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Calendar year
Year 249 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pulcher and Pullus (or, less frequently
249_BC
1728 oratorio by J. S. Bach
249.1; BWV 249a; BC [G 2]". Bach Digital. 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025. "Kommt, fliehet [gehet] und eilet, ihr flüchtigen Füße BWV 249.3; BWV 249;
Easter_Oratorio
BC Berenice II (Queen) 258–246 BC; alongside Magas and then Demetrius; contested by a Koinon Demetrius the Fair 250–249 BC Koinon 249–246 BC In 249 BC
List_of_kings_of_Cyrene
Hellenistic king of Cyrene
Demetrius the Fair or the Handsome (Greek: Δημήτριος ὁ Καλός, c. 285 BC–249 BC), known in modern ancient historical sources as Demetrius of Cyrene, was
Demetrius_the_Fair
Chinese dynasty from c. 1046 to 256 BC
fell to Qin forces in 256 BC. Ji Zhao, a son of King Nan, led a resistance against Qin for five years. The dukedom fell in 249 BC. The remaining Ji family
Zhou_dynasty
Ancient Roman politician and general
Publius Claudius Pulcher (died 249 BC or 246 BC) was a Roman politician. Pulcher was the son of Appius Claudius Caecus. He was the first of the Claudii
Publius Claudius Pulcher (consul 249 BC)
Publius_Claudius_Pulcher_(consul_249_BC)
War between Rome and Carthage (264–241 BC)
battle outside the walls. Slowly the Romans had occupied most of Sicily; in 249 BC they besieged the last two Carthaginian strongholds – in the extreme west
First_Punic_War
Zhou dynasty vassal state (c.1042 – 249 BC)
1042 – 249 BC) was a vassal state during the Zhou dynasty of ancient China located around modern southwest Shandong. Founded in the 11th century BC, its
Lu_(state)
Chinese Zhou dynasty ruler from 255 BC to 249 BC
Gōng) (?–249 BC), personal name Jī Jié, reigned as King Hui of Zhou over the remaining rump state of the Zhou dynasty from 255 BC to 249 BC, when he was
Duke_Wen_of_Eastern_Zhou
3rd century BC consort of Magas of Cyrene
sometimes known as Apame II (Ancient Greek: Ἀπάμα, about c. 292 BC–sometime after 249 BC) was a Syrian Greek princess of the Seleucid Empire, queen of Cyrenaica
Apama_II
List of links describing conflicts Rome was involved in
249 BC – Battle of Drepana – Carthage under Adherbal defeat the fleet of Roman admiral Publius Claudius Pulcher. 249 BC – Battle of Phintias 241 BC –
List of Roman external wars and battles
List_of_Roman_external_wars_and_battles
Comune in Sicily, Italy
Sicily. It was the site of a crushing Roman defeat by the Carthaginians in 249 BC. It eventually developed into the modern Italian city of Trapani. Drepana
Drepana
King of Chinese state of Chu from 262 to 238 BC
king of the Chu state from 262 BC to 238 BC. King Kaolie succeeded his father, King Qingxiang, who died in 263 BC. In 249 BC, King Kaolie invaded and annexed
King_Kaolie_of_Chu
249 BC Carthaginian naval victory in the First Punic War
The naval Battle of Drepana (or Drepanum) took place in 249 BC during the First Punic War near Drepana (modern Trapani) in western Sicily, between a Carthaginian
Battle_of_Drepana
Roman god of the underworld
and the Balkans, Aericura was considered a consort of Dis Pater. In 249 BC and 207 BC, the Roman Senate under senator Lucius Catellius ordained special
Dis_Pater
Spouses of Chinese rulers
Su Liu Nü, of Qi (宿瘤女) King Min Queen Dowager Min (湣太后) Queen Jun, of the Hou clan of Qi (君王后) Taishi Jiao 265 BC, Husband's death 249 BC King Xiang
List of Chinese empresses and queens
List_of_Chinese_empresses_and_queens
249 BC battle near Sicily
The naval Battle of Phintias took place in 249 BC during the First Punic War near modern Licata, southern Sicily between the fleets of Carthage under Carthalo
Battle_of_Phintias
Carthaginian general (c. 275 – 228 BC)
(modern Palermo) in 254 BC; 150 ships were lost in another storm in 253 BC. The Romans had occupied most of Sicily by 249 BC and they besieged the last
Hamilcar_Barca
Decade
This article concerns the period 249 BC – 240 BC. The Battle of Drepana involves the Romans, under the command of the Roman consul Publius Claudius Pulcher
240s_BC
Poliorcetes 281 BC Seleucus I Nicator, assassinated by Ptolemy Ceraunus 249 BC Demetrius of Cyrene, assassinated by his wife Berenice II 246 BC Antiochus II
List_of_regicides
Roman general and statesman
Sicily both at sea and on land during a second consulship (254 BC) and then as dictator (249 BC), becoming the first Roman dictator to lead an army outside
Aulus_Atilius_Caiatinus
Ancient Roman family
c. 349 BC Gaius Claudius Inregillensis Appius Claudius Caecus, fl. c. 312–279 BC Appius Claudius Russus Publius Claudius Pulcher, d. 249/246 BC Appius
Claudia_gens
Name list
achievement was winning the Battle of Drepanum in 249 BC during the First Punic War. Hamilcar Barca (c. 270–228 BC) served as a Carthaginian general during and
Hamilcar
Military units trained to conduct special operations
penetrate armor in the army of the Han dynasty. Hamilcar Barca in Sicily (249 BC) had specialized troops trained to launch several offensives per day.[citation
Special_forces
The epithet the Handsome may refer to: Demetrius the Fair (c. 285 BC–249 BC), King of Cyrene Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345–1383), King of Portugal Frederick
List of people known as the Handsome
List_of_people_known_as_the_Handsome
Topics referred to by the same term
until 580 BC under Chu Western Zhou (state) (西周; 440–256 BC), one of the Warring States in modern western Henan Eastern Zhou (state) (東周; 367–249 BC), one
Zhou
Gaius Claudius Nero Claudius Pompeianus Publius Claudius Pulcher (consul 249 BC) Lucius Clodius Macer Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo Gaius Marcius Coriolanus Lucius
List_of_Roman_generals
Ancient Chinese state during the Warring States period, vassal of the Zhou dynasty
king and deported him to Western Zhou. Eastern Zhou was annexed by Qin in 249 BC, the last ruler was killed by Lü Buwei due to his disloyalty to Qin. Cihai
Eastern_Zhou_(state)
Organisation in Nepal
birth and took seven steps, under each of which a lotus flower bloomed. In 249 BC, the Buddhist convert Emperor Ashoka visited Lumbini and constructed four
Lumbini_Development_Trust
Eastern coastal region of Libya
seventh century BC, when it was known as Kyrenaïka. The first and most important colony was that of Cyrene, established in about 631 BC by colonists from
Cyrenaica
dynasty, from around 1046 BC to 771 BC. See also Fenghao. The state of Qin (9th century BC – 221 BC) and the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC). The Qin capital, called
Historical_capitals_of_China
Series of monolithic columns on the Indian subcontinent
regnal year of Ashoka (c. 249 BC). Rupandehi, near Lumbini, Nepal. Also erected in the 20th regnal year of Ashoka (c. 249 BC), to commemorate Ashoka's
Pillars_of_Ashoka
the Warring States period (481 BC – 403 BC) and the Qin state (9th century BC – 221 BC) and dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC). Early Warring States period Qin
Timeline of the Warring States and the Qin dynasty
Timeline_of_the_Warring_States_and_the_Qin_dynasty
is a list of sovereign states or polities that existed in the 3rd century BC. List of Bronze Age states List of Iron Age states List of Classical Age states
List of political entities in the 3rd century BC
List_of_political_entities_in_the_3rd_century_BC
Comune in Sicily, Italy
unfavourable winds in a foreign port. The Roman fleet was defeated at Drepana in 249 BC when attempting a surprise attack there, followed by the destruction of
Marsala
Personification of Earth in ancient Rome
pomerium. She received the holocaust of a pregnant sow. The Secular Games of 249 BC had been dedicated to the underworld deities Dis pater and Proserpina, whose
Terra_(mythology)
Roman politician and general, consul in 249 BCE
Junius (C. f. C. n.) Pullus (died 249 or 248 BCE) was a politician and general of the Roman Republic. He was consul in 249 BCE together with Publius Claudius
Lucius_Junius_Pullus
Egyptian noblewoman
priestess during the Ptolemaic period, who lived from approximately 249 BC to 183 BC. She held unique religious offices in the Memphite necropolis and is
Heresankh
Chinese Zhou dynasty state (c.1030 BC – 223 BC)
538 BC Lai (賴國) 512 BC Xu 479 BC Chen 445 BC Qi 447 BC Cai 431 BC Ju after 418 BC Pi About 348 BC Zou 334 BC Yue 249 BC Lu Early rulers Jilian (季連), married
Chu_(state)
Calendar year
flüchtigen Füße BWV 249.3; BWV 249; BC D 8a". Bach Digital. 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025. "Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden BWV 6; BC A 57". Bach Digital
1725
Topics referred to by the same term
of Macedon, mother of Ptolemy I Soter Apama II or Arsinoe (c. 292 BC–after 249 BC), wife of Magas of Cyrene and mother of Berenice II Arsinoe, probable
Arsinoe
Ancient Roman precinct in Campus Martius
Proserpina was located. The Tarentine Games were presented most notably in 249 BC, as a "crisis ritual" during the First Punic War, in accordance with the
Tarentum_(Campus_Martius)
King (276–250 BC) Demetrius the Fair, King (250–249 BC) Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt (complete list) – Ptolemy I Soter, Pharaoh (305–283/282 BC) Ptolemy II
List of state leaders in the 3rd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_3rd_century_BC
According to the legends, Mauryan emperor, Ashoka, visited the Ramagrama in 249 BC, however, when he tried to open the stupa, a snake god appeared and told
Tourism_in_Nepal
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Publius Claudius Pulcher (consul 249 BC), Roman senator Publius Claudius Pulcher (consul 184 BC), Roman senator Publius Claudius Pulcher (son
Publius_Claudius_Pulcher
Battus IV of Cyrene (reigned 515-465 BC), Greek King of Cyrene Demetrius the Fair (around 285 BC-249 BC or 250 BC), Hellenistic King of Cyrene Eadwig (941
List of people known as the Fair
List_of_people_known_as_the_Fair
Calendar year
Year 250 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Regulus and Longus (or, less frequently
250_BC
Cartaginian admiral
defeat on the Roman consul P. Claudius Pulcher during the naval battle in 249 BC. Encouraged by previous victories, the new consul for 250 Gaius Atilius
Adherbal_(admiral)
Ancient Roman, short-lived Dictator
of the consul Publius Claudius Pulcher who briefly served as dictator in 249 BC. Glicia was a client of gens Claudia, an influential patrician family that
Marcus_Claudius_Glicia
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
Calendar year
Year 252 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cotta and Geminus (or, less frequently
252_BC
Major Roman rescue operation during the First Punic War
(modern Palermo) in 254 BC. The next year they lost 150 ships to another storm. Slowly the Romans had occupied most of Sicily; in 249 BC they besieged the last
Roman withdrawal from Africa (255 BC)
Roman_withdrawal_from_Africa_(255_BC)
Rome's war against Carthage, the commander Publius Claudius Pulcher (consul 249 BC) launched a sea campaign "though the sacred chickens would not eat when
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
God in Greek mythology
establishment of the Saecular Games in 249 BC, and that Dis pater was only a translation of Plouton. In the mid-1st century BC, Cicero identifies Pluto with Dis
Pluto_(mythology)
Roman general and statesman
BC) was a Roman general and politician of the 3rd century BC, active in the Second Punic War. He was the son of Publius Claudius Pulcher (consul 249 BC)
Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 212 BC)
Appius_Claudius_Pulcher_(consul_212_BC)
Roman siege of a Carthaginian city during the First Punic War
its defenders. To do so, they needed to cut its maritime supply line. In 249 BC one of the consuls, Publius Claudius Pulcher, decided this could be done
Siege of Lilybaeum (250–241 BC)
Siege_of_Lilybaeum_(250–241_BC)
BC) Ju (苴（ㄐㄩ）) (368–316 BC) Eastern Zhou (東周（ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄡ）) (367–249 BC) – Ruled by the House of Ji (姬) of Huaxia descent Minyue (閩越（ㄇㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄝˋ）) (334–111 BC)
List_of_dynasties
Province of Nepal
Buddha was born in 623 BC in Lumbini, testified by the inscription on the pillar erected by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka in 249 BC which marks the spot as
Lumbini_Province
First Crusade Battle of Dražgoše – 1942 – World War II Battle of Drepana – 249 BC – First Punic War Battle of Dresden – 1813 – Napoleonic Wars Battle of Dufile
List of battles (alphabetical)
List_of_battles_(alphabetical)
Calendar year
Year 248 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Republic at the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cotta and Geminus
248_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
(died 716 BC) Duke Wen of Jin (697–628 BC) Duke Wen of Eastern Zhou (died 249 BC) Marquess Wen (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Duke_Wen
could win on his own. His victory at Drepana in 249 BC was his last, as he was forced to withdraw. In 241 BC, after the Romans adapted better to battle at
History_of_Sicily
Calendar year
Year 246 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Crassus and Licinus (or, less frequently
246_BC
Carthage-Rome engagement, 149–146 BCE
the Carthaginian capital, Carthage (a little northeast of Tunis). In 149 BC, a large Roman army landed at Utica in North Africa. The Carthaginians hoped
Siege of Carthage (Third Punic War)
Siege_of_Carthage_(Third_Punic_War)
Roman religious celebration
Games as far back as 509 BC, but the only clearly attested celebrations under the Roman Republic took place in 249 and in the 140s BC. They involved sacrifices
Secular_Games
Calendar year
Year 247 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Metellus and Buteo (or, less frequently
247_BC
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
wings, or flew away, the omen was bad; if they ate, the omen was good. In 249 BC, the Roman general Publius Claudius Pulcher had his sacred chickens thrown
Cultural references to chickens
Cultural_references_to_chickens
Dynasty of Hellenistic kings
Battle of Salamis in 306 BC and ruled much of Hellenistic Greece from 294 until their defeat at the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC (Third Macedonian War), after
Antigonid_dynasty
Ancient Roman festival procession
been more influenced by what he saw in the pompa of the Saecular Games in 249 BC. The procession was led by boys of the nobility (nobiles) riding on horseback
Pompa_circensis
King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, 284–246 BC
BC, his forces defeated Antigonus in a naval battle at an uncertain location. In Delos, Ptolemy established a festival, called the Ptolemaia in 249 BC
Ptolemy_II_Philadelphus
Day of the year
ISBN 978-1-78274-121-3. "Kommt, fliehet [gehet] und eilet, ihr flüchtigen Füße BWV 249.3; BWV 249; BC D 8a". Bach Digital. 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025. Jenkins, Jeffery
April_1
French archaeologist (1895–1979)
by Payot, Paris). 1962, Persian art : Parthian and Sassanian dynasties, 249 B.C.- A.D. 651. 1963, Perse. Proto-iraniens, Mèdes, Achéménides. Gallimard
Roman_Ghirshman
Part of Caesar's Civil War (48 BC)
Pharsalus was the decisive battle of Caesar's Civil War fought on 9 August 48 BC near Pharsalus in Central Greece. Julius Caesar and his allies formed up opposite
Battle_of_Pharsalus
destroyed twice (in 255 BC and 249 BC). This was followed by drought in Italy in 226 BC, which lasted six months. In December of 170 BC there was a blood rain
Climate_of_ancient_Rome
Ancient Buddhist temple at Lumbini, Nepal
Devi temple was built during the visit of emperor Ashoka in Lumbini around 249 BC using burnt bricks to safeguard the marker stone and nativity sculpture
Maya_Devi_Temple,_Lumbini
Military force of the Carthaginians
264 BC – 241 BC Mercenary War, 240 BC – 238 BC Iberian conquest, 237 BC – 218 BC Second Punic War, 218 BC – 201 BC Third Punic War, 149 BC – 146 BC In
Military_of_Carthage
258–246 BC, alongside a series of her co-rulers: Magas, Demetrius and a republican government Demetrius the Fair 250–249 BC Ptolemy Apion 116–96 BC Cabaon
List_of_Libyans
King of Qin, China from 307 to 251 BC
state was also conquered by Qin chancellor Lü Buwei seven years later in 249 BC during the reign of King Zhaoxiang's grandson King Zhuangxiang, after Duke
King_Zhaoxiang_of_Qin
Confucian philosophical text
with the death of Confucius and ending suddenly with the conquest of Lu in 249 BC. Within these incipits, a large number of passages in the Analects begin
Analects
Comune in Sicily, Italy
of Sicily, Drepana functioned as a fortified harbour and naval base. In 249 BC, during the First Punic War, a Carthaginian fleet under the admiral Adherbal
Trapani
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
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
beginning c. 1200 BC, and in Europe beginning in 793. It is taken to end with the beginning of Classical Antiquity, in about the 6th century BC, although in
List_of_Iron_Age_states
Commandery in China from Han dynasty to Tang dynasty
through its jurisdiction. In 249 BC, Sanchuan was annexed by the state of Qin. After the establishment of Han dynasty, in 205 BC, Sanchuan was renamed Henan
Henan_Commandery
Calendar year
Year 251 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Metellus and Pacilus (or, less frequently
251_BC
Greek Macedonian nobleman
(Greek: Mάγας) was a Greek Macedonian nobleman who lived in the 4th century BC. His origin is obscure except that he came from the region of Eordaea. Little
Magas_of_Macedon
War between Rome and Carthage (218–201 BC)
(218–201 BC) was the second of three wars fought between Carthage and Rome, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC. For 17
Second_Punic_War
Zhou Dynasty king of China from 314 to 256 BC
Wen led the resistance against Qin, but they were defeated in 251 and 249 BC, respectively. East Zhou was annexed by Qin, and none of Nan's sons subsequently
King_Nan_of_Zhou
Greek philosopher
(/ˈpleɪtoʊ/ PLAY-toh; Ancient Greek: Πλάτων, Plátōn; born c. 428–423 BC, died 348/347 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher of Classical Athens who is most
Plato
Ancient Carthaginian general active 241–239 BC
wrote of his "incompetence as a field commander". At some point during 240 BC the Carthaginians raised another, smaller, force, of approximately 10,000
Gisco_(died_239_BC)
Metropolitan city in Bagmati Province, Nepal
Sanskrit. The Mauryan Emperor Ashoka is said to have visited the region around 249 BC, erecting four stupas at the cardinal points of the city—still standing
Lalitpur,_Nepal
Island home of Greek mythological hero Odysseus
pp. 249–51. See Bittlestone/Diggle/Underhill (below): James Diggle at p. 508. Apollodorus of Athens (born c. 180 BC)—writing mid-2nd century BC—source
Homer's_Ithaca
3rd-century BC tyrant of Argos
Aristomachos the Elder was a tyrant of the ancient Greek city of Argos. Around 249 BC he was an intermediate in the peace between the city of Athens and Alexander
Aristomachos_I
Ancient Roman family
plebs in 439 BC, endeavored to excite the people against the murderers of Spurius Maelius. Lucius Junius C. f. L. n. Pullus, consul in 249 BC during the
Junia_gens
Trial before the people in ancient Rome
Gracchus prosecuted Claudia, the sister of Publius Claudius Pulcher (consul in 249 BC), for wishing her brother could incur more naval defeats to lessen the city’s
Iudicium_populi
King of Qi from 264 to 221 BC
the Qi state. Tian Jian succeeded his father, King Xiang, who died in 265 BC. He reigned for 44 years. At the time he acceded to the throne, Qi was one
Jian_of_Qi
Carthage-Rome naval battle, 241 BCE
Lilybaeum with 200 warships. The Carthaginians regained command of the sea in 249 BC with victories over the blockading Roman fleet at Drepana and Phintias.
Battle_of_the_Aegates
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
91; Bringmann 2007, pp. 229–231, 249, 251–257; Goldsworthy 2014, pp. 52–53, 58–62. Galinsky 2012, p. 9, but giving 48 BC; Southern 2014, pp. 23–24; Goldsworthy
Augustus
Comune in Sicily, Italy
Ecnomus, in 256 BC the Romans won the Battle of Cape Ecnomus in the First Punic War and freed the city from the Carthaginians. In 249 BC it afforded shelter
Licata
249 BC
249 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
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.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : voiced variant of the habitational name Crowden. This form appears to have arisen from the place in Devon, 44 of the 49 bearers listed in the 1881 British census having been born in Cornwall or Devon.
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.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
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.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, and South Indian
English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, and South Indian : from the medieval personal name, of Biblical origin, from Aramaic t’Åm’a, a byname meaning ‘twin’. It was borne by one of the disciples of Christ, best known for his scepticism about Christ’s resurrection (John 20:24–29). The th- spelling is organic, the initial letter of the name in the Greek New Testament being a theta. The English pronunciation as t rather than th- is the result of French influence from an early date. In Britain the surname is widely distributed throughout the country, but especially common in Wales and Cornwall. The Ukrainian form is Choma.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Godfrey Dearborn (baptized September 24, 1603 in Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England) came to North America in 1639 and settled in Hampton, NH, where he died on February 4, 1686.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old Norse pá ‘peacock’ (see Peacock). This surname is also established in Ireland.Poe is a common surname found in the 17th and 18th centuries in VA and SC. The ancestors of the poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) were of Scotch-Irish descent, having emigrated from Ireland to Lancaster Co., PA, in about 1748.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : habitational name from Ponsford in Devon, recorded in Domesday Book as Pontesfort and in 1249 as Pauncefort.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, perhaps from Wackland on the Isle of Wight (recorded in 1249 as Wakelande), which is named from an Old English wacu ‘watch’, ‘wake’ + land ‘cultivated land’, ‘estate’. The modern English surname, however, is found mainly in the north Midlands, which may point to another source, now lost.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Hensall in North Yorkshire, originally named with the unattested Old English personal name Heþīn or Old Scandinavian Heþinn + Old English halh ‘nook’.English : Huguenot surname, of unexplained origin, which was taken to England by a Protestant refugee who fled France after the Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day (24 August 1572) and settled in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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’.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Name of a Fruit; Written in the Quran 24 Times
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
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
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 (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.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Name of a fruit, Written in the Quran 24 times
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of Jewish Leykin (from Belarus), a metronymic from Leyke, a pet form of the Yiddish female personal name Leye, from the Hebrew female personal name Lea, from which English Leah is derived (see Genesis 29
Americanized spelling of Jewish Leykin (from Belarus), a metronymic from Leyke, a pet form of the Yiddish female personal name Leye, from the Hebrew female personal name Lea, from which English Leah is derived (see Genesis 29 : 16) + the Slavic possessive suffix -in.English : from a medieval personal name, a diminutive of Lawrence. Compare Law 1 and Larkin.
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Boy/Male
Arabic
Pleased; Happy
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
The Name of Truth
Male
Greek
(ΑμάÏαντος) Old Greek name derived from the word amarantos, AMARANTOS means "unfading."
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
The name of a freed salve of Zubair
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Terrible
Boy/Male
Hindu
A famous saint, Servant of Tulsi (Basil plant (Sanskrit scholar and poet who created Ramcharitmanas, a version of Valmiki Ramayana in local Avadhi language)
Boy/Male
Hindu
King
Biblical
strength of the Lord
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Power of Snakes
Boy/Male
Irish
Healer.
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n. pl.
An order of curious parasitic worms found on crinoids. The body is short and disklike, with four pairs of suckers and five pairs of hook-bearing parapodia on the under side. N () the fourteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal consonent, and, in allusion to its mode of formation, is called the dentinasal or linguanasal consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in ran, done; but when immediately followed in the same word by the sound of g hard or k (as in single, sink, conquer), it usually represents the same sound as the digraph ng in sing, bring, etc. This is a simple but related sound, and is called the gutturo-nasal consonent. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 243-246.
n.
A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold, in England, varying from 19/ to 24 cwt.; a fother.
a.
Inserted or introduced among others in the calendar; as, an intercalary month, day, etc.; -- now applied particularly to the odd day (Feb. 29) inserted in the calendar of leap year. See Bissextile, n.
n.
In solid measure: A mass 16/ feet long, 1 foot in height, and 1/ feet in breadth, or 24/ cubic feet (in local use, from 22 to 25 cubic feet); -- used in measuring stonework.
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.
An element of the chromium group, found in certain rare minerals, as pitchblende, uranite, etc., and reduced as a heavy, hard, nickel-white metal which is quite permanent. Its yellow oxide is used to impart to glass a delicate greenish-yellow tint which is accompanied by a strong fluorescence, and its black oxide is used as a pigment in porcelain painting. Symbol U. Atomic weight 239.
n.
The period of a synodic revolution of the moon, or the time from one new moon to the next; varying in length, at different times, from about 29/ to 29/ days, the average length being 29 d., 12h., 44m., 2.9s.
n.
The space included between the boundary lines of two similar parallelograms, the one within the other, with an angle in common; as, the gnomon bcdefg of the parallelograms ac and af. The parallelogram bf is the complement of the parallelogram df.
n.
A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.
n.
A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 146-149.
n.
An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24.
n.
A book composed of sheets, each of which is folded into twenty-four leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book whose sheets are so folded; -- usually written 24mo, or 24¡.
n.
A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into twenty-four leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made; -- usually written 24mo, or 24¡.
n. pl.
The most westerly branch of the great Slavic family of nations, numbering now more than 6,000,000, and found principally in Bohemia and Moravia. D () The fourth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. The English letter is from Latin, which is from Greek, which took it from Ph/nician, the probable ultimate origin being Egyptian. It is related most nearly to t and th; as, Eng. deep, G. tief; Eng. daughter, G. tochter, Gr. qyga`thr, Skr. duhitr. See Guide to Pronunciation, Ã178, 179, 229.
v. t.
Among the ancient Greeks, a weight and a denomination of money equal to 60 minae or 6,000 drachmae. The Attic talent, as a weight, was about 57 lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver money, its value was £243 15s. sterling, or about $1,180.
n.
A Roman measure of land, measuring 28,800 square feet, or 240 feet in length by 120 in breadth.
v. t.
The fourth part of the distance from one point of the compass to another, being the fourth part of 11¡ 15', that is, about 2¡ 49'; -- called also quarter point.
n.
The acetabulum. See Acetabulum, 2. Q () the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, has but one sound (that of k), and is always followed by u, the two letters together being sounded like kw, except in some words in which the u is silent. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 249. Q is not found in Anglo-Saxon, cw being used instead of qu; as in cwic, quick; cwen, queen. The name (k/) is from the French ku, which is from the Latin name of the same letter; its form is from the Latin, which derived it, through a Greek alphabet, from the Ph/nician, the ultimate origin being Egyptian.
a.
At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
n.
A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, as the dog. M () M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178-180, 242.