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Calendar year
Year 280 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laevinus and Coruncanius (or, less frequently
280_BC
Statue of the Greek god Helios
of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it was constructed to celebrate
Colossus_of_Rhodes
Remarkable constructions of classical antiquity
last of the seven to be completed, after 280 BC, and the first to be destroyed, by an earthquake in 226/225 BC. It was therefore already in ruins by the
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Seven_Wonders_of_the_Ancient_World
Confederation of ancient Greek city-states (280–146 BC)
(281 BC) Patras (281 BC) Pharae (280 BC) Tritaia (280 BC) Aegium (275 BC) Boura (~ 270 BC) Keryneia (~ 270 BC) Leontion (~ 265 BC) Aegira (~ 265 BC) Pellene
Achaean_League
Battle in 280 BC between the Romans and Pyrrhus of Epirus
The Battle of Heraclea took place in 280 BC between the Romans under the command of consul Publius Valerius Laevinus, and the combined forces of Greeks
Battle_of_Heraclea
instance, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which was completed in approximately 280 BC, has been estimated to have been 100 m (330 ft) tall, but its true height
History of the world's tallest buildings
History_of_the_world's_tallest_buildings
One hundred years, from 300 BC to 201 BC
Seleucus becomes emperor of the Seleucid Empire. 281 BC: Achaean League founded in Greece. 280 BC: King Pyrrhus of Epirus invades Italy in an attempt to
3rd_century_BC
Hellenistic princes and kings of Cappadocia
301–280 BC Ariamnes II, 280–230 BC Possibly continuing a while under weak Seleucid suzerainty, title recognized as Kings: Ariarathes III, 255–220 BC, started
List of monarchs of Cappadocia
List_of_monarchs_of_Cappadocia
Mother of Qin Shi Huang (c. 280–228 BC)
Zhao Ji (Chinese: 趙姬; lit. 'Consort Zhao'; c. 280–228 BC), personal name unknown, was the wife of King Zhuangxiang of Qin and the mother of Qin Shi Huang
Queen_Dowager_Zhao
Undiscovered tomb
3rd century BC, Alexander's body was transferred from the Memphis tomb to Alexandria for reburial (by Ptolemy Philadelphus in c. 280 BC, according to
Tomb_of_Alexander_the_Great
Byzantium 280 BC – 220 BC – Greece, Conon of Samos 279 BC – 206 BC – Greece, Chrysippus c. 3rd century BC – India, Kātyāyana 250 BC – 190 BC – Greece,
Timeline_of_mathematics
Roman statesman and general (c. 280 – 203 BC)
Cunctator (c. 280 – 203 BC), was a Roman statesman and general of the third century BC. He was consul five times (233, 228, 215, 214, and 209 BC) and was appointed
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus
Quintus_Fabius_Maximus_Verrucosus
Greek physician (335–280 BC)
Herophilos (/hɪˈrɒfɪləs/; Ancient Greek: Ἡρόφιλος; 335–280 BC), sometimes Latinised Herophilus, was a Greek physician regarded as one of the earliest anatomists
Herophilos
Bronze and later copper coin used in Ancient Rome
disks known as the aes rude. The system thus named as was introduced in ca. 280 BC as a large cast bronze coin during the Roman Republic. The following fractions
As_(Roman_coin)
Greek sculptor
305 BC – c.280 BC) was a Greek sculptor born on the island of Rhodes. He was a pupil of Lysippos. Chares constructed the Colossus of Rhodes in 282 BC, an
Chares_of_Lindos
314–308 BC (bribed) Cleon, c. 300–280 BC (assassinated) Euthydemus, c. 280–270 BC (expelled) Timocleidas, c. 280–270 BC (expelled) Abantidas, 264–252 BC (assassinated)
List_of_ancient_Greek_tyrants
Hellenistic states of the Ptolemies and the Seleucids, dated to 280–279 BC. In February 281 BC, the Syrian ruler Seleucus defeated the king of Macedon and
Carian_War
Ancient mercenaries of south Italy
remained. They played a major role in the lead-up to the First Punic War. In 280 BC, the Syracusans appealed to King Pyrrhus of Epirus for help against the
Mamertines
King of Macedonia in 281–279 BC
war seems to have occupied Ptolemy Ceraunus for most of 280 BC. In January or February 279 BC, perhaps taking advantage of the ongoing conflict between
Ptolemy_Ceraunus
Treasure seized by Roman conquerors of Gaul
Tolosa had its origins in the Gallic invasion of Greece under Brennus. In 280 BC, a great army of Gallic warriors invaded Macedon and central Greece. According
Gold_of_Tolosa
Goddess from Greek mythology
she lived and died on Sarpedon, somewhere near Cisthene. The 2nd-century BC writer Dionysius Scytobrachion instead placed the Gorgons in modern-day Libya
Medusa
Ancient Greek siege engine
before it was abandoned in favor of torsion. Philo of Byzantium (c. 280 BC – c. 220 BC) encountered and described a weapon similar to the polybolos, a catapult
Polybolos
King of Epirus from 297 to 272 BC
out Demetrius in 288 BC. In 284 BC, he was driven out of Macedon by Lysimachus. During the eponymous Pyrrhic War of 280–275 BC, Pyrrhus fought Rome at
Pyrrhus_of_Epirus
3rd-century BCE Greek engineer, physicist and writer
(Ancient Greek: Φίλων ὁ Βυζάντιος, romanized: Phílōn ho Byzántios, c. 280 BC – c. 220 BC), also known as Philo Mechanicus, 'Philo the Engineer' in Latin, was
Philo_of_Byzantium
Three wars between the Roman Republic and the Samnites in Central Italy, 343–290 BC
Vulsci and Volsinii in 280 BC and Caere in 273 BC and the destruction of Volsinii in 264 BC. First Samnite War (344 to 341 BC) 343 BC – Start of the First
Samnite_Wars
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
of 25,500 men (with 20 war elephants) landed in the Italian peninsula in 280 BC. The Romans were defeated at Heraclea, as their cavalry were afraid of Pyrrhus's
Roman_Republic
Iron smelting technology
A notable aspect of the Nok culture (based in Kaduna State of Nigeria, 280-1 BC) was its advanced iron smelting technology, which had a wide-reaching impact
Nok_Iron_Smelting
Region in northern Sudan and southern Egypt
beginning of the Meroitic Period, especially from the reign of Arakamani (c. 280 BC) when the royal burial ground was transferred to Meroë from Napata (Jebel
Nubia
War fought by Pyrrhus of Epirus in Italy and Sicily against Rome and Carthage
(strategos autocrator) of allied forces. Heraclea Capua Rome Anagnia Asculum In 280 BC, the consul Publius Valerius Laevinus was assigned command of the southern
Pyrrhic_War
Eighteenth letter of the latin alphabet
oldest known forms of the Latin alphabet itself of the 7th to 6th centuries BC, in the Duenos and the Forum inscription, still write ⟨r⟩ using the ⟨P⟩ shape
R
Greek statesman and philosopher (c.350–c.280 BC)
or Demetrius Phalereus; Ancient Greek: Δημήτριος ὁ Φαληρεύς; c. 350 – c. 280 BC) was an Athenian orator originally from Phalerum, an ancient port of Athens
Demetrius_of_Phalerum
Roman magistrate and census administrator
purification of the people (the lustrum; Livy Periochae 13) until 280 BC. In 131 BC, for the first time, both censors were plebeians. The reason for having
Roman_censor
Type of classical sculpture
red-figure lekythos, 475–450 BC A hermaic sculpture of an old man, probably a philosopher. Ai Khanoum, Afghanistan, 2nd century BC Male and female Baroque
Herm_(sculpture)
Ruler of a province in ancient Persia
Empire: The Era of Warfare Under Philip II and Alexander the Great, 359–323 B.C. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. pp. 385–391. ISBN 978-0-7864-1918-0. Jacobs, Bruno
Satrap
late 2nd century BC Epicurean Demetrius of Amphipolis fl. 4th century BC Academic Platonist Demetrius Phalereus c. 350 – c. 280 BC Peripatetic Governed
List of ancient Greek philosophers
List_of_ancient_Greek_philosophers
drachma. The Romans started using the didrachm around 280 BC and stopped using it around 211 BC. The denomination of the Didrachm was invented by the
Didrachm
279 BC battle of the Pyrrhic War
battle took place during the Pyrrhic War, after the Battle of Heraclea of 280 BC, which was the first battle of the war. There currently exist accounts of
Battle_of_Asculum
Decade
This article concerns the period 289 BC – 280 BC. The tyrant of Syracuse, Agathocles, dies after restoring the Syracusan democracy on his death bed by
280s_BC
Ancient city along the eastern bank of the Nile River in Northern Sudan
important, high ranking Kushite burials from the Napatan Period (c. 800 – c. 280 BC) in the vicinity of the settlement called the Western Cemetery. The importance
Meroë
Ancient Roman amphitheater in Rome
The Millennium Edition. Volume I: The Republic and The Twelve Caesars, 280 BC – 96 AD (pp. 468–469, coin # 2536). London: Spink. ISBN 1-902040-35-X Alföldy
Colosseum
structures McKenzie, Judith (2011). The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt: 300 BC – AD 700. Yale University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0300170948. Blair, Sheila
List of tallest structures built before the 20th century
List_of_tallest_structures_built_before_the_20th_century
3rd century BC Greek grammarian
280 BC. Zenodotus was the first superintendent of the Library of Alexandria and the first critical editor (διορθωτής diorthōtes) of Homer. In 284 BC,
Zenodotus
Greek astronomer and mathematician (c. 310 – 230 BC)
Greece. According to Ptolemy, Aristarchus observed the summer solstice of 280 BC. Vitruvius writes that Aristarchus built two different sundials: one a flat
Aristarchus_of_Samos
Death of the Macedonian king in 323 BC
Memphis tomb to Alexandria for reburial (by Ptolemy Philadelphus in c. 280 BC, according to Pausanias). Later Ptolemy Philopator placed Alexander's body
Death_of_Alexander_the_Great
Supposed sexual right of medieval lords
plebeians of the Etruscan city of Volsinii rebelled against the aristocrats in 280 BC, "They took their wives for themselves and placed the daughters of the nobles
Droit_du_seigneur
Mean distance between Earth and the Sun
size of the Earth lead to large errors in the Earth-Sun distance. Around 280 BC, Aristarchus carefully measured the Moon-Earth-Sun angle when the Moon is
Astronomical_unit
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
Stone or wooden slab erected as a marker
Demosthenes, a c. 1520 recreation of the c. 280 BC original located in the Athenian market The Rosetta Stone (196 BC), establishing the divine cult of Ptolemy
Stele
279 BCE battle between Greeks and Gauls
toward Greece in the southern Balkans reached its turning point in 281 BC. In 280 BC a great army, comprising about 85,000 warriors, approached from Pannonia
Battle of Thermopylae (279 BC)
Battle_of_Thermopylae_(279_BC)
Gallic leader who invaded Greece (died 279 BC)
city-states and was cut down to a remaining band that fled from Greece. In 280 BC a great army, comprising about 85,000 warriors, coming from Pannonia and
Brennus_(3rd_century_BC)
Ancient infantry formation
Gabiene (315 BC) Battle of Gaza (312 BC) Battle of Ipsus (301 BC) Battle of Corupedium (281 BC) Battle of Heraclea (280 BC) Battle of Asculum (279 BC) Battle
Macedonian_phalanx
Roman statesman and writer (fl. c. 312–279 BC)
Appius Claudius Caecus (fl. c. 312–279 BC) was a statesman and writer from the Roman Republic. He is best known for two major building projects: the Appian
Appius_Claudius_Caecus
Name list
3rd-century BC cavalry commander under Antigonus III Doson Alexander of Athens, 3rd-century BC Athenian comic poet Alexander Aetolus (fl. 280 BC), poet and
Alexander
Victory at a cost tantamount to defeat
in defeating the Romans at the Battle of Heraclea in 280 BC and the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC, during the Pyrrhic War. After the latter battle, Plutarch
Pyrrhic_victory
Ancient Greek architect
lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (c. 280 BC), on the island of Pharos off Alexandria, Egypt. This claim is disputed
Sostratus_of_Cnidus
280 BC Alexandrian Pleiad is the name given to a group of seven Alexandrian poets and tragedians in the 3rd century BC. Alexis (c. 375 BC – c. 275 BC)
List_of_ancient_Greek_poets
Dynamic list of ancient Greek rulers over Syracuse
Hicetas (289 BC–280 BC) Thinion [it] & Sosistratus [it] (279 BC–277 BC) Pyrrhus of Epirus (278–276 BC) Hiero II (275 BC–215 BC) Gelo II (until 216 BC) Hieronymus
List_of_tyrants_of_Syracuse
Greek Megarian school philosopher (c.360–c. 280 BC)
Stilpo or Stilpon (Ancient Greek: Στίλπων, Stílpōn; c. 360 – c. 280 BC), in Latin sources also Stilbo or Stilbon, was a Greek philosopher of the Megarian
Stilpo
Ancient Roman family
prominence was Tiberius Coruncanius, a novus homo who became consul in 280 BC, and dictator in 246. According to Cicero, Tiberius Coruncanius was a native
Coruncania_gens
First division of the Christian Bible
began to be translated into Greek in Alexandria in about 280 BC and continued until about 130 BC. These early Greek translations – supposedly commissioned
Old_Testament
Monument in the Vatican Museum, Rome
The sarcophagus of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, consul in 298 B.C., is a solid tuff burial coffin, once located in the Tomb of the Scipios. It is
Sarcophagus of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus
Sarcophagus_of_Lucius_Cornelius_Scipio_Barbatus
Hellenistic-era Greek state in Egypt (305–30 BC)
scientific and intellectual activity from its founding: Ptolemy I Soter (323−280 BC) established the Museion and the Library of Alexandria to encourage the
Ptolemaic_Kingdom
Topics referred to by the same term
of Macedon and the city of Amphissa in Lokris. Fifth Sacred War (281 - 280 BC), between the Aitolian League and the Spartan king Areus I. This disambiguation
The_Sacred_Wars
List of links describing conflicts Rome was involved in
Italy is finally crushed. Pyrrhic War (281–272 BC) 281 BC – Siege of Tarentum - Roman victory 280 BC – Battle of Heraclea – First engagement of Roman
List of Roman external wars and battles
List_of_Roman_external_wars_and_battles
King of Sparta from 309 to 265
Areus I (Ancient Greek: Ἀρεύς; c. 320 or 312 – 265 BC) was Agiad King of Sparta from 309 to 265 BC. His reign is noted for his attempts to transform Sparta
Areus_I
Tactile arterial palpation of the heartbeat by fingertips
person to measure the heart beat was Herophilus of Alexandria, Egypt (c. 335–280 BC) who designed a water clock to time the pulse. Rumi has mentioned in a poem
Pulse
3rd-century BCE tomb in northeastern Bulgaria
c. 300 – c. 280 BC) who was a king of the Getae on both sides of the lower Danube (present day Romania and Bulgaria) around 300 BC, and his wife, the
Thracian_Tomb_of_Sveshtari
Town and polis of ancient Achaea
cities of Dyme and Patras in 280 BC, and the citizens of Aegium, taking courage to expel the Macedonian garrison, joined in 275 BC. From this time on Aegium
Aegium
King of Cappadocia from 280 BC to 230 BC
Ariyāramna, Greek: Ἀριάμνης), was the Ariarathid king of Cappadocia from 280 BC to 230 BC. He was the son and successor of Ariarathes II. Ariaramnes' name is
Ariaramnes_of_Cappadocia
Works of unknown authorship or of doubtful origin
a Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures originally compiled around 280 BC, originally included the apocryphal writings in dispute, with little distinction
Apocrypha
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
Officer of Pyrrhus of Epirus
romanized: Megaklēs; d. July 280 BC) was an officer in the service of Pyrrhus of Epirus, who accompanied that monarch on his expedition to Italy in 280 BC. He is mentioned
Megacles_of_Epirus
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
Military history
in Pyrrhus' favour at the Battle of Heraclea in 280 BC, and again at the Battle of Ausculum in 279 BC. Despite these victories, Pyrrhus found his position
Campaign history of the Roman military
Campaign_history_of_the_Roman_military
3rd pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt (r. 246-222 BC)
"Ptolemy the Benefactor"; c. 280 – November/December 222 BC) was the third pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt from 246 to 222 BC. The Ptolemaic Kingdom
Ptolemy_III_Euergetes
Date War Belligerents Belligerents Result Note (312–129 BC) 280 BC First Parni invasion of Margiana Seleucid Empire Parni Seleucid victory The military
List_of_Greco-Persian_Wars
Former state in Ancient Greece
abilities, the Epirote army defeated the Romans in the Battle of Heraclea (280 BC). Subsequently, Pyrrhus's forces nearly reached the outskirts of Rome, but
Epirus_(ancient_state)
Topics referred to by the same term
Mechanicus may refer to: Philo of Byzantium (ca. 280 BC – ca. 220 BC), also known as Philo Mechanicus, an ancient Greek engineer and writer Athenaeus
Mechanicus
Topics referred to by the same term
of the Greek Titan Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes between 292 and 280 BC. Colossus of Rhodes may also refer to: The Colossus of Rhodes (Dalí), 1954
Colossus of Rhodes (disambiguation)
Colossus_of_Rhodes_(disambiguation)
Ancient Greek city, forerunner of Constantinople
early 3rd century BC Philo, engineer, lived c. 280 BC – c. 220 BC Epigenes of Byzantium, astrologer, lived in the 3rd–2nd century BC Aristophanes of Byzantium
Byzantium
Scientific study of language
the word etymology to describe the history of a word's meaning. Around 280 BC, one of Alexander the Great's successors founded a university (see Musaeum)
Linguistics
Ancient Greek male given name meaning "devoted to Demeter"
Demetrius of Alopece, 4th century BC Greek sculptor noted for his realism Demetrius of Phalerum (c. 350 – c. 280 BC) Demetrius (somatophylax), somatophylax
Demetrius
3rd century BC Hellenistic woman, mistress of Ptolemy II of Egypt and Olympic champion
(Greek: Βιλιστίχη; born c. 280 BC) or Belistiche was a Hellenistic courtesan of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and winner of the 264 BC Olympic Games in tethrippon
Bilistiche
Geographical and cultural region of Southern Italy
settled here at the time of the First Samnite War (342 BC). Their name is found in sources from 280 BC, when the Greek general Pyrrhus of Epirus made his
Irpinia
Hellenistic state in West Asia (312–63 BC)
Greek state in West Asia during the Hellenistic period. It was founded in 312 BC by the Macedonian general Seleucus I Nicator, following the division of the
Seleucid_Empire
Ancient city of Cyprus
consolidated with other such kingdoms to form stronger territorial units. In 280 BC, Ledra became Leukotheon while the Byzantines started referring to it as
Ledra
tallest structures supported by land. For most of the period from around 2667 BC to 1221 AD, the Egyptian pyramids (culminating in the Great Pyramid of Giza)
History of the world's tallest structures
History_of_the_world's_tallest_structures
Theorem about right triangles
yields the inequality. The theorem is usually attributed to Euclid (ca. 360–280 BC), who stated it as a corollary to proposition 8 in book VI of his Elements
Geometric_mean_theorem
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
states in self-defense, such as the Aetolian League (est. 370 BC), the Achaean League (est. 280 BC), the Boeotian league, the "Northern League" (Byzantium,
Hellenistic_period
Pre-Roman civilization of Etruria (9th–1st century BC)
Vadimone 300 BC: Pyrgi becomes a Roman colony 280 BC: Defeat of Vulci against Rome 264 BC 100 BC: Defeat of Volsinii against Rome 260 BC: Subjugation
Etruscan_civilization
Hereditary Cappadocian dynasty of Iranian origin (331-96 BC)
331 – 322 BC Ariarathes II 301 – 280 BC Ariaramnes 280 – 230 BC Ariarathes III 255 – 220 BC Ariarathes IV 220 – 163 BC Ariarathes V 163 – 130 BC Ariarathes
Ariarathid_dynasty
Organ of the digestive system and endocrine system of vertebrates
to aid digestion. The pancreas was first identified by Herophilus (335–280 BC), a Greek anatomist and surgeon. A few hundred years later, Rufus of Ephesus
Pancreas
points out that the Athenian strategos Demetrios of Phaleron (c. 350 – c. 280 BC), confined by Ptolemy II Philadelphus in Egypt, committed suicide by asp
Death_of_Cleopatra
Town in the province of Viterbo, Italy
seismic activity and instability, like the earthquake of 280 BC. When the Romans arrived in 265 BC, they took up and carried on the rainwater drainage and
Civita_di_Bagnoregio
Confederation of tribal communities and cities in ancient Greece
Sacred War, 281 BC, led by Areus I, the king of Sparta, was rebuffed by the Aetolians alone (allied to Antigonus Gonatas then) and in 280 BC, they took control
Aetolian_League
Illyrian king
Epigonos, against Ptolemy Ceraunos, most likely from spring 280 BC until at least the early 279 BC. A helmet with the inscribed name of the king was found
Monounios
Philosopher of the School of Names
Yin Wen (c. 350 B.C. - c. 284 B.C.) was a Chinese philosopher and logician associated with the School of Names during the Warring States period. He is
Yin_Wen
Topics referred to by the same term
by his father. Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus Tiberius Coruncanius, consul 280 BC and military commander known for the battles against Pyrrhus of Epirus that
Tiberius_(disambiguation)
Latin epic poem by Virgil
and the Roman people—following the war against King Pyrrhus of Epirus in 280 BC, as Troy offered a way to insert Rome into Greek historical tradition as
Aeneid
Roman bronze coin
cast specimens date as far back as the emergence of the Aes Grave around 280 BC, a new, lighter triens was first struck as part of a family of fractional
Triens
280 BC
280 BC
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
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
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 (Kent and Sussex)
English (Kent and Sussex) : habitational name from any of various places of this name, in particular one in the parish of Perching, Sussex, recorded as Homwood in about 1280; there were others in Chailey and Forest Row in Sussex. All are probably named from Middle English home ‘homestead’, ‘manor’ + wode ‘wood’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly from a reduced form of the personal name Dominick.Chinese : from the name of Meng Mingshi, a senior minister of the state of Qin in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). His descendants adopted the first character of his given name, which means ‘bright’, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, 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.
Boy/Male
French American
Surname. At the age of 20 the French nobleman Marquis de Lafayette went to fight for four years...
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 : variant of Lovell, derived from Anglo-Norman French lou ‘wolf’ + the diminutive suffix -el.Lowell is the surname of one of America’s most distinguished New England families, which have been prominent for over 200 years. Its founder, John Lowell (1743–1802), was a legislator and judge. The city of Lowell, MA was named in honor of his son Francis Cabot Lowell (1775–1817), a textile manufacturer.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : 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 : 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
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.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the Middle English, Old French personal name Crispin, Latin Crispinus, a family name derived from crispus ‘curly-haired’ (see Crisp). This name was especially popular in France in the early Middle Ages, having been borne by a saint who was martyred at Soissons in ad c. 285 along with a companion, Crispinianus (whose name is a further derivative of the same word).English and French : diminutive of Crisp.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : regional name for someone from Burgundy (Old French Bourgogne), a region of eastern France having Dijon as its center. The area was invaded by the Burgundii, a Germanic tribe from whom it takes its name, in about ad 480. The duchy of Burgundy, created in 877 by Charles II, King of the West Franks, was extremely powerful in the later Middle Ages, especially under Philip the Bold (1342–1404, duke from 1363).
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Norfolk)
English (mainly Norfolk) : from the medieval personal name Botolph or Botolf. St. Botolph (d. 680) is said to have introduced the Benedictine rule into England and brought Christianity to East Anglia. Boston in Lincolnshire was named in Old English as Botulves stan ‘St. Botolph’s stone’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; perhaps derived from the vocabulary word soul as a term of affection.French (Soulé) : variant of Soulier 1.George Soule (1600–80), one of the passengers on the Mayflower in 1620, was one of the founders of Duxbury, MA, where he became comparatively wealthy. He left eight children.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name, Latin Constantinus, a derivative of Constans (see Constant). The name was popular in Continental Europe, and to a lesser extent in England, as having been borne by the first Christian ruler of the Roman Empire, Constantine the Great (?280–337), in whose honor Byzantium was renamed Constantinople. In some cases the name may be an Americanized form of one of the many cognates in other languages, in particular Greek Konstantinos.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name or regional name for someone from Cotentin (Coutances) in Manche, France (see Constance 2).
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
Group of camels that number from 100 to 200
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.
280 BC
280 BC
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
First Rise of Sun
Boy/Male
Tamil
Charandev | சரநà¯à®¤à¯‡à®µÂ
The Moon
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lotus pond, Having lotuses
Girl/Female
Irish
Beautiful child.
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Sebastianus, SEBASTIANO means "from Sebaste."
Male
Ukrainian
, fond of horses.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vadivel | வாதிவேல
Lord Murugan
Male
Egyptian
, peace of Amen.
Girl/Female
American, Arabic
Good Traditions
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Bright
280 BC
280 BC
280 BC
280 BC
280 BC
n.
A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep.
n.
A collection of names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a collection of Greek names, with explanatory notes, made by Julius Pollux about A.D.180.
n.
A trough about 28 inches long, 4 deep, and 6 wide, in which ore is measured.
v. t.
The number of degrees which, if added to a specified arc, make it 180¡; the quantity by which an arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees, or an arc falls short of a semicircle.
n.
A Roman measure of land, measuring 28,800 square feet, or 240 feet in length by 120 in breadth.
a.
Opposite to the sun; -- said of the point in the heavens 180¡ distant from the sun.
n.
An Austrian silver coin equivalent to 20 kreutzers, or about 10 cents.
a.
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.
n.
The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus ('); as, 10¡ 20').
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One of a court of about one hundred judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
n.
A weight of British India. The standard tola is equal to 180 grains.
n.
A symbol representing eighty units, or ten eight times repeated, as 80 or lxxx.
n.
An old French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. sterling, or about 80 cents.
n.
A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.
n.
A descendant of Ham, Noah's second son. See Gen. x. 6-20.
n.
A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets.
n.
A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.
a.
Having the characteristic of Zoilus, a bitter, envious, unjust critic, who lived about 270 years before Christ.
n.
A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx.