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Calendar year
Year 68 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Metellus/Vatia and Rex (or, less frequently
68_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
68 may refer to: 68 (number), the natural number following 67 and prior to 69 One of the following years: 68 BC, AD 68, 1968, 2068 68 Publishers, a Czech-Canadian
68
One hundred years, from 100 BC to 1 BC
century BC, also known as the last century BC and the last century BCE, started on the first day of 100 BC and ended on the last day of 1 BC. The AD/BC notation
1st_century_BC
Pharaoh of Egypt from 305 to 282 BC
Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr, "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 369/68 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, historian, and successor of Alexander
Ptolemy_I_Soter
Chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire
Hulugu Chanyu. He ruled as the Chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire from 85 to 68 BC. Huyandi was not first in the line of succession and only became chanyu
Huyandi
Roman political advisor (d. 8 BCE)
Gaius Cilnius Maecenas ([ˈɡaːiʊs̠ ˈkɪɫ̪niʊs̠ mae̯ˈkeːnaːs̠] 13 April 68 BC – 8 BC) was a friend and political advisor to Octavian (who later reigned as
Gaius_Maecenas
Chinese politician (d. 68 BCE)
Huo Guang (Chinese: 霍光; died 21 April 68 BC), courtesy name Zimeng (子孟), posthumous name Marquess Xuancheng (宣成侯), was a Chinese politician and imperial
Huo_Guang
BC, 107–88 BC) Berenice III, Pharaoh (101–88 BC, 81–80 BC) Ptolemy XI Alexander II, Pharaoh (80 BC) Ptolemy XII Auletes, Pharaoh (80–58 BC, 55–51 BC)
List of state leaders in the 1st century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_1st_century_BC
Decade
The 60s BC were the period 69 BC – 60 BC. October 6 – Roman Republic troops under Lucius Lucullus defeat the army of Tigranes II of Armenia in the Battle
60s_BC
Liu Zun (Chinese: 劉尊, died 68 BC), posthumously King Huai of Zhao (趙懷王), was the ruler of Zhao Kingdom from 73 BC to 68 BC during the Western Han dynasty
Liu_Zun
Youngest brother of Herod the Great
Pheroras (Greek: Φερώρας; c. 68 BC–c. 5 BC), probably born in Marissa (Idumea), was the youngest son of Antipater I and his wife Cypros and younger brother
Pheroras
Roman consul in 60 BC and opponent of Pompey and Caesar
62 BC, he was an ally of Pompey and had served as urban praetor in 63, augur by 63 BC, possibly aedile in 67 BC, and plebeian tribune in either 72 or 68 BC
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer
Quintus_Caecilius_Metellus_Celer
Basketball team in Miami, Florida
logos of six teams joining its league: Laces BC, Lunar Owls BC, Mist BC, Phantom BC, Rose BC, and Vinyl BC. On September 10, 2025, Unrivaled announced
Breeze_BC
Roman politician
aristocrat. He was praetor in 71 BC. He succeeded Gaius Verres as governor of Sicily in 70 BC. He died in office as consul in 68 BC. His co-consul was Quintus
Lucius Caecilius Metellus (consul 68 BC)
Lucius_Caecilius_Metellus_(consul_68_BC)
68 BC battle between Romans and Armenians
The Battle of Artaxata was fought near the Arsanias River in 68 BC between an army of the Roman Republic and the army of the Kingdom of Armenia. The Romans
Battle_of_Artaxata
Roman general and statesman (106–48 BC)
Magnus (Latin: [ˈŋnae̯.ʊs pɔmˈpɛjjʊs ˈmaŋnʊs]; 29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey (/ˈpɒmpi/ POM-pee) or Pompey the Great
Pompey
Emperor of the Han dynasty from 74 to 48 BC
73 BC – 70 BC Dijie (地節) 69 BC – 66 BC Yuankang (元康) 65 BC – 61 BC Shenjue (神爵) 61 BC – 58 BC Wufeng (五鳳) 57 BC – 54 BC Ganlu (甘露) 53 BC – 50 BC Huanglong
Emperor_Xuan_of_Han
City in Turkey
later part of the independent Kingdom of Pontus that challenged Rome until 68 BC. Thenceforth part of the Roman and later Byzantine Empire, the city was
Trabzon
Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt
Cleopatra V (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Τρύφαινα; died c. 69–68 BC) was a Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt. She is the only surely attested wife of Ptolemy XII. Her only
Cleopatra_V
Roman politician and soldier (c. 108–62 BC)
praetor some time before 68 BC; T. R. S. Broughton in Magistrates of the Roman Republic dates the praetorship exactly to 68 BC. He then served as propraetorian
Catiline
Roman politician and general
praetor in 144 BC who constructed the Aqua Marcia. He was elected consul for 68 BC with Lucius Caecilius Metellus. Metellus died near the start of the year
Quintus Marcius Rex (consul 68 BC)
Quintus_Marcius_Rex_(consul_68_BC)
Queen consort of Armenia of Pontic origin
Artaxata in 68 BC, as a result of which Cleopatra, under the influence of her father, instigated their sons to betray Tigranes. In 66 BC, Pompey captured
Cleopatra_of_Pontus
Funeral oration
("Eulogy for Aunt Julia") is a funeral oration that Julius Caesar said in 68 BC to honor his dead aunt Julia, the widow of Marius. The introduction of this
Laudatio_Iuliae_amitae
List of links describing conflicts Rome was involved in
Pontus. 69 BC – Battle of Tigranocerta – Lucullus defeats the army of Tigranes II of Armenia, who was harbouring his father-in-law Mithridates. 68 BC – Battle
List of Roman external wars and battles
List_of_Roman_external_wars_and_battles
Roman politician and general (118–57/56 BC)
Lucius Licinius Lucullus (/ljuːˈkʌləs/ ; 118–57/56 BC) was a Roman general and statesman, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. In culmination
Lucullus
Empress of China from 70 to 66 BC
exceedingly powerful during Emperor Xuan's reign until his death in April 68 BC. Her mother's surname was Xian (顯). It is not known when Chengjun was born
Huo_Chengjun
Last wife of Julius Caesar
personal risk, for it nearly cost him his life. Cornelia died in 69 or 68 BC, as her husband was preparing to set out for Spain. On his return, Caesar
Calpurnia_(wife_of_Caesar)
Calendar year
Year 67 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Piso and Glabrio (or, less frequently
67_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
Anatolia during classical antiquity
governance of Anatolia to the praetorian model in 68 BC. The piracy strategy initiated by Servilius in 78–75 BC was suspended during the years of fighting Mithridates
Classical_Anatolia
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
Tribune of the plebs in 68 BC
Gaius Antius Restio (fl. 68–53 BC) was a politician of the Roman Republic. He is principally known for the lex Antia sumptuaria, a law against luxury he
Gaius_Antius_Restio
Prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle
probability the Earth will cross a dust trail released from 109P/Swift-Tuttle in 68 BC on Aug. 14, between 01h and 02h45 UT. Keep on observing!" (Tweet) – via
Perseids
214 AD – Kingdom of Osroene 125 to 68 BC – Antiochus of Ascalon, the pioneer of Middle Platonism 110 to 40/35 BC – Philodemus Epicurean philosopher and
Timeline of Middle Eastern history
Timeline_of_Middle_Eastern_history
When sun appears directly over equator
passed from Taurus into Aries in the year −1865 (1866 BC), passed into Pisces in the year −67 (68 BC), will pass into Aquarius in the year 2597, and will
March_equinox
nomadic people that dominated the ancient eastern Eurasian steppes from 209 BC to 89 AD. The Xiongnu settled down in northern China during the late 3rd century
Timeline_of_the_Xiongnu
Nabataean Arab dynasty ruling Edessa and Osroene (134 BC - 242 AD)
Nabataean Arab origin. Members of the dynasty, the Abgarids, reigned between 134 BC and AD 242 over the city of Edessa and the Kingdom of Osroene in Upper Mesopotamia
Abgarid_dynasty
130-68 BC)[a][b][c][d][e] Antiphon, (480-403 BC)[d] Antisthenes, (c. 444-365 BC)[b][c][d] Arcesilaus, (316-241 BC)[a][b][c][d][e] Archimedes, (d. 212 BC)
List of philosophers born in the centuries BC
List_of_philosophers_born_in_the_centuries_BC
Name list
Berenice Cleopatra V of Egypt (died c. 69/68 BC or c. 57 BC), queen of Egypt Cleopatra VI of Egypt (died c. 57 BC), queen of Egypt (possibly Cleopatra V)
Cleopatra_(given_name)
Basketball team in Miami, Florida
logos of six teams joining its league: Laces BC, Lunar Owls BC, Mist BC, Phantom BC, Rose BC, and Vinyl BC. On September 10, 2025, Unrivaled announced
Hive_BC
War between Rome and Mithridates, 73–63 BC
The Third Mithridatic War (73–63 BC), the last and longest of the three Mithridatic Wars, was fought between Mithridates VI of Pontus and the Roman Republic
Third_Mithridatic_War
The Lex Antonia de Termessibus was a Roman law passed in 71 or 68 BC, at the initiative of the tribune Gaius Antonius. The purpose of the law was to form
Lex_Antonia_de_Termessibus
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: 67 (number), the number following 66 and preceding 68 One of the following years: 67 BC, AD 67, 1967, 2067 "67", a 1992 song by Love Battery from
67
Surname list
name. Huo Qubing (霍去病; 140–117 BC), Western Han dynasty general, elder half-brother of Huo Guang Huo Guang (霍光; d. 68 BC), Huo Qubing's half-brother, Western
Huo
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
father-loving goddess'; 70/69 BC – 10 or 12 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic
Cleopatra
Association football club in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
atalanta.it (in Italian). Atalanta BC. Retrieved 29 July 2021. "ATALANTA BC PRESS RELEASE" (Press release). Atalanta BC. 19 February 2022. "The Club – ATALANTA
Atalanta_BC
Calendar year
Year 66 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lepidus and Tullus (or, less frequently
66_BC
Modern calendar era
Anno Domini (AD) and before Christ (BC) qualify years in the Gregorian and Julian calendars, whose epoch is the traditional year of the conception or birth
Anno_Domini
Tribune of the plebs in 49 BC
Caecilius Metellus was tribune of the plebs in 49 BC. He was the son of the homonymous consul of 68 BC; during his youth he lived in Sicily with his father
Lucius Caecilius Metellus (tribune 49 BC)
Lucius_Caecilius_Metellus_(tribune_49_BC)
Stage of philosophy development
prefigure the development of Neoplatonism. Antiochus of Ascalon (c. 125–68 BC), was the pupil of Philo of Larissa, and the teacher of Cicero. Through
Middle_Platonism
BC · 15th BC · 14th BC · 13th BC · 12th BC · 11th BC · 10th BC · 9th BC · 8th BC · 7th BC · 6th BC · 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC Centuries:
Timeline_of_Armenian_history
Ptolemy XII's wife Cleopatra V perhaps died as early as the winter of 69–68 BC, when she disappears from historical records. Roller assumes that Ptolemy
Early_life_of_Cleopatra
the one worn by the Artaxiad king of Armenia, Tigranes the Great (r. 95–55 BC). The tiara was notably worn by Monobaz I, the king of Adiabene. It may have
Armenian_tiara
Large archaeological site of a harbour city near Rome, Italy
Cinna, Carbo and Sertorius, and captured the city and plundered it. In 68 BC, the town was sacked by pirates, who set the port on fire, destroyed the
Ostia_Antica
Online. Retrieved 9 October 2023. "AEK 68-76 BC PARTIZAN ICN". fibaeurope.com. Online. Retrieved 9 October 2023. "BC PARTIZAN ICN 71-73 AEK". fibaeurope
AEK B.C. in international competitions
AEK_B.C._in_international_competitions
Greek professional basketball club based in Athens
fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 9 October 2023. "AEK 68-76 BC PARTIZAN ICN". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 9 October 2023. "BC PARTIZAN ICN 71-73 AEK". fibaeurope.com
AEK_B.C.
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: 69 (number), the natural number following 68 and preceding 70 A year, primarily 69 BC, AD 69, 1969, or 2069 69 (sex position) 69 Hesperia,
69
Calendar year
Year 71 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 Orestes (or, less frequently
71_BC
Female name for Roman gens Pomponia
younger brother Quintus Tullius Cicero. Quintus and Pomponia married in 68 BC. Pomponia bore Quintus a son of the same name. Quintus and Pomponia had
Pomponia
281 BC–62 AD kingdom in northern Anatolia
Sophene and returning Syria to the Seleucid king Antiochus XIII Asiaticus. In 68 BC Lucullus invaded northern Armenia, ravaging the country and capturing Nisibis
Kingdom_of_Pontus
Ancient Roman family
legate between 72 and 68 BC under Lucius Licinius Lucullus during the Third Mithridatic War. He was defeated by Mithridates in 68. Gaius Fabius M. f. C
Fabia_gens
Calendar year
Year 69 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Hortensius and Metellus (or, less frequently
69_BC
King of Armenia from 95 to 55 BC
(Tigran Mets in Armenian; 140–55 BC), was a king of Armenia. A member of the Artaxiad dynasty, he ruled from 95 BC to 55 BC. Under his reign, the Armenian
Tigranes_the_Great
adoptions, particularly so-called "testamentary adoptions" (famously in 59 BC when the patrician Clodius Pulcher was adopted into a plebeian gens in order
List_of_Roman_laws
City in British Columbia, Canada
Waterfront Situation". BC Studies (22): 68. BC Labour Heritage Centre (April 16, 2018). "The Shooting of Frank Rogers". Working People Built BC. Archived from
Vancouver
Church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach
307–310. ISBN 3-423-04080-7. Keillor, John. "Cantata No. 68, "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt," BWV 68 (BC A86)". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 October 2012. Wolff,
Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68
Also_hat_Gott_die_Welt_geliebt,_BWV_68
Province in North China
Western Han dynasty during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han Huo Guang (?–68 BC), powerful official of the Western Han dynasty Guan Yu (?-220), general
Shanxi
Ancient Greek philosopher
(/ænˈtaɪəkəs/; Ancient Greek: Άντίοχος ὁ Ἀσκαλώνιος; c. 135/130 – c. 68 BC) was a 1st-century BC Platonist philosopher. He rejected skepticism, blended Stoic
Antiochus_of_Ascalon
Dynasty of ancient Egypt
accession of Den, the sixth king of the dynasty, between 2928 and 2911 BC with 68% confidence, although a 2023 radiocarbon analysis placed Den's accession
First_Dynasty_of_Egypt
Roman polymath and author (116–27 BC)
philologist Lucius Aelius Stilo (died 74 BC), and later at Athens under the Academic philosopher Antiochus of Ascalon (died 68 BC). Varro proved a highly productive
Marcus_Terentius_Varro
Ancient kingdom in Upper Mesopotamia (132 BC–214 AD)
of its capital city (now Şanlıurfa, Turkey), existed from the 2nd century BC up to the 3rd century AD, and was ruled by the Nabataean Arab Abgarid dynasty
Osroene
Municipality in Greece
other Cretan cities, when invaded by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus in 68 BC. Gortyn continued to rise under Roman rule, and became the capital of the
Gortyn
Armenian dynasty which ruled Iberia (ancient Georgia) from c. 90 BC to 30 BC
Tigranocerta (69 BC) and Artaxata (68 BC). Even after the surrender of Tigranes to the mercy of Pompey, the Artaxiad king of Iberia Artoces (r. 78–63 BC) continued
Artaxiad_dynasty_of_Iberia
the known victors of the ancient Olympic Games from the 1st Games in 776 BC up to the 264th in 277 AD, as well as the games of 369 AD before their permanent
List of ancient Olympic victors
List_of_ancient_Olympic_victors
Topics referred to by the same term
in Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre Antiochus of Ascalon (c. 130–68 BC), philosopher, member of Plato's Academy Antiochus of Sulcis (died 110)
Antiochus
Roman aristocrat
Quintus Servilius Caepio (fl. 68–58 BC) was a Roman aristocrat and the adoptive father of Brutus, an assassin of Julius Caesar. Geiger conjectured that
Quintus Servilius Caepio (adoptive father of Brutus)
Quintus_Servilius_Caepio_(adoptive_father_of_Brutus)
180 BC and Liu Heng was named emperor (posthumously known as Emperor Wen). Before Emperor Wu died in 87 BC, he had invested Huo Guang (d. 68 BC), Jin
List of emperors of the Han dynasty
List_of_emperors_of_the_Han_dynasty
176th Olympiad 76 BC - Dion of Cyparissus (Cyparissia in Laconia) 177th Olympiad 72 BC - Hecatomnus of Elis 178th Olympiad 68 BC - Diocles of Hypopenus
List of Olympic winners of the Stadion race
List_of_Olympic_winners_of_the_Stadion_race
ruled by herself from 81 BC to 80 BC before she was murdered on the orders of Ptolemy XI Alexander II. Cleopatra V (79–68 BC), ruled alongside her husband
List of ancient Egyptian royal consorts
List_of_ancient_Egyptian_royal_consorts
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC, in which all these regions were under the influence of
Hellenistic_period
Guardian deities in ancient Roman religion
but in 68 BC the games at least were suppressed as "disorderly". As princeps, Augustus reformed Compitalia and subdivided the vici. From 7 BC a Lares'
Lares
Topics referred to by the same term
Julius Caesar. Quintus Marcius Q. f. (Q. n.) Rex, consul in 68 BC, grandson of the consul in 118 BC and a second cousin of Julius Caesar, also a brother-in-law
Quintus_Marcius_Rex
Calendar year
The year 65 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cotta and Torquatus (or, less frequently
65_BC
Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
BC Place, currently known as BC Place Vancouver for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located
BC_Place
Chinese general (137–52 BC)
Wei Zifu, ruled as a dictator from the death of Emperor Wu in 87 BC to his death in 68 BC. Likely referring to a location near Barkol Lake as a military
Zhao_Chongguo
28th BC – 27th BC – 26th BC – 25th BC – 24th BC – 23rd BC – 22nd BC – 21st BC – 20th BC – 19th BC – 18th BC – 17th BC – 16th BC – 15th BC – 14th BC – 13th
Timeline_of_ancient_history
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
Ancient Roman family
this practice, see filiation. Gaius Antius Restio, tribune of the plebs in 68 BC, and author of a sumptuary law prohibiting magistrates from accepting dinner-invitations
Antia_gens
Historical region of West Asia
recorded history (c. 3100 BC) to the fall of Babylon in 539 BC. The rise of empires, beginning with Sargon of Akkad around 2350 BC, characterized the subsequent
Mesopotamia
dates: c. 2682–2614 BC (68 years), c. 2649–2575 BC (74 years), c. 2686–2600 BC (86 years), c. 2686–2613 BC (73 years), c. 2592–2544 BC (48 years) Comparison
List_of_pharaohs
coin ‘YN’L coin 68 BC Cinyrus King of Tyre King of Sidon Kitchen, K. A. (1967). "Byblos, Egypt, and Mari in the Early Second Millennium B.C.". Orientalia
Kings_of_Byblos
History of Turpan Basin, of northwest China
Later, the Che Shi king married with Xiongnu, and the Han lost Che Shi. In 68 BC Zheng Ji, the chief servant of the Han Dynasty, led the army to seize the
History_of_Turpan
Millennium between 10,000 BC and 9001 BC
The 10th millennium BC spanned the years 10,000 BC to 9001 BC (c. 12 ka to c. 11 ka). It marks the beginning of the transition from the Palaeolithic to
10th_millennium_BC
Battle between the Scythian Bastarnae and Romans led by Gaius Antonius Hybrida
The Battle of Histria, c. 62–61 BC, was fought between the Bastarnae peoples of Scythia Minor and the Roman Consul (63 BC) Gaius Antonius Hybrida. The Bastarnae
Battle_of_Histria
Calendar year
Year 70 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pompeius and Crassus (or, less frequently
70_BC
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until
Julius_Caesar
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Latin: Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until
Augustus
Empress of China from 83 to 74 BC
Grand Empress Dowager Shangguan (上官太皇太后) (personal name unknown) (88 BC – 2 October 37 BC), posthumously known as Empress Xiaozhao (孝昭皇后; lit. ''the filial
Grand Empress Dowager Shangguan
Grand_Empress_Dowager_Shangguan
Generic term used for all pirates of the Mediterranean Sea in the 2nd and 1st century BC
dominated the Mediterranean Sea from the 2nd century BC until their suppression by Pompey in 67–66 BC. Because there were notorious pirate strongholds in
Cilician_pirates
Conflicts between Rome and Pontus (88–63 BC)
mountains of northern Armenia – due to the onset of winter. The next year in 68 BC, succeeding in careful diplomacy to prevent the intervention of the Parthians
Mithridatic_Wars
68 BC
68 BC
Girl/Female
Hebrew
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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
Chinese
Chinese : from the place name Pan, which existed in the state of Wei during the Zhou dynasty. Bi Gonggao, fifteenth son of the virtuous duke Wen Wang, was granted a state named Wei when the Zhou dynasty came to power in 1122 bc (see Feng 1). Bi Gonggao in turn granted the area called Pan to one of his sons, whose descendants eventually adopted Pan as their surname. This name is also Romanized as Poon, Pun, and Pon.Korean : There are two Chinese characters for this surname; only one of them, however, is common enough to warrant treatment here. There are three clans which use this character: the KisÅng (also called the KÅje), the Kwangju, and the Namp’yÅng. The founding ancestors of these clans were KoryÅ (918–1392) figures, and it is widely believed that they were related.Spanish and southern French (Occitan) : metonymic occupational name for a baker or a pantryman, from Spanish and Occitan pan ‘bread’ (Latin panis).English and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for someone who cast pans, from Middle English, Middle Dutch panne ‘pan’.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish pan ‘lord’, ‘master’, ‘landowner’, hence a nickname for a haughty person.Perhaps also an Americanized spelling or translation of German Pfann (North German Pann).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : 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 Irish (of Norman origin), and French
English and Irish (of Norman origin), and French : from a Germanic personal name derived from tal ‘destroy’, either as a short form of a compound name with this first element (compare Talbot) or as an independent byname.English and Irish (of Norman origin), and French : metonymic nickname for a swift runner or for someone with a deformed heel, from Old French talon ‘heel’ (a diminutive of tal, Latin talus).Spanish (Tallón) : either a Spanish variant of Catalan Talló (see Tallo) or a habitational name from any of the places in A Coruña, Ourense, and Pontevedra provinces called Tallón.A native of the Champagne region of France, Jean Talon was intendant for New France in 1665–68, and again in 1669–72.
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.
Girl/Female
Hebrew American English French
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Schum.Chinese : (Pinyin Cen) this surname was derived from an area so named during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc).
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Wen 2.Chinese : from a character in the personal name of Hu Gongman, a retainer of Wu Wang. After the latter established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc, he granted the state of Chen to Hu Gongman, whose descendants adopted the second character of his given name, Man, as their surname. This character also means ‘Manchurian’, but the name does not appear to be related to this meaning.Chinese : variant of Wen 3.Chinese : variant of Wan 1.English and Jewish : variant spelling of Mann.Dutch : from Middle Dutch man ‘man’, ‘husband’, ‘vassal’, ‘arbiter’.French : from the Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann 2).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the personal name Man, derived from Yiddish ‘man’.
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English
English : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Wren.Dutch (de Ren) : origin unexplained.Variant spelling of German Renn.Swedish : soldier’s name, from ren ‘reindeer’.Chinese : from the name of Rencheng ‘Ren City’, which was granted to Yu Yang, the 25th son of the Emperor Huang Di (2697–2595 bc). Some of his descendants later adopted the place name as their surname.
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Chinese
Chinese : 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 and French
English and French : from the medieval French form of the Latin personal name Sabinus or its feminine form Sabina, originally an ethnic name for a member of an ancient Italic people of central Italy, whose name is of uncertain origin. According to legend, in the 8th century bc the Romans slaughtered the Sabine menfolk and carried off the women. More influential as far as name-giving is concerned was the existence of several Christian saints bearing this name. The masculine name was borne by at least ten early saints (martyrs and bishops), but as a given name the feminine form was always more popular.Jewish : probably also an Americanized form of some like-sounding Jewish name.
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English
English : variant spelling of Nye.Chinese : from the name of Nie City, which existed during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). It was granted to a son of a duke of the state of Qi; his descendants adopted the name of the city as their surname.
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Jewish
Jewish : from the Hebrew personal name Amos, of uncertain origin, in some traditions connected with the Hebrew verb amos ‘to carry’, and assigned the meaning ‘borne by God’. This was the name of a Biblical prophet of the 8th century bc, whose oracles are recorded in the Book of Amos. This was one of the Biblical names taken up by Puritans and Nonconformists in the 16th–17th centuries, too late to have had much influence on surname formation, except in Wales.English : variant of Amis, assimilated in spelling to the Biblical name. It occurs chiefly in southeastern England.
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English
English : habitational name from any of the many places called Newbury, named with the Old English elements nēowe ‘new’ + burh ‘fortress’, ‘fortified town’ (see Berry 1 and Bury).Thomas Newberry emigrated from Devon, England, to Dorchester, MA, in 1634. Among his descendants were a number of very successful manufacturers and entrepreneurs, including the brothers Oliver (1789–1860) and Walter (1804–68) Newberry, whose prosperity was linked with the growth and development of Chicago.
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Hebrew American
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
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English
English : from the personal name Horace, Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of unknown origin, associated chiefly with the name of the poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 bc).
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Hebrew American English Spanish
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
68 BC
68 BC
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British, English
Man in the Army
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Tamil
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The great body
Female
French
French feminine form of Hebrew Daniyel (English Daniel), DANETTE means "God is my judge."Â
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Indian
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Muslim
Beauty. Dignity.
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African, Bengali, British, Celebrity, English, French, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Oriya, Parsi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
A Warrior; Light; The First-born of Kunti; Karna; Instrument
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American, Arabic, Armenian, Australian, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Indian, Irish, Italian, Kannada, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenia, Spanish, Swedish
Mistress; Mistress of the House or Lady; Bitter; Dedicated to Mars; Feminine of Martin; Warlike; Pearl; A Lady; Spanish Form of Martha Lady
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Indian
Virtuous, Outstanding, Superior, Cultured and refined
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American, Australian, British, Christian, English
Gracious Rose; Compound of Rose and Anne; Favor; Grace
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Arthurian Legend
A dwarf king.
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68 BC
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The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist (Luke i. 68); -- so named from the first word of the Latin version.
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A silver and gold coin of Peru. The silver sol is the unit of value, and is worth about 68 cents.
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A small and beautiful species of orchid, having a flower variegated with purple, pink, and yellow. It grows in cold and wet localities in the northern part of the United States. The Calypso borealis is the only orchid which reaches 68¡ N.
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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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A silver coin of Ecuador, worth 68 cents.