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Calendar year
Year 76 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 Curio (or, less frequently
76_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
(number), the natural number following 75 and preceding 77 one of the years 76 BC, AD 76, 1776, 1976, 2076 Seventy Six, Kentucky Seventy-Six, Missouri Seventy-Six
76
Roman quaestor and general
Marcus Marius was a quaestor of the Roman Republic in 76 BC and proquaestor under Quintus Sertorius's government in exile in Spain. Marius was sent by
Marcus Marius (quaestor 76 BC)
Marcus_Marius_(quaestor_76_BC)
Civil war in Roman republican Spain
late 77 BC, but in 76 BC Pompey was defeated by Sertorius at the Battle of Lauron, and the Sullan generals made no progress in the year. 75 BC featured
Sertorian_War
1st/2nd Century BC Roman statesman and general
Appius Claudius Pulcher (c. 129 BC – 76 BC) was a Roman noble, general and politician of the 1st century BC. He was the father of a number of renowned
Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 79 BC)
Appius_Claudius_Pulcher_(consul_79_BC)
Daughter of Julius Caesar and Cornelia
Julia (c. 76 BC – August 54 BC) was the daughter of Julius Caesar and his first or second wife Cornelia, and his only child from his marriages. Julia became
Julia_(daughter_of_Caesar)
Last wife of Julius Caesar
Calpurnia (c. 76 BC – after 44 BC) was either the third or fourth wife of Julius Caesar, and the one to whom he was married at the time of his assassination
Calpurnia_(wife_of_Caesar)
Dynasty of Judea (140–37 BC)
Salome Alexandra, 76–67 BC (the only Queen regnant) Hyrcanus II, 67–66 BC (King from 67 BC; High Priest from 76 BC) Aristobulus II, 66–63 BC (King and High
Hasmonean_dynasty
Roman general and senator
Gaius Octavius (c. 100 – 59 BC) was a Roman politician. He was an ancestor to the Roman emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He was the biological father
Gaius Octavius (father of Augustus)
Gaius_Octavius_(father_of_Augustus)
Ancient Roman politician, forefather of Emperor August
of the Roman Republic in 76 BC. His father Marcus Octavius was possibly either the Marcus who was the tribunus plebis in 133 BC, political opponent of Tiberius
Gnaeus Octavius (consul 76 BC)
Gnaeus_Octavius_(consul_76_BC)
Famous Roman orator
who had taken position on the Acropolis, during the Siege of Athens. In 76 BC, he was elected consul, along with Gnaeus Octavius. After his consulship
Gaius Scribonius Curio (consul 76 BC)
Gaius_Scribonius_Curio_(consul_76_BC)
Greek professional basketball club based in Athens
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AEK_B.C.
Collection of prophecies used in Rome
Jupiter on the Capitol temple burned in 83 BC, the original books were lost. The Roman Senate sent envoys in 76 BC to replace them with a collection of similar
Sibylline_Books
Male given name and surname
Emperor Marcus Marius (quaestor 76 BC) (fl. 76 BC), Roman quaestor and proquaestor Marcus Marius Gratidianus (d. 82 BC), Roman praetor Marius Maximus (fl
Marius_(name)
1st century Roman, brother-in-law of Pompey the Great
Gaius Memmius (died 75 BC) was a Roman politician and a soldier who served as quaestor in 76 BC. He was married to Pompeia, the sister of Pompey the Great
Gaius_Memmius_(proquaestor)
Roman politician and general (died 49 BC)
homonymous father lived, the consul of 76 BC. They had supported Publius Clodius Pulcher during the Bona Dea scandal in 62 BC and opposed the alliance of Caesar
Gaius Scribonius Curio (tribune 50 BC)
Gaius_Scribonius_Curio_(tribune_50_BC)
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
103 BC to 76 BC. Furthermore, Sanhedrin 107b and Sotah 47a mention Yeshu taking refuge in Egypt during Alexander's persecution of Pharisees (88–76 BC).
Date_of_the_birth_of_Jesus
Battle of the Sertorian War (76 BCE)
Battle of Lauro, not to be confused for the Battle of Lauro of 45 BC) was fought in 76 BC by a rebel force under the command of the renegade Roman general
Battle_of_Lauron
King and High Priest of Hasmonean Judea (r. c. 103–76 BC)
Hasmonean dynasty, who ruled over an expanding kingdom of Judea from 103 to 76 BC. A son of John Hyrcanus, he inherited the throne from his brother Aristobulus
Alexander_Jannaeus
III (121 BC – 76 BC) was an Egyptian nobleman who served as the high priest of Ptah of Memphis from 103 BC to 76 BC. Born on 21 November 121 BC to Pasherienptah
Pedubast_III_(priest)
(76–62 BC) Chora Naga, King (62–50 BC) Kuda Tissa, King (50–47 BC) Siva I, King (47–47 BC) Vatuka, King (47–47 BC) Darubhatika Tissa, King (47–47 BC)
List of state leaders in the 1st century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_1st_century_BC
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
Roman general, politician, and rebel (d. 73/72 BC)
After defeating Pompey in 76 BC at the Battle of Lauron however, he suffered repeated setbacks in later years. By 73 BC his allies had lost confidence
Quintus_Sertorius
Ancient Roman family
during the first century BC. The first member of the gens to achieve prominence was Gnaeus Octavius Rufus, quaestor about 230 BC. Over the following two
Octavia_gens
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AEK B.C. in international competitions
AEK_B.C._in_international_competitions
Ancient Roman family
of the Scribonii to obtain the consulship was Gaius Scribonius Curio in 76 BC. The nomen Scribonius belongs to a large class of gentilicia derived from
Scribonia_gens
Extremely bright meteor
ISBN 978-0-521-58504-0. Stothers, Richard B. (1987). "The Roman fireball of 76 BC". The Observatory. 107: 211–213. Bibcode:1987Obs...107..211S. Archived from
Bolide
Roman statesman and lawyer (106–43 BC)
Classical Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs ˈtʊlli.ʊs ˈkɪkɛroː]; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and
Cicero
Civil conflicts within ancient Rome
altercation. 76 BC – Battle of Lauron – Sertorius defeats Pompey outside the walls of the city of Lauron, which he then razes to the ground. 75 BC – Battle
List of Roman civil wars and revolts
List_of_Roman_civil_wars_and_revolts
Metellus celebrated a triumph in 117 BC and assumed his surname "Delmaticus". The third conflict occurred between 78 BC – 76 BC and finished with the capture
Roman–Dalmatian_wars
Name list
146 BC Alexander Zabinas, ruler of part of the Seleucid kingdom of Syria based in Antioch between 128 and 123 BC Alexander Jannaeus king of Judea, 103–76 BC
Alexander
Ancient Roman family
c. 129–76 BC Appius Claudius Pulcher, 97–49 BC Gaius Claudius Pulcher Appius Claudius Pulcher Publius Clodius Pulcher "Clodius", c. 92–52 BC Publius
Claudia_gens
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
Roman politician
Appius died campaigning in the Rhodope Mountains as governor of Macedonia in 76 BC. His father's death left Appius head of his powerful family aged 20 or 21
Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 54 BC)
Appius_Claudius_Pulcher_(consul_54_BC)
Battle between the Scythian Bastarnae and Romans led by Gaius Antonius Hybrida
Rome. First to face criminal charges in 76 BC resulting in his expulsion from the Senate, and then again in 63 BC to be elected to the position of Roman
Battle_of_Histria
Series of historical mystery novels by Steven Saylor
Vestals (1997) set in April 76 BC. "The White Fawn" from A Gladiator Dies Only Once (1997) set in summer and autumn 76 BC. "Something Fishy in Pompeii"
Roma_Sub_Rosa
Biblical text about the Maccabean Revolt
John Hyrcanus (r. 134–104 BC), with a few scholars suggesting that early in the reign of Alexander Jannaeus (r. 103–76 BC) is also a possibility. All
1_Maccabees
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
Topics referred to by the same term
circa 230 BC Gnaeus Octavius (consul 165 BC) Gnaeus Octavius (consul 128 BC) Gnaeus Octavius (consul 87 BC) Gnaeus Octavius (consul 76 BC) Octavius (disambiguation)
Gnaeus_Octavius
City in Israel
c. 103–76 BC), Tigranes the Great (r. 95–55 BC), and Cleopatra (r. 51–30 BC). Here Herod the Great (r. 37–4 BC) built a gymnasium. Around 37 BC, the Romans
Acre,_Israel
Deuterocanonical book chronicling the Maccabean Revolt
76 BC), and the abridged 2 Maccabees with the introductory letters by 76 BC. John R. Bartlett argues for "almost anywhere in the last 150 years B.C."
2_Maccabees
Ancient Greek sculpture type
commissioned Kritios and Nesiotes to produce a new statue, which was set up in 477/76 BC, according to the inscribed Parian Chronicle. Both pairs stood side-by-side
Harmodius and Aristogeiton (sculpture)
Harmodius_and_Aristogeiton_(sculpture)
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
integrated into the Roman province of Lusitania, becoming known as Lacobriga. In 76 BC Quintus Sertorius, a rebellious Roman general, helped by the Lusitanians
Lacobriga
(consul 90 BC) Publius Rutilius Rufus Quintus Salvidienus Rufus Gaius Scribonius Curio (consul 76 BC) Gaius Scribonius Curio (praetor 49 BC) Sejanus Tiberius
List_of_Roman_generals
Augustus, the first Roman emperor, was born in Rome on 23 September 63 BC as Gaius Octavius. In his early childhood he was raised by his parents, Gaius
Early_life_of_Augustus
Queen of Hasmonean Judaea from c. 76 to 67 BC
Ἀλεξάνδρα; Hebrew: שְׁלוֹמְצִיּוֹן, Šəlōmṣīyyōn, "peace of Zion"; 141–67 BC), was a regnant queen of Hasmonean Judea, one of only three women in Jewish
Salome_Alexandra
Roman army officer
Gaius Octavius (fl. 205 BC) was a Roman army officer who was active during the third century BC. He was the son of the equestrian Gaius Octavius and grandson
Gaius Octavius (tribune 216 BC)
Gaius_Octavius_(tribune_216_BC)
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
the consul of the preceding year. Julia (daughter of Caesar) (c. 76 BC – August 54 BC), daughter of Julius Caesar and fourth wife of Pompey the Great.
List of distinguished Roman women
List_of_distinguished_Roman_women
Roman politician and general (118–57/56 BC)
consul of 79 BC) at the earliest 76 BC. With her he had a daughter and possibly a homonymous son. He divorced her about the year 66 BC, on his return
Lucullus
began in 76 BC with his election to the office of quaestor (he entered the Senate in 74 BC after finishing his quaestorship in Lilybaeum, 75 BC), and ended
Political_career_of_Cicero
Greco-Roman city that was established in Amman
103 and 76 BC. The Nabataean victory over the Seleucids at the Battle of Cana in 84 BC led to their subsequent conquering of Damascus. In 63 BC, the Nabataeans
Philadelphia_(Amman)
Ptolemaic King of Egypt, 80–51 BC
c. 117 – 51 BC) was a king of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt who ruled from 80 to 58 BC and then again from 55 BC until his death in 51 BC. He was commonly
Ptolemy_XII_Auletes
Ancient people of Spain
auxiliary troops to Sertorius' army in 77-76 BC. Crushed by the provincial Propraetor Julius Caesar in 61 BC, they later rose in support of Pompey's faction
Vettones
Roman politician
Gnaeus Octavius (died 87 BC) was a Roman senator who was elected consul of the Roman Republic in 87 BC alongside Lucius Cornelius Cinna. He died during
Gnaeus Octavius (consul 87 BC)
Gnaeus_Octavius_(consul_87_BC)
Rome as a prisoner. 155 BC. Romans destroy the Dalmatian capital Delminium 119 BC. Pannonians defeated by Romans in Siscia 76 BC. Final defeat of the Dalmatians
Timeline_of_Illyrian_history
Rome. 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
Roman politician and street agitator (93–52 BC)
January 52 BC) was a Roman politician and demagogue. A noted opponent of Cicero, he was responsible during his plebeian tribunate in 58 BC for a massive
Publius_Clodius_Pulcher
Calendar year
Year 79 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vatia Isauricus and Claudius Pulcher
79_BC
Pre-Roman tribe, namesake ancestors of the Basques
The oldest document corresponds to Livy (59 BC – AD 17), who in a brief passage of his work about the 76 BC Sertorian War relates how after crossing the
Vascones
Calendar year
Year 77 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Brutus and Lepidus (or less frequently
77_BC
Symbols used to write numbers
certain is on coins from the reign of Hasmonean king Alexander Janneus(103 to 76 BC)... Silvercloud, Terry David (2007). The Shape of God: Secrets, Tales, and
Numerical_digit
Roman senator and general
the praetor in charge of court cases involving non-Roman citizens, for 76 BC, Marcus Lucullus presided over one cause célèbre, the trial against Gaius
Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus
Marcus_Terentius_Varro_Lucullus
Topics referred to by the same term
(praetor 102 BC), brother of the seven-time consul Gaius Marius Marcus Marius (quaestor 76 BC), quaestor of the Roman Republic in 76 BC Marcus Aurelius
Marcus_Marius
City and Municipality in La Rioja, Spain
Sertorius in his war against Pompey, whom the city resisted successfully since 76 BC. It was only taken four years later by Pompey's legate Lucius Afranius,
Calahorra
(169–164 BC, 144–132/131 BC, 126–116 BC) Cleopatra III, Queen (142–131 BC, 127–101 BC) Ptolemy IX Lathyros, Pharaoh (116–110 BC, 110–109 BC, 88–81 BC) Ptolemy
List of state leaders in the 2nd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_2nd_century_BC
Feminine given name
101 BC–?) Julia Minor (sister of Julius Caesar) (101 BC–51 BC), maternal grandmother of Emperor Augustus Caesar Julia (daughter of Caesar) (c. 76 BC–54
Julia_(given_name)
County-level city in Xinjiang, China
during the Former Han (also known as the Western Han dynasty), when in 76 BC the Chinese conquered the Xiongnu, Yutian (Khotan), Sulei (Kashgar) and
Kashgar
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
writing, over 5,000 years ago, with the earliest records going back to 3,200 BC. Prehistory covers the time from the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) to the beginning
Timeline_of_prehistory
Buddhist god from Sri Lanka
the first person to discover the sacred footprint was King Walagamba (104–76 BC) while he was in exile in the mountain wilderness. According to the local
Sumana_Saman
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
Roman province
conquered by the Roman Republic in 168 BC at the conclusion of the Third Macedonian War. The province was created in 146 BC, after the Roman general Quintus
Macedonia_(Roman_province)
Greek and Roman city on the coast of ancient Lycia
pirates in the 1st century BC, and the city was even taken over by the pirate Zekenites for a period until his defeat in 77 or 76 BC by the Romans under Publius
Phaselis
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
War between Athens and Sparta (431–404 BC)
431 to 404 BC for hegemony over Ancient Greece. Initially inconclusive, the intervention of the Persian Empire in support of Sparta in 413 BC allowed the
Peloponnesian_War
Ancient tribe by the Adriatic Sea
Dalmatae (78–76 BC), started from the north, from Aquileia and Istria, to stabilize Roman control of the Dalmatian city Salona. In 59 BC, Illyricum was
Liburnians
Roman senator and tribune in 133 BC
2nd century BC) was a Roman tribune in 133 BC and a major rival of Tiberius Gracchus. He was a son of Gnaeus Octavius, the consul in 165 BC, and a brother
Marcus Octavius (tribune of the plebs 133 BC)
Marcus_Octavius_(tribune_of_the_plebs_133_BC)
Calendar year
Year 78 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 Catulus. Later and less frequently
78_BC
Calendar year
Year 73 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 Longinus (or, less frequently
73_BC
Decade
succeeds his brother Aristobulus I as king and high priest of Judea, until 76 BC. War of the Heavenly Horses After having fought their way west across arid
100s_BC_(decade)
Battle of the Sertorian War
defeated the governor of Hispania Citerior Marcus Domitius Calvinus. In 76 BC, the government in Rome decided to send Pompey and an even larger army to
Battle_of_Valentia_(75_BC)
timeline of Portugal. 237 BC - The Carthaginian General Hamilcar Barca enters Iberia with his armies through Gadir. 228 BC - Hamilcar Barca dies in battle
Timeline of Portuguese history (Lusitania and Gallaecia)
Timeline_of_Portuguese_history_(Lusitania_and_Gallaecia)
Pre-Roman Celtic people of Spain
several Vacceian towns remaining loyal to his cause even after his death. In 76 BC, Sertorius' sent one of its cavalry commanders, Gaius Insteius, to the Vacceian
Vaccaei
Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)
dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) was an imperial dynasty of China established by Liu Bang, and preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and the
Han_dynasty
Wars between Rome and Carthage (264–146 BC)
the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire during the period 264 to 146 BC. Three such wars took place, involving a total of forty-three years of warfare
Punic_Wars
3100 BC, with several times of fragmentation and foreign rule. The specific title of "pharaoh" (pr-ꜥꜣ) was not used until the New Kingdom, c. 1400 BC, but
List_of_pharaohs
Prehistoric monument in England
beginning about 3100 BC and continuing until about 1600 BC. The famous circle of large sarsen stones was placed between 2600 BC and 2400 BC. The surrounding
Stonehenge
Collection of oracular utterances
in Rome, were accidentally destroyed in a fire in 83 BC, which resulted in an attempt in 76 BC to recollect them when the Roman senate sent envoys throughout
Sibylline_Oracles
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
Roman general and statesman, consul 79 BCE
to 76 BC, Vatia Isauricus was admitted to the College of Pontiffs. In 70 BC he served as one of the judges in the trial of Gaius Verres. In 66 BC he supported
Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus
Publius_Servilius_Vatia_Isauricus
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 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
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
Ancient Roman family
one of Sulla's soldiers. Lucius Lucretius Trio, triumvir monetalis circa 76 BC. Marcus Lucretius, a senator, and one of the judices retained by Verres
Lucretia_gens
Pre-Roman tribe in Iberia
Sertorius' incursion into northern Celtiberia in 76 BC, and remained independent until the late 1st century BC, when the mounting pressure of Astures and Cantabri
Autrigones
Calendar year
AD 76 (LXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Titus and Vespasianus
AD_76
Family in ancient Rome
from the late Gaius Marius and his supporters. Marcus Marius, quaestor in 76 BC, was Sertorius' representative to the court of Mithradates of Pontus. Gaius
Maria_gens
76 BC
76 BC
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
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 : variant spelling of Nye.Chinese : from the name of Nie City, which existed during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). It was granted to a son of a duke of the state of Qi; his descendants adopted the name of the city as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English 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 (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
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 : topographic name for someone who lived by or kept a bridge (see Bridge).Americanized form of German Bruckmann (see Bruckman).James Bridgeman or Bridgman (1620–76) came to Hartford, CT, from Winchester, Hampshire, England, in 1640.
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
English
English : from the personal name Horace, Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of unknown origin, associated chiefly with the name of the poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 bc).
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : 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
French (western)
French (western) : from a pet form of Martin 1.English : habitational name from Martineau in France. The name was also taken to England by Huguenot refugees in the 17th century (see below).Harriet Martineau (1802–76), the English writer, was the daughter of a Norwich manufacturer. She was descended from a family of French Huguenots who owned land around Poitou and Touraine in the 15th century. They included a number of surgeons in the 17th century. In the 19th century a branch of the family was firmly established in Birmingham, England; others went to North America.
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English
English : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements wil ‘will’, ‘desire’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.Probably an Americanized form of the German cognate Willhardt (see Willert).Simon Willard (1605–76) came from Horsmonden, Kent, England, to Boston, MA, in 1634. In that year he became one of the founders of Cambridge, MA, and the following year (1635) was a founder of Concord, MA. Twenty years later, in 1659, he was a founder of Lancaster, MA. Simon Willard was involved in numerous confrontations with the native American Indians, in particular in King Philip’s War of 1675–76. He had seventeen children and was the ancestor of many prominent Americans.
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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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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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Hebrew
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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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.
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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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Hebrew American English Spanish
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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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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Americanized spelling of German Köster or Küster ‘sexton’ (see Kuster).English
Americanized spelling of German Köster or Küster ‘sexton’ (see Kuster).English : variant of Coster.The American military officer George Custer (1839–76) was a descendant of a German officer from Hesse by the name of Küster.
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Biblical
Breaking the law.
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Stephanus, ESTAVAN means "crown."
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Teutonic American English
Gracious.
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Australian, Greek, Latin
Lover of Paris; Myth Name of the Mountain Nymph
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American, Australian, British, English, French, Hebrew, Swiss
To Flow Down; Descend; Down Flowing
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English
derived from Madeline: Woman from Magdala.
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Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Wife of Sun
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French, German, Latin
Worthy; To Choose
Female
Hebrew
(×œÖ´×‘Ö°× Ö¸×”) Variant spelling of Hebrew Libnah, LIVNAH means "whiteness, transparency." In the bible, this is the name of a city captured by Joshua.
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Arabic, Muslim
Lotus; Water Lily
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n.
The unit for estimating the weight of a/riform substances; -- the weight of a liter of hydrogen at 0/ centigrade, and with a tension of 76 centimeters of mercury. It is 0.0896 of a gram, or 1.38274 grains.
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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.