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119
Calendar year
Year 119 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dalmaticus and Cotta (or, less frequently
119_BC
Aurelius Cotta (fl. 2nd century BC) was a Roman Senator and military commander who was elected Roman consul in 119 BC. He was the maternal grandfather
Lucius Aurelius Cotta (consul 119 BC)
Lucius_Aurelius_Cotta_(consul_119_BC)
Roman general and statesman (c. 157–86 BC)
Scipio Aemilianus at the Siege of Numantia in 134 BC. He won election as tribune of the plebs in 119 BC and passed a law limiting aristocratic interference
Gaius_Marius
Decade
This article concerns the period 119 BC – 110 BC. The second Dalmatian war begins. Spring: Han Chinese forces under the General-in-Chief Wei Qing and
110s_BC
Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)
established during the Zhou dynasty (c. 1050–256 BC). The coinage minted by the central government in 119 BC remained the standard in China until the Tang
Han_dynasty
Chinese military general of the Western Han dynasty
siege. Li Guang committed suicide shortly after the Battle of Mobei in 119 BC. He was blamed for failing to arrive at the battlefield in time (after getting
Li_Guang
King (205–161 BC) Dutugamunu, King (161–137 BC) Saddha Tissa, King (137–119 BC) Thulatthana, King (119–119 BC) Lanja Tissa, King (119–109 BC) Khallata Naga
List of state leaders in the 2nd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_2nd_century_BC
Battle in 119 BC
strategic offensive launched by the Han dynasty in the winter of January 119 BC, into the heartland of the nomadic Xiongnu. The campaign was a success for
Battle_of_Mobei
Conflicts between the Han Empire and the Xiongnu (133 BC – 89 AD)
beyond the Gobi Desert with a decisive campaign in 119 BC. After the death of Emperor Wu in 87 BC, the conflict de-escalated to mostly small border conflicts
Han–Xiongnu_wars
Han dynasty general
Wei Qing (died c. Jun 106 BC?), courtesy name Zhongqing, born Zheng Qing in Linfen, Shanxi, was a Chinese military general and politician of the Western
Wei_Qing
Roman politician and orator (c.163–119 BC)
Gaius Papirius Carbo (c. 163 – 119 BC) was a Roman orator and politician. Carbo was associated with the populist politician Gaius Gracchus in carrying
Gaius Papirius Carbo (consul 120 BC)
Gaius_Papirius_Carbo_(consul_120_BC)
Mountain range in Mongolia
mountains were called the Langjuxu Mountains (狼居胥山) in ancient China. In 119 BC, the Han dynasty army fought the Battle of Mobei with Xiongnu and conducted
Khentii_Mountains
Chinese military general and official (140 BC – 117 BC)
confederation, winning decisive victories such as the Battle of Mobei in 119 BC. Huo Qubing was one of the most legendary commanders in Chinese history
Huo_Qubing
Prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
] collection and production of sea salt in the region began as early as 119 BC, during the Western Han dynasty, when the settlement on the current location
Yancheng
Historical currencies of China
quantities of gold coinages also circulated. During the reign of Emperor Wu in 119 BC a series silver-tin alloy coins was introduced, but due to both unforeseen
Han_dynasty_coinage
Roman noblewoman, mother of Julius Caesar (d. 54 BCE)
Aurelius Cotta. Her father was consul in 119 BC and her paternal grandfather of the same name was consul in 144 BC. The family of the Aurelii Cottae was
Aurelia_(mother_of_Caesar)
Roman province
135 BC, defeating them in Thrace. The delay may have been because Roman attention was focussed on the construction of the Via Egnatia. In 119 BC, the
Macedonia_(Roman_province)
Emperor of China from 141 to 87 BC
BC – 105 BC Taichu (太初) 104 BC – 101 BC Tianhan (天漢) 100 BC – 97 BC Taishi (太始) 96 BC – 93 BC Zhenghe (征和) 92 BC – 89 BC Houyuan (後元) 88 BC – 87 BC Empress
Emperor_Wu_of_Han
with the Holocene glacial retreat around 11650 years Before Present (c. 9700 BC). It is characterized by a general trend towards global warming, the expansion
Timeline of extinctions in the Holocene
Timeline_of_extinctions_in_the_Holocene
Early unpowered armored fighting vehicle
fortification is described in the Chinese historical record Book of Han. During the 119 BC Battle of Mobei of the Han–Xiongnu War, the famous Han general Wei Qing
War_wagon
Roman consul in 119 BCE
He was consul in 119 BC; during his year, he opposed Gaius Marius' election procedures law. As consul and proconsul from 119–117 BC, he campaigned against
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Delmaticus
Lucius_Caecilius_Metellus_Delmaticus
Ptolemaic King of Egypt, 80–51 BC
Cleopatra IV from around 119 BC until he was forced to divorce her in 115 BC, and secondly to another sister, Cleopatra Selene, from 115 BC until he abandoned
Ptolemy_XII_Auletes
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
naming the cow that bore them. Unless otherwise noted, bulls from 321-50 BC are taken from Thompson 2012, pp. 263–283 Thompson 2012, p. 106. Thompson
List_of_Apis_bulls
Ancient Roman family
Publius Cornelius Sisenna, praetor urbanus in 183 BC. Gnaeus Cornelius Sisenna, praetor in Macedonia in 119 BC, then proconsul the following year. Gnaeus Cornelius
Cornelia_gens
King of Kings
Mithridates II was a son of his predecessor, Artabanus I. A cuneiform tablet from 119 BC, however, cites Mithridates II; "of the Gutians who killed my brother Artabanus
Mithridates_II_of_Parthia
Chinese politician
Di Shan (Chinese: 狄山; pinyin: Dí Shān; Wade–Giles: Ti Shan, d. 119 BC) was an erudite in the court of Emperor Wu of the western Han dynasty. He was killed
Di_Shan
Ancient town in Italy
Nauportus), earning for these successes the Triumph. Ten years later, in 119 BC. Lucius Caecilius Metellus completed a new victorious campaign against the
Roman_Aquileia
King of Anuradhapura from 137 to 119 BC
තිස්, [sædæɦæ tis]), was the king of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka) from 137 BC to 119 BC. Saddha Tissa was the son of Kavan Tissa of Ruhuna and the brother of
Saddha_Tissa_of_Anuradhapura
prior to 841 BC, the beginning of the Gonghe Regency, are provisional and subject to dispute. Contents: Antiquity · Centuries: 22nd BC · 21st BC Centuries:
Timeline_of_Chinese_history
Ancient Roman family
in 170. Lucius Furius Philus, consul in 136 BC. Marcus Furius L. f. Philus, triumvir monetalis in 119 BC. His coins commemorate the victory of Quintus
Furia_gens
Roman road in Italy
some rebuilding of the road by the same person during his consulship in 119 BC. By the time of the high Empire, travellers could go from Rome by way of
Via_Aurelia
Deployment of a state's military to fight abroad
both recording multiple successful expeditions between the years 127 and 119 BC, eventually annexing the Hexi Corridor and expelling the Xiongnu from the
Expeditionary_warfare
Ancient Buddhist temple
Lanka. It is believed that the temple was built by king Saddha Tissa (137–119 BC).[better source needed] The ruined Stupa Rubble of ruined buildings "Samanabedda
Samanabedda_cave_temple
Second imperial dynasty of China (202 BC–220 AD)
coins, respectively; all of these weighed less than 120 g (4.2 oz). In 119 BC, the government issued the bronze wushu (五銖) coin weighing 3.2 g (0.11 oz);
Economy_of_the_Han_dynasty
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 as a prisoner 155 BC. Romans destroy the Dalmatian capital Delminium 119 BC. Pannonians defeated by Romans in Siscia • 97 BC. Beginning of the Roman-Dardanian
Illyrian_warfare
Press. p. 35. ISBN 9780691202266. Frame, Grant (1992). Babylonia 689–627 B.C.: A Political History. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut
List of state leaders who died by suicide
List_of_state_leaders_who_died_by_suicide
Imperial cult in Hellenistic Egypt
was an imperial cult in ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period (323–31 BC), promoted by the Ptolemaic dynasty. The core of the cult was the worship
Ptolemaic cult of Alexander the Great
Ptolemaic_cult_of_Alexander_the_Great
Calendar year
Year 117 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Diadematus and Augur (or, less frequently
117_BC
Roman princeps senatus and consul in 115 BC
praetor either in 120 or 119 BC (though Bates prefers 119 BC, as does Broughton in Magistrates of the Roman Republic). In 119, Scaurus opposed Gaius Marius's
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus (consul 115 BC)
Marcus_Aemilius_Scaurus_(consul_115_BC)
Chanyu of the Xiongnu Empire
status for arriving late. In 120 BC, the Xiongnu raided Youbeiping and Dingxiang, carrying off 1,000 captives. In mid 119 BC, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing led
Yizhixie
Governance during the Chinese Han dynasty (202 BC–220 AD)
205–202 BC, from 196–195 BC, from 189–177 BC, from 154–150 BC, and in 140 BC). After 119 BC, the generals Huo Qubing (d. 117 BC) and Wei Qing (d. 106 BC) simultaneously
Government_of_the_Han_dynasty
Roman senator and general
consul in 120 BC, had been an ally of the Gracchi brothers, deserting their cause after their deaths, only to commit suicide in 119 BC after being prosecuted
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo (consul 113 BC)
Gnaeus_Papirius_Carbo_(consul_113_BC)
dynasty (206 BC–220 AD) of Imperial China. Chu-Han Contention (207 BC–202 BC) Han dynasty, 190 BC - kingdoms in red, commanderies in black 154 BC - Rebellion
Timeline_of_the_Han_dynasty
Province of the Roman Empire (8/9 - 433 AD)
the Dalmatae, were in armed conflict with the Romans as early as 156 BC and 119 BC. In both wars, the Romans failed to conquer Siscia (now Sisak, Croatia)
Pannonia
regular through the 2nd century BC with legislation brought by Gaius Gracchus and Gaius Marius, 123–22 BC and 119 BC respectively, mandating secret ballot
Elections in the Roman Republic
Elections_in_the_Roman_Republic
Carriage using animals to provide rapid motive power
Xiongnu Confederation in the Han–Xiongnu War (133 BC to 89 AD), specifically at the Battle of Mobei (119 BC). Before the Han dynasty, the power of Chinese
Chariot
when they attacked the Scordisci living in the Transdanubian region. In 119 BC, they marched against Siscia (today Sisak in Croatia) and strengthened their
History of Hungary before the Hungarian conquest
History_of_Hungary_before_the_Hungarian_conquest
Han dynasty's expansion of realm and influence in Inner Asia
beyond the Gobi Desert with a decisive campaign in 119 BC. After the death of Emperor Wu in 87 BC, the war winded down to mostly smaller border conflicts
Han_dynasty_in_Inner_Asia
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
Topics referred to by the same term
in 181 BC with Sextus Julius Caesar; Lucius Aurelius Cotta (consul 144 BC), father of the consul in 119 BC; Lucius Aurelius Cotta (consul 119 BC), father
Lucius_Aurelius_Cotta
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
Buddhist temple in Galmaduwa, Sri Lanka
temple complex was constructed during the reign of king Saddha Tissa (137 BC – 119 BC). The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological
Galmaduwa Raja Maha Vihara, Ampara
Galmaduwa_Raja_Maha_Vihara,_Ampara
Imperial Chinese army
vassals. — Zhang Qian In 120 BC, the Xiongnu raided Youbeiping and Dingxiang, carrying off 1,000 captives. In the summer of 119 BC, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing
Military_of_the_Han_dynasty
Ancient Roman family
third century BC to the latest period of the Empire. The first of the Aurelian gens to obtain the consulship was Gaius Aurelius Cotta in 252 BC. From then
Aurelia_gens
Military defense formation
fortification is described in the Chinese historical record Book of Han. During the 119 BC Battle of Mobei of the Han–Xiongnu War, the famous Han general Wei Qing
Wagon_fort
Chinese military general during the Western Han dynasty
Lu Bode (Chinese: 路博德; pinyin: Lù Bódé; Wade–Giles: Lu Po-te; fl. 119 BC–?) was a Chinese military general during the Western Han dynasty. Lu was from
Lu_Bode
Topics referred to by the same term
Aurelius Cotta (consul 65 BC) (fl. 70–64 BC), ancient Roman senator Lucius Aurelius Cotta (consul 119 BC) (fl. 122–119 BC), Roman senator, military commander
Cotta
Roman general and statesman
His son, also Lucius Licinius Lucullus, was born around 144 BC and, sometime around 119 BC, married Caecilia Metella, the daughter of Lucius Calvus. She
Lucius Licinius Lucullus (praetor 104 BC)
Lucius_Licinius_Lucullus_(praetor_104_BC)
Rubrius who was plebeian tribune in 122 BC, but was repealed after Gaius Gracchus' death possibly as late as 119 BC. Archaeological evidence of centuriation
Lex_agraria_(111_BC)
Roman general, politician and consul
119 BC, while his older brother Gaius Aurelius Cotta preceded him as consul in 75 BC. His younger brother Lucius Aurelius Cotta was consul in 65 BC.
Marcus Aurelius Cotta (consul 74 BC)
Marcus_Aurelius_Cotta_(consul_74_BC)
Wars between Rome and Carthage (264–146 BC)
pp. 357–375. ISBN 978-1-119-02550-4. Le Bohec, Yann (2015) [2011]. "The "Third Punic War": The Siege of Carthage (148–146 BC)". In Hoyos, Dexter (ed.)
Punic_Wars
Iron Age tribe of Central Europe
since there is mention of their involvement in the second siege of Sisak in 119 BC. They still, from time to time, gave trouble to the Roman governors of Macedonia
Scordisci
Ancient Roman brothers known for their social reforms
Gracchan land colonial activities in Africa c. 119 BC and the land commission remained in operation until 111 BC. By that point, almost all land available
Gracchi_brothers
Sacred cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach 1723
Aryeh. "Cantata BWV 119 Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 11 August 2015. "Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn BWV 119; BC B 3 / Sacred cantata
Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn, BWV 119
Preise,_Jerusalem,_den_Herrn,_BWV_119
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
First recorded Sinhalese royal dynasty that ruled over Sri Lanka
Lambakanna I seized power in 66 AD. According to legend, in 543 BC, prince Vijaya (543–505 BC) arrived in Sri Lanka, having been banished from his homeland
House_of_Vijaya
Tracked heavy armoured fighting vehicle
key innovations leading to the invention of the modern tank. During the 119 BC Battle of Mobei of the Han–Xiongnu War, the Han general Wei Qing led his
Tank
Historical region in Croatia
2nd century BC, Iapodes came into conflict with the Roman Empire, suffering several military campaigns, most significantly in 129 BC, 119 BC and finally
Lika
Imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the 2nd century BC
his efforts did eventually result in trade mission to the Wusun people in 119 BC which led to trade between China and Persia. On his mission Zhang Qian had
Zhang_Qian
2nd/1st century BC king of Ptolemaic Egypt
first to Cleopatra IV from c. 119 BC until he was forced to divorce her in 115 BC, and secondly to Cleopatra Selene from 115 BC, until he abandoned her during
Ptolemy_IX_Soter
King of Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura, based at the ancient capital of Anuradhapura that ruled in the year 119 BC. Thulatthana was the son of Saddha Tissa and the brother of Lanja Tissa
Thulatthana
Calendar year
Year 118 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cato and Rex (or, less frequently, year
118_BC
coins produced between 350 BC and 220 BC: List of early round coins produced by the State of Yan between 300 BC and 220 BC: List of early round coins
List of Chinese cash coins by inscription
List_of_Chinese_cash_coins_by_inscription
Chief magistrate of an ancient Greek city-state
constitution. Cadoux, "Athenian Archons", p. 119 Unless otherwise noted, archons from 480/79 to 348/7 BC are taken from Alan E. Samuel, Greek and Roman
Eponymous_archon
Buddhist temple in Hingurana, Sri Lanka
Jayamaha Vihara is dated back to the reign of King Saddha Tissa (137 BC – 119 BC). The modern temple complex stand today is said to be built upon the
Uththara_Jayamaha_Vihara
War between Rome and Carthage (218–201 BC)
to 201 BC) was the second of three wars fought between Carthage and Rome, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC. For 17
Second_Punic_War
Calendar year
Year 122 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Ahenobarbus and Fannius (or, less frequently
122_BC
Calendar year
Year 120 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Manilius and Carbo (or, less frequently
120_BC
Ancient Roman family
Macedonia circa 119 BC, won a victory over the Celts who had killed the propraetor Sextus Pompeius. Lucius Annius, tribune of the plebs in 110 BC, possibly
Annia_gens
Kingdom of the Han dynasty
of Jiaodong, 148–119 BC; Liu Xian (劉賢), King Ai (哀) of Jiaodong, 119–106 BC; Liu Tongping (劉通平), King Dai (戴) of Jiaodong, 106–82 BC; Liu Yin (劉音), King
Jiaodong_Kingdom
Battle of the First Punic War
John Wiley. pp. 58–76. ISBN 978-1-119-02550-4. Goldsworthy, Adrian (2006). The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265–146 BC. London: Phoenix. ISBN 978-0-304-36642-2
Battle of the Bagradas River (255 BC)
Battle_of_the_Bagradas_River_(255_BC)
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
north, Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south. Before the 4th century BC, Macedonia was a small kingdom with its capital at Aigai, outside of the area
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Ancient Sinhalese kingdom from 437 BC to 1017 CE
support the agriculture of the country. Saddha Tissa (137–119 BC), Mahaculi Mahatissa (77–63 BC), Vasabha (67–111), Gajabahu I (114–136), Dhatusena (455–473)
Anuradhapura_kingdom
Roman province from 27 BC to 69/79 AD
Illyricum /ɪˈlɪrɪkəm/ was a Roman province created by Augustus in 27 BC to secure the northeastern Adriatic frontier. It combined Upper Illyricum (Dalmatia)
Illyricum_(Roman_province)
Calendar year
Year 121 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Opimius and Allobrogicus (or, less frequently
121_BC
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
(Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, romanized: Aléxandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient
Alexander_the_Great
Town in North Central, Sri Lanka
the original builder, with some attributing it to King Saddhatissa (137-119 BC) and King Mahasena (276–303). An ancient pillar inscription on the bund
Padaviya
Chinese cash coin
size and weight of the Ban Liang weighing as light as 2.4 Zhu to 4 Zhu. In 119 BC Emperor Wu ordered the Ban Liang coins to be deprecated in favour of "San
Banliang
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
Prefecture-level city in Hebei, People's Republic of China
Qubing commanded 10,000 cavalry to counterattack and achieved success. In 119 BC, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing each commanded 50,000 cavalry. Huo Qubing departed
Zhangjiakou
Country in West Asia
first unified under the Medes in the 7th century BC and reached its territorial height in the 6th century BC, when Cyrus the Great founded the Achaemenid
Iran
Roman Senator and consul
Plebeian gens Licinia. By 119 BC, he had been elected to the rank of Praetor, and this was followed by his election as consul in 116 BC. After his tenure in
Gaius_Licinius_Geta
Buddhist Temple in Angunukolapelessa, Sri Lanka
Stupa is situated nearby has been constructed by king Saddha Tissa (137-119 BC), brother of King Dutugamunu. Near to the upper rocky plateau Stupa, six
Kasagala_Raja_Maha_Vihara
Fourth war between the Romans and Illyrians (35-33 B.C.)
Romans had previously attacked the country of the Segestans twice [in 119 B.C. and on another occasion], but having never obtained hostages or anything
Octavian's military campaigns in Illyricum
Octavian's_military_campaigns_in_Illyricum
Topics referred to by the same term
Delmaticus, consul in 119 BC Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus, consul in 117 BC Lucius Caecilius Metellus (consul 68 BC) (died 68 BC) Lucius Caecilius
Lucius_Caecilius_Metellus
Third wife of Roman dictator Sulla
century. Her father was Lucius Caecilius Metellus Dalmaticus, consul in 119 BC and pontifex maximus circa 114. Her first marriage was to Marcus Aemilius
Caecilia Metella (daughter of Delmaticus)
Caecilia_Metella_(daughter_of_Delmaticus)
King of Anuradhapura, King of Ruhuna
was an early monarch of Sri Lanka of the Anuradhapura Kingdom from 119 BC to 109 BC. Lanja Tissa was the eldest son of king Saddha Tissa who ruled in Anuradhapura
Lanja_Tissa
119 BC
119 BC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name GÄrwÄ«g ‘spear war’English : habitational name for someone from Garway in Herefordshire. The place name, recorded in 1189 as Langarewi, is probably from Welsh llan ‘church’ + the personal name Guoruoe.
Male
Arthurian
, a giant who trimmed his robe with the beards of 11 kings; ("warrior").
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Jeffrey.The third U.S. president, author of the Declaration of Independence, and VA statesman Thomas Jefferson relates in his memoirs a family tradition that he was descended from Welsh stock on his father’s side, while noting the relative infrequency of the name Jefferson in Wales. It is a characteristically northern English name. A Jefferson was among the burgesses who attended the first representative assembly at Jamestown, VA, in 1619.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name of Norman origin from Caien, France (earlier recorded as Cahou, 1195), a lost place near Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France.English : habitational name from Kew in Greater London (earlier Cayho, 1327), which is probably named with Old English cÇ£g ‘key’ (used here in the sense ‘projecting land’) + hÅh ‘hill spur’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Perrier 1 and 2.American bearers of the surname include Bennet Puryear (1826–1914), born in Mecklenburg Co., VA, youngest son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Marshall) Puryear, who studied medicine and chemistry before the Civil War, after which he became a professor of chemistry; he did pioneering work in the application of chemistry to agriculture. He had 11 children by his two wives.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone with a pock-marked face (see Greeley).Richard Gridley arrived in Boston about 1630. His fourth-generation descendant Richard (1710/11–96) was born in Boston and became a military engineer and iron smelter.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from the Germanic personal name Anselm, composed of the elements ans- ‘god’ + helma ‘protection’, ‘helmet’. The personal name was taken to France and England by St Anselm (c.1033–1109), known as the Father of Scholasticism. He was born in Aosta, Italy, joined the Benedictine order at Bec in Normandy, France, and in 1093 became archbishop of Canterbury, England.
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 : probably a variant of English Calf(e), a nickname from Middle English calf ‘calf’.The name was brought to Roxbury, MA, by Robert Calfe (1648–1719), from Stanstead, England. He is buried in the Eustis Street Burying Ground in Boston.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of three places called Billington, in Lancashire, Staffordshire, and Bedfordshire. The first of these is first recorded in 1196 as Billingduna ‘sword-shaped hill’ (see Bill); the second is in Domesday Book as Belintone ‘settlement (Old English tūn) of Billa’; the one in Bedfordshire is recorded in 1196 as Billendon, from an Old English personal name Billa + dūn ‘hill’. The place in Lancashire is the most likely source of the surname.John Billington (1580–1630), from Spalding, Lincolnshire, was a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620 and an early settler in Plymouth Colony. Governor Bradford called him ‘the profanest’ of the settlers; eventually he was hanged for murder. His son Francis married and had children.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : nickname for a lordly, impressive, or sharp-eyed man, from Middle English egle ‘eagle’ (from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Laigle in Orne, France, the name of which ostensibly means ‘the eagle’, although it is possible that the recorded forms result from the operation of early folk etymology on some unknown original. Matilda de Aquila is recorded in 1129 as the widow of Robert Mowbray, Earl of Northumberland.Jewish : translation into English of Adler.
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 : of uncertain origin; possibly from a reduced form of the personal name Dominick.Chinese : from the name of Meng Mingshi, a senior minister of the state of Qin in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). His descendants adopted the first character of his given name, which means ‘bright’, as their surname.
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(Hebrew ×Ö²×œÖ¶×›Ö°Ö¼×¡Ö·× Ö°×“Ö¶×¨): Anglicized form of Latin Alexandrus (Greek Alexandros), ALEXANDER means "defender of mankind." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a son of Simon, a relative of the high priest, a Jew in Acts 19:33, and a coppersmith who opposed Paul.
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English : habitational name from a place in Devon, first recorded in 1194 as Wagefen, apparently from an Old English derivative of wagian ‘to shake or quiver’ + fen ‘bog’, ‘marsh’.
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Greek
(Χλόη) Greek name CHLOĒ means "green shoot." In mythology, this is a surname of the goddess Demeter. In the New Testament bible, this name is mentioned by Paul in 1 Corinthians 1:11. Also spelled Khloe.
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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.
Female
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 Latin form of Greek Chloē, CHLOE means "green shoot." In mythology, this is a surname of the goddess Demeter. In the New Testament bible, this name is mentioned by Paul in 1 Corinthians 1:11.
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English Welsh
Cedric was a character in Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel Ivanhoe. Possibly derived from a...
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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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Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
God's Gracious Gift
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Pet form of English Dora, DORY means "gift."
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Indian
Soft hearted, Tenderness of
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Hindu, Indian
One Having Creeper Like Body
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Muslim
Lucky, On the right
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Hebrew
(עֻזִּיָה) Hebrew name UZZIYA means "power of Jehovah." In the bible, this is the name of one of David's warriors.
Female
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of English Alice, AILEAS means "noble sort."
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Tamil
Modest
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Hindu
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Indian
Desire, Wish
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n.
One who read lectures, or commented, on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris (1159-1160), a school divine.
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A symbol for nineteen units, as 19 or xix.
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Of or relating to one of the early races in Mexico that inhabited the great plateau of that country at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1519.
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Modified by contraction of the lip opening; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11.
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A gold coin of Rome, worth 64 shillings 11 pence sterling, or about $ 15.70.
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A coin [In sense (b) properly crown piece.] See Crown, 19.
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A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, //159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany.
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A symbol representing eleven units, as 11 or xi.
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The title of the native sovereigns of Hyderabad, in India, since 1719.
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Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11.
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Same as Drift, 11.
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An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
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Same as Base, n., 19.
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The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds, according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or 112 pounds.
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The eight month of the French republican calendar. It began April 20, and ended May 19. See Vendemiare.
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A tree or wood of the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11).
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A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 pounds avoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the legal standard of England it is 112 pounds. In most of the United States, both in practice and by law, it is 100 pounds avoirdupois, the corresponding ton of 2,000 pounds, sometimes called the short ton, being the legal ton.
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The commercial hundredweight in several of the continental countries, varying in different places from 100 to about 112 pounds.
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A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to the scale used. Cf. Cental.
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Uttered, as an element of speech, without tone, or proper vocal sound; voiceless; unintonated; nonvocal; atonic; whispered; aspirated; sharp; hard, as f, p, s, etc.; -- opposed to sonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, //169, 179, 180.