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Calendar year
Year 322 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 Curvus (or, less frequently
322_BC
Secret society at Yale University, US
suggests that 322 is a reference to the year 322 BC and that members measure dates from this year instead of using anno Domini. In 322 BC, the Lamian War
Skull_and_Bones
City-state in ancient Greece
Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean up until the end of the Lamian War in 322 BC, one year after the death of Alexander the Great. Hippias, son of Peisistratus
Classical_Athens
Macedonian statesman and regent (4th century BC)
Antipater then became engaged in the Lamian War, where he was defeated in 322 BC and besieged at Lamia. He eventually escaped with the help of Leonnatus
Antipater
War fought in Greece in 323–322 BCE
The Lamian War or the Hellenic War (323–322 BC), was an unsuccessful attempt by Athens and a large coalition of Greek states to end the hegemony of Macedonia
Lamian_War
Classical Athenian statesman and orator (384–322 BC)
romanized: Dēmosthénēs; Attic Greek: [dɛːmostʰénɛːs]; 384 – 12 October 322 BC) was a Greek statesman and orator in ancient Athens. His orations constitute
Demosthenes
Historical summary of ancient Athens
Athens 1556 BC–1068 BC City-state of Athens 1068 BC–322 BC Hellenic League 338 BC–323 BC Hellenistic Athens 322 BC–86 BC Roman Republic 86 BC–27 BC Roman Empire
History_of_Athens
Millennium between 1000 BC and 1 BC
millennium BC, also known as the last millennium BC, was the period of time lasting from the years 1000 BC to 1 BC (10th to 1st centuries BC; in astronomy:
1st_millennium_BC
Naval battle of the Lamian War
Battle of the Echinades was one of the naval battles of the Lamian War (323–322 BC), fought between the Macedonian navy under Cleitus the White and the Athenian
Battle of the Echinades (322 BC)
Battle_of_the_Echinades_(322_BC)
Spartan mercenary commander
Thibron (Ancient Greek: Θίβρων; died 322 BC) was a Lacedaemonian who was a confidential officer of Harpalus, the Macedonian satrap of Babylon under Alexander
Thibron (mercenary commander, died 322 BC)
Thibron_(mercenary_commander,_died_322_BC)
Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath (384–322 BC)
Aristotle (Ancient Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης, romanized: Aristotélēs; 384–322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings span the natural
Aristotle
One hundred years, from 400 BC to 301 BC
the end of classical Greece. In India, the Maurya Empire was founded in 322 BC by Chandragupta Maurya who rapidly expanded his power westwards across central
4th_century_BC
Greek civilization from 1200 BC to 600 AD
civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity (c. 600 AD), comprising a loose collection
Ancient_Greece
Wars between Alexander the Great's successors
322 BC, the crucial battle of Ipsus was fought in 301 BC, the battle of Corupedium in 281 BC, and the struggle over Macedon was concluded in 272 BC.
Wars_of_the_Diadochi
Ancient citadel above the city of Athens
was inhabited as early as the 4th millennium BC, it was Pericles (c. 495–429 BC) in the fifth century BC who coordinated the construction of the buildings
Acropolis_of_Athens
Military forces of Athens in Ancient Greece
Thermopylae (323 BC) Siege of Lamia Battle of Melitaea Battle of Crannon Battle of the Echinades (322 BC) Battle of Amorgos Siege of Athens (287 BC) Siege of
Athenian_military
4th century BC Macedonian governor of Cyrenaica
death, and acted as Ptolemaic governor of Cyrene from around 322 BC until his death in 308 BC. His father's name was Seilenus. Ophellas is first mentioned
Ophellas
Self-awareness about thinking, higher-order thinking skills
back at least as far as two works by the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384–322 BC): On the Soul and the Parva Naturalia. This higher-level cognition was given
Metacognition
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
crucified in 322 BC, but his son, Ariarathes II managed to regain the throne and maintain his autonomy against the warring Diadochi. In 255 BC, Ariarathes III
Hellenistic_period
General of Alexander the Great (c.370–321 BC)
Cilician navy to Greece and led troops at the Battle of Crannon in August 322 BC. When Antigonus rose in rebellion against Perdiccas and Eumenes, Craterus
Craterus
Education for Greek people was vastly "democratized" in the 5th century B.C., influenced by the Sophists, Plato, and Isocrates. Later, in the Hellenistic
Education_in_ancient_Greece
Branch of anthropology that studies the physical development of the human species
nature for the next roughly 2,000 years. Plato's student Aristotle (c. 384–322 BC) observed in his History of Animals that human beings are the only animals
Biological_anthropology
Topics referred to by the same term
Ἀριστοτέλης in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Aristotle of Stagira (384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher. Aristotle may also refer to: The modern Greek
Aristotle_(disambiguation)
Historic federation of Greek states
dissolved after the Lamian War in 322 BC. Following the victory of Demetrius I Poliorcetes at the Battle of Salamis in 306 BC, his father, Antigonus I Monophthalmus
League_of_Corinth
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
Matter with biological processes
Hylomorphism is a theory first expressed by the Greek philosopher Aristotle (322 BC). The application of hylomorphism to biology was important to Aristotle
Life
Topics referred to by the same term
322 is a year on the Julian Calendar. 322 may also refer to: 322 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar 322 (film), Slovak film by director Dušan
322_(disambiguation)
Ancient Minoan buildings in Crete
1900 BC, as the culmination of longer-term social and architectural trends. These initial palaces were destroyed by earthquakes around 1700 BC but were
Minoan_palaces
Hellenistic princes and kings of Cappadocia
of Cappadocia, an ancient region in central Anatolia. Ariarathes I, 331–322 BC The hitherto satrap, Ariarathes I managed to keep control of most or all
List of monarchs of Cappadocia
List_of_monarchs_of_Cappadocia
Athenian logographer (c. 390 – 322 BC)
Hypereides or Hyperides (Ancient Greek: Ὑπερείδης, Hypereidēs; c. 390 – 322 BC; English pronunciation with the stress variably on the penultimate or antepenultimate
Hypereides
Work by Aristotle
It was written in sometime between the mid-fourth century BC and Aristotle's death in 322 BC. Generally seen as a pioneering work of zoology, Aristotle
History_of_Animals
Macedonian officer
Leonnatus (Greek: Λεοννάτος; 356 BC – 322 BC) was a Macedonian officer of Alexander the Great and one of the diadochi. Leonnatus was a member of the royal
Leonnatus
4th-century BC king of Cappadocia
BC – 322 BC) was the last Achaemenid Persian governor (satrap) of the province (satrapy) of Northern Cappadocia, serving from the 340s BC to 331 BC.
Ariarathes_I_of_Cappadocia
Battle of the Lamian War, 322 BC
The Battle of Melitaea took place in 322 BC during the Lamian War (323–322 BC). The Greek allies led by Antiphilus and Menon of Pharsalus won a victory
Battle_of_Melitaea
Chalcedony variety colored by iron oxide
jasper was used to make bow drills in Mehrgarh between 4th and 5th millennium BC. Jasper is known to have been a favorite gem in the ancient world; its name
Jasper
City on the island of Euboea, Greece
Suburban Railway. Aristotle (384–322 BC, ancient philosopher, lived in Chalcis the last year of his life (323–322 BC)) Giovanni Maria Angiolello from
Chalcis
Moment of critical discovery in literature
book Recognitions. Aristotle – Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath (384–322 BC) Backstory – Events preceding a plot in a story Denouement – Element of
Anagnorisis
in 148 BC with the final defeat of Macedonia. Two years later the Roman era began with the Corinthian defeat in the Battle of Corinth in 146 BC. The Roman
Greece_in_the_Roman_era
Political, economic or military predominance of one state over other states
Qin." The first anti-hegemonic or perpendicular alliance was formed in 322 BC. Qin was supported by one state, Wei, which it had annexed two years previously
Hegemony
Nomarch of Egypt under Macedonian rule
Cleomenes (Greek: Kλεoμένης Kleoménes; died 322 BC), a Greek of Naucratis in Ancient Egypt, was appointed by Alexander III of Macedon as nomarch of the
Cleomenes_of_Naucratis
Calendar year
its defense. Aristotle, Greek philosopher (d. 322 BC) Demosthenes, Greek statesman and orator (d. 322 BC) Broughton, T. Robert S.; Patterson, Marcia L
384_BC
Vertical partition inside a ship
Structural steel Fields, Nic; Bull, Peter (2007). Ancient Greek warship, 500-322 BC. New vanguard. Oxford: Osprey. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-84603-074-1. OCLC 76365221
Bulkhead_(partition)
Historical region in Central Anatolia, Turkey
region, declared himself king of the Cappadocians. As Ariarathes I (332–322 BC), he was a successful ruler, and he extended the borders of the Cappadocian
Cappadocia
4th-century BC Theban gay military unit
sentiments are echoed by the Athenians Demosthenes (384–322 BC) and Antisthenes (c. 445 – c. 365 BC). Xenophon, another Athenian, is the only contemporary
Sacred_Band_of_Thebes
bronze and stone: Archaic Greek sculpture (from about 650 to 480 BC), Classical (480–323 BC) and Hellenistic thereafter. At all periods there were great numbers
Ancient_Greek_sculpture
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
Branch of science about the natural world
anti-religionists. Aristotle, however, a student of Plato who lived from 384 to 322 BC, paid closer attention to the natural world in his philosophy. In his History
Natural_science
Calendar year
Year 323 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Longus and Cerretanus (or, less frequently
323_BC
Greek coins from the Archaic to Imperial Roman periods
century BC until the Persian Wars in about 480 BC. The Classical period then began, and lasted until the conquests of Alexander the Great in about 330 BC, which
Ancient_Greek_coinage
Era in Greece from (c. 1200 – c. 800 BC)
The Greek Dark Ages (c. 1180–800 BC) was a period in Ancient Greece characterized by societal collapse of civilization, where the palaces and cities of
Greek_Dark_Ages
Political rivals in the aftermath of Alexander the Great's death
series of conflicts, fought between 322 and 272 BC, over the rule of Alexander's empire after his death. In 310 BC Cassander secretly murdered Alexander
Diadochi
Bronze Age civilization on Crete and other Aegean Islands
local Neolithic culture around 3100 BC, with complex urban settlements beginning around 2000 BC. After c. 1450 BC, they came under the cultural and perhaps
Minoan_civilization
Government regime in ancient Athens
suppressed by the Spartans in 404 BC after the end of the Peloponnesian War, and then by the Macedonians in 322 BC after the end of the Lamian War. The
Athenian_democracy
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
Overview of and topical guide to ancient Greece
Theban hegemony (371–362 BCE) League of Corinth (338–322 BCE) Peloponnesian League (6th to 4th century BC) Arcadian League (370 to 3rd century BCE) 2nd Achaean
Outline_of_ancient_Greece
ancient Greece. The shards of pots discarded or buried in the 1st millennium BC are still the best guide available to understand the customary life and mind
Pottery_of_ancient_Greece
time. 499 BC – 448 BC Greco-Persian Wars 322 BC – 275 BC Wars of the Diadochi 274 BC – 168 BC Syrian Wars 264 BC – 146 BC Punic Wars 66 BC – 628 AD Roman–Persian
List of military conflicts spanning multiple wars
List_of_military_conflicts_spanning_multiple_wars
Natural sciences as described by Aristotle
philosophy described in the works of the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384–322 BC). In his work Physics, Aristotle intended to establish general principles
Aristotelian_physics
Greek term for a male adolescent
Republic) on its militia of citizens for defense. In the time of Aristotle (384–322 BC), Athens engraved the names of the enrolled ephebi on a bronze pillar (formerly
Ephebos
Cultural syncretism in Central and South Asia in antiquity
resulting in Greek cultural syncretism developing between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD in Gandhara, which is located in present-day Pakistan
Greco-Buddhism
Ancient military and leadership title
Nicholas. The Athenian Army 507-322 BC. p. 26. ISBN 978-1472862808. Sekunda, Nicholas. The Athenian Army 507-322 BC. p. 27. ISBN 978-1472862808. Sekunda
Phylarch
Historical period of Greece following Classical Greece
323 BC and the annexation of the classical Greek Achaean League heartlands by the Roman Republic. This culminated at the Battle of Corinth in 146 BC, a
Hellenistic_Greece
Field of knowledge
just the study of arithmetic and geometry. By the time of Aristotle (384–322 BC) this meaning was fully established. In Latin and English, until around
Mathematics
Varieties of Ancient Greek in classical antiquity
Mycenaean civilization of the Late Bronze Age in the late 2nd millennium BC. The classical distribution of dialects was brought about by the migrations
Ancient_Greek_dialects
4th-century BC Roman statesman and general
322 BC, although little is said of his time in office. The following year (321) he serves a Interrex. He appears next as a dictator himself in 315 BC
Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus
Quintus_Fabius_Maximus_Rullianus
the distribution and habits of marine life were made by Aristotle (384–322 BC). Observations made in the earliest studies of marine biology provided an
History_of_marine_biology
a period from about 900 BC until the 1st century AD, with the earliest remaining architectural works dating from around 600 BC. Ancient Greek architecture
Ancient_Greek_architecture
Macedonian general and regent (355–320 BC)
Perdiccas (Greek: Περδίκκας, Perdikkas; c. 355 BC – 320 BC) was a Macedonian general, successor of Alexander the Great, and the regent of Alexander's
Perdiccas
Ancient Greek military campaign in Indus Valley
after their death. Both rulers returned to the West in 316 BC with their armies. In c. 322 BC BC, Chandragupta Maurya of Magadha founded the Maurya Empire
Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
Indian_campaign_of_Alexander_the_Great
5th-century BC Athenian playwright
Eὐριπίδης, romanized: Eurīpídēs, pronounced [eu̯.riː.pí.dɛːs]; c. 480 – c. 406 BC) was a Greek tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles
Euripides
Work by Aristotle
corresponds to 329 BC. In Chapter 62, Aristotle indicates that, at the time he was writing, Athens was still sending officials to Samos. After 322 BC, Samos was
Constitution of the Athenians (Aristotle)
Constitution_of_the_Athenians_(Aristotle)
Battle of the Lamian War
The Battle of Crannon (322 BC), fought between the Macedonian forces of Antipater and Craterus and the forces of a coalition of cities including Athens
Battle_of_Crannon
Philosophical and theological concept
include Democritus (460–370 BC), Aristotle (384–322 BC), Epicurus (341–270 BC), Chrysippus (280–207 BC), and Carneades (214–129 BC). Michael Frede typifies
Free_will_in_antiquity
Calculating tool
century BC. Demosthenes (384–322 BC) complained that the need to use pebbles for calculations was too difficult. A play by Alexis from the 4th century BC mentions
Abacus
Naval battle of the Lamian War
The Battle of Amorgos was one of the naval battles of the Lamian War (323–322 BC), fought between the Macedonian navy under Cleitus the White and the Athenian
Battle_of_Amorgos
One of four primary substances in antiquity
as if it is made of tiny little balls. Plato's student Aristotle (384–322 BC) developed a different explanation for the elements based on pairs of qualities
Water_(classical_element)
Taxonomic rank
one. Aristotle (384–322 BC) classified animal species in his History of Animals, while his pupil Theophrastus (c. 371 – c. 287 BC) wrote a parallel work
Kingdom_(taxonomy)
Bronze Age culture
known as Cycladic civilisation) was a Bronze Age culture (c. 3100 BC – c. 1000 BC) found throughout the islands of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea. In
Cycladic_culture
Concept in philosophy, religion, rhetoric, and psychology
technical term in Western philosophy beginning with Heraclitus (c. 535 – c. 475 BC), who used the term for a principle of order and knowledge. Ancient Greek
Logos
Work by Aristotle
Aristotelicum, the collection of texts traditionally attributed to Aristotle (384–322 BC). The work provides an account of animal reproduction, gestation, heredity
Generation_of_Animals
Concept in philosophy and psychology
critics - Yang's beliefs were hotly contested. The thoughts of Aristotle (384–322 BC) about self-love (philautia) are recorded in the Nicomachean Ethics and
Self-love
Cornutus (43 BC), Roman politician and general Publius Licinius Crassus (53 BC), Roman general, ordered shieldbearer to stab him Demosthenes (322 BC), Greek
List_of_suicides_(BC)
510 BC for the purposes of this article, even though the typical definition is region-dependent (e.g. 510 BC in Greece, 322 BC in India, 200 BC in China)
Timeline of historic inventions
Timeline_of_historic_inventions
Soft-bodied eight-limbed order of molluscs
basis that they can experience pain. In classical Greece, Aristotle (384–322 BC) commented on their colour-changing abilities, both for camouflage and for
Octopus
Galaxy containing the Solar System
Meteorologica, Aristotle (384–322 BC) states that the Greek philosophers Anaxagoras (c. 500–428 BC) and Democritus (460–370 BC) proposed that the Milky Way
Milky_Way
Ancient Roman family
Republic; the first to attain the consulship was Lucius Fulvius Curvus in 322 BC. From that time, the Fulvii were active in the politics of the Roman state
Fulvia_gens
states of the Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of Greece and Greece between 3000 BC and the present day. It is not exhaustive. ( * ) The Greek Kingdom of Pergamon
List_of_wars_involving_Greece
especially during the ancient and medieval eras. The pupils of Aristotle (384–322 BC) were the first to comment on his writings, a tradition which was continued
Commentaries_on_Aristotle
Convention of symbols representing language
has been the subject of philosophical analysis as early as Aristotle (384–322 BC). While the use of language is universal across human societies, writing
Writing_system
Ancient Greek name for a hill in Piraeus, Greece
the Battle of Munychia. After Athens was defeated in the Lamian war (323–322 BC), a Macedonian garrison was installed at Munichia. In antiquity, there was
Munichia
Symbol that represents an idea or concept
ontologically separate world of forms, but those of his student Aristotle (384–322 BC) instead saw the forms as abstracts, identical in the mind of every person
Ideogram
200 BC–10 AD Greek kingdom in South Asia
Peithon, son of Agenor, until his departure for Babylon in 316 BC. Around 322 BC, the Greeks (described as Yona or Yavana in Indian sources) may then have
Indo-Greek_Kingdom
City-state in ancient Greece
day (384–322 BC) citizenship had been reduced from 9,000 to less than 1,000, then further decreased to 700 at the accession of Agis IV in 244 BC. Attempts
Sparta
Decade
(b. 356 BC) Diogenes of Sinope, Greek philosopher (b. c. 412 BC) Meleager, Macedonian general who has served with Alexander the Great 322 BC October 12
320s_BC
Board wargame published in 1978
Tyre: Alexander's Siege and Assault is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1978 that simulates the Siege of Tyre in 332
Tyre: Alexander's Siege and Assault
Tyre:_Alexander's_Siege_and_Assault
Folklore of the ancient Greeks
League (370–168 BC) League of Corinth (338–322 BC) Euboean League (c. 300 BC–c. 300 AD) Achaean League (280–146 BC) Politics Boule Free city Koinon Proxeny
Ancient_Greek_folklore
Science of classifying organisms
place. Organisms were first classified by Aristotle (Ancient Greece, 384–322 BC) during his stay on the island of Lesbos. He classified beings by their
Taxonomy_(biology)
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
(350–331 BC) King (331–322 BC) Ariarathes II, Suzerain King (301–280 BC) Colchis (complete list) – Akes, King (late 4th century BC) Kuji, King (325–280 BC) Seleucid
List of state leaders in the 4th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_4th_century_BC
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
rebellion against Antipater known as the Lamian War (323–322 BC). When Antipater was defeated at the 323 BC Battle of Thermopylae, he fled to Lamia where he was
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
322 BC
322 BC
Girl/Female
Hebrew
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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).
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 : 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 : 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.
Girl/Female
Hebrew American
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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
Jewish
Jewish : from the Hebrew personal name Amos, of uncertain origin, in some traditions connected with the Hebrew verb amos ‘to carry’, and assigned the meaning ‘borne by God’. This was the name of a Biblical prophet of the 8th century bc, whose oracles are recorded in the Book of Amos. This was one of the Biblical names taken up by Puritans and Nonconformists in the 16th–17th centuries, too late to have had much influence on surname formation, except in Wales.English : variant of Amis, assimilated in spelling to the Biblical name. It occurs chiefly in southeastern England.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : 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 and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a person with a sunny temperament. Compare Merryweather. There is a legend that a Scottish family of Highland origin assumed this name in punning allusion to Job 37:22, ‘Fair weather cometh out of the north’. At the present time the surname is most frequent in East Anglia.
Male
Greek
(ΒαÏσαββάς) Greek form of Aramaic Bar-Sabba, probably BARSABBAS means "son of the Sabbath." In the bible, this is the surname of a certain Joseph and Judas, mentioned in Acts 1:23 and 15:22 respectively.
Surname or Lastname
English
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 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 (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
Hebrew American English French
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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
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.
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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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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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Chinese : there are two sources for this character for Wen, which also means ‘warm’. One is a territory named Wen, and the other an area named Wenyi. Descendants of rulers of these areas adopted Wen as their surname.Chinese : from a character that also means ‘literature’. Its origin, however, is from the given name of an ancient personage called Wen.Chinese : from a character that also means ‘hear’. During the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), in the state of Lu there existed a man who has a supplementary name, Wenren. His descendants adopted the first character of his name, Wen, as their surname.English : unexplained.
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(×‘Ö¼Ö°× Ö¸×™Ö¸×”) Hebrew name BENAYAH means "God has built." In the bible, this is the name of the captain of David's guard and many other characters.
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Precious
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to sustain, hold or lift up
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English : unexplained.There was a family of this name in Roussillon, France, descended from a partisan of James II named Kennedy, who was exiled in France in the 17th century. The family died out in France in 1868, but may have had an American branch.
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Lord Vishnu, Lord Krishna
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American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Indian, Scottish, Teutonic
Welshman; Stranger; Foreign; Celtic; From Wales
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Absorbed in Light of God
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Name of India River
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American, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi
Nectar; Delightful
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Indian, Tamil
Self Respect
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The ninth month of the French Republican calendar, which dated from September 22, 1792. It began May, 20, and ended June 18. See Vendemiaire.
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The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, A. D. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed.
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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.
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The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. See Autumnal equinox, Vernal equinox, under Autumnal and Vernal.
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Of or pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor, or to the ecumenial council held there A. D. 325.
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Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first council of Nice, held a. d. 325; as, antenicene faith.
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The fringe of teeth around the orifice of the capsule of mosses. It consists of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 teeth, and may be either single or double.
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The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [/] in almanacs; the Archer.
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A coin; as, a sixpenny piece; -- formerly applied specifically to an English gold coin worth 22 shillings.
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A book composed of sheets so folded that each one makes thirty-two leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of book; -- usually written 32mo, or 32¡, and called thirty-twomo.
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The first month of the French republican calendar, dating from September 22, 1792.
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Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 b. c.).
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The fifth power of a number; as, a/ is the sursolid of a, or 32 that of 2.
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"Our Lord cometh;" -- an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes." See Anathema maranatha, under Anathema.
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A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.
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The tenth month of the French republican calendar dating from September 22, 1792. It began June 19, and ended July 18. See VendEmiaire.
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A measure of capacity equal to a cubic meter, or a thousand liters. It is equivalent to 35.315 cubic feet, and to 220.04 imperial gallons, or 264.18 American gallons of 321 cubic inches.
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A Greek Cynic philosopher (412?-323 B. C.) who lived much in Athens and was distinguished for contempt of the common aims and conditions of life, and for sharp, caustic sayings.
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Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30.