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442 may refer to: 442 (number) AD 442, a year in the 5th century of the Gregorian calendar 442 BC, a year in the pre-Julian Roman calendar Area code 442
442
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
Festivals of Dionysus in ancient Athens
performances with prizes in 442 BC. Impressive tragic output continued without pause through the first three quarters of the fourth century BC, and some scholars
Dionysia
(404–384 BC) Qin (complete list) – Ligong, Duke (476–443 BC) Zao, Duke (442–429 BC) Huai, Duke (428–425 BC) Ling, Duke (424–415 BC) Jian, Duke (414–400 BC) Wei
List of state leaders in the 5th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_5th_century_BC
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
Mythical Greek king of Thebes
two-footed and three-footed? Due to the popularity of Sophocles's Antigone (c. 442 BC), the ending (lines 1005–78) of Seven against Thebes was added some fifty
Oedipus
One hundred years, from 500 BC to 401 BC
Lysias. 442 BC: Sophocles writes Antigone. 441 BC: King Ai of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou dynasty of China but dies before the year's end. 440 BC: Famine
5th_century_BC
Decade
Magadha in ancient India. 443 BC Duke Ligong of Qin, 22nd ruler of the Zhou dynasty Pindar, Greek poet (b. 522 BC) 442 BC Zhou zhen ding wang, king of
440s_BC
(472 BC) Seven Against Thebes (467 BC) The Suppliants (463 BC) Agamemnon (458 BC) The Libation Bearers (458 BC) The Eumenides (458 BC) Ajax (442 BC) Antigone
List of extant ancient Greek and Roman plays
List_of_extant_ancient_Greek_and_Roman_plays
Aegean Islands returned to Greeks 479–478 BC Greek counterattack Greeks Achaemenid Empire Greek victory 477-442 BC Wars of the Delian League Greeks Achaemenid
List_of_Greco-Persian_Wars
Marble sculpture from the Acropolis of Athens
certainly Phidias. They were carved between 447 or 446 BC, or at the latest 438 BC, with 442 BC as the probable date of completion. Most of them are very
Metopes_of_the_Parthenon
Athenian statesman and general (c.-495,-429)
with applause, and Thucydides was soundly, if unexpectedly, defeated. In 442 BC, the Athenian public voted to ostracise Thucydides from the city for 10
Pericles
Sophocles (c. 495–406 BC): Theban plays, or Oedipus cycle: Antigone (c. 442 BC) Oedipus Rex (c. 429 BC) Oedipus at Colonus (401 BC, posthumous) Ajax (unknown
List of ancient Greek playwrights
List_of_ancient_Greek_playwrights
5th-century BC Roman statesman and consul
Marcus Fabius Vibulanus was consul of the Roman Republic in 442 BC and consular tribune in 433 BC. Marcus belonged to the influential Fabia gens and was the
Marcus Fabius Vibulanus (consul 442 BC)
Marcus_Fabius_Vibulanus_(consul_442_BC)
Form of theatre from Ancient Greece
only seven remain intact: Ajax (Αἴας / Aias) around 445 BC; Antigone (Ἀντιγόνη / Antigone), 442 BC; Women of Trachis (Tραχίνιαι / Trachiniai), date unknown;
Greek_tragedy
Ancient Greek strategy game
Athenian comedic poet, in his comedy Drapetides ("Female Runaways"), from 443/442 BC. The game was praised by Plato and Polybius, and possibly Philostratus,
Polis_(board_game)
5th-century BC Roman senator and general
Cornicen (fl. c. 442–435 BC) was consul at Rome in 442 BC, and magister equitum in 435. Aebutius was elected consul for the year 442, with Marcus Fabius
Postumus Aebutius Helva Cornicen
Postumus_Aebutius_Helva_Cornicen
Festival of Dionysus in Athens
were apparently allowed to both participate and act as choregoi. Around 442 BC, new comic contests were officially included in the Lenaia, though plays
Lenaia
Brother of Plato
Adeimantus of Collytus (Greek: Ἀδείμαντος; c. 442 BC – 382 BC), son of Ariston of Athens, was an ancient Athenian Greek best known as Plato's brother
Adeimantus_of_Collytus
Period in ancient Greek sculpture
center of Creation. Sophocles expresses this new thinking in Antigone (c. 442 BC), saying: There are many wonders, but none so admirable as Man. Across the
Classical_Greek_sculpture
5th-century BC Roman consul and consular tribune
consul in 442 BC and Numerius Fabius Vibulanus, consul in 421 BC were his brothers. Marcus Fabius Ambustus, the pontifex maximus mentioned in 390 BC, could
Quintus Fabius Vibulanus (consul 423 BC)
Quintus_Fabius_Vibulanus_(consul_423_BC)
Ancient Athenian conservative politician
failure in confronting Pericles, Thucydides was ostracized for ten years, in 442 BC, and Pericles once again stood unchallenged in the Athenian political arena
Thucydides,_son_of_Melesias
1949 opera by Carl Orff
language of the drama of Ancient Greece. Sophocles's play was written in 442 BC, and Hölderlin's 1804 translation copies faithfully the mood and movement
Antigonae
Dormant volcano in Myanmar
creation from a great earthquake and the mountain erupted out of the ground in 442 BC. It is possible that the legends about Nats represent a heritage of earlier
Mount_Popa
Calendar year
Year 444 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Atratinus, Siculus and Luscus and the
444_BC
Ancient Roman family
Helva, consul in 499 BC. Lucius Aebutius T. f. T. n. Helva, consul in 463 BC. Postumus Aebutius Helva Cornicen, consul in 442 BC. Marcus Aebutius Helva
Aebutia_gens
Mountain in Colorado, United States
these were the oldest known trees in Colorado, but in 1992, trees dating to 442 BC were found in the southern Front Range and South Park. The Mount Goliath
Mount_Blue_Sky
Calendar year
Year 445 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augurinus and Philo (or, less frequently
445_BC
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
Roman senator, consul in 439 BC
Cornicen in 442 BC. The two other members of the triumviri coloniae deducendae were Titus Cloelius Siculus and Marcus Aebutius Helva. In 439 BC Menenius
Agrippa Menenius Lanatus (consul 439 BC)
Agrippa_Menenius_Lanatus_(consul_439_BC)
Ancient Roman family
the consuls of this year. Marcus Fabius Q. f. M. n. Vibulanus, consul in 442 BC, legate during the war against Veii in 437, consular tribune in 433, and
Fabia_gens
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)
Canadian military flying unit
442 Transport and Rescue Squadron (French: 442e Escadron de transport et de sauvetage) is a Royal Canadian Air Force tactical transport and search and
442 Transport and Rescue Squadron
442_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron
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
Index of articles associated with the same name
Roman consul Marcus Fabius Vibulanus (consul 483 BC), Roman consul Marcus Fabius Vibulanus (consul 442 BC), Roman consul Numerius Fabius Vibulanus, Roman
Vibulanus
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
father-loving goddess'; 70/69 BC – 10 or 12 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic
Cleopatra
Spartan princess (born 442 BC)
BC) was a wealthy Spartan princess. She is famous for being the first woman to win at the Olympic Games. Cynisca first entered the Olympics in 396 BC
Cynisca
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
Ruler of the Hunnic Empire from 434 to 453
and Viminacium, and then took Singidunum (Belgrade) and Sirmium. During 442, Theodosius recalled his troops from Sicily and ordered a large issue of
Attila
Region in the ancient Near East
the late 2nd millennium BC. Canaan had significant geopolitical importance in the Late Bronze Age Amarna Period (14th century BC) as the area where the
Canaan
Metamorphic rock containing lazurite, prized for its intense blue color
minerals lazurite, pyrite, diopside, and calcite. As early as the 7th millennium BC, lapis lazuli was mined in the Sar-i Sang mines, in Shortugai, and in other
Lapis_lazuli
Ruler of Chinese state of Qin from 442 to 429 BC
Gōng, died 429 BC), personal name unknown, was a duke of the state of Qin during the Eastern Zhou dynasty, reigning from 442 to 429 BC. Duke Zao succeeded
Duke_Zao_of_Qin
anunciación; Tomás Borrás) 1924 music by Joaquín Turina Antigone (Sophocles, 442 BC) 1841 music by Felix Mendelssohn 1893 music by Camille Saint-Saëns 1920
Plays_with_incidental_music
Calendar year
Year 443 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 Barbatus (or, less frequently
443_BC
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
Municipal unit in Greece
of Elimia were Arrhidaeus (c. 472 BC), three kings with the name Derdas (I c. 442 BC, II c. 382 BC, III c. 358 BC) and "Pausanias and other brothers"
Aiani
5th-century BC Athenian playwright of Old Comedy
Prospaltioi include allusions to, and near-quotations of, Sophocles' Antigone (442 BC). Scholars are convinced the play targeted Pericles, due to a famous reference
Eupolis
Calendar year
The year 509 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Republic it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Brutus and Collatinus
509_BC
Calendar year
Consulship of Corvus and Mus (or, less frequently, year 442 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 312 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval
312_BC
5th-century BC Roman statesman and consul
a Roman statesman who served as Consul in 447, 443, and 437 BC, and as Censor in 435 BC. Geganius came from the rather small patrician Gegania gens,
Marcus_Geganius_Macerinus
War in the Roman Republic (49–45 BC)
Caesar's civil war (49–45 BC) occurred during the late Roman Republic between two factions led by Julius Caesar and Pompey. The main cause of the war was
Caesar's_civil_war
Consul of the Roman republic in 441 BC
441 BC. Papirius belonged to the patrician Papiria gens. He was probably a brother or close relative to Lucius Papirius Crassus, consul in 436 BC, and
Manius_Papirius_Crassus
Calendar year
Year 499 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aebutius and Cicurinus (or
499_BC
Calendar year
The year 500 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Republic it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Camerinus and Longus (or
500_BC
Region in the ancient Maghreb
in 33 BC Rome directly administered the region from 33 BC to 25 BC. Mauretania eventually became a client kingdom of the Roman Empire in 25 BC when the
Mauretania
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
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
5th-century BC Roman statesman, general and consul
Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus (513 BC – after 423 BC) was a Roman statesman and general who served as consul six times. Titus Quinctius was a member
Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus
Titus_Quinctius_Capitolinus_Barbatus
Month of 1978
Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, 1975–1979 (Yale University Press, 2006) p.442 "143 Refugees Feared Dead as Boat Sinks". Los Angeles Times. December 3,
December_1978
Calendar year
Year 189 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Nobilior and Vulso (or, less frequently
189_BC
Turkish Empire (c. 1299–1922)
History of the Renaissance and Reformation. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 442. ISBN 978-0-8028-6348-5. Ágoston and Alan Masters, Gábor and Bruce (2009)
Ottoman_Empire
Execution method
Empire: the classical ... – Google Books. Phoenix Press. ISBN 978-1-84212-442-0. Retrieved 16 September 2009. "La Sede / Exposiciones permanentes / Sala
Garrote
Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia
analyses of ethnic populations across Russia". Genomics. 112 (1). Elsevier: 442–458. doi:10.1016/j.ygeno.2019.03.007. PMID 30902755. Christian, D. (1998)
Russia
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List of minor planets: 96001–97000
List_of_minor_planets:_96001–97000
Chalcolithic European archaeological culture
of the Scandinavian Peninsula and southwest Finland, from c. 2800 BC – c. 2300 BC. It was an offshoot of the Corded Ware culture, and replaced the Funnelbeaker
Battle_Axe_culture
Continent
Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts (Third Edition). Routledge, 2006. p. 426-442 Houissa, Ali. "LibGuides: Middle Eastern & North African Cinema & Film: Egyptian
Africa
Calendar year
Year 101 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marius and Aquillius (or, less frequently
101_BC
Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
185 BC – 116/115 BC) was Queen consort of Ptolemaic Egypt from 175 to 170 BC as wife of Ptolemy VI Philometor, and then Queen regnant since 170 BC as co-ruler
Cleopatra_II
Controversy centering on concerns about the biomedical significance of bisphenol A (BPA)
expression in adult female rare minnow Gobiocypris rarus". Chemosphere. 112: 435–442. Bibcode:2014Chmsp.112..435Z. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.04.089. PMID 25048937
Health_effects_of_Bisphenol_A
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
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
Eurasian steppe confederation and empire
Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD. Modu Chanyu, the supreme leader after 209 BC, founded the Xiongnu Empire. After overthrowing
Xiongnu
Government system where political power lies with the people
Action". Lenin's Collected Works. Vol. 10. Moscow: Progress Publishers. pp. 442–443. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 30 November
Democracy
Internal conflict in the Roman Republic, c. 83-82 BC
1971, p. 441. Brunt 1971, pp. 442–445. Lynda Telford, Sulla: A Dictator Reconsidered, p. 158; Philip Matyszak, Cataclysm 90 BC, p. 133; John Leach, Pompey
Sulla's_civil_war
Calendar year
year 570 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 184 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 570 BC for this
570_BC
Country in Northern Europe
Period in the 10th millennium BC: Kunda, Neman and Narva cultures. They were traveling hunters. In the 8th millennium BC the climate became warmer and
Lithuania
Legendary animal
topic were derived from Aristeas (7th century BC) and preserved by Herodotus and Aeschylus (mid 5th century BC). Because the lion was traditionally considered
Griffin
Calendar year
Year 435 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the First year of the Consulship of Iullus and Tricostus (or, less
435_BC
regimens". The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 97 (12): 442–8. doi:10.1210/jc.2012-2030. PMID 23055547. Gava G, Cerpolini S, Martelli
Side effects of cyproterone acetate
Side_effects_of_cyproterone_acetate
climate change in Canada, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ISBN 978-0-88920-442-3 French, Hugh M; Slaymaker, Olav (1993), Canada's Cold Environments, McGill−Queen's
Temperature_in_Canada
First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
Jesus (c. 6 to 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and by various other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish
Jesus
in 269 BC, but modern authors consider this too precise a reading of Pomponius. It is known that a college of three was in existence c. 150 BC. A fourth
List of Roman moneyers during the Republic
List_of_Roman_moneyers_during_the_Republic
Capital and largest city of Serbia
the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC. In antiquity, Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region and, after 279 BC, Celts settled the city, naming it Singidūn
Belgrade
"Bosworth, Joseph". In Dictionary of National Biography. 5. London. pp. 440-442. Pauli, R., Orosius, P. (1857). The life of Alfred the Great. London: H.
List of English translations from medieval sources: A
List_of_English_translations_from_medieval_sources:_A
Country in Southeastern Europe and West Asia
; Yerli, Sedat V. "Biodiversity in Turkey". In Pullaiah (2018), pp. 397–442. Republic of Turkey The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (2019)
Turkey
Bronze Age civilization on Crete and other Aegean Islands
local Neolithic culture around 3100 BC, with complex urban settlements beginning around 2000 BC. After c. 1450 BC, they came under the cultural and perhaps
Minoan_civilization
Calendar year
Year 102 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marius and Catulus (or, less frequently
102_BC
Chemical element with atomic number 29 (Cu)
several regions, from c. 8000 BC. Thousands of years later, it was the first metal to be smelted from sulfide ores, c. 5000 BC; the first metal to be cast
Copper
tallest structures supported by land. For most of the period from around 2667 BC to 1221 AD, the Egyptian pyramids (culminating in the Great Pyramid of Giza)
History of the world's tallest structures
History_of_the_world's_tallest_structures
Reasons of State, 1917-1920. by Piero Melograni". Slavic Review. 50 (2): 441–442. doi:10.2307/2500225. JSTOR 2500225. S2CID 164785073. Tucker, Robert C.;
Bibliography of the Russian Revolution and Civil War
Bibliography_of_the_Russian_Revolution_and_Civil_War
Group of grasses (food grain)
China to the Black Sea region of Europe by 5000 BC. Millet was growing wild in Greece as early as 3000 BC, and bulk storage containers for millet have been
Millet
Wetland in Indiana and Illinois, United States
Point, Valparaiso, etc., Donohue & Henneberry (printers), 1900, pp. 441–442. Hough, E. "Chicago and the West", Forest and Stream, Vol. XXXV, No. 14,
Grand_Kankakee_Marsh
Indigenous peoples in Canadian province
Indigenous Services Canada. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-04-08. British Columbia (BC) is home to 202 First Nations, about one third of all First Nations in Canada
First Nations in British Columbia
First_Nations_in_British_Columbia
Part of the Alexandrian War, Caesar vs Ptolemy XIII
Julius Caesar, Cleopatra VII, Arsinoe IV, and Ptolemy XIII, between 48 and 47 BC. During this time Caesar was engaged in a civil war against remaining Republican
Siege_of_Alexandria_(47_BC)
Regal 753–509 BC (semilegendary) Republican 509–27 BC Early Republic 509–280s/260s BC Middle Republic 280s–146 BC Classical, 2nd century BC–2nd century
Slavery_in_ancient_Rome
Caesar's intervention in Egypt during his civil war
repayment of certain Egyptian debts. Arriving in Alexandria in October 48 BC and seeking initially to apprehend Pompey, his enemy in the civil war, Caesar
Alexandrian_war
Calendar year
Year 188 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Messalla and Salinator (or, less frequently
188_BC
Calendar year
Year 103 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marius and Orestes (or, less frequently
103_BC
Ecological theory
ecology and forest history. doi:10.1079/9780851994420.0000. ISBN 978-0-85199-442-0. Bunzel-Drüke, Margret; Luick, Rainer (2024): "Master builders of biodiversity"
Wood-pasture_hypothesis
promo for Admiral; 30 pages total, art by Al Hubbard. Four Color (series 2) #442: "Peter Pan" 1 issue One-shot December 1952 Del Connell Dell Comics Adaptation
List_of_comics_based_on_films
442 BC
442 BC
Boy/Male
Irish
feidhil “â€beautyâ€â€ or “â€ever good.â€â€ Three kings of Munster bore the name. Feidhelm Mac Crimthainn was both a king of Munster and a Bishop of Cashel. He contested the sovereignty of Ireland with the O’Neill kings. He was unsuccessful in the ensuing battle and in 842 AD the annals record… “â€The crosier of devout Feidhelm was abandoned in the blackthorns. Neill, mighty in combat, took it by right of victory.â€â€
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 : 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.
Boy/Male
Irish
feidhil “â€beautyâ€â€ or “â€ever good.â€â€ Three kings of Munster bore the name. Feidhelm Mac Crimthainn was both a king of Munster and a Bishop of Cashel. He contested the sovereignty of Ireland with the O’Neill kings. He was unsuccessful in the ensuing battle and in 842 AD the annals record… “â€The crosier of devout Feidhelm was abandoned in the blackthorns. Neill, mighty in combat, took it by right of victory.â€â€
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
Jewish
Jewish : from the Hebrew personal name Amos, of uncertain origin, in some traditions connected with the Hebrew verb amos ‘to carry’, and assigned the meaning ‘borne by God’. This was the name of a Biblical prophet of the 8th century bc, whose oracles are recorded in the Book of Amos. This was one of the Biblical names taken up by Puritans and Nonconformists in the 16th–17th centuries, too late to have had much influence on surname formation, except in Wales.English : variant of Amis, assimilated in spelling to the Biblical name. It occurs chiefly in southeastern England.
Surname or Lastname
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 : 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 (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.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Wen 2.Chinese : from a character in the personal name of Hu Gongman, a retainer of Wu Wang. After the latter established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc, he granted the state of Chen to Hu Gongman, whose descendants adopted the second character of his given name, Man, as their surname. This character also means ‘Manchurian’, but the name does not appear to be related to this meaning.Chinese : variant of Wen 3.Chinese : variant of Wan 1.English and Jewish : variant spelling of Mann.Dutch : from Middle Dutch man ‘man’, ‘husband’, ‘vassal’, ‘arbiter’.French : from the Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann 2).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the personal name Man, derived from Yiddish ‘man’.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Tang 2.Chinese : variant of Tang 3.Chinese : from a modification of the character Zhong (). In the Xia dynasty (2205–1766 bc), there existed a senior adviser whose name was Zhonggu. Much later, in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 ad), some descendants settled along a river that became known as the Tong Family river. As the Manchus moved southwards, some took up residence by this river and they too adopted Tong as their surname.Chinese : from Lao Tong, the ‘style name’ given to a son of Zhuan Xu, legendary emperor of the 26th century bc. Two of his sons became important advisers to the next emperor, Ku. Some descendants of Lao Tong adopted a character from his style name as their surname.Chinese : see also Dong.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of tongs (Old English tang(e)), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word (there are examples in Lancashire, Shropshire, and West Yorkshire), from their situation by a fork in a road or river, considered as resembling a pair of tongs.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a tongue of land, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (Old English tunge, Old Norse tunga), for example Tonge in Leicestershire.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Antonius (see Anthony). It could also be from Dutch tong ‘tongue’ and hence a nickname for a chatterbox or scold, or possibly a shortening of Van Tongeren, a habitational name for someone from Tongeren in the province of Gelderland.
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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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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 : 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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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).
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Irish
feidhil “â€beautyâ€â€ or “â€ever good.â€â€ Three kings of Munster bore the name. Feidhelm Mac Crimthainn was both a king of Munster and a Bishop of Cashel. He contested the sovereignty of Ireland with the O’Neill kings. He was unsuccessful in the ensuing battle and in 842 AD the annals record… “â€The crosier of devout Feidhelm was abandoned in the blackthorns. Neill, mighty in combat, took it by right of victory.â€â€
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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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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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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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Cliff-side ford.
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God Name
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Blond.
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Indian, Kannada, Punjabi, Sikh
Invincible; Victorious
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The Moon
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Name of Lord Shiva
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Courage
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Beautiful
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Indian, Sanskrit
Scholar
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Victorious Love
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The period of a synodic revolution of the moon, or the time from one new moon to the next; varying in length, at different times, from about 29/ to 29/ days, the average length being 29 d., 12h., 44m., 2.9s.
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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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At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
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A follower of John Cassianus, a French monk (died about 448), who modified the doctrines of Pelagius, by denying human merit, and maintaining the necessity of the Spirit's influence, while, on the other hand, he rejected the Augustinian doctrines of election, the inability of man to do good, and the certain perseverance of the saints.
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A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, as the dog. M () M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178-180, 242.
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A Greek Cynic philosopher (412?-323 B. C.) who lived much in Athens and was distinguished for contempt of the common aims and conditions of life, and for sharp, caustic sayings.
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A rare metallic element of the boron group, whose existence was predicted under the provisional name ekaboron by means of the periodic law, and subsequently discovered by spectrum analysis in certain rare Scandinavian minerals (euxenite and gadolinite). It has not yet been isolated. Symbol Sc. Atomic weight 44.
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The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8 inch gun, a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber.