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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
Statements which have survived from various sources referring to the oracle at Delphi
put the question in that way, you must do all that the god directed." In 359 BC, Philip II of Macedon consulted the Oracle and was told: With silver spears
List of oracular statements from Delphi
List_of_oracular_statements_from_Delphi
King of Macedonia in 359 BC
of Macedonia in 359 BC and member of the Argead dynasty. Amyntas was a son of King Perdiccas III of Macedon. He was born in about 365 BC. After his father's
Amyntas_IV
(384–359 BC) Cersobleptes, King, eastern Thrace (359–341 BC) Berisades, King, western Thrace (359–352 BC) Amatokos II, King, middle Thrace (359–351 BC) Cetriporis
List of state leaders in the 4th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_4th_century_BC
King of Macedon from 359 to 336 BC
romanized: Phílippos; 382 BC – October 336 BC) was the king (basileus) of Macedon from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. The rise of Macedon, from a
Philip_II_of_Macedon
Battle during the expansion of Macedonia
instead to his son Alexander. In the decade following his accession in 359 BC, the Macedonian king, Philip II, had rapidly strengthened and expanded his
Battle_of_Chaeronea_(338_BC)
King of Macedonia from 365 to 360 BC
in the Panhellenic Games that took place in Epidaurus around 360/359 BC. In 360 BC, Perdiccas tried to reconquer upper Macedonia from the Illyrian Bardylis
Perdiccas_III_of_Macedon
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 Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
the Achaemenid Empire. During the reign of the Argead king Philip II (359–336 BC), Macedonia with its capital at Pella, subdued mainland Greece and the
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Battle between Bardylis and Perdiccas III
Upper Macedon was fought either in October 360 or early spring or summer of 359 BC between Perdiccas III, King of Macedon, and Bardylis, King of the Dardanians
Battle of Upper Macedon (360 BC)
Battle_of_Upper_Macedon_(360_BC)
King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 465 to 424 BC
the king in the passage refers to Artaxerxes I (465–424 BC) or to Artaxerxes II (404–359 BC). Most scholars hold that Ezra lived during the rule of Artaxerxes I
Artaxerxes_I
4th-century BC Roman statesman and general
four-time consul of the Roman Republic. In the year (according to Varro) 359 BC, he defeated a Gallic army. Near the end of his consulship with Gnaeus Manlius
Marcus Popillius Laenas (consul 359 BC)
Marcus_Popillius_Laenas_(consul_359_BC)
4th-century BC Macedonian
Philip executed Archelaus in 359 BC, and later killed Menelaus and Arrhidaeus following a siege at Olynthus in 348 BC. List of ancient Macedonians Roisman
Menelaus_(son_of_Amyntas_III)
Ancient infantry formation
between 359 and 336 BC, and by his son Alexander the Great during his conquest of the Achaemenid Empire and campaigns between 336 and 323 BC. The Macedonian
Macedonian_phalanx
Rise of Macedon
Under the reign of Philip II (359–336 BC), the Argead kingdom of Macedonia, initially at the periphery of classical Greek affairs, came to dominate Ancient
Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II
Expansion_of_Macedonia_under_Philip_II
Political history topic
BC when it was abolished by the Romans. Written evidence about Macedonian governmental institutions made before Philip II of Macedon's reign (r. 359 – 336
Government of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
Government_of_Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
4th-century BC Macedonian
Archelaus (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχέλαος, romanized: Archélaos; died 359 BC) was the half-brother of Philip II, king of ancient Macedonia. He was the son of
Archelaus (son of Amyntas III)
Archelaus_(son_of_Amyntas_III)
Period of ancient Greece (510 to 323 BC)
Macedonia. This was done by 359 BC and Philip began to look toward expanding Macedonia's influence abroad. Under Philip II, (359–336 BC), who was a member of
Classical_Greece
King of the Achaemenid Empire from 405/4 to 359/8 BC
Arses or Arsaces (c. 445–359/8 BC), known by his regnal name Artaxerxes II (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂 Artaxšaçāʰ; Ancient Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης), was King
Artaxerxes_II
3rd-century BCE Chinese legalist text
served as minister to Duke Xiao of Qin (r. 361 – 338 BC) from 359 BC until his death in 338 BC and is generally considered to be the father of that state's
The_Book_of_Lord_Shang
Ancient region and kingdom in the Balkans
Bastareus: reigned from c. 400–380/78 BC, known only from his coinage. Teutamado: reigned from 378 to 359 BC, known only from his coinage. Symnon: great
Paeonia_(kingdom)
Historical class of warrior
ISBN 962-361-089-0. Head, Duncan (2016). Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars 359 BC to 146 BC. p. 208 f. ISBN 9781326256562. Bigwood, J.M. "Ctesias as Historian
Cretan_archers
Carthaginian infantry unit
xvi. and xx. Head, Duncan "Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars 359 BC to 146 BC" (1982), pp. 33–34. Plutarch, Parallel Lives. "Phalanx and hoplites"
Sacred_Band_of_Carthage
Imperial dynasty of China (221–206 BC)
States period (c. 475–221 BC), the Qin statesman Shang Yang introduced a series of advantageous military reforms between 359 BC and his execution in 338
Qin_dynasty
Ancient Greek city-state in Thessaly
killed by his wife, Thebe, in 359 BC, and Thessaly was conquered by the Thebans. Philip of Macedon conquered Pherae in 352 BC and subjected Thessaly to Macedonian
Pherae
Ancient Roman family
of the Popillii to obtain the consulship was Marcus Popillius Laenas in 359 BC, only eight years after the lex Licinia Sextia opened that magistracy to
Popillia_gens
Hall in Persepolis, Iran
fire during the reign of Artaxerxes I (461 BC) and were rebuilt during the reign of Artaxerxes II (359 BC). [citation needed] The Apadana was the largest
Apadana
Knife associated with the Gurkhas of Nepal
ISBN 0-486-25434-8. Duncan Head (1982). Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars, 359 BC to 146 BC: Organisation, Tactics, Dress and Weapons. University of Michigan.
Kukri
Work by Xenophon
throughout. The Agesilaus was written shortly after Agesilaus’ death in 360-359 BC large parts of it were copied over to the second part of Hellenica, a history
Agesilaus_(Xenophon)
Thracian hoard
local Getic ruler from the king Cotys I (382-359 BC), who reigned in the Odrysian Kingdom from 383 to 359 BC. It is for this reason that the treasure is
Borovo_Treasure
First dynasty of the Macedonian Kingdom
the ruling dynasty of the ancient kingdom of Macedon from about 700 to 310 BC. Their tradition, as described in Greek historiography, traced their origins
Argead_dynasty
support of an Illyrian invasion 359 BC. The death of Agis leads to the subjection of the Paeonian State by Macedonia 359 BC. Perdiccas III of Macedon killed
Timeline_of_Illyrian_history
Philip II of Macedon (r. 359 – 336 BC). Philip II came to power when his older brother Perdiccas III of Macedon (r. 368 – 359 BC) was defeated and killed
History of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
History_of_Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Ancient Greek ethnic group
accepted Argead rule by the time of Alexander I (r. 498 – 454 BC). Under Philip II (r. 359 – 336 BC), the Macedonians are credited with numerous military innovations
Ancient_Macedonians
Classical Athenian statesman and orator (384–322 BC)
citizen with full rights probably in 366 BC, and he soon demonstrated an interest in politics. In 363 and 359 BC, he assumed the office of the trierarch
Demosthenes
4th-century BC ruler of Pelagonia
North Macedonia IG II² 110 Athens 363 BC IMT Skam/NebTaeler Ilion 359 BC Greek Historical Inscriptions, 404-323 BC by P. J. Rhodes (2007), Robin Osborne
Menelaus_of_Pelagonia
Phoenician city-state
Politics VII. 9 Head, Duncan "Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars 359 BC to 146 BC" (1982), p. 140. Gregory Daly, Cannae: The Experience of Battle in
Ancient_Carthage
Former state in Ancient Greece
Illyrian raids, and in 359 BC the Molossian princess Olympias, niece of Arybbas of Epirus, married King Philip II of Macedon (r. 359–336 BC). She was to become
Epirus_(ancient_state)
Aspect of women's history
55 Head, Duncan (1982). Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars, 359 BC to 146 BC: Organisation, Tactics, Dress and Weapons. Wargames Research Group
Women_in_ancient_warfare
Bactrian nobleman, military officer and satrap (died 344 BC)
Great Satraps' Revolt in Asia Minor against the Achaemenids from 362/1 BC to 360/359 BC. He was the son of Artasyrus, a high-ranking Bactrian nobleman. Through
Orontes_I
Army of Philip II and Alexander the Great
reign in 359 BC, the Macedonian army consisted of 10,000 infantry and 600 cavalry, the latter figure similar to that recorded for the 5th century BC. However
Ancient_Macedonian_army
Union of Thracian tribes and kingdoms (5th century BC to 3rd century BC)
Seuthes I (390–384 BC) Cotys I, son of ? Seuthes I or Seuthes II (384–359 BC) Cersobleptes, son of Cotys I, king in eastern Thrace (359-341 BC) Berisades, rival
Odrysian_kingdom
support of an Illyrian invasion 359 BC. The death of Agis leads to the subjection of the Paeonian State by Macedonia 359 BC. Perdiccas III of Macedon killed
Illyrian_warfare
List of kings used by ancient astronomers
485–465 BC Artaxerxes I (Longimanus): 464–424 BC Darius II: 423–405 BC Artaxerxes II (Mnemon): 404–359 BC Artaxerxes III (Ochus): 358–338 BC Arses (Arogus):
Canon_of_Kings
Ancient city in eastern Macedonia, in the Edonis region
Battle of Philippi took place in 42 BC. Thasian colonists established a settlement at Crenides in Thrace in 360/359 BC near the head of the Aegean Sea at
Philippi
358 BC battle between Macedonia and the Illyrians
Illyrians under Bardylis once and for all, destroying the Illyrian menace. In 359 BC, Macedonia could come back to the field of battle against the Illyrians
Battle_of_Erigon_Valley
Municipality in Greece
Father of Alexander the great and king of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC. Krste Misirkov (1874–1926), a philologist and publicist
Pella_(municipality)
Indo-European people in ancient southeast Europe
3. Head, Duncan (1982). Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars, 359 BC to 146 BC: Organisation, Tactics, Dress and Weapons. Wargames Research Group
Thracians
Red dwarf in the constellation Leo
Wolf 359 is a red dwarf star located in the constellation Leo, near the ecliptic. At a distance of 7.86 light-years (2.41 parsecs) from Earth, it has
Wolf_359
Greek nobleman
flourished 4th century BC) was a Greek nobleman who was a contemporary to King Philip II of Macedon (reigned 359 BC–336 BC). Agathocles was a Thessalian
Agathocles_of_Pella
Wife of Philip II of Macedon
Audata (Ancient Greek Αὐδάτη; ruled c. 359 – c. 336 BC) was an Illyrian princess and the first attested wife of Philip II of Macedon. She was the daughter
Audata
King of Macedonia from 393/2 to 370 BC
assassinated Ptolemy in 365 BC only to be killed in battle by the Illyrians in 359 BC. Amyntas most likely married Gygaea soon after marrying Eurydice, because
Amyntas_III_of_Macedon
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
Fictional island in Plato's works
about Atlantis. Castleden has pointed out that Plato wrote of Atlantis in 359 BC, when he returned to Athens from Sicily. He notes a number of parallels
Atlantis
Ancient Persian heavy cavalry adopted by various subsequent states
163 Head, Duncan (2016). Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars 359 BC to 146 BC. Lulu.com. p. 237. ISBN 9781326256562. Eadie 1967, pp. 163f. Perevalov
Cataphract
4th-century BC Macedonian general
(Greek: Ἀντίοχος; fl. 4th century BC) was a Macedonian man who lived during the time of Philip II of Macedon (ruled 359-336 BC). He originally came from Orestis
Antiochus (father of Seleucus I Nicator)
Antiochus_(father_of_Seleucus_I_Nicator)
Anatolia during classical antiquity
(336–323 BC) succeeded his father King Philip of Macedon (359 BC – 336 BC) on his assassination in 336 BC. Alexander invaded Asia Minor in 335 BC with a
Classical_Anatolia
Laws regulating security interests
PPSA Citation Provincial registry or agent British Columbia RSBC 1996, c. 359 BC Registry Services Alberta RSA 2000, c. P‑7 Service Alberta Registries Online
Personal Property Security Act (Canada)
Personal_Property_Security_Act_(Canada)
Calendar year
Chersonese. Cotys I is victorious and controls the whole Chersonese peninsula by 359 BC. Timophanes, along with a number of colleagues, including his brother Timoleon
364_BC
Conglomeration of Indo-European peoples and tribes in the Balkan Peninsula
Pharos in 218 BC and flees to Macedonia., ruled B.C 222~B.C 219 Scerdilaidas: allied with Rome to defeat Macedonia in 208 BC., ruled B.C 218~B.C 206 Pinnes:
List_of_Illyrians
Illyrian king from 393 BC to 358 BC
having to pay tribute to the Illyrians, marched north in the spring of 359 BC with the Macedonian army to resolve the issue by battle. This was not the
Bardylis
Greek Princess of Macedonian and Thessalian descent
nobleman who was a contemporary of King Philip II of Macedon who reigned 359 BC-336 BC, while her maternal grandfather was the powerful Regent Antipater. Eurydice
Eurydice (wife of Antipater II of Macedon)
Eurydice_(wife_of_Antipater_II_of_Macedon)
Statue of the Greek god Helios
Empire: The era of warfare under Philip II and Alexander the Great, 359-323 B.C. McFarland & Company. p. 75. ISBN 0-7864-1918-0. Archived from the original
Colossus_of_Rhodes
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
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
Philip_III_of_Macedon
Name list
540–498 BC) Amyntas II of Macedon, king of Macedon Amyntas III of Macedon, king of Macedon (393–369 BC) Amyntas IV of Macedon, king of Macedon (359 BC) Amyntas
Amyntas
Historical region in Upper Macedonia
particular in Lynkestis, and their incursions in Lower Macedonia in 360–359 BC have been the main impetus for Argead's incorporation of Upper Macedonia
Lynkestis
Macedonian statesman and regent (4th century BC)
predecessor, arising to a position of renown before Philip assumed the throne in 359 BC. According to the Sudas, Antipater left a compilation of letters in 2 books
Antipater
Ancient Greek trade center in Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
Emporion Pistiros maintained wide trade contacts. Under Cotys I (384 BC–359 BC) and his successors, the Thasian, Apollonian, and Maroneian traders of
Pistiros
of Alexander the Great in the ancient world. Imperiums: Greek Wars 2020 359 BC A turn-based strategy game set in Classical Greece, exploring the power
List of historical video games
List_of_historical_video_games
372 BC forced Macedonia to pay him tribute. In 369 BC, Bardylis stopped Alexander II of Macedon from exiling the Illyrians from Macedon. In 359 BC the
Philip II's Illyrian Campaigns
Philip_II's_Illyrian_Campaigns
Calendar year
with his play Dyskolos (The Grouch). King Philip III of Macedon (b. c. 359 BC) Queen Eurydice III of Macedon Nicanor Macedonian officer of Cassander and
317_BC
Historical region in the Balkans
of Macedon, in part against the common threat of Illyrian raids, and in 359 BC the Molossian princess Olympias, niece of Arybbas of Epirus, married King
Epirus
Rome 150 BC to 600 AD, Fourth Edition, Wargames Research Group, 1981 Duncan Head, Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars 359 BC to 146 BC, Wargames
Wargames_Research_Group
4th-1st century BCE army
ISBN 978-0-521-32352-9. Head, Duncan (1982), Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars 359 BC to 146 BC Bevan, Edwyn Robert, (1902), The House of Seleucus, Vol. II Tarn, W
Seleucid_army
King of Qin, China from 307 to 251 BC
vassals states to the east. In 361 BC, Duke Xiao of Qin ascended as the ruler of Qin, and appointed Wei Yang in 359 BC, who enacted a series of legalist
King_Zhaoxiang_of_Qin
386 BC) Cotys I, son of ? Seuthes I or Seuthes II (by 384–360 or 359 BC) Cersobleptes, son of Cotys I, king in eastern Thrace (360 or 359-341 BC) Berisades
List of kings of Thrace and Dacia
List_of_kings_of_Thrace_and_Dacia
Calendar year
Year 361 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Stolo and Peticus (or, less frequently
361_BC
century BC. The main cities of this kingdom were Scodra (present-day Shkodra, Albania) and Rhizon (present-day Risan, Montenegro). In 359 BC, King Perdiccas
History_of_the_Balkans
Αncient Greek tribe
Illyrian raids, and in 359 BC the Molossian princess Olympias, niece of Arybbas of Epirus, married King Philip II of Macedon (r. 359–336 BC). She was to become
Molossians
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
Act of cutting a living person with a saw
Duncan; Heath, Ian (1982). Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars 359 BC to 146 BC: Organisation, Tactics, Dress and Weapons. Wargames Research Group
Death_by_sawing
4th-century BC Macedonian nobleman
Philip II of Macedon who reigned 359 BC–336 BC and the first years of his son, King Alexander the Great reigned 336 BC–323 BC. Alcimachus appears to have been
Alcimachus (son of Alcimachus of Apollonia)
Alcimachus_(son_of_Alcimachus_of_Apollonia)
Ancient confederacy in Thessaly, Greece
location (link) Head, Duncan. Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars 359 BC to 146 BC. p. 100. ISBN 9780904417265. Botsford, George; Robinson (1956). Hellenic
Thessalian_League
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
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
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
Place in Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
residence under Mount Kozi Gramadi, likely date to the reign of Amadocus II (359-351 BC). Another important site, the Horizont tumulus, contains the only known
Starosel
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
Falerii
Topics referred to by the same term
two Roman consuls Marcus Popillius Laenas (consul 173 BC) Marcus Popillius Laenas (consul 359 BC) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Marcus_Popilius_Laenas
470 BC, probably after the Persian defeat in Greece which later peaked under the leadership of King Sitalces (431–424 BC) and of Cotys I (383–359 BC). This
History_of_Bulgaria
Army of Macedon under the Antigonids
period when it was ruled by the Antigonid dynasty from 294 BC to 288 BC and from 276 BC to 168 BC. It was seen as one of the principal Hellenistic fighting
Antigonid_Macedonian_army
Calendar year
Year 362 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Ahala and Aventinensis (or, less frequently
362_BC
Battle between the Roman Republic and Gallic tribes
standoff. News of Gallic tribes in Latium had been common towards the end of 359 BC. Upon hearing news of a force of Gauls entering Latium and encamping near
Battle_of_Pedum_(358_BC)
Ancient Greek warfare
everything is going their ... Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars 359 BC to 146 BC: organisation, tactics, dress and weapons by Duncan Head, Ian Heath
Thracian_warfare
Topics referred to by the same term
359 BC), half-brother of Philip II of Macedonia Archelaus (son of Androcles) (fl. 321 BC), phrourarch of Aornus Archelaus (phrourarch) (fl. 326 BC),
Archelaus
Topics referred to by the same term
the empire of Alexander the Great. It can also refer to: Macedon from 359 to 323 BC, under the reign of Philip II and Alexander the Great Expansion of Macedonia
Macedonian Empire (disambiguation)
Macedonian_Empire_(disambiguation)
353/52 BC Macedonian victory in Greece
The Battle of Crocus Field (Krokion pedion) (353 BC or 352 BC) was a battle in the Third Sacred War, fought between the armies of Phocis, under Onomarchos
Battle_of_Crocus_Field
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
Decade
Chersonese. Cotys I is victorious and controls the whole Chersonese peninsula by 359 BC. Timophanes, along with a number of colleagues, including his brother Timoleon
360s_BC
359 BC
359 BC
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : from the place name Pan, which existed in the state of Wei during the Zhou dynasty. Bi Gonggao, fifteenth son of the virtuous duke Wen Wang, was granted a state named Wei when the Zhou dynasty came to power in 1122 bc (see Feng 1). Bi Gonggao in turn granted the area called Pan to one of his sons, whose descendants eventually adopted Pan as their surname. This name is also Romanized as Poon, Pun, and Pon.Korean : There are two Chinese characters for this surname; only one of them, however, is common enough to warrant treatment here. There are three clans which use this character: the KisÅng (also called the KÅje), the Kwangju, and the Namp’yÅng. The founding ancestors of these clans were KoryÅ (918–1392) figures, and it is widely believed that they were related.Spanish and southern French (Occitan) : metonymic occupational name for a baker or a pantryman, from Spanish and Occitan pan ‘bread’ (Latin panis).English and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for someone who cast pans, from Middle English, Middle Dutch panne ‘pan’.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish pan ‘lord’, ‘master’, ‘landowner’, hence a nickname for a haughty person.Perhaps also an Americanized spelling or translation of German Pfann (North German Pann).
Surname or Lastname
English
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 a Biblical personal name, meaning in Hebrew ‘God is (my) light’, which was popular among the Puritans, especially among early settlers in New England, but also in the southern states. In the First and Second Books of Samuel, Abner is Saul’s uncle and the commander of his army, who is eventually cut down by Joab (II Samuel 3:12–39).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Horace, Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of unknown origin, associated chiefly with the name of the poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 bc).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant 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 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 : 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
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.
Boy/Male
Irish
It is an old Irish name meaning “â€swiftness, nimbleness.â€â€ Daithi, the last pagan king of Ireland, ruled from 405 AD to 426 AD, and he had twenty-four sons. Along with Crimhthan the Great (366 A.D.) and Niall of the Nine Hostages (379 A.D.) (read the legend) Daithi led Irish fleets to raid the Roman Empire. He was killed by lightning in the Alps and is buried under a standing stone called “â€King Daithi’s Stone.â€â€ As in all these matters there is debate over where the stone is located, either in County Roscommon or on the Aran Islands, off the coast of County Galway.
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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 (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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Hebrew
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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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 : 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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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.
Boy/Male
Irish
It is an old Irish name meaning “â€swiftness, nimbleness.â€â€ Daithi, the last pagan king of Ireland, ruled from 405 AD to 426 AD, and he had twenty-four sons. Along with Crimhthan the Great (366 A.D.) and Niall of the Nine Hostages (379 A.D.) (read the legend) Daithi led Irish fleets to raid the Roman Empire. He was killed by lightning in the Alps and is buried under a standing stone called “â€King Daithi’s Stone.â€â€ As in all these matters there is debate over where the stone is located, either in County Roscommon or on the Aran Islands, off the coast of County Galway.
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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.
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English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places so named from Old English ēa ‘river’ or ēg ‘island’, ‘low-lying land’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Nathaneal Eaton, born in Coventry, England, in about 1609, came to MA in 1637 and was the first head of Harvard College, in 1638–39.
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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’.
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Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, TEMPEST means "tempest, violent storm."
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Hindu
Name of a Raga
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Hindu, Indian
Good Sign
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Indian
Achieving; Attaining; Accomplishing; Possessing
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English American Greek
Male deer.
Female
English
Feminine form of English unisex Jordan, JORDANA means "flowing down."
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Tamil
A sage
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Hindu, Indian
God
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Arabic, Muslim
Kind
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi
King of World; Lord Shiva
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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 sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, //159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany.
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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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A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39¡ Fahrenheit.
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The hundredth part of a stere, equal to .353 cubic feet.
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Of or pertaining to Socrates, the Grecian sage and teacher. (b. c. 469-399), or to his manner of teaching and philosophizing.
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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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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 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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One of the Asmonean family. The Asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 b. c.
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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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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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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.