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Calendar year
Year 439 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lanatus and Barbatus (or, less frequently
439_BC
Roman politician and military figure (c. 519 – c. 430 BC)
historical figure who served as suffect consul in 460 BC and as dictator in 458 BC and (possibly) again in 439 BC. The most famous story related to Cincinnatus
Lucius_Quinctius_Cincinnatus
5th century BCE military conflict between Athens and the island of Samos
The Samian War (440–439 BC) was an Ancient Greek military conflict between Athens and Samos. The war was initiated by Athens's intervention in a dispute
Samian_War
Decade
This article concerns the period 439 BC – 430 BC. As a result of Persian assistance to Samos, it takes the Athenian army nine months to successfully complete
430s_BC
One hundred years, from 500 BC to 401 BC
which he calls atoms. 439 BC: Cincinnatus again becomes dictator of the Roman Republic; during his term he defeats the Volsci. 439 BC: According to legend
5th_century_BC
Roman senator, consul in 439 BC
Menenius Lanatus was consul of the Roman Republic in 439 BC and possibly the consular tribune of 419 and 417 BC. Menenius belonged to the Menenia gens. His father
Agrippa Menenius Lanatus (consul 439 BC)
Agrippa_Menenius_Lanatus_(consul_439_BC)
Ancient forms of the Greek language
1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (c. 1400 – c. 1200 BC), Dark Ages (c. 1200 – c. 800 BC), the
Ancient_Greek
5th-century BC Roman senator
Gaius Servilius Ahala (fl. 439 BC) was a 5th-century BC politician of ancient Rome, considered by many later writers to have been a hero. His fame rested
Gaius_Servilius_Ahala
Wealthy Roman plebeian (died 439 BC)
Spurius Maelius (died 439 BC) was a wealthy Roman plebeian who was slain because he was suspected of intending to make himself king. During a severe famine
Spurius_Maelius
449–448 BC Second Sacred War 440–439 BC Samian War 431–404 BC Second Peloponnesian War 404–403 BC Phyle Campaign 401-400 BC Elean War 395–387 BC Corinthian
List_of_conflicts_in_Europe
Roman senator and general (died 439 BC)
Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis (died 439 BC) was a patrician politician of Ancient Rome. His filiation as reported in the Fasti Capitolini suggests
Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis (consul 466 BC)
Spurius_Postumius_Albus_Regillensis_(consul_466_BC)
6th century BC – State leaders in the 4th century BC – State leaders by year This is a list of state leaders in the 5th century BC (500–401 BC). Carthage
List of state leaders in the 5th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_5th_century_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
Prosopitis (455–454 BC) – Wars of the Delian League Siege of Kition (451 BC) – Wars of the Delian League Siege of Samos (440–439 BC) – Samian War Siege
List_of_sieges
5th-century BC Roman statesman, general and consul
in 460 BC, and dictator in 458 BC and 439 BC. His son, who bore the same name, Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus, was elected consul in 421 BC and was
Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus
Titus_Quinctius_Capitolinus_Barbatus
5th-century BC Roman senator, consul and decemvir
– 439 BC) was a Roman politician who was consul in 458 BC and decemvir in 450 BC. Brother of Quintus Minucius Esquilinus Augurinus, consul in 457 BC, he
Lucius Minucius Esquilinus Augurinus
Lucius_Minucius_Esquilinus_Augurinus
Voluntary or forced renunciation of sovereign power
Cincinnatus, the Roman dictator, in 458 and 439 BC; Lucius Cornelius Sulla, the Roman dictator, in 79 BC; Emperor Diocletian in AD 305; and Emperor Romulus
Abdication
Import and distribution of grain in Rome and Constantinople
apocryphal episode of Livy's history of Rome, cheap corn was distributed in 439 BC by an ordinary but wealthy corn merchant named Spurius Maelius. The Senate
Cura_annonae
Manager of the grain supply to Roman cities
from 439 BC. During the early 60s BC, following the sacking of the port of Ostia by pirates, Pompey held the powers of the office. Around 7 BC, the first
Praefectus_annonae
Ancient Roman family
Structus Ahala, consul in 478 BC, died in his year of office. Gaius Servilius Ahala, allegedly magister equitum in 439 BC, slew Spurius Maelius. Quintus
Servilia_gens
catapult. The Siege of Samos lasted almost 9 months, from August 440 BC to May 439 BC. 1,85 m 78 kg Lattice of trunks as a fence or to form a palisade to
Siegecraft_in_Ancient_Greece
Roman magistrate and census administrator
575–535 BC. After the abolition of the monarchy and the founding of the Republic in 509 BC, the consuls had responsibility for the census until 443 BC. In
Roman_censor
Ancient Roman family
consul in 471, 468, 465, 446, 443, and 439 BC. Titus Quinctius T. f. L. n. Capitolinus Barbatus, consul in 421 BC. Titus Quinctius T. f. T. n. Capitolinus
Quinctia_gens
First-century BC Roman history by Livy
the founding of Rome, this was rarely done. For instance, the consuls of 439 BC were Agrippa Menenius Lanatus and Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus,
History_of_Rome_(Livy)
Jun 1795 BC 12 Aug 497 BC 1298.1 24 40 9 A 40 0 0 38 73 26 Jun 1730 BC 14 Aug 432 BC 1298.1 17 48 8 AHT 8 2 38 39 72 26 May 1719 BC 3 Jul 439 BC 1280.1
List of saros series for solar eclipses
List_of_saros_series_for_solar_eclipses
Carthage-Rome engagement, 149–146 BCE
the Carthaginian capital, Carthage (a little northeast of Tunis). In 149 BC, a large Roman army landed at Utica in North Africa. The Carthaginians hoped
Siege of Carthage (Third Punic War)
Siege_of_Carthage_(Third_Punic_War)
Sinhalese kingdom in present-day Sri Lanka (543-437 BC)
administrative centre was based at Tambapaṇṇī. It existed between 543 BC and 437 BC. According to the Mahavamsa, the Kingdom was founded by Prince Vijaya
Kingdom_of_Tambapanni
Chinese dynasty from c. 1046 to 256 BC
years from c. 1046 BC until 256 BC, the longest span of any dynasty in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou period (c. 1046 – 771 BC), the royal house
Zhou_dynasty
king of Rome Tarquin II Killed in Rome. 439 BC Spurius Maelius, wealthy Roman plebeian Gaius Servilius Ahala 354 BC Dion of Syracuse, tyrant of Syracuse
List of assassinations in Europe
List_of_assassinations_in_Europe
Ancient Greek formal speech
in ancient sources: Pericles' Funeral Oration of 439 BC, lost; Pericles' Funeral Oration of 431 BC, as presented by Thucydides in his History of the
Funeral oration (ancient Greece)
Funeral_oration_(ancient_Greece)
Ancient Roman family
Quintus Caecilius, tribune of the plebs in 439 BC. Statius Caecilius, a comic poet of the early 2nd century BC. Quintus Caecilius Niger, a Sicilian, and
Caecilia_gens
Calendar year
Year 441 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Fusus and Crassus (or, less frequently
441_BC
Legendary king of the Franks
forced out of the area around the mouth of the Danube by the Goths in 439 B.C. (section 1, p, 33). He also details the reigns of each of these kings—including
Francus
Decade
This article concerns the period 689 BC – 680 BC. 689 BC—King Sennacherib of Assyria sacks Babylon. (or 691 BC) 688 BC—Traditional date for the founding
680s_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
active United States Air Force Reserve unit 439 (number) 439, the year 439 (CDXXXIX) of the Julian calendar 439 BC All pages with titles beginning with 439th
439th
Roman currency
free grain during a famine – reputedly in a bid for seeking kingship – in 439 BC. Marcus Brutus was also known as Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, as he
Roman_Republican_currency
Calendar year
Year 440 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Macerinus and Lanatus (or, less frequently
440_BC
Ancient Roman cognomen
492 BC), Roman politician Tiberius Minucius Augurinus (died 305 BC), Roman politician Lucius Minucius Esquilinus Augurinus (fl. c. 458 – 439 BC), Roman
Augurinus
Calendar year
Year 437 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Macerinus and Fidenas (or, less frequently
437_BC
War between Rome and its Italian allies
(socii), largely from 91 to 88 BC in Italy, with some holdouts persisting until 87 BC. The war started in late 91 BC with the rebellion of Asculum. Other
Social_War_(91–87_BC)
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
Ancient Roman family
plebs in 439 BC, endeavored to excite the people against the murderers of Spurius Maelius. Lucius Junius C. f. L. n. Pullus, consul in 249 BC during the
Junia_gens
Calendar year
Year 436 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Crassus and Cornelius (or, less frequently
436_BC
Civil conflicts within ancient Rome
Republic in 509 BC until the 1st century BC, there were a sparse number of civil wars. But with the Crisis of the Roman Republic (134–44 BC), a period of
List of Roman civil wars and revolts
List_of_Roman_civil_wars_and_revolts
(519 BC – 438 BC), an aristocrat and political figure of the Roman Republic, serving as consul in 460 BC and Roman dictator in 458 BC and 439 BC. Cincinnato
Lido di Cincinnato (Anzio), Italy
Lido_di_Cincinnato_(Anzio),_Italy
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
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
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
Siege during the Sicilian Wars
the summer of 398 BC or the spring of 397 BC. Dionysius the Elder, tyrant of Syracuse, after securing peace with Carthage in 405 BC, had steadily increased
Siege_of_Segesta_(397_BC)
Babylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-5873-7. Frayne, Douglas (1997). Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). University of Toronto
List of wars involving Iran (before 1979)
List_of_wars_involving_Iran_(before_1979)
Calendar year
Year 438 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Mamercinus, Iullus and Cincinnatus (or
438_BC
prime ministers of Italy. Millennia: 1st BC · 1st–2nd · 3rd Centuries: 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC · See also · Bibliography Centuries: 1st ·
Timeline_of_Italian_history
5th century BC consular tribune of the Roman Republic
a consular tribune of the Roman Republic in 438, 425, 420 BC and possibly consul in 428 BC. Quinctius belonged to the powerful Quinctia gens and was the
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (consular tribune)
Lucius_Quinctius_Cincinnatus_(consular_tribune)
which is dated around 7000 BC, Damaidi around 6000 BC, Dadiwan from 5800 BC to 5400 BC, and Banpo dating from the 5th millennium BC. With agriculture came
History_of_China
Chinese imperial dynasty (690–705)
256 BC) Western Zhou (c. 1046 – c. 771 BC) Eastern Zhou (c. 771 – c. 256 BC) Spring and Autumn (c. 770 – c. 476 BC) Warring States (c. 475 – c. 221 BC) Imperial
Wu_Zhou
Wars between Rome and Carthage (264–146 BC)
the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire during the period 264 to 146 BC. Three such wars took place, involving a total of forty-three years of warfare
Punic_Wars
Ancient Roman plebeian family
the plebs in 449 BC. Sextus Titinius, tribune of the plebs in 439 BC. Lucius Titinius Pansa Saccus, consular tribune in 400 and 396 BC. Marcus C. f. C
Titinia_gens
Roman consul in 436 BC
relative of Spurius Maelius who had been accused of attempting a uprising in 439 BC had been murdered by Ahala, and prior to this accused of the uprising by
Lucius Papirius Crassus (consul 436 BC)
Lucius_Papirius_Crassus_(consul_436_BC)
Ancient Roman family
in 439 BC Lucius Minucius Augurinus went over to the plebeians, and was elected tribune of the plebs. His descendants included the consul of 305 BC and
Minucia_gens
220 BC – AD 200) Medieval Mongolia Rouran Khaganate (Mongolia, Manchuria, Xianbei, AD 330 – 555) Sixteen Kingdoms (Xianbei, Turkic peoples, 304–439) Uyghur
List_of_time_periods
Calendar year
Year 442 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vibulanus and Helva (or, less frequently
442_BC
Ancient Roman family
a wealthy grain merchant, accused of treason and slain without trial in 439 BC. Although his guilt was universally accepted in antiquity, modern historians
Maelia_gens
Calendar year
Consulship of Cursor and Philo (or, less frequently, year 439 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 315 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval
315_BC
Nomadic Iranic people of the Pontic Steppe
BC. In the 7th century BC, the Scythians crossed the Caucasus Mountains and often raided West Asia along with the Cimmerians. In the 6th century BC,
Scythians
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally dated to 509 BC) and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire following the War of
Roman_Republic
Roman senator, consul in 452 BC
year. Titus Menenius was the father of Agrippa Menenius Lanatus, consul in 439 BC. Livy, Ab urbe condita, III. 32 Broughton, T. Robert S. (1951), "The Magistrates
Titus Menenius Lanatus (consul 452 BC)
Titus_Menenius_Lanatus_(consul_452_BC)
Period of Chinese history, c. 475 – 221 BC
period in Chinese history (c. 475 – 221 BC) comprises the final centuries of the Zhou dynasty (c. 1046 – 256 BC), which were characterized by warfare,
Warring_States_period
Ancient Roman family
Agrippa Menenius T. f. Agripp. n. Lanatus, consul in 439 BC, and consular tribune in 419 and 417 BC. Titus Menenius T. f. Agripp. n. Lanatus, father of
Menenia_gens
Chinese historical exonym
Dai later founded the Northern Wei dynasty, which reunified the north in 439 and ushered China into the Northern and Southern dynasties period. The Di
Five_Barbarians
Calendar year
Year 497 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Atratinus and Augurinus (or, less frequently
497_BC
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
War between Rome and Carthage (149–146 BC)
The Third Punic War (149–146 BC) was the third and last of the Punic Wars fought between Carthage and Rome. The war was fought entirely within Carthaginian
Third_Punic_War
Mythological divine rulers of ancient China
Shennong. The idea of the existence of five emperors appeared in the 5th century BC. Scholars believe the tradition of susception appeared in the early Warring
Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
Three_Sovereigns_and_Five_Emperors
Aspect of Chinese military history
various states during the Spring and Autumn (771–476 BC) and Warring States periods (475–221 BC) were connected by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi
History of the Great Wall of China
History_of_the_Great_Wall_of_China
11th century BC precursor to the Zhou dynasty
dynasty, before its rebellion and subsequent conquest of the Shang in 1046-1045 BC led to the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. According to histories, predynastic
Predynastic_Zhou
Calendar year
Year 106 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caepio and Serranus (or, less frequently
106_BC
List of managers of the football club
UEFA Champions League – as well as a Europa League title in 2024 – oversaw 439 competitive matches for Atalanta in his nine-year spell with the club (2016
List_of_Atalanta_BC_managers
Surname list
Roman consul in 478 BC Gaius Servilius Ahala (fl. 439 BC), Roman politician and assassin Gaius Servilius Ahala (consular tribune 408 BC) Quintus Servilius
Ahala
Calendar year
Year 433 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Vibulanus, Fidenas and Flaccinator (or
433_BC
Name disputes among the Assyrian people
2022, p. 2. Petrosian 2006, p. 113. Donabed 2012, p. 408. Clements 2019, p. 439, footnote 2. McClure & Kachru 2001, p. 109. Makko 2017, p. 239. Atto 2011
Assyrian_naming_dispute
Khuzaymah AD 43 – Mudrikah ('Amer) AD 10 – Ilyas 23 BC – Mudar 56 BC – Nizar 89 BC – Ma'add 122 BC – Adnan Islamic tradition and Arabic oral genetic
Family_tree_of_Muhammad
East Asian ethnic group
successive periods of Chinese history, for example the Qin (221–206 BC) and Han (202 BC – 220 AD) dynasties, leading to a demographic and economic tilt towards
Han_Chinese
Calendar year
Year 186 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Albinus and Philippus (or, less frequently
186_BC
Ancient name for the modern city of Annaba, Algeria
capital city of the Vandal Kingdom from AD 435 to 439. After the Vandal capture of Carthage in 439, Carthage became the capital. It was the focus of several
Hippo_Regius
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
(Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, romanized: Aléxandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient
Alexander_the_Great
Ancient Iranian civilization (6th century BCE – 11th century CE)
and then was annexed by the Macedonian ruler Alexander the Great in 328 BC. It would continue to change hands under the Seleucid Empire, the Greco-Bactrian
Sogdia
Military unit
439 Combat Support Squadron (French: 439e Escadron de soutien au combat) is a squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force, based in Bagotville, Quebec. It
439_Combat_Support_Squadron
Country in Northeast Africa
(c. 40000–16000 BC), Halfan culture (c. 20500–17000 BC), Sebilian (c. 13000–10000 BC),[citation needed] Qadan culture (c. 13000–9000 BC), the war of Jebel
Sudan
Accordingly, the Xia dynasty lasted 439 years. The rule of the Shang dynasty was traditionally dated 1766–1122 BC as per the calculations made by the
Dynasties_of_China
Period of Chinese history (907–979)
districts and prefectures that had been used since the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC). These administrations, known as circuit commissions, would become the boundaries
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
Five_Dynasties_and_Ten_Kingdoms_period
Imperial dynasty of China that followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei
2000 BC) Yellow, Yangtze, and Liao civilization Ancient Xia (c. 2070 – c. 1600 BC) Shang (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BC) Late Shang (c. 1250 – c. 1046 BC) Zhou
Western_Wei
Stage in FIFA World Cup
7:00 p.m. UTC−4 BMO Field, Toronto July 2, 2026 (2026-07-02) 8:00 p.m. UTC−7 BC Place, Vancouver July 3, 2026 (2026-07-03) 1:00 p.m. UTC−5 AT&T Stadium, Arlington
2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
2026_FIFA_World_Cup_knockout_stage
(436) Gothic War (436–439) Battle of Narbonne (436) Battle of Mons Colubrarius (439) Battle of Toulouse (439) Vandalic War (439–442) Frankish War (441-446)
Chronology of warfare between the Romans and Germanic peoples
Chronology_of_warfare_between_the_Romans_and_Germanic_peoples
of Africa from its conquest of Carthage in 146 BC until the province was lost to the Vandals in AD 439. The extent of 'Africa' varied time to time, but
List of Roman governors of Africa
List_of_Roman_governors_of_Africa
Emperor of China from 221 to 210 BC
Qin Shi Huang (February 259 – 12 July 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China (Chinese: 皇帝; pinyin: Huángdì). He invented
Qin_Shi_Huang
the first recorded solar eclipse in 2137 BC, and making the first recording of any planetary grouping in 500 BC. These claims, however, are highly disputed
History of science and technology in China
History_of_science_and_technology_in_China
American basketball player (born 2001)
played for Mist BC in the 2025 Unrivaled season. On November 5th, 2025, it was announced that Jackson had been drafted by Breeze BC for the 2026 Unrivaled
Rickea_Jackson
Most beautiful woman in Greek mythology
2016-04-10 at the Wayback Machine * Hard & Rose, The Roudledge Handbook, 438–439 Asclepiades 12F11, Pseudo-Eratosthenes Catast. 25. Gantz, Early Greek Myth
Helen_of_Troy
Calendar year
Year 105 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rufus and Maximus (or, less frequently
105_BC
5th century BC Roman senator, dictator and general
Postumius Albus Regillensis in his religious functions, when the later died in 439 BC. As the only two sources mentioning this event are in disagreement if the
Quintus Servilius Priscus Fidenas
Quintus_Servilius_Priscus_Fidenas
439 BC
439 BC
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 : 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
English
English : nickname from Old Norse pá ‘peacock’ (see Peacock). This surname is also established in Ireland.Poe is a common surname found in the 17th and 18th centuries in VA and SC. The ancestors of the poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) were of Scotch-Irish descent, having emigrated from Ireland to Lancaster Co., PA, in about 1748.
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
muir “â€seaâ€â€ and ceardach “â€skilledâ€â€ implying “â€skilled in the ways of the sea.â€â€ The name of three High Kings and one of the greatest Irish military commanders known as “â€Murtagh of the Leather Cloak,â€â€ he set out in mid-winter, wearing leather cloaks against the bitter cold, and turned back the maurauding Vikings. He beat the invaders in a sea battle on Strangford Lough in 926, took and burned Viking Dublin in 939, ravaged the Norse settlements in the Scottish Isles with an Ulster fleet in 801 and died in combat in 803, presumably wearing all his cloaks.
Surname or Lastname
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.
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
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
English : voiced variant of the habitational name Crowden. This form appears to have arisen from the place in Devon, 44 of the 49 bearers listed in the 1881 British census having been born in Cornwall or Devon.
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.
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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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English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
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English
English : variant spelling of Nye.Chinese : from the name of Nie City, which existed during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). It was granted to a son of a duke of the state of Qi; his descendants adopted the name of the city as their surname.
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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 and French
English and French : from the medieval French form of the Latin personal name Sabinus or its feminine form Sabina, originally an ethnic name for a member of an ancient Italic people of central Italy, whose name is of uncertain origin. According to legend, in the 8th century bc the Romans slaughtered the Sabine menfolk and carried off the women. More influential as far as name-giving is concerned was the existence of several Christian saints bearing this name. The masculine name was borne by at least ten early saints (martyrs and bishops), but as a given name the feminine form was always more popular.Jewish : probably also an Americanized form of some like-sounding Jewish name.
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English
English : 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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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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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).
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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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Indian
The all-powerful, He who is able to do everything
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Irish
Irish name LAOGHAIRE means "shepherd."
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Hindu
God murugans name (son of Lord Shiva)
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Australian, Norse, Scottish
Relic
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Russian
(ÐполлинаÌриÑ) Feminine form of Russian Apollonii, APOLLINARIYA means "of Apollo."
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Hindu, Indian
Never End of Love.
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Tamil
Niverta | நிவேரதா
Bliss
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Irish
From Ennis.
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Praise of Guru
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Irish
From cas â€curly-haired.†The Cassidys were the hereditary physicians to the Maguires, the chiefs of County Fermanagh between 1300 and 1600. As their healing skills became widely known, many Cassidys were employed by other chieftans, particularly in the north of the country.
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v. t.
The fourth part of the distance from one point of the compass to another, being the fourth part of 11¡ 15', that is, about 2¡ 49'; -- called also quarter point.
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An element of the chromium group, found in certain rare minerals, as pitchblende, uranite, etc., and reduced as a heavy, hard, nickel-white metal which is quite permanent. Its yellow oxide is used to impart to glass a delicate greenish-yellow tint which is accompanied by a strong fluorescence, and its black oxide is used as a pigment in porcelain painting. Symbol U. Atomic weight 239.
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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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A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437/ grains.
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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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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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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.