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Calendar year
Year 236 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caudinus and Varus (or, less frequently
236_BC
Millennium between 4000 BC and 3001 BC
The 4th millennium BC spanned the years 4000 BC to 3001 BC. Some of the major changes in human culture during this time included the beginning of the
4th_millennium_BC
in 450 BC) and the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian, also known as the Justinian Code (429–534 AD). In India, the Edicts of Ashoka (269–236 BC) were followed
List_of_ancient_legal_codes
King of Zhao
King Daoxiang of Zhao (Chinese: 趙悼襄王) (died 236 BC; r. 244–236 BC), personal name Zhao Yan, was a monarch of the Zhao state. Born to King Xiaocheng, King
King_Daoxiang_of_Zhao
concerns events from before the Carthaginian conquests (c. 236 BC). 2nd millennium BC c. 1800 BC – The El Argar civilization appears in Almería, south-east
Timeline of pre-Roman Iberian history
Timeline_of_pre-Roman_Iberian_history
Sacred tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) is believed to have attained enlightenment. In 236 BC, according to Sri Lankan tradition, the Buddhist nun Sangamitta, a daughter
Jaya_Sri_Maha_Bodhi
General of Qin
Liaoyang (Zuoquan, Shanxi). In 236 BC, the Qin generals Huan Yi and Wang Jian seize nine cities in the Yecheng region. In 234 BC, Huan Yi attacked Pingyang
Huan_Yi
Roman general and politician (236/235 – c. 183 BC)
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (/ˈs(k)ɪp.i.oʊ/, Latin: [ˈskiːpioː]; 236/235–c. 183 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who was one of the main architects
Scipio_Africanus
Roman politician (died 236 BC)
Cerco (died 236 BC) was a Roman politician in the third century BC. He was a member of gens Lutatia. Gaius Lutatius Catulus, consul in 242 BC, was his brother
Quintus_Lutatius_Cerco
Ancient Roman family
grandfather of the consul of 236 BC. Publius Licinius P. f., father of the consul. Gaius Licinius P. f. P. n. Varus, consul in 236 BC, carried on the war against
Licinia_gens
Series of edicts on the teachings of Buddha
establishes the city's ancient historical link with the Ashokan era (273–236 BC). Delhi's stone pillar edicts were transported from their original sites
Ashokan_Edicts_in_Delhi
Ancient Chinese kingdom (403–222 BCE) during the Warring States period
(偃), son of previous, ruled 245 BC–236 BC King Youmiao (幽繆王), personal name Qian (遷), son of previous, ruled 236 BC–228 BC Jia, King of Zhao (代王), personal
Zhao_(state)
Confederation of ancient Greek city-states (280–146 BC)
(235 BC) Mantineia (235/227 BC) Orchomenus (235 BC) Heraea (captured 236 BC) Caphyae (captured 228 BC) Tegea (223 BC) Psophis (218 BC) Lasion (218 BC) Alipheira
Achaean_League
3rd century BC Chinese military general
Shaanxi province). His son, Wang Ben, was also an important Qin general. In 236 BC, Wang Jian commanded the Qin army which attacked Zhao and captured nine
Wang_Jian_(Qin)
Carthaginian general (c. 275 – 228 BC)
between 236 – 231 BC to retain and expand Roman dominion. Rome suspected Carthage of aiding the natives, and had sent embassies to Carthage in 236, 235,
Hamilcar_Barca
Military campaign of the Second Punic War
cause of war with Carthage breaking out again nineteen years later. In 236 BC, an army commanded by the leading Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca landed
Roman invasion of Africa (204–201 BC)
Roman_invasion_of_Africa_(204–201_BC)
and continued to wear the toga praetexta as a symbol of the honour. In 236 BC, he was a legate under the consul Gaius Licinius Varus, but after granting
List_of_Roman_dictators
Qin campaigns to conquer all of China (230–221 BC)
Changping in 260 BC had also severely weakened Zhao's military might. In 236 BC, while Zhao was attacking Yan, Qin used the opportunity to send two separate
Qin's_wars_of_unification
3rd-century BC Seleucid queen consort
happened no earlier than 236 BC because there are two honorific inscriptions in Babylon dedicated to her dated to 247 BC and 237 BC.[clarification needed]
Laodice_I
history events from the Carthaginian conquests (236 BC) to before the barbarian invasions (408 AD). 236 BC - The Carthaginian General Hamilcar Barca enters
Timeline_of_Hispania
Roman consul
consul in 236 BC and who was still alive in 219 BC. Crassus's brother (probably his younger brother) was Gaius Licinius Crassus (consul 168 BC), and his
Publius Licinius Crassus (consul 171 BC)
Publius_Licinius_Crassus_(consul_171_BC)
Roman statesman and military commander
the war was taken in 242 BC. His brother, Quintus Lutatius Cerco, was elected consul in the following year (and censor in 236 BC), but Lutatius and Valerius
Gaius Lutatius Catulus (consul 242 BC)
Gaius_Lutatius_Catulus_(consul_242_BC)
Formally independent states, but subordinate to the Roman Empire
Mediterranean since the 6th century BC, put the Greek colony in the position of asking Rome for help (venire in fidem), around 236 BC, a decade before the Treaty
Client kingdoms in ancient Rome
Client_kingdoms_in_ancient_Rome
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
empire continued under Seleucus II, who was forced to fight a civil war (239–236 BC) against his brother Antiochus Hierax and was unable to keep Bactria, Sogdiana
Hellenistic_period
Area codes in British Columbia, Canada
Area codes 778, 236, 672, and 257 are telephone overlay area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the Canadian province of British Columbia
Area codes 778, 236, 672, and 257
Area_codes_778,_236,_672,_and_257
203 BC battle in the Second Punic War
again nineteen years later. From 236 BC Carthage expanded its territory in Iberia (modern Spain and Portugal). In 226 BC the Ebro Treaty with Rome established
Battle_of_the_Great_Plains
Ancient Roman family
consul in 236 BC. Lucius Cornelius L. f. L. n. Lentulus Caudinus, curule aedile in 209 BC. Publius Cornelius P. f. L. n. Lentulus, praetor in 214 BC. Servius
Cornelia_gens
Ancient Greek city
century BC) painter Anaxandra (3rd century BC) painter Pythocles (3rd century BC), runner (Olympic victor 236 BC) Aratus of Sicyon (271–213 BC) strategos
Sicyon
Millennium between 6000 BC and 5001 BC
The 6th millennium BC spanned the years 6000 BC to 5001 BC (c. 8 ka to c. 7 ka). It is impossible to precisely date events that happened around the time
6th_millennium_BC
Decade
179 BC) 236 BC Scipio Africanus, Roman general in the Second Punic War and statesman of the Roman Republic (approximate date) (d. 183 BC) 235 BC Ellalan
230s_BC
Carthaginian province
army consisting of Numidians along with mercenaries and other infantry. In 236 BC, he led an expedition to Iberia where he hoped to gain a new empire for
Carthaginian_Iberia
Battle of the Second Punic War in 203 BC
again nineteen years later. From 236 BC Carthage expanded its territory in Iberia, modern Spain and Portugal. In 226 BC the Ebro Treaty with Rome established
Battle_of_Utica_(203_BC)
Roman consul in 275 BC
Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus in 237 and 236 BC, respectively. Lucius Cornelius Lentulus served as consul in 275 BC with Manius Curius Dentatus as his colleague
Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus (consul 275 BC)
Lucius_Cornelius_Lentulus_Caudinus_(consul_275_BC)
Ancient Greek athlete
Eusebius of Caesarea as a victor in the stadion race of the 136th Olympiad (236 BC). In his later career Pythocles appears to have served as a representative
Pythocles_of_Sicyon
BC Aegialeas 242 - 241 BC (?) Aratus of Sicyon III 241 - 240 BC Aratus of Sicyon IV 239 - 238 BC Aratus of Sicyon V 237 - 236 BC Dioedas 236 - 235 BC
List of state leaders in the 3rd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_3rd_century_BC
Final battle of the Second Punic War (202 BC)
expanded its territory in Iberia (modern Spain and Portugal) from 236 BC, in 226 BC agreeing the Ebro Treaty with Rome which established the Ebro River
Battle_of_Zama
Roman statesman and general (c. 280 – 203 BC)
241 BC, or what his role might have been. Fabius' political career began in the years following that war. He was probably quaestor in 237 or 236 BC, and
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus
Quintus_Fabius_Maximus_Verrucosus
Millennium between 5000 BC and 4000 BC
The 5th millennium BC spanned the years 5000 BC to 4001 BC. It is impossible to precisely date events that happened around the time of this millennium
5th_millennium_BC
Roman politician
Varus was a Roman politician in the third century BC. Licinius Varus was elected consul in 236 BC, together with Publius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus
Gaius_Licinius_Varus
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
Boeotia and capture it from the Aetolians by 236 BC. The Achaean League managed to capture Megalopolis in 235 BC, and by the end of Demetrius II's reign most
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Female name for Roman gens Pomponia
BC. By her marriage, Pomponia was the mother of at least two sons, the famous Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major (236 BC-184 BC/183
Pomponia
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
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
Spanish-speaking cultures and persons
toponym Hispania is attested in one of the five fragments, of Ennius in 236 BC who wrote "Hispane, non Romane memoretis loqui me" ("Remember that I speak
Hispanic
Anatolia during classical antiquity
in 236 BC, although the latter was eventually driven out of Anatolia by Pergamon in 227 BC. Seleucus' sister Laodice married Mithridates II in 245 BC and
Classical_Anatolia
Ancient Roman family
Battle of Drepana in 249 BC. Glicia's appointment was immediately superseded, but nonetheless recorded in the Fasti consulares. In 236 he was legate to the
Claudia_gens
Fort in Delhi, India
Masjid [Mosque]. The Pillar was first erected by King Ashoka between 273 and 236 BC in Topra Kalan, Yamunanagar district, Haryana. Of note, there is another
Feroz_Shah_Kotla
Buddhist festival
commemorate the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka by Mahinda Thero in 236 BC. The focal point of the religious festival is the Buddhist monastic complex
Poson
Olympiad 236 BC - Pythocles of Sicyon 137th Olympiad 232 BC - Menestheus of Barcyla 138th Olympiad 228 BC - Demetrius of Alexandria 139th Olympiad 224 BC - Iolaidas
List of Olympic winners of the Stadion race
List_of_Olympic_winners_of_the_Stadion_race
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
Millennium between 8000 BC and 7001 BC
The 8th millennium BC spanned the years 8000 BC to 7001 BC (c. 10 ka to c. 9 ka). In chronological terms, it is the second full millennium of the current
8th_millennium_BC
Ancient artifact from India
Prasad (1971). The palaeography of Brahmi script in north India, from c. 236 B.C. to c. 200 A.D. Siddharth Prakashan, Varanasi. p. 39. Sircar 1942 Select
Sohgaura copper plate inscription
Sohgaura_copper_plate_inscription
218 BC Carthaginian attack against the Roman Republic through the Alps
century. The Boii had waged war upon the Romans in 238 BC, a war that lasted until 236 BC. In 225 BC, the natives of northern Italy, seeing that Rome was
Hannibal's crossing of the Alps
Hannibal's_crossing_of_the_Alps
Decade
in 1699 BC. Eder, Christian, "Assyrische Distanzangaben und die absolute Chronologie Vorderasiens", Altorientalische Forschungen 31, 191–236, 2004. v
1730s_BC
Calendar year
Year 235 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Torquatus and Bulbus (or, less frequently
235_BC
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
King of Macedon, 239 – 229 BC
Peparethos and Achaea Phthiotis. In 236 BC, he invaded Boeotia, making the Boeotians submit immediately. In 234 BC, due to a federal republic replacing
Demetrius_II_Aetolicus
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
Roman general and senator (died 216 BC)
Association. Vol. 15, 1), p. 236 T. Robert S. Broughton: The Magistrates Of The Roman Republic. Vol. 1: 509 B.C. - 100 B.C.. Cleveland / Ohio: Case Western
Lucius Aemilius Paullus (consul 219 BC)
Lucius_Aemilius_Paullus_(consul_219_BC)
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
Calendar year
Year 238 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gracchus and Falto (or, less frequently
238_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
Roman consul 237 BC
century BC. His father was Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus, consul in 275 BC. His brother was Publius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus, consul in 236 BC. His
Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus (consul 237 BC)
Lucius_Cornelius_Lentulus_Caudinus_(consul_237_BC)
Roman politician
Lentulus Caudinus, consul in 237 BC. Publius had a son of the same name, who served as Praetor in 203 BC. In 236 BC, Lentulus served as consul, together
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus
Publius_Cornelius_Lentulus_Caudinus
Vertical transport
Vitruvius, who reported that Archimedes (c. 287 BC – c. 212 BC) built his first elevator probably in 236 BC. Sources from later periods mention elevators
Elevator
(before 236 BC – after 202 BC) was a curule aedile in 210 BC, praetor of Cisalpine Gaul in 209 BC, propraetor of the same province in 208 BC, consular
Lucius Veturius Philo (consul 206 BC)
Lucius_Veturius_Philo_(consul_206_BC)
Battle of the Second Punic War
clashed with the Romans between 238–236 BC, and they again became hostile after 232 BC when Gaius Flaminius (consul 223 BC) passed the Lex Flaminia de Agro
Battle_of_Silva_Litana
the first two centuries B.C, and one of the most complete edicts of the Mauryan emperor, Ashoka, dating between 272 and 236 B.C, remains carved in rock
List of Hindu temples in Bhubaneswar
List_of_Hindu_temples_in_Bhubaneswar
Decade
Hannibal in the Battle of Zama in 202 BC, which ended the Second Punic War and gave him the surname Africanus (b. 236 BC) Philopoemen, Greek general and statesman
180s_BC
Basketball club in Thessaloniki, Greece
PAOK BC (Greek: ΚΑΕ ΠΑΟΚ, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstantinopolitón, "Pan-Thessalonikian
PAOK_BC
Millennium between 7000 BC and 6001 BC
The 7th millennium BC spanned the years 7000 BC to 6001 BC (c. 9 ka to c. 8 ka). It is impossible to precisely date events around this millennium, and
7th_millennium_BC
Ancient chinese queen
Daoxiang then made her the queen, and her son Zhao Qian was the prince. In 236 BC, King Daoxiang died, and Zhao Qian succeeded to the throne as King Youmiu
Queen_Daochang_of_Zhao
Millennium between 2000 BC and 1001 BC
The 2nd millennium BC spanned the years 2000 BC to 1001 BC. In the Ancient Near East, it marks the transition from the Middle to the Late Bronze Age.
2nd_millennium_BC
Chinese dynasty from c. 1046 to 256 BC
years from c. 1046 BC until 256 BC, the longest span of any dynasty in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou period (c. 1046 – 771 BC), the royal house
Zhou_dynasty
Calendar year
Year 239 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Turrinus and Falto (or, less frequently
239_BC
District of Karnataka in India
was included in the dominions of the great Mauryan king Ashoka (273 - 236 B.C.). At that time, this region was under the governance of the Viceroy or
Raichur_district
Ancient Roman family
n. (Salinator), father of the consul, was decemvir sacris faciundis in 236 BC. Either he or perhaps his son purchased an educated Greek, named Andronicus
Livia_gens
prior during the early republic is doubted and quaestorships prior to 446 BC might be fabricated. There are large gaps in the lists of quaestors and only
List_of_Roman_quaestors
Calendar year
Hannibal in the Battle of Zama in 202 BC, which ended the Second Punic War and gave him the surname Africanus (b. 236 BC) Philopoemen, Greek general and statesman
183_BC
the consul Gaius Licinius Varus (consul in 236 BC) whose grandson was Publius Licinius Crassus (consul 171 BC) and whose great-grandson was Publius Licinius
Publius Licinius Crassus Dives (consul 205 BC)
Publius_Licinius_Crassus_Dives_(consul_205_BC)
How cities were built in the East Asian country before the modern period
under the Qin dynasty Chengzhou lost its status and was renamed Luoyang in 236 BC. The Qin dynasty destroyed most of the Eastern Zhou urbanization to concentrate
Ancient Chinese urban planning
Ancient_Chinese_urban_planning
The reign of Augustus as Rome's first emperor began in 27 BC with his first settlement with the Roman Senate, which granted him extraordinary proconsular
Reign_of_Augustus
the known victors of the ancient Olympic Games from the 1st Games in 776 BC up to the 264th in 277 AD, as well as the games of 369 AD before their permanent
List of ancient Olympic victors
List_of_ancient_Olympic_victors
family tree of Chinese monarchs during the Warring States period. In 771 BC, a coalition of feudal lords and the Western Rong tribes overthrew King You
Family tree of Chinese monarchs (Warring States period)
Family_tree_of_Chinese_monarchs_(Warring_States_period)
203 BC battle of the Second Punic War
waters and in North Africa. From 236 BC Carthage expanded its territory in Iberia, (modern Spain and Portugal). In 226 BC the Ebro Treaty with Rome established
Battle_of_Cirta
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.
Calendar year
year 518 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 236 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 518 BC for this
518_BC
Spartan war (229/228–222 BCE)
IV (r. 221–205 BC). Cleomenes III ascended the throne of Sparta in 236 BC or 235 BC, after deposing his father, Leonidas II. His accession to power ended
Cleomenean_War
Wars between Rome and Carthage (264–146 BC)
the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire during the period 264 to 146 BC. Three such wars took place, involving a total of forty-three years of warfare
Punic_Wars
Country in West Asia
first unified under the Medes in the 7th century BC and reached its territorial height in the 6th century BC, when Cyrus the Great founded the Achaemenid
Iran
Roman politician and general (83–30 BC)
Marcus Antonius (14 January 83 BC – 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical
Mark_Antony
City in British Columbia, Canada
Waterfront Situation". BC Studies (22): 68. BC Labour Heritage Centre (April 16, 2018). "The Shooting of Frank Rogers". Working People Built BC. Archived from
Vancouver
222 223 224 225,001–250,000 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250,001–275,000 250 251
List of minor planets: 875001–876000
List_of_minor_planets:_875001–876000
the Aetolians by 236 BC. Demetrius II's control of Greece diminished by the end of his reign, though, when he lost Megalopolis in 235 BC and most of the
History of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
History_of_Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Ancient Semitic maritime civilization
generally views the distinction between Canaanites and Phoenicians after c. 1200 BC as artificial. Renowned for seafaring and trade, the Phoenicians established
Phoenicia
Calendar year
Year 237 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caudinus and Flaccus (or, less frequently
237_BC
prior to 841 BC, the beginning of the Gonghe Regency, are provisional and subject to dispute. Contents: Antiquity · Centuries: 22nd BC · 21st BC Centuries:
Timeline_of_Chinese_history
BC Giza, Egypt Also known as the Great Pyramid of Giza. Pyramid of Khafre 143.5 m (471 ft) 2570 BC Giza, Egypt Red Pyramid 105 m (344 ft) c. 2600 BC Dahshur
List_of_tallest_pyramids
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
on Resemblance, Ritual, and Religion. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 236. ISBN 978-81-208-1532-2. Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa: Text in Devanāgari and Translation
Taittirīya_Brāhmaṇa
236 BC
236 BC
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.
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’.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Aza'zel, AZAZEL means "entire removal" and "scapegoat." In the bible, this word is found in the law of the day of atonement (Leviticus 16:8, 10, 26). It refers to a goat used for sacrifice for the sins of the people. In modern times, Azazel was interpreted as a Satanic, goat-like demon. The name has even been used for the "Angel of Death."
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.
Boy/Male
Muslim
One of the prophet muhammads names, Victory, The two opening letters of surah 36 in the Quran
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Abiyshay, ABISHAI means "my father is Jesse" or "my father is a gift." In the bible, this is the name of the eldest son of David's sister Zeruiah. He was the only one to accompany David when he went to the camp of Saul (1 Sam. 26:5-12).
Female
English
(Aramaic טַבְיְתָ×, Greek: Ταβιθά, Hebrew: צְבִיָּה): Greek name of Aramaic origin, TABITHA means "female gazelle." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a woman restored to life by Peter. The name was translated as Dorkas in Acts 9:36.
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
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).
Male
Hebrew
(×ֲבִיש×Ö·×™) Hebrew name ABIYSHAY means "my father is Jesse" or "my father is a gift." In the bible, this is the name of the eldest son of David's sister Zeruiah. He was the only one to accompany David when he went to the camp of Saul (1 Sam. 26:5-12). Also spelled Avishai.
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.
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.
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).
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Muslim
One of the prophet muhammads names, Victory, The two opening letters of surah 36 in the Quran
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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 (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.
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Indian, Modern, Sikh
Supreme
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Hindu, Indian, Traditional
One who Entertains
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Tamil
Mahatmane | மஹாதà¯à®®à®¨
Supreme being
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Muslim/Islamic
Story teller
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Scope
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Indian
Sand, Dirt, Used to denote
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Greek
River of lamenting.
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Oriya, Telugu
Lord Krishna
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Hindu
Prosperous
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Satisfied
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Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23¡ 28/. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.
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An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac, or 36¡.
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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.
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A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, making an angle of 23¡ 28' with the equator; -- used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.
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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.
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A bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents; also, a weight equal to 236 grains troy.
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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.
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In surveys of the public land of the United States, a division of territory six miles square, containing 36 sections.
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A festival celebrated annually by the Romans on February 23 in honor of Terminus, the god of boundaries.
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A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 26/ gallons of wine measure, or 22.0097 imperial gallons. As a dry measure, it contains ten decaliters, or about 2/ Winchester bushels.
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The metallic base of alumina. This metal is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, having a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al.
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A mass of iron on which the operation of smelting has failed of its intended effect; -- so called from Shadrach, one of the three Hebrews who came forth unharmed from the fiery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar. (See Dan. iii. 26, 27.)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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An English dry measure, being, at London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke.
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A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-206, etc.
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The fourth power, or the square of the square. Thus 4x4=16, the square of 4, and 16x16=256, the biquadrate of 4.
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A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36 1/2, at Hamburg 38 1/4.