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Calendar year
Year 72 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Publicola and Lentulus (or, less frequently
72_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
72 may refer to: 72 (number), the natural number following 71 and preceding 73 One of the years 72 BC, AD 72, 1972, 2072 "72", by James from the album
72
Roman general and politician (c. 136 BC–c. 54 BC)
Lucius Gellius (c. 136 BC – c. 54 BC) was a Roman politician and general who was one of two consuls of the Republic in 72 BC, along with Gnaeus Cornelius
Lucius_Gellius
Ancient Celtic peoples of the Iberian Peninsula
Vaccaei, Carpetani, Olcades or Lobetani. In 195 BC, part of Celtiberia was conquered by the Romans, and by 72 BC the entire region had become part of the Roman
Celtiberians
Gallic gladiator, participant in the uprising of Spartacus
Vesuvius. Oenomaus fell in an early battle, possibly during the winter of 73–72 BC when the slave armies were plundering cities and towns in the south of Italy
Oenomaus_(rebel_slave)
Ancient Roman military punishment killing a tenth of a unit
the late republic. Regardless, the first well-attested instance was in 72 BC during the war against Spartacus under the command of Marcus Licinius Crassus
Decimation_(punishment)
Gallic gladiator and rebel leader (d. 72 BC)
command of the Roman consul Lucius Gellius Publicola near Mount Gargano in 72 BC. The two consular legions under the command of Publicola were deployed defensively
Crixus
Civil war in Roman republican Spain
The Sertorian War was a civil war in the Roman Republic fought from 80 to 72 BC between two Roman factions, one led by Quintus Sertorius and another led
Sertorian_War
Civil conflicts within ancient Rome
party in Rome in the decisive battle of the Civil War. Sertorian War (80–72 BC) between Rome and the provinces of Hispania under the leadership of Quintus
List of Roman civil wars and revolts
List_of_Roman_civil_wars_and_revolts
Ancient Iberian coinage began in the fifth century BC, and widespread minting and circulation in the Iberian peninsula began late in the third century
Ancient_Iberian_coinage
Resort in Burgas, Bulgaria
prosperous Greek colony named Antheia and later known as Apollonia. In 72 BC it was devastated by a Roman siege, and became a small town of lesser importance
Sozopol
Roman general
died 72 BC) was a Roman aristocrat, statesman and general. He fought in Sulla's civil war, Lepidus' failed rebellion of 77 BC and from 76 to 72 BC in the
Marcus_Perperna_Veiento
1st century BC Roman owner of a gladiatorial school
Vatia who was quaestor in 75 BC and tribune in 72 BC. This Lentulus was also prosecution witness against Publius Sestius in 56 BC. If he was born a Lentulus
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Vatia
Gnaeus_Cornelius_Lentulus_Vatia
Decade
The 70s BC were the period 79 BC – 70 BC. Sulla renounces his dictatorship. Cicero travels to Athens and then to Rhodes to continue his studies of philosophy
70s_BC
Roman general, politician, and rebel (d. 73/72 BC)
Quintus Sertorius (c. 126 BC – 73 or 72 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who led a large-scale rebellion against the Roman Senate on the Iberian Peninsula
Quintus_Sertorius
Thracian gladiator who led a slave revolt
Spartacus (/ˈspɑːrtəkəs/; c. 103 – 71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising
Spartacus
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
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
Roman politician and general (118–57/56 BC)
famously during the Siege of Cyzicus in 73–72 BC, and at the Battle of Tigranocerta in Armenian Arzanene in 69 BC. His command style received unusually favourable
Lucullus
Quintus Arrius (c. 112–71 BC) was a Roman praetor in 73 BC. In the next year he should follow Gaius Verres as governor of Sicilia. But first he had to
Quintus Arrius (praetor 73 BC)
Quintus_Arrius_(praetor_73_BC)
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
Internal conflict in the Roman Republic, c. 83-82 BC
former leaders Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Cinna), in the years 83–82 BC. The war ended with a decisive battle just outside Rome itself. After the
Sulla's_civil_war
1st-century BC Roman politician
Marcus Antonius Creticus (fl. 74–72 BC), was a Roman politician during the late Roman Republic. He is best known for his failed pirate-hunting career
Marcus_Antonius_Creticus
Ancient Roman family
in 97 BC. Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus, consul in 72, and censor in 70 BC. Publius Cornelius P. f. P. n. Lentulus Sura, consul in 71 BC, later
Cornelia_gens
Ancient Roman law
Lex Gellia Cornelia was a law passed in 72 BC after a proposal of the consuls Lucius Gellius Poplicola and Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus, that gave
Lex_Gellia_Cornelia
succession of Rome. Millennia: 1st BC · 1st–2nd Centuries: 7th BC · 6th BC · 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC · 1st · 2nd · 3rd · 4th · 5th · 6th ·
Timeline_of_Roman_history
Roman general and senator
Publius Varinius (born circa 110 BC) was a Roman praetor in 73 BC, proconsul in 72 BC, and a military commander who was unsuccessful during the Third Servile
Publius_Varinius
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
73 BCE conflict of the Third Servile War,battle
swelling their ranks to some 70,000. The rebel slaves spent the winter of 73–72 BC training, arming and equipping their new recruits, and expanding their raiding
Battle_of_Mount_Vesuvius
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
72 BC battle of the Third Servile War
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus. It took place in Picenum region in 72 BC. It was a victory for Spartacus, and it proved to be his greatest triumph
Battle_of_Picenum
Roman senator and general
for a low price in Rome. As proconsul of Cisalpine Gaul in the next year, 72 BC, during the Third Servile War, Cassius tried to stop Spartacus and his followers
Gaius Cassius Longinus (consul 73 BC)
Gaius_Cassius_Longinus_(consul_73_BC)
Roman general and statesman (115–53 BC)
75 and 73 BC); 72 BC – Crassus is given special command of the war against Spartacus following the ignominious defeats of both consuls; 71 BC – Crassus
Marcus_Licinius_Crassus
Calendar year
men) under Gaius Claudius Glaber. The rebel slaves spend the winter of 73–72 BC training, arming and equipping their new recruits, as well as expanding
73_BC
Roman senator and general
Sulla and consul of ancient Rome in 73 BC. As proconsul of Macedonia in 72 BC, he defeated the Bessi in Thrace and advanced to the Danube and the west
Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus
Marcus_Terentius_Varro_Lucullus
Ancient Roman family
of the Gellii to obtain the consulship was Lucius Gellius Poplicola, in 72 BC, but the most famous member of this gens is probably the grammarian Aulus
Gellia_gens
Battle
The Battle of Cabira was fought in 72 or 71 BC between forces of the Roman Republic under proconsul Lucius Licinius Lucullus and those of the Kingdom
Battle_of_Cabira
1st-century BC Gallic chieftain
likely in the 70s BC, or possibly the late 80s BC", while Yann Le Bohec places it "between 82 and 72 BC". Vercingetorix was probably born in the Arvernian
Vercingetorix
List of links describing conflicts Rome was involved in
Third Mithridatic War (73–63 BC) 73 BC – Battle of Cyzicus – Roman forces under Lucullus defeat the forces of Mithridates. 72 BC – Battle of Cabira or the
List of Roman external wars and battles
List_of_Roman_external_wars_and_battles
73–71 BCE Roman slave rebellion
their own and traveling in convoy with Spartacus' people. In the spring of 72 BC, the escaped slaves left their winter encampments and began to move northwards
Third_Servile_War
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
Surname list
Vento (Perperna also spelled Perpenna and Vento also spelled Veiento, died 72 BC), a Roman aristocrat, statesman and general Vento (motorcycle manufacturer)
Vento_(surname)
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
Ancient Greek city of Asia Minor
the rest of Bithynia, Nicaea came under the rule of the Roman Republic in 72 BC. The city remained one of the most important urban centres of Asia Minor
Nicaea
Ancient Greek boxer
His father's name was Hippocrates. Atyanas won the boxing competition in 72 BC and is listed in Phlegon's summary of the 177th Olympiad. Phlegon's Olympiad
Atyanas
Roman politician and Stoic (95–46 BC)
Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis ("of Utica"; /ˈkeɪtoʊ/ KAY-toe; 95 BC – April 46 BC), also known as Cato the Younger (Latin: Cato Minor), was an influential
Cato_the_Younger
Battle of the Third Mithridatic War
The Battle of the Rhyndacus occurred in 73 BC between a Roman Republican force under the command of the proconsul Lucius Licinius Lucullus and a division
Battle of the Rhyndacus (73 BC)
Battle_of_the_Rhyndacus_(73_BC)
River in northwestern Anatolia in the Bursa Province of Turkey
Mithridates along the Rhyndacus in 85 BC. During the third, Lucullus again defeated him at the Rhyndacus in 73 or 72 BC. Under Manuel I, the Byzantine Empire
Mustafakemalpaşa_River
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
Town in Naples, Campania, Italy
starting a ten year siege. It was stormed in 73-72 BC by Spartacus during his failed slave revolt. The 1st c. BC saw a number of public buildings constructed
Nola
Families from Ancient Rome who shared the Arrius nomen
first of the gens to achieve prominence was Quintus Arrius, praetor in 72 BC. The Arrii were probably of Oscan descent, as their nomen appears to be
Arria_gens
Roman general and politician
Lentulus Clodianus (born 115 BC) was a Roman politician and general who was one of two consuls of the Republic in 72 BC along with Lucius Gellius. Closely
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus
Gnaeus_Cornelius_Lentulus_Clodianus
King of Pontus from 120 to 63 BC
Μιθριδάτης; 135–63 BC) sometimes known as Mithridates the Great was the ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia from 120 to 63 BC, and one of the
Mithridates_VI_Eupator
Canadian football draft
→ BC (PD). Calgary traded a second-round pick in this year's draft and the ninth overall pick and the 29th overall pick in the 2025 CFL draft to BC in
2026_CFL_draft
Roman politician and general, Pontifex Maximus, consul in 80 BCE
He served alongside Pompey slowly grinding down the rebels from 79 to 72/71 BC. For his victories during the Sertorian War he was granted a triumph. Metellus
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
Quintus_Caecilius_Metellus_Pius
Calendar year
Seufzer, meine Tränen BWV 13; BC A 34". Bach Digital. 2026. Retrieved January 18, 2026. "Alles nur nach Gottes Willen BWV 72; BC A 37". Bach Digital. 2026
1726
Ethnic group, 300 BC - 300 AD, east of the Carpathians
by the proconsuls (governors) of Macedonia in 75–72 BC. Gaius Scribonius Curio (proconsul 75–73 BC) campaigned successfully against the Dardani and the
Bastarnae
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
One hundred years, from 2100 BC to 2001 BC
The 21st century BC lasted from the year 2100 BC to 2001 BC. All dates from this long ago should be regarded as either approximate or conjectural; there
21st_century_BC
War 91–87 BC Social War 87 BC Bellum Octavianum 85 BC Colchis uprising against Pontus 80–72 BC Sertorian War 82–81 BC Sulla's civil war 77 BC Marcus Aemilius
List_of_conflicts_in_Europe
servant (c. 72 BC). King of the Lamanites4 (unnamed), to whom Nephite dissenters appealed. Possibly the same as, or a successor to, Tubaloth (c. 38 BC). King
List_of_Book_of_Mormon_people
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
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
Series of historical mystery novels by Steven Saylor
Only Once" (2005) set in summer and autumn 73 BC. Arms of Nemesis (1992) — 72 BC : Gordianus tries to save the lives of 99 slaves, while Spartacus threatens
Roma_Sub_Rosa
century BC – Political entities in the 1st century – Political entities by year This is a list of political entities that existed between 100 BC and 1 BC. List
List of political entities in the 1st century BC
List_of_political_entities_in_the_1st_century_BC
Roman military leader and politician
of Lucullus's legions, and in 72 BC Lucullus even entrusted him with the siege of Amisus, a major Pontic city. In 65 BC, Murena was urban praetor and
Lucius Licinius Murena (consul 62 BC)
Lucius_Licinius_Murena_(consul_62_BC)
Anatolia during classical antiquity
original plan and advanced through Galatia and Paphlagonia to Pontus in 72 BC. By 71 BC he was through the Iris and Lycus valleys and into Pontus where he
Classical_Anatolia
Decade
This article concerns the period 129 BC – 120 BC. The Kingdom of Pergamon becomes the Roman Province of Asia upon the defeat of Aristonicus, pretender
120s_BC
BC-72 BC - Quintus Sertorius Hispanic revolt, where he is joined by the Lusitanians. 81 BC - Generalized Roman Republican war in all of Iberia. 80 BC
Timeline of Portuguese history (Lusitania and Gallaecia)
Timeline_of_Portuguese_history_(Lusitania_and_Gallaecia)
Period between prehistory and the medieval era
progress. In 10,000 BC, the world population stood at an estimated 2 million, it rose to 45 million by 3000 BC. By the Iron Age in 1000 BC, the population
Ancient_history
72 BC battle of the Third Servile War
known as the Battle of Mons Garganus, was a military engagement fought in 72 BC on Mount Gargano in southern Italy, between a Roman army led by either the
Battle_of_Monte_Gargano
Roman historian and politician (86–35 BC)
Sertorius (died 72 BC), the campaigns of Lucullus against Mithradates VI of Pontus (75–66 BC), and the victories of Pompey in the East (66–62 BC).[citation
Sallust
Ancient Roman family
uncle, the military tribune of 72 BC. Gnaeus Servilius, grandfather of Publius Servilius Geminus, the consul of 252 and 248 BC. Possibly the same Gnaeus Servilius
Servilia_gens
Oldest and second-largest city in Bulgaria
likely in the 270s BC. In 183 BC, Philip V of Macedon conquered the city, but shortly after, the Thracians re-conquered it. In 72 BC, the city was seized
Plovdiv
Roman legion
levied in 72 BC. Others believe it was formed already during the Social War (91-87 BC). Another hypothesis is that it was levied in 61 BC by Gaius Julius
Legio_X_Equestris
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
Wars and carried to Rome in 72 BC. He taught Virgil Greek. Peisander of Camirus in Rhodes, epic poet who flourished about 640 BC. Phanocles elegiac poet who
List_of_ancient_Greek_poets
American author of historical novels (born 1956)
Spartacus in 72 BC. Catilina's Riddle (1993), featuring Cicero and the title character, Catilina, is set during his rebellion in 63 BC. The Venus Throw
Steven_Saylor
Ancient Mesopotamian city in Iraq
important empires in antiquity, the 19th–16th century BC Old Babylonian Empire, and the 7th–6th century BC Neo-Babylonian Empire. Babylon was also used as a
Babylon
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
Chinese general (137–52 BC)
alongside his concurrent civil post as the chief commandant. From 72 BC to 71 BC, Zhao was one of five Han generals who participated in a large cavalry
Zhao_Chongguo
281 BC–62 AD kingdom in northern Anatolia
Phrygia with his five legions and forced Mithridates to retreat to Pontus. In 72 BC Lucullus invaded Pontus through Galatia and marched north following the
Kingdom_of_Pontus
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
Conflict between the Roman Republic and the Cilician pirates
legates and their assigned areas of command included: Gellius (consul in 72 BC), in charge of the Tuscan Sea; Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus in the
Pompey's campaign against the pirates
Pompey's_campaign_against_the_pirates
Greco-Iranian kingdom (163 BC – 72 AD)
Commagene 20–12 BC Antiochus III of Commagene 12 BC – 17 AD Ruled by Rome 17–38 AD Antiochus IV of Commagene 38–72 AD "Commagene was a district separate from
Commagene
Queen of Syria from 82 to 69 BC
– 69 BC) was the Queen consort of Egypt (Cleopatra Selene or Cleopatra V Selene) from 115 to 102 BC, the Queen consort of Syria from 102 to 92 BC, and
Cleopatra_Selene_of_Syria
History of the Bulgarian city
reconquered by the Thracians who called it Pulpudeva (from Philipopolis). In 72 BC, Plovdiv was seized by the Roman general Terentius Varo Luculus. The city
History_of_Plovdiv
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
Calendar year
Year 74 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lucullus and Cotta (or, less frequently
74_BC
Indo-European people in Ancient Southeast Europe
the region between the Haemus (Balkan) mountain range and the Danube. In 72 BC, his troops occupied the Greek coastal cities of Scythia Minor (the modern
Dacians
Roman magistrate and census administrator
575–535 BC. After the abolition of the monarchy and the founding of the Republic in 509 BC, the consuls had responsibility for the census until 443 BC. In
Roman_censor
War between Lusitanian people and the Roman Republic
legions of the Roman Republic from 155 to 139 BC. The Lusitanians revolted in 155 BC, and again in 146 BC and were pacified. The wars are important in
Lusitanian_Wars
Ancient Greek grammarian
disciples. He afterwards studied under Dionysius the Thracian at Rhodes. In 72 BC he was taken captive by Lucullus, who carried him to Rome. At the request
Tyrannion_of_Amisus
Calendar year
Year 75 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Octavius and Cotta (or, less frequently
75_BC
Ancient Urartian fortress in Turkey
Ayanis was the last fortress built by Urartian king Rusa II around 673/72 BC. It was then known under the name Rusahinili Eidurukai ("The City of Rusa
Ayanis
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
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
City of Magna Graecia, situated on the Tarentine gulf
town on several occasions during the latter ages of the Roman Republic. In 72 BC it was taken by Spartacus and subjected to heavy contributions but not otherwise
Thurii
Conflicts between Rome and Pontus (88–63 BC)
central Asia Minor where Roman advantages were greatest. The next year, 72 BC, Lucullus slowly marched into Pontus with the intention of allowing Mithridates
Mithridatic_Wars
Topics referred to by the same term
(butterfly), a gossamer-winged butterfly genus Oenomaus (rebel slave) (c. 72 BC), Gallic rebel gladiator who fought in the Third Servile War Oenomaus of
Oenomaus_(disambiguation)
72 BC
72 BC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places called Bellingham, in Greater London (formerly in Kent) and Northumberland. The former is named with Old English BeringahÄm ‘homestead (Old English hÄm) of the followers of Be(o)ra’, a byname meaning ‘bear’; the latter seems to have been originally named as the ‘homestead of the dwellers at the bell’, from Old English belle used in a transferred sense of a bell-shaped hill.Richard Bellingham (c.1592–1672) came from Boston, Lincolnshire, England, to Boston, MA, in 1634. He was a controversial political figure in the new colony, an opponent of John Winthrop. He was elected governor of MA in 1641 and again in 1654 and 1665–72.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. It is said by family historians to be a variant of Questenbury, but no surname or place name of that spelling is known in Britain. It may be an altered form of Glastonbury, a habitational name from the place of this name in Somerset.American bearers of the name Christenberry are all said to be descended from Thomas Questenbury (1600–72), who came to VA in 1624 from Bromley, Kent, England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Pink.Chinese : there are two sources of this name, which also means ‘peace’. One is the name of a senior minister of the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), who was posthumously named Yan Pingzhong. The other source is a city called Ping in the state of Han during the Warring States period (403–221 bc). It was granted to a marquis whose descendants adopted the place name as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : 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
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 (also established in Ireland)
English (also established in Ireland) : habitational name from for example Barcroft in Haworth, West Yorkshire, so named with Old English bere ‘barley’ + croft ‘paddock’, ‘smallholding’.This is the name of a family established in Ireland by William Barcroft (1612–96). They can be traced to the parish of Barcroft, Lancashire, in the reign of Henry III (1216–72).
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
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 (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
English : variant spelling of Nye.Chinese : from the name of Nie City, which existed during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). It was granted to a son of a duke of the state of Qi; his descendants adopted the name of the city as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of 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.
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.
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English
English : topographic name for someone living by a Roman road or other great highway, from Old English brÄd ‘broad’ + strÇ£t ‘paved highway’, ‘Roman road’ (see Street), or habitational name from some minor place named with these elements.The poet Anne Bradstreet (1612–72) was born Anne Dudley, probably in Northampton, England. She and her husband Simon Bradstreet came to MA with Winthrop in 1630. Simon (1603–97) came from an old Suffolk family. He served in various public offices and was governor of MA from 1679 to 1686 and again in 1686–92.
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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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Irish and English
Irish and English : habitational name from Clare in Suffolk (probably named with a Celtic river name meaning ‘bright’, ‘gentle’, or ‘warm’). One of the first Normans in Ireland (1170–72) was Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke, better known as ‘Strongbow’, who took his surname from his estate in Suffolk.English : habitational name from Clare in Oxfordshire, named with Old English clÇ£g ‘clay’ + Åra ‘slope’.English : from the Middle English, Old French female personal name Cla(i)re (Latin Clara, from clarus ‘famous’), which achieved some popularity, greater on the Continent than in England, through the fame of St. Clare of Assisi. See also Sinclair.English : occupational name for a worker in clay, for example someone expert in building in wattle and daub, from Middle English clayere, an agent derivative of Old English clÇ£g ‘clay’.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long’, ‘tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus).Irish (Ulster (Armagh) and Munster) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan).Chinese : from the name of an official treasurer called Long, who lived during the reign of the model emperor Shun (2257–2205 bc). his descendants adopted this name as their surname. Additionally, a branch of the Liu clan (see Lau 1), descendants of Liu Lei, who supposedly had the ability to handle dragons, was granted the name Yu-Long (meaning roughly ‘resistor of dragons’) by the Xia emperor Kong Jia (1879–1849 bc). Some descendants later simplified Yu-Long to Long and adopted it as their surname.Chinese : there are two sources for this name. One was a place in the state of Lu in Shandong province during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). The other source is the Xiongnu nationality, a non-Han Chinese people.Chinese : variant of Lang.Cambodian : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Horace, Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of unknown origin, associated chiefly with the name of the poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 bc).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.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 : from the place name Pan, which existed in the state of Wei during the Zhou dynasty. Bi Gonggao, fifteenth son of the virtuous duke Wen Wang, was granted a state named Wei when the Zhou dynasty came to power in 1122 bc (see Feng 1). Bi Gonggao in turn granted the area called Pan to one of his sons, whose descendants eventually adopted Pan as their surname. This name is also Romanized as Poon, Pun, and Pon.Korean : There are two Chinese characters for this surname; only one of them, however, is common enough to warrant treatment here. There are three clans which use this character: the KisÅng (also called the KÅje), the Kwangju, and the Namp’yÅng. The founding ancestors of these clans were KoryÅ (918–1392) figures, and it is widely believed that they were related.Spanish and southern French (Occitan) : metonymic occupational name for a baker or a pantryman, from Spanish and Occitan pan ‘bread’ (Latin panis).English and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for someone who cast pans, from Middle English, Middle Dutch panne ‘pan’.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish pan ‘lord’, ‘master’, ‘landowner’, hence a nickname for a haughty person.Perhaps also an Americanized spelling or translation of German Pfann (North German Pann).
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the medieval French form of the Latin personal name Sabinus or its feminine form Sabina, originally an ethnic name for a member of an ancient Italic people of central Italy, whose name is of uncertain origin. According to legend, in the 8th century bc the Romans slaughtered the Sabine menfolk and carried off the women. More influential as far as name-giving is concerned was the existence of several Christian saints bearing this name. The masculine name was borne by at least ten early saints (martyrs and bishops), but as a given name the feminine form was always more popular.Jewish : probably also an Americanized form of some like-sounding Jewish name.
72 BC
72 BC
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Goddess Parvati
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Violet Flower
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English
Supplanter
Girl/Female
Australian, British, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Polish, Swedish
Little Violet; Purple; Violet Flower
Boy/Male
Tamil
Saatvik | ஸாதà¯à®µà®¿à®•Â
Virtuous, Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, French, German, Indian, Muslim
Pure-chaste; Chaste; Modest
Girl/Female
Indian
New Year
Boy/Male
Muslim
Fruit in Jannat anaar, Pomegranate
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
The Treasure of Love
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Traditional
Gift of Ganga
72 BC
72 BC
72 BC
72 BC
72 BC
n.
The aspect of planets when separated the fifth part of the zodiac, or 72¡.
n.
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.
n.
An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other by twice the fifth part of a great circle -- that is, twice 72 degrees.
n.
A leaf containing a certain number of words, hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100 words.
n.
A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.
a.
At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.