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Calendar year
Year 198 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Catus and Flamininus (or, less frequently
198_BC
Battle of the Second Macedonian War
The Battle of the Aous was fought in 198 BC between the Roman Republic and the Kingdom of Macedon, in the area between modern Tepelenë and Këlcyrë in Albania
Battle_of_the_Aous_(198_BC)
Town in Euboea, Greece
philosophy. After the Chremonidean War (267–262 BC) a permanent Macedonian garrison was installed. In 198 BC in the Second Macedonian War Eretria was plundered
Eretria
Topics referred to by the same term
198 is a year. 198 may also refer to: 198 BC 198 (number) Jordan 198 UFC 198 198 Ampella Arado Ar 198 X-Men: The 198 Radical 198 Lectionary 198 NGC 199
198_(disambiguation)
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
in 198 BC and the Temple was repaired and provided with money and tribute. Antiochus IV Epiphanes sacked Jerusalem and looted the Temple in 169 BC after
Hellenistic_period
Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)
they defeated the Han forces at Baideng in 200 BC. After negotiations, the heqin agreement in 198 BC nominally held the leaders of the Xiongnu and the
Han_dynasty
Roman general and statesman (c. 230–174 BC)
completely. In 198 BC he occupied Anticyra in Phocis and made it his naval yard and his main provisioning port. During the period from 197 to 194 BC, from his
Titus_Quinctius_Flamininus
(Weinan, Heshang and Zhongdi) in the first years of the Former Han. From 198 BC to 104 BC, they were overseen by the Clerk of the Capital (Neishi 內史). There
List of provinces and commanderies of the Han dynasty
List_of_provinces_and_commanderies_of_the_Han_dynasty
Han dynasty prince (208–194 BC)
Dai in 200 BC. After Zhang Ao was falsely accused of conspiring against the throne, Ruyi replaced him as prince or king of Zhao in 198 BC. The next year
Liu_Ruyi
Red crown of Lower Egypt
also used in other words or names of gods. Use in the Rosetta Stone In the 198 BC Rosetta Stone, the 'Red Crown' as hieroglyph has the usage mostly of the
Deshret
Kingdom in North Africa, 202 to 25 BC
200 BC, 14,000 quintals of wheat in 198 BC, 56,000 quintals of wheat and 28,000 quintals of barley in 191 BC, and 70,000 quintals of wheat in 170 BC. Massinissa
Numidia
War between Rome and Macedonia, 200–197 BC
Over the winter of 198/197 BC, Philip declared his willingness to make peace. The parties met at Nicaea in Locris in November 198 - Philip sailed from
Second_Macedonian_War
Calendar year
Year 200 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Maximus and Cotta (or, less frequently
200_BC
Roman politician, soldier and writer (234–149 BC)
Plebeian Games, and gave upon that occasion a banquet in honour of Jupiter. In 198 BC he was elected praetor, and obtained Sardinia as his province, with the
Cato_the_Elder
Founder and Emperor of Han Dynasty of China from 202 to 195 BC
construction, Xiao He completed the Changle Palace in 200 BC and the Weiyang Palace in 198 BC. Liu moved his court to the Changle Palace and, at Lou Jing's
Emperor_Gaozu_of_Han
List of links describing conflicts Rome was involved in
the Second Punic War. First Macedonian War (214–205 BC) Second Macedonian War (200–197 BC) 198 BC – Battle of the Aous – Roman forces under Titus Quinctius
List of Roman external wars and battles
List_of_Roman_external_wars_and_battles
5th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt
Antiochus III spent 198 BC solidifying his conquest of Coele-Syria and Judea, which would never again return to Ptolemaic control. In 197 BC, Antiochus III
Ptolemy_V_Epiphanes
Historic city centre of Damascus, Syria
BC–539 BC, Babylonia 539 BC–332 BC, Persian Achaemenid Empire 332 BC–323 BC, Macedonian Empire 323 BC–301 BC, Antigonid dynasty 301 BC–198 BC, Ptolemaic
Old_city_of_Damascus
(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
First division of the Christian Bible
time (332–198 BC), though containing much older material as well; Job was completed by the 6th century BC; Ecclesiastes by the 3rd century BC. Throughout
Old_Testament
Eurasian steppe confederation and empire
finally in 198 BC, a peace treaty was settled. Xiongnu in their expansion drove their western neighbour Yuezhi from the Hexi Corridor in year 176 BC, killing
Xiongnu
Indian Jain monk (297–198 BCE)
Sthulabhadra (297–198 BCE) was a Jain monk who lived during the 3rd century BCE. He was a disciple of Bhadrabahu and Sambhutavijaya. His father was Sakatala
Sthulabhadra
Jewish social movement and school of thought
[citation needed] After Alexander's death in 323 BC, Judea was ruled by the Egyptian-Hellenic Ptolemies until 198 BC, when the Syrian-Hellenic Seleucid Empire
Pharisees
Spread of Greek language and culture
control in 198 BC. By the time Antiochus IV Epiphanes came to rule Judea in 175 BC, Jerusalem was already somewhat Hellenized. In 170 BC, both claimants
Hellenization
One hundred years, from 200 BC to 101 BC
formed by complex sociopolitical units known as barangay or barangay states. 198 BC: Fifth Syrian War: Antiochus III takes control of Coele Syria and Judea
2nd_century_BC
Egyptian stele with three versions of a 196 BC decree
several islands and cities in Caria and Thrace, while the Battle of Panium (198 BC) had resulted in the transfer of Coele-Syria, including Judaea, from the
Rosetta_Stone
Battle of the Roman–Seleucid War
seeking to jointly conquer the territories of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. In 198 BC, Antiochus emerged victorious in the Fifth Syrian War, taking over Coele-Syria
Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC)
Battle_of_Thermopylae_(191_BC)
Empire (539 BC–332 BC) to Macedon (332 BC–323 BC) to Antigonids (323 BC–301 BC) to Ptolemaic Kingdom (301 BC–198 BC) to Seleucids (198 BC–167 BC) to Ituraea
List_of_rulers_of_Damascus
Historical practices of imperial marriage alliances in China
the Xiongnu. His proposal was adopted and implemented with a treaty in 198 BC, following the Battle of Baideng two years prior. Wang Zhaojun of the Han
Heqin
5 million slaves in the 1st century BC. Wickham, The Enslavement of War Captives by the Romans to 146 BC, p. 198. Harper, Slavery in the Late Roman World
Slavery_in_ancient_Rome
Part of Caesar's Civil War (48 BC)
Thetideion, the temple to Thetis south of Scotoussa, was near both. In 198 BC, in the Second Macedonian War, Philip V of Macedon sacked Palaepharsalos
Battle_of_Pharsalus
2nd-century BC Roman consul
Paetus Catus (fl. 198 – 194 BC) or Sextus Aelius Q.f. Paetus Catus (or "the clever one"), was a Roman Republican consul, elected in 198 BC. Today, he is best
Sextus_Aelius_Paetus_Catus
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
Chinese kingdom or principality (203 BC–213 AD)
made Prince Yin of Zhao by Emperor Gao in around 198 BC. Shortly after the death of the emperor in 195 BC, Prince Yin of Zhao died as a result of poisoning
Zhao_Kingdom_(Han_dynasty)
Name list
century Nabataean architect and engineer Apollodorus of Macedonia (fl. 198 BC), Macedonian scribe, secretary to King Philip V of Macedon Apollodorus of
Apollodorus
King of Macedonia from 221 to 179 BC
Φίλιππος, romanized: Philippos; 238 BC – 179 BC) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 221 to 179 BC. Philip's reign was principally marked
Philip_V_of_Macedon
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
Ancient Roman family
Perseus of Macedon and Ptolemy VI of Egypt in 173 BC. Lucius Cornelius L. f. Merula, praetor urbanus in 198 BC, and consul in 193. Gnaeus Cornelius Merula,
Cornelia_gens
King of Pergamon, reigned 241–197 BC
269–197 BC), was the ruler of the Greek polis of Pergamon (modern-day Bergama, Turkey) and the larger Pergamene Kingdom from 241 BC to 197 BC. He was
Attalus_I
Ancient capital of China
against the nearby Xiongnu. The Weiyang Palace was initially completed in 198 BC, but Liu Bang continued to rule from the Changle Palace for the remainder
Chang'an
Ancient Roman family
plebeian aedile in 216 BC. Marcus Claudius M. f. M. n. Marcellus, praetor in 198 BC, was assigned the province of Sicily. As consul in 196, he triumphed over
Claudia_gens
197 BC Roman victory in the Second Macedonian War
Assembly declared war, beginning the Second Macedonian War. On 15 March 198 BC, new consuls took office, with command in Macedonia being handed to Titus
Battle_of_Cynoscephalae
Roman statute forming the law
BC. The first known publications of the text of the Twelve Tables were prepared by the first Roman jurists. Sextus Aelius Paetus Catus (consul in 198
Twelve_Tables
Greek state during the Hellenistic period
(200–197 BC). King Antiochus III of the Seleucids seem to have conquered or at least cowed into neutrality much of Pergamene territory in 198 BC; by 196 BC, at
Kingdom_of_Pergamon
Rome defeated Carthage and was free to turn her attention eastwards. In 198 BC, the Second Macedonian War broke out because Rome saw Macedon as a potential
History_of_Greece
Historical period of Greece following Classical Greece
In 202 BC, Rome defeated Carthage, and was free to turn her attention eastwards, urged on by her Greek allies, Rhodes and Pergamum. In 198 BC, the Second
Hellenistic_Greece
2nd-century BC ruler in Epirus
over the Aetolians to an alliance with the Romans was assigned to him. In 198 BC Amynander took the towns of Phoca and Gomphi, and ravaged Thessaly. He was
Amynander_of_Athamania
Confederation of ancient Greek city-states (280–146 BC)
207–206 BC Lysippos 202–201 BC (?) Philopoemen of Megalopolis III 201–200 BC Kykliadas of Pharae 200–199 BC Aristainos of Megalopolis 199–198 BC Nikostratos
Achaean_League
Conflicts between Rome and various Greek kingdoms (214–148 BC)
consul Titus Quinctius Flamininus reached the plain of Thessaly by 198 BC. In 197 BC the Romans decisively defeated Philip at the Battle of Cynoscephalae
Macedonian_Wars
perpetually. 408 BC – 355 BC – Greece, Eudoxus of Cnidus 400 BC – 350 BC – Greece, Thymaridas 395 BC – 313 BC – Greece, Xenocrates 390 BC – 320 BC – Greece,
Timeline_of_mathematics
Decree passed by a council of priests, inscribed on the Rosetta Stone
territory of Coele-Syria, including Judaea, after the Battle of Panium (198 BC), while other territories were divided between Antiochus III the Great and
Rosetta_Stone_decree
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
Pseudoscientific needling treatment
mention of acupuncture in documents found in the tomb of Mawangdui from 198 BC suggest that acupuncture was not practised by that time. Several different
Acupuncture
Decade
This article concerns the period 199 BC – 190 BC. The Roman general Gnaeus Baebius Tamphilus attacks the Insubres in Gaul, but loses over 6,700 soldiers
190s_BC
Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
Coele-Syria remained a Seleucid possession after the Battle of Panium in 198 BC. In Alexandria, Cleopatra I was referred to as the Syrian. As part of the
Cleopatra_I_Syra
King of the Seleucid Empire from 222 to 187 BC
Antíokhos ho Mégas; c. 241 BC – 3 July 187 BC) was the sixth ruler of the Seleucid Empire, reigning from 223 BC to 187 BC. Ascending to the throne at
Antiochus_III_the_Great
2nd century BC Roman politician
in the second century BC. He was a member of gens Quinctia. He was the son either of Titus Quinctius Flamininus, consul in 198 BC, or of his younger brother
Titus Quinctius Flamininus (consul 150 BC)
Titus_Quinctius_Flamininus_(consul_150_BC)
Conflict between the Seleucid Empire and the Ptolemaic Kingdom
to Rome's demands. Antiochus completed the subjugation of Coele-Syria in 198 BC and went on to raid Ptolemy's remaining coastal strongholds in Caria and
Syrian_Wars
Ancient Roman family
consul in 201 BC. Sextus Aelius Q. f. Paetus Catus, an eminent jurist, consul in 198 BC. Quintus Aelius P. f. Q. n. Paetus, praetor in 170 BC, and consul
Aelia_gens
190/89 BCE battle in which Rome and Pergamon defeated the Seleucids
seeking to jointly conquer the territories of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. In 198 BC, he was victorious in the Fifth Syrian War, taking over Coele-Syria and
Battle_of_Magnesia
Secular cantata by J. S. Bach, funeral ode
Strahl, BWV 198: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl (cantata, ode) BWV 198; BC G 34 / Secular
Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl, BWV 198
Laß,_Fürstin,_laß_noch_einen_Strahl,_BWV_198
Town and polis in ancient Thessaly
relates that the retreat of Philip V of Macedon after the Battle of the Aous (198 BC) allowed the Aetolians to occupy much of Thessaly, and these latter devastated
Ctimene_(Thessaly)
writing, over 5,000 years ago, with the earliest records going back to 3,200 BC. Prehistory covers the time from the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) to the beginning
Timeline_of_prehistory
Calendar year
Year 197 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cethegus and Rufus (or, less frequently
197_BC
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
Antiochus III invaded Phoenicia in 198 BC. During the Punic Wars, Tyre sympathized with its former colony Carthage. In 195 BC, seven years after his defeat
History_of_Tyre,_Lebanon
Calendar year
Year 195 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Flaccus and Cato (or, less frequently
195_BC
Group of ten Hellenistic cities in the Levant
BC and the Roman conquest of Coele-Syria, including Judea in 63 BC. Some were established under the Ptolemaic dynasty which ruled Judea until 198 BC.
Decapolis
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
Ancient Roman family
and father of Titus and Lucius Quinctius Flamininus, the consuls of 198 and 192 BC. Caeso Quinctius L. f. K. n. Flamininus, one of the duumviri ordered
Quinctia_gens
Town and polis (city-state) in ancient Thessaly
relates that the retreat of Philip V of Macedon after the Battle of the Aous (198 BC) allowed the Aetolians to occupy much of Thessaly, and these latter devastated
Angeia
Egyptian hieroglyph
hieroglyph kh3 [clarification needed], the sun rising upon the horizon. In the 198 BC Rosetta Stone, the ship's mast hieroglyph has the unique usage in the final
Mast_(hieroglyph)
Town in Thessaly, Greece
(20), and Orosius (6.15.27) – place it specifically at Palaeopharsalos. In 198 BC Philip V had sacked Palaeopharsalos (Livy 32.13.9). If that town had been
Farsala
Imperial Chinese army
Altai region, to the Tianshan region, and beyond. — Nicola Di Cosmo In 198 BC, Wang Huang of Zhao and Chen Xi of Dai rebelled. Gaozu ordered Peng Yue
Military_of_the_Han_dynasty
50 BC–AD 9) Dai (代（ㄉㄞˋ）) (200–198 BC, 196–114 BC) Zhao (趙（ㄓㄠˋ）) (198–181 BC, 179–154 BC, 152 BC–AD 9) Huainan (淮南（ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄋㄢˊ）) (196–174 BC, 168–165 BC, 164–122
List_of_dynasties
Calendar year
Year 196 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Purpureo and Marcellus (or, less frequently
196_BC
Empress of Han China from 202 to 195 BC, regent from 195 to 180 BC
Lü Zhi (241 BC – 18 August 180 BC), courtesy name Exu (娥姁), and commonly known as Empress Lü (traditional Chinese: 呂后; simplified Chinese: 吕后; pinyin:
Empress_Lü
Calendar year
Year 201 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 Paetus (or, less frequently
201_BC
Colonies founded from a mother-city during the classical period
the eleventh century AD. During the Ptolemaic rule of Judea (from 301 BC to 198 BC), large-scale Jewish settlement in Egypt commenced. The Hellenistic Ptolemies
Colonies_in_antiquity
8th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt
Ptolemy V, who reigned from 204 to 180 BC. Ptolemy V's reign had been dominated by the Fifth Syrian War (204–198 BC), in which the Ptolemaic realm fought
Ptolemy_VIII_Physcon
Conflicts between the Han Empire and the Xiongnu (133 BC – 89 AD)
being, Emperor Gaozu sent Liu Jing to negotiate peace with Modu Chanyu. In 198 BC, a marriage alliance was concluded between the Han and the Xiongnu, but
Han–Xiongnu_wars
Ancient Roman family
sent as ambassador to the Achaians at Sicyon in 198 BC. Calpurnius, a praetorian senator around 90 BC, may be identical with Publius, the monetalis in
Calpurnia_gens
agreed that a Roman centurion was to act as Roman prefect in the town). In 198 BC, the number of Roman praetors was increased from four to six because it
Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
Roman_conquest_of_the_Iberian_Peninsula
relates that the retreat of Philip V of Macedon after the Battle of the Aous (198 BC) allowed the Aetolians to occupy much of Thessaly, and these latter plundered
Theuma_(Thessaly)
6th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt
The early reign of Ptolemy V was dominated by the Fifth Syrian War (204–198 BC) against the Seleucid king Antiochus III, who completely defeated the Ptolemaic
Ptolemy_VI_Philometor
Egyptian hieroglyph
believed to represent a 'town intersection' of roads. The Rosetta Stone of 198 BC includes the 'km.t' three times and of 22 Kmi place names for ancient Egypt
Km and Km.t (Kemet) (hieroglyphs)
Km_and_Km.t_(Kemet)_(hieroglyphs)
Army of Macedon under the Antigonids
Chios (201 BC) Battle of Lade (201 BC) Battle of the Aous (198 BC) Battle of Cynoscephalae Battle of Callinicus Battle of Uskana (169 BC) Siege of Aiginion
Antigonid_Macedonian_army
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
Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
198 BC, a combined force of Gauls and Ligurians plundered the whole region. As the people had never recovered from being sold into slavery, in 190 BC
Piacenza
Municipality in Gjirokastër, Albania
Macedonians had secured the passage and then blocked the Roman advance in 198 BC. A shepherd is said to have led the Roman troops through the mountains,
Këlcyrë
relates that the retreat of Philip V of Macedon after the Battle of the Aous (198 BC) allowed the Aetolians to occupy much of Thessaly. Whilst they were devastating
Callithera
Ancient Greek general
with the Roman consul Flamininus at Nicaea (Locris) in 198 BC. At the battle of Cynoscephalae (197 BC) he commanded the Boeotian troops in Philip's army;
Brachyllas
Eastern Mediterranean earthquake and tsunami
the emergence of the volcanic island of Hiera (modern Palea Kameni) in 198 BC. Sidon's earthquake is also mentioned in De rerum natura by Lucretius and
92_BC_Levant_earthquake
205 BC, Alexander Isios opposed Dorimachus and Scopas, who were elected by the Aetolians as legislators to reform Aetolian legislation. In 198 BC he was
Alexander_Isius
Chinese soldier, advisor, and noble (fl. 200 BC)
imposters as a good-faith measure during a treaty negotiated by Lou in 198 BC. He also advised the emperor to limit the danger of the former ruling houses
Lou_Jing
Calendar year
Year 199 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 Tappulus (or, less frequently
199_BC
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
Feudal lord of Han dynasty (died 182 BC)
Princess Yuan of Lu (posthumous title), who would later predecease him. In 198 BC, his plot to kill Liu Bang was revealed, but he was pardoned and only demoted
Zhang_Ao
Battle between Seleucid and Ptolemaic forces as part of the Fifth Syrian War
the end of 198 BC. Coele-Syria came under Seleucid control and the Ptolemies were compelled to sign a peace treaty with Antiochus in 195 BC. As one of
Battle_of_Panium
Decade
599 BC – 590 BC. 598 BC—Jeconiah succeeds Jehoiakim as King of Judah. 598 BC—Kamarina is founded in Sicily (traditional date). March 16, 597 BC—Babylonians
590s_BC
198 BC
198 BC
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
One of 108 Names of the Sun God
Girl/Female
Irish
Siobhan is another Irish form of Joan meaning “God is gracious.†A popular name in Ireland where the anglicised versions are often used. Siobhan McKenna, an Irish actress who died in 1986, was considered by many as a woman who personified all that was good about being Irish.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a vernacular form of the Late Latin personal name Dominicus ‘of the Lord’. This was borne by a Spanish saint (1170–1221) who founded the Dominican order of friars. In medieval England it may have been used as a personal name for a child born on a Sunday. As an English surname it is comparatively rare, and in the U.S. it has undoubtedly absorbed cognates in other European languages; for the forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.
Male
English
(Hebrew ×Ö²×œÖ¶×›Ö°Ö¼×¡Ö·× Ö°×“Ö¶×¨): Anglicized form of Latin Alexandrus (Greek Alexandros), ALEXANDER means "defender of mankind." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a son of Simon, a relative of the high priest, a Jew in Acts 19:33, and a coppersmith who opposed Paul.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a variant of Dollard. The name was in VA by 1698.
Girl/Female
Irish
Siobhan is another Irish form of Joan meaning “God is gracious.†A popular name in Ireland where the anglicised versions are often used. Siobhan McKenna, an Irish actress who died in 1986, was considered by many as a woman who personified all that was good about being Irish.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.John Dixwell (c. 1607–1698/9), a regicide who signed Charles I’s death warrant, fled from England to Hanau, Germany. From Hanau he migrated to New England, where he was first mentioned as being in America in 1664/5. The son of William Dixwell of Coton Hall, near Rugby, Warwickshire, John settled in New Haven, CT, where he assumed the name of James Davids.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English schepherde ‘shepherd’ (composed of words meaning ‘sheep’ + ‘herdsman’ or ‘guardian’), hence an occupational name for a shepherd. This English form of the name has absorbed cognates and equivalents from several other languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).
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 : nickname for a newcomer to a place, from Middle English newe ‘new’ + man ‘man’. This form has also absorbed several European cognates with the same meaning, for example Neumann. (For other forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Girl/Female
Irish
Siobhan is another Irish form of Joan meaning “God is gracious.†A popular name in Ireland where the anglicised versions are often used. Siobhan McKenna, an Irish actress who died in 1986, was considered by many as a woman who personified all that was good about being Irish.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the English form of the medieval personal name, Latin Ambrosius, from Greek ambrosios ‘immortal’, which was popular throughout Christendom in medieval Europe. Its popularity was due in part to the fame of St. Ambrose (c.340–397), one of the four Latin Fathers of the Church, the teacher of St. Augustine. In North America this surname has absorbed Dutch Ambroos and probably other cognates from other European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Surname or Lastname
English and Welsh
English and Welsh : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John). The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. In North America this name has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).
Girl/Female
Irish
Siobhan is another Irish form of Joan meaning “God is gracious.†A popular name in Ireland where the anglicised versions are often used. Siobhan McKenna, an Irish actress who died in 1986, was considered by many as a woman who personified all that was good about being Irish.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : patronymic from the personal name John. As an American family name, Johnson has absorbed patronymics and many other derivatives of this name in continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)Johnson is the second most frequent surname in the U.S. It was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Newman.Americanized form of various European cognates with the same meaning, for example Neumann. (For other forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Clement. As an American family name, this form has absorbed cognates in other continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Girl/Female
Native American
Running water. Famous Bearer: Tallulah Bankhead (1903 - 1968).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Marshburn.Edward Mashburn came from London to Onslow Co., NC, in 1698.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Pennington.Edward Penington, born in 1667 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire1, England, was appointed surveyor-general of the province of PA in 1698 and accompanied William Penn to Philadelphia.
198 BC
198 BC
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Smiling Happy
Boy/Male
Muslim
Servant of the vast
Boy/Male
Tamil
Bhavmanyu | பாவà¯à®®à®¾à®‚நà¯à®¯à¯à®‚
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vedic text
Girl/Female
French
Derived from medieval male form of Matthew.
Female
French
French form of Latin Mirabella, MIRABELLE means "wonderful."
Girl/Female
Australian, Latin, Polish
From the God Mars
Girl/Female
Indian
Holy Smile
Girl/Female
Indian
Ever a King
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
One who has Everything
198 BC
198 BC
198 BC
198 BC
198 BC
n.
A seal; a coining die; -- used adjectively to designate the silver currency of the Mogul emperors, or the Indian rupee of 192 grains.
n.
The fourth month of the French republican calendar [1792-1806]. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19. See VendEmiaire.
n.
A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.
n.
The tenth month of the French republican calendar dating from September 22, 1792. It began June 19, and ended July 18. See VendEmiaire.
a.
A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet.
n.
The eleventh month of the French republican calendar, -- commencing July 19, and ending August 17. See the Note under Vendemiaire.
n.
One of a monastic order founded in Rome in 1198 by St. John of Matha, and an old French hermit, Felix of Valois, for the purpose of redeeming Christian captives from the Mohammedans.
n.
A long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles.
n.
The twelfth month of the French republican calendar; -- commencing August 18, and ending September 16. See Vendemiaire.
n.
A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-206, etc.
n.
The eight month of the French republican calendar. It began April 20, and ended May 19. See Vendemiare.
n.
A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side the figure of an archer.
n. pl.
Same as Base, n., 19.
n.
The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792 -- 1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See VendEmiaire.
n.
Same as Eisel. F () F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma /, which probably had the value of English w consonant. The form and value of Greek letter came from the Phoenician, the ultimate source being probably Egyptian. Etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in E. five, Gr. pe`nte; E. wolf, L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos; E. fox, vixen ; fragile, break; fruit, brook, v. t.; E. bear, L. ferre. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178, 179, 188, 198, 230.
n.
A symbol for nineteen units, as 19 or xix.
n.
One of the Asmonean family. The Asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 b. c.
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 denoting eighteen units, as 18 or xviii.
n.
A coin [In sense (b) properly crown piece.] See Crown, 19.