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Calendar year
Year 357 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rutilus and Imperiosus (or, less frequently
357_BC
4th-century BC Greek civil war
The 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)
Rise of Macedon
Pydna seems to have fallen to Philip by treachery, in either 357 or 356 BC. In 356 BC, Philip then besieged and captured Potidea, thus marking the beginning
Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II
Expansion_of_Macedonia_under_Philip_II
Battle during the expansion of Macedonia
between 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
Battle_of_Chaeronea_(338_BC)
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
King of Macedon from 359 to 336 BC
356 BC. In 357 BC, Philip married the Epirote princess Olympias, who was the daughter of the king of the Molossians. Alexander was born in 356 BC, the
Philip_II_of_Macedon
Half-sister of Alexander the Great (c.357–323 BC)
Cynane (Greek: Kυνάνη, Kynane or Κύνα, Cyna or Κύννα, Cynna; 357 – 323 BC) was half-sister to Alexander the Great, and daughter of Philip II by Audata
Cynane
Cyprus
mandrake. Trepanning of the skull was also in use (a technique used since 10000 BC. This was thought to release the ‘bad spirits’ and was used in epilepsy, headaches
History_of_medicine_in_Cyprus
370–369 BC (assassinated) Alexander, 369–358 BC (assassinated) Tisiphonus, 357–355/4 BC Lycophron II, 355–352 BC (resigned) Peitholaus, 355–352 and 349 BC (resigned
List_of_ancient_Greek_tyrants
War between the Amphictyonic League and the Phocians
Macedon, and the Phocians. The war was caused by a large fine imposed in 357 BC on the Phocians by the Amphictyonic League (dominated at that moment by
Third_Sacred_War
Greek harpist and poet (c. 446 – 357 BC)
Timotheus of Miletus (Ancient Greek: Τιμόθεος ὁ Μιλήσιος; c. 446 – 357 BC) was a Greek musician and dithyrambic poet, an exponent of the "new music." He
Timotheus_of_Miletus
4th-century BC Sicilian tyrant
c. 397 BC – 343 BC), or Dionysius II, was a Greek politician who ruled Syracuse, Sicily from 367 BC to 357 BC and again from 346 BC to 344 BC. Dionysius
Dionysius_II_of_Syracuse
Ruler of Qi
reigning from 374 BC to 357 BC. Duke Huan was born in 400 BC, during the reign of Duke Kang, the last Qi ruler from the House of Jiang. In 386 BC Duke Kang was
Duke_Huan_of_Tian_Qi
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)
Period of ancient Greece (510 to 323 BC)
360 BC, Athens lost its reputation for invincibility and a number of allies (such as Byzantium and Naxos in 364 BC) decided to secede. In 357 BC the revolt
Classical_Greece
353/52 BC Macedonian victory in Greece
the refusal of the Phocian Confederation to pay a fine imposed on them in 357 BC by the Amphictyonic League, a pan-Greek religious organisation which governed
Battle_of_Crocus_Field
King of Epirus from 370 BC to 357 BC
Neoptolemus I of Epirus (Greek: Νεοπτόλεμος Α' Ηπείρου) (370–357 BC) was a Greek king of Epirus and son of Alcetas I, and father of Troas, Alexander I
Neoptolemus_I_of_Epirus
4th-century BC Tyrant of Syracuse
Dionysius II dispossessed him of his estates and income. Landing in Sicily in 357 BC, he was successful in conquering Syracuse (other than the citadel). However
Dion_of_Syracuse
Classical Athenian statesman and orator (384–322 BC)
volunteer trierarchs in 357 BC, sharing the expenses of a ship called Dawn, for which the public inscription still survives. In 348 BC, he became a choregos
Demosthenes
King of Macedon from 323 to 317 BC
romanized: Phílippos Arrhidaîos; c. 357 BC – 317 BC) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 323 until his execution in 317 BC. He was a son of King
Philip_III_of_Macedon
Αncient Greek tribe
neighbored the kingdom of the Thesprotians. They formed their own state around 370 BC and were part of the League of Epirus. The most famous Molossian ruler was
Molossians
(383–375 BC) Huan, Duke (374–357 BC) Wei, King (356–320 BC) Xuan, King (319–300 BC) Min, King (300–283 BC) Qin (complete list) – Jian, Duke (414–400 BC) Hui
List of state leaders in the 4th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_4th_century_BC
4th-century BC maritime confederation of Aegean city-states
lasted until 355 BC, when most of the allied cities became independent following the Social War that broke out in 357 BC. In 478 BC, Athens founded the
Second_Athenian_League
of the royal Aeacid dynasty whereupon a democracy was established. In 168 BC, Epirus became the Roman province of Epirus Vetus. Epirus regained its statehood
List_of_kings_of_Epirus
Amphipolis (357 BC) – Rise of Macedon Siege of Pydna (357 BC) – Rise of Macedon Siege of Potidaea (356 BC) – Rise of Macedon Siege of Methone (356 BC) – Rise
List_of_sieges
Political history topic
allowed a greater degree of autonomy. After Philip II conquered Amphipolis in 357 BC, the city was allowed to retain its democracy, including its constitution
Government of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
Government_of_Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
King of Magadha from 460 to 444 BCE
Udayin (reigned c. 460-444 BCE or 373-357 BCE) also known as Udayabhadra was a king of Magadha in ancient India. According to the Buddhist and Jain accounts
Udayin
1st-millennium BC state in eastern China
于越), was a state in ancient China which existed during the first millennium BC – the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods of China's Zhou dynasty
Yue_(state)
Decade
This article concerns the period 359 BC – 350 BC. The Macedonian King Perdiccas III is killed while defending his country against an Illyrian attack led
350s_BC
Ancient fortified passage in central Greece
357 BC for cultivating sacred land. The Spartans, who were also fined in that war, actually never fought in it as they were later pardoned. In 279 BC
Thermopylae
Greek philosopher
to overthrow Dionysius and ruled Syracuse for a short time from 357 BC up until 354 BC, when he was usurped by Calippus, an Athenian who Plato insists
Plato
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 city in Thrace
BC). But this didn't make Cardia necessarily always pro-Athenian: when in 357 BC Athens took control of the Chersonese, the latter, under the rule of a Thracian
Cardia_(Thrace)
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
Mother of Alexander the Great (c. 375–316 BC)
with a diplomatic marriage between Arybbas' niece, Olympias, and Philip in 357 BC. Olympias therefore became queen consort of Macedonia, and Philip the king
Olympias
Ancient Roman family
plebeian. The first to obtain the consulship was Gaius Marcius Rutilus in 357 BC, only a few years after the passage of the lex Licinia Sextia opened this
Marcia_gens
Ancient Greek goddess
Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, BOOK IX, Chapter 7. DEMOCRITUS(? 460-357 B.C.)". Herrington 1955, pp. 11–15. Simon 1983, p. 46. Simon 1983, pp. 46–49
Athena
states of the Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of Greece and Greece between 3000 BC and the present day. It is not exhaustive. ( * ) The Greek Kingdom of Pergamon
List_of_wars_involving_Greece
Self-governing city in the time of Ancient Greece and Rome
name of the city. Examples of free cities include Amphipolis, which after 357 BC remained permanently a free and autonomous city inside the Macedonian kingdom;
Free city (classical antiquity)
Free_city_(classical_antiquity)
4th-century BC Roman plebeian dictator and consul
ancient Rome, and was consul four times. He was first elected consul in 357 BC, then appointed as dictator the following year in order to deal with an
Gaius_Marcius_Rutilus
Records in Historical Texts". Journal of East Asian Archeology. 4 (1): 347–357. doi:10.1163/156852302322454602 – via Brill. Li, Feng (2006). Landscape and
List_of_wars:_before_1000
Greek philosopher (c. 460–c. 370 BC)
magician. His death is placed in the 4th year of the 105th Olympiad, or 357 BC, in which year Hippocrates also is said to have died. Democritus wrote on
Democritus
Island in Greece
architect Hippodamus. In 357 BC, the island was conquered by the king Mausolus of Caria; then it fell again to the Persians in 340 BC. Their rule was also
Rhodes
Navigational template showing Odrysian kings
his rivals, recognizing them as autonomous rulers of parts of Thrace by 357 BC. The area controlled by Cersobleptes was apparently to the east of the rivers
Cersobleptes
Topics referred to by the same term
(died 577 BC) Duke Huan of Jin (died 369 BC?) Duke Huan of Tian Qi (400–357 BC) King Huan of Zhou (died 697 BC) Marquis Huan of Cai (died 695 BC) Emperor
Duke_Huan
4th-century BCE Greek military commander, admiral of Alexander the Great
during Philip II's reign (we must assume after Philip took the city in 357 BC), at which point Nearchus was probably a young boy. He was almost certainly
Nearchus
family tree of Chinese monarchs during the Warring States period. In 771 BC, a coalition of feudal lords and the Western Rong tribes overthrew King You
Family tree of Chinese monarchs (Warring States period)
Family_tree_of_Chinese_monarchs_(Warring_States_period)
4th-century BCE conflict between Thebes and Sparta
mercenary commander (and later strategos) Chabrias (d. 357 BC) and the Spartan King Agesilaus II (444 BC–360 BC). Prior to the creation of the Sacred Band under
Theban–Spartan_War
King of Epirus from 343/2 to 331 BC
When Neoptolemus died in c. 357 BC, his son Alexander was only a child and Arrybas became the sole king. In c. 350 BC, Alexander was brought to the
Alexander_I_of_Epirus
4th-century BC Theban gay military unit
mercenary commander (and later strategos) Chabrias (d. 357 BC) and the Spartan King Agesilaus II (444–360 BC). Prior to the creation of the Sacred Band under
Sacred_Band_of_Thebes
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
Municipal unit in Greece
theatrical troupes, orchestras and bands. This ancient Greek theatre dates to 357 BC, possibly built King Philip II. It was first restored in 1957 by Dimitris
Filippoi
No. 357". Province of British Columbia. June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015. "CivicInfo BC | Municipality: West Kelowna (City)". www.civicinfo.bc.ca
List of cities in British Columbia
List_of_cities_in_British_Columbia
Group of Greek islands
strength that it lay open to invasion. In 357 BC, the islands were conquered by King Mausolus of Caria, then in 340 BC by the Persians. But this second period
Dodecanese
Series of conflicts in the 5th century BC
involving various Greek city-states and the Achaemenid Empire from 499 BC to 449 BC. The precipitating collision between the fractious political world of
Greco-Persian_Wars
Calendar used in ancient Egypt before 22 BC
to show the cycle was developed to correspond with the new moon around 357 BC. This date places it prior to the Ptolemaic period and within the native
Egyptian_calendar
Navigational template showing Odrysian kings
including Amadocus II and Berisades. While he eliminated some other rivals, by 357 BC Cersobleptes was forced to agree to a partitioning of the kingdom with Amadocus
Amadocus_II
Ancient Greek ethnic group
incorporated into the Macedonian realm after its capture by Philip II in 357 BC. The identity of the tomb's occupant is unknown, but archaeologists have
Ancient_Macedonians
Topics referred to by the same term
from 405 BC to 367 BC.; father of Dionysius II Dionysius II of Syracuse, tyrant of Syracuse from 367 BC to 357 BC and again from 346 BC to 344 BC.; son of
Dionysius_of_Syracuse
Archeological site in Macedonia, Greece
Philip II (r. 359 – 336 BC) despite several Athenian attacks, notably because of the government of Callistratus of Aphidnae. In 357 BC, Philip succeeded where
Amphipolis
Archaeological site in the province of Viterbo, Italy
359 BC, war broke out between Rome and the Etruscan city-state of Tarquinii because the latter plundered Roman territory adjoining Etruria. In 357 BC, Faliscan
Falerii
History of the municipality of Syracuse, Italy
the civil war in the polis (357 BC). The Corinthian Timoleon, also Platonist, later took power. Another civil war in 316 BC granted Agathocles the title
History_of_Syracuse,_Sicily
Tyrant of Pherae from 357 BC to 355/4 BC
(Ancient 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
Tisiphonus_of_Pherae
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
Extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth
father of Alexander the Great, captured the gold mines of Mount Pangeo in 357 BC to fund his military campaigns. He also captured gold mines in Thrace for
Mining
System of measurement used in Ancient Egypt
eventually made lunisolar and fixed to the civil calendar, probably in 357 BC. The months of these calendars were known as "temple months" and used for
Ancient Egyptian units of measurement
Ancient_Egyptian_units_of_measurement
War through the end of the ancient period
was already forcefully integrated into Macedon under Philip's rule. In 357 BC Philip broke the treaty with Athens and attacked Amphipolis which promised
Ancient_warfare
Calendar year
Year 360 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 Visolus (or, less frequently
360_BC
Chinese surname
Chinese: 文锡; traditional King Wei of Qi, Duke Huan of Tian Qi from 374 to 357 BC Queens: Queen Wei (威後) Concubines: Wey Ji, of the Ji clan of Wey (衛姬 姬姓)
Wèi_(surname_Wey)
Ancient Greek city in Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece
The Athenians, under Timotheus, seized Pydna in 364-363 BC, only to have it retaken in 357 BC by Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great
Ancient_Pydna
Ruler of the Chinese state of Qi from 386 to 384 BC
as the Duke of Qi from 383 to 375 BC Prince Wu (公子午; 400–357 BC), ruled as Duke Huan of Tian Qi from 374 to 357 BC Han Zhaoqi (韩兆琦) (2010). "House of
Duke_Tai_of_Tian_Qi
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
War (357–355 BC), Philip took this opportunity to retake Amphipolis in 357 BC, for which the Athenians later declared war on him, and by 356 BC, recaptured
History of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
History_of_Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Topics referred to by the same term
(357 FS), part of the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona 357 (number) 357, the year 357 (CCCLVII) of the Julian calendar 357 BC
357th
Ancient Egyptian obelisk, now a landmark of Rome, Italy
made his only visit there in 357. It was erected near the Egyptian obelisk called the Flaminio, which had stood since 10 BC where it was installed by Augustus
Lateran_Obelisk
Calendar year
Year 358 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 Proculus (or, less frequently
358_BC
Roman family
and 357 BC, and Interrex in 355. Titus Manlius L. f. A. n. Imperiosus Torquatus, dictator in 353, 349, and 320; and consul in 347, 344, and 340 BC, was
Manlia_gens
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Latin: Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until
Augustus
Wars between Rome and Carthage (264–146 BC)
John Wiley. pp. 357–375. ISBN 978-1-119-02550-4. Le Bohec, Yann (2015) [2011]. "The "Third Punic War": The Siege of Carthage (148–146 BC)". In Hoyos, Dexter
Punic_Wars
4th-century BC Greek statesman and general
to which he was reduced by his sacrifices in the public cause. In 358 BC or 357 BC, an Athenian force, in response to a spirited appeal from Timotheus,
Timotheus_(general)
Imperial dynasty of China (221–206 BC)
state of Qin, a fief of the confederal Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 BC). Beginning in 230 BC, the Qin under King Ying Zheng engaged in a series of wars conquering
Qin_dynasty
Ancient Greek city
next mention of it (under the name of Minoa), when Dion landed there in 357 BC when he attacked Syracuse, is as a small town in Agrigentine territory,
Heraclea_Minoa
Navigational template showing Odrysian kings
continued support of Charidemus (who captured and executed Miltokythes in 357 BC), he had to accept a partition of the kingdom with Amadocus II and Berisades
Cotys_I_(Odrysian)
War between Rome and Carthage (218–201 BC)
(218–201 BC) was the second of three wars fought between Carthage and Rome, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC. For 17
Second_Punic_War
King of Rome from 753 to 716 BC
Hazel, editors; Merriam-Webster, Springfield (Massachusetts), 1993; pp. 357-358 Livy, History of Rome i. 3. Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities
Romulus
Works attributed to Plato
written after Plato's third visit to Syracuse in 360 BC, and probably after Dion's seizure of power in 357 BC. He finds the tone to be anachronistic, however
Epistles_(Plato)
Son of the Syracusan tyrant Dionysius II
of Syracuse. Two years after Dion and Heracleides conquered Syracuse in 357 BC, Apollocrates maintained control of the fortress of Ortygia. As supplies
Apollocrates
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 354 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 Crispinus (or, less frequently
354_BC
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
28th BC – 27th BC – 26th BC – 25th BC – 24th BC – 23rd BC – 22nd BC – 21st BC – 20th BC – 19th BC – 18th BC – 17th BC – 16th BC – 15th BC – 14th BC – 13th
Timeline_of_ancient_history
King of the Achaemenid Empire from 338 to 336 BC
Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης), was the twelfth Achaemenid King of Kings from 338 to 336 BC. Arses ascended the throne, after his father Artaxerxes III—who had caused
Arses_of_Persia
Ancient Roman family
Proculus, consul in 357 BC. Publius P. f. Plautius, the father of Gaius Plautius Proculus. Gaius Plautius P. f. P. n. Proculus, consul in 358 BC, defeated the
Plautia_gens
Calendar year
Year 359 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laenas and Imperiosus (or, less frequently
359_BC
Indian Jain monk and teacher (c. 367–298 BCE)
from 433 BC to 357 BC. Digambara tradition dates him to have died in 365 BC. Natubhai Shah dated him from 322 to 243 BC. Yasobhadra (351-235 BC), leader
Bhadrabāhu
Advanced education in the ancient world
creation via Duke Huan of Tian Qi (375-357 B.C.) records only attest its creation via Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-221 B.C.) although it’s theorised Constantine
List of oldest higher-learning institutions
List_of_oldest_higher-learning_institutions
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
Oration by Demosthenes
orations, both delivered in 343 BC by the prominent Athenian statesmen and fierce opponents, Demosthenes and Aeschines. Since 357 BC, when Philip II of Macedon
On_the_False_Embassy
Decade
This article concerns the period 609 BC – 600 BC. [[ |550px|thumb|Map of the Eastern Hemisphere in 600 BC.]] 609 BC—The Babylonians defeat the Assyrian
600s_BC_(decade)
1976 film
Police Python 357 (also known as The Case Against Ferro) is a 1976 French crime-thriller film written and directed by Alain Corneau. It is an adaptation
Police_Python_357
357 BC
357 BC
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 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
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.
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 : 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
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 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 : from the English form of the medieval personal name, Latin Ambrosius, from Greek ambrosios ‘immortal’, which was popular throughout Christendom in medieval Europe. Its popularity was due in part to the fame of St. Ambrose (c.340–397), one of the four Latin Fathers of the Church, the teacher of St. Augustine. In North America this surname has absorbed Dutch Ambroos and probably other cognates from other European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Girl/Female
Hebrew American
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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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.
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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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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.
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Chinese : variant of Wen 2.Chinese : from a character in the personal name of Hu Gongman, a retainer of Wu Wang. After the latter established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc, he granted the state of Chen to Hu Gongman, whose descendants adopted the second character of his given name, Man, as their surname. This character also means ‘Manchurian’, but the name does not appear to be related to this meaning.Chinese : variant of Wen 3.Chinese : variant of Wan 1.English and Jewish : variant spelling of Mann.Dutch : from Middle Dutch man ‘man’, ‘husband’, ‘vassal’, ‘arbiter’.French : from the Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann 2).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the personal name Man, derived from Yiddish ‘man’.
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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 (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 : from a medieval personal name, Latin Constantinus, a derivative of Constans (see Constant). The name was popular in Continental Europe, and to a lesser extent in England, as having been borne by the first Christian ruler of the Roman Empire, Constantine the Great (?280–337), in whose honor Byzantium was renamed Constantinople. In some cases the name may be an Americanized form of one of the many cognates in other languages, in particular Greek Konstantinos.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name or regional name for someone from Cotentin (Coutances) in Manche, France (see Constance 2).
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English : unexplained.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Schum.Chinese : (Pinyin Cen) this surname was derived from an area so named during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc).
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Noble Leader
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Brook
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Having a lot of friends
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Little Fire; Born of Fire
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Illustrious.
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In classical mythology, Lavinia was the daughter of King Latinus and the wife of Trojan hero...
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Prosperous; Happy; Hardworking; Labor; Work; Woman; Working Noble Idelle
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Wielder of the arrow
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Given by prayer.
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One of the posterity of Moab, the son of Lot. (Gen. xix. 37.) Also used adjectively.
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A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fourth of this; at Aleppo and Smyrna, the batman is 17 pounds.
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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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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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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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One of the Asmonean family. The Asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 b. c.
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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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The hundredth part of a stere, equal to .353 cubic feet.
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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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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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At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
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A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37.
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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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Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.