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Calendar year
Year 477 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pulvillus and Lanatus (or, less frequently
477_BC
Legendary emperor of Japan
genealogy. Itoku's reign allegedly began in 510 BC, he had one wife and two sons. After his death in 477 BC, his first son supposedly became the next emperor
Emperor_Itoku
Series of conflicts in the 5th century BC
to his command. Pausanias returned to Byzantium as a private citizen in 477 BC, and took command of the city until he was expelled by the Athenians. He
Greco-Persian_Wars
King (519–477 BC) Yuan, King (476–469 BC) Zhending, King (468–441 BC) Cai (complete list) – Zhao, Marquis (518–491 BC) Cheng, Marquis (490–472 BC) Sheng
List of state leaders in the 5th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_5th_century_BC
Part of the Roman–Etruscan Wars (477 BC)
was fought between the Roman Republic and the Etruscan city of Veii, in 477 BC (AUC 277). It most likely occurred on 18 July, although Ovid gives a different
Battle_of_the_Cremera
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
Cremera in 477 BC, wherein it fought against the most important Etruscan city, Veii; this defeat was later avenged at the Battle of Veii in 396 BC, wherein
Roman_Republic
Spartan general and regent (died c. 477 BC)
with Pausanias because of Pausanias' arrogance and high-handedness. In 477 BC, the Spartans recalled Pausanias once again. Pausanias went to Kolonai in
Pausanias_the_Regent
Conflicts between the Romans and Etruscans – 8th to 3rd centuries BCE
the Veientine army, who withdrew to the Saxa Rubra and sued for peace. In 477 BC hostilities were renewed, and the fighting increased, with incursions by
Roman–Etruscan_Wars
List of links describing conflicts Rome was involved in
Gnaeus Manlius Cincinnatus and former consul Quintus Fabius are slain. 477 BC – Battle of the Cremera – All the Fabii except Quintus Fabius Vibulanus
List of Roman external wars and battles
List_of_Roman_external_wars_and_battles
Ancient town of Latium
and occasionally changed hands between Rome and Veii. In the 8th century BC during the reign of Rome's first king, Romulus, the Fidenates and the Veientes
Fidenae
Ruler of the Chinese state of Qin from 491 to 477 BC
Duke Dao of Qin (Chinese: 秦悼公; pinyin: Qín Dào Gōng; died 477 BC), personal name unknown, was a duke of the state of Qin during the Eastern Zhou dynasty
Duke_Dao_of_Qin
Ancient Roman family
courage and tragic fate of the 306 Fabii in the Battle of the Cremera, 477 BC. But the Fabii were not distinguished as warriors alone; several members
Fabia_gens
Decade
philosopher (approximate year) 477 BC Duke Dao of Qin, ruler of the state of Qin Emperor Itoku of Japan, according to legend. 476 BC Zhou Jing Wang, king of
470s_BC
Region of Central Italy
the area from around the 8th century BC until they were assimilated into the Roman Republic in the 4th century BC. The ancient people of Etruria are identified
Etruria
Roman Republic consul in 483 BC and 480 BC
members of the gens Fabia except one perished in the Battle of the Cremera in 477 BC. If this tradition is correct, then Marcus died that year in the disaster
Marcus Fabius Vibulanus (consul 483 BC)
Marcus_Fabius_Vibulanus_(consul_483_BC)
5th-century BC Roman senator and consul
members of the gens Fabia except one perished in the Battle of the Cremera in 477 BC. If this tradition is correct, then Caeso died that year in the disaster
Caeso_Fabius_Vibulanus
chief financial officers of the Delian League. They were first appointed in 477 BC, when Athens, in consequence of the conduct of the Spartan general Pausanias
Hellenotamiae
Battle between Cumae and the Etruscans
against the Etruscans in 474 BC. The city of Cumae in southern Italy was founded by Greek settlers in the 8th century BC in an area near the southern
Battle_of_Cumae_(474_BC)
Roman senator and general (died 476 BC)
Titus Menenius Lanatus (died 476 BC) was a Roman patrician who was elected consul for the year 477 BC. He unsuccessfully fought the Veiientes, and was
Titus Menenius Lanatus (consul 477 BC)
Titus_Menenius_Lanatus_(consul_477_BC)
Zhou Dynasty King of China from 519 to 477 BC
personal name Ji Gai, was a king of China's Zhou dynasty. He ruled from 519 BC to 477 BC. He was succeeded by his son, King Yuan. After the death of King Jǐng
King_Jing_of_Zhou_(Gai)
One hundred years, from 500 BC to 401 BC
a tsunami. 479 BC: Chinese philosopher Confucius dies. 478 BC: Establishment of the Temple of Confucius at (modern-day) Qufu. 477 BC: The Delian League
5th_century_BC
Battle between Gauls and Roman Republic, c. 387 BC
for the Battle of the Cremera (477 BC), suggesting that early roman historians such as Fabius Pictor (born c. 270 BC) may have aligned the Battle of
Battle_of_the_Allia
Person trained to practise a form of divination
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities Figurine of Haruspex, 4th Cent. B.C. Vatican Museums Online, Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Room III l. Starr (1992)
Haruspex
Alphabet used by the Etruscans of central and northern Italy
civilization of central and northern Italy, to write their language, from about 700 BC to sometime around 100 AD. The Etruscan alphabet derives from the Euboean
Etruscan_alphabet
Calendar year
Year 475 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Republic, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Poplicola and Rutilus (or
475_BC
Roman senator, consul in 439 BC
BC and possibly the consular tribune of 419 and 417 BC. Menenius belonged to the Menenia gens. His father was Titus Menenius Lanatus, consul in 477 BC
Agrippa Menenius Lanatus (consul 439 BC)
Agrippa_Menenius_Lanatus_(consul_439_BC)
Greece from further Persian attacks, Athens founded the Delian League in 477 BC. Initially, each city in the League would contribute ships and soldiers
History_of_Greece
the Imperial House by dating its foundation further back to the year 660 BC. Emperor Kinmei (r. 539–571) is often considered the first historical emperor
List_of_emperors_of_Japan
Second half of the Zhou dynasty (c. 770 – 256 BC)
(585–572 BC) King Ling — Ji Xiexin (571–545 BC) King Jing — Ji Gui (544–520 BC) King Dao — Ji Meng (520 BC) King Jing — Ji Gai (519–477 BC) King Yuan
Eastern_Zhou
Town in the province of Viterbo, Italy
seismic activity and instability, like the earthquake of 280 BC. When the Romans arrived in 265 BC, they took up and carried on the rainwater drainage and
Civita_di_Bagnoregio
Period of ancient Greece (510 to 323 BC)
with another Greek state. Ever since the formation of the Delian League in 477 BC, the island of Melos had refused to join. By refusing to join the League
Classical_Greece
Calendar year
Year 480 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 Cincinnatus (or, less
480_BC
p. 317) or more precisely: May 12, 1274 BC based on Ramesses' commonly accepted accession date in 1279 BC. Bryce, Trevor (2005). The Kingdom of the
List_of_wars:_before_1000
prior to 841 BC, the beginning of the Gonghe Regency, are provisional and subject to dispute. Contents: Antiquity · Centuries: 22nd BC · 21st BC Centuries:
Timeline_of_Chinese_history
Roman general and consul (died 493 BC)
of a levy. Menenius had a son, named Titus, who would become consul in 477 BC. Menenius was also a character in William Shakespeare's Coriolanus. He is
Agrippa Menenius Lanatus (consul 503 BC)
Agrippa_Menenius_Lanatus_(consul_503_BC)
Seventh and last king of Rome
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (died 495 BC) was the legendary seventh and final king of Rome, reigning 25 years until the popular uprising that led to the
Lucius_Tarquinius_Superbus
Event wherein the Sun is obscured by the Moon
480 BC. Herodotus also reports a solar eclipse at Sparta during the Second Persian invasion of Greece. The date of the eclipse (August 1, 477 BC) does
Solar_eclipse
Roman conquest of Italy from 588 BC to 7 BC
battle of the Cremera in 477 BC, in the conquest of Fidene in 435 BC and in the wars that led to the conquest of Veii in 396 BC. Once the Veientani had
Roman_expansion_in_Italy
Extinct pre-Indo-European language family
Raetic could have split from Etruscan from around 900 BC or even earlier, at any rate no later than 700 BC since divergences are already present in the oldest
Tyrsenian_languages
Roman senator and consul (died c.453 BC)
Horatius Pulvillus (died c. 453 BC) was a Roman politician during the 5th century BC, who was consul in 477 and 457 BC. Ancient sources disagree on his
Gaius_Horatius_Pulvillus
Archaeological evidence and mythical tale for Rome's origins
of Rome being settled by around 1600 BC. Some evidence on the Capitoline Hill possibly dates as early as c. 1700 BC and the nearby valley that later housed
Founding_of_Rome
Roman container for live dormice
Alalia (540 BC–535 BC) Battle of Cumae (524 BC) Siege of Rome (509 BC) Siege of Rome (508 BC) Battle of the Cremera (477 BC) Battle of Cumae (474 BC) Battle
Glirarium
Family of writing systems in ancient Italy
ancient writing systems used in the Italian Peninsula between about 700 and 100 BC, for various languages spoken in that time and place. The most notable member
Old_Italic_scripts
City wall in ancient Athens
first fleet during a war with Aegina in the 480s BC. With the founding of the Delian League in 477 BC, Athens became committed to the long-term prosecution
Long_Walls
396 BC conflict involving ancient Rome
the siege of Veii, involved ancient Rome, and is approximately dated at 396 BC. The main source about it is Livy's Ab Urbe Condita. The battle of Veii was
Battle_of_Veii
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
Etruscan king of Clusium involved in wars against Rome
the war at around 508 BC. Lars Porsena came into conflict with Rome after the revolution that overthrew the monarchy there in 509 BC, resulting in the exile
Lars_Porsena
Pre-Roman civilization of Etruria (9th–1st century BC)
reached its maximum around 500 BC, shortly after the Roman Kingdom became the Roman Republic. Beginning in the late 4th century BC, it succumbed to the expanding
Etruscan_civilization
invasion of Greece 477 BC – founding of the Delian League, an association of Greek city-states under Athenian hegemony 431 to 404 BC – Peloponnesian War
Timeline of Middle Eastern history
Timeline_of_Middle_Eastern_history
the Warring States period (481 BC – 403 BC) and the Qin state (9th century BC – 221 BC) and dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC). Early Warring States period Qin
Timeline of the Warring States and the Qin dynasty
Timeline_of_the_Warring_States_and_the_Qin_dynasty
Name used by the ancient Greeks to refer to non-Greek people
cross". The first Greek author to mention the Tyrrhenians is the 8th-century BC Greek poet Hesiod, in his work, the Theogony. He merely described them as
Tyrrhenians
Overview of women in Etruscan civilization
Regolini-Galassi tomb (675–650 BC) Gold-leaf pectoral, Regolini-Galassi tomb Gold bracelet, Regolini-Galassi tomb The Archaic period (580 to 480 BC) highlights women's
Women_in_Etruscan_society
Revolts of two rebel kings of Babylon
dated to Xerxes's reign from the summers of 484 BC, 479 BC, 477 BC, 475 BC, 473 BC, 472 BC, 468 BC or 466 BC. The first attempt to date Bel-shimanni and Shamash-eriba
Babylonian_revolts_(484_BC)
List of a wikimedia project
499 BC – 449 BC Greco-Persian Wars 477 BC – 449 BC Wars of the Delian League 340 BC – 339 BC Second Achaemenid conquest of Egypt 336 BC – 323 BC Wars
List_of_conflicts_in_Africa
Historic ethnic confederation of Alpine tribes
probably Celtic-speaking by the era of the Roman emperor Augustus (ruled 30 BC – AD 14). The Raeti were divided into numerous tribes, but only some of these
Rhaetian_people
Ancient Etruscan city in Isola Farnese, Italy
eventually fell in the Battle of Veii to Roman general Camillus's army in 396 BC. Veii continued to be occupied after its capture by the Romans. The site is
Veii
Roman poet and satirist (AD 34–62)
Alalia (540 BC–535 BC) Battle of Cumae (524 BC) Siege of Rome (509 BC) Siege of Rome (508 BC) Battle of the Cremera (477 BC) Battle of Cumae (474 BC) Battle
Persius
quantities of wine and the import of tin from Gaul. From at least the 6th century BC, vine cultivation and wine production have been documented in the region,
Daily_life_of_the_Etruscans
Theories on the ancient Italian civilization
theses were elaborated on the origin of the Etruscans from the 5th century BC, when the Etruscan civilization had been already established for several centuries
Etruscan_origins
Etruscan mythological figure
represented by the exaggerated eyes painted on drinking vessels in the 6th century BC to ward away spirits while drinking or the monstrous depiction of Medusa whose
Charun
King of Rome from c. 578 to 535 BC
Rome, and the second of its Etruscan dynasty. He reigned from 578 to 535 BC. Roman and Greek sources describe his servile origins and later marriage to
Servius_Tullius
least the first nine emperors; Kōgen's descendant, Emperor Sujin (98 BC – 30 BC?), is the first for whom many agree that he might have actually existed
Family tree of Japanese monarchs
Family_tree_of_Japanese_monarchs
Etruscan burial complex
of Monterozzi, near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, and dates to around 470–450 BC. The painting is one of the best-preserved murals of Tarquinia, and is known
Tomb_of_the_Leopards
Ruler of Qin, China from 476 to 443 BC
BC. Duke Ligong succeeded his father Duke Dao, who died in 477 BC, as ruler of Qin. In 461 BC, Duke Ligong dispatched an army of 20,000 men to attack the
Duke_Ligong_of_Qin
Frazione in Tuscany, Italy
which, ranging from the Villanovan period (9th century BC to the middle of the 3rd century BC), were explored in 1908. In one, a large circular tomb,
Populonia
civilization was gradually assimilated into the Roman Republic from the 4th century BC, Etruscan beliefs and mythologies were often incorporated into ancient Roman
Etruscan_religion
Town in Lazio, Italy
ancient burial grounds (necropoleis), dating from the Iron Age (9th century BC, or Villanovan period) to Roman times, were on the adjacent promontories including
Tarquinia
d.577 BC Usami no Mikoto [ja] 567–511 BC Annei 549–511 BC(3) Ikisomimi no mikoto [ja] Mishokutsuomi no Mikoto [ja] 553–477 BC Itoku 510–476 BC(4) Amonotoyototsu-hime
Family tree of Japanese deities
Family_tree_of_Japanese_deities
City in Calabria, Italy
Messina. He attempted to conquer Locri as well in 477 BC but was rebuffed. When he died in 476 BC, his two sons were too young to rule, so power was
Reggio_Calabria
Forged statues
Alalia (540 BC–535 BC) Battle of Cumae (524 BC) Siege of Rome (509 BC) Siege of Rome (508 BC) Battle of the Cremera (477 BC) Battle of Cumae (474 BC) Battle
Etruscan_terracotta_warriors
Calendar year
Year 474 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Medullinus and Vulso (or, less frequently
474_BC
Battle between Cumae and the Etruscans
The Battle of Cumae of 524 BC was a victory for the Greek city-state of Cumae over an invading force of Etruscans, Umbrians, Daunians and others. Cumae
Battle_of_Cumae_(524_BC)
King (606–586 BC) Jian, King (585–572 BC) Ling, King (571–545 BC) Jing, King (544–520 BC) Dao, King (520 BC) Jìng, King (519–477 BC) Cai (complete list)
List of state leaders in the 6th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_6th_century_BC
Comune in Tuscany, Italy
the Tuscany region of Italy. Its history dates from before the 8th century BC and it has substantial structures from the Etruscan, Roman, and Medieval periods
Volterra
Ancient Etruscan city at the mouth of the Po
sea, due to the sedimentation of the Po delta. Spina was founded around 525 BC, soon after Adria. Despite the Greek foundation story mentioned by ancient
Spina
Iron age culture in Italy
730-720 BC Imported pilgrim's flask, 725-700 BC. Funerary furniture from male tomb 871 of the necropolis of Casal del Fosso, circa 730-720 BC. Circular
Villanovan_culture
Art of the ancient Etruscan civilization
civilization in central Italy between the 10th and 1st centuries BC. From around 750 BC it was heavily influenced by Greek art, which was imported by the
Etruscan_art
Anatolia during classical antiquity
moved to the Aegean islands with the formation of the Delian League in 477 BC. Over the next 30 years Greek forces continued to harass Persian garrisons
Classical_Anatolia
Etruscan mythology's character
Alalia (540 BC–535 BC) Battle of Cumae (524 BC) Siege of Rome (509 BC) Siege of Rome (508 BC) Battle of the Cremera (477 BC) Battle of Cumae (474 BC) Battle
Vegoia
Etruscan town and port in Latium
settlement was ascribed to the Pelasgi and dates from the end of the 7th century BC. The connection between the great Etruscan city of Caere and the coast was
Pyrgi
Chinese Zhou Dynasty king from 544 BC to 520 BC
in 516 BC Crown Prince Shou (太子壽; d. 527 BC) Crown Prince Meng (太子猛; d. 520 BC), ruled as King Dao of Zhou in 520 BC Prince Gai (王子匄; d. 477 BC), ruled
King_Jing_of_Zhou_(Gui)
Calendar year
{dynamic list}} Year 479 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 Rutilus
479_BC
Calendar year
became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Cyrus II of Persia revolts against Astyages of the Medes. Itoku, emperor of Japan (d. 477 BC) v t e
553_BC
Ancient city in Italy
found at Chiusi. One common type is a cinerary urn dating to the 8th century BC. These urns are in the shape of wattle-and-daub huts with thatched roofs,
Clusium
Ancient Greek city in İzmir Province, Turkey
circa 350 BC, Phocaea "Silver stater, with turtle", late 6th century BC Perseus Coin Catalog: "Dewing 2304", Phocaea, circa 477 BC–388 BC Obverse: Helmeted
Phocaea
Grouping of Roman citizens
According to Licinius Macer, the curia Faucia had also cast the first vote in 477 BC, the year of the destruction of the Fabii at the Cremera. Foriensis probably
Roman_tribe
Extinct ancient language of Lemnos, modern Greece
spoken on the island of Lemnos, Greece, in the second half of the 6th century BC. It is mainly attested by an inscription found on a funerary stele, termed
Lemnian_language
Topics referred to by the same term
Duke Dao of Jin (586–558 BC) Duke Dao of Cao (fl. 6th century BC) Duke Dao of Qi (died 485 BC) Duke Dao of Qin (died 477 BC) King Dao (disambiguation)
Duke_Dao
they were fully conquered by the Romans around the middle of the 3rd century BC. These individual units would often work together to defeat a common enemy
Etruscan_military_history
Etruscan settlement
today's town, and only Tarquinia was equal in power at its height around 600 BC. Caere was also one of the cities of the Etruscan League. Its sea port and
Caere
Archaeological site in the province of Viterbo, Italy
403 BC war broke out between Rome and Veii. The Romans began a siege which lasted until 396 BC when they seized and destroyed this city. In 402 BC Falerii
Falerii
Etruscan ceramics style
imitations of Greek red-figure vases. Bull-headed oinochoe (Chiusi, 6th century BC) Plate (Metropolitan Museum of Art) Cup banded with human and animal figures
Bucchero
Wife of Tarquin the Elder, the fifth King of Rome
the Comitia to be elected the fifth king of Rome. He ruled from 616 to 579 BC. She had four children, two daughters and two sons, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
Tanaquil
Ancient city on the Ionian Sea
century BC. Locri established alliances with the Deinomenids (485–465 BC) of Syracuse and later with Dionysius I and his son Dionysius II. In 477 BC, Anaxilas
Epizephyrian_Locris
Etruscan bronze sculpture
Etruscan bronze sculpture from the late second or the early first century BC. Aulus Metellus was an Etruscan senator in the Roman republic, originally
The_Orator
Architectural ornament
Alalia (540 BC–535 BC) Battle of Cumae (524 BC) Siege of Rome (509 BC) Siege of Rome (508 BC) Battle of the Cremera (477 BC) Battle of Cumae (474 BC) Battle
Murlo_cowboy
Etruscan city near Rome
in 310 and 283 BC. Nevertheless, Vulci was strong enough to further resist until Tiberius Coruncanius triumphed over Vulci in 280 BC and the colonia
Vulci
Etruscan combat helmet discovered in modern Slovenia
helmets are 26 bronze helmets (23 of which are preserved) dating to c. 450 BC–350 BC, found in 1812 in a cache in Ženjak, near Negau, Duchy of Styria (now
Negau_helmets
Etruscan necropolis in Lazio, Italy
necropolis has about 6,000 graves, the oldest of which dates to the 7th century BC. About 200 of the tomb chambers are decorated with frescos. The painted tombs
Monterozzi_necropolis
Aspect of the Etruscans
jewelry from the Villanovan Era, an Early Iron Age culture dating c. 900 BC – 700 BC, has been discovered in modern times. The Villanovan Etruscans seem to
Etruscan_jewelry
477 BC
477 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.
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 : 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 and French
English and French : from the medieval French form of the Latin personal name Sabinus or its feminine form Sabina, originally an ethnic name for a member of an ancient Italic people of central Italy, whose name is of uncertain origin. According to legend, in the 8th century bc the Romans slaughtered the Sabine menfolk and carried off the women. More influential as far as name-giving is concerned was the existence of several Christian saints bearing this name. The masculine name was borne by at least ten early saints (martyrs and bishops), but as a given name the feminine form was always more popular.Jewish : probably also an Americanized form of some like-sounding Jewish name.
Surname or Lastname
English (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.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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English
English : regional name for someone from Burgundy (Old French Bourgogne), a region of eastern France having Dijon as its center. The area was invaded by the Burgundii, a Germanic tribe from whom it takes its name, in about ad 480. The duchy of Burgundy, created in 877 by Charles II, King of the West Franks, was extremely powerful in the later Middle Ages, especially under Philip the Bold (1342–1404, duke from 1363).
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
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 : 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 : 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).
Girl/Female
Hebrew American English Spanish
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.
Girl/Female
Hebrew American
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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Chinese
Chinese : variant of Tang 2.Chinese : variant of Tang 3.Chinese : from a modification of the character Zhong (). In the Xia dynasty (2205–1766 bc), there existed a senior adviser whose name was Zhonggu. Much later, in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 ad), some descendants settled along a river that became known as the Tong Family river. As the Manchus moved southwards, some took up residence by this river and they too adopted Tong as their surname.Chinese : from Lao Tong, the ‘style name’ given to a son of Zhuan Xu, legendary emperor of the 26th century bc. Two of his sons became important advisers to the next emperor, Ku. Some descendants of Lao Tong adopted a character from his style name as their surname.Chinese : see also Dong.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of tongs (Old English tang(e)), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word (there are examples in Lancashire, Shropshire, and West Yorkshire), from their situation by a fork in a road or river, considered as resembling a pair of tongs.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a tongue of land, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (Old English tunge, Old Norse tunga), for example Tonge in Leicestershire.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Antonius (see Anthony). It could also be from Dutch tong ‘tongue’ and hence a nickname for a chatterbox or scold, or possibly a shortening of Van Tongeren, a habitational name for someone from Tongeren in the province of Gelderland.
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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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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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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 : 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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English : from the Old Danish personal name Wraghi.One of the leading figures in colonial Charlestown, SC, during the early 18th century was Samuel Wragg (1714–77), who was made a baron for his services to the colony and the crown; as a Loyalist, he was banished from the colony in 1777.
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Variant spelling of English Lakeisha, LAKISHA means "cassia," a bark similar to cinnamon.
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German, Hindu, Indian
Eternal; Good Eyes
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Jatasya | ஜதாஸà¯à®¯à®¾
The ocean
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Brilliant.illuminated, Creater
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Sikh
Victorious hero, Powerful
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Fulfiller; One that Satiates
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Danish
, divine bear.
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She was a narrator of Hadith
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English : variant spelling of Byers.
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n.
A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to an area of 177/ acres.
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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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The space included between the boundary lines of two similar parallelograms, the one within the other, with an angle in common; as, the gnomon bcdefg of the parallelograms ac and af. The parallelogram bf is the complement of the parallelogram df.
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One opposed to the payment of rent; esp. one of those who in 1840-47 resisted the collection of rents claimed by the patroons from the settlers on certain manorial lands in the State of New York.
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A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437/ grains.
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The unit of monetary value in Russia. It is divided into 100 copecks, and in the gold coin of the realm (as in the five and ten ruble pieces) is worth about 77 cents. The silver ruble is a coin worth about 60 cents.