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Calendar year
Year 286 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Corvus (or Potitus) and Paetus (or,
286_BC
military apparatuses of the Seven Warring States which fought from c. 475 BC to 221 BC, when the state of Qin conquered the other six states – forming the Qin
Military of the Warring States
Military_of_the_Warring_States
King of the Seleucid Empire, 261–246 BC
meaning "Antiochus the God"; 286 – July 246 BC) was a Greek king of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire who reigned from 261 to 246 BC. He succeeded his father
Antiochus_II_Theos
Duke then King of Song (died 286 BC)
died 286 BC), also known as King Kang of Song (宋康王) or King Xian of Song (宋獻王), was the last ruler of Song. He ruled the state between 328 BC until his
Yan,_King_of_Song
Topics referred to by the same term
286 may refer to: The year 286 The year 286 BC 286 (number) Intel 80286, a microprocessor 2-8-6, a locomotive wheel arrangement 286 Iclea, a main-belt
286_(disambiguation)
Aphorism against extremism
Zhongyong. Zhuangzi was the Tao's most famous commentator (369–286 BC). Tiruvalluvar (2nd century BC and the 8th century AD; date disputed) in his Tirukkural
Golden_mean_(philosophy)
Civil conflicts within ancient Rome
often refuses to speak its name." 509 BC Overthrow of the Roman monarchy 509 BC Tarquinian conspiracy 500 BC–287/286 BC Conflict of the Orders – political
List of Roman civil wars and revolts
List_of_Roman_civil_wars_and_revolts
Ancient Roman law
(strictly, a plebiscite) was possibly enacted in 286 BC, or at some other point in the 3rd century BC. It was concerned with damage done from damnum iniuria
Lex_Aquilia
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
Feudal state in the Zhou dynasty, China
Shang dynasty to establish the Zhou dynasty in 1046 BC. It was conquered by the state of Qi in 286 BC, during the Warring States period. Confucius is traditionally
Song_(state)
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
and the latter eastern Macedonia. By 286 BC, Lysimachus had expelled Pyrrhus and his forces from Macedonia. In 282 BC, a new war erupted between Seleucus I
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Anatolia during classical antiquity
hands frequently, Demetrius losing it in 286 BC and then regaining it. Following the Treaty of Apamea in 188 BC, between the Romans and the Seleucid Antiochus
Classical_Anatolia
Period of Chinese history, c. 475 – 221 BC
ruler wanted independence. This caused hundreds of wars between 535 and 286 BC. The victorious state would have overall rule and control in China. The
Warring_States_period
Red color from powdered cinnabar (HgS)
the toxicity of mercury. Greek philosopher Theophrastus of Eresus (371–286 BC) described the process in De Lapidibus, the first scientific book on minerals
Vermilion
laws, the third appears to be a duplicate of a later measure passed in 287–286 BC by Q. Hortensius, and is considered fictitious by some. Publilia gens Kohn
Publilian_laws
Roman outpost established in conquered territory to secure it
colony BC 290(?) Hatri (Atria) by Adriatic sea (Abruzzo) BC 269 Castrum Novum Picenii in BC 286), BC 264(?) Picenum colonies (Abruzzo) BC 289 (or in BC 283)
Colonia_(Roman)
Chinese dynasty (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BC)
would maintain rites honouring the Shang kings until Qi conquered Song in 286 BC. Confucius was possibly a descendant of the Shang Kings through the Dukes
Shang_dynasty
King of Epirus from 297 to 272 BC
but, like all previous agreements, it did not last. When Demetrius, in 286 BC, invaded Asia in order to attack Lysimachus's Asian domains, Lysimachus
Pyrrhus_of_Epirus
would maintain rites honouring the Shang kings until Qi conquered Song in 286 BC. Also, according to chronicles such as the Book of Documents and the Bamboo
Periodization of the Shang dynasty
Periodization_of_the_Shang_dynasty
Ancient Greek city in Asia-Minor
by imposing high taxes, forcing Miletus to resort to lending. Around 287/286 BC Demetrius Poliorcetes returned, but failed to maintain his possessions and
Miletus
City in Argolis, Greece
under Demetrius’s influence in 295 BC. Troizen’s later contribution of ships and troops to his Asian expedition in 286 BC suggests that at least some level
Argos,_Peloponnese
Varieties of flowers with extra petals
roses in his Enquiry into Plants, written before 286 BC. Pliny also described double roses in 1st century BC. In China, double peonies were known and selected
Double-flowered
Chinese philosopher (c.369 – c.286 BC)
in the time of King Hui of Liang and King Xuan of Qi (late fourth century BC). Sima Qian writes that Zhuangzi was especially influenced by Laozi, and that
Zhuang_Zhou
Macedonian general, Diadochus, and founder of the Seleucid Empire
Seleucus and Demetrius ended in 294 BC when Seleucus conquered Cilicia. Demetrius invaded and easily conquered Cilicia in 286 BC, which meant that Demetrius was
Seleucus_I_Nicator
Cappadocia Antigonid dynasty (306–286 BC, 276–168 BC) – Anatolia under Macedonian rule Antipatrid dynasty (305–294 BC, 279–276 BC) – Anatolia under Macedonian
List_of_dynasties
Wars between Alexander the Great's successors
an invasion of the east in 287 BC. Although initially successful, Demetrius was ultimately captured by Seleucus (286 BC), drinking himself to death two
Wars_of_the_Diadochi
Calendar year
Year 287 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marcellus and Rutilus (or, less frequently
287_BC
Law in Ancient Rome (c. 449 BC – AD 529)
Another important statute from the Republican era is the Lex Aquilia of 286 BC, which may be regarded as the root of modern tort law.[citation needed]
Roman_law
Chinese Taoist text
369 BC in a place called Meng (蒙) in the historical state of Song, near present-day Shangqiu, Henan. His death is variously placed at 301, 295, or 286 BC
Zhuangzi_(book)
Calendar year
Year 285 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Canina and Lepidus (or, less frequently
285_BC
Ancient Roman family
BC. Gaius Aelius Paetus, consul in 286 BC. Quintus Aelius Paetus, a pontifex who fell in the Battle of Cannae, 216 BC. He had been a candidate for the consulship
Aelia_gens
(270 BC) Rhescuporis I, King (240–215 BC) Seuthes IV, King (215–190 BC) Paeonia (complete list) – Audoleon, King (315–285 BC) Ariston, King (286–285 BC) Leon
List of state leaders in the 3rd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_3rd_century_BC
Chronological listing of events of importance
began in the Early modern period and developed in the 19th century. 300–286 BC; Theophrastus, father of botany, wrote and studied diseases of trees, cereals
Timeline_of_plant_pathology
Surname list
dynasty formally in 11th century BC. Citizens of the former State of Song commemorated the overthrow of their state in 286 BC by the State of Qi owned by Tian
Song_(Chinese_surname)
Decade
287 BC Archimedes Archimedes of Syracuse, Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer and philosopher (approximate date) (d. c. 212 BC) 286 BC Antiochus
280s_BC
Basketball team in Miami, Florida
logos of six teams joining its league: Laces BC, Lunar Owls BC, Mist BC, Phantom BC, Rose BC, and Vinyl BC. On September 10, 2025, Unrivaled announced
Hive_BC
Event around 300 BC Book of Rites (99,027 characters) 296 BC Bamboo Annals 289 BC Mengzi (book) (34,685 characters) by Mengzi et al. 286 BC Zhuangzi (book)
Timeline_of_Chinese_texts
Chinese type of candy
(2009) [c. 239 BC]. Lüshi Chunqiu(吕氏春秋，Mister Lü's Spring and Autumn [Annals]）. 贵州人民出版社. ISBN 9787221083715. zhuang, zhou (2004) [369-286 BC]. Zhuangzi,
Zaotang
Spontaneous emergence of order out of seeming chaos
likeliest". According to Murray Rothbard, the philosopher Zhuangzi (c. 369–286 BC) was the first to propose the idea of spontaneous order. Zhuangzi rejected
Spontaneous_order
King of Macedon (294–288 BC)
337–283 BC) was a Macedonian Greek nobleman and military leader who became king of Asia between 306 and 301 BC, and king of Macedon between 294 and 288 BC. A
Demetrius_I_Poliorcetes
King of Qin, China from 307 to 251 BC
Xinyuan (新垣) and Quyang (曲陽) from Wei in 287 BC, and the former Wei capital Anyi (安邑) in 286 BC. In 283 BC, Qin allied with Zhao and attacked Wei again
King_Zhaoxiang_of_Qin
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
Historic city centre of Aleppo, Syria
c. 1800 BC – 1595 BC, Amorite Kingdom of Yamhad 1595 BC – c. 1500 BC, Hittite Kingdom c. 1500 BC – c. 1450 BC, Mitanni c. 1450 BC – c. 1350 BC, New Kingdom
Ancient_Aleppo
Topics referred to by the same term
(past participle of the verb "to sing") Song (state) (宋) (11th century BC – 286 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, also transliterated as
Sung
Topics referred to by the same term
whales Song typeface, a category of typefaces Song (state) (宋) (11th century–286 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period Liu Song dynasty (劉宋) (420–479)
Song_(disambiguation)
Chinese title of nobility
dynasty (c. 1558–1046 BC) through the dukes of the State of Song (11th century – 286 BC). During the reign of Qin Shi Huang (r. 247–210 BC), the First Emperor
Duke_Yansheng
Calendar year
Year 283 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dolabella and Maximus (or, less frequently
283_BC
Surname list
(born 1971), Canadian politician of Chinese descent Zhuangzi (c. 369 BC–c. 286 BC) or Chuang Tzu, Taoist philosopher Zhuang Chuo, a Song-era writer[citation
Zhuang_(surname)
BC–1st BC · 1st–2nd · 3rd Centuries: 14th BC · 13th BC · 12th BC · 11th BC · 10th BC · 9th BC · 8th BC · 7th BC · 6th BC · 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC ·
Timeline_of_Lebanese_history
Alphabooks/A&C Black. p. 286. ISBN 0-906670-44-6. Theophrastus mentioned double roses in his Enquiry into Plants, written before 286 BC. Wang GuoLiang (2007)
Double_rose
King of Sidon
securely attested as "King of the Sidonians" in an Athenian inscription of 286/5 BC. Philocles however first appears much earlier, in a list of benefactors
Philocles,_King_of_Sidon
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until
Julius_Caesar
City in Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Great took over the city in 333 BC. Seleucus Nicator established a Hellenic settlement in the site between 301 and 286 BC. He called it Beroea (Βέροια)
Aleppo
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
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
Calendar year
Year 288 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tremulus and Arvina (or, less frequently
288_BC
for survival." Ancient Chinese thinkers such as Zhuang Zhou (c. 369 – c. 286 BC), a Taoist philosopher, expressed ideas on changing biological species.
History of evolutionary thought
History_of_evolutionary_thought
Decade
314–256 BC Mencius, Chinese Confucian philosopher Perunar killi, King of the Chola Empire, r. 316-286 BC Huai, King of Chu, r. 328–299 BC Qingxiang
290s_BC
Chinese dynasty from c. 1046 to 256 BC
China: The Crisis and Fall of the Western Zhou 1045–771 BC. Cambridge University Press. p. 286. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511489655.011. ISBN 978-1-139-45688-3
Zhou_dynasty
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
latter eastern Macedonia. By 286 BC, Lysimachus was able to expel Pyrrhus and his forces from Macedonia altogether, yet in 282 BC, a new war erupted between
History of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
History_of_Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
century BC) Sunzi (544–496 BC) Sun Bin (d. 316 BC) Wu Qi (440–381 BC) Xunzi (c. 310–238 BC) Zisi (c. 481–402 BC) Zengzi (505–436 BC) Zhuangzi (369–286 BC) Ban
List_of_Chinese_writers
law) Yahwists c. 13th to 8th century BC Judaism and Samaritanism Abrahamic religions Laozi Zhuang Zhou 369 BC – 286 BC Taoism East Asian religions, Chinese
List of founders of religious traditions
List_of_founders_of_religious_traditions
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
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Antiochus II Theos (286 BC–246 BC), third king of the Seleucid Empire Antiochus I Theos of Commagene (died 38 BC), king of Commagene This disambiguation
Antiochus_Theos
Calendar year
Year 284 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tucca and Denter/Dentatus (or, less
284_BC
adoptions, particularly so-called "testamentary adoptions" (famously in 59 BC when the patrician Clodius Pulcher was adopted into a plebeian gens in order
List_of_Roman_laws
Ancient Roman family
dated from 286 BC. Publius Aquillius, tribune of the plebs in 211 BC, although the date is disputed. Publius Aquillius, legate in 210 BC. Aquillia, reportedly
Aquillia_gens
Ancient Roman family
roads through the demesne lands. Marcus Valerius Maximus Potitus, consul in 286 BC. He was occupied by the agitation attending the Hortensian laws. Marcus
Valeria_gens
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
(Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, romanized: Aléxandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient
Alexander_the_Great
Roman bridge near Rimini, Italy
the borders of the Roman colonia between its foundational years of 286 BC and 171 BC. The Rubicon was the limes (limit) of Cisalpine Gaul. The milestone
Ponte_di_San_Vito
Military unit
the naval force of the Ptolemaic Kingdom and later empire from 305 to 30 BC. It was founded by King Ptolemy I. Its main naval bases were at Alexandria
Ptolemaic_navy
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
China because she abridged the works of Confucius (551-479 B.C.) and Zhuangzi (369-286 B.C.) to make it appear relevant to laymen with "colloquial re-wordings
Yu_Dan_(academic)
Grouping of Roman citizens
upon the whole Roman people; this law was not ratified by the senate until 286 BC, but even before this its resolutions were considered binding on the plebs
Roman_tribe
Ancient Thessalian goddess
Timarete of Corinth, who died in Pella, Macedonia, in the late 5th century BC and Chrysame. According to Polyaenus, Cnopus of Codridae was fighting with
Enodia
of the mid-14th-century BC Amarna letters. The scribe of his six letters to Egypt were penned by the "Jerusalem scribe"; EA 286 is a moderately long, and
Amarna_letter_EA_286
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally dated to 509 BC) and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire following the War of
Roman_Republic
Hellenistic king of Cyrene
Ptolemais. Demetrius I married Ptolemais as his fifth wife around 287 BC/286 BC in Miletus, while this was Ptolemais’ first marriage. Demetrius was the
Demetrius_the_Fair
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
Prefecture-level city in Henan, People's Republic of China
the Qi and Wei in 286 BC. In the Han dynasty, Suiyang served as the capital of the Liang Kingdom. King Xiao of Liang (r. 169 BC – 144 BC) stayed loyal to
Shangqiu
(18th–3rd c. BC) Etruscan civilization (12th–6th c. BC) Magna Graecia (8th–3rd c. BC) Ancient Rome Kingdom (753 BC–509 BC) Republic (509 BC–27 BC) Roman expansion
Timeline_of_Livorno
Legendary war in Greek mythology
BC, Sosibius 1172 BC, Eratosthenes 1184 BC/1183 BC, Timaeus 1193 BC, the Parian marble 1209 BC/1208 BC, Dicaearchus 1212 BC, Herodotus around 1250 BC
Trojan_War
Chinese general and nobleman
Beijing), the capital of Yan. However, the attack was unsuccessful. In 286 BC, King Min of Qi attacked the state of Song and destroyed it, annexing its
Tian_Dan
Calendar year
Year 289 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Corvus and Noctua (or, less frequently
289_BC
28th BC – 27th BC – 26th BC – 25th BC – 24th BC – 23rd BC – 22nd BC – 21st BC – 20th BC – 19th BC – 18th BC – 17th BC – 16th BC – 15th BC – 14th BC – 13th
Timeline_of_ancient_history
County in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
to State of Song until it was annexed by State of Qi in 286 BC, and was taken by Chu in 284 BC in a collective war against Qi led by Yue Yi. After Qin
Feng_County,_Jiangsu
Ancient Roman city in present day Milan, Italy
Golasecca culture under the name Medhelanon around 590 BC, conquered by the Romans in 222 BC, who Latinized the name of the city into Mediolanum, and
Mediolanum
inception around the middle of the seventh century BC until its conquest by the Roman Republic in 168 BC. Kingship in Macedonia, its earliest attested political
List_of_kings_of_Macedonia
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 general and politician (236/235 – c. 183 BC)
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 of Rome's
Scipio_Africanus
Deadly monster of Greek mythology
probably derived from several Near Eastern antecedents. Typhon was (from c. 500 BC) also identified with the Egyptian god of destruction Set. In later accounts
Typhon
King of Macedon from 359 to 336 BC
romanized: Phílippos; 382 BC – October 336 BC) was the king (basileus) of Macedon from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. The rise of Macedon, from a
Philip_II_of_Macedon
returned for the 2026 season with the addition of two new clubs, Breeze BC and Hive BC, and a formal player development pool. The eight clubs played a regular
2026_Unrivaled_season
BC – Political entities in the 7th century BC – Political entities by century This is a list of states or polities that existed in the 8th century BC
List of political entities in the 8th century BC
List_of_political_entities_in_the_8th_century_BC
traditional Chinese: 莊周; pinyin: Zhuāng Zhōu; Wade–Giles: Chuang Chou; c. 369-286 B.C) was a Daoist philosopher and poet during China's Warring States period
Glossary_of_Zhuangzi_exegesis
Military campaign of the Second Punic War
The Roman invasion of Africa lasted from 204 to 201 BC when a Roman army under Publius Cornelius Scipio landed near Utica and decisively defeated the Carthaginian
Roman invasion of Africa (204–201 BC)
Roman_invasion_of_Africa_(204–201_BC)
2nd-century BC Roman consul
consuls; another ancestor may have been Gaius Aelius Paetus, consul in 286 BC. His younger brother was Sextus Aelius Paetus Catus who became consul in
Publius_Aelius_Paetus
4th/3rd century BC Greek general and historian
Hieronymus did not accompany Demetrius on his final Asian campaign in 286 BC, instead remaining in Greece and subsequently attaching himself more closely
Hieronymus_of_Cardia
200 BC–10 AD Greek kingdom in South Asia
Graeco-Bactrian king Demetrius I of Bactria invaded India from Bactria in about 200 BC. The Greeks to the east of the Seleucid Empire were eventually divided to
Indo-Greek_Kingdom
286 BC
286 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
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 (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 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 Middle English, Old French personal name Crispin, Latin Crispinus, a family name derived from crispus ‘curly-haired’ (see Crisp). This name was especially popular in France in the early Middle Ages, having been borne by a saint who was martyred at Soissons in ad c. 285 along with a companion, Crispinianus (whose name is a further derivative of the same word).English and French : diminutive of Crisp.
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
Arabic, Muslim
Celebrated Abbasid Caliph (786-809)
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
English : habitational name from a place in Shropshire, so called from Old English plæga, plega ‘play’, ‘sport’ + denu ‘valley’. Compare Playford. The vowel of the first syllable is not easy to explain, but it occurs as early as 1286, a single generation after the unambiguous Plaueden, Pleweden of 1252.
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 : habitational name, possibly a variant of Litchfield. The surname is not found in current English records, but of the 52 bearers recorded in the 1881 British Census, 28 were born in Kent, suggesting that a different, unidentified source could be involved.
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).
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.
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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
English : habitational name from Cheeseburn in Northumberland, recorded in 1286 as Cheseburgh, possibly from Old English cis ‘gravel’ + burh ‘stronghold’.
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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.
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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 : 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
(×ֲ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.
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Girl/Female
Sikh
Friend, The Sun
Girl/Female
Hindu
Victorious, Glorious, Famous, Successful
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian
One who Steals Hearts; Beautiful
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Golden-eyed; Fairy Face; Intelligent; Kind
Girl/Female
German
Work Ruler
Male
Hebrew
(חַגִּי) Hebrew name CHAGGIY means "festive." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Gad. Haggi is the Anglicized form.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Sacred Herb; Basil Plant
Male
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Chebrown, CHEVRON means "alliance, association."Â
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, Hebrew
Form of Sarah; Princess
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n.
A silver coin of about 86 grains, having the figure of an archer, and hence, in modern times, called a daric.
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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 Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.
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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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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 radioactive isotope of strontium produced by certain nuclear reactions, and constituting one of the prominent harmful components of radioactive fallout from nuclear explosions; also called radiostrontium. It has a half-life of 28 years.
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A rare metallic element, found in certain zinc ores. It is white, hard, and malleable, resembling aluminium, and remarcable for its low melting point (86/ F., 30/C). Symbol Ga. Atomic weight 69.9.
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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 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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A bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents; also, a weight equal to 236 grains troy.
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One of the products arising from the multiplication of two or more quantities by the same number or quantity. Thus, seven times 2, or 14, and seven times 4, or 28, are equimultiples of 2 and 4.
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A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-206, etc.
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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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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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The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds, according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or 112 pounds.
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That part of a circulating decimal which recurs continually, ad infinitum: -- sometimes indicated by a dot over the first and last figures; thus, in the circulating decimal .728328328 + (otherwise .7/8/), the repetend is 283.
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A trough about 28 inches long, 4 deep, and 6 wide, in which ore is measured.
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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.