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Calendar year
year 637 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 117 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 637 BC for this
637_BC
Decade
period 639 BC – 630 BC. 639 BC—Interregnum ends and Ancus Marcius becomes the king of Rome. 637 BC—Sadyattes becomes king of Lydia. 636 BC—Duke Wen of
630s_BC
Second king of the Mermnad dynasty in Lydia
romanized: Ardus, also Αρδυσος Ardusos; Latin: Ardys, Ardysus) reigned 644–637 BC) was the son of Gyges of Lydia, whom he succeeded as the second king of
Ardys_of_Lydia
Ruler of the state of Jin
Huai of Jin, personal name Ji Yu, was briefly the duke of the Jin state in 637 BC. Yu's father was the future Duke Hui of Jin, who married a princess of Liang
Duke_Huai_of_Jin
Duke of Song from 650 to 637 BC
(died 637 BC) was the leader in the state of Song in the Spring and Autumn period. His personal name was Zifu (子茲甫) and he took his throne in 650 BC. After
Duke_Xiang_of_Song
Ancient Anatolian kingdom
the Lydian kingdom until its end. Ardys's reign was short-lived, and in 637 BC, that is in Ardys's seventh regnal year, the Thracian Treres tribe who had
Lydia
(715–679 BC), of Jin (678–677 BC) Xian, Duke (676–651 BC) Xiqi, ruler (651 BC) Zhuozi, ruler (651 BC) Hui, Duke (650–637 BC) Huai, Duke (637 BC) Wen, Duke
List of state leaders in the 7th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_7th_century_BC
Ruler of Jin
Hui of Jin, personal name Ji Yiwu, was duke of the Jin state from 650 BC to 637 BC. Yiwu was one of the nine sons of Duke Xian. His mother was Xiao Rongzi
Duke_Hui_of_Jin
Topics referred to by the same term
millennium 637 BC is a year Before the Common Era (BCE) during its first millennium 637 Chrysothemis, the asteroid Chrysothemis, asteroid #637, the 637th
637_(disambiguation)
Japanese Archaeological Ceramics from the Jōmon Through Heian Periods (10,500 BC-AD 1185). Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan. 1990. p. 45.
List of longest-reigning monarchs
List_of_longest-reigning_monarchs
Name list
actress Ji Yu (姬虞; fl. 1042 BC), better known as Shu Yu of Tang Ji Yu (姬圉; d. 637 BC), better known as Duke Huai of Jin Li Yu, Prince of Dan (died 820), Emperor
Yu_(Chinese_given_name)
Spouses of Chinese rulers
the Li Rong tribe 672 BC 651 BC, Husband's death 651 BC Shao Ji (少姬) Huai Ying (怀赢/懷嬴) Duke Mu of Qin 650 BC 637 BC 637 BC 620 BC Duke Huai Bi Ji (逼姞)
List of Chinese empresses and queens
List_of_Chinese_empresses_and_queens
State in modern Shanxi (1042–369 BC)
struggle which ended with the enthronement of Duke Hui of Jin (650–637). In 646 BC, Duke Hui was captured by Qin and restored as a vassal. Another son
Jin_(Chinese_state)
Indo-European people in ancient southeast Europe
point in the 7th century BC, a portion of the Thracian Treres tribe crossed the Thracian Bosporus and invaded Anatolia. In 637 BC, the seventh year of the
Thracians
Topics referred to by the same term
10th century BC) Duke Xiang of Qin (died 766 BC) Duke Xiang of Qi (died 686 BC) Duke Xiang of Song (died 637 BC) Duke Xiang of Jin (died 621 BC) King Xiang
Duke_Xiang
[公] the highest title of Chinese nobles
Song—they came from outside the royal family. The Xiang Duke of Song (r. 650–637 BC) even became one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period, before
Gong_(title)
644–c.637 BC; son of Gyges) Sadyattes (c.637–c.635 BCE; son of Ardys) Alyattes (c.635–585 BCE; son of Sadyattes) Croesus, aka Kroisos (c.585–546 BC; son
List_of_kings_of_Lydia
Calendar year
year 640 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 114 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 640 BC for this
640_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
Chinese names. It may refer to: Ji Yu (姬虞; fl. 1042 BC), better known as Shu Yu of Tang Ji Yu (姬圉; d. 637 BC), better known as Duke Huai of Jin This disambiguation
Ji_Yu
Calendar year
year 639 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 115 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 639 BC for this
639_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
to these ancient Chinese rulers: Duke Huai of Jin (died 637 BC) Duke Huai of Qin (died 425 BC) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Duke_Huai
Calendar year
year 634 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 120 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 634 BC for this
634_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
Shun Xiang of Xia (3rd millennium BC), fifth ruler of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty Duke Xiang of Song (died 637 BC), a ruler of Sòng in the Spring and
Xiang
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)
7th century BC Chinese Jin aristocrat
in a section now placed beside Confucius's entry on Duke Yiwu's death in 637 BC. In it, a Thucydidean dialogue between Jie and his mother explains how he
Jie_Zhitui
Ancient Greek elegiac poet from Sparta
the Seven sages, or even earlier. He flourished in the 35th Olympiad (640–637 BC). He wrote a constitution for the Lacedaemonians, precepts in elegiac verse
Tyrtaeus
Ruler of Qin from 659 to 621 BC
Qin Wife: Lady Mu (~672-637 BC), sister of Shensheng Son: Duke Kang of Qin (d. 609 BC) Daughter: Huai Ying (650 BC - 620 BC) Daughter: Wenying Daughter:
Duke_Mu_of_Qin
King of Lydia (c. 635 – c. 585 BC)
probable that Ardys was killed during this Cimmerian attack or was deposed in 637 BC for being unable to protect Lydia from the Cimmerian attacks, and Ardys's
Alyattes
King of the Zhou dynasty from 676 to 652 BC
Dai (王子帶; 672–635 BC), ruled as Duke Zhao of Gan (甘昭公) until 635 BC Daughters: Wang Ji (王姬) Married Duke Xiang of Song (d. 637 BC) Family tree of ancient
King_Hui_of_Zhou
Topics referred to by the same term
Huai of Jin may refer to: Duke Huai of Jin (died 637 BC) Emperor Huai of Jin (284–313) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title
Huai_of_Jin
Calendar year
year 638 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 116 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 638 BC for this
638_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
Hui of Jin may refer to: Duke Hui of Jin (died 637 BC) Emperor Hui of Jin (259–307) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hui
Hui_of_Jin
family tree of Chinese monarchs during the Warring States period. In 771 BC, a coalition of feudal lords and the Western Rong tribes overthrew King You
Family tree of Chinese monarchs (Warring States period)
Family_tree_of_Chinese_monarchs_(Warring_States_period)
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
Age of the ancient Greeks and Romans
antiquity, is the period of cultural European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD, following the Greek Dark Ages and being succeeded
Classical_antiquity
Zhou Dynasty Chinese vassal state (1046–221 BC)
caught up in the struggle for hegemony between the states of Jin and Chu. In 637 BC Chong'er, son of Duke Xian of Jin got into difficulties when passing through
Cao_(state)
Calendar year
and Augur (or, less frequently, year 637 Ab urbe condita) and the Sixth Year of Yuanshou. The denomination 117 BC for this year has been used since the
117_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)
Topics referred to by the same term
Prince Yiwu (died 637 BC), Duke Hui of Jin, during the Spring and Autumn period of China's Zhou dynasty Guan Yiwu (c. 720 BC – 645 BC), or Guan Zhong,
Yiwu_(disambiguation)
Calendar year
year 636 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 118 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 636 BC for this
636_BC
King of the Cimmerians
who had migrated across the Thracian Bosporus and invaded Anatolia. In 637 BC, Sandakšatru's Cimmerians participated in another attack on Lydia, this
Sandakšatru
Hellenistic state in West Asia (312–63 BC)
Greek state in West Asia during the Hellenistic period. It was founded in 312 BC by the Macedonian general Seleucus I Nicator, following the division of the
Seleucid_Empire
modern Syria (c. 2400 BC). The Sumerian Code of Ur-Nammu (c. 2100–2050 BC), then the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi (c. 1760 BC), are amongst the earliest
List_of_ancient_legal_codes
Yu (posthumously, the "Huai Duke"). During Yu's brief period of rule in 637 BC, he attempted to force Hu Tu to compel his sons to return to Jin and cease
Hu_Yan
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
Country in Northeast Africa
(c. 40000–16000 BC), Halfan culture (c. 20500–17000 BC), Sebilian (c. 13000–10000 BC),[citation needed] Qadan culture (c. 13000–9000 BC), the war of Jebel
Sudan
Turkish Empire (c. 1299–1922)
1200–700 BC Caria 1150–547 BC Doris 1100–560 BC Aeolis 1000–560 BC Tuwanuwa 1000–700 BC Ionia 1000–545 BC Urartu 859–595/585 BC Median Empire 678–549 BC Lydia
Ottoman_Empire
Calendar year
Year 384 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Cornelius, Poplicola, Camillus, Rufus
384_BC
Municipality in Durrës, Albania
Shijak has ancient roots, dating back to after the founding of Durrës in 637 B.C. Shijak developed as a satellite site for the Taulantii tribe although
Shijak
Ancient people of central Anatolia
Hattush. Faced with Hittite expansion (since c. 2000 BC), Hattians were gradually absorbed (by c. 1700 BC) into the new political and social order, imposed
Hattians
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
Victory by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon
The siege of Jerusalem (597 BC) was a military campaign carried out by Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, in which he besieged Jerusalem
Siege_of_Jerusalem_(597_BC)
Calendar year
Year 44 BC was either a common year starting on Sunday, common year starting on Monday, leap year starting on Friday, or leap year starting on Saturday
44_BC
Cypro-Geometric III: 900–750 BC Cypro-Archaic I: 750–600 BC Cypro-Archaic II: 600–480 BC Cypro-Classical I: 480–400 BC Cypro-Classical II: 400–310 BC Prior to the arrival
History_of_Cyprus
Calendar year
Year 16 BC was either a common year starting on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday or a leap year starting on Monday or Tuesday of the Julian calendar (the sources
16_BC
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
Calendar year
Year 383 BC was of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Poplicola, Capitolinu, Rufus, Flavus, Mamercinus
383_BC
Largest military unit of the Roman army
title of Quinta Macedonica and surviving in Egypt until the Arab conquest of 637 AD. According to the late Roman writer Vegetius' De re militari, each century
Roman_legion
Sulla's coup against the Roman Republic
The March on Rome of 88 BC was a coup d'état by the consul of the Roman Republic Lucius Cornelius Sulla, who seized power against his enemies Marius and
March_on_Rome_(88_BC)
Calendar year
Year 17 BC was either a common year starting on Sunday or Monday or a leap year starting on Saturday, Sunday or Monday of the Julian calendar (the sources
17_BC
Part of Pompey the Great's campaigns in the East
/ 31.78333°N 35.21667°E / 31.78333; 35.21667 The siege of Jerusalem (63 BC) occurred during Pompey the Great's campaigns in the East, shortly after his
Siege_of_Jerusalem_(63_BC)
Multi-headed dog in Greek mythology
1169–1170., :1221–1222; Gantz, p. 293. Gantz, P. 293; Collard and Cropp, p. 637; Pirithous TrGF 43 F1 Hypothesis (Collard and Cropp, pp. 640–641). Philochorus
Cerberus
under Chinese rule from the 3rd century BC to 905. Yue/Viet tribes pre-Han conquest Han conquest of Nanyue in 112 BC Ngô dynasty in 938 Annam (province) (Annan)
Timeline of Vietnam under Chinese rule
Timeline_of_Vietnam_under_Chinese_rule
Duke of Qi
Prince Zhao finally ascended the throne, to be known as Duke Xiao of Qi. In 637 BC Duke Xiao held a conference of state leaders in order to reconfirm the hegemony
Duke_Xiao_of_Qi
Prehistorical period in Western Asia
between 637 and 626 BC effectively halted this advance. The Cimmerian influence progressively weakened and the last recorded mention is in 515 BC. Urartu
Prehistory_of_Anatolia
History of Iran. Millennia: 1st BC · 1st–2nd · 3rd Centuries: 7th BC · 6th BC · 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC · See also · References · Bibliography ·
Timeline_of_Iranian_history
US military portable radio transceiver
PP-114 Vibrator power supply (1945) TM 11-637 for AN/VRC-3 (1944) Electronics portal ARC-5 AN/PRC-6 BC-348 BC-654 R-390A SCR-299 SCR-536 Signal Corps Radio
SCR-300
Topics referred to by the same term
Siege of Jebus (1010 BC), a siege by David, king of the United Kingdom of Israel, from biblical narrative Sack of Jerusalem (925 BC), by Pharaoh Shishak
Siege_of_Jerusalem
Calendar year
Year 314 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Libo and Longus (or, less frequently
314_BC
Calendar year
Year 45 BC was either a common year starting on Thursday, Friday or Saturday or a leap year starting on Friday or Saturday (the sources differ, see leap
45_BC
de la Societat Arqueològica Lul·liana. 30 (1): 632–637. Lomas, Kathryn (1996). Roman Italy 338 BC–AD 200: A Sourcebook. Routledge. Media related to Tabulae
Tabula_patronatus
until 637 AD and the post Islamic Conquest period until the present day. Assyria gets its name from the ancient city of Assur, founded c. 2600 BC. During
History_of_the_Assyrians
Calendar year
Year 354 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Ambustus and Crispinus (or, less frequently
354_BC
Ancient Amorite-Akkadian state in Mesopotamia
Syria). It emerged as an Akkadian-populated but Amorite-ruled state c. 1894 BC. During the reign of Hammurabi and afterwards, Babylonia was retrospectively
Babylonia
Gerry Ritz 16,491 53.96% Elgin Wayne Wyatt 4,829 15.80% Norbert Kratchmer 637 2.08% Jim Pankiw (NA) 4,396 14.38% Gerry Ritz Harold Stephan (CHP) 306 1
Results of the 2006 Canadian federal election by riding
Results_of_the_2006_Canadian_federal_election_by_riding
Neolithic–Eneolithic archaeological culture of southeastern Europe
culture is a Neolithic–Chalcolithic archaeological culture (c. 5050 to 2950 BC) of Southeast Europe. It extended from the Carpathian Mountains to the Dniester
Cucuteni–Trypillia_culture
Earliest known major Mesoamerican civilization
modern-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco from roughly 1200 to 400 BC during Mesoamerica's formative period. They were initially centered at the
Olmecs
the world (by population) over time, as estimated by historians, from 7000 BC when the largest human settlement was a proto-city in the ancient Near East
List of largest cities throughout history
List_of_largest_cities_throughout_history
Carriage using animals to provide rapid motive power
Russia, dated to c. 1950–1880 BC and are depicted on cylinder seals from Central Anatolia in Kültepe dated to c. 1900 BC. The critical invention that allowed
Chariot
Major Mesopotamian civilization
(c. 2600–2025 BC), Old Assyrian (c. 2025–1364 BC), Middle Assyrian (c. 1363–912 BC), Neo-Assyrian (911–609 BC), and post-imperial (609 BC–c. 240 AD) periods
Assyria
Calendar year
year 530 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 224 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 530 BC for this
530_BC
Calendar year
year 631 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 123 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 631 BC for this
631_BC
Estonian basketball league season
14 April 2025 and ended on 31 May with BC Kalev/Cramo defeating Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits in the finals. BC Kalev/Cramo TalTech Pärnu Tartu Ülikool
2025_KML_Playoffs
Iron-Age kingdom of the ancient Near East
kingdom emerged in the mid-9th century BC and dominated the Armenian highlands in the 8th and 7th centuries BC. Urartu frequently warred with Assyria
Urartu
Ancient king of Lydia
Greek: Σαδυάττης, romanized: Saduattēs; Latin: Sadyattēs; reigned 630–c. 618 BC) was the third king of the Mermnad dynasty in Lydia, the son of Ardys and
Sadyattes
623 624 625,001–650,000 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650,001–675,000 650 651 652
List of minor planets: 5001–6000
List_of_minor_planets:_5001–6000
Calendar year
Year 201 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Paetus (or, less frequently
201_BC
Major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion
Ritner 2008, pp. 173–175, 181. Morris 2007, pp. 218–219. Sandri 2012, pp. 637–638. Pinch 1993, pp. 349–351. Pinch 1993, pp. 119, 347, 354–355. Pinch 1993
Hathor
BC) this siege is semi or entirely mythical. Siege of Uruk (c. 2580 BC) Siege of Qabra (1780 BC) Siege of Hiritum (1764 BC) Siege of Larsa (1763 BC)
List_of_sieges
Feudal state in the Zhou dynasty, China
Shang dynasty to establish the Zhou dynasty in 1046 BC. It was conquered by the state of Qi in 286 BC, during the Warring States period. Confucius is traditionally
Song_(state)
Roman legion
Arabs began in 637. This would make Legio V Macedonica the longest-lived Roman legion known to history, spanning 680 years from 43 BC to AD 637; the entire
Legio_V_Macedonica
Decade
This article concerns the 200 BC decade, that lasted from 209 BC to 200 BC. The Romans under Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus capture Tarentum (modern
200s_BC_(decade)
City in British Columbia, Canada
area of 144.38 km2 (55.75 sq mi), it had a population density of 246.0/km2 (637.2/sq mi) in 2021. According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Campbell
Campbell River, British Columbia
Campbell_River,_British_Columbia
undercarriage. BC-1B One BC-1A fitted with an AT-6A wing centre section. BC-1I BC-1s converted to instrument trainers, 30 modified BC-2 Prototype for
North American T-6 Texan variants
North_American_T-6_Texan_variants
Trojan prince, second husband of Helen of Troy
Greek Myths - The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. p. 637. ISBN 9780241983386. For a comparison of hero births, including Sargon, Moses
Paris_(mythology)
Ancient nomadic Iranic people who invaded West Asia in the 8th and 7th centuries BC
being incapable of efficiently fighting them, respectively in c. 637 and c. 635 BC. Despite these setbacks, the Lydian kingdom was able to grow in power
Cimmerians
Vegetables of the family Brassicaceae
bitter-taste receptor gene". American Journal of Human Genetics. 74 (4): 637–46. doi:10.1086/383092. PMC 1181941. PMID 14997422. "Bitter Truth: Humans
Cruciferous_vegetables
Ruling family of the Franks (c. 481–751)
of Austrasia ≈630–656 r.634–656 Clovis II King of Neustria and Burgundy 637–657 r.639–657 Balthild of Ascania ~626/627–680 Chilperic King of Aquitaine
Merovingian_dynasty
Military alliance led by Sparta, c. 550 – 366 BC
which lasted from c. 550 to 366 BC. It is known mainly for being one of the two rivals in the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), against the Delian League,
Peloponnesian_League
International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition (FG 2020). pp. 637–643. arXiv:2001.11409. doi:10.1109/FG47880.2020.00126. ISBN 978-1-7281-3079-8
List of datasets in computer vision and image processing
List_of_datasets_in_computer_vision_and_image_processing
637 BC
637 BC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Anglo-Norman French personal name Auvery, a Norman form of Alfred. It could also be from a variant of the Anglo-Norman French personal name Aubri (see Aubrey). At least in the case of the original Puritan settlers in New England, there has been some confusion with Averill.Christopher Avery emigrated from England to Salem, MA, in or before 1630. William Avery (alias Averill) was one of the Puritan settlers who emigrated from England to Ipswich, MA, in or about 1637.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name, Latin Constantinus, a derivative of Constans (see Constant). The name was popular in Continental Europe, and to a lesser extent in England, as having been borne by the first Christian ruler of the Roman Empire, Constantine the Great (?280–337), in whose honor Byzantium was renamed Constantinople. In some cases the name may be an Americanized form of one of the many cognates in other languages, in particular Greek Konstantinos.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name or regional name for someone from Cotentin (Coutances) in Manche, France (see Constance 2).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a pet form of Rudge.The founder of this influential American family was Thomas Ruggles (1584–1644) of Sudbury, Suffolk, England, who settled in Roxbury, MA, in 1637.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places called Walcott, Walcot, or Walcote, for example in Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire, all named in Old English with w(e)alh ‘foreigner’, ‘Briton’, ‘Welsh’, genitive plural wala (see Wallace) + cot ‘cottage’, ‘shelter’, i.e. ‘the cottage where the (Welsh-speaking) Britons lived’.This surname was in MA from an early date. William Walcott emigrated from England to Salem, MA, in 1637; John Wolcott (1632–1690) is recorded in Springfield, MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly from a reduced form of the personal name Dominick.Chinese : from the name of Meng Mingshi, a senior minister of the state of Qin in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). His descendants adopted the first character of his given name, which means ‘bright’, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a person with a sunny temperament. Compare Merryweather. There is a legend that a Scottish family of Highland origin assumed this name in punning allusion to Job 37:22, ‘Fair weather cometh out of the north’. At the present time the surname is most frequent in East Anglia.
Surname or Lastname
English and French (Channel Islands)
English and French (Channel Islands) : nickname for a sluggish person, from Middle English, Old French tardif ‘slow’ (Late Latin tardivus, for classical Latin tardus).A Tardif from the Brittany region of France is documented in Quebec City in 1637.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived near or in a wood, from Middle English under + wude, wode ‘wood’, or a habitational name from any of various places so named, for example in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and the former county of Ayrshire (from Old English under + wudu).Joseph Underwood emigrated from England to Watertown, MA, in 1637. William Underwood came from England to Concord, MA, before 1640, later settling in Chelmsford, MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Wilber.Samuel Wilbur (also known as Wilbore and Wildbore) (c.1585–1656) is recorded in Boston, MA, before 1633 and purchased Boston Common in 1634. He and other religious exiles from MA purchased and settled Aquidneck Island (now RI) in 1637.
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
English
English : from Old French baril ‘barrel’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a cooper or a nickname for a fat man or an immoderate drinker.English : habitational name from Barwell in Leicestershire, named with Old English bÄr ‘wild boar’ + well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’.English : A cooper named George Barrell came to Boston, MA, in 1637 from Suffolk, England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city in Hampshire, so named from the addition of Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’) to the Romano-British name Venta, of disputed origin.John Winchester was admitted a freeman in Brookline, MA, in 1637.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places so named from Old English ēa ‘river’ or ēg ‘island’, ‘low-lying land’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Nathaneal Eaton, born in Coventry, England, in about 1609, came to MA in 1637 and was the first head of Harvard College, in 1638–39.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Country)
English (West Country) : habitational name from a place named with the Old English elements slÄh ‘sloe’ + cumb ‘valley’, in particular Slocum on the Isle of Wight and in Devon.Anthony Slocombe or Slocum (1590–1674/75) came from Taunton, Somerset, England, to Taunton, MA, in 1637.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Burridge.John Burrage came from Norfolk, England, to Charlestown, MA, in 1637.
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English
English : habitational name from the city of Lincoln, so named from an original British name Lindo- ‘lake’ + Latin colonia ‘settlement’, ‘colony’. The place was an important administrative center during the Roman occupation of Britain and in the Middle Ages it was a center for the manufacture of cloth, including the famous ‘Lincoln green’.Abraham Lincoln (1809–65), 16th president of the United States, was the son of an illiterate laborer, descended from a certain Samuel Lincoln, who had emigrated from England to MA in 1637.
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English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
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English : habitational name from Tilton in Leicestershire, named with the Old English personal name Tila + Old English tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.William Tilton came to Lynn, MA, in or before 1637. Many of his descendants were master mariners, living on Martha’s Vineyard. James Tilton of DE (1745–1822) was a physician who became U.S. surgeon general.
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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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Scottish (also found in Ireland)
Scottish (also found in Ireland) : reduced form of McDow. This surname is borne by a sept of the Buchanans.English : variant of Daw.Americanized spelling of Dutch Douw, an Old Frisian personal name.Americanized spelling of German Dau.Henry Dow (1634–1707), NH soldier and statesman, was born at Ormsby in Norfolkshire, England. His father migrated with his family to Watertown in the colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1637 and moved to Hampton in the province of NH in 1644. Henry became an influential and prosperous figure in Hampton. He married twice and had four sons.
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Arabic
Haven Princess
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English form of Greek Sibylla, SYBELLA means "prophetess."
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Native, Motherly
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Hebrew
Grace.
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Indian
Forms of Shiva.
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Wealthy Defender
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Bright
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This is the tree where Buddha did meditate and gained lot of knowledge ... so it can also be considered as tree of knowledge, Banyan tree
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Rare, Great
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English : nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English rudde, Old English rudig ‘red’, ‘ruddy’ (see Rudd 1).
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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 posterity of Moab, the son of Lot. (Gen. xix. 37.) Also used adjectively.
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Of or pertaining to Yezdegerd, the last Sassanian monarch of Persia, who was overthrown by the Mohammedans; as, the Yezdegerdian era, which began on the 16th of June, a. d. 632. The era is still used by the Parsees.
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One of the elements, belonging to the alkaline earth group; a metal having a silver-white color, and melting at a very high temperature. It is difficult to obtain the pure metal, from the facility with which it becomes oxidized in the air. Atomic weight, 137. Symbol, Ba. Its oxide called baryta.
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One of a sect of rigid Anabaptists, which originated in 1637, and whose tenets were essentially the same as those of the Mennonists. In addition, however, they held that Judas and the murderers of Christ were saved. So called from the founder of the sect, Ucke Wallis, a native of Friesland.
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A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37.
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To fetter; to shackle; to chain. H () the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among the consonants, and is formed with the mouth organs in the same position as that of the succeeding vowel. It is used with certain consonants to form digraphs representing sounds which are not found in the alphabet, as sh, th, /, as in shall, thing, /ine (for zh see /274); also, to modify the sounds of some other letters, as when placed after c and p, with the former of which it represents a compound sound like that of tsh, as in charm (written also tch as in catch), with the latter, the sound of f, as in phase, phantom. In some words, mostly derived or introduced from foreign languages, h following c and g indicates that those consonants have the hard sound before e, i, and y, as in chemistry, chiromancy, chyle, Ghent, Ghibelline, etc.; in some others, ch has the sound of sh, as in chicane. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 153, 179, 181-3, 237-8.
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An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52/ imperial gallons; a half pipe.
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A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437/ grains.
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A celebrated Athenian lawmaker, born about 638 b. c.; hence, a legislator; a publicist; -- often used ironically.
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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 of the planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. It is conspicuous for the redness of its light.