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Calendar year
Year 283 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dolabella and Maximus (or, less frequently
283_BC
King of Macedon (294–288 BC)
Besieger of Cities'; 337–283 BC) was a Macedonian Greek nobleman and military leader who became king of Asia between 306 and 301 BC, and king of Macedon between
Demetrius_I_Poliorcetes
Ancient Gallic tribe
during the Battle of the Allia in 390 BC. They remained a constant threat until Rome eventually subjugated them in 283 BC, after which they disappeared from
Senones
Battle in 283 BC
The second Battle of Lake Vadimo was fought in 283 BC between Rome and the combined forces of the Etruscans and the Gallic tribes of the Boii and the Senones
Battle of Lake Vadimon (283 BC)
Battle_of_Lake_Vadimon_(283_BC)
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
tensions rapidly rose after the departure of the Epirote king. Between 288 and 283 BC, Messina in Sicily was taken by the Mamertines, a band of mercenaries formerly
Roman_Republic
Willful killing of a prominent person
assassinated by his own sons; and Jael assassinated Sisera. Chanakya (c. 350–283 BC) wrote about assassinations in detail in his political treatise Arthashastra
Assassination
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
Three wars between the Roman Republic and the Samnites in Central Italy, 343–290 BC
The First, Second, and Third Samnite Wars (343–341 BC, 326–304 BC, and 298–290 BC) were fought between the Roman Republic and the Samnites, who lived on
Samnite_Wars
Hellenistic-era Greek state in Egypt (305–30 BC)
was a principal source for the later work of Arrian. Ptolemy I died in 283 BC at the age of 84. He left a stable and well-governed kingdom to his son
Ptolemaic_Kingdom
Gallic sack of Rome in 390 BC
the campaign against the Senones led by Publius Cornelius Dolabella in 283 BC. According to a modern interpretation by Emilio Gabba in contrast with the
Sack_of_Rome_(390_BC)
Irish deity
Soter (323–283 BC). The chronology of Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates her reign to 468–461 BC, the Annals of the Four Masters to 661–654 BC. Marie-Louise
Macha
Library in ancient Alexandria, Egypt
composed between c. 180 and c. 145 BC. It claims the Library was founded during the reign of Ptolemy I Soter (c. 323–c. 283 BC) and that it was initially organized
Library_of_Alexandria
4th-century BC Macedonian woman
Greek: Ἀρσινόη; lived 4th century BC) was an ancient Macedonian noblewoman and the mother of Ptolemy I Soter (323 – 283 BC), king of Ptolemaic Egypt. Arsinoe
Arsinoe_of_Macedon
Comune in Marche, Italy
the 4th century BC, the Senones Gauls invaded the area and ousted them. They turned it into a stronghold against the Piceni. In 283 BC the Senones were
Jesi
List of links describing conflicts Rome was involved in
defeated by the Gauls. 283 BC – Battle of Lake Vadimo – A Roman army under P. Cornelius Dolabella defeats the Etruscans and Gauls. 282 BC – Battle of Populonia
List of Roman external wars and battles
List_of_Roman_external_wars_and_battles
Battle during the Roman–Gallic wars (c.284 BC)
died in the battle. This would place the battle in 283 BC because Denter was a consul in 284 BC. In Polybius’ account, Denter was replaced by Manius
Battle_of_Arretium
Wars between the Roman Republic and Celtic tribes
Rome occupies. Then in 283 BC the Boii, with Etruscan allies, march on Rome. Rome is victorious at the Battle of Lake Vadimo. 225 BC: The Insubres and Boii
Roman–Gallic_wars
(389–314 BC) Aristotle (384–322 BC) Mencius (372–289 BC) Chanakya (350–283 BC) Xun Zi (310–237 BC) Han Fei (c. 280–233 BC) Polybius (c. 200-118 BC) Cicero
List of political philosophers
List_of_political_philosophers
Ancient Greek male given name meaning "devoted to Demeter"
Great (d. 330 BC) Demetrius I of Macedon (337–283 BC), called Poliorcetes, son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, King of Macedonia 294–288 BC Demetrius the
Demetrius
Figure in Greek mythology
notorious hetaira courtesan who captivated Demetrius Poliorcetes (died 283 BC). The double-entendre sarcasm was uttered by Demetrius's father, among others
Lamia
Canal in Greece
exist next to the modern canal. The Diadoch Demetrius Poliorcetes (336–283 BC) planned to construct a canal as a means to improve his communication lines
Corinth_Canal
Popillius Laenas (consul 173 BC) Lucius Postumius Albinus Marcus Antonius Primus Publius Cornelius Dolabella (consul 283 BC) Marcus Pupius Piso Frugi Calpurnianus
List_of_Roman_generals
Maximus was a consul of the Roman Republic in 283 BC. He became a candidate for the aedileship in 304 BC. He lost to Gnaeus Flavius. Five years later,
Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus Maximus
Gnaeus_Domitius_Calvinus_Maximus
King of Qi
齊襄王; pinyin: Qí Xiāng Wáng), personal name Tian Fazhang, was from 283 BC to 265 BC the king of the Qi state. He was succeeded to the throne by his son
King_Xiang_of_Qi
Historical region of Italy; territory of the Roman Republic/Empire
Ascoli area, in sites such as Filottrano, San Genesio, Matelica, Offida. In 283 BC the Romans expelled the Senones and annexed Picenum down to Ancona when
Picenum
Comune in Lazio, Italy
Vatican Museums. Two major battles between Etruscans and Romans (310 and 283 BC) were fought nearby on the shores of the Vadimone lake. The Romans were
Orte
Roman consul in 283 BCE
Publius Cornelius Dolabella was a consul of the Roman Republic in 283 BC. He is best noted for having defeated a combined force of the Etruscans, and the
Publius Cornelius Dolabella (consul 283 BC)
Publius_Cornelius_Dolabella_(consul_283_BC)
Hellenistic educational and philosophical institution
Soter (c. 367 BC – c. 283 BC) in Alexandria, Egypt, though it is more likely that it took shape under Ptolemy II Philadelphus (309–246 BC). As a community
Mouseion
Ancient Roman family
was Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus, consul in 332 BC. His son, Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus Maximus, was consul in 283, and the first plebeian censor. The family
Domitia_gens
Masculine form of Aphrodite
spend the day worshiping the statue of Hermaphroditus." Philochorus (c. 337–283 BC), Atthis Pausanias (c. 110 – c. 180 AD), Description of Greece 1.19.2 Concerning
Aphroditus
Gallic tribe
rebelled against Rome. This was prompted by developments that started in 283 BC, when unspecified Celts besieged Arretium (Arezzo in Tuscany) and defeated
Insubres
military treatise, mentions tactics of assassination. Chanakya (c. 350–283 BC), an Indian teacher, philosopher and royal advisor, wrote about assassinations
History_of_assassination
century BC) Eubulides of Miletus, (4th century BC) Euclid of Alexandria, (c. 323-283 BC) Euclid of Megara, (c. 400 BC) Eudoxus of Cnidus, (410 or 408 BC-355
List of philosophers born in the centuries BC
List_of_philosophers_born_in_the_centuries_BC
Greek statesman and philosopher (c.350–c.280 BC)
180 – c. 145 BC, the library was initially organized by Demetrius of Phaleron, under the reign of Ptolemy I Soter (c. 367 – c. 283 BC). Other sources
Demetrius_of_Phalerum
Town and comune of Florence, in Tuscany, Italy
cultural periods. The earliest known recorded mention of the town dates to 283 BC, when the Etruscan town, then known as Faesulae, was conquered by the Romans
Fiesole
308-283 BC ¦ Eochaidh Alt-Leathan ¦ Aongus Tuirmeach-Teamrach ¦ ¦ Enna Aigneach Fiacha Firmara (Éanna III Aigneach) (Dalriada and King 206-186 BC Argyle
O'Boyle_family
Ancient Roman family
Publius Cornelius Dolabella Maximus, consul in 283 BC. Marcus Cornelius Dolabella, praetor in Sicily in 211 BC. Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella, inaugurated as
Cornelia_gens
Pharaoh (305–283/282 BC) Kush Kush (complete list) – Harsiotef, King (404–369 BC) (unknown Qore), King (369–350 BC) Akhraten, King (350–335 BC) Amanibakhi
List of state leaders in the 4th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_4th_century_BC
Musical instrument
was eventually exposed as an impostor when the king's son Min (湣王, 300 BC–283 BC), who had succeeded his father as king, requested that the musicians play
Yu_(wind_instrument)
Imperial cult in Hellenistic Egypt
around the reigning dynasty itself. The cult of the Ptolemies began in 283/2 BC, when the deceased parents of Ptolemy II were deified as the "Saviour Gods"
Ptolemaic cult of Alexander the Great
Ptolemaic_cult_of_Alexander_the_Great
Greco-Scythian state near Sea of Azov (c. 438 BC–c. AD 527)
River Thatis in 310 BC but was then killed in battle, giving Eumelus the throne. Eumelus' successor was Spartocus III (303–283 BC) and after him Paerisades
Bosporan_Kingdom
Conflicts between the Romans and Etruscans – 8th to 3rd centuries BCE
between Etruscans and Romans in 310 and 283 BC, in both of which the Romans were victorious. Prior to 298 BC war had already broken out between Rome and
Roman–Etruscan_Wars
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
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
Topics referred to by the same term
also refer to: People: Ptolemy II Philadelphus (309–246 BC), king of Ptolemaic Egypt 283 BC-246 BC Arsinoe II, given the epithet "Philadelphoi" (plural form)
Philadelphus_(disambiguation)
King of Qin, China from 307 to 251 BC
Xinyuan (新垣) and Quyang (曲陽) from Wei in 287 BC, and the former Wei capital Anyi (安邑) in 286 BC. In 283 BC, Qin allied with Zhao and attacked Wei again
King_Zhaoxiang_of_Qin
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
Calendar year
Antigonid dynasty king of Macedon (d. 283 BC) Approximate date – Timoleon, Greek statesman and general (b. c. 411 BC) Shen Pu-hai, Chinese bureaucrat, chief
337_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
Cornelius Dolabella (consul 283 BC) Publius Cornelius Dolabella (consul 44 BC) Publius Cornelius Dolabella (consul 35 BC) Publius Cornelius Dolabella
Publius_Cornelius_Dolabella
writing, over 5,000 years ago, with the earliest records going back to 3,200 BC. Prehistory covers the time from the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) to the beginning
Timeline_of_prehistory
Ancient nomadic Iranic people who invaded West Asia in the 8th and 7th centuries BC
Ionia, they were remembered in Greek tradition, and an inscription from 283 BC mentioned that the Greek city-states of Samos and Priene were still engaging
Cimmerians
Ancient Egyptian And Sudanese Museum Department
civilisation (196 BC) Giant sculpture of a scarab beetle (32–30 BC) Fragment of a basalt Egyptian-style statue of Ptolemy I Soter (305–283 BC) Mummy of Hornedjitef
British Museum Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan
British_Museum_Department_of_Ancient_Egypt_and_Sudan
Anatolia during classical antiquity
major satraps appointed on the death of Alexander the Great (323 BC), Ptolemy (323–283 BC) settled into his new province of Egypt and Libya with the least
Classical_Anatolia
Astronomical cycle lasting 76 years
observations by Timocharis during the 47th year of the first Callippic cycle (283 BC), when on the eighth of Anthesterion, the Pleiades star cluster was occulted
Callippic_cycle
Decade
rule until 211 BC Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter, Roman consul and general (killed in the Battle of Arretium) (b. c. 320 BC) 283 BC Demetrius I Poliorcetes
280s_BC
National museum in London, England
Soter (305–283 BC) Mummy of Hornedjitef (inner coffin), Thebes (3rd century BC) Wall from a chapel of Queen Shanakdakhete, Meroë (c. 150 BC) Shrine of
British_Museum
(5th century BC – 221 BC) and the Qin dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC), while 13 provinces were created on top of the existing hierarchy in 106 BC. In each province
List of provinces and commanderies of the Han dynasty
List_of_provinces_and_commanderies_of_the_Han_dynasty
Roman civilisation from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD
Lake Trasimene Battle of Lake Tunis Battle of Lake Vadimo (283 BC) Battle of Lake Vadimo (310 BC) Battle of Lauro Battle of Lauron Battle of Lautulae Battle
Index of ancient Rome–related articles
Index_of_ancient_Rome–related_articles
Overview of and topical guide to political science
Politics and Nicomachean Ethics – Aristotle (384–322 BC) Arthashastra – Chāṇakya (c. 350–283 BC) Meditations – Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180
Outline_of_political_science
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
Soter (r. 305–283 BC) of Egypt's Ptolemaic dynasty, Seleucus I Nicator (r. 305–281 BC) of the Seleucid Empire, and Lysimachus (r. 306–281 BC), King of Thrace
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
with the Holocene glacial retreat around 11650 years Before Present (c. 9700 BC). It is characterized by a general trend towards global warming, the expansion
Timeline of extinctions in the Holocene
Timeline_of_extinctions_in_the_Holocene
Battle in 310 BC
after their long-continued and abundant prosperity." Battle of Lake Vadimo (283 BC) https://www.mysteriousetruscans.com/posts/TT29MM1.html - Velthur Valerius
Battle of Lake Vadimo (310 BC)
Battle_of_Lake_Vadimo_(310_BC)
Roman hero who saved the Capitol from a Gaulish attack
Denter, who was slain in battle against the Gauls at the Lake Vadimo in 283 BC. Another possibility is his son, who gained a famous victory at the Battle
Marcus_Manlius_Capitolinus
first Ptolemaic Queen Berenice I of Egypt. The record is dated from ca. 283 BC-278 BC and is on display in the Greco-Roman Museum of Alexandria. The inscription
Stratonice_of_Libya
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
Dynasty of Hellenistic kings
Battle of Salamis in 306 BC and ruled much of Hellenistic Greece from 294 until their defeat at the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC (Third Macedonian War), after
Antigonid_dynasty
Oared warships
Phoenicia and, later, Ptolemy II (r. 283–246 BC) had 36 septiremes constructed. Pyrrhus of Epirus (r. 306–302, 297–272 BC) also apparently had at least one
Hellenistic-era_warships
Lake in Province of Viterbo, Italy
as the theatre for the battles between Etruscans and Romans in 310 and 283 BC, in both of which the Romans were victorious. It is near the ancient Etruscan
Lake_Vadimo
Lysimachus (Greek: Λυσίμαχoς; fl. 3rd century BC) was a son of king Ptolemy Philadelphus (283–246 BC) by Arsinoe, the daughter of Lysimachus, king of Thrace
Lysimachus_of_Egypt
Greek epithet, savior, given to Zeus and other gods
empire Liberating Athens from Cassander 382–301 BC Ptolemy I Soter King and Pharaoh of Egypt 323–283 BC Antiochus I Soter King of the Seleucid Empire Defeating
Soter
Population of Picenum, on the northern Adriatic coastal plain of ancient Italy
Piceni themselves, the Senones were expelled from the coastal region in 283 BC and the Romans annexed it down to Ancona when it became part of the Ager
Picentes
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
prime ministers of Italy. Millennia: 1st BC · 1st–2nd · 3rd Centuries: 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC · See also · Bibliography Centuries: 1st ·
Timeline_of_Italian_history
Gallic leader
Etruscans "in this very war." Publius Cornelius Dolabella (the consul for 283 BC) then devastated the ager Gallicus (the name the Romans gave to the land
Britomaris
City in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
of the Celts, who held it from the 6th century BC until their defeat by the Umbri in 283 BC. In 268 BC at the mouth of the Ariminus (now called the Marecchia)
Rimini
Hellenistic king of Cyrene
child born into the marriage, as his father died shortly thereafter, in 283 BC. From his father's previous marriages, Demetrius had various paternal half
Demetrius_the_Fair
Roman road in Italy
231 BC), Flaminina, Clodia, Aemilia, Cassia, Valeria (c. 307 BC), and Caecilia (c. 283 BC). The Via Aurelia crossed the Tiber by way of the bridge Pons
Via_Aurelia
King of Macedonia from 277 BC to 239 BC
proposing himself as a hostage for his father's release, but to no avail. In 283 BC, at the age of 55, Demetrius died in captivity in Syria. When Antigonus
Antigonus_II_Gonatas
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
114. Bringmann 2007, p. 283; Eck & Takács 2007, p. 8; Goldsworthy 2014, p. 86, though he provides the date of 15 September 45 BC instead. Morstein-Marx
Augustus
Decade
Antigonid dynasty king of Macedon (d. 283 BC) 335 BC Herophilos, Greek physician and first anatomist (d. 280 BC) 334 BC Zeno of Citium, Greek philosopher
330s_BC
Trygaios Τρυγαῖος Adaios (c. 450 BC) epigrammatic poet Antipater (c. 397 BC–319 BC) Illyrian Wars Ptolemy I Soter (367 BC–283 BC) patron of letters, historian
List_of_ancient_Macedonians
d'Alger, note sur l'occupation (Victor Magen, Paris 1839) Chanakya (c. 350–c. 283 BC), minister and closest advisor to the first emperor of the Maurya Empire
List of military theorists and writers
List_of_military_theorists_and_writers
(323–283 BC). The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 461–441 BC, the Annals of the Four Masters to 654–634 BC. If
Rechtaid_Rígderg
Ancient Roman family
in 284 and praetor in 283 BC, slain in battle against the Senones. Lucius Caecilius L. f. C. n. Metellus, consul in 251 and 247 BC, during the First Punic
Caecilia_gens
3rd-century BC Greek epic poet
since it lists Apollonius under Ptolemy I Soter (died 283 BC), or Ptolemy V Epiphanes (born 210 BC). The Suda says that Apollonius succeeded Eratosthenes
Apollonius_of_Rhodes
Etruscan city near Rome
Vadimo in 310 and 283 BC. Nevertheless, Vulci was strong enough to further resist until Tiberius Coruncanius triumphed over Vulci in 280 BC and the colonia
Vulci
Practice of controlling rate of growth
reflected on the issue of population. At about 300 BC, the Indian political philosopher Chanakya (c. 350-283 BC) considered population a source of political
Human_population_planning
Alexandria, Egypt, almost certainly during the reign of Ptolemy I (323–283 BC). Neither the year nor place of his birth have been established, nor the
History_of_algebra
Territory located in Bengal in ancient and medieval time
as part of the Gauda Kingdom. The Arthashastra of Chanakya (around 350–283 BC) refers to it along with Vanga, Pundra. This geographical idea continues
Gauḍa_(region)
Prefecture-level city in Hebei, People's Republic of China
Xiangping (currently north of Liaoyang). In 283 BC, King Zhao established Shanggu Commandery. In 265 BC, Li Mu, a famous general of Zhao, commanded and
Zhangjiakou
Ptolemaic dynasty 323 BC – Alexander dies. Ptolemy I Soter appointed "Satrap" of Egypt. 305 BC – Ptolemy I proclaims himself king. 283 BC – Library of Alexandria
Timeline_of_Alexandria
early example of propaganda. The Arthashastra written by Chanakya (c. 350 – 283 BC), a professor of political science at Takshashila University and a prime
History_of_propaganda
Roman consul in 289 BC
was consul in 289 BC together with Marcus Valerius Maximus Corvinus. In 283 BC, he served as censor, but retired soon after in unknown circumstances, possibly
Quintus_Caedicius_Noctua
Library that supports scholarly research
established during the reigns of Ptolemy I Soter (367–283 BC) and his son Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285–246 BC). There are report that the library at its height
Research_library
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
Topics referred to by the same term
(337–283 BC), king of Macedon Demetrius I of Bactria, Greco-Bactrian king (reigned c. 200–180 BC) Demetrius I Soter (born 185 BC, reign 161–150 BC), ruler
Demetrius_I
3rd-century BCE Greek poet, scholar and librarian
ruler of Egypt in 283 BC. Classicist John Ferguson puts the latest date of Callimachus's establishment at the imperial court at 270 BC. Despite the lack
Callimachus
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
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
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
283 BC
283 BC
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
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
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 : habitational name from the village of Brattle, near Ashford in Kent.Thomas Brattle (c.1624–83) was reckoned, at the time of his death, to be the wealthiest man in New England. His son, also called Thomas Brattle (1658–1713), treasurer of Harvard College from 1693 to 1713, was a man noted for his rationality and humanism, which included opposition to the Salem withccraft trials of 1692.
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.
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
English : unexplained.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Schum.Chinese : (Pinyin Cen) this surname was derived from an area so named during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc).
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long’, ‘tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus).Irish (Ulster (Armagh) and Munster) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan).Chinese : from the name of an official treasurer called Long, who lived during the reign of the model emperor Shun (2257–2205 bc). his descendants adopted this name as their surname. Additionally, a branch of the Liu clan (see Lau 1), descendants of Liu Lei, who supposedly had the ability to handle dragons, was granted the name Yu-Long (meaning roughly ‘resistor of dragons’) by the Xia emperor Kong Jia (1879–1849 bc). Some descendants later simplified Yu-Long to Long and adopted it as their surname.Chinese : there are two sources for this name. One was a place in the state of Lu in Shandong province during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). The other source is the Xiongnu nationality, a non-Han Chinese people.Chinese : variant of Lang.Cambodian : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leet.An early American bearer of this name was one of the founders of Guilford, CT. William Leete (c. 1613–83), a colonial governor of New Haven colony and CT, was born at Dodington, Huntingtonshire, England. He converted to Puritanism and sailed for America to escape persecution in May 1639.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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; 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.
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
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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
Chinese
Chinese : from the place name Pan, which existed in the state of Wei during the Zhou dynasty. Bi Gonggao, fifteenth son of the virtuous duke Wen Wang, was granted a state named Wei when the Zhou dynasty came to power in 1122 bc (see Feng 1). Bi Gonggao in turn granted the area called Pan to one of his sons, whose descendants eventually adopted Pan as their surname. This name is also Romanized as Poon, Pun, and Pon.Korean : There are two Chinese characters for this surname; only one of them, however, is common enough to warrant treatment here. There are three clans which use this character: the KisÅng (also called the KÅje), the Kwangju, and the Namp’yÅng. The founding ancestors of these clans were KoryÅ (918–1392) figures, and it is widely believed that they were related.Spanish and southern French (Occitan) : metonymic occupational name for a baker or a pantryman, from Spanish and Occitan pan ‘bread’ (Latin panis).English and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for someone who cast pans, from Middle English, Middle Dutch panne ‘pan’.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish pan ‘lord’, ‘master’, ‘landowner’, hence a nickname for a haughty person.Perhaps also an Americanized spelling or translation of German Pfann (North German Pann).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : 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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Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Friend
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Woman
Boy/Male
Andhra, Gujarati, Indian
Army Ruler; Poisonous
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Gift
Girl/Female
Tamil
Anushya | அநà¯à®‚à®·à¯à®¯à®¾
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Good
Boy/Male
Indian
Good Night; Su (Good) Nish (Night)
Boy/Male
Welsh
Coward.
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English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by an ash tree, from the Middle English phrase at(te) asche ‘at (the) ash’, often at(te) esche in some dialects, especially in southeastern England.Probably an altered spelling of Tesch.
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English
English : from a Norman personal name composed of the Germanic elements hari, heri ‘army’ + bald, bold ‘bold’, ‘brave’.
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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.
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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A colorless, tasteless, odorless, gaseous element occurring in the free state in the atmosphere, of which it forms about 23 per cent by weight and about 21 per cent by volume, being slightly heavier than nitrogen. Symbol O. Atomic weight 15.96.
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A radioactive isotope of strontium produced by certain nuclear reactions, and constituting one of the prominent harmful components of radioactive fallout from nuclear explosions; also called radiostrontium. It has a half-life of 28 years.
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One of the two small circles of the celestial sphere, situated on each side of the equator, at a distance of 23¡ 28/, and parallel to it, which the sun just reaches at its greatest declination north or south, and from which it turns again toward the equator, the northern circle being called the Tropic of Cancer, and the southern the Tropic of Capricorn, from the names of the two signs at which they touch the ecliptic.
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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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A character or symbol representing a number; a numeral; a digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc.
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A great circle of the celestial sphere, making an angle with the equinoctial of about 23¡ 28'. It is the apparent path of the sun, or the real path of the earth as seen from the sun.
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Any positive or negative number that differs from a given number by a multiple of a given modulus; thus, if 7 is the modulus, and 9 the given number, the numbers -5, 2, 16, 23, etc., are residues.
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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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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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A festival celebrated annually by the Romans on February 23 in honor of Terminus, the god of boundaries.
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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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One of the products arising from the multiplication of two or more quantities by the same number or quantity. Thus, seven times 2, or 14, and seven times 4, or 28, are equimultiples of 2 and 4.
a.
Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23¡ 28/. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.
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The angle made by two lines or planes; as, the inclination of the plane of the earth's equator to the plane of the ecliptic is about 23¡ 28'; the inclination of two rays of light.
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A place of nether darkness, being the gloomy space through which the souls passed to Hades. See Milton's "Paradise Lost," Book II., line 883.