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Calendar year
The year 355 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Peticus and Poplicola (or, less
355_BC
4th-century BC Greek civil war
Social War, also known as the War of the Allies, was fought from 357 BC to 355 BC between Athens with the Second Athenian League and the allied city-states
Social_War_(357–355_BC)
Horse of Alexander the Great
fə.ləs/; Ancient Greek: Βουκεφᾰ́λᾱς, romanized: Boukephalas; c. 355 BC – June 326 BC) or Bucephalas, was the horse of Alexander the Great, and one of
Bucephalus
Rise of Macedon
and Cloche) dates Neon to 355 BC, Methone to 355–354 BC, Philip's first Thessalian campaign to 354 BC, and his second to 353 BC. Conversely, Cawkwell, Sealey
Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II
Expansion_of_Macedonia_under_Philip_II
Battle during the expansion of Macedonia
Athens and her erstwhile allies (357–355 BC), and the Third Sacred War which erupted in central Greece in 356 BC between the Phocians and the other members
Battle_of_Chaeronea_(338_BC)
City-state in ancient Greece
city-state (polis) of ancient Greece during the classical period (480–323 BC), in the peninsula of Attica. Athens was a centre for the arts, learning,
Classical_Athens
Greek civilization from 1200 BC to 600 AD
civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity (c. 600 AD), comprising a loose collection
Ancient_Greece
King of Macedonia, Antipatrid dynasty
c. 355 BC – 297 BC) was king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 305 BC until 297 BC, and de facto ruler of southern Greece from 317 BC until
Cassander
Ancient citadel above the city of Athens
was inhabited as early as the 4th millennium BC, it was Pericles (c. 495–429 BC) in the fifth century BC who coordinated the construction of the buildings
Acropolis_of_Athens
Cyrene (c. 440 – 366 BC). A Cyrenaic. Advocate of ethical hedonism. Xenophon (c. 427 – 355 BC). Historian. Plato (c. 427 – 347 BC). Famed for view of the
Timeline of Western philosophers
Timeline_of_Western_philosophers
War between the Amphictyonic League and the Phocians
and Cloche) dates Neon to 355 BC, Methone to 355–354 BC, Philip's first Thessalian campaign to 354 BC, and his second to 353 BC. Conversely, Cawkwell, Sealey
Third_Sacred_War
Ancient Minoan buildings in Crete
1900 BC, as the culmination of longer-term social and architectural trends. These initial palaces were destroyed by earthquakes around 1700 BC but were
Minoan_palaces
Period of ancient Greek history from 371 to 362 BC
Third Sacred War (c. 355 BC), Thebes proved too exhausted to bring any conclusion to the conflict. The war was finally ended in 346 BC, by the forces not
Theban_hegemony
Ancient Greek city
short time after 444 BC. The city was destroyed by the Bruttii not long after their emergence as an ethnic group in 356/355 BC. In the present day the
Sybaris_on_the_Traeis
Topics referred to by the same term
355 AD/CE (CCCLV) is a year in the Gregorian calendar. 355 may also refer to: The year 355 BC 355 (number), a number in the 300s range 355 Gabriella, a
355_(disambiguation)
in 148 BC with the final defeat of Macedonia. Two years later the Roman era began with the Corinthian defeat in the Battle of Corinth in 146 BC. The Roman
Greece_in_the_Roman_era
Tyrant (405–367 BC) Dionysius the Younger, Tyrant (367–356 BC, 346–344 BC) Dion, Tyrant (357–355 BC) Calippus, Tyrant (355–353 BC) Hipparinus [de],
List of state leaders in the 4th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_4th_century_BC
Greek philosopher, historian, and soldier (c.430–355/354 BC)
Xenophon of Athens (/ˈzɛnəfən, -ˌfɒn/; Ancient Greek: Ξενοφῶν; c. 430 – 355/354 BC) was a Greek military leader, philosopher, and historian. At the age of
Xenophon
Macedonian general and regent (355–320 BC)
Perdiccas (Greek: Περδίκκας, Perdikkas; c. 355 BC – 320 BC) was a Macedonian general, successor of Alexander the Great, and the regent of Alexander's
Perdiccas
Essay by Xenophon
Concerning Income", also translated A Pamphlet on Revenues) was written in 355 BC and is believed to be the last work written by Xenophon. This was shortly
Ways_and_Means_(Xenophon)
Ancient Greek currency
subsistence" for "the poor citizens" (for the head of a household in 355 BC). Earlier in 422 BC, we also see in Aristophanes (Wasps, line 300–302) that the daily
Ancient_drachma
353/52 BC Macedonian victory in Greece
and Cloche) dates Neon to 355 BC, Methone to 355–354 BC, Philip's first Thessalian campaign to 354 BC, and his second to 353 BC. Conversely, Cawkwell, Sealey
Battle_of_Crocus_Field
4th-century BC maritime confederation of Aegean city-states
a maritime confederation of Greek city-states that existed from 378 to 355 BC under the hegemony of Athens. It is sometimes referenced as the second Athenian
Second_Athenian_League
Dynamic list of ancient Greek rulers over Syracuse
Elder (405 BC–367 BC) Dionysius the Younger (367 BC–356 BC) Dion (357 BC–355 BC) Calippus (355 BC–353 BC) Hipparinus [de] (353 BC–c.350 BC) Nysaeus [de]
List_of_tyrants_of_Syracuse
5th-century BC Athenian playwright
Eὐριπίδης, romanized: Eurīpídēs, pronounced [eu̯.riː.pí.dɛːs]; c. 480 – c. 406 BC) was a Greek tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles
Euripides
Era in Greece from (c. 1200 – c. 800 BC)
The Greek Dark Ages (c. 1180–800 BC) was a period in Ancient Greece characterized by societal collapse of civilization, where the palaces and cities of
Greek_Dark_Ages
4th-century BCE Athenian general
Chabrias (Greek: Χαβρίας; bef. 420–357 BC) was an Athenian general active in the first half of the 4th century BC. During his career he was involved in
Chabrias
bronze and stone: Archaic Greek sculpture (from about 650 to 480 BC), Classical (480–323 BC) and Hellenistic thereafter. At all periods there were great numbers
Ancient_Greek_sculpture
Greek coins from the Archaic to Imperial Roman periods
century BC until the Persian Wars in about 480 BC. The Classical period then began, and lasted until the conquests of Alexander the Great in about 330 BC, which
Ancient_Greek_coinage
Historical period of Greece following Classical Greece
323 BC and the annexation of the classical Greek Achaean League heartlands by the Roman Republic. This culminated at the Battle of Corinth in 146 BC, a
Hellenistic_Greece
Speech given by Demosthenes
charges (leitourgiai). Leptines had proposed the law around the years 355–54 BC. Although the name of the speech highlights Leptines, the content focuses
Against_Leptines
Historical region of Upper Macedonia
it lost its independence and by 355 BC, Elimiotis was part of the kingdom of Macedon. Arrhidaeus (born before 513 BC) Derdas I (505–435) Sirras (437–390)
Elimiotis
a period from about 900 BC until the 1st century AD, with the earliest remaining architectural works dating from around 600 BC. Ancient Greek architecture
Ancient_Greek_architecture
Mythological creature with a human head and lion body
Great during Persian Empire at Susa (480 BC) Achaemenid sphinx from Halicarnassus, capital of Caria, 355 BC. Found in Bodrum Castle, but possibly from
Sphinx
Period of ancient Greece (510 to 323 BC)
secede. In 357 BC the revolt against the league spread, and between 357 BC and 355 BC, Athens had to face war against its allies—a war whose issue was marked
Classical_Greece
Bronze Age culture
known as Cycladic civilisation) was a Bronze Age culture (c. 3100 BC – c. 1000 BC) found throughout the islands of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea. In
Cycladic_culture
Overview of and topical guide to ancient Greece
Oenophyta Battle of Coronea (447 BC) Battle of Tanagra (457 BC) Sicilian Wars Battle of Himera (480 BC) Battle of Himera (409 BC) Peloponnesian War Battle of
Outline_of_ancient_Greece
Bronze Age civilization on Crete and other Aegean Islands
local Neolithic culture around 3100 BC, with complex urban settlements beginning around 2000 BC. After c. 1450 BC, they came under the cultural and perhaps
Minoan_civilization
Topics referred to by the same term
(c. 355 BC – 321/320 BC) was a general of Alexander the Great. Perdiccas, or variants, may also refer to: Perdiccas I of Macedon, ruled c. 653 BC Perdiccas
Perdiccas_(disambiguation)
ancient Greece. The shards of pots discarded or buried in the 1st millennium BC are still the best guide available to understand the customary life and mind
Pottery_of_ancient_Greece
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 or
List of philosophers born in the centuries BC
List_of_philosophers_born_in_the_centuries_BC
Varieties of Ancient Greek in classical antiquity
Mycenaean civilization of the Late Bronze Age in the late 2nd millennium BC. The classical distribution of dialects was brought about by the migrations
Ancient_Greek_dialects
(246–222 BC). The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 362–355 BC, the Annals of the Four Masters to 506–499 BC. R. A
Mug_Corb
Military forces of Athens in Ancient Greece
(418 BC) Sicilian Expedition Battle of Arginusae Battle of Aegospotami Battle of Lechaeum Battle of Mantinea (362 BC) Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) Battle
Athenian_military
Inscribed clay disc found in Crete, Greece
Greece, possibly from the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age (second millennium BC), bearing a text in an unknown script and language. Its purpose and its original
Phaistos_Disc
4th-century BC Theban gay military unit
force of the Theban army in the 4th century BC. It was first organised under commander Gorgidas in 378 BC and later Pelopidas, and played a crucial role
Sacred_Band_of_Thebes
Greek island in the Aegean Sea
the second Athenian confederacy (the Second Athenian League 378–355 BC). In c. 357 BC, along with Chios, it severed its connection with Athens. From the
Paros
Ancient Greek mythological figure
c. 355 BC (Metropolitan Museum of Art) Satyr holding a thyrsus, supporting a drunken ivy-wreathed silenus, from the Borghese Vase, 1st century BC (Louvre)
Silenus
4th-century BC Roman consul
the fourth century BC. He was consular tribune in 377, magister equitum in 368 and 352, consul in 366 and 363, and interrex in 355 BC. Aemilia (gens) Elvers
Lucius Aemilius Mamercinus (consul 366 BC)
Lucius_Aemilius_Mamercinus_(consul_366_BC)
Spartan domination of parts of Greece (404–371 BC)
360 BC, Archidamus III became king and practiced a policy of non-conflict between Athens and the Second Naval Confederacy (357–355 BC). Between 355 and
Spartan_hegemony
Government regime in ancient Athens
established in 403 BC, but it can be linked with both earlier and subsequent reforms (graphē paranómōn 416 BC; end of assembly trials 355 BC). For instance
Athenian_democracy
Decade
general, soldier, aristocrat, and companion of Alexander the Great (d. 324 BC). 355 BC Cassander, companion of Alexander the Great, successor king of Macedonia
350s_BC
Educational model once used in Athens
400–188 BC) Second Athenian League (378–355 BC) Thessalian League (374–196 BC) Arcadian League (370–c. 230 BC) Epirote League (370–168 BC) League of
Paideia
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
than 115 sons from 350 wives. In 358 BC Artaxerxes II died and was succeeded by his son Artaxerxes III. In 355 BC, Artaxerxes III forced Athens to conclude
Achaemenid_Empire
Folklore of the ancient Greeks
400–188 BC) Second Athenian League (378–355 BC) Thessalian League (374–196 BC) Arcadian League (370–c. 230 BC) Epirote League (370–168 BC) League of
Ancient_Greek_folklore
1750 BC) Confucius (551–479 BC) Socrates (470–399 BC) Mozi (470–390 BC) Xenophon (427–355 BC) Plato (427–347 BC) Diogenes of Sinope (412–323 BC) Aeschines
List of political philosophers
List_of_political_philosophers
Classical Greek term for pre-Greeks
though far from exclusively, within the territory which by the 5th century BC was inhabited by those speakers of ancient Greek who were identified as Ionians
Pelasgians
4th-century BC Macedonian princess and queen regent of Epirus
Cleopatra of Macedonia (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα της Μακεδονίας; c. 355/354 BC – 308 BC), or Cleopatra of Epirus (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα της Ηπείρου) was an ancient
Cleopatra_of_Macedon
Practice of wealthy individuals distributing wealth to the community
should, unless required or compelled to do so. At the same time, around 355 BC, Demosthenes mentioned the lack of contributions from the rich in his Against
Euergetism
Italia 378–371 BC Boeotian War 378–362 BC Theban-Spartan War 357–355 BC Social War 356–346 BC Third Sacred War 346-344 BC Foreign War 335 BC Alexander's
List_of_conflicts_in_Europe
2000-1700 BCE Minoan structural ensemble discovered in 2024
400–188 BC) Second Athenian League (378–355 BC) Thessalian League (374–196 BC) Arcadian League (370–c. 230 BC) Epirote League (370–168 BC) League of
Papoura Hill Circular Structure
Papoura_Hill_Circular_Structure
Former country and region in Eastern Europe
(Cherkeska, burqa, papaha). Known rulers of the region include: 400–383 BC: Hekataios 383–355 BC: Oktamasades 100s: Stachemfak 400s: Dawiy 500s: Bakhsan Dawiqo
Circassia
4th-century BC Tyrant of Syracuse
with the radical leader Heraclides and was forced into exile. Recalled in 355 BC, he became master of the whole city but alienated the population with his
Dion_of_Syracuse
Aspect of Chinese military history
in Hancheng, Shaanxi. The Wall of the Zheng was initially constructed in 355 BC. Zheng was later defeated by the Han, which continually constructed the
History of the Great Wall of China
History_of_the_Great_Wall_of_China
Calendar year
Pythagoras (d. c. 355 BC) Dion, tyrant of Syracuse (d. c. 354 BC) Hippodamus of Miletus, Greek urban planner and polymath (b. 498 BC) Wikimedia Commons
408_BC
1871 chart by Sebastian C. Adams
busts, and 250 inscriptions containing the history of Greece from 1582 to 355 BC located in Oxford) The Bible (King James Version) "It is worth a library
Adams Synchronological Chart or Map of History
Adams_Synchronological_Chart_or_Map_of_History
Conflicts of Alexander the Great (336–323 BC)
carried out a series of conquests and military campaigns from 336 to 323 BC. They began with his conquest of the Achaemenid Empire, which was ruled by
Wars_of_Alexander_the_Great
Aspect of ancient Greek society
was considered as a source of income just like any other: one 4th-century BC orator cites two; Theophrastus in Characters (6:5) lists pimp next to cook
Prostitution in ancient Greece
Prostitution_in_ancient_Greece
King of Britain
from 341 to 336 BCE, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He reigned from 355 BC. He was the illegitimate son of Danius by his mistress Tangustela. Geoffrey
Morvidus
perpetually. 408 BC – 355 BC – Greece, Eudoxus of Cnidus 400 BC – 350 BC – Greece, Thymaridas 395 BC – 313 BC – Greece, Xenocrates 390 BC – 320 BC – Greece,
Timeline_of_mathematics
Wars in the Cimmerian Bosporus (c. 438–355 BCE)
Cimmerian Bosporus and the surrounding territories from around 438 BC until about 355 BC. Bosporan expansion began after Spartokos I, the first Spartocid
Bosporan_wars_of_expansion
Tyrant of Pherae from 357 BC to 355/4 BC
Greek: Τισίφονος), son of Jason of Pherae, was a tyrant of Pherae (357-355/4 BC) following the death of Alexander of Pherae. Tisiphonus together with his
Tisiphonus_of_Pherae
408–355 BC) used the method of exhaustion, which foreshadows the concept of the limit, to calculate areas and volumes, while Archimedes (c. 287–212 BC) developed
History_of_calculus
Ancient Greek city in Asia-Minor
Ionia, including Miletus. In 358 BC, Artaxerxes II died and was succeeded by his son Artaxerxes III, who, in 355 BC, forced Athens to conclude a peace
Miletus
Branch of mathematics
though the statement of the theorem has a long history. Eudoxus (408–c. 355 BC) developed the method of exhaustion, which allowed the calculation of areas
Geometry
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
Athens was preoccupied with the Social War (357–355 BC), Philip II retook Amphipolis from them in 357 BC and the following year recaptured Pydna and Potidaea
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
temples covers temples built by the Hellenic people from the 6th century BC until the 2nd century AD on mainland Greece and in Hellenic towns in the Aegean
List_of_ancient_Greek_temples
Musical traditions of ancient Greece
Triada shows that the aulos was present during sacrifices as early as 1300 BC. Music was also present during times of initiation, worship, and religious
Music_of_ancient_Greece
Overview of historical confederations
League 3rd cent. BC - 2nd cent. AD Second Athenian League 378 - 355 BC A revival of the former Delian League League of Corinth 338/337 – 322 BC Arcadian League
List_of_confederations
Island in Greece
Hippodamian grid. After helping to weaken Athenian power, in the Social War (357–355 BC), it fell for a few years to king Mausolus of Caria. Proximity to the east
Kos
Type of headdress
chaplet studded with sunbeams” by Lucian, about 180 AD. Athens coin c. 393-355 BC Roman Mosaic c. 2nd century AD Goddess Flora Cheyenne man wearing a wreath
Chaplet_(headgear)
Ancient Carian city, present day Bodrum in Turkey
the origin of the word "mausoleum". The mausoleum, built from 353 to 350 BC, ranked as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Halicarnassus' history
Halicarnassus
358 BC battle between Macedonia and the Illyrians
The Battle of Erigon Valley or the Battle of Lyncus Plain took place in 358 BC between the Illyrians under Bardylis and the Macedonians under Philip II.
Battle_of_Erigon_Valley
p. 317) or more precisely: May 12, 1274 BC based on Ramesses' commonly accepted accession date in 1279 BC. Bryce, Trevor (2005). The Kingdom of the
List_of_wars:_before_1000
Calendar year
Year 356 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Ambustus and Laenas (or, less frequently
356_BC
Municipality in Greece
Epaminondas: the Boeotian League sacked Orchomenos in 364 BC. Although the Phocians rebuilt the city in 355 BC, the Thebans destroyed it again in 349. The broad
Orchomenus_(Boeotia)
Decade
concerns the period 749 BC – 740 BC. 748 BC – Anticles of Messenia wins the stadion race at the eighth Olympic Games. 747 BC – February 26 – Nabonassar
740s_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Bucephalus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bucephalus (c. 355 BC – 326 BC) was Alexander the Great's horse Bucephalus may also refer to: Bucephalus
Bucephalus_(disambiguation)
Neighbourhood in Ula, Muğla, Turkey
son of Paktyes, is recorded as having attempted on Mausolus's life in 355 BC. Wayne G. Sales (2007). Ancient Coin Collecting II. Krause Publications
Akyaka,_Ula
Topics referred to by the same term
Social War may refer to: Social War (357–355 BC), or the War of the Allies, fought between the Second Athenian Empire and the allies of Chios, Rhodes,
Social_War
Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea
the cleruchs, which proved vital in the Social War (357-355 BC). After the Lamian War (322 BC), when Athens was deprived of Samos, the vicissitudes of
Samos
Equestrian sport and art
and systematic training of the horse was the Greek general Xenophon (427–355 BC). Despite living over 2000 years ago, his ideas are still widely praised
Dressage
Ancient Macedonian military commander
Peithon or Pithon (Greek: Πείθων or Πίθων, c. 355 – c. 314 BC) was the son of Crateuas, a nobleman from Eordaia in western Macedonia. He was famous for
Peithon
Calendar year
Year 352 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Poplicola and Rutilus (or, less frequently
352_BC
Calendar year
Cicurinus, Rufus and Philo (or, less frequently, year 355 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 399 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval
399_BC
Ancient theater in Syracuse, Italy
Syracuse in 406 BC as the people were exiting the theatre. Plutarch recounts the escape of an angry bull during a citizen assembly in 355 BC and the arrival
Greek_Theatre_of_Syracuse
Olynthus and the end to the Chalcidian League. During the Social War (357–355 BC), Philip II formed an alliance with the Chalcidian League. Subsequently
Siege_of_Olynthus_(348_BC)
Greek biologist and embryologist
date of birth is unclear, she was active around 355 BC and she died in Athens sometime after 330 BC. Sources about the familial relationship between
Pythias
4th-century BC Roman politician
Republic in 358 BC, in which year, according to Livy, a dictator was appointed through fear of the Gauls. He was appointed Interrex in 355 BC. He was the
Gaius Fabius Ambustus (consul)
Gaius_Fabius_Ambustus_(consul)
4th-century BC Roman politician and consul
Peticus in 358 and as consul in 355 and 353 BC. He was chosen as the magister equitum of Gaius Sulpicius Peticus in 358 BC in order to confront a group of
Marcus_Valerius_Poplicola
355 BC
355 BC
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the medieval female personal name Constance, Latin Constantia, originally a feminine form of Constantius (see Constant), but later taken as the abstract noun constantia ‘steadfastness’.English and French : habitational name from Coutances in La Manche, France, which was named Constantia in Latin (see above) in honor of the Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus, who was responsible for fortifying the settlement in ad 305.
Male
Greek
Greek myth name of one of the horses belonging to the sun god Helios. It is also the name of a demon of lies and deceit. The letters of the name add up to 365, the number of days in the year. It has been found in Greek magical texts and may be related to the word abracadabra which may derive from Aramaic avra kedabra, ABRAXAS means "I will create as I speak."
Girl/Female
Hebrew American English Spanish
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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
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.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place so named in Hampshire. The place name, recorded in 955 as Rimucwuda, is probably from Old English rimuc ‘boundary’ + wudu ‘wood’.
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
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 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
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 : 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
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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Chinese
Chinese : variant of Tang 2.Chinese : variant of Tang 3.Chinese : from a modification of the character Zhong (). In the Xia dynasty (2205–1766 bc), there existed a senior adviser whose name was Zhonggu. Much later, in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 ad), some descendants settled along a river that became known as the Tong Family river. As the Manchus moved southwards, some took up residence by this river and they too adopted Tong as their surname.Chinese : from Lao Tong, the ‘style name’ given to a son of Zhuan Xu, legendary emperor of the 26th century bc. Two of his sons became important advisers to the next emperor, Ku. Some descendants of Lao Tong adopted a character from his style name as their surname.Chinese : see also Dong.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of tongs (Old English tang(e)), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word (there are examples in Lancashire, Shropshire, and West Yorkshire), from their situation by a fork in a road or river, considered as resembling a pair of tongs.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a tongue of land, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (Old English tunge, Old Norse tunga), for example Tonge in Leicestershire.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Antonius (see Anthony). It could also be from Dutch tong ‘tongue’ and hence a nickname for a chatterbox or scold, or possibly a shortening of Van Tongeren, a habitational name for someone from Tongeren in the province of Gelderland.
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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.
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English
English : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Wren.Dutch (de Ren) : origin unexplained.Variant spelling of German Renn.Swedish : soldier’s name, from ren ‘reindeer’.Chinese : from the name of Rencheng ‘Ren City’, which was granted to Yu Yang, the 25th son of the Emperor Huang Di (2697–2595 bc). Some of his descendants later adopted the place name as their surname.
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English
English : 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
English : probably an early variant of Doughty.Edward Doty (c.1600–55) was one of the passengers on the Mayflower, a servant of Stephen Hopkins. He became comparatively wealthy and moved to Duxbury MA, where he left nine children.
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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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Welsh
Boar.
Boy/Male
Indian
Resident, Residing, Staying
Boy/Male
Hindu
Dearer
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kishanganga | கிஷநகஂகா
Name of a river
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Muslim
Honest, Honorable, Noble, Distinguished, Gentleman
Girl/Female
Tamil
Peaceful
Girl/Female
Tamil
Conscious
Girl/Female
Basque
Refers to the Virgin Mary.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Happiest Person
Female
Egyptian
, the daughter of an unidentified king.
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One of the Asmonean family. The Asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 b. c.
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Force of utterance expended upon words or syllables. Stress is in English the chief element in accent and is one of the most important in emphasis. See Guide to pronunciation, // 31-35.
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Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first council of Nice, held a. d. 325; as, antenicene faith.
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The hundredth part of a stere, equal to .353 cubic feet.
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One of a religious sect called the United Brethren (an offshoot of the Hussites in Bohemia), which formed a separate church of Moravia, a northern district of Austria, about the middle of the 15th century. After being nearly extirpated by persecution, the society, under the name of The Renewed Church of the United Brethren, was reestablished in 1722-35 on the estates of Count Zinzendorf in Saxony. Called also Herrnhuter.
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Applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element consisting of tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels, but dimmed and otherwise modified by some kind of obstruction in the oral or the nasal passage, and in some cases with a mixture of breath sound; -- a term introduced by Dr. James Rush in 1833. See Guide to Pronunciation, //155, 199-202.
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A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong and manatee, including but one species (R. Stelleri); -- called also Steller's sea cow. S () the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few words it is silent, as in isle, debris. With the letter h it forms the digraph sh. See Guide to pronunciation, // 255-261.
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The number or sum obtained by adding one number or quantity to itself as many times as there are units in another number; the number resulting from the multiplication of two or more numbers; as, the product of the multiplication of 7 by 5 is 35. In general, the result of any kind of multiplication. See the Note under Multiplication.
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At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
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Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.
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The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year; also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this, adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354 days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360 days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days, and every fourth year (called bissextile, or leap year) of 366 days, a day being added to February on that year, on account of the excess above 365 days (see Bissextile).
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See Fit a song. G () G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.
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The space included between the boundary lines of two similar parallelograms, the one within the other, with an angle in common; as, the gnomon bcdefg of the parallelograms ac and af. The parallelogram bf is the complement of the parallelogram df.
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Leap year; every fourth year, in which a day is added to the month of February on account of the excess of the tropical year (365 d. 5 h. 48 m. 46 s.) above 365 days. But one day added every four years is equivalent to six hours each year, which is 11 m. 14 s. more than the excess of the real year. Hence, it is necessary to suppress the bissextile day at the end of every century which is not divisible by 400, while it is retained at the end of those which are divisible by 400.
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One of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356¡ Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur compounds, the first of which is the true arsenicum of the ancients. The element and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75. Symbol As.
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A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. [See Guide to Pronunciation, Ã 155-7, 184.]
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Of or pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor, or to the ecumenial council held there A. D. 325.