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calendar, in the second century AD 144 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar 144 (film), a 2015 Indian comedy 144 (video game), working title of The
144
Calendar year
Year 144 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Galba and Cotta (or, less frequently
144_BC
Roman senator and general
Servius Sulpicius Galba was a consul of Rome in 144 BC. Galba served as tribune of the soldiers for part of the second legion in Macedonia, under Lucius
Servius Sulpicius Galba (consul 144 BC)
Servius_Sulpicius_Galba_(consul_144_BC)
Han dynasty prince (died 144 BC)
Liu Wu (c. 184 - c.May 144 BC), posthumous name Prince Xiao of Liang, was an imperial prince of the Western Han dynasty of China. He was a son of Emperor
Liu_Wu,_Prince_of_Liang
Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)
reduced until 175 BC, when Emperor Wen allowed private minters to manufacture coins that were precisely 2.6 g (0.092 oz) in weight. In 144 BC, Emperor Jing
Han_dynasty
son of Yazdegerd I Sassanid) Artaxias IV 422–428 Vologases (Bagasha) 144–122 BC Arsaces 122–111 Artaxerxes 111–97 Artabanus 97–88 Mithridates 88–67 Darius
List of rulers of Parthian sub-kingdoms
List_of_rulers_of_Parthian_sub-kingdoms
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
include Herat (in 167 BC), Babylonia (in 144 BC), Media (in 141 BC), Persia (in 139 BC), and large parts of Syria (in the 110s BC). The Seleucid–Parthian
Hellenistic_period
Seleucid usurper from 142 to 138 BC
he led a revolt against Alexander's successor Demetrius II Nicator in 144 BC. He rapidly gained control of most of Syria and the Levant. At first, he
Diodotus_Tryphon
Historical Chinese kingdom
Liang, 179 BC – 169 BC; Liu Wu (劉武), Prince Xiao (孝) of Liang, 169 BC – 144 BC; Liu Mai (劉買), Prince Gong (恭) of Liang, 144 BC – 137 BC; Liu Xiang (劉襄),
Liang_Kingdom
Roman senator
the plebs in 154 BC, and consul in 144 BC. A member of the plebeian gens Aurelia, Cotta was elected tribune of the plebs in 154 BC. During his term as
Lucius Aurelius Cotta (consul 144 BC)
Lucius_Aurelius_Cotta_(consul_144_BC)
Prince of Jidong
Jidong in the sixth year of the middle era of the Emperor Jing of Han (144 BC), the year of his father, Liu Wu's banishment from the capital and death
Liu_Pengli
Military history
army at the First Battle of Mount Venus in 146 BC, again going on to sack another nearby city. In 144 BC, the general Quintus Fabius Maximus Aemilianus
Campaign history of the Roman military
Campaign_history_of_the_Roman_military
Roman Politician
great-grandfather of Julius Caesar. He was appointed praetor peregrinus in 144 BC under the consulship of Servius Sulpicius Galba and Lucius Aurelius Cotta
Quintus Marcius Rex (praetor 144 BC)
Quintus_Marcius_Rex_(praetor_144_BC)
Roman general and statesman
(born c. 144 BC) was a politician and a general of the Roman Republic. He was the eldest son of Lucius Licinius Lucullus, the consul of 151 BC. He, however
Lucius Licinius Lucullus (praetor 104 BC)
Lucius_Licinius_Lucullus_(praetor_104_BC)
(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
King of the Seleucid Empire
Antiochus VI did not actually rule. Either already in 145 or in early 144 BC he was nominated by the general Diodotus Tryphon as heir to the throne in
Antiochus_VI_Dionysus
City in British Columbia, Canada
On BC Highway 16, junctions branch northward for the Nisga'a Highway (BC Highway 113) to the west and southward for the Stewart–Cassiar Highway (BC Highway
Terrace,_British_Columbia
over the following century remained "rather ad hoc." In the Dyme Affair of 144 BC, a faction in the city of Dyme passed laws "contrary to the type of government
Achaia_(Roman_province)
Xiao (r. 168–144 BC), 3rd son of Emperor Wen Liu Mai, Prince Gong (r. 144–137 BC), 1st son of Liu Wu Liu Xiang, Prince Ping (r. 137–97 BC), son of Liu
Liang_(realm)
2nd century BC Roman Vestal Virgins prosecuted for breaking their vow of chastity
Marcia and possibly the daughter of Quintus Marcius Rex, praetor in 144 BC. In 114 BC, a Roman woman was killed by a lightning strike, which left her naked
Trial of the Vestal Virgins (114–113 BC)
Trial_of_the_Vestal_Virgins_(114–113_BC)
Sulla Felix Publius Sulpicius Galba Maximus Servius Sulpicius Galba (consul 144 BC) Publius Sulpicius Rufus Syagrius Scipio Sextus Calpurnius Classicus (senator
List_of_Roman_generals
First Roman aqueduct
the Anio Vetus aqueduct which could be evidence of renovations made in 144 BC. As with most aqueducts, the conduit was big enough to allow maintenance
Aqua_Appia
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 prominent
Aurelia_(mother_of_Caesar)
Topics referred to by the same term
Servius Sulpicius Galba (consul 144 BC) Servius Sulpicius Galba (consul 108 BC) Servius Sulpicius Galba (praetor 54 BC), assassin of Julius Caesar Galba
Servius_Sulpicius_Galba
(5th century BC – 221 BC) and the Qin dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC), while 13 provinces were created on top of the existing hierarchy in 106 BC. In each province
List of provinces and commanderies of the Han dynasty
List_of_provinces_and_commanderies_of_the_Han_dynasty
Governance during the Chinese Han dynasty (202 BC–220 AD)
Director of Guests (Dianke 典客) between 202 and 144 BC and Prefect Grand Usher (Daxingling 大行令) between 144 and 104 BC. He was the chief official in charge of
Government_of_the_Han_dynasty
Calendar year
Year 146 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Achaicus (or, less frequently
146_BC
Ministry of Han China
to Upholder of Ceremonies (Chinese: 奉常; pinyin: Fèngcháng) from 195 to 144 BC before reverting to the original title. Although his main concern was to
Ministry of Ceremonies (China)
Ministry_of_Ceremonies_(China)
Emperor of the Han dynasty from 157 to 141 BC
Era") 156 BC – 150 BC[citation needed] Zhongyuan (中元, "Middle Era") 149 BC – 144 BC[citation needed] Houyuan (後元, "Later Era") 143 BC – 141 BC[citation
Emperor_Jing_of_Han
Murderer of multiple people
Prince of Jidong in the sixth year of the middle period of Jing's reign (144 BC). According to the Chinese historian Sima Qian, he would "go out on marauding
Serial_killer
Decade
Illyria (approximate date) 145 BC Alexander Balas (assassinated) Ptolemy VI of Egypt (killed in battle) (b. c. 186 BC) 144 BC Liu Wu (a.k.a. Prince Xiao of
140s_BC
Ancient Roman aqueduct, built 144–140 BC
aqueducts that supplied the city of Rome. The aqueduct was built between 144–140 BC. The still-functioning Acqua Felice from 1586 runs on long stretches along
Aqua_Marcia
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
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
Ancient Roman family
BC. Servius Sulpicius Ser. f. P. n. Galba, tried for his atrocities against the Lusitani in 150 BC, but was acquitted, and served as consul in 144 BC
Sulpicia_gens
Chinese strategy
used in the Chinese military legends of Li Guang and his 100 horsemen (144 BC), and Zhuge Liang and the Empty City (228 AD). In the case of these military
Empty_Fort_Strategy
Historic commandery of China
Liang Kingdom. In 144 BC Liang was split into five kingdoms among the sons of King Xiao, with Liu Ding gaining Shanyang. Ding died in 136 BC, posthumously
Shanyang_Commandery
Roman emperor from AD 68 to 69
200 BC, and another of his ancestors was consul in 144 BC; the later emperor's father and brother, both named Gaius, would hold the office in 5 BC and
Galba
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
Ancient Roman family
the praetor of 144 BC, and probable brother of Publius Marcius Rex, the envoy of 171. Quintus Marcius Q. f. Rex, praetor urbanus in 144 BC, he was appointed
Marcia_gens
century BC to 144 BC Apollonius of Rhodes also known as Apollonius Rhodius (Latin; Greek Ἀπολλώνιος Ῥόδιος Apollōnios Rhodios; born early 3rd century BC — died
List_of_ancient_Greek_poets
312 BC 16 30 20 0.06 73,000 Aqua Anio Vetus 272 BC 269 BC 64 280 48 0.36 175,920 Aqua Marcia 144 BC 140 BC 91 318 59 0.27 187,600 Aqua Tepula 125 BC 18
List of aqueducts in the city of Rome
List_of_aqueducts_in_the_city_of_Rome
Calendar year
Year 147 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aemilianus and Drusus (or, less frequently
147_BC
Calendar year
Year 142 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Calvus and Servilianus (or, less frequently
142_BC
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
Empress of Han China from 179 to 157 BC
he would no longer consider him a potential heir. When Prince Wu died in 144 BC, Empress Dowager Dou greatly mourned him, and could not be consoled easily
Empress_Dou_(Wen)
War between Lusitanian people and the Roman Republic
skirmished frequently with the Lusitanians, but without full-scale battle. In 144 BC, Maximus attacked Viriathus and put him to flight, capturing two of his
Lusitanian_Wars
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: King Xiao of Zhou (died 886 BC?) King Xiao of Yan (died 255 BC) Liu Wu, Prince of Liang (c. 184–144 BC), posthumously named Prince Xiao of Liang
King_Xiao
Roman politician and general
of 118 BC. One of his second cousins was the dictator Julius Caesar, the great-grandson of another Quintus Marcius Rex, the praetor in 144 BC who constructed
Quintus Marcius Rex (consul 68 BC)
Quintus_Marcius_Rex_(consul_68_BC)
Business jet family by Canadair, later Bombardier
built Canadair CC-144 Twelve aircraft were purchased by the Royal Canadian Air Force and delivered in 1982, including the CE-144 and CX-144. A further seven
Bombardier Challenger 600 series
Bombardier_Challenger_600_series
Olympiad 148 BC - Othon of Syracuse 159th Olympiad 144 BC - Alcimus of Cyzicus 160th Olympiad 140 BC - Agnodorus of Cyzicus 161st Olympiad 136 BC - Antipater
List of Olympic winners of the Stadion race
List_of_Olympic_winners_of_the_Stadion_race
Kingdom, from the abolition of the traditional kingdoms on the island in 312 BC until the conquest of the island by the ancient Romans. The governors in this
List of Ptolemaic governors of Cyprus
List_of_Ptolemaic_governors_of_Cyprus
Second imperial dynasty of China (202 BC–220 AD)
092 oz). Private minting was again abolished in 144 BC during the end of Emperor Jing of Han's (r. 157–141 BC) reign. Despite this, the 2.6 g (0.092 oz) bronze
Economy_of_the_Han_dynasty
Chief magistrate of an ancient Greek city-state
and for the supervision of some major trials in the law courts. After 683 BC the offices were held for only a single year, and the year was named after
Eponymous_archon
same name was consul in 144 BC. He had at least two children: one son with the same name who then become the consul in 65 BC and one daughter, Aurelia
Lucius Aurelius Cotta (consul 119 BC)
Lucius_Aurelius_Cotta_(consul_119_BC)
Queen of the Seleucid Empire from 126 to 121 BC
hostile memories of his father, and he faced rebellions in Antioch as soon as 144 BC. Demetrius instituted purges, but these aggravated the discontent instead
Cleopatra_Thea
Second century BCE insurrections against Roman rule by Iberian Celts
The First Celtiberian War (181–179 BC) and Second Celtiberian War (154–151 BC) were two of the three major rebellions by the Celtiberians (a loose alliance
Celtiberian_Wars
Ancient Roman family
as tribune of the plebs in 154 BC, attempted to use his sacrosanctity as tribune to evade his creditors. Consul in 144 BC, he was denied the command against
Aurelia_gens
Macedonia (by 197-172 BC) Autlesbis of the ? Caeni, fought with Cotys IV as Roman ally (c. 168 BC) Diegylis of the Caeni (by 150-after 144 BC) Zibelmius of the
List of kings of Thrace and Dacia
List_of_kings_of_Thrace_and_Dacia
Calendar year
Year 141 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caepio and Pompeius (or, less frequently
141_BC
Calendar year
Year 145 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aemilianus and Mancinus (or, less frequently
145_BC
Quartiere of Rome in Lazio, Italy
territory of the quartiere is crossed by five imposing aqueducts built between 144 BC and 212 AD: Aqua Marcia, Aqua Tepula and Aqua Iulia, gathered together within
Tuscolano
Roman victory during the Second Punic War
The siege of Syracuse by the Roman Republic took place in 213–212 BC. The Romans successfully stormed the Hellenistic city of Syracuse after a protracted
Siege of Syracuse (213–212 BC)
Siege_of_Syracuse_(213–212_BC)
Millennium between 6000 BC and 5001 BC
The 6th millennium BC spanned the years 6000 BC to 5001 BC (c. 8 ka to c. 7 ka). It is impossible to precisely date events that happened around the time
6th_millennium_BC
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
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
Calendar year
Year 143 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pulcher and Macedonicus (or, less frequently
143_BC
5th-century BC Athenian historian and general
[tʰuːkydǐdɛːs]; c. 460 – c. 400 BC) was an Athenian historian and general. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and
Thucydides
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
Prefecture-level city in Henan, People's Republic of China
Qi and Wei in 286 BC. In the Han dynasty, Suiyang served as the capital of the Liang Kingdom. King Xiao of Liang (r. 169 BC – 144 BC) stayed loyal to the
Shangqiu
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
Mother of Roman emperor Augustus
Atia (also Atia Balba) (c. 85 – c.43 BC) was the niece of Julius Caesar (through his sister Julia Minor), and mother of Gaius Octavius, who became the
Atia_(mother_of_Augustus)
Topics referred to by the same term
Lucius Aurelius Cotta (consul 144 BC) (fl. 154–144 BC), Roman magistrate, tribune, and consul Lucius Aurunculeius Cotta (fl. 54 BC), officer in the Gallic army
Cotta
Topics referred to by the same term
144 BC, famously known for the Aqua Marcia aqueduct which he constructed and was named after him. Quintus Marcius Q. f. Q. n. Rex, consul in 118 BC,
Quintus_Marcius_Rex
Quartiere of Rome in Lazio, Italy
built centuries after, in 312 BC. The territory of the quarter is crossed by five imposing aqueducts built between 144 BC and 212 AD: Aqua Marcia, Aqua
Appio-Latino
Imperial Chinese army
military of the Han dynasty was the military apparatus of China from 202 BC to 220 AD, with a brief interregnum by the reign of Wang Mang and his Xin
Military_of_the_Han_dynasty
between 144–140 BC 144 BC 140 BC Aqua Tepula Rome, Italy 41°53′20″N 12°27′11″E / 41.888976°N 12.453132°E / 41.888976; 12.453132 126 BC 127 BC Lucius
List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire
List_of_aqueducts_in_the_Roman_Empire
Church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach
ist, und gehe hin, BWV 144: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin BWV 144; BC A 41 / Sacred cantata
Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin, BWV 144
Nimm,_was_dein_ist,_und_gehe_hin,_BWV_144
Roman consul in 118 BC
Roman King Ancus Marcius. His father Quintus Marcius Rex, the praetor in 144 BC, built the Aqua Marcia aqueduct, the longest aqueduct of ancient Rome. The
Quintus Marcius Rex (consul 118 BC)
Quintus_Marcius_Rex_(consul_118_BC)
Hanja: 箕寔) was the 4th king of Mahan confederacy. He reigned from 157 BCE to 144 BCE. His true name was Hye (Korean: 식; Hanja: 寔). He was succeeded by Myung
Hye_of_Samhan
Battle during Sulla's civil war, 82 BC
Matyszak, Cataclysm 90 BC, pp 128–142. Philip Matyszak, Cataclysm 90 BC, pp 143–144. Philip Matyszak, Cataclysm 90 BC, pp 144-145; Lynda Telford, Sulla:
Battle_of_the_Colline_Gate
Egyptian pharaoh
Philometor and Cleopatra II of Egypt, who reigned briefly with his father in 145 BC, and for a short time after his father's death, and was murdered by his uncle
Ptolemy_VII_Neos_Philopator
Topics referred to by the same term
century BC), a Roman consul in 151 BC, grandfather of the famous Lucullus; Lucius Licinius Lucullus (c.144 BC – ?), a Roman praetor in 104 BC, father
Lucullus_(disambiguation)
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
Historic commandery of China
Tang dynasty, located in what is now southwestern Shandong province. In 144 BC, the Liang Kingdom of Han dynasty was divided into five states. Jiyin, one
Jiyin_Commandery
Historical currencies of China
impunity. Private minting was again abolished in 144 BC during the end of Emperor Jing's (r. 157–141 BC) reign. Private coining was made a crime and those
Han_dynasty_coinage
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
family tree of Chinese monarchs from the foundation of the Qin dynasty in 221 BC until the end of the Sixteen Kingdoms period (ending with the destruction
Family tree of Chinese monarchs (221 BCE – 453 CE)
Family_tree_of_Chinese_monarchs_(221_BCE_–_453_CE)
Carthage-Rome engagement, 149–146 BCE
the Carthaginian capital, Carthage (a little northeast of Tunis). In 149 BC, a large Roman army landed at Utica in North Africa. The Carthaginians hoped
Siege of Carthage (Third Punic War)
Siege_of_Carthage_(Third_Punic_War)
Millennium between 5000 BC and 4000 BC
The 5th millennium BC spanned the years 5000 BC to 4001 BC. It is impossible to precisely date events that happened around the time of this millennium
5th_millennium_BC
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
Stadium in Athens, Greece
(Lycurgus) c. 330 BC, primarily for the Panathenaic Games. It was rebuilt in marble by Herodes Atticus, an Athenian Roman senator, by 144 AD. It had a capacity
Panathenaic_Stadium
Ruined Hellenistic city in Afghanistan
under attack by nomadic tribes when Eucratides was assassinated in around 144 BC. This invasion was probably carried out by Saka tribes driven south by the
Ai-Khanoum
Topics referred to by the same term
number following 142 and preceding 144 AD 143, a year of the 2nd century AD 143 BC, a year of the 2nd century BC 143 (West Midlands) Brigade, UK Infantry
143
Legendary war in Greek mythology
BC, Sosibius 1172 BC, Eratosthenes 1184 BC/1183 BC, Timaeus 1193 BC, the Parian marble 1209 BC/1208 BC, Dicaearchus 1212 BC, Herodotus around 1250 BC
Trojan_War
154–151 BC failed anti-Roman revolt in Hispania
between 155 BC and 150 BC, rebelled again in the Viriathic War (147–139 BC). In 144 BC, the fourth year of this war, Viriathus, the Lusitanian leader, incited
Second_Celtiberian_War
Military campaign of the Second Punic War
The Roman invasion of Africa lasted from 204 to 201 BC when a Roman army under Publius Cornelius Scipio landed near Utica and decisively defeated the Carthaginian
Roman invasion of Africa (204–201 BC)
Roman_invasion_of_Africa_(204–201_BC)
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
Roman politician and general (83–30 BC)
Marcus Antonius (14 January 83 BC – 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical
Mark_Antony
King of the Seleucid Empire from 128 to 123 BC
the latter's son Antiochus VI king in 144 BC. Tryphon then had him killed and assumed the throne himself in 142 BC. The usurper controlled lands in the
Alexander_II_Zabinas
144 BC
144 BC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a pet form of Rudge.The founder of this influential American family was Thomas Ruggles (1584–1644) of Sudbury, Suffolk, England, who settled in Roxbury, MA, in 1637.
Boy/Male
Irish
Is the Irish form of Old English ead “â€richâ€â€ + mund “â€guardianâ€â€, and implies “â€guardian of the riches.â€â€ In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973.
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : variant of Weston.John Wesson came from England to Salem, MA, in 1644.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Mander.Belcher Manter is recorded in Plymouth, MA, in 1657. John Manter (1658–1744), possibly a son of Belcher, was the founder of a family associated with Martha’s Vineyard.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Reynold.Christopher Reynolds of Gravesend, Kent, England, arrived in America sometime before his marriage in 1644 in Isle of Wight Co., VA.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Indian saint in 1440, Great, Famous sufi saint
Surname or Lastname
English
English : regional name for someone from Burgundy (Old French Bourgogne), a region of eastern France having Dijon as its center. The area was invaded by the Burgundii, a Germanic tribe from whom it takes its name, in about ad 480. The duchy of Burgundy, created in 877 by Charles II, King of the West Franks, was extremely powerful in the later Middle Ages, especially under Philip the Bold (1342–1404, duke from 1363).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Haywards Heath in Sussex, which was named in Old English as ‘enclosure with a hedge’, from hege ‘hedge’ + worð ‘enclosure’. The modern form, with its affix, arose much later on (Mills gives an example from 1544).
Boy/Male
Sikh
Indian saint in 1440, Great, Famous sufi saint
Male
Greek
(ΠαÏλος) Greek form of Latin Paulus, PAULOS means "small." In the bible, this is the name of the author of the 14 epistles of the New Testament.
Female
Welsh
Variant spelling of Welsh Angharad, ANGHARAWD means "undisgraced, free of shame." This name appears in the family of Le Strange in 1344.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English loveles ‘loveless’, ‘without love’, probably in the sense ‘fancy free’.English : some early examples, such as Richard Lovelas (Kent 1344), may have as their second element Middle English las(se) ‘girl’, ‘maiden’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain etymology. From the 16th to the 19th century, the English vocabulary word ensign denoted a junior rank of infantry officer, which may be the source of the surname.James Ensign (known as ‘the Puritan’) was born in Chilham, Kent, England, in 1606 and came to Hartford, CT, before 1644.
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.
Boy/Male
Irish
Is the Irish form of Old English ead “â€richâ€â€ + mund “â€guardianâ€â€, and implies “â€guardian of the riches.â€â€ In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973.
Boy/Male
Irish
Is the Irish form of Old English ead “â€richâ€â€ + mund “â€guardianâ€â€, and implies “â€guardian of the riches.â€â€ In more recent times the name has been given to honor Eamon De Valera who was President of Ireland for 14 years, the maximum allowed, from 1959 to 1973.
Male
English
English and French form of Latin Paulus, PAUL means "small." In the bible, this is the name of the author of the 14 epistles of the New Testament.
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English
English : voiced variant of the habitational name Crowden. This form appears to have arisen from the place in Devon, 44 of the 49 bearers listed in the 1881 British census having been born in Cornwall or Devon.
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Muslim
Indian saint in 1440, Great, Famous sufi saint
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Hopkin. The surname is widespread throughout southern and central England, but is at its most common in South Wales.Irish (County Longford and western Ireland) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac OibicÃn, itself a Gaelicized form of an Anglo-Norman name. In other parts of the country this name is generally of English origin.Stephen Hopkins (c.1580–1644) was a pilgrim on the Mayflower in 1620 and one of the founders of Plymouth Colony. At his death he left seven children and eighteen grandchildren.
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Hebrew
(×ֲרִי×ָב) Hebrew name ARIAV means "father is a lion."
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Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Born of Cosmic Unity
Biblical
that makes captive
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Sneed.Irish (Connacht) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Sniadhaigh ‘descendant of Sniadhach’, a personal name, apparently meaning ‘nitty’, from sneadh.
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Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Telugu
Priceless
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Norse Scandinavian American Gaelic Scottish
Lawyer.
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Tamil
(Son of Yadu)
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Gem of the World
Female
Welsh
Feminine form of Welsh Siôn, SIÔNED means "God is gracious." This is the Welsh form of English Janet.
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Lord Shiva
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Either of the feasts of the Holy Cross, occuring on May 3 and September 14, annually.
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Three figures taken together in numeration; thus, 140 is one degree, 222,140 two degrees.
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A large cask or barrel, of indefinite contents; esp. one containing from 100 to 140 gallons.
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A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the Lisbon almude is about 4.4, and the Oporto almude about 6.6, gallons U. S. measure. In Turkey the "almud" is about 1.4 gallons.
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A rare metallic element found in platinum ore. It is a white malleable substance. Symbol Da. Atomic weight 154.
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A small barrel of no certain dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons, but it usually holds about 14/ gallons.
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A process devised by Pasteur for preventing or checking fermentation in fluids, such as wines, milk, etc., by exposure to a temperature of 140¡ F., thus destroying the vitality of the contained germs or ferments.
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A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 146-149.
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A Scotch measure, formerly in use: for wheat and beans it contained four Winchester bushels; for oats, barley, and potatoes, six bushels. A boll of meal is 140 lbs. avoirdupois. Also, a measure for salt of two bushels.
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Any one of three orders of knighthood; the first instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in 1268; the second by Rene of Anjou, in 1448; and the third by the Sultan Selim III., in 1801, to be conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services.
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Intellectual ability, natural or acquired; mental endowment or capacity; skill in accomplishing; a special gift, particularly in business, art, or the like; faculty; a use of the word probably originating in the Scripture parable of the talents (Matt. xxv. 14-30).
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The suppression of a day in the calendar to prevent the date of the new moon being set a day too late, or the suppression of the bissextile day once in 134 years. The opposite to this is the proemptosis, or the addition of a day every 330 years, and another every 2,400 years.
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A symbol representing fourteen, as 14 or xiv.
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A quarter. Specifically: (a) The fourth part of a pint; a gill. (b) The fourth part of a peck, or of a stone (14 ibs.).
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An allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of four pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle weight, or weight after the tare deducted.
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One of the products arising from the multiplication of two or more quantities by the same number or quantity. Thus, seven times 2, or 14, and seven times 4, or 28, are equimultiples of 2 and 4.
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The college of the Propaganda, instituted by Urban VIII. (1623-1644) to educate priests for missions in all parts of the world.
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A gold coin of Zealand [Netherlands] equal to 14 florins, about $ 5.60.
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The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8 inch gun, a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber.
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A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. [See Guide to Pronunciation, Ã 155-7, 184.]