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Calendar year
Year 294 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Megellus and Regulus (or, less frequently
294_BC
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
Queen of the Seleucid Empire (300 – 294 and 282 – 261 BCE)
"victory of the army", c. 320 BC – 254 BC) was Queen of the Seleucid Empire from 300 BC until 294 BC and from 281 BC until 261 BC. Stratonice of Syria was
Stratonice_of_Syria
One hundred years, from 300 BC to 201 BC
dynasty of Macedon was overthrown and replaced by the Antigonid dynasty in 294 BC, a royal house that would dominate the affairs of Hellenistic Greece for
3rd_century_BC
Dorian Greek dynasty
Cassander (305–297 BC) Philip IV of Macedon (297 BC) Alexander V of Macedon (297–294 BC) Antipater I (296–294 BC) Antipater II Etesias (279 BC) History of Macedonia
Antipatrid_dynasty
Topics referred to by the same term
birth to death Alexander V of Macedon (died 294 BC), ruled with his brother Antipater from c. 297–294 BC Philip of Macedon (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Alexander of Macedon (disambiguation)
Alexander_of_Macedon_(disambiguation)
Decade
Alexander V and Antipater II, co-kings of Macedon r. 297–294 BC Demetrius I, King of Macedon, r. 294–288 BC Epicurus, Greek philosopher (founder of Epicureanism)
290s_BC
3rd-century BC Roman general and statesman
elected censor in 214 BC. Klaus Zmeskal, in Adfinitas, includes no linkage between this Regulus and the homonymous consul of 294 BC. Cato the Elder Cincinnatus
Marcus Atilius Regulus (consul 267 BC)
Marcus_Atilius_Regulus_(consul_267_BC)
Three wars between the Roman Republic and the Samnites in Central Italy, 343–290 BC
The First, Second, and Third Samnite Wars (343–341 BC, 326–304 BC, and 298–290 BC) were fought between the Roman Republic and the Samnites, who lived on
Samnite_Wars
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 Macedon
Alexander V of Macedon (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Εʹ ὁ Μακεδών; died late 294 BC) was the second son of Cassander and Thessalonike of Macedon, who was a half-sister
Alexander_V_of_Macedon
Lunisolar calendar
the 2nd millennium BC until the Seleucid Era (294 BC), and it was specifically used in Babylon from the Old Babylonian Period (1780s BC) until the Seleucid
Babylonian_calendar
Army of Macedon under the Antigonids
period when it was ruled by the Antigonid dynasty from 294 BC to 288 BC and from 276 BC to 168 BC. It was seen as one of the principal Hellenistic fighting
Antigonid_Macedonian_army
Macedonian general, founder of Antigonid dynasty (382–301 BC)
301 BC. His kingdom was divided up by Lysimachus and Seleucus, but his son Demetrius survived and went on to seize control of Macedonia in 294 BC. Antigonus
Antigonus_I_Monophthalmus
Ancient Roman temple at the Palatine hill
situation, when the Romans were losing a battle against the Samnites in 294 BC, but they miraculously turned around, regrouped and held their ground against
Temple of Jupiter Stator (3rd century BC)
Temple_of_Jupiter_Stator_(3rd_century_BC)
Macedonian general, Diadochus, and founder of the Seleucid Empire
of the eastern provinces in 292 BC, the vast extent of the empire seeming to require a double government. In 294 BC Stratonice married her stepson Antiochus
Seleucus_I_Nicator
Roman goddess of victory
goddess, both in association with other deities and in her own right. In 294 BC she was given a temple on the Palatine Hill. It was used to store war-booty
Victoria_(mythology)
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
in c. 298 BC, however, Demetrius, who still maintained a sizable loyal army and fleet, invaded Macedon, seized the Macedonian throne (294 BC) and conquered
Hellenistic_period
Ruler or Satrap
coin types derived from it. The coinage of Sophytes is often dated to 305-294 BC Sophytes may also have been the Mauryan Empire satrap of Arachosia, succeeding
Sophytes
Ancient Greek city
of the Pagasaean Gulf, near the modern city of Volos. It was founded in 294 BC by Demetrius Poliorcetes, who relocated the inhabitants of Nelia, Pagasae
Demetrias
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
one of Alexander's generals 309 BC Alexander IV of Macedon, assassinated at the age of 14 by the regent Cassander 294 BC Alexander V of Macedon, assassinated
List_of_regicides
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
Cassander's other sons Alexander V of Macedon (r. 297–294 BC) and Antipater II of Macedon (r. 297–294 BC), with their mother Thessalonike of Macedon acting
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
in 323 BC led to a period of turmoil as Ptolemy I Soter and Demetrius I of Macedon fought together for supremacy in the region, but by 294 BC, the Ptolemaic
Ancient_history_of_Cyprus
King of Macedon from 297 BC until 294 BC, jointly with his brother Alexander V of Macedon
half-sister of Alexander the Great. He was king of Macedon from 297 BC until 294 BC, jointly with his brother Alexander V. Eventually, he murdered his
Antipater_I_of_Macedon
Ancient Greek prince (294–279 BCE)
Philip (Greek: Φίλιππος, 294 BC – 279 BC) was a Greek prince from Asia Minor who was of Macedonian and Thessalian descent. Philip was the third son born
Philip_(son_of_Lysimachus)
Battle in 293 BC
Han and Wei were forced to cede their lands to ensure further peace. By 294 BC, the kingdom of Qin had become a major military power in China. Its first
Battle_of_Yique
succession of Rome. Millennia: 1st BC · 1st–2nd Centuries: 7th BC · 6th BC · 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC · 1st · 2nd · 3rd · 4th · 5th · 6th ·
Timeline_of_Roman_history
Unit of time, usually a five year period
by the consuls. The first censors were appointed in 443 BC, and from this year down to 294 BC there had, according to Livy (X.47), only been 26 pairs
Lustrum
which existed as an independent realm from the 19th century BC to its fall in the 6th century BC. For the majority of its existence as an independent kingdom
List_of_kings_of_Babylon
Chief deity of Roman state religion
dedicated to Iuppiter Stator; the first one was built and dedicated in 294 BC by Marcus Atilius Regulus after the third Samnite War. It was located on
Jupiter_(god)
Ruler of the Seleucid Empire from 281 to 261 BC
Alexander, and therefore the rightful lords of western and central Asia. In 294 BC, prior to the death of his father Seleucus I, Antiochus married his stepmother
Antiochus_I_Soter
Ancient Greek merchant ship wreck
The Kyrenia Shipwreck is a 4th-century BC ancient Greek merchant ship that sank c. 294 BC. The Kyrenia wreck was discovered by Greek-Cypriot diving instructor
The_Kyrenia_Ship
Archaeological site in Italy
him on 1 August when consul in 294 BC. This temple was used to house Cybele's sacred stone between 204 BC and 191 BC, while her nearby temple was still
Temple_of_Victory
4th century BC – State leaders in the 2nd century BC – State leaders by year This is a list of state leaders in the 3rd century BC (300–201 BC). Cyrene (complete
List of state leaders in the 3rd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_3rd_century_BC
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
Ancient Gallic tribe
the Etruscan town that had agreed a truce for 40 years with the Romans in 294 BC. The Romans went to the assistance of the town and were beaten in a battle
Senones
Pharaoh of Egypt from 305 to 282 BC
Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr, "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 369/68 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, historian, and successor of Alexander
Ptolemy_I_Soter
Addition to city walls of ancient Athens in the 280s BC
north Melitides gate was in the valley between the other two hills. In 294 BC, a small fort was built on the top of the Muses' hill for the Macedonian
Diateichisma
Ancient Roman family
consul in 306 and 288, and censor in 294 BC. Publius Cornelius P. f. M. n. Maluginensis Scipio, magister equitum in 396 BC, and consular tribune in 395 and
Cornelia_gens
Ancient Roman general and statesman (c. 345 BC – c. 260 BC)
dedicated to the goddess Victory, a promise he fulfilled in 294 BC. His election as consul in 305 BC saw him participate in the closing years of the Second
Lucius Postumius Megellus (consul 305 BC)
Lucius_Postumius_Megellus_(consul_305_BC)
Confederation of ancient Greek city-states (280–146 BC)
change in policy, signalled by his capture and fortification of Athens in 294 BC, with the planting of garrisons in Achaean cities likely occurring shortly
Achaean_League
4th-century BC Roman plebeian dictator and consul
also held the position of censor twice, the first time in 294 BC and the second time in 265 BC. Livy. History of Rome, Book VII Antony Kamm, The Romans
Gaius_Marcius_Rutilus
Wars between Alexander the Great's successors
Demetrius invaded, killed Alexander, and seized control of Macedon for himself (294 BC). While Demetrius consolidated his control of mainland Greece, his outlying
Wars_of_the_Diadochi
Year Origin Name Type Location Notes c. 294 BC Greek Kyrenia Merchant ship Kyrenia, Cyprus [citation needed] 241 BC Punic Marsala Punic ships Sicily
List of shipwrecks before Anno Domini
List_of_shipwrecks_before_Anno_Domini
Macedonian officer of Thessalian origin (c. 360–281 BCE)
Demetrius I renewed hostilities (297 BC), during his absence in Greece, Lysimachus seized his towns in Asia Minor, but in 294 BC concluded a peace whereby Demetrius
Lysimachus
needed] During Demetrius Poliorcetes’ campaign to conquer the Peloponnese in 294 BC, the Spartans led by Archidamus IV attempted to resist but were defeated
History_of_Sparta
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
Ancient Italic population
that survive from the 4th or 3rd century BC; they use the Greek alphabet. Around the middle of the 5th century BC, the Lucani moved south into Oenotria,
Lucanians
Satyr musician in Greek mythology
having dedicated the statue that stood in the Roman forum, most likely in 294 BC, when he became the first plebeian censor and added the cognomen Censorinus
Marsyas
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)
Calendar year
The year 295 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. It was known in the Roman Republic as the Year of the Consulship of Rullianus and Mus (or
295_BC
Anatolia during classical antiquity
its predecessors. Demetrius, who eventually became King of Macedon (294 BC – 288 BC), was still at large controlling a significant naval force, raiding
Classical_Anatolia
Greek Princess of Macedonian and Thessalian descent
of Alexander the Great. Antipater I was co-King of Macedonia from 297 BC-294 BC with his brother Alexander V and through marriage, she became a Queen
Eurydice (wife of Antipater II of Macedon)
Eurydice_(wife_of_Antipater_II_of_Macedon)
members of the Thirty Tyrants 404–403 BC Lachares, 300–294 BC Aristion, 88–86 BC (executed) Ariston, c. 513 BC, pro-Persian, participated in the Scythian
List_of_ancient_Greek_tyrants
3289 BC 22 May 2009 BC 1280.1 6 59 7 AHT 23 3 33 -13 73 15 Mar 3278 BC 2 May 1980 BC 1298.1 7 58 8 THA 17 2 39 -12 73 6 Mar 3231 BC 22 Apr 1933 BC 1298
List of saros series for solar eclipses
List_of_saros_series_for_solar_eclipses
Marcus Atilius Regulus was a Roman consul in 294 BC. During his year, according to Livy's main source, he served against the Samnites and Apulians without
Marcus Atilius Regulus (consul 294 BC)
Marcus_Atilius_Regulus_(consul_294_BC)
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
Ancient city in Greece
Philip's hands but was nevertheless forced to accept a Macedonian garrison. In 294 BC, after forty-three years of semi-autonomy under Macedonian suzerainty, Ambracia
Ambracia
standard was used by the Ptolemaic Kingdom for its silver coinage from 294 BC. It was based on a tetradrachm of 14.26 g and a drachma of 3.55 g. It was
List of ancient Greek monetary standards
List_of_ancient_Greek_monetary_standards
Roman goddess and personification of the continent Africa
to 294 BC. It may have had resonances with Pharaonic ideology. The image was later adopted on coinage of Agathocles of Syracuse minted around 304 BC, following
Africa_(goddess)
Roman magistrate and census administrator
575–535 BC. After the abolition of the monarchy and the founding of the Republic in 509 BC, the consuls had responsibility for the census until 443 BC. In
Roman_censor
Topics referred to by the same term
century BC: Marcus Atilius Regulus (consul 294 BC), first man from the gens Atilia to become consul of Rome. Marcus Atilius Regulus (consul 267 BC) (died
Marcus Atilius Regulus (disambiguation)
Marcus_Atilius_Regulus_(disambiguation)
governed the newly established province until around 316 BC. One of them, Sophytes (305–294 BC), was an independent Indian prince in the Punjab. Alexander's
Indo-Greek_Wars
prime ministers of Italy. Millennia: 1st BC · 1st–2nd · 3rd Centuries: 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC · See also · Bibliography Centuries: 1st ·
Timeline_of_Italian_history
4th century BC Macedonian nobleman and general, son of Antipater, brother of Cassander I
Pleistarchus (Ancient Greek: Πλείσταρχος; fl. 313 – 287 BC) was son of Antipater and brother of Cassander, king of Macedonia. As well as an Antipatrid
Pleistarchus (son of Antipater)
Pleistarchus_(son_of_Antipater)
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
City in Epirus, Greece
modern city dates to the 9th century BC. Ambracia was founded as a colony of Corinth in the 7th century BC. In 294 BC, after 43 years of semi-autonomy under
Arta,_Greece
Topics referred to by the same term
Antipater (c. 397–319 BC), Macedonian general Antipater I of Macedon, king of Macedon from 297 to 294 BC Antipater Etesias (died 279 BC), king of Macedon
Antipater_(disambiguation)
One of the monetary standards in ancient Greece
Mediterranean from the fifth century BC until the introduction of the Roman denarius to the region in the late first century BC. The Attic weight was based on
Attic_weight
Greek historian
Marsyas of Pella (Ancient Greek: Μαρσύας Περιάνδρου Πελλαῖος; c. 356 BC – c. 294 BC[citation needed]), son of Periander, was a Greek historian. According
Marsyas_of_Pella
Cassander's other sons Alexander V of Macedon (r. 297 – 294 BC) and Antipater II of Macedon (r. 297 – 294 BC), with their mother Thessalonike of Macedon acting
History of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
History_of_Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Calendar year
Year 293 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cursor and Maximus (or, less frequently
293_BC
Upper part of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia
Dassaretis (although Dassaretis and Atintania belonged to Epirus). Later in 294 BC, Tymphaea and Parauaea were under the control of the kingdom of Epirus of
Upper_Macedonia
King of Macedonia from 277 BC to 239 BC
regain part of the power his father had lost. He conquered Athens and in 294 BC he seized the throne of Macedonia from Alexander, the son of Cassander.
Antigonus_II_Gonatas
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
Calendar year
of Poplicola and Sabinus (or, less frequently, year 294 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 460 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval
460_BC
Latin hymn by Horace
evidence for a continuing tradition. The games were celebrated with a song in 294 BC during the First Punic War and later in the 140s. Soon before the Augustan
Carmen_Saeculare
Mountain in Greece
Battle of Mount Lykion between the Spartans and Demetrius of Macedon in 294 BC. Mt. Lykaion extended between the camps of the two sides, causing some consternation
Mount_Lykaion
Calendar year
The year 297 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rullianus and Mus (or, less frequently
297_BC
Aspects of the Roman god
the certainly historical record of the battle of the third Samnite War in 294 BC, in which consul Marcus Atilius Regulus vowed a temple to Iuppiter Stator
Epithets_of_Jupiter
in the 6th century BC List of states in the 5th century BC List of states in the 4th century BC List of states in the 3rd century BC List of states in
List_of_Classical_Age_states
Military unit
Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, taking full control of Cyprus for good. In 294 BC, as recorded by Plutarch, Demetrius began construction of a huge shipbuilding
Ptolemaic_navy
Calendar year
Year 296 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Violens and Caecus (or, less frequently
296_BC
Pharaoh of Egypt from 44 to 30 BC
(/ˈtɒləmi/; Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Καῖσαρ, Ptolemaios Kaisar; 47 BC – late August 30 BC), nicknamed Caesarion (Greek: Καισαρίων, Kaisaríōn, "Little Caesar")
Caesarion
Ancient town of Etruria
and the Greek colonies of Southern Italy. The Romans captured it in 294 BC. In 205 BC, it contributed grain and timber for the fleet of Scipio Africanus
Rusellae
Finnish author (born 1966)
310–240 BC Antigonos, jumalten poika - 302–294 BC Arkhimedes syrakusalainen - 270 BC Karthago - 256–255 BC Merikonsuli - 245–241 BC Tyranni - 215–212 BC Augustuksen
Jukka_M._Heikkilä
Goguryeo politician (fl. 4th–5th centuries)
later as Taejubu. He rose to the position of Prime Minister in the year 294, succeeding Prime Minister Sang-nu. In 296, Emperor You of the Xianbei Former
Ch'ang_Chori
Greek statesman and general (271–213 BCE)
talents, twenty of which Aratus paid himself. For the first time since 294 BC, the city was again self-governing. Nevertheless, Athens refused the invitation
Aratus_of_Sicyon
5000 BC – 4500 BC: Rowing oars in China 4500 BC – 3500 BC: Lost-wax casting in Palestine or the Indus Valley 4400 BC: Fired bricks in China. 4000 BC: Probable
Timeline of historic inventions
Timeline_of_historic_inventions
Calendar year
Year 292 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gurges and Scaeva (or, less frequently
292_BC
Greek anatomist and royal physician
discovering the disease of Antiochus I Soter, the king's eldest son, probably 294 BC. Seleucus in his old age had lately married Stratonice, the young and beautiful
Erasistratus
Ancient Greek territory
Atintanes. In 350 BC, Parauaea was incorporated into the Greek kingdom of Macedon by Phillip II as part of Upper Macedonia. Later in 294 BC, the area was
Parauaea
Late 4th/early 3rd century BC Roman politician and general
Rome to celebrate his triumph over his victory against the Hernici. In 294 BC, Arvina served as Censor alongside Gaius Marcius Rutilus Censorinus. In
Publius_Cornelius_Arvina
Prehistoric period: Copper Age
from c. 5,000 BC. The transition from Copper Age to Bronze Age in Europe occurred between the late 5th and the late 3rd millennium BC. In the Ancient
Chalcolithic
Calendar year
Year 30 BC was either a common year starting on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday or a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar (the sources differ
30_BC
480–479 BC phase of the Greco-Persian Wars
The second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC) occurred during the Greco-Persian Wars, as King Xerxes I of Persia sought to conquer all of Greece.
Second Persian invasion of Greece
Second_Persian_invasion_of_Greece
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
Historical region of West Asia
recorded history (c. 3100 BC) to the fall of Babylon in 539 BC. The rise of empires, beginning with Sargon of Akkad around 2350 BC, characterized the subsequent
Mesopotamia
Prime Minister of Goguryeo from 271 to 294
Sang-nu (Korean: 상루; Hanja: 尙婁; died 294) was the prime minister of Goguryeo during the reign of King Seocheon, and the son of previous Prime Minister
Sang-nu
294 BC
294 BC
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
English : unexplained.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Schum.Chinese : (Pinyin Cen) this surname was derived from an area so named during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : 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
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
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Wen 2.Chinese : from a character in the personal name of Hu Gongman, a retainer of Wu Wang. After the latter established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc, he granted the state of Chen to Hu Gongman, whose descendants adopted the second character of his given name, Man, as their surname. This character also means ‘Manchurian’, but the name does not appear to be related to this meaning.Chinese : variant of Wen 3.Chinese : variant of Wan 1.English and Jewish : variant spelling of Mann.Dutch : from Middle Dutch man ‘man’, ‘husband’, ‘vassal’, ‘arbiter’.French : from the Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann 2).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the personal name Man, derived from Yiddish ‘man’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Nye.Chinese : from the name of Nie City, which existed during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). It was granted to a son of a duke of the state of Qi; his descendants adopted the name of the city as their surname.
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 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.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Name of a fruit, Written in the Quran 24 times
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; 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.
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
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 : from the Middle English personal name Bartlet, a pet form of Bartholomew.This is the name of a well-established New England family. Its members include Josiah Bartlett (1729–95), who was born in Amesbury, MA, and became governor of NH (1790–94). A Richard Bartlet(t) settled in Newbury, MA, in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish
Jewish : from the Hebrew personal name Amos, of uncertain origin, in some traditions connected with the Hebrew verb amos ‘to carry’, and assigned the meaning ‘borne by God’. This was the name of a Biblical prophet of the 8th century bc, whose oracles are recorded in the Book of Amos. This was one of the Biblical names taken up by Puritans and Nonconformists in the 16th–17th centuries, too late to have had much influence on surname formation, except in Wales.English : variant of Amis, assimilated in spelling to the Biblical name. It occurs chiefly in southeastern England.
Surname or Lastname
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
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.
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).
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.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Name of a Fruit; Written in the Quran 24 Times
294 BC
294 BC
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Goddess Lakshmi
Girl/Female
Indian
Girl/Female
Tamil
Yognavi | யோகà¯à®¨à®µà¯€
Girl/Female
Indian
Call
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Kendall.South German : possibly from Kindel or Kindl (from a diminutive of Middle High German kint ‘child’), a nickname for a childish or childlike person.Possibly an altered spelling of German Kendler, variant of Kandler.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Pure Gold
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Engrossed
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Decisive
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vikranath | வீகà¯à®°à®¾à®¨à®¤
Warrior, Powerful
Girl/Female
Tamil
Firm, Fortress, A buddhist Goddess
294 BC
294 BC
294 BC
294 BC
294 BC
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.
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.
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.
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 Koran. R () R, the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is sometimes called a semivowel, and a liquid. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178, 179, and 250-254.
n.
A weight used in southern Europe and East for heavy articles. It varies in different localities; thus, at Rome it is nearly 75 pounds, in Sardinia nearly 94 pounds, in Cairo it is 95 pounds, in Syria about 503 pounds.
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.
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.
adv.
Certainly; most likely; truly; probably. Z () Z, the twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is taken from the Latin letter Z, which came from the Greek alphabet, this having it from a Semitic source. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. Etymologically, it is most closely related to s, y, and j; as in glass, glaze; E. yoke, Gr. /, L. yugum; E. zealous, jealous. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 273, 274.
n.
A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold, in England, varying from 19/ to 24 cwt.; a fother.
n.
The rate of ascent or descent; gradient; deviation from a level surface to an inclined plane; -- usually stated as so many feet per mile, or as one foot rise or fall in so many of horizontal distance; as, a heavy grade; a grade of twenty feet per mile, or of 1 in 264.
n.
The immovable union of two joints of a crinoidal arm. T () the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, //262-264, and also //153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180.
n. pl.
A sect which seceded from the Franciscan Order, chiefly in Italy and Sicily, in 1294, repudiating the pope as an apostate, maintaining the duty of celibacy and poverty, and discountenancing oaths. Called also Fratricellians and Fraticelli.
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.
a.
At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
n.
The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).
n.
A measure of length or distance, varying in different countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of 5.280 feet each, and used (as a land measure) chiefly on the continent of Europe, and in the Spanish parts of America. The marine league of England and the United States is equal to three marine, or geographical, miles of 6080 feet each.
n.
An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24.
v. t.
To fetter; to shackle; to chain. H () the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among the consonants, and is formed with the mouth organs in the same position as that of the succeeding vowel. It is used with certain consonants to form digraphs representing sounds which are not found in the alphabet, as sh, th, /, as in shall, thing, /ine (for zh see /274); also, to modify the sounds of some other letters, as when placed after c and p, with the former of which it represents a compound sound like that of tsh, as in charm (written also tch as in catch), with the latter, the sound of f, as in phase, phantom. In some words, mostly derived or introduced from foreign languages, h following c and g indicates that those consonants have the hard sound before e, i, and y, as in chemistry, chiromancy, chyle, Ghent, Ghibelline, etc.; in some others, ch has the sound of sh, as in chicane. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 153, 179, 181-3, 237-8.