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Calendar year
Year 155 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Corculum and Marcellus (or, less frequently
155_BC
was an ancient Greek sculptor who flourished about the 156th Olympiad (155 BC) and was mentioned in Pliny's Natural History. In Pliny's list, the name
Polycles_(155_BC)
War between Lusitanian people and the Roman Republic
advancing legions of the Roman Republic from 155 to 139 BC. The Lusitanians revolted in 155 BC, and again in 146 BC and were pacified. The wars are important
Lusitanian_Wars
Ancient Ligurian people of north-west Italy
Resistance among the south-eastern Ligurians was not finally broken until 155 BC. The Apuani are named almost exclusively by Livy, who calls them Ligures
Apuani
Kingdom within the Han Empire located in present-day Hunan and surrounding areas
kingdom for five generations until Wu Zhu died without an heir in 157 BC. In 155 BC, the kingdom was reestablished for a member of the imperial family.
Changsha_Kingdom
Roman consul in 155 BC, pontifex maximus and princeps senatus
of the second century BC, being consul two times in 162 and 155 BC, censor in 159 BC, pontifex maximus (chief priest) in 150 BC, and finally princeps
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum
Publius_Cornelius_Scipio_Nasica_Corculum
Empress dowager of Han Dynasty of China
place in history. The year of her birth is not known. She died on 9 June 155 BC. Empress Dowager Bo is formally the first grand empress dowager in Chinese
Empress_Dowager_Bo
Hellenistic skeptic philosopher (214/3 BC - 129/8 BC)
Ancient Greece. He was born in Cyrene. By the time of his embassy to Rome in 155 BC, he was already a leading critic of dogmatic doctrines, especially those
Carneades
succession of Rome. Millennia: 1st BC · 1st–2nd Centuries: 7th BC · 6th BC · 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC · 1st · 2nd · 3rd · 4th · 5th · 6th ·
Timeline_of_Roman_history
Roman senator
Marcus Livius Drusus (155–108 BC) was a Roman politician who served as consul in 112 BC. He was also governor of Macedonia and campaigned successfully
Marcus_Livius_Drusus_(consul)
Ancient marble sculpture
by the later of the two Hellenistic sculptors named Polycles (working c. 155 BC); the original bronze was mentioned in Pliny's Natural History. The sculpture
Sleeping_Hermaphroditus
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
Former dynasty of Pontus (281 - 47 BC)
origin, founded by Mithridates I Ktistes (Mithridates III of Cius) in 281 BC. The origins of the dynasty were located in the highest circles of the ruling
Mithridatic_dynasty
King of Parthian Empire, 165–132 BC
Greco-Bactrians sometime in 163–155 BC, and then waged war with the Seleucid Empire, conquering Media and Atropatene in 148/7 BC. In 141 BC, he conquered Babylonia
Mithridates_I_of_Parthia
Lusitanian chief during the Lusitanian war
Peninsula. In 155 BC, Punicus provoked the Lusitanians and Vettones into revolting and pillaging the Roman colonies, but after being killed in 153 BC, he was
Caesarus
Ancient Roman statesman and general
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus (c. 155 BC – c. 91 BC) was an ancient Roman statesman and general. He was a leader of the Optimates, the conservative
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
Quintus_Caecilius_Metellus_Numidicus
King (155–150 BC) Eucratides I, King (170–c.145 BC) Plato, co-King (c.166 BC) Eucratides II, King (145–140 BC) Heliocles I, King (c.145–130 BC) Indo-Greek
List of state leaders in the 2nd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_2nd_century_BC
Ancient ethnic group in Northern Italy
surrendered in 175 BC, followed by the Statielli (172 BC) and the Velleiates (158 BC). The last Apuani resistance was subdued in 155 BC by consul Marcus
Ligures
Temple in Sri Lanka
remained the tallest building of the island for over a millennium between 155 BC and 993 AD. The small building displayed now is a recent construction and
Lovamahapaya
Western Han Prince of Huaiyang (died 128 BC)
Yú; died 128 BC) was a prince of the Western Han dynasty. He was the fifth son of Emperor Jing. His mother was Consort Cheng (程妃). In 155 BC he was instated
Liu_Yu,_Prince_of_Lu
Ancient Greek Stoic philosopher
150/140 BC) was a Stoic philosopher. He was the head of the Stoic school in Athens, and he was one of three philosophers sent to Rome in 155 BC. He wrote
Diogenes_of_Babylon
Roman senator and historian
Gaius Acilius (fl. 155 BC) was a senator and historian of ancient Rome. He knew Greek, and in 155 BC interpreted for Carneades, Diogenes, and Critolaus
Gaius_Acilius
Tombs in Turkey
I (died 266 BC), Ariobarzanes (died 250 BC), Mithridates II (died c. 210 BC), Mithridates III (died c. 190 BC) and Pharnaces I (c. 155 BC). There are
Tombs_of_the_kings_of_Pontus
Ancient Roman family
in 166, 155, and 152 BC; triumphed over the Alpine Gauls and the Ligures. Marcus Claudius M. f. M. n. Marcellus, son of the consul of 166 BC. Marcus Claudius
Claudia_gens
Roman politician and general
Gracchus (c. 220 BC – 154 BC) was a Roman politician and general of the 2nd century BC. He served two consulships, one in 177 and one 163 BC, and was awarded
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (consul 177 BC)
Tiberius_Sempronius_Gracchus_(consul_177_BC)
2nd-century BC Roman statesman
Manius Manilius (fl. 155 – 149 BC) was a Roman Republican orator and distinguished jurist who also had a long military career. It is unclear if he was
Manius_Manilius
Ancient Celtic peoples of the Iberian Peninsula
Celtiberians. Gracchus boasted of destroying over 300 Celtiberian settlements. In 155 BC, a raid into Hispania Ulterior (Farther Spain) by the Lusitani and the defeat
Celtiberians
Species of palm
dating at the University of Zurich confirmed the seeds dated from between 155 BC to 64 CE. The seeds were held in storage for 40 years at Bar-Ilan University
Judean_date_palm
Roman consul
Claudius Marcellus (died c. 148 BC) was Roman consul for the years 166 BC (together with Gaius Sulpicius Gallus), for 155 BC (with Publius Cornelius Scipio
Marcus Claudius Marcellus (consul 166 BC)
Marcus_Claudius_Marcellus_(consul_166_BC)
History of Portugal up to the ninth century AD
Lusitanian Resistance to Rome, 155–139 BC. Pen and Sword. Silva, Luis (2013). Viriathus: & the Lusitanian Resistance to Rome, 155–139 BC. Pen and Sword. Silva
Ancient_Portugal
Philosophy in the Roman world, influenced by Hellenistic philosophy
Meditations in Greek. Interest in philosophy was first shown at Rome in 155 BC by an Athenian embassy consisting of the Academic skeptic Carneades, the
Ancient_Roman_philosophy
Educative center founded by Plato
(241–215 BC), Evander and Telecles (jointly) (205 – c. 165 BC), and Hegesinus (c. 160 BC). The New or Third Academy begins with Carneades, in 155 BC, the
Platonic_Academy
conflict between the Lusitani-Vetonne forces and the Roman Republic. In 155 BC, Punicus began attacking neighboring lands belonging to Roman subjects.
Siege of the Blastophoenicians
Siege_of_the_Blastophoenicians
Roman province in Hispania (27 BC – c. 410 AD)
the 2nd century BC, a war with Lusitanian tribes ensued between 155 and 139 BC, with the Roman province eventually established in 27 BC. In modern parlance
Lusitania
Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt from 142 to 131 BC and again from 127 to 116 BC
and remained in power for almost 20 years until 145 BC. Cleopatra III was born between 160 and 155 BC. She was a sister to Ptolemy Eupator, Cleopatra Thea
Cleopatra_III
Beaulieu, Paul-Alain (2018). A History of Babylon, 2200 BC – AD 75. Wiley: Pondicherry. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-1-4051-8899-9. Sing, Upinder (2008). A History
List_of_wars:_before_1000
Legendary king of Britain
Britanniae ("The History of the Kings of Britain"). He came to power in 155 BC. He was succeeded by Redion. A 6th century hero called Eidol is mentioned
Eldol
Founder and Emperor of Han Dynasty of China from 202 to 195 BC
Liu Ying, Emperor Hui (210–188 BC), second son Empress Gao, of the Bo clan (d. 155 BC) Liu Heng, Emperor Wen (203–157 BC), fourth son Madame, of the Cao
Emperor_Gaozu_of_Han
Kingdom in Imperial China
Youbeiping, Liaoxi, Liaodong and Guangyang. Five of them were revoked around 155 BC, and the remaining territory was equivalent to the Guangyang Commandery
Yan_Kingdom_(Han_dynasty)
Empress of Han China from 157 to 151 BC
Grand Empress Dowager Bo died in 155 BC, Empress Bo lost her source of support within the palace. In c.October 151 BC, her husband deposed her; she died
Empress_Bo
(190-180 BC) Coins Pantaleon (190-185 BC) Apollodotus I (reigned c. 180–160 BC) Antimachus II Nikephoros (160-155 BC) Coins Demetrius II (155-150 BC) The
Timeline of Indo-Greek kingdoms
Timeline_of_Indo-Greek_kingdoms
Title given to East Asian royal women
Dowager Lü Zhi (188 BC – 180 BC), during the reign of Emperor Qianshao and Emperor Houshao Grand Empress Dowager Bo (156 BC – 155 BC), during the reign
Grand_empress_dowager
Type of road marking
Spokesman-Review, April 28, 2014. Motor Vehicle Act Section 155 BC Laws Motor Vehicle Act Section 156 BC Laws "Road Traffic Act 1960 - 51 Traffic signs". Legislation
Yellow_line_(road_marking)
Period between prehistory and the medieval era
system. The Parthian Empire was led by the Arsacid dynasty, which by around 155 BC under Mithradates I had mostly conquered the Seleucid Empire. Parthia had
Ancient_history
Babylonian siege of Jerusalem (587 BC)
Rule". Tel Aviv. 26 (2): 155–190. doi:10.1179/tav.1999.1999.2.155. The destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians (586 B.C.) is the most traumatic event
Siege_of_Jerusalem_(587_BC)
Philosophical system
truth and our knowledge of it. The New Academy began with Carneades in 155 BC, the fourth head in succession from Arcesilaus. It was still largely skeptical
Platonism
Resistance to Rome, 155–139 BC. 2013. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-78159-128-4. Viriathus & the Lusitanian Resistance to Rome, 155–139 BC. 2013. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-78159-128-4
List of wars involving the Lusitanians
List_of_wars_involving_the_Lusitanians
Anatolia during classical antiquity
(c. 190 – c. 155 BC) waged war on many of his neighbours including Eumenes II of Pergamon and Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia (220 BC – 163 BC) as well as
Classical_Anatolia
2nd-century BC Egyptian satrap
Cyprus in 163. The Seleucids had always had their eye on the island, and in 155 Demetrius I Soter gave Archias a bribe of 500 talents in order to betray
Archias_of_Cyprus
Roman province
finally subdued when the Apuani were defeated by Marcus Claudius Marcellus in 155 BC. Sometimes referred to as Gallia Citerior ("Hither Gaul"), Provincia Ariminum
Cisalpine_Gaul
Ancient town in Italy
during the years 156-155 BC, against the Dalmatian tribes, which then led to the conquest of the city of Delminium. In 129 B.C. consul Gaius Sempronius
Roman_Aquileia
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
father-loving goddess'; 70/69 BC – 10 or 12 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic
Cleopatra
Ancient Greek philosopher (341–270 BC
doctrines there, Alcaeus and Philiscus, had been expelled from the city in 155 BC, while the earliest Epicurean writers in Latin, Amafinius, Catius, and Rabirus
Epicurus
short reign of his father, he inherited the title Prince of Chu in 174 BC. In 155 BC, Empress Dowager Bo, grandmother of Emperor Jing, died. Liu Wu was caught
Liu_Wu,_Prince_of_Chu
Ancient Greek philosopher
200 – c. 118 BC) of Phaselis was a Greek philosopher of the Peripatetic school. He was one of three philosophers sent to Rome in 155 BC (the other two
Critolaus
Decade
Chinese Han dynasty since 180 BC (b. 200 BC) 155 BC Empress Dowager Bo, imperial concubine of Emperor Gao of the Han dynasty 154 BC Chao Cuo, Chinese advisor
150s_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
Polycles of Cyrene, Olympic winner in 348 BC Polycles (155 BC), sculptor flourished about the 156th Olympiad (155 BCE), mentioned in Pliny's Natural History
Polycles
156 BC – 155 BC finished with the destruction of the Dalmatian capital Delminium by the consul Scipio Nasica. The second war was fought in 118 BC, after
Roman–Dalmatian_wars
8th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt
Cyprus in 161 BC. This expedition lasted up to a year, before fierce Cypriot resistance forced him to abandon the enterprise. In 156 or 155 BC, Ptolemy VIII
Ptolemy_VIII_Physcon
American writer and activist (1874-?)
Hermaphroditus, a lost bronze original by the ancient Greek Polycles (working ca 155 BC). The Borghese Hermaphroditus is usually considered the main ancient Roman
Jennie_June_(autobiographer)
Village and parish in Hampshire, England
Quarley High Linear band and ditch, was constructed 245 ± 155 BC. The flint mines date to 3983 ± 106 BC. Over Wallop has a small village shop and a family run
Over_Wallop
Calendar year
Year 153 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Nobilior and Luscus (or, less frequently
153_BC
timeline of ancient Greece from its emergence around 800 BC to its subjection to the Roman Empire in 146 BC. For earlier times, see Greek Dark Ages, Aegean civilizations
Timeline_of_ancient_Greece
Valley in Central Asia
Bactria (c. 120 BC), when confronted with invasions by the Yuezhi from the east and the Sakas Scythians from the south. After 155 BC, the Yuezhi were
Fergana_Valley
Region of Hispania during the Roman Republic
Cantabria, and the Basque Country. There was peace in the region until 155 BC when the Lusitanians attacked Hispania Ulterior. Twice defeating Roman praetors
Hispania_Ulterior
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
Timeline_of_Illyrian_history
regions governed by princely states. Porus (before 326 BC, probably 338 BC – between 321 and 315 BC) Gondophares I (c. 19 – 46) Coin Abdagases I (first years
List_of_monarchs_of_Punjab
Ancient Roman family
Publius Cornelius P. f. Cn. n. Scipio Nasica Corculum, consul in 162 and 155 BC, and censor in 159; pontifex maximus in 150 and princeps senatus in 147
Cornelia_gens
Taxon that disappears from the fossil record, only to reappear later
palm that disappeared around the 14th century, seeds dated from between 155 BC to 64 AD were found in the 1960s and were replanted in 2005. Montreal melon
Lazarus_taxon
Hispania was (for now) under Roman control. 163 BC - Lusitanian rebellion. No details recorded. 155 BC - The Lusitanians and Vettones raided Hispania Ulterior
Timeline of Portuguese history (Lusitania and Gallaecia)
Timeline_of_Portuguese_history_(Lusitania_and_Gallaecia)
captive rhinoceros in China comes from the tomb of Empress Dowager Bo (died 155 BC), a concubine of the first emperor of the Han dynasty, where a complete
Rhinoceroses_in_ancient_China
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
Historic commandery of China
southern Hebei. The commandery was created in early Western Han dynasty. In 155 BC, the territory was granted to Liu Pengzu (劉彭祖), son of the Emperor Jing
Xindu_Commandery
Chief magistrate of an ancient Greek city-state
Kleisthenes of Pleisthenes Archon at Athens in 525 BC?", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 155 (2006), pp. 91-107 Herodotus, Histories, books V
Eponymous_archon
Comune in Liguria, Italy
155 BC, found in the forum of Luna in 1851, was dedicated to M. Claudius Marcellus in honor of his triumph over the Ligurians and Apuani. In 109 BC it
Luni,_Italy
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
Antimachus II, likely the son of the Bactrian king Antimachus I. In about 155 or 165 BC, a king named Menander rose to power. Menander was the most successful
Hellenistic_period
Imperial Chinese army
minimum age was lowered to 20 after 155 BC, briefly raised to 23 again during the reign of Emperor Zhao of Han (r. 87–74 BC), but returned to 20 afterwards
Military_of_the_Han_dynasty
Roman statesman and historian
in 151 BC. He was also a historian and wrote the Annals in Greek. Apparently the son of Aulus Postumius Albinus Luscus, he was praetor in 155 BC, and consul
Aulus Postumius Albinus (consul 151 BC)
Aulus_Postumius_Albinus_(consul_151_BC)
2nd-century-BC King of Pontus
Pharnaces I (Greek: Φαρνάκης; lived 2nd century BC) was the fifth king of Pontus. Of Persian and Greek ancestry, he was the son of King Mithridates III
Pharnaces_I_of_Pontus
Lusitanian chief during the Lusitanian war
at the time opposed to the Numidians of Masinissa, ally to Rome. In 153 BC, Caucenus launched a military project of previously unseen ambition for his
Caucenus
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)
Governance during the Chinese Han dynasty (202 BC–220 AD)
Guards in the capital. By 155 BC, the minimum age for conscription was lowered to twenty. During Emperor Zhao of Han's (r. 87–74 BC) reign, the minimum age
Government_of_the_Han_dynasty
Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
her son in c. 120 BC. Perhaps Berenice, born between 163 and 160 BC. Died young in c. 150 BC. Cleopatra III, born between 160 and 155 BC. Married to her
Cleopatra_II
(155–153 BC, 150–148 BC) Guangchuan (廣川（ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄔㄨㄢ）) (155–152 BC, 148–70 BC, 66–50 BC) Changsha (長沙（ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄚ）) (155 BC–AD 9) Lu (魯（ㄌㄨˇ）) (154–6 BC, 4 BC–AD 9)
List_of_dynasties
Ancient Chinese political subdivision
the Kingdom of Chu, a vassal kingdom/principality of the Han dynasty. In 155 BC, Emperor Jing created a separate Principality of Lu, and granted it to his
Lu_Commandery
Babylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-5873-7. Frayne, Douglas (1997). Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). University of Toronto
List of wars involving Iran (before 1979)
List_of_wars_involving_Iran_(before_1979)
to dominate the whole peninsula, which took about two hundred years. In 155 BC, the Lusitanian War began, which opposed the military power of Rome to the
History_of_Lagos,_Portugal
Kingdom that existed from the Chu–Han Contention period to late 2nd century BC
state of Qi (11th century BC – 221 BC), a great power during the Warring States period until its annexation by the Qin. In 206 BC, Xiang Yu divided the Qin
Qi_Kingdom_(Han_dynasty)
Theatrical genre
particularly Stoic philosophers such as Crates of Mallus (168 BC) and even Athenian philosophers (155 BC).This allowed the Romans to develop an interest in a new
Theatre_of_ancient_Rome
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
Ancient tribe by the Adriatic Sea
Gentius in 167 BC, and during wars against the tribe of Dalmatae in 156–155 BC. The first Roman appearance in Liburnian waters occurred in 129 BC, during the
Liburnians
Calendar year
The Year 158 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lepidus and Laenas (or, less frequently
158_BC
Calendar year
Year 152 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marcellus and Flaccus (or, less frequently
152_BC
Calendar year
Year 157 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Orestes (or, less frequently
157_BC
Roman politician, who murdered Tiberius Gracchus
who had served twice as consul (in 162 and 155 BC), as censor in 159 BC, and as pontifex maximus since 150 BC. His grandfather was the Publius Cornelius
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio
Publius_Cornelius_Scipio_Nasica_Serapio
Province of Spain
Roman military forces. Zamora was in the latter region. Peace reigned until 155 BC when the Lusitanians attacked Hispania Ulterior. Two Roman defeats followed
Province_of_Zamora
prime ministers of Italy. Millennia: 1st BC · 1st–2nd · 3rd Centuries: 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC · See also · Bibliography Centuries: 1st ·
Timeline_of_Italian_history
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
Roman period as well. Interest in philosophy was first excited at Rome in 155 BC. by an Athenian embassy consisting of the Academic Skeptic Carneades, the
Culture_of_ancient_Rome
Lithuanian basketball team
has media related to BC Rytas. Official website (in Lithuanian and English) BC Lietuvos rytas at Euroleague.net (in English) BC Lietuvos rytas at LKL
BC_Rytas
155 BC
155 BC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Andrews.Swiss German and Hungarian : derivative of the personal name Andreas.Perhaps a reduced form of Greek Andronikos, Andronidis, or some other similar surname, all patronymics from Andreas.William Andros came to VA in 1617 and died there about 1655. Sir Edmund Andros (1637–1714) was the British colonial governor of several provinces in America between 1674 and 1698, most notably NY (1674–81).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a habitational name from Kitcham in Devon, but more likely a reduced form of Kitchenham, a habitational name from a place so named in East Sussex.Edward Ketcham (d. 1655) immigrated from Cambridge, England, to Massachusetts Bay Colony in about 1629–30, and subsequently moved to Stratford, CT.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly from a reduced form of the personal name Dominick.Chinese : from the name of Meng Mingshi, a senior minister of the state of Qin in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). His descendants adopted the first character of his given name, which means ‘bright’, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name, with fused preposition d(e), for someone from Anizy in Calvados, France, recorded in 1155 in the form Anisie. The place name is probably derived from the Romano-Gallic personal name Anitius (of uncertain origin) + the locative suffix -acum.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Maqqedah, MAKKEDAH means "place of shepherds." In the bible, this is the name of a place in Judah, near Beth Horon, mentioned in Joshua 15:41. Â
Female
Hebrew
(מַקֵּדָה) Hebrew name MAQQEDAH means "place of shepherds." In the bible, this is the name of a place in Judah, near Beth Horon, mentioned in Joshua 15:41. Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly from bleak ‘pale’ (first attested in the 16th century, but probably a much older word, derived from Old Norse bleikr, a cognate of Old English blÄc). The name John Bleke is recorded at Haddenham, near Ely, in 1585. However, the Low German or Dutch name Bleeke was introduced to England by a waterman recorded at Gravesend, Kent, in 1653, and this may account for some if not all examples of the name.
Male
Greek
(ΒαÏσαββάς) Greek form of Aramaic Bar-Sabba, probably BARSABBAS means "son of the Sabbath." In the bible, this is the surname of a certain Joseph and Judas, mentioned in Acts 1:23 and 15:22 respectively.
Female
Greek
(Ἰουλία) Feminine form of Greek Ioulios, IOULIA means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)." In the bible, this is the name of a Christian woman mentioned in Romans 16:15.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Northamptonshire)
English (chiefly Northamptonshire) : probably from the obsolete slang term facer, denoting a braggart or bully. The earliest citation for this term in OED is c. 1515.Americanized spelling of German Feeser.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Acey.A certain Joseph Asay is recorded in Salem County, NJ in 1755.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place so named in Hampshire. The place name, recorded in 955 as Rimucwuda, is probably from Old English rimuc ‘boundary’ + wudu ‘wood’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a variant of Burdett.Robert Burdick was a freeman of Newport, RI, in 1655.
Boy/Male
German Scottish
Rules the people; powerful ruler. Famous Bearers: explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) and...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably an early variant of Doughty.Edward Doty (c.1600–55) was one of the passengers on the Mayflower, a servant of Stephen Hopkins. He became comparatively wealthy and moved to Duxbury MA, where he left nine children.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : origin uncertain. Possibly it is a variant of Welsh Bevans.William Walter Beavers, from whom many bearers of this American family name are descended, was born in Wales on July 25, 1755 and married Elizabeth Ragsdale in Lunenburg Co. VA. He died in about 1807 in Elbert Co., GA.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from the personal name Jean, French form of
John.English : variant of Jayne.A Vivien Jean, recorded in Canada in 1681, was also known as
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : probably a habitational name from a place near Birling in Kent, now called Comfortsplace Farm, earlier known as Comports Place (1559) and Comporte (1601). This was named for a family associated with it called de Cumpeworth (1255). The place from which the family took its name has not been identified.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Kene, a short form of the Old English personal name Cēn or Cyne, based on Old English cēne ‘wise’, ‘brave’, ‘proud’.Americanized spelling of German Kühn (see Kuehn).Robert Keayne (d. 1655) was one of the founders of Boston MA, and is buried in the King’s Chapel Burying Ground there.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Woolcot in Somerset, possibly so named from Middle English wolle ‘spring’, ‘stream’ + cot ‘cottage’, ‘shelter’.Henry Wolcott (1578–1655), clothier, came from Tolland, Somerset, England, and settled in Windsor, CT, in 1636. His grandson Roger (1679–1767) was colonial governor of CT; his great-grandson Oliver (1726–1797) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
155 BC
155 BC
Girl/Female
Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Punjabi, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil
Active; Spontaneous
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Australian, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Assister; Friend
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
God; God of Venkateswara
Girl/Female
Tamil
The decorative end of a sari
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
A brave soldier
Girl/Female
Greek
A vision.
Female
English
Feminine form of Roman Latin Septimus, SEPTIMA means "seventh."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Abu Al-abbas Muhammad Ibn Sabih had this Name
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
One who Gives Strength
Girl/Female
Biblical American Greek
Good victory.
155 BC
155 BC
155 BC
155 BC
155 BC
n.
the name assumed by the Protestant party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves (1557) Lords of the Congregation.
n.
A low, soft, sibilant voice or utterance, which can be heard only by those near at hand; voice or utterance that employs only breath sound without tone, friction against the edges of the vocal cords and arytenoid cartilages taking the place of the vibration of the cords that produces tone; sometimes, in a limited sense, the sound produced by such friction as distinguished from breath sound made by friction against parts of the mouth. See Voice, n., 2, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 153, 154.
n.
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.
n.
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.]
n.
A commercial weight varying in different countries and for different commodities. In Borneo it is 135/ lbs.; in China and Sumatra, 133/ lbs.; in Japan, 133/ lbs.; but sometimes 130 lbs., etc. Called also, by the Chinese, tan.
n.
A rare metallic element found in platinum ore. It is a white malleable substance. Symbol Da. Atomic weight 154.
n.
A rare metallic element, of uncertain identification, supposed to exist in certain minerals, as gadolinite and samarskite, with other rare ytterbium earth. Symbol Tr or Tb. Atomic weight 150.
n.
One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend the sovereign of England on state occasions, and receive an annual pension, or allowance, of £150 and two horses.
n.
An aspect of two planets with regard to the earth when they are three octants, or three eighths of a circle, that is, 135 degrees, distant from each other.
a.
Applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element consisting of tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels, but dimmed and otherwise modified by some kind of obstruction in the oral or the nasal passage, and in some cases with a mixture of breath sound; -- a term introduced by Dr. James Rush in 1833. See Guide to Pronunciation, //155, 199-202.
v. t.
A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.
n.
A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.
n.
The immovable union of two joints of a crinoidal arm. T () the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, //262-264, and also //153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180.
n.
One of a class of auxiliary numbers, devised by John Napier, of Merchiston, Scotland (1550-1617), to abridge arithmetical calculations, by the use of addition and subtraction in place of multiplication and division.
n.
The position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150¡.
n.
One of certain corrupt persons in the early church at Ephesus, who are censured in rev. ii. 6, 15.
n.
An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24.
n.
A Portuguese vessel of 100 or 150 tons burden.
n.
See Fit a song. G () G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.
n.
A symbol representing fifteen units, as 15, or xv.