–202 BC) Second Macedonian War (200–196 BC) Second Servile
Second_War
Ancient city-state in mainland Greece
304 BC. Corinth remained under Antigonid control for half a century. After 280 BC, it was ruled by the faithful governor Craterus; but, in 253/2 BC, his
Ancient_Corinth
Country in West Asia
first unified under the Medes in the 7th century BC and reached its territorial height in the 6th century BC, when Cyrus the Great founded the Achaemenid
Iran
28th BC – 27th BC – 26th BC – 25th BC – 24th BC – 23rd BC – 22nd BC – 21st BC – 20th BC – 19th BC – 18th BC – 17th BC – 16th BC – 15th BC – 14th BC – 13th
Timeline_of_ancient_history
Arsinoe by the strategist Aetos is attributed to the period between 279 and 253 BC). It is possible that this occurred during the same Carian War. The same
Carian_War
Buddhist stupa
(Bhikshus) attended the second and third Buddhist councils held in 278 BC and 253 BC. The Chinese monk Faxian came to Sindh in 641 CE and recorded that there
Thul_Hairo_Khan
Region in northern Sudan and southern Egypt
which lasted from around 2500 BC until its conquest by the New Kingdom of Egypt under Pharaoh Thutmose I around 1500 BC. Egyptian heirs subsequently ruled
Nubia
Roman statesman and general
134 – 87 BC), 2nd cousin of the dictator Gaius Julius Caesar, was a Roman statesman and general of the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BC. He was involved
Lucius Julius Caesar (consul 90 BC)
Lucius_Julius_Caesar_(consul_90_BC)
Phoenician city-state
settled around 814 BC by merchants from Tyre, a leading Phoenician city-state located in present-day Lebanon. In the 7th century BC, following Phoenicia's
Ancient_Carthage
Roman general and senator (died 216 BC)
Aemilius Paullus (died 2 August 216 BC), also spelled Paulus, was a consul of the Roman Republic twice, in 219 and 216 BC. He is primarily remembered for
Lucius Aemilius Paullus (consul 219 BC)
Lucius_Aemilius_Paullus_(consul_219_BC)
Roman politician and general (83–30 BC)
Marcus Antonius (14 January 83 BC – 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical
Mark_Antony
Historical group of nomadic Iranian peoples
who lived in the Eurasian Steppe and the Tarim Basin from the 9th century BC to the 5th century AD. The Saka were closely related to the Scythians, and
Saka
Syrian War (260–253 BC) Third Syrian War (246–241 BC) Fourth Syrian War (219–217 BC) Fifth Syrian War (202–195 BC) Sixth Syrian War (170–168 BC) Seleucid–Parthian
List of conflicts in the Near East
List_of_conflicts_in_the_Near_East
Historical region of West Asia
recorded history (c. 3100 BC) to the fall of Babylon in 539 BC. The rise of empires, beginning with Sargon of Akkad around 2350 BC, characterized the subsequent
Mesopotamia
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
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
Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)
dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) was an imperial dynasty of China established by Liu Bang, and preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and the
Han_dynasty
Calendar year
occasions and a major figure in the demise of Sparta as a Greek power (b. 253 BC) Hannibal, Carthaginian statesman, military commander and tactician, one
183_BC
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. At peak, its territorial extent was roughly 5.5 million square kilometres
Achaemenid_Empire
480–479 BC phase of the Greco-Persian Wars
The second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC) occurred during the Greco-Persian Wars, as King Xerxes I of Persia sought to conquer all of Greece.
Second Persian invasion of Greece
Second_Persian_invasion_of_Greece
280 BC until his death. Craterus had a son named Alexander who achieved the governorship of Corinth and Euboea after his death, but around 253 BC resolved
Craterus_(historian)
Ancient city of Cilicia
Wars. In this period the city of Arsinoe was founded between 279 and 260–253 BC on land taken from Nagidos by Aetos, the Ptolemaic strategos or military
Nagidos
Topics referred to by the same term
(consul 253 BC) Gnaeus Servilius Caepio (consul 203 BC) Gnaeus Servilius Caepio (consul 169 BC) Gnaeus Servilius Caepio (consul 141 BC), censor in 125 BC Gnaeus
Gnaeus_Servilius_Caepio
Ancient Roman general and statesman
(died 212 BC) was a Roman republican consul in the Second Punic War. He was son of the Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus who was consul in 238 BC, who was apparently
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (consul 215 BC)
Tiberius_Sempronius_Gracchus_(consul_215_BC)
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
City-state in ancient Greece
prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity (pre-800 BC), the state was known as Lacedaemon (Λακεδαίμων, Lakedaímōn), while Sparta
Sparta
Battle of the First Punic War, 250 BCE
terms. In 252 BC the Romans captured Thermae and Lipara, which had been isolated by the fall of Panormus. In late 253 BC or early 252 BC Carthaginian reinforcements
Battle_of_Panormus
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
(Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, romanized: Aléxandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient
Alexander_the_Great
Roman emperor in 253 AD
Aemilius Aemilianus (c. 207 – September 253), also known as Aemilian, was Roman emperor for two months in 253. Commander of the Moesian troops, he obtained
Aemilianus
Historical account of ancient China
imperial China. It was written during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BC by the early Han dynasty historian Sima Qian, building upon work begun by
Shiji
Gallic gladiator, participant in the uprising of Spartacus
one of the leaders of rebellious slaves during the Third Servile War (73–71 BC) Oenomaus was involved in one of the first major successes of the slave army
Oenomaus_(rebel_slave)
Ancient Amorite-Akkadian state in Mesopotamia
Syria). It emerged as an Akkadian-populated but Amorite-ruled state c. 1894 BC. During the reign of Hammurabi and afterwards, Babylonia was retrospectively
Babylonia
for over two and a half millennia, beginning as early as the 8th century BC and enduring until the 20th century AD. The earliest Iranian monarch is generally
List_of_monarchs_of_Iran
Roman general and statesman (c. 63–12 BC)
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (/əˈɡrɪpə/; c. 63 BC – 12 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who was a close friend, son-in-law and lieutenant to the Roman
Marcus_Vipsanius_Agrippa
Thracian gladiator who led a slave revolt
World, 140 B.C.–70 B.C. Bloomington; Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1989 (hardcover, ISBN 0-253-31259-0); 1998 (paperback, ISBN 0-253-21169-7)
Spartacus
Late Bronze Age Greek civilization
Age in ancient Greece, spanning the period from approximately 1750 to 1050 BC. It represents the first advanced and distinctively Greek civilization in
Mycenaean_Greece
Calendar year
wife, Licinia. Zhang Cang, Chinese scholar, general and prime-minister (b. 253 BC). "JONATHAN MACCABEUS - JewishEncyclopedia.com". www.jewishencyclopedia
152_BC
One hundred years, from 200 BC to 101 BC
The 2nd century BC started the first day of 200 BC and ended the last day of 101 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, although depending on
2nd_century_BC
Roman senator
Tiberius Claudius Nero (fl. 79–63 BC) was a Roman senator and military officer. He was grandfather of the emperor Tiberius. He possibly studied under Demetrius
Tiberius Claudius Nero (grandfather of Tiberius Caesar)
Tiberius_Claudius_Nero_(grandfather_of_Tiberius_Caesar)
Nomadic Iranic people of the Pontic Steppe
Mediterranean, c. 525 to 479 B.C. The Cambridge Ancient History. Vol. 4. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 234–253. ISBN 978-0-521-22804-6. Fuchs
Scythians
Roman general and statesman (106–48 BC)
Magnus (Latin: [ˈŋnae̯.ʊs pɔmˈpɛjjʊs ˈmaŋnʊs]; 29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey (/ˈpɒmpi/ POM-pee) or Pompey the Great
Pompey
Chief priesthood of Ancient Cyrene
century BC until the third century AD. The priesthood was held for one year. According to the constitution of Cyrene issued by Ptolemy I in 322 BC, the priest
Priest_of_Apollo_(Cyrene)
Revista de Ciencias Sociales del Instituto de Estudios Altoaragoneses 11, pgs. 253–256. Bernard R. Reilly (1988b). The Reconquest of Toledo (1082-1086). In:
Chronology_of_the_Reconquista
Peter Ferguson 8,409 14.57% Monica Jarabek 5,630 9.76% Leslie Bartley (CHP) 253 0.44% Sue Barnes Steve Hunter (PC) 414 0.72% Sarnia—Lambton Pat Davidson
Results of the 2008 Canadian federal election by riding
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200 BC–10 AD Greek kingdom in South Asia
Graeco-Bactrian king Demetrius I of Bactria invaded India from Bactria in about 200 BC. The Greeks to the east of the Seleucid Empire were eventually divided to
Indo-Greek_Kingdom
Roman statesman and lawyer (106–43 BC)
Classical Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs ˈtʊlli.ʊs ˈkɪkɛroː]; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and
Cicero
Topics referred to by the same term
BC), Roman consul, co-founder of the Republic Publius Clodius Pulcher (c. 93 BC – 52 BC), Republican politician Publius Cornelius Scipio (died 211 BC)
Publius
Greek civilization from 1200 BC to 600 AD
civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity (c. 600 AD), comprising a loose collection
Ancient_Greece
253 BC
253 BC
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
English : habitational name from either of two places in East Yorkshire and Cumbria named Brigham, from Old English brycg ‘bridge’ + hÄm ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’.Thomas Brigham (c. 1603–53) came from London to Cambridge, MA, in 1635.
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.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Pilgrimage site 25 km from city mecca
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
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 (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.
Male
Iranian/Persian
Persian name of one of the 23 Hamkar archangels, GOVAD means "good wind." Govad's special domain is "wind and waves."Â
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.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Pilgrimage site 25 km from city mecca
Surname or Lastname
English
English : origin uncertain. Possibly it is a variant of Welsh Bevans.William Walter Beavers, from whom many bearers of this American family name are descended, was born in Wales on July 25, 1755 and married Elizabeth Ragsdale in Lunenburg Co. VA. He died in about 1807 in Elbert Co., GA.
Surname or Lastname
English and 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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Muslim
Pilgrimage site 25 km from city mecca
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’.
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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
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 : 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
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
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.
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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).
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Indian
Morality
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English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : metonymic occupational name for a standard bearer, from Anglo-Norman French banere ‘flag’, ‘ensign’ (see Bannerman).German : occupational name for a standard bearer, Middle High German banier, Middle Low German banner, from French bannière ‘flag’, ‘standard’.
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English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : from a diminutive of Blunt.Swedish : ornamental name from Blund (of unexplained origin) + the suffix -ell, taken from the Latin adjectival ending -elius.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Goddess Durga
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Sikh
Engrossed in God
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Tamil
Bright
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English (also common in South Wales)
English (also common in South Wales) : patronymic from the personal name Edmund (see Edmond).
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Hebrew
A singer.
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Tamil
Wisdom
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From the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning either oath of God, or God is satisfaction. Famous bearer: Old...
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a.
A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, making an angle of 23¡ 28' with the equator; -- used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.
n. pl.
A festival celebrated annually by the Romans on February 23 in honor of Terminus, the god of boundaries.
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The fourth power, or the square of the square. Thus 4x4=16, the square of 4, and 16x16=256, the biquadrate of 4.
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A character or symbol representing a number; a numeral; a digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc.
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The hundredth part of a stere, equal to .353 cubic feet.
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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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In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly to the English hundred, and supposed to have been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner.
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Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
v. t.
Among the ancient Greeks, a weight and a denomination of money equal to 60 minae or 6,000 drachmae. The Attic talent, as a weight, was about 57 lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver money, its value was £243 15s. sterling, or about $1,180.
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That part of a circulating decimal which recurs continually, ad infinitum: -- sometimes indicated by a dot over the first and last figures; thus, in the circulating decimal .728328328 + (otherwise .7/8/), the repetend is 283.
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The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called "the fall." Astronomically, it begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal equinox, about September 23, and ends at the winter solstice, about December 23; but in popular language, autumn, in America, comprises September, October, and November.
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A kind of boat used in Canton. It is about 25 feet long and is often rowed by women. Called also tankia.
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A former French money of account worth 20 sous, or a franc. It was thus called in distinction from the Paris livre, which contained 25 sous.
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A certain measure for liquids, as for wine, equal to two pipes, four hogsheads, or 252 gallons. In different countries, the tun differs in quantity.
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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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An East Indian coin of the value of 12/ pence sterling, or about 25 cents.
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A weight used in certain parts of the East Indies, varying considerably in different localities, the range being from 223 to 625 pounds.
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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.
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An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25 to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.