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century 147 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar 147 AH, a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 764 – 765 CE BQM-147 Dragon unmanned
147
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
Carthage-Rome engagement, 149–146 BCE
fared equally badly. At the annual election of Roman magistrates in early 147 BC, the public support for Scipio was so great that the usual age restrictions
Siege of Carthage (Third Punic War)
Siege_of_Carthage_(Third_Punic_War)
the Achaemenid Empire in the late 6th century BC. The Elamites created a new kingdom, Elymais, around 147 BC. Initially ruled by the Kamnaskirid dynasty
List_of_Elamite_kings
Battle in 147 BC
second battle of the Third Punic War that took place at Nepheris in late 147 BC. The battle was fought between the forces of the Roman Republic, commanded
Battle_of_Nepheris_(147_BC)
War between Rome and Carthage (149–146 BC)
equally badly. At the annual election of Roman magistrates in the spring of 147 BC the public support for Scipio was so great that the usual age restrictions
Third_Punic_War
Wars between Rome and Carthage (264–146 BC)
blockading than closely besieging the city. The war dragged on into 147 BC. In early 147 BC Scipio Aemilianus, an adopted grandson of Scipio Africanus who
Punic_Wars
Seleucid King of Syria from 150 to 142 BC
eastern satrapies such as Media being lost to the nascent Parthian Empire. In 147 BC, Demetrius II Nicator, the young son of Demetrius I, began a campaign to
Alexander_Balas
Roman politician, senator and consul in 149 BC
Middle Republic, serving as consul with Manius Manilius in 149 BC and censor in 147 BC. He led the fleet during the first phase of the Third Punic War
Lucius Marcius Censorinus (consul 149 BC)
Lucius_Marcius_Censorinus_(consul_149_BC)
776 BC Classical Greece (480 BC – 338 BC) Macedonian era (338 BC – 323 BC) Hellenistic Greece (323 BC – 146 BC) Late Roman Republic (147 BC – 27 BC) Principate
List_of_time_periods
Parthian vassal state (147 BC–224 AD)
of Tang-e Sarvak. Kamnaskires I Soter (c. 147 BC ?) Kamnaskires II Nikephoros (c. 147–139 BC) From 140/139 BC, Elymais was then under direct Parthian control
Elymais
a military conflict between the Lusitanians and the Roman Republic. In 147 BC, the Roman generals Lucullus and Galba had previously committed atrocities
Battle_of_Tribola
Ancient pre-Iranian civilization between 3200 and 539 BC
187 BC. Following the rise and fall of the Achaemenid Empire and the Seleucid Empire, a new dynasty of Elamite rulers established Elymais from 147 BC to
Elam
Church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantagrel 2010, p. 1141. Quinn 2005. "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben BWV 147; BC A 174 / Sacred cantata (The Visitation of Mary (2 July))". Bach Digital
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147
Herz_und_Mund_und_Tat_und_Leben,_BWV_147
Self-designation used by the early Iranians
other than in South Afghanistan and later than the middle of the 6th century BC". Vogelsang 2000, p. 62: "All of the above observations would indicate a date
Arya_(Iran)
King of Elymais from c.147 BC to 139 BC
the Elymais only known from his coins. He reigned from about 147 to 139 BC. Around 150 BC, the Seleucid Empire disintegrated and at several places local
Kamnaskires_II_Nikephoros
Kamnaskires I Soter (c. 147 BC?) Kamnaskires II Nikephoros (c 145–c. 139 BC) Okkonapses (c. 139/138–c. 137 BC), rebel Tigraios (c. 137–c. 132 bc), rebel Darius
List of rulers of Parthian sub-kingdoms
List_of_rulers_of_Parthian_sub-kingdoms
Empress of Han China from 157 to 151 BC
Empress Bo (Chinese: 薄皇后; pinyin: Bò Huánghòu) (personal name unknown) (died 147 BC) was an empress during the Han dynasty. She was the first wife of Emperor
Empress_Bo
147 BC victory for the Carthaginian navy
battle of the Third Punic War fought in 147 BC between the Carthaginians and the Roman Republic. In the summer of 147 BC, during the Siege of Carthage, the
Battle of the Port of Carthage
Battle_of_the_Port_of_Carthage
Roman consul in 155 BC, pontifex maximus and princeps senatus
of the Senate) in 147 BC. Corculum was a talented military commander, who played a decisive role during the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC; he later won a triumph
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum
Publius_Cornelius_Scipio_Nasica_Corculum
Lusitanian leader and rebel (d. 139 BCE)
and Iberian allies, to several victories over the Romans between 147 BC and 139 BC before being betrayed by them and murdered while sleeping. Theodor
Viriathus
7th century Iranian dynasty
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Dabuyid_dynasty
Iron Age trackway in Ireland
known locally as the Danes' Road. It was constructed from oak planks in 148–147 BC, making it contemporary with the Siege of Carthage. The trackway is situated
Corlea_Trackway
State in present-day northern Iran from 651 to 1349
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Bavand_dynasty
Roman general and senator
Perperna (c. 147 BC – 49 BC) was consul in 92 BC. Marcus Perperna was the homonymous son of Marcus Perperna. Gaius Perperna, the praetor of 92 BC, was likely
Marcus Perperna (consul 92 BC)
Marcus_Perperna_(consul_92_BC)
Ancient state in West Asia
Neo-Elamite Period », in Lanfranchi, Roaf & Rollinger 2003, pp. 181–231 "BC 788 - 550 BC - Empire Median". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved July 30, 2020. Brosius
Median_kingdom
Roman consul in 147 BC
Gaius Livius Drusus was a Roman politician who was consul in 147 BC. Nothing is known of Livius' political career prior to his consulship. Under the provisions
Gaius_Livius_Drusus_(consul)
Roman politician and general (185–129 BC)
Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus (185 BC – 129 BC), known as Scipio Aemilianus or Scipio Africanus the Younger, was a Roman general and statesman
Scipio_Aemilianus
1256-1335 Post-Mongol Empire khanate in Iran
Timurid Flag". Beiträge zur Islamischen Kunst und Archäologie. 2: 143–162 (see 147–148 in particular). doi:10.29091/9783954909537/009. See also brief discussion
Ilkhanate
Iranian empire (247 BC – 224 AD)
I (r. c. 170–145 BC). Turning his sights on the Seleucid realm, Mithridates I invaded Media and occupied Ecbatana in 148 or 147 BC; the region had been
Parthian_Empire
Ancient Iranian people of Central Asia
UNESCO. pp. 448–463. ISBN 978-9-231-02846-5. The middle of the third century b.c. saw the rise to power of a group of tribes consisting of the Parni (Aparni)
Dahae
One hundred years, from 200 BC to 101 BC
The 2nd century BC started the first day of 200 BC and ended the last day of 101 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, although depending on
2nd_century_BC
with historical and urban settlements dating back to the 5th millennium BC. The Iranian plateau's western regions were home to the Elamites (in Ilam
History_of_Iran
Iran under the Qajar dynasty from 1789 to 1925
Traditional Crafts in Qajar Iran (1800–1925). Mazda Publishers. ISBN 978-156-859-147-6. Gleave, Robert, ed. (2005). Religion and Society in Qajar Iran. Routledge
Qajar_Iran
Early history of the Iranian peoples
Textile Terminologies from the Orient to the Mediterranean and Europe, 1000 BC to 1000 AD. NE: Zea Books. pp. 383–396. doi:10.13014/K2J38QPR.{{cite book}}:
Avestan_period
Name list
in 149 BC and censor in 147 BC Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (138 BC–78 BC), Roman consul and dictator Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118 BC–56 BC), Roman
Lucius
889–929 Iranian Muslim dynasty of Azerbaijan and Armenia
Chronological and Genealogical Manual. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 147. The Sajids were a line of caliphal governors in north-western Persia, the
Sajid_dynasty
Ancient royal dynasty state
entity centered in Ecbatana that existed from the 7th century BC until the mid-6th century BC and is believed to have dominated a significant portion of
Median_dynasty
List of links describing conflicts Rome was involved in
Metellus Macedonicus. Third Punic War and destruction of Carthage (149–146 BC) 147 BC – Battle of the Port of Carthage – Roman forces under Lucius Hostilius
List of Roman external wars and battles
List_of_Roman_external_wars_and_battles
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
Iran under the Zand dynasty from 1751 to 1794
architecture being revived from nearby sites of pre-Islamic Achaemenid (550–330 BC) and Sasanian (224–651 AD) eras. The tombs of the medieval Persian poets Hafez
Zand_Iran
819–999 Sunni Iranian empire in Central Asia
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Samanid_Empire
Revolution in Iran from 1978 to 1979
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Iranian_Revolution
146 BC – Third Punic War (Punic Wars) Battle of the Port of Carthage – 147 BC – Third Punic War (Punic Wars) Battle of Nepheris (147 BC) – 147 BC – Third
List of battles by geographic location
List_of_battles_by_geographic_location
King (c.147–96 BC) Egypt Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt (complete list) – Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Pharaoh (204–181 BC) Cleopatra I Syra, Regent (187–176 BC) Ptolemy
List of state leaders in the 2nd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_2nd_century_BC
821–873 Sunni Persian dynasty of Khorasan; Abbasid vassals
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Tahirid_dynasty
Topics referred to by the same term
consul of 147 BC Marcus Livius Drusus (consul) (155–108 BC), opponent of populist reformer Gaius Gracchus Marcus Livius Drusus (reformer) (died 91 BC), whose
Drusus
Iran under Afsharid dynasty from 1736 to 1796
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Afsharid_Iran
Last pre-Islamic Iranian empire (224–651 AD)
(2005), p. 87. Hourani (2005), p. 9. Eiland, Murray L. (2004). "West Asia 300 BC–AD 600". In Onians, John (ed.). Atlas of World Art. Laurence King Publishing
Sasanian_Empire
Ireland until c. 400 AD
which the best-known is the Corlea Trackway, a corduroy road dated to 148-147 BC, and about a kilometre long and some three metres wide. The late Iron Age
Prehistoric_Ireland
Ancient Roman family
consul in 147 and 134 BC, and censor in 142, triumphed over Carthage and Numantia. Gnaeus Cornelius Cn. f. L. n. Scipio Hispanus, praetor in 139 BC. Publius
Cornelia_gens
State within the Parthian Empire (141 BC-222 AD)
127–124 BC Apodakos c. 110/09–104/03 BC Tiraios I 95/94–90/89 BC Bellaios c.85/4 BC possible usurper: Hippokrates Autokrator Nikephoros 81/80 BC Tiraios
Characene
Ancient city in Iran
city large, well-equipped peristyle houses have been excavated. Around 147 BC Susa and the adjacent Elymais broke free from the Seleucid Empire. The city
Susa
Iran under the Safavid dynasty from 1501 to 1736
Roemer 1986, pp. 234–237. Savory 2007, pp. 60–64. Streusand 2011, pp. 146–147. Colin P. Mitchell, The Practice of Politics in Safavid Iran: Power, Religion
Safavid_Iran
Ancient Iranian kingdom (c. 323 BC – 226 AD)
Latin: Media Atropatene), was an ancient Iranian kingdom established in c. 323 BC by the Persian satrap Atropates (Old Persian: *Ātṛpāta). The kingdom, mostly
Atropatene
Ancient Roman administrative regions
211 BC received Macedonia as his provincia but the republic did not annex the kingdom, even as Macedonia was continuously assigned until 205 BC with
Roman_province
War between Rome and Macedonia, 150–148 BC
quickly defeated by Metellus and forced to flee into Dardania. By the end of 147 BC, Metellus had largely pacified the country and restored order. This was
Fourth_Macedonian_War
Calendar year
Year 149 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Censorinus and Manilius (or, less frequently
149_BC
Last strategos of the Archaean League
Romans. However, Diaios, who was again general of the Achaean league in 147 BC, did seek to obey Rome's prohibition by endeavouring to bring over the towns
Diaeus
Iranian kingdom in Asia Minor (331 BC-17 AD)
succession: the House of Ariarathes (331–96 BC), the House of Ariobarzanes (96–36 BC), and lastly that of Archelaus (36 BC–17 AD). In 17 AD, following the death
Kingdom_of_Cappadocia
Daylamite Shia dynasty in Iran (1008–1141)
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Kakuyids
Ancient kingdom south of Lake Urmia
in an inscription from the 30th year of the rule of Shalmaneser III (828 BC). The Assyrians usually called Manna the "land of the Mannites", Manash, while
Mannaea
Iranian dynasty (665–1598)
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Baduspanids
Dynasty of Judea (140–37 BC)
refused to listen to the Hellenistic party's complaints against Jonathan. In 147 BC, Demetrius II Nicator, a son of Demetrius I Soter, claimed Balas' throne
Hasmonean_dynasty
in 215 BC; rejection of Quintus Fulvius Flaccus' election as praetor in 184; an attempt to reject Scipio Aemilianus election as consul for 147 BC. Presiding
Elections in the Roman Republic
Elections_in_the_Roman_Republic
Symbol
Mithradates I conquered Mesopotamia around 147 BC, and Susa in about 140 BC A later Parthian king, Orodes II (58–38 BC), issued coins at Susa and elsewhere
Star_and_crescent
Decade
Yuan Ang, Chinese statesman of the Han dynasty 147 BC Bo, Chinese empress of the Western Han Dynasty 146 BC Critolaus, general of the Achaean League Gentius
140s_BC
Shia Iranian dynasty in Iran and Iraq (934–1062)
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Buyid_dynasty
919–1062 Iranian Muslim dynasty in Azerbaijan
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Sallarid_dynasty
Conflict between the Seleucid Empire and the Ptolemaic Kingdom
The civil war resumed, and Egyptian forces massed on the border around 147 BC, ready to intervene in the Seleucid civil war. With Alexander's permission
Syrian_Wars
Zaydi Shia dynasty
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Kar-Kiya_dynasty
1236–1537 Muslim dynasty that ruled Sistan
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Mihrabanids
Northern Iranian dynasty (550s–11th-century)
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Qarinvand_dynasty
Ancient Roman family
is probably the censor of 109 BC, who died during his year of office. Livia C. f. M. n., daughter of the consul of 147 BC. She married Publius Rutilius
Livia_gens
have discovered a very large site of Chega Sofla dating from 4,700 to 3,700 BC. It is located close to Sardasht, Khuzestan, in the proximity to Makran coast
History_of_Khuzestan_province
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
Between 197 and 195 BC, the Turdetanians employed 30,000 Celtiberians as elite troops during the Iberian revolt, while in 147 BC the Romans themselves
Mercenaries of the ancient Iberian Peninsula
Mercenaries_of_the_ancient_Iberian_Peninsula
Ancient Persian heavy cavalry adopted by various subsequent states
his death in 323 BC. The Parthians, who wrested control over their native Persia from the last Seleucid Kingdom in the East in 147 BC, were also noted
Cataphract
Dynasty of Tabaristan
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Zarmihrids
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
Turkic dynasty in Persia (1136–1225)
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Eldiguzids
Roman consul
with extortion, yet still became censor in 147 BC. From 131 to 125 BC he was the princeps senatus. In 162 BC, Lentulus was sent with Tiberius Sempronius
Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Lupus (consul 156 BC)
Lucius_Cornelius_Lentulus_Lupus_(consul_156_BC)
Iranian local dynasty (651–760)
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Masmughans_of_Damavand
achieved any great importance. Lucius Cupiennius, triumvir monetalis in 147 BC. His coins feature a cornucopia (copia in Latin), a possible allusion to
Cupiennia_gens
Roman senator and father of Julius Caesar
G.V. (1978). "Governors of Asia in the Nineties B.C." Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies. 19 (2): 147–153. C. Iulius (130) C. f. L. n. Caesar in the Digital
Gaius Julius Caesar (governor of Asia)
Gaius_Julius_Caesar_(governor_of_Asia)
Historical Region
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Zabulistan
Wars of succession
years a sufficient force had been raised to begin their campaign. By 148/147 BC Lasthenes and Demetrius were ready to begin their attempt to reclaim the
Seleucid_Dynastic_Wars
Roman magistrate and census administrator
575–535 BC. After the abolition of the monarchy and the founding of the Republic in 509 BC, the consuls had responsibility for the census until 443 BC. In
Roman_censor
Confederation of ancient Greek city-states (280–146 BC)
Diaeos of Megalopolis 148–147 BC Kritolaos of Megalopolis 147–146 BC † (replaced by his predecessor) Diaeos of Megalopolis 146 BC (Sosikrates was Hipparch)
Achaean_League
Hellenistic city, modern Antakya, Turkey
in rebellion, for example against Alexander Balas in 147 BC, and Demetrius II Nicator in 129 BC. The latter, enlisting a body of Jews, punished his capital
Antioch
State in present-day northern Iran from 1349 to 1504
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Afrasiyab_dynasty
Topics referred to by the same term
Battle of Nepheris may refer to: Battle of Nepheris (149 BC) Battle of Nepheris (147 BC) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title
Battle_of_Nepheris
Inscription of honour for the deceased
190 BC), Lucius Aemilius Paullus (consul in 182 BC), Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (consul in 177 BC), Publius Scipio Aemilianus (consul in 147 BC), Quintus
Elogium_(literary_genre)
Calendar year
Year 150 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Flamininus and Balbus (or, less frequently
150_BC
Mongolic dynasty in Kirman, Iran (1222–1306)
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Qutlugh-Khanids
Surname list
the name being Shandong. Empress Dowager Bo (died 155 BC) of the Han dynasty Empress Bo (died 147 BC) of the Han dynasty Bo Yibo (薄一波;1908 – 2007), Chinese
Bo_(Chinese_surname)
Persianate, Sunni-Muslim Turkoman confederation (1378–1508)
281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD
Aq_Qoyunlu
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 consul
the senate to the people of Tibur. Ten years after their consulship, in 147 BC, Orestes was sent as part of an ambassadorial mission to arbitrate in a
Sextus Julius Caesar (consul 157 BC)
Sextus_Julius_Caesar_(consul_157_BC)
Group of philosophers, poets and politicians patronized by Scipio Aemilianus
Rome in 147 BC and 134 BC. Gaius Laelius Sapiens, consul of Rome in 140 BC. Senior speakers: Lucius Furius Philus, consul of Rome in 136 BC. Manius Manilius
Scipionic_Circle
147 BC
147 BC
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
English : origin uncertain; probably from an unidentified English place name formed with the Old Norse element by ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.Greenfield Larrabee was a mariner who arrived in New Haven, CT, from England in 1647.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Eastes, still pronounced today as two syllables, as it was in medieval times.This name was brought to New England by Matthew (1645–1723) and Richard (born 1647) Estes, sons of Robert and Dorothy Estes of Dover, England. Probably unconnected is the founder of the VA and TN family of this name, Benjamin Estes (born 1736 in VA; died 1811 in TN).
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German, and Dutch
English, Scottish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German, and Dutch : from the Scandinavian personal name Magnus. This was borne by Magnus the Good (died 1047), king of Norway, who was named for the Emperor Charlemagne, Latin Carolus Magnus ‘Charles the Great’. The name spread from Norway to the eastern Scandinavian royal houses, and became popular all over Scandinavia and thence in the English Danelaw.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : metonymic occupational name for a basket maker, from Old French cof(f)in ‘basket’ (Late Latin cophinus, Greek kophinos). The modern English word coffin is a specialized development of this term, not attested until the 16th century.Tristram Coffin came from Brixham, Devon, to Haverhill, MA, before 1647. An important line of his descendants is associated with Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : metonymic occupational name for a preparer and seller of cured pork, from Middle English, Old French bacun, bacon ‘bacon’ (a word of Germanic origin, akin to Back 1).English and French : from the Germanic personal name Bac(c)o, Bahho, from the root bag- ‘to fight’. The name was relatively common among the Normans in the form Bacus, of which the oblique case was Bacon.An immigrant from Normandy, France, called Bacon or Bascon was documented in Quebec city in 1647.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : from Middle English ambler ‘walker’, ‘steady-paced horse or mule’ (ultimately from Latin ambulare ‘to walk’), probably applied to someone with a steady, easy-going temperament. Reaney suggests that it may have been a facetious nickname for a fuller.Richard Ambler is recorded in MA in 1639, in the New Haven Colony by 1647, and still living in CT in 1700. Many bearers are descended from William Ambler, who was mayor of Doncaster in 1717, at least one of whose sons settled in VA.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southeastern)
English (mainly southeastern) : variant of Hook (in the occupational or topographic and habitational senses), with the addition of the agent suffix -er.Congregational clergyman Thomas Hooker (1586?–1647) sailed from England with John Cotton and Samuel Stone and arrived in Boston in 1633. He led the 1635 migration of most of his congregation to Hartford in the Connecticut Valley. Thomas is the earliest known entrant, but the name Hooker is common and was also introduced independently by others during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Male
French
Possibly a French form of Latin Marcus, MARROK means "defense" or "of the sea." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a knight who was also a werewolf. In Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, "Death of Arthur," (1469-1470), there is a single line mentioning this knight; it reads as follows: "Sir Marrok the good knyghte that was betrayed with his wyf for she made hym seven yere a werwolf."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Waldie.German : habitational name for someone from any of several places in Pomerania and Brandenburg called Waldow.Cornelius Waldo was living in Ipswich, MA, in 1647. Samuel Waldo (1695–1759) was born in Boston and became a land speculator in ME.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Farwell.English : according to Reaney the name ‘appears frequently in Suffolk from 1275 to 1417, always without a preposition, and is, no doubt, a phrase name, Fare well!’.
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.
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English
English : nickname for someone with beautiful long hair, from Middle English fair feax ‘beautiful tresses’. This was a common descriptive phrase in Middle English; the alliterative poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight refers to ‘fair fanning fax’ encircling the shoulders of the doughty warrior.Thomas Fairfax (1693–1781), an army officer from Leeds Castle, Kent, England, first came to VA in 1735 and settled on maternal estates there as a proprietor in 1747.
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English : metronymic from the medieval female personal name Madde, a form of Maud (see Mould 1) or Magdalen (see Maudlin).James Madison (1751–1836), 4th President of the U.S. (1809–17), was born in VA, the son of a planter. He was descended from John Madison, a ship’s carpenter from Gloucester, England, who had settled in VA in about 1653.
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English : probably a habitational name, from a reduced form of the Oxfordshire place name Ambrosden, which is composed of an Old English personal name Ambre + Old English dūn ‘hill’.Isaac Amsden was in Plymouth Colony in 1647; he died in Cambridge, MA, in 1659.
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English : habitational name from Stockport in Greater Manchester, formerly known as Stopford. The place name is recorded in the 12th century as Stokeport, probably from Old English stoc ‘hamlet’, ‘dependent settlement’ + port ‘marketplace’ (see Port). The confusion of the second element with ford appears in 1288, and the form Stopford is recorded in 1347.German : occupational name from an agent derivative of Middle High German stoppen ‘to repair’.German : Sorbian short form of Christopher.
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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.
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English : patronymic or metronymic from Eade.The inventor Thomas Alva Edison, born in 1847 in Milan, OH, came from a Canadian family first established in North America by John Edison, a loyalist during the American Revolution, who served under the British General Richard Howe and went into exile in Nova Scotia after the Revolutionary War.
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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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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.
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Arabic
One who Guides to the Right Path
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu
Attractive
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Hindu, Indian
Good Relative
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English : unexplained. See Hargis.
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English : variant spelling of Butler.German : occupational name for a village tavern owner, from French bouteillier ‘butler’.Respelling of the German habitational name Buttlar, from a place so named in Thuringia.
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Indian, Traditional
Giving Nature; Principle; Treasure; Wealthocean
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Muslim/Islamic
The beautiful one to grow in peace and love with God
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Italian
Italian name ANNUNZIATA means "announces," referring to the Annunciation. Sometimes considered a month name for March.
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Muslim
Delightful, Darling
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Welsh
Legendary son of Seidi.
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Pertaining to Copernicus, a Prussian by birth (b. 1473, d. 1543), who taught the world the solar system now received, called the Copernican system.
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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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See Charge, n., 17.
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Three figures taken together in numeration; thus, 140 is one degree, 222,140 two degrees.
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One who seceded from the Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath.
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A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fourth of this; at Aleppo and Smyrna, the batman is 17 pounds.
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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 bird referred to in the Bible (Lev. xi. 18and Deut. xiv. 17) as unclean, probably the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus).
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Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17.
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A symbol denoting seventeen units, as 17, or xvii.
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A symbol representing fourteen, as 14 or xiv.
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A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-206, etc.
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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 unit of power or activity equal to 107 C.G.S. units of power, or to work done at the rate of one joule a second. An English horse power is approximately equal to 746 watts.
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A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to an area of 177/ acres.
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A large cask or barrel, of indefinite contents; esp. one containing from 100 to 140 gallons.
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The pressure or weight of the air at the sea level, on a unit of surface, or about 14.7 Ibs. to the sq. inch.
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A gold coin of Zealand [Netherlands] equal to 14 florins, about $ 5.60.
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The eleventh month of the French republican calendar, -- commencing July 19, and ending August 17. See the Note under Vendemiaire.
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Either of the feasts of the Holy Cross, occuring on May 3 and September 14, annually.