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Calendar year
Year 231 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Matho and Maso (or, less frequently
231_BC
Former state in Ancient Greece
made Epirus a powerful state in the wider Hellenistic world (during 297–272 BC) that was comparable to the likes of Macedon and Rome. Pyrrhus' armies also
Epirus_(ancient_state)
Queen regent of the Ardiaei
Illyria, who reigned approximately from 231 BC to 228/227 BC. Following the death of her spouse Agron in 231 BC, she assumed the regency of the Ardiaean
Teuta
Carthaginian general (c. 275 – 228 BC)
By 231 BC, Hamilcar Barca had consolidated his Iberian territorial gains and established the city of Akra Leuke (Alicante), probably in 235 BC, to guard
Hamilcar_Barca
Illyrian king
was an Illyrian king of the Ardiaean Kingdom in the 3rd century BC, ruling c. 250–231 BC. The son of Pleuratus II, Agron succeeded in reconquering southern
Agron_of_Illyria
Αncient Greek tribe
342–330/329 BC Neoptolemus, son of Achilles and Deidamia (Aeacid dynasty till 231 BC) Molossus, son of Neoptolemus and Andromache Alcon (6th century BC), suitor
Molossians
3rd-century BC Roman senator and general
279 BC – 202 BC) was a politician of the Roman Republic. He had a long and distinguished career, being consul in 235 BC and 224 BC, censor in 231 BC, and
Titus Manlius Torquatus (consul 235 BC)
Titus_Manlius_Torquatus_(consul_235_BC)
Roman general and statesman (260–231 BC)
Gaius Duilius (fl. 260 – 231 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. As consul in 260 BC, during the First Punic War, he won Rome's first ever victory at
Gaius_Duilius
Imperial dynasty of China (221–206 BC)
adult men in 231 BC. The Zhou inherited the writing system of Chinese characters used by the preceding Shang dynasty (c. 1600 – c. 1056 BC) and first attested
Qin_dynasty
Ancient Illyrian dynasty
prosperity for the Illyrian kingdom., ruled BC 260 ~ BC 250 Agron of Illyria: reigned from 250 BC to 230 BC. In 231 BC, Agron possessed the most powerful land
Ardiaean-Labeatan_dynasty
have arrived during the middle of the Han dynasty, or even as early as 231 BC. Relatively isolated communities developed from the Tang and Song dynasties
East_Asian_Jews
230 BCE siege
The siege of Medion was a siege carried out by the Aetolian League in 231 BC against the Ancient Greek city of Medion in Acarnania. The siege triggered
Siege_of_Medion
Announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism
during his reign from 272 BC to 231 BC. Reform of Roman Calendar, Julian Calendar, took effect on 1 January AUC 709 (45 BC). Edictum perpetuum (129),
Edict
naming the cow that bore them. Unless otherwise noted, bulls from 321-50 BC are taken from Thompson 2012, pp. 263–283 Thompson 2012, p. 106. Thompson
List_of_Apis_bulls
Ancient Greek city council
was to meet at Corinth. The Epirus, which became a federal republic in 231 BC, was ruled by the "Synedrion", or "The Congress". The Synedrion was dissolved
Boule_(ancient_Greece)
Ancient western Balkan kingdom
ruled BC 260 ~ BC 250 (before his son Agron) Agron of Illyria: reigned from 250 BC to 230 BC (after his father Pleuratus II). In 231 BC, Agron possessed
Illyrian_kingdom
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
Ruler of Chinese State of Han from 238 to 230 BC
Qin state to request to be a vassal. However, Han Fei was executed. In 231 BC, Han An offered Nanyang (南陽), an area around modern-day Mount Wangwu, to
An,_King_of_Han
King of Chinese state of Zhao from 235 to 228 BC
Year, 231 BC, there was a major earthquake in the Dai (代) region. In his 6th Year, 230 BC, there was a major famine in Zhao. In his 7th Year, 229 BC, Qin
King_Youmiao
Illyrian queen
Greek: Τριτεύτα; fl. 230–219 BC) was an Illyrian queen and the first wife of the Illyrian king Agron of the Ardiaei (r. 250–231 BC), with whom she had a son
Triteuta
Ancient Western Balkanic tribes
piracy and ruled from 250 BC by the king Agron. The Illyrian attack under Agron, against Aetolians mounted in either 232 or 231 BC, is described by Polybius:
Illyrians
Third-century BC Roman consul
Pomponius Matho was a Roman politician in the third century BC. Matho himself was consul in 231 BC, together with Gaius Papirius Maso as his colleague. In
Marcus_Pomponius_Matho
King of Macedon, 239 – 229 BC
greatest force in their history (c. 231 BC), but Epirus needed some sort of force to deter them. At some point in 230–229 BC in an unknown location in north-west
Demetrius_II_Aetolicus
BC) this siege is semi or entirely mythical. Siege of Uruk (c. 2580 BC) Siege of Qabra (1780 BC) Siege of Hiritum (1764 BC) Siege of Larsa (1763 BC)
List_of_sieges
Quintus Fulvius Flaccus (c. 277 BC – 202 BC), son of Marcus Fulvius Flaccus (consul 264 BC), was consul in 237 BC. Broughton T. Magistrates of the Roman
Quintus Fulvius Flaccus (consul 237 BC)
Quintus_Fulvius_Flaccus_(consul_237_BC)
Decade
contention (d. 202 BC) 231 BC Hieronymus, tyrant of Syracuse (d. 214 BC) Han Xin, prominent Chinese general of the early Han dynasty is born. 239 BC Antigonus
230s_BC
Greek island in the North Aegean
Pyrrha. Pyrrha was destroyed in an earthquake in 231 BC, and Antissa by the Roman Republic in 168 BC. Two of the nine lyric poets in the Ancient Greek
Lesbos
Ancient Roman family
M. n., censor in 318 BC. Lucius Papirius Maso, aedile circa 312 BC. Gaius Papirius L. f. Maso, father of the consul of 231 BC. Gaius Papirius C. f. L
Papiria_gens
BC) Aratus of Sicyon VI 235 - 234 BC Lydiadas of Megalopolis I 234 - 233 BC Aratus of Sicyon VII 233 - 232 BC Lydiadas of Megalopolis II 232 - 231 BC
List of state leaders in the 3rd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_3rd_century_BC
Confederation of ancient Greek city-states (280–146 BC)
Sicyon VII 233–232 BC Lydiadas of Megalopolis II 232–231 BC Aratus of Sicyon VIII 231–230 BC Lydiadas of Megalopolis III 230–229 BC (Margos of Keryneia †
Achaean_League
Historical period of Corsica
government. A rebellion in 231 BC was defeated by Gaius Papirius Maso, for which he received the first triumph in monte Albano. In 227 BC, the two islands became
Ancient_Corsica
Aspect of women's history
the Ardiaei tribe in Illyria. Following the death of her spouse Agron in 231 BC, she assumed the regency of the Ardiaean Kingdom for her stepson Pinnes
Women_in_ancient_warfare
Historical region in the south-east of the Caspian sea
Parthia in 231 BC, but was unsuccessful as he was forced to return to Asia Minor to quell unrest. Following the Battle of Mount Labus in 209 BC, Antiochus
Hyrcania
Conglomeration of Indo-European peoples and tribes in the Balkan Peninsula
Pharos in 218 BC and flees to Macedonia., ruled B.C 222~B.C 219 Scerdilaidas: allied with Rome to defeat Macedonia in 208 BC., ruled B.C 218~B.C 206 Pinnes:
List_of_Illyrians
with the Holocene glacial retreat around 11650 years Before Present (c. 9700 BC). It is characterized by a general trend towards global warming, the expansion
Timeline of extinctions in the Holocene
Timeline_of_extinctions_in_the_Holocene
Chief deity of Roman state religion
apparent in the common association with the rite of the triumph: since 231 BC some triumphing commanders had triumphed there first with the same legal
Jupiter_(god)
Wars in the Mediterranean, 229–168 BC
the siege. The Illyrian attack under Agron was mounted in either 232 or 231 BC. One hundred lembi, with 5000 men on board, sailed up to land at Medion
Illyrian_Wars
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
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
Roman general and statesman, consul in 252 and 248 BCE, censor in 241 BCE
Cotta (fl. 252–231 BC) was a Roman statesman and general during the middle era of the Roman Republic. He was one of the two consuls of 252 BC, serving with
Gaius Aurelius Cotta (consul 252 BC)
Gaius_Aurelius_Cotta_(consul_252_BC)
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
3rd pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt (r. 246-222 BC)
23 August 237 BC. Work continued for most of the Ptolemaic dynasty; the main temple was finished in the reign of Ptolemy IV in 231 BC, and the full complex
Ptolemy_III_Euergetes
interior. Rebellions were frequent, with notable uprisings occurring in 231 BC, which was suppressed by Gaius Papirius Maso, who celebrated a triumph on
History_of_Corsica
(272-255 ВС) Olympias II of Epirus Pyrrhus II Ptolemy of Epirus (238-231 ВС) Deidamia (?-231 BC) Oroedus, king of the Parauaioi Antiochus (King), king of the
List_of_ancient_Epirotes
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
Town in Split-Dalmatia, Croatia
Agron ruling c. 250–231 BC. extended his rule over many cities in the Adriatic and established Illyrian control over Pharos. In 218 BC, the Romans defeated
Stari_Grad,_Croatia
Chinese military general and politician (?–196 BCE)
humiliation to preserve my life to achieve great things in the future." In 209 BC, Han Xin joined Xiang Liang's rebel army when rebellions erupted throughout
Han_Xin
Calendar year
Hieronymus, grandson of Hiero II of Syracuse and tyrant (assassinated) (b. c. 231 BC) Samprati, Mauryan emperor of Magadha Emperor Kōrei of Japan, according
215_BC
Calendar year
Demetrius of Pharos, Illyrian ruler Hieronymus, tyrant of Syracuse (b. 231 BC) LeGlay, Marcel; Voisin, Jean-Louis; Le Bohec, Yann (2001). A History of
214_BC
Archaeological site in Mardan, Pakistan
writing in the subcontinent. They were constructed during the 3rd Century BC (272-231 BC), during the reign of Ashoka, the famous Mauryan emperor, inscribed
Shahbaz_Garhi
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
Roman road in Italy
which began in 312 BC with the building of the Via Appia. Other roads included in this construction period were the Viae Amerina (c. 231 BC), Flaminina, Clodia
Via_Aurelia
King of Qin, China from 307 to 251 BC
offensive by the five-state alliance in 247 BC, and two major victories against Qin invasions in 240 BC and 231 BC (the latter won by general Li Mu), but it
King_Zhaoxiang_of_Qin
Dardanians and lose most of their plunder. Autariatai absorbed by the Celts. 231 BC. Agron, king of the Ardiaei, sends his fleet to relieve the Acarnanian city
Timeline_of_Illyrian_history
City in Punjab, Pakistan
It remained under the Mauryas until shortly after the death of Ashoka in 231 BC, and later came under the sway of Demetrius I who founded the Indo-Greek
Gujrat,_Pakistan
Roman general and statesman (c. 229 – 160 BC)
Papiria Masonia), daughter of the consul Gaius Papirius Maso (consul in 231 BC), whom he divorced, according to Plutarch, for no particular reason. From
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus
Lucius_Aemilius_Paullus_Macedonicus
Fifth largest city of Kosovo
earliest known name for Peja is "Peion", a Dardanian city built around 231 BC. He states that it was made by the Dardanians as a city to house groups
Peja
Dardanians and lose most of their plunder. Autariatai absorbed by the Celts. 231 BC. Agron, king of the Ardiaei, sends his fleet to relieve the Acarnanian city
Illyrian_warfare
Calendar year
Year 230 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Barbula and Pera (or, less frequently
230_BC
Third-century Roman consul
Papirius Maso was a Roman politician in the third century BC. Papirius served as consul in 231 BC, with Marcus Pomponius Matho as his colleague. In this
Gaius_Papirius_Maso
Illyrian tribe
Agron (– 231 BC): son of Pleuratus; married Triteuta with whom he had Pinnes; he then divorced his first wife and married Teuta; Teuta (231 – 228): married
Ardiaei
Calendar year
Year 232 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 Melleolus (or, less frequently
232_BC
Emperor of China from 210 to 207 BC
Qin Er Shi (229 – 207 BC), given name Huhai, was the second emperor of the Chinese Qin dynasty, reigning from 210 to 207 BC. The son of Qin Shi Huang
Qin_Er_Shi
preserved on the battlefield and guarded vigilantly by his faithful dog. 231 BC: Roman consul Marcus Pomponius Matho led the Roman legions through the inland
Dogs_in_warfare
Second-largest city of Albania
control of the Illyrian Ardiaei under Agron, who fortified the city (c. 250–231 BC). When the Romans defeated the Illyrians, they replaced the rule of queen
Durrës
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
of the Ardiaei, who often engaged in piracy under Queen Teuta (reigned 231–227 BC). Further inland was the Illyrian Paeonian Kingdom and the tribe of the
Hellenistic_period
Calendar year
Year 233 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. It was formerly known as the Year of the Consulship of Verrucosus and Matho (or, less frequently
233_BC
Script used to write the Greek language
used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BC. It was derived from the earlier Phoenician alphabet, and is the earliest
Greek_alphabet
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
State with sovereignty based on land or territory
sovereign states from acquiring power. The Mauryan Empire lasted from 272 BC to 231 BC in which the death of the last ruler Asoka allowed the next empire (the
Territorial_state
Decade
This article concerns the period 609 BC – 600 BC. [[ |550px|thumb|Map of the Eastern Hemisphere in 600 BC.]] 609 BC—The Babylonians defeat the Assyrian
600s_BC_(decade)
3rd-century BCE Illyrian king of the Dardanians
Longarus (ruled c. 231 – 206 BC) was an Illyrian king of the Dardanian Kingdom. Longarus was at war with various Macedonian kings and managed to conquer
Longarus
Aspects of the Roman god
apparent in the common association with the rite of the triumph: since 231 BC some triumphing commanders had triumphed there first with the same legal
Epithets_of_Jupiter
Topics referred to by the same term
of Illyria, King of the Ardiaean dynasty (Illyrian Kingdom) from 250 to 231 BC Agron of Lydia, legendary fourth King of Maeonia This disambiguation page
King_Agron
Epic poem attributed to Homer
first composed in Homeric Greek around the 8th or 7th century BC; by the mid-6th century BC, it had become part of the Greek literary canon. In antiquity
Odyssey
Roman general and senator
incomplete, because the war was continued by his brother Marcus, consul in 231 BC. In 217 BC, he was apparently chosen magister equitum (Eng. "master of the horse")
Manius_Pomponius_Matho
Millennium between 3000 BC to 2001 BC
BC. 30th century BC 29th century BC 28th century BC 27th century BC 26th century BC 25th century BC 24th century BC 23rd century BC 22nd century BC 21st
3rd_millennium_BC
Ancient Roman province
who was granted the honor of celebrating a triumph.[citation needed] In 231 BC, in light of the widespread tensions, a consular army was sent to deal with
Sardinia_and_Corsica
Ancient Roman family
in 231 BC. Marcus Pomponius (M. f. M'. n.) Matho, praetor in 204 BC. Pomponia M'. f. M'. n., the daughter of Manius Pomponius Matho, consul in 233 BC, was
Pomponia_gens
Ancient Roman politician
Torquatus Atticus, consul in 244 BC and 241 BC, and Titus Manlius Torquatus, consul in 235 BC and 224 BC and censor in 231 BC, were his sons or other relatives
Titus Manlius Torquatus (consul 299 BC)
Titus_Manlius_Torquatus_(consul_299_BC)
Calendar year
Year 229 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Albinus and Centumalus (or, less frequently
229_BC
Ancient city
city became the centre of the federal government of the Epirote League. In 231 BC, an Illyrian army of Queen Teuta, returning north from a raid in the Peloponnese
Phoenice
Ancient Greek marble statue of Aphrodite
uncertain, but the modern consensus places it in the 2nd century BC, perhaps between 160 and 110 BC. It was discovered in 1820 on the island of Milos, Greece
Venus_de_Milo
Calendar year
Year 234 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Albinus and Ruga (or, less frequently
234_BC
Ancient Chinese divination text
the Western Zhou period (1000–750 BC). Over the course of the Warring States and early imperial periods (500–200 BC), it transformed into a cosmological
I_Ching
Ancient forms of the Greek language
1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (c. 1400 – c. 1200 BC), Dark Ages (c. 1200 – c. 800 BC), the
Ancient_Greek
Basketball team
National 1991-1992". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 1 January 2026. "OLYMPIAKOS BC PIRAEUS ACCUMULATED STATISTICS 1992-93". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 1 January
Olympiacos_B.C.
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Latin: Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until
Augustus
Age of the ancient Greeks and Romans
antiquity, is the period of cultural European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD, following the Greek Dark Ages and being succeeded
Classical_antiquity
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
north, Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south. Before the 4th century BC, Macedonia was a small kingdom with its capital at Aigai, outside of the area
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Modern calendar era
Guide to Standard American English – A.D., B.C., (A.)C.E., B.C.E. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-06989-2. A.D. appears either before or after
Common_Era
Illyrian king
Mytilos or Mytilus (Ancient Greek: Μύτιλος; Latin: Mytilus; ruled c. 270 – 231 BC) was an Illyrian king who reigned in southern Illyria, around the hinterland
Mytilos
Last of four yugas (ages) in Hindu cosmology
based on it starting in 3102 BCE: Mahabharata, Book 12 (Shanti Parva), Ch. 231: (17) A year (of men) is equal to a day and night of the gods ... (19) I
Kali_Yuga
Hellenistic-era Greek state in Egypt (305–30 BC)
Harvard University Press. pp. 10, 231. ISBN 9780674030657. OCLC 191732570. Lloyd, Alan (2003). "The Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC)". In Shaw, Ian (ed.). The Oxford
Ptolemaic_Kingdom
Calendar year
Year 228 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Ruga and Verrucosus (or, less frequently
228_BC
Archaeological period
until the end of the second millennium BC. In contrast, the components of bronze—tin with a melting point of 231.9 °C (449.4 °F) and copper with a relatively
Iron_Age
Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)
dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) was an imperial dynasty of China established by Liu Bang, and preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and the
Han_dynasty
Chinese general (26 August 544 – 10 September 496 BC)
philosopher, and writer who lived during the Eastern Zhou period (771–256 BC). Sun Tzu is traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War, a Classical
Sun_Tzu
Decade
This article concerns the period 219 BC – 210 BC. Following the defection of one of Ptolemy IV's leading commanders, Egypt's Syrian territories are seriously
210s_BC
Carthaginian military leader and politician (c. 270–221 BC)
subsequent career of conquest in Hispania. In 237 BC, they parted towards the Peninsula, but around 231–230 BC Hasdrubal allegedly interceded in Hamilcar's
Hasdrubal_the_Fair
231 BC
231 BC
Surname or Lastname
Jewish
Jewish : from the Hebrew personal name Amos, of uncertain origin, in some traditions connected with the Hebrew verb amos ‘to carry’, and assigned the meaning ‘borne by God’. This was the name of a Biblical prophet of the 8th century bc, whose oracles are recorded in the Book of Amos. This was one of the Biblical names taken up by Puritans and Nonconformists in the 16th–17th centuries, too late to have had much influence on surname formation, except in Wales.English : variant of Amis, assimilated in spelling to the Biblical name. It occurs chiefly in southeastern England.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Tang 2.Chinese : variant of Tang 3.Chinese : from a modification of the character Zhong (). In the Xia dynasty (2205–1766 bc), there existed a senior adviser whose name was Zhonggu. Much later, in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 ad), some descendants settled along a river that became known as the Tong Family river. As the Manchus moved southwards, some took up residence by this river and they too adopted Tong as their surname.Chinese : from Lao Tong, the ‘style name’ given to a son of Zhuan Xu, legendary emperor of the 26th century bc. Two of his sons became important advisers to the next emperor, Ku. Some descendants of Lao Tong adopted a character from his style name as their surname.Chinese : see also Dong.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of tongs (Old English tang(e)), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word (there are examples in Lancashire, Shropshire, and West Yorkshire), from their situation by a fork in a road or river, considered as resembling a pair of tongs.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a tongue of land, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (Old English tunge, Old Norse tunga), for example Tonge in Leicestershire.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Antonius (see Anthony). It could also be from Dutch tong ‘tongue’ and hence a nickname for a chatterbox or scold, or possibly a shortening of Van Tongeren, a habitational name for someone from Tongeren in the province of Gelderland.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long’, ‘tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus).Irish (Ulster (Armagh) and Munster) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan).Chinese : from the name of an official treasurer called Long, who lived during the reign of the model emperor Shun (2257–2205 bc). his descendants adopted this name as their surname. Additionally, a branch of the Liu clan (see Lau 1), descendants of Liu Lei, who supposedly had the ability to handle dragons, was granted the name Yu-Long (meaning roughly ‘resistor of dragons’) by the Xia emperor Kong Jia (1879–1849 bc). Some descendants later simplified Yu-Long to Long and adopted it as their surname.Chinese : there are two sources for this name. One was a place in the state of Lu in Shandong province during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). The other source is the Xiongnu nationality, a non-Han Chinese people.Chinese : variant of Lang.Cambodian : unexplained.
Male
Iranian/Persian
Persian name of one of the 23 Hamkar archangels, GOVAD means "good wind." Govad's special domain is "wind and waves."Â
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Wen 2.Chinese : from a character in the personal name of Hu Gongman, a retainer of Wu Wang. After the latter established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc, he granted the state of Chen to Hu Gongman, whose descendants adopted the second character of his given name, Man, as their surname. This character also means ‘Manchurian’, but the name does not appear to be related to this meaning.Chinese : variant of Wen 3.Chinese : variant of Wan 1.English and Jewish : variant spelling of Mann.Dutch : from Middle Dutch man ‘man’, ‘husband’, ‘vassal’, ‘arbiter’.French : from the Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann 2).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the personal name Man, derived from Yiddish ‘man’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Nye.Chinese : from the name of Nie City, which existed during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). It was granted to a son of a duke of the state of Qi; his descendants adopted the name of the city as their surname.
Female
English
English name derived from the season name, "spring," (Mar. 21 thru Jun. 21), derived from the verb spring, "to burst forth," from Proto-Indo-European *sprengh-, SPRING means "rapid movement."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Daniel Brainerd came to Hartford, CT, in 1649 at around the age of eight. There is a widespread belief that he came from Braintree, Essex, England, and that his surname may be an altered form of that place name, but there is no documentation to support this. In 1662, at the age of 21, he became one of the founders of Haddam, CT.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Schum.Chinese : (Pinyin Cen) this surname was derived from an area so named during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc).
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
Chinese
Chinese : from the place name Pan, which existed in the state of Wei during the Zhou dynasty. Bi Gonggao, fifteenth son of the virtuous duke Wen Wang, was granted a state named Wei when the Zhou dynasty came to power in 1122 bc (see Feng 1). Bi Gonggao in turn granted the area called Pan to one of his sons, whose descendants eventually adopted Pan as their surname. This name is also Romanized as Poon, Pun, and Pon.Korean : There are two Chinese characters for this surname; only one of them, however, is common enough to warrant treatment here. There are three clans which use this character: the KisÅng (also called the KÅje), the Kwangju, and the Namp’yÅng. The founding ancestors of these clans were KoryÅ (918–1392) figures, and it is widely believed that they were related.Spanish and southern French (Occitan) : metonymic occupational name for a baker or a pantryman, from Spanish and Occitan pan ‘bread’ (Latin panis).English and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for someone who cast pans, from Middle English, Middle Dutch panne ‘pan’.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish pan ‘lord’, ‘master’, ‘landowner’, hence a nickname for a haughty person.Perhaps also an Americanized spelling or translation of German Pfann (North German Pann).
Male
Hebrew
(שָׂרָף) Hebrew name SARAPH means "burning one" or "serpent." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Shelah. It is also the name of a species of venomous serpents mentioned in Numbers 21:6, and the name of an order of six-winged angels mentioned by Isaiah who attend upon God.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Horace, Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of unknown origin, associated chiefly with the name of the poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 bc).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Pink.Chinese : there are two sources of this name, which also means ‘peace’. One is the name of a senior minister of the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), who was posthumously named Yan Pingzhong. The other source is a city called Ping in the state of Han during the Warring States period (403–221 bc). It was granted to a marquis whose descendants adopted the place name as their surname.
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English
English : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Wren.Dutch (de Ren) : origin unexplained.Variant spelling of German Renn.Swedish : soldier’s name, from ren ‘reindeer’.Chinese : from the name of Rencheng ‘Ren City’, which was granted to Yu Yang, the 25th son of the Emperor Huang Di (2697–2595 bc). Some of his descendants later adopted the place name as their surname.
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English (Cheshire)
English (Cheshire) : habitational name from any of various minor places named with Old English ēcels ‘additional part of an estate’, from ēcan ‘to increase’. Compare Etchells.The earliest record of this surname is in Church Minshull, Cheshire, England, in 1566, when John, son of Thomas Eachus, was baptized. Peter Eachus married Margaret Pownall in Church Minshull on 21 April 1594.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : there are two sources for this character for Wen, which also means ‘warm’. One is a territory named Wen, and the other an area named Wenyi. Descendants of rulers of these areas adopted Wen as their surname.Chinese : from a character that also means ‘literature’. Its origin, however, is from the given name of an ancient personage called Wen.Chinese : from a character that also means ‘hear’. During the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), in the state of Lu there existed a man who has a supplementary name, Wenren. His descendants adopted the first character of his name, Wen, as their surname.English : unexplained.
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.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the medieval French form of the Latin personal name Sabinus or its feminine form Sabina, originally an ethnic name for a member of an ancient Italic people of central Italy, whose name is of uncertain origin. According to legend, in the 8th century bc the Romans slaughtered the Sabine menfolk and carried off the women. More influential as far as name-giving is concerned was the existence of several Christian saints bearing this name. The masculine name was borne by at least ten early saints (martyrs and bishops), but as a given name the feminine form was always more popular.Jewish : probably also an Americanized form of some like-sounding Jewish name.
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Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Liberation
Boy/Male
Tamil
Honored, Desired, Liked
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Unbeatable
Girl/Female
Greek
Born fifth.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Castle
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a stream, Middle English atte borne ‘at the bourn’. The preposition may alternatively be Anglo-Norman French a, likewise meaning ‘at’.Samuel Aborn came to MA from England in 1636; his name is also spelled Eborne.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Gift from God
Girl/Female
Tamil
Yashoguri | யாஷோகà¯à®°à¯€
Boy/Male
Indian, Japanese
Blessed
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sreelatha | ஸà¯à®°à¯€à®²à®¾à®¤à®¾Â
Loves, Wealth creeper
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n.
The third month of the French republican calendar. It commenced November 21, and ended December 20., See Vendemiaire.
a.
A great circle of the celestial sphere, making an angle with the equinoctial of about 23¡ 28'. It is the apparent path of the sun, or the real path of the earth as seen from the sun.
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.
The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic.
n.
Worn out; far gone; advanced. See Strike, v. t., 21.
n.
The name popularly given to the rich man in our Lord's parable of the "Rich Man and Lazarus" (Luke xvi. 19-31). Hence, a name for a rich worldling.
n.
A measure of capacity equal to a cubic meter, or a thousand liters. It is equivalent to 35.315 cubic feet, and to 220.04 imperial gallons, or 264.18 American gallons of 321 cubic inches.
n. pl.
A festival celebrated annually by the Romans on February 23 in honor of Terminus, the god of boundaries.
n.
The fourth month of the French republican calendar [1792-1806]. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19. See VendEmiaire.
a.
A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, making an angle of 23¡ 28' with the equator; -- used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.
n.
A colorless, tasteless, odorless, gaseous element occurring in the free state in the atmosphere, of which it forms about 23 per cent by weight and about 21 per cent by volume, being slightly heavier than nitrogen. Symbol O. Atomic weight 15.96.
n.
A bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents; also, a weight equal to 236 grains troy.
n.
The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792 -- 1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See VendEmiaire.
n.
A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep.
n.
Force of utterance expended upon words or syllables. Stress is in English the chief element in accent and is one of the most important in emphasis. See Guide to pronunciation, // 31-35.
n.
The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called "the fall." Astronomically, it begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal equinox, about September 23, and ends at the winter solstice, about December 23; but in popular language, autumn, in America, comprises September, October, and November.
n.
Any positive or negative number that differs from a given number by a multiple of a given modulus; thus, if 7 is the modulus, and 9 the given number, the numbers -5, 2, 16, 23, etc., are residues.
v. i.
The time of the sun's passing the solstices, or solstitial points, namely, about June 21 and December 21. See Illust. in Appendix.
n.
The angle made by two lines or planes; as, the inclination of the plane of the earth's equator to the plane of the ecliptic is about 23¡ 28'; the inclination of two rays of light.
n.
The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. See Autumnal equinox, Vernal equinox, under Autumnal and Vernal.