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Babylonian siege of Jerusalem (587 BC)
Jerusalem was besieged from 589–587 BC, marking the final phase of Judah's revolts against Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Siege_of_Jerusalem_(587_BC)
Calendar year
year 589 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 165 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 589 BC for this
589_BC
Decade
589 BC – 580 BC. February 589 BC—Apries succeeds Psamtik II as king of Egypt. 589 BC—Nebuchadnezzar II begins his second siege of Jerusalem. 589 BC—Battle
580s_BC
Psamtik II, Pharaoh (595–589 BC) Apries, Pharaoh (589–570 BC) Amasis II, Pharaoh (570–526 BC) Psamtik III, Pharaoh (526–525 BC) Kush Kingdom of Kush (complete
List of state leaders in the 6th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_6th_century_BC
One hundred years, from 600 BC to 501 BC
location at Meroe near the sixth Cataract. 589 BC: Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as King of Egypt. 588 BC: Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon begins siege
6th_century_BC
King of Babylon from 605 to 562 BC
595 BC, Egyptian intervention in affairs in the Levant increased once again under his successors, Psamtik II (r. 595–589 BC) and Apries (r. 589–570 BC),
Nebuchadnezzar_II
People mentioned in the Book of Mormon
urging of God in about 600 BC and traveled with his family to the Western Hemisphere and arrived to the Americas in about 589 BC. The Book of Mormon notes
Nephites
Egyptian pharaoh
Psammeticus, was a king of the Saite-based Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt (595 BC – 589 BC). His prenomen, Nefer-Ib-Re, means "Beautiful [is the] Heart [of] Re
Psamtik_II
Battle during 589 BCE
Zhàn) was fought during the Spring and Autumn period of Ancient China in 589 BC at Hua Hill in the area of the present-day city of Jinan, Shandong between
Battle_of_An
Biblical figure; last monarch of the Kingdom of Judah
Judah (2 Kings 25:1). Nebuchadnezzar began a siege of Jerusalem in December 589 BC. During this siege "every worst woe befell the city, which drank the cup
Zedekiah
base) Psamtik II 595–589 BC Heliopolis Piazza di Montecitorio Rome Italy Karnak obelisk of Thutmosis I 21.20 m Thutmose I 1506–1493 BC Karnak (in situ) Karnak
Egyptian_obelisks
February 589 BC. The earliest document of Ahmose II is dated to July 570 BC. Cambyses was declared pharaoh on or shortly before August 525 BC (outdated
List_of_pharaohs
Ancient Egyptian obelisk, a landmark of Rome, Italy
red granite obelisk of Psamtik II (595–589 BC) from Heliopolis. Brought to Rome with the Flaminio Obelisk in 10 BC by the Roman Emperor Augustus to be used
Obelisk_of_Montecitorio
Calendar year
year 586 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 168 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 586 BC for this
586_BC
Kushite rule in Egypt during the third intermediate period
Nubian ruler." The situation changed dramatically under Psamtik II (595-589 BC) who mutilated the monuments of the preceding Nubian kings, militarily campaigned
Twenty-fifth_Dynasty_of_Egypt
Native dynasty of ancient Egypt before the first Persian invasion
the Persian conquest in 525 BC (although other brief periods of rule by Egyptians followed). The dynasty's reign (664–525 BC) is also called the Saite Period
Twenty-sixth_Dynasty_of_Egypt
14th-century Dominican church in Rome
one of two obelisks moved from Sais, where they were built during the 589 BC-570 BC reign of the pharaoh Apries, from the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt
Santa_Maria_sopra_Minerva
weeks before, or after the start of Nisan 597 BC. Nebuchadnezzar began a siege of Jerusalem in January 589 BC. Many Jews fled to surrounding Moab, Ammon
War_in_the_Hebrew_Bible
Overview of Book of Mormon anachronisms
of man" (approximately 2300 BC), the Nephites did "find" "the goat and the wild goat" upon arrival (approximately 589 BC) and later "raise(d)" "goats
Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon
Anachronisms_in_the_Book_of_Mormon
Calendar year
year 587 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 167 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 587 BC for this
587_BC
for hunting. The Lehites landed on the coast of a "Land Southward" around 589 BC. Seas nearly surrounded the Land Southward. One sea, which was stated to
Proposed Book of Mormon geographical setting
Proposed_Book_of_Mormon_geographical_setting
List of conflicts
Agrippa and Gallus were consuls at Rome (37 BC), and to 27 years after Pompey's capture of the city in 63 (36 BC). Emil Schürer (1891) tried to reconcile
List of conflicts in the southern Levant
List_of_conflicts_in_the_southern_Levant
Chief magistrate of an ancient Greek city-state
and for the supervision of some major trials in the law courts. After 683 BC the offices were held for only a single year, and the year was named after
Eponymous_archon
at the urging of God c. 600 BC and traveled with his family to the Western Hemisphere, arriving in the Americas c. 589 BC. After the translation was complete
Criticism of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Criticism_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
Chinese state (c. 1040 BCE–209 BCE)
- 600- 589 BC Viscount Qing 顷子 Beigong clan 北宫氏 (24) Duke Ding 卫定公 ?- 589- 577 BC Zishu Heibei 子叔黑背 (25) Duke Xian 卫献公 ?- 577- 559- 547- 544 BC Gongzi
Wey_(state)
Ruler of Lu
ended in autumn 589 BC, Lu gained some land to the north of the Wen River, which had been a part of Lu at one point. In winter 589 BC, Chu attacked both
Duke_Cheng_of_Lu
Calendar year
year 590 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 164 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 590 BC for this
590_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
State in modern Shanxi (1042–369 BC)
the following year. In 598 BC, Chu defeated Jin at the Battle of Mi. In 589 BC, Jin defeated Qi at the Battle of An, which had invaded Lu and Wey. About
Jin_(Chinese_state)
ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2200 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith as The Book
Criticism of the Book of Mormon
Criticism_of_the_Book_of_Mormon
Series of conflicts in the 5th century BC
involving various Greek city-states and the Achaemenid Empire from 499 BC to 449 BC. The precipitating collision between the fractious political world of
Greco-Persian_Wars
Calendar year
year 591 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 163 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 591 BC for this
591_BC
Egyptian pharaoh
Nubian ruler." The situation changed dramatically under Psamtik II (595-589 BC) who mutilated the monuments of the preceding Nubian kings and militarily
Shabaka
Leader of Han clan
recommendation. As sima, Han Jue participated in the Battle of Bi (597 BC) and the Battle of An (589 BC). According to the Zuo Zhuan, his father appeared in a dream
Han_Jue
Period in Chinese history from 420 to 589
period of political division in the history of China that lasted from 420 to 589 AD, following the tumultuous era of the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Eastern
Northern and Southern dynasties
Northern_and_Southern_dynasties
Ruler, state of Jin, China, c.6th BC
following year, Jin conquered several more Red Di states or tribes. In 589 BC the State of Qi, another major power, attacked the states of Lu and Wey
Duke_Jing_of_Jin_(Ju)
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
(619–611 BC) Wen, Duke (610–589 BC) Wey (complete list) – Xuan, Duke (718–700 BC) Hui, Duke (699–669 BC) Yi, Duke (668–661 BC) Dai, Duke (660 BC) Wen, Duke
List of state leaders in the 7th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_7th_century_BC
Calendar year
year 592 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 162 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 592 BC for this
592_BC
Period of Chinese history (220–589)
Six Dynasties (Chinese: 六朝; pinyin: Liù Cháo; 220–589 or 222–589) is a collective term for six Han-ruled Chinese dynasties that existed from the early
Six_Dynasties
or Psammetichus) Psamtik II Pharaoh 26th dynasty reigned c. 595 BC – c. 589 BC In 592 BC, Psamtik II marched deep into Nubia and inflicted a heavy defeat
List_of_ancient_Egyptians
Calendar year
of Torquatus and Octavius (or, less frequently, year 589 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 165 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval
165_BC
Place in North Western Province
Based on this information, this stupa would have first been built around 589 BC even though it's unlikely what you see today is the same stupa. The current
Mawathagama
Administrative system in ancient China
dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC) and was replaced by the Three Departments and Six Ministries (Chinese: 三省六部) system since the Sui dynasty (AD 589–618). Three
Three Lords and Nine Ministers
Three_Lords_and_Nine_Ministers
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
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
Archaeological site in Israel
excavation revealed 10 or 11 strata dating from the late 3rd millennium BC to around 589 BC. The site is of particular importance for the archeology of Israel
Tell_Beit_Mirsim
City-state in ancient Greece
prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity (pre-800 BC), the state was known as Lacedaemon (Λακεδαίμων, Lakedaímōn), while Sparta
Sparta
Severe climatic event starting around 2200 BC
age in the Holocene epoch. Starting around 2200 BC, it most likely lasted the entire 22nd century BC. It has been hypothesised to have caused the collapse
4.2-kiloyear_event
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
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
General of the Central Army, and in 589 BC, he led Jin to defeat Qi, avenging the earlier humiliation. In September 589 BC, the Jin army returned victorious
Shi Hui (Spring and Autumn Period)
Shi_Hui_(Spring_and_Autumn_Period)
dynasty, from around 1046 BC to 771 BC. See also Fenghao. The state of Qin (9th century BC – 221 BC) and the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC). The Qin capital, called
Historical_capitals_of_China
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
Roman senator
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus (born c. 92 BC; fl. until 52 BC) was a Roman politician of the 1st century BC and son of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus and Caecilia
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus (praetor 56 BC)
Marcus_Aemilius_Scaurus_(praetor_56_BC)
5000 BC – 4500 BC: Rowing oars in China 4500 BC – 3500 BC: Lost-wax casting in Palestine or the Indus Valley 4400 BC: Fired bricks in China. 4000 BC: Probable
Timeline of historic inventions
Timeline_of_historic_inventions
Roman politician and general (died 49 BC)
Gaius Scribonius Curio (c. 84 BC – 49 BC) was a Roman politician in the late republic. He is best known for his support of Julius Caesar prior to and during
Gaius Scribonius Curio (tribune 50 BC)
Gaius_Scribonius_Curio_(tribune_50_BC)
Book set
Empires, 221 BC–AD 220 (edited by Denis Twitchett and Michael Loewe), December 1986. ISBN 978-0-521-24327-8. The Six Dynasties, 220–589 (edited by Albert
The Cambridge History of China
The_Cambridge_History_of_China
Chinese art genre featuring architecture
Jiehua (simplified Chinese: 界画; traditional Chinese: 界畫) painting, sometimes translated as “border painting,” “boundary painting,” or “ruled-line painting
Jiehua
By the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar II
twice: the first siege in 597 BC toppled King Jeconiah and replaced him with Zedekiah, and the second siege from 589 to 586 BC destroyed the Kingdom of Judah
Siege_of_Tyre_(586–573_BC)
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
Star cluster in the constellation of Taurus
1432, an HII region, and NGC 1435, known as the Merope Nebula. Around 2330 BC the Pleiades marked the vernal point. Due to the brightness of its stars,
Pleiades
Calendar year
Year 362 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Ahala and Aventinensis (or, less frequently
362_BC
in Chinese history from approximately 770 to 476 BC (or according to some authorities until 403 BC) which corresponds roughly to the first half of the
Family tree of Chinese monarchs (Spring and Autumn period)
Family_tree_of_Chinese_monarchs_(Spring_and_Autumn_period)
times the area of the previous largest civilisation around the year 3000 BC. Because of the trend of increasing world population over time, absolute population
List_of_largest_empires
Hill in Jinan, Shandong, China
alternative name "Hua Fu Zhu Shan" ("Flower Bud in the Water Hill"). In the year 589 BC, during the Spring and Autumn period, Hua Hill became the site of the final
Hua_Hill
Historical group of nomadic Iranian peoples
who lived in the Eurasian Steppe and the Tarim Basin from the 9th century BC to the 5th century AD. The Saka were closely related to the Scythians, and
Saka
Calendar year
Year 335 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Calenus and Corvus (or, less frequently
335_BC
Roman general and statesman (c. 157–86 BC)
Gaius Marius (Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs ˈmariʊs]; c. 157 BC – 13 January 86 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. Marius held the office of consul seven times
Gaius_Marius
Type of armor
China, Pen & Sword Military Peers, C. J. Imperial Chinese Armies (1): 200 BC-AD 589; illustrated by Michael Perry, Osprey Publishing «Men-at-arms», ISBN 1-85532-514-4
Chinese_armour
Calendar year
Year 307 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caecus and Violens (or, less frequently
307_BC
Kush: Handbook of the Napatan-Meroitic Civilization. Leiden: BRILL. pp. 589 Pages. ISBN 90-04-10448-8. Shillington, Kevin (2004). Encyclopedia of African
List_of_monarchs_of_Kerma
Caldera in British Columbia, Canada
563–589. doi:10.1023/A:1022954829974. ISSN 0921-030X. S2CID 129461798. "Trudel Creek". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical
Silverthrone_Caldera
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
Personification of victory in Greek mythology
also found on glyptics (Nike 590–593), and a late Hellenistic relief (Nike 589), see Grote, pp. pp. 890–891; LIMC VI.2, p. 598 (Nike 590–593, 603). Grote
Nike_(mythology)
for over two and a half millennia, beginning as early as the 8th century BC and enduring until the 20th century AD. The earliest Iranian monarch is generally
List_of_monarchs_of_Iran
Roman legate during Third Servile War
col. 1545 – via Wikisource. Broughton 1952, p. 589, noting only Rufus' appointment as legate in 71 BC. Frontin. Str., 2.4.7. Q. Marcius (95, cf. 31) Rufus
Quintus_Marcius_Rufus
Late Bronze Age Greek civilization
Age in ancient Greece, spanning the period from approximately 1750 to 1050 BC. It represents the first advanced and distinctively Greek civilization in
Mycenaean_Greece
(2019). The Cambridge History of China, Volume 2: The Six Dynasties, 220–589. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781139107334. ISBN 978-1-107-02077-1
List_of_Chinese_monarchs
Duke of Qi
Cui would later return to Qi and cause great turmoil in the state. In 589 BC, Qi attacked the states of Lu and Wey, and annexed the Lu city of Long.
Duke_Qing_of_Qi
Traditional first dynasty in Chinese history
oracle bone inscriptions dating from the Late Shang period (13th century BC). The earliest mentions occur in the oldest chapters of the Book of Documents
Xia_dynasty
Crown corporation in British Columbia, Canada
The British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, operating as BC Hydro, is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia. It is the main
BC_Hydro
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
Language family native to Eurasia
and Pre-Celtic c. 3000 BC Pre-Armenian c. 2800 BC Pre-Balto-Slavic c. 2800 BC Pre-Greek c. 2500 BC Proto-Indo-Iranian c. 2200 BC; split into Iranian and
Indo-European_languages
Imperial dynasty of China, 581–618
East China Sea. The Chen dynasty could not withstand such an assault. By 589, Sui troops entered Jiankang (now Nanjing) and the last emperor of Chen surrendered
Sui_dynasty
Chinese historical exonym
descended from them. When the Xiongnu empire defeated them in the 3rd century BC, the Donghu people splintered into the Xianbei and Wuhuan. The Xianbei began
Five_Barbarians
Calendar year
Year 336 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 Duillius (or, less frequently
336_BC
Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt from 48 BC to 47 BC
Arsinoë IV (Ancient Greek: Ἀρσινόη; between 68 and 63 BC – 41 BC) was the youngest daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes. One of the last members of the Ptolemaic
Arsinoe_IV
Imperial dynasty in China
(eds.). The Cambridge History of China: Volume 2: The Six Dynasties, 220–589. The Cambridge History of China. Vol. 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Jin_dynasty_(266–420)
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
Proposed early Bronze Age culture in Iran
Intercultural style or the Halilrud style, is an early Bronze Age (3rd millennium BC) archaeological culture, located in the territory of present-day Sistan and
Jiroft_culture
Chinese dynasty (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BC)
royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley during the 2nd millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Western Zhou
Shang_dynasty
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 province from 27 BC to 69/79 AD
Illyricum /ɪˈlɪrɪkəm/ was a Roman province created by Augustus in 27 BC to secure the northeastern Adriatic frontier. It combined Upper Illyricum (Dalmatia)
Illyricum_(Roman_province)
Ancient Chinese civilization
BC and 7500 BC) Peiligang culture (7000 BC – 5000 BC) Cishan culture (6500 BC – 5000 BC) Dadiwan culture (6000 BC – 5000 BC) Beixin culture (6000 BC –
Yellow_River_civilization
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
bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people's history. c. 9,600 BC – c, 5,000 BC – Mesolithic rock art in the Grotta dell'Addaura in Sicily depicts
Timeline_of_LGBTQ_history
Seventh letter in the Greek alphabet
glottal fricative, [h]. In this function, it was borrowed in the 8th century BC by the Etruscan and other Old Italic alphabets, which were based on the Euboean
Eta
The recorded military history of China extends from about 2200 BC to the present day. This history can be divided into the military history of China before
Military_history_of_China
Calendar year
year 582 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 172 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 582 BC for this
582_BC
589 BC
589 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 (also common in Wales)
English (also common in Wales) : patronymic from Edward.One of the earliest American bearers of this very common English surname was William Edwards, the son of Rev. Richard Edwards, a London clergyman in the age of Elizabeth I, who came to New England about 1640. His descendant Jonathan (1703–58), of East Windsor, CT, was a prominent Congregational clergyman whose New England theology led to the first Great Awakening, a great religious revival.
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
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
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 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
English : variant spelling of Nye.Chinese : from the name of Nie City, which existed during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). It was granted to a son of a duke of the state of Qi; his descendants adopted the name of the city as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
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 : variant spelling of Messenger.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a brazier, from an agent derivative of Middle High German messinc ‘brass’, German Messing, from Greek mossynoikos (khalkos) ‘Mossynoecan bronze’, named after the people of northeastern Asia Minor who first produced the alloy.German : habitational name from Mössingen in Baden-Württemberg (Messingen in the local dialect), which is recorded as Masginga in 789, probably from the personal name Masco + ingen, suffix of relationship.
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
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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English
English : variant of Liddiard.Revolutionary soldier William Ledyard was born at Groton, CT, in 1738, a descendant of John Ledyard who sailed from Bristol, England, and settled in CT. The celebrated traveler John Ledyard (1751–89) was William’s nephew and was also born in Groton.
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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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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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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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Scottish : from the Scottish pet form of the personal name
David.English : variant of Way (see below).A family whose name is now found as Davie originated from Wey or
Way near Torrington, Devon, England. Their earliest recorded ancestor
was William de Wy or de la Wey, living in the reign of Henry II
(1154–89). The name later occurred as de Vye and de Vie before being
assimilated to a derivative of
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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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English : of uncertain origin; possibly from a reduced form of the personal name Dominick.Chinese : from the name of Meng Mingshi, a senior minister of the state of Qin in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). His descendants adopted the first character of his given name, which means ‘bright’, as their surname.
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Chinese : variant of 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 : variant spelling of Gillman.Altered spelling of German Gillmann (see Gillman).
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English : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place with a name such as Gil(l)sthorp(e), the first element being on Old English or Old Norse personal name, the second being Old Norse þorp ‘hamlet’, ‘settlement’, or possibly an Anglicized form of a Danish habitational name from Gelstrup or Gølstrup in Jutland. The surname id found in SC, GA, and TX.
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English : unexplained.
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Water
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Hindu, Indian
King; Leader
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Diligence
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North German form of Fries 1.Dutch
North German form of Fries 1.Dutch : variant of Frese.English : metonymic occupational name for a weaver of frieze, a coarse woolen cloth with a thick nap, Old French frise.
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Feminine form of Spanish Alejandro, ALEJANDRA means "defender of mankind."
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Mighty with a Spear; Brave with the Spear; Spear Rule
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God's work.
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A rare metallic element of the boron-aluminium group, found in gadolinite and other rare minerals, and extracted as a dark gray powder. Symbol Y. Atomic weight, 89.
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A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, //159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany.
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At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
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One of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356¡ Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur compounds, the first of which is the true arsenicum of the ancients. The element and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75. Symbol As.
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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 Pythagoras (a Greek philosopher, born about 582 b. c.), or his philosophy.