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Calendar year
Year 282 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Luscinus and Papus (or, less frequently
282_BC
Pharaoh of Egypt from 305 to 282 BC
Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr, "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 369/68 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, historian, and successor of Alexander
Ptolemy_I_Soter
Imperial cult in Hellenistic Egypt
own imperial ambitions. To legitimize his rule as Ptolemy I Soter (r. 323–282 BC), he relied, like the other Diadochi, not only on the right of conquest
Ptolemaic cult of Alexander the Great
Ptolemaic_cult_of_Alexander_the_Great
Gauls in revolt against Rome. They fought with the Romans near Populonia in 282 BC. After the Roman victory, Etruscan military dominance of the region declined
Etruscan_military_history
Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled Egypt
I Soter (305–282 BC) married Thaïs, Artakama, Eurydice, and finally Berenice I Ptolemy II Philadelphus (282–246 BC) co-ruler since 285 BC; married Arsinoe
Ptolemaic_dynasty
Military history
could prevent Roman dominance of Italy and in the Battle of Populonia (282 BC) Rome destroyed the last vestiges of Etruscan power in the region. By the
Campaign history of the Roman military
Campaign_history_of_the_Roman_military
List of links describing conflicts Rome was involved in
to make peace. 293 BC – Battle of Aquilonia – Romans decisively defeat the Samnites. War with Gauls and Etruscans (284–282 BC) 284 BC – Battle of Arretium
List of Roman external wars and battles
List_of_Roman_external_wars_and_battles
Greek state during the Hellenistic period
(282–263 BC) Eumenes I (263–241 BC) Attalus I Soter (241–197 BC) Eumenes II (197–159 BC) Attalus II Philadelphus (159–138 BC) Attalus III (138–133 BC)
Kingdom_of_Pergamon
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
enemies of Rome. The war ended with Roman victory in 290 BC. At the Battle of Populonia, in 282 BC, Rome finished off the last vestiges of Etruscan power
Roman_Republic
Region of Central Italy
the area from around the 8th century BC until they were assimilated into the Roman Republic in the 4th century BC. The ancient people of Etruria are identified
Etruria
Battle in 280 BC between the Romans and Pyrrhus of Epirus
the Samnites in 290 BC, the Romans founded many colonies in Apulia and Lucania, the most important of which was Venusia. In 282 BC, after a battle against
Battle_of_Heraclea
Ancient town of Latium
and occasionally changed hands between Rome and Veii. In the 8th century BC during the reign of Rome's first king, Romulus, the Fidenates and the Veientes
Fidenae
Roman belief in a personal sign of the future
could be reinterpreted, redirected or otherwise averted. Some time around 282 BC, a diplomatic insult formally "accepted as omen" was turned against Tarentum
Omen_(ancient_Rome)
Battle in 282 BC
The Battle of Populonia was fought in 282 BC between the Roman Republic and the Etruscans. The Etruscans and Gauls were in revolt against Rome. The Romans
Battle_of_Populonia
Wars between Alexander the Great's successors
The eldest Ptolemy died peacefully in his bed in 282 BC, and Philadelphus succeeded him. In 282 BC Lysimachus had his son Agathocles murdered, possibly
Wars_of_the_Diadochi
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
Daughter (Sri Lankan Tradition) of Emperor Ashoka
Ayapali 282 BC – 203 BC) was an Indian Buddhist nun and believed to be the eldest daughter (Sri Lankan Tradition) of Emperor Ashoka (304 BC – 232 BC) from
Sanghamitta
Alphabet used by the Etruscans of central and northern Italy
civilization of central and northern Italy, to write their language, from about 700 BC to sometime around 100 AD. The Etruscan alphabet derives from the Euboean
Etruscan_alphabet
Pre-Roman civilization of Etruria (9th–1st century BC)
reached its maximum around 500 BC, shortly after the Roman Kingdom became the Roman Republic. Beginning in the late 4th century BC, it succumbed to the expanding
Etruscan_civilization
King of Epirus from 297 to 272 BC
that specified Rome was not to send warships into the Tarentine Gulf. In 282 BC, the Romans installed garrisons in the Greek cities of Thurii (on the western
Pyrrhus_of_Epirus
City of Magna Graecia, situated on the Tarentine gulf
and a Roman army was sent to its relief under Gaius Fabricius Luscinus in 282 BC. He defeated the Lucanians and Bruttians, who had laid siege to the city
Thurii
Person trained to practise a form of divination
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities Figurine of Haruspex, 4th Cent. B.C. Vatican Museums Online, Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Room III l. Starr (1992)
Haruspex
Family of writing systems in ancient Italy
ancient writing systems used in the Italian Peninsula between about 700 and 100 BC, for various languages spoken in that time and place. The most notable member
Old_Italic_scripts
BC) Dionysius Timocles 324 BC Theophilus Sosippus Anaxippus, 303 BC Demetrius, 299 BC Archedicus, 302 BC Sopater, 282 BC Damoxenus c. 370 BC – 270 BC
List of ancient Greek playwrights
List_of_ancient_Greek_playwrights
Ancient Greek and Roman city near present-day Shahhat, Libya
Ptolemy again around 305 BC. Control was re-established in 300 BC by Ptolemy's step-son Magas. After Ptolemy's death in 282 BC, Magas refused to submit
Cyrene,_Libya
Battle between Cumae and the Etruscans
against the Etruscans in 474 BC. The city of Cumae in southern Italy was founded by Greek settlers in the 8th century BC in an area near the southern
Battle_of_Cumae_(474_BC)
Ancient Semitic kingdom in the Levant
BC. One reason for this is that Ammon became a Babylonian province, shortly after being devastated by Nebuchadnezzar II in the 580s BC. Around 255 BC
Ammon
Period of Sicilian history
mercenaries then began raids on the area and also attacked Gela and Camarina. In 282 BC, Phintias tyrant of Akragas took advantage of this and finally destroyed
History_of_Greek_Sicily
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
one of his officers, Philetaerus, took control of the city of Pergamum in 282 BC along with Lysimachus' war chest of 9,000 talents and declared himself loyal
Hellenistic_period
King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, 284–246 BC
Ptolemy II and his father continued until the latter's death in April–June 282 BC. One ancient account claims that Ptolemy II murdered his father, but other
Ptolemy_II_Philadelphus
Ancient Greek mathematician (fl. 300 BC)
the rule of Ptolemy I (r. 305/304–282 BC). Euclid's birthdate is unknown; some scholars estimate around 330 or 325 BC, but others refrain from speculating
Euclid
Ancient Roman ambassador and censor
from Aletrium. In 284 BC he was one of the ambassadors to Tarentum, successfully keeping peace, and was elected consul in 282 BC where he raised the siege
Gaius_Fabricius_Luscinus
is a list of sovereign states or polities that existed in the 3rd century BC. List of Bronze Age states List of Iron Age states List of Classical Age states
List of political entities in the 3rd century BC
List_of_political_entities_in_the_3rd_century_BC
p. 317) or more precisely: May 12, 1274 BC based on Ramesses' commonly accepted accession date in 1279 BC. "Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald
List_of_battles_before_301
664–332 BC; faience; length: 15.5 cm, width: 6.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) Sistrum inscribed with the name of Ptolemy I; 305–282 BC; faience;
Art_of_ancient_Egypt
Name used by the ancient Greeks to refer to non-Greek people
cross". The first Greek author to mention the Tyrrhenians is the 8th-century BC Greek poet Hesiod, in his work, the Theogony. He merely described them as
Tyrrhenians
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
Seventh and last King of Rome
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (died 495 BC) was the legendary seventh and final king of Rome, reigning 25 years until the popular uprising that led to the
Lucius_Tarquinius_Superbus
396 BC conflict involving ancient Rome
the siege of Veii, involved ancient Rome, and is approximately dated at 396 BC. The main source about it is Livy's Ab Urbe Condita. The battle of Veii was
Battle_of_Veii
Archaeological evidence and mythical tale for Rome's origins
of Rome being settled by around 1600 BC. Some evidence on the Capitoline Hill possibly dates as early as c. 1700 BC and the nearby valley that later housed
Founding_of_Rome
Overview of women in Etruscan civilization
Regolini-Galassi tomb (675–650 BC) Gold-leaf pectoral, Regolini-Galassi tomb Gold bracelet, Regolini-Galassi tomb The Archaic period (580 to 480 BC) highlights women's
Women_in_Etruscan_society
Conflicts between the Romans and Etruscans – 8th to 3rd centuries BCE
Etruria was completed in 265–264 BC. Based on the traditional narrative of the overthrow of the Roman monarchy in 509 BC, in which the Romans ousted the
Roman–Etruscan_Wars
History of the Italian city
on the Gulf of Taranto and under Tarentine rule, asked Rome for help in 282 BC, after being attacked by Lucanians. This situation inevitably led to a conflict
History_of_Taranto
Ancient Italic people
before they had to contend with a more formidable adversary, and as early as 282 BC they joined the Lucanians and Samnites against the growing power of Rome
Bruttians
Philotera (Greek: Φιλωτέρα, born 315/309 BC-probably after 282 BC and before 268 BC) was a Greek Macedonian noblewoman and a Greek Egyptian princess of
Philotera
Comune in Tuscany, Italy
the Tuscany region of Italy. Its history dates from before the 8th century BC and it has substantial structures from the Etruscan, Roman, and Medieval periods
Volterra
Municipal unit in Greece
was built by Chares of Lindos between 304 and 293 BC, which took 12 years and was completed in 282 BC. The statue represented their sun god Helios, and
Rhodes_(city)
King (276–250 BC) Demetrius the Fair, King (250–249 BC) Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt (complete list) – Ptolemy I Soter, Pharaoh (305–283/282 BC) Ptolemy II
List of state leaders in the 3rd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_3rd_century_BC
Ancient Hellenistic baths in Sicily
Hellenistic period. Like the rest of the city, the baths were demolished in 282 BC after the conquest of the city by the tyrant Phintias. The complex consists
Greek_baths_of_Gela
3rd pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt (r. 246-222 BC)
Thrace. His father had become co-regent of Egypt in 284 BC and sole ruler in 282 BC. Around 279 BC, the collapse of Lysimachus' kingdom led to the return
Ptolemy_III_Euergetes
Extinct pre-Indo-European language family
Raetic could have split from Etruscan from around 900 BC or even earlier, at any rate no later than 700 BC since divergences are already present in the oldest
Tyrsenian_languages
Roman conquest of Italy from 588 BC to 7 BC
from dominating Italy. And with the subsequent battle of Populonia, in 282 BC, Rome put an end to the last vestiges of Etruscan hegemony over the region
Roman_expansion_in_Italy
Historic ethnic confederation of Alpine tribes
probably Celtic-speaking by the era of the Roman emperor Augustus (ruled 30 BC – AD 14). The Raeti were divided into numerous tribes, but only some of these
Rhaetian_people
quantities of wine and the import of tin from Gaul. From at least the 6th century BC, vine cultivation and wine production have been documented in the region,
Daily_life_of_the_Etruscans
Roman consul in 283 BCE
have happened afterwards. According to Appian, Dolabella was killed in 282 BC when the Tarentines attacked and sank a small fleet of triremes under the
Publius Cornelius Dolabella (consul 283 BC)
Publius_Cornelius_Dolabella_(consul_283_BC)
Decade
336 BC) 282 BC Ptolemy I Soter, Macedonian military general who served under Alexander the Great and became ruler of Egypt (born c.367) 281 BC Lysimachus
280s_BC
Etruscan king of Clusium involved in wars against Rome
the war at around 508 BC. Lars Porsena came into conflict with Rome after the revolution that overthrew the monarchy there in 509 BC, resulting in the exile
Lars_Porsena
War fought by Pyrrhus of Epirus in Italy and Sicily against Rome and Carthage
small Roman fleet of ten ships in Tarentum's harbour, probably late in 282 BC after the consul Fabricius had departed southern Italy with his men. Taras
Pyrrhic_War
3rd-century BC Roman consul and general
Quintus Aemilius Papus (fl. 282 BC – 275 BC) was a Roman politician and patrician aristocrat who was consul in 282 and 278 BC and, later, was censor in
Quintus_Aemilius_Papus
Ancient city on the Ionian Sea
sending military garrisons. Locri received such a Roman garrison before 282 BC. In 280 BC, Pyrrhus invaded southern Italy to honour an alliance with Tarentum
Epizephyrian_Locris
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
the latter eastern Macedonia. By 286 BC, Lysimachus had expelled Pyrrhus and his forces from Macedonia. In 282 BC, a new war erupted between Seleucus I
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Calendar year
later founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt (d. 282 BC) Dionysius I, tyrant of Syracuse (b. 430 BC) Amadio, Anselm H.; Kenney, Anthony J.P. (January
367_BC
BC–62 AD) Attalid kingdom (282 BC–133 BC) Kingdom of Au Lac (258 BC–207 BC) Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (256 BC–125 BC) Kingdom of Nanyue (204 BC–111 BC)
List_of_former_monarchies
Ancient city in Italy
found at Chiusi. One common type is a cinerary urn dating to the 8th century BC. These urns are in the shape of wattle-and-daub huts with thatched roofs,
Clusium
Extinct ancient language of Lemnos, modern Greece
spoken on the island of Lemnos, Greece, in the second half of the 6th century BC. It is mainly attested by an inscription found on a funerary stele, termed
Lemnian_language
Roman province that encompassed most of modern-day Egypt
Egyptian features and which had been instituted by Ptolemy I Soter (r. 305/304–282 BC) at the beginning of the Ptolemaic period, possibly related to the cult
Roman_Egypt
occupied by the Senone Gauls and was conquered by Rome between 284 and 282 BC, after the battles of the Lake Vadimon and Populonia. The territory corresponds
Ager_Gallicus
Name list
years, from 305 BC to 30 BC. The Greco-Egyptian pharaonic dynasty of Macedonian origin was established by Ptolemy I Soter (303–282 BC), and the male dynastic
Ptolemy_(name)
Calendar year
Year 285 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Canina and Lepidus (or, less frequently
285_BC
Genre of ancient Greek literature
colonies of Magna Graecia by the late 4th century BC. The philosopher Aristotle wrote in his Poetics (c. 335 BC) that comedy is a representation of laughable
Ancient_Greek_comedy
Greek community in Egypt
present in Egypt since at least the 7th century BC. Herodotus visited ancient Egypt in the 5th century BC and claimed that the Greeks were one of the first
Egyptian_Greeks
version of ancient Greece. Titan Quest|Titan Quest: Immortal Throne 2006 282 BC - after destruction of Colossus of Rhodes An action RPG where players fight
List of historical video games
List_of_historical_video_games
King of Rome from c. 578 to 535 BC
Rome, and the second of its Etruscan dynasty. He reigned from 578 to 535 BC. Roman and Greek sources describe his servile origins and later marriage to
Servius_Tullius
Architecture of the Etruscan civilization
Etruscan architecture was created between about 900 BC and 27 BC, when the expanding civilization of ancient Rome finally absorbed Etruscan civilization
Etruscan_architecture
Etruscan necropolis in Lazio, Italy
necropolis has about 6,000 graves, the oldest of which dates to the 7th century BC. About 200 of the tomb chambers are decorated with frescos. The painted tombs
Monterozzi_necropolis
Archaeological site in the province of Viterbo, Italy
403 BC war broke out between Rome and Veii. The Romans began a siege which lasted until 396 BC when they seized and destroyed this city. In 402 BC Falerii
Falerii
3rd-century BC tyrant of Syracuse
attempting to remove him altogether. In the aftermath of this defeat, in 282 BC, Phintias evacuated the population of Gela and resettled them to the west
Hicetas_(tyrant_of_Syracuse)
Comune in Sicily, Italy
The acropolis site at Molino a Vento was then definitively abandoned. In 282 BC Phintias of Agrigento ruthlessly destroyed Gela to crush its power forever
Gela
Roman container for live dormice
of Fidenae (437 BC) Capture of Fidenae (435 BC) Battle of Veii (c. 396 BC) Battle of Lake Vadimo (310 BC) Battle of Populonia (282 BC) Roman-Etruscan
Glirarium
Forged statues
of Fidenae (437 BC) Capture of Fidenae (435 BC) Battle of Veii (c. 396 BC) Battle of Lake Vadimo (310 BC) Battle of Populonia (282 BC) Roman-Etruscan
Etruscan_terracotta_warriors
Ancient Roman family
the consul of 282 BC. Gaius Fabricius C. f., father of the consul of 282 BC. Gaius Fabricius C. f. C. n. Luscinus, consul in 282 and 278 BC, and censor
Fabricia_gens
sacked the city of Thurii and expelled the newly installed Roman garrison in 282 BC. Committed to war, they appealed to Pyrrhus, who ultimately arrived with
History_of_Carthage
Etruscan combat helmet discovered in modern Slovenia
helmets are 26 bronze helmets (23 of which are preserved) dating to c. 450 BC–350 BC, found in 1812 in a cache in Ženjak, near Negau, Duchy of Styria (now
Negau_helmets
quotes survive) Ptolemy I Soter (c. 364 – 282 BC) History of Alexander Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (c. 184 – 116 BC) Hypomnemata (The Memoirs or 'Notes'),
List_of_lost_literary_works
Ancient Italic population
engaged in hostilities. The Lucanians and Bruttians laid siege to Thurii in 282 BC and a Roman army sent to its relief under Gaius Fabricius Luscinus defeated
Lucanians
Governor and autonomous ruler of Pergamon
of nine thousand talents of silver. Philetaerus served Lysimachus until 282 BC, when, perhaps because of conflicts involving the court intrigues of Arsinoë
Philetaerus
After Pyrrhus of Epirus failed to stop the spread of Roman hegemony in 282 BC, the south fell under Roman domination. It was held by the Byzantine Empire
History_of_Italy
Frazione in Tuscany, Italy
which, ranging from the Villanovan period (9th century BC to the middle of the 3rd century BC), were explored in 1908. In one, a large circular tomb,
Populonia
Etruscan burial complex
of Monterozzi, near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, and dates to around 470–450 BC. The painting is one of the best-preserved murals of Tarquinia, and is known
Tomb_of_the_Leopards
Ancient Etruscan city in Isola Farnese, Italy
eventually fell in the Battle of Veii to Roman general Camillus's army in 396 BC. Veii continued to be occupied after its capture by the Romans. The site is
Veii
Battle between Cumae and the Etruscans
The Battle of Cumae of 524 BC was a victory for the Greek city-state of Cumae over an invading force of Etruscans, Umbrians, Daunians and others. Cumae
Battle_of_Cumae_(524_BC)
First living Retired Emperor in Chinese history (died 197 BC)
Liu", died before 202 BC), posthumously honored as Empress Zhaoling (昭靈皇后) Liu Bo, Prince Wu'ai (武哀王 劉伯; b. 262 BC, died before 202 BC), first son Liu Xi
Liu_Taigong
Extinct language of ancient Italy
Greek, or Phoenician; and a few dozen purported loanwords. Attested from 700 BC to 50 AD, the relation of Etruscan to other languages has been a source of
Etruscan_language
Town in Lazio, Italy
ancient burial grounds (necropoleis), dating from the Iron Age (9th century BC, or Villanovan period) to Roman times, were on the adjacent promontories including
Tarquinia
civilization was gradually assimilated into the Roman Republic from the 4th century BC, Etruscan beliefs and mythologies were often incorporated into ancient Roman
Etruscan_religion
8th-century BC poet Hesiod, in his work, the Theogony. He mentioned them as residing in central Italy alongside the Latins. The 7th-century BC Homeric Hymn
Etruscan_history
Chief magistrate of an ancient Greek city-state
and for the supervision of some major trials in the law courts. After 683 BC the offices were held for only a single year, and the year was named after
Eponymous_archon
Iron age culture in Italy
730-720 BC Imported pilgrim's flask, 725-700 BC. Funerary furniture from male tomb 871 of the necropolis of Casal del Fosso, circa 730-720 BC. Circular
Villanovan_culture
Decade
369 BC Zhuang Zhou, Chinese Taoist philosopher 367 BC Ptolemy, Macedonian general, later founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt (d. 282 BC) 363 BC Barsine
360s_BC
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
282 BC
282 BC
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
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 : 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 (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
Chinese
Chinese : there are two sources for this character for Wen, which also means ‘warm’. One is a territory named Wen, and the other an area named Wenyi. Descendants of rulers of these areas adopted Wen as their surname.Chinese : from a character that also means ‘literature’. Its origin, however, is from the given name of an ancient personage called Wen.Chinese : from a character that also means ‘hear’. During the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), in the state of Lu there existed a man who has a supplementary name, Wenren. His descendants adopted the first character of his name, Wen, as their surname.English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
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.
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 : 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 : variant of Tang 2.Chinese : variant of Tang 3.Chinese : from a modification of the character Zhong (). In the Xia dynasty (2205–1766 bc), there existed a senior adviser whose name was Zhonggu. Much later, in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 ad), some descendants settled along a river that became known as the Tong Family river. As the Manchus moved southwards, some took up residence by this river and they too adopted Tong as their surname.Chinese : from Lao Tong, the ‘style name’ given to a son of Zhuan Xu, legendary emperor of the 26th century bc. Two of his sons became important advisers to the next emperor, Ku. Some descendants of Lao Tong adopted a character from his style name as their surname.Chinese : see also Dong.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of tongs (Old English tang(e)), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word (there are examples in Lancashire, Shropshire, and West Yorkshire), from their situation by a fork in a road or river, considered as resembling a pair of tongs.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a tongue of land, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (Old English tunge, Old Norse tunga), for example Tonge in Leicestershire.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Antonius (see Anthony). It could also be from Dutch tong ‘tongue’ and hence a nickname for a chatterbox or scold, or possibly a shortening of Van Tongeren, a habitational name for someone from Tongeren in the province of Gelderland.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : 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
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
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
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.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a tall (Middle English long ‘long’) person who was a good companion (felagh, felaw ‘partner’, ‘comrade’).The name made famous in America by poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–82) of Portland, ME, was introduced to North America by William Longfellow of Yorkshire, England, who settled in Newbury, MA, about 1676.
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
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 : 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.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Emery.The poet and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) was born in Boston of a line on his father’s side that can be traced back through preachers to the first colonial generation. The name Emerson was brought over from England independently by various other people, including a Thomas Emerson who settled at Ipswich, MA, in about 1636.
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.
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Girl/Female
Arthurian Legend
Arthur's queen.
Boy/Male
Scandinavian
Lucky wolf.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Rest. Repose.
Boy/Male
British, English
Pritty
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Entertaining companion
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Goddess Durga
Girl/Female
Indian
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Victorious.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sunjukta | ஸà¯à®¨à¯à®œà¯à®•à®¤à®¾
Ghosh
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Muslim
Garden; A Bunch of Gems
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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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A coin; as, a sixpenny piece; -- formerly applied specifically to an English gold coin worth 22 shillings.
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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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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 ninth month of the French Republican calendar, which dated from September 22, 1792. It began May, 20, and ended June 18. See Vendemiaire.
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The tenth month of the French republican calendar dating from September 22, 1792. It began June 19, and ended July 18. See VendEmiaire.
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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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Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30.
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An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25 to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.
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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.
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A trough about 28 inches long, 4 deep, and 6 wide, in which ore is measured.
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A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.
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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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A colorless oily liquid, (C2H5)2S2, having a strong garlic odor; -- called also ethyl disulphide. By extension, any one of the series of related compounds.
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A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, as the dog. M () M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178-180, 242.
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The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [/] in almanacs; the Archer.
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Of or pertaining to Pythagoras (a Greek philosopher, born about 582 b. c.), or his philosophy.
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The first month of the French republican calendar, dating from September 22, 1792.
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A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, making an angle of 23¡ 28' with the equator; -- used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.