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Calendar year
Year 356 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Ambustus and Laenas (or, less frequently
356_BC
Rise of Macedon
temporary alliance with Athens. In a series of campaigns stretching from 356 to 340 BC, Philip II managed to ultimately subjugate Kersebleptes as a tributary
Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II
Expansion_of_Macedonia_under_Philip_II
Battle during the expansion of Macedonia
Athens and her erstwhile allies (357–355 BC), and the Third Sacred War which erupted in central Greece in 356 BC between the Phocians and the other members
Battle_of_Chaeronea_(338_BC)
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
Alexander_the_Great
Ancient city in eastern Macedonia, in the Edonis region
Krēnĩdes "Fountains"). The city was renamed by Philip II of Macedon in 356 BC and abandoned in the 14th century after the Ottoman conquest. The present
Philippi
King of Macedon from 359 to 336 BC
in 356 BC. In 357 BC, Philip married the Epirote princess Olympias, who was the daughter of the king of the Molossians. Alexander was born in 356 BC, the
Philip_II_of_Macedon
The military tactics of Alexander the Great (356 BC - 323 BC) were the tactics used by Alexander III - 'the Great' - of Macedon during his campaigns,
Military tactics of Alexander the Great
Military_tactics_of_Alexander_the_Great
Capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedon
family. Pella was the birthplace of Philip II in 382 BC, and of Alexander the Great, his son, in 356 BC. Pella quickly became the largest and richest city
Pella
Macedonian nobleman and general (c. 356–324 BC)
Hephaestion (Ancient Greek: Ἡφαιστίων Hēphaistíōn; c. 356 BC – 324 BC), son of Amyntor, was an ancient Macedonian nobleman of probable "Attic or Ionian
Hephaestion
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
Region of ancient Greece
decree against them from the Amphictyonic synod (356 BC). This led to the Third Sacred War (356–346 BC). The Phocians, led by two capable generals, Philomelus
Phocis_(ancient_region)
First king of Qin
King Huiwen of Qin (Chinese: 秦惠文王; 356–311 BC), also known as Lord Huiwen of Qin (Chinese: 秦惠文君), personal name Ying Si, was a king of the state of Qin
King_Huiwen_of_Qin
Remarkable constructions of classical antiquity
lists by the historian Herodotus (c. 484 BC – c. 425 BC) and the poet Callimachus of Cyrene (c. 305 BC – c. 240 BC), housed at the Museum of Alexandria,
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Seven_Wonders_of_the_Ancient_World
Ancient region and kingdom in the Balkans
including the Paeoplae and Siropaiones, were deported from Paeonia to Asia. In 356 BC Paeonia was made a Macedonian vassal by Philip II, who took advantage of
Paeonia_(kingdom)
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
Gaius Marcius Rutilus became the first plebeian dictator in 356 BC and censor in 351 BC. In 342 BC, the tribune of the plebs Lucius Genucius passed his leges
Roman_Republic
4th-century BC Persian satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia
nephew) of Ariobarzanes of Phrygia who revolted against Artaxerxes III around 356 BC. His first wife was an unnamed Greek woman from Rhodes, sister of the two
Artabazos_II
Greek historian (c. 432 – 356 BC)
Philistus (Ancient Greek: Φίλιστος; c. 432 – 356 BC), son of Archomenidas, was a Greek historian from Sicily. Philistus was born in Syracuse around the
Philistus
War between the Amphictyonic League and the Phocians
The Third Sacred War (356–346 BC) was fought between the forces of the Delphic and Amphictyonic Leagues, principally represented by Thebes, and latterly
Third_Sacred_War
Ruler of Qi between 356 BC and 320 BC
a ruler of the Qi state, reigning from 356 BC to 320 BC, or according to another source from 378 BC to 343 BC. He was the first ruler of Qi to style himself
King_Wei_of_Qi
Mother of Alexander the Great (c. 375–316 BC)
probably took it as a recognition of Philip's victory in the Olympic Games of 356 BC, the news of which coincided with Alexander's birth (Plut. Alexander 3.8)
Olympias
4th-century BC Sicilian tyrant
c. 397 BC – 343 BC), or Dionysius II, was a Greek politician who ruled Syracuse, Sicily from 367 BC to 357 BC and again from 346 BC to 344 BC. Dionysius
Dionysius_II_of_Syracuse
4th-century BC Greek civil war
During midsummer of 357 BC Chabrias's fleet was defeated and he was killed in the attack on the island of Chios. In 356 BC, the revolting allies ravaged
Social_War_(357–355_BC)
Illyrian tribe. In 356 BC, the Athenians allied with the kings of Illyria, Paionia, and Thrace to try to block Philip's advance. In 356 BC an army under Parmenion
Philip II's Illyrian Campaigns
Philip_II's_Illyrian_Campaigns
(383–375 BC) Huan, Duke (374–357 BC) Wei, King (356–320 BC) Xuan, King (319–300 BC) Min, King (300–283 BC) Qin (complete list) – Jian, Duke (414–400 BC) Hui
List of state leaders in the 4th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_4th_century_BC
Macedonian general (c. 400 – 330 BC)
of Philip II, Parmenion achieved a great victory over the Illyrians in 356 BC. Ten years later, Parmenion destroyed the southern Thessalian town of Halos
Parmenion
Torture device
of torturing slaves and non-citizens, and later in special cases, as in 356 BC, when it was applied to gain a confession from Herostratus, an arsonist
Rack_(torture)
353/52 BC Macedonian victory in Greece
war lasted 10 years, and ended in summer 346 BC (one of the only firm dates), which yields a date of 356 BC for the beginning of the war, with Philomelos's
Battle_of_Crocus_Field
Calendar year
and Roxana (d. 309 BC). June 13 – Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire died in Babylon (b. 356 BC) Diogenes of Sinope
323_BC
One hundred years, from 400 BC to 301 BC
of the Jin state. 361 BC: Duke Xiao became ruler of Qin. 356 BC: Shang Yang implemented his first set of reforms in Qin. 344 BC: Duke Hui of Wei is the
4th_century_BC
Ancient Greek city in Anatolia
(d 356 BC) — criminal Zenodotus (fl. 280 BC) — grammarian and literary critic, first librarian of the Library of Alexandria Agasias (2nd century BC) —
Ephesus
Period of ancient Greece (510 to 323 BC)
Conquering this city allowed Philip to subjugate all of Thrace. A year later in 356 BC, the Macedonians attacked and conquered the Athenian-controlled port city
Classical_Greece
Decade
founder of the Seleucid dynasty (d. 281 BC) 356 BC July 20/21 – Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (d. 323 BC). Hephaestion, Macedonian general, soldier
350s_BC
Ancient western Balkan kingdom
(437–390 BC), Illyrian or Lynkestian ruler. Grabos II (r. 358–356 BC): entered Athenian alliance to resist Philip's power in 356 BC. Pleuratus I (r. 356–335
Illyrian_kingdom
Naval battle during the Social War (356 BC)
The Battle of Embata was a naval battle fought in 356 BC between the Chians and the Athenians led by Chares. The Athenians possessed a fleet of 120 naval
Battle_of_Embata
Amphipolis (357 BC) – Rise of Macedon Siege of Pydna (357 BC) – Rise of Macedon Siege of Potidaea (356 BC) – Rise of Macedon Siege of Methone (356 BC) – Rise
List_of_sieges
Ancient Italic people
over the Thurii, near Laüs, in 390 BC. The rise of the Bruttii is dated by ancient authors to approximately 356 BC at the time of the expedition of Dion
Bruttians
daughter and adviser of Antipater, poison Philistus (356 BC), Greek historian and naval commander Porcia (42 BC), Roman noblewoman, wife of Marcus Junius Brutus
List_of_suicides_(BC)
Aspect of Chinese military history
completed in 361 BC. One section was built in the south of the state, bordering the Han state, called the Henan Wall, was completed in 356 BC. The extant ruins
History of the Great Wall of China
History_of_the_Great_Wall_of_China
Dynamic list of ancient Greek rulers over Syracuse
Elder (405 BC–367 BC) Dionysius the Younger (367 BC–356 BC) Dion (357 BC–355 BC) Calippus (355 BC–353 BC) Hipparinus [de] (353 BC–c.350 BC) Nysaeus [de]
List_of_tyrants_of_Syracuse
Political conflict in the Roman Republic, 500–287 BC
former consuls could hold either office. 356 BC saw the appointment of the first plebeian dictator, and in 339 BC the plebeians facilitated the passage of
Conflict_of_the_Orders
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
on either 19 or 20 July 356 BC. Non-royal Macedonians also competed in and won various Olympic contests by the 4th century BC. In addition to literary
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Town in Phocis, Greece
the Pythian Games. In 356 BC the Phocians under Philomelos captured and sacked Delphi, leading to the Third Sacred War (356–346 BC), which ended with the
Delphi_(modern_town)
4th-century BC Greek ruler of Thessaly
Thessaly, ruling from 369 to c. 356 BC. Following the assassination of Jason, the tyrant of Pherae and Tagus of Thessaly, in 370 BC, his brother Polyphron ruled
Alexander_of_Pherae
Ancient Greek temple in Ephesus (near present-day Selçuk, Turkey)
destruction coincided with the birth of Alexander the Great (around 20–21 July 356 BC). Plutarch remarks that Artemis was too preoccupied with Alexander's delivery
Temple_of_Artemis
Topics referred to by the same term
Sparta. Third Sacred War (356 BC - 346 BC), between the forces of Thebes and Phocis for control of Delphi. Fourth Sacred War (339 BC), between Philip II of
The_Sacred_Wars
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
Country in Southeast Europe
kingdom of Macedon in 356 BC. After the death of Agis, the kingdom of Paeonia then led by Lycceius, became vassal to Philip II in 356 BC. A Paeonian cavalry
North_Macedonia
Topics referred to by the same term
Hephaestion (356 BC–324 BC) was Alexander's celebrated friend and general. Hephaestion or Hephaistion may also refer to: Hephaestion (beetle), a genus
Hephaestion_(disambiguation)
Macedonian general, Diadochus, and founder of the Seleucid Empire
Eusebius of Caesarea, however, mentions the age of 75, and thus the year 356 BC, making Seleucus the same age as Alexander the Great. This is most likely
Seleucus_I_Nicator
Decade
390 BC) Leonnatus, Macedonian officer under Alexander the Great and one of the diadochi (b. 356 BC) 321 BC Craterus, Macedonian general (b. c. 370 BC) Perdiccas
320s_BC
4th-century BC Illyrian king
Ancient Greek: Γράβος; ruled c. 358–356 BC) was an Illyrian king who reigned in southern Illyria in the 4th century BC. According to a historical reconstruction
Grabos_II
358 BC. Philip II of Macedon defeats the Illyrians. Bardyllis probably died during the battle at the age of 90. Illyrians sued for peace. 356 BC. Lycceius
Illyrian_warfare
Ancient Greek architect
each of its three manifestations. It was burned by Herostratus in July 356 BC and rebuilt again. The architect's name is recalled in Vitruvius, and in
Chersiphron
Ancient Greek and Roman city near present-day Shahhat, Libya
Cyrene, noblewoman Arete of Cyrene, philosopher Aristippus (c. 435 – c. 356 BC), philosopher and founder of the Cyrenaic School Carneades, Academic skeptic
Cyrene,_Libya
the known victors of the ancient Olympic Games from the 1st Games in 776 BC up to the 264th in 277 AD, as well as the games of 369 AD before their permanent
List of ancient Olympic victors
List_of_ancient_Olympic_victors
358 BC. Philip II of Macedon defeats the Illyrians. Bardyllis probably died during the battle at the age of 90. Illyrians sued for peace. 356 BC. Lycceius
Timeline_of_Illyrian_history
Philoctetes Pirithous Theseus Œdipus Achaeus of Syracuse (c. 356 BC) Agathon (c. 448–400 BC) Aerope Alcmeon Anthos or Antheus ("The Flower") Mysoi ("Mysians")
List of ancient Greek playwrights
List_of_ancient_Greek_playwrights
Sacred site and oracle of Ancient Greece
the Pythian Games. In 356 BC, the Phocians under Philomelos captured and sacked Delphi, leading to the Third Sacred War (356–346 BC), which ended with the
Delphi
Topics referred to by the same term
Alexander III may refer to: Alexander III of Macedon (356 BC – 323 BC), also known as Alexander the Great Alexander (Byzantine emperor) (870–913), Byzantine
Alexander_III
BC–c. 356 BC Greek Hedonistic philosopher Grandfather of Aristippus the Younger c. 380 BC – ? Greek philosopher Aristomachos I died c. 240 BC Greek tyrant
List of people known as the Elder or the Younger
List_of_people_known_as_the_Elder_or_the_Younger
Legendary accounts surrounding the life of Alexander the Great
forth a son who would be bold and lion-like. After Philip took Potidaea in 356 BC, he received word that his horse had just won at the Olympic games, and
Alexander_the_Great_in_legend
2014 German two-part documentary
back on Alexander's journey, from his birth in 356 ʙᴄ to his presumably illness-related death in 323 ʙᴄ. David Schütter as Alexander the Great Vladi Georgiev
Alexander the Great (miniseries)
Alexander_the_Great_(miniseries)
Conglomeration of Indo-European peoples and tribes in the Balkan Peninsula
(437–390 BC), ruler in Lyncestis. Grabos II (r. 358–356 BC): entered Athenian alliance to resist Philip's power in 356 BC. Pleuratus I (r. 356–335 BC): reigned
List_of_Illyrians
Act of referring to oneself in the third person
women who put on an affect of cuteness. Xenophon's (c. 430–355/356 BC) Anabasis (ca. 370 BC) where the author puts the description of his own military campaign
Illeism
p. 317) or more precisely: May 12, 1274 BC based on Ramesses' commonly accepted accession date in 1279 BC. "Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald
List_of_battles_before_301
Greek community in Egypt
present in Egypt since at least the 7th century BC. Herodotus visited ancient Egypt in the 5th century BC and claimed that the Greeks were one of the first
Egyptian_Greeks
358 BC battle between Macedonia and the Illyrians
The Battle of Erigon Valley or the Battle of Lyncus Plain took place in 358 BC between the Illyrians under Bardylis and the Macedonians under Philip II.
Battle_of_Erigon_Valley
Ancient Greek moral anecdote
history of Sicily by Timaeus of Tauromenium (c. 356 – c. 260 BC). The Roman orator Cicero (c. 106 – c. 43 BC), who may have read it in the texts of Greek
Sword_of_Damocles
Calendar year
Hypereides, Athenian orator (b. 390 BC) Leonnatus, Macedonian officer under Alexander the Great and one of the diadochi (b. 356 BC) Pomeroy, Sarah B.; et al. (1999)
322_BC
Navigational template showing Odrysian kings
language, was a king of the Odrysian kingdom in western Thrace from c. 357-356 BC, in succession to his father Berisades, with whom he may already have been
Cetriporis
Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
BC Place, currently known as BC Place Vancouver for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located
BC_Place
temples covers temples built by the Hellenic people from the 6th century BC until the 2nd century AD on mainland Greece and in Hellenic towns in the Aegean
List_of_ancient_Greek_temples
Village in Greece
settlers in 362/1 BC. In 356 BC, it was destroyed by the king of Macedonia, Philip II and was turned over to the Olynthians. In 349/8 BC the city along with
Nea_Poteidaia
instead of Quinctius, though this is probably a confusion with the year 356 BC, when M. Fabius Ambustus was also consul. Drummond 1980, p. 70 (note 66)
List_of_Roman_consuls
won the pankration crown at three successive Olympiads in 364, 360 and 356 BC. Further, he won 12 such victories at the Isthmian and Nemean Games combined
Sostratus_of_Sicyon
Mythical Chinese sovereign
claims that the vessel dates either from 375 or 356 BC; Chang 2007, p. 122 (who gives the date as 356 BCE); Puett 2001, p. 112 (Huangdi's "first appearance
Yellow_Emperor
prior to 841 BC, the beginning of the Gonghe Regency, are provisional and subject to dispute. Contents: Antiquity · Centuries: 22nd BC · 21st BC Centuries:
Timeline_of_Chinese_history
p. 317) or more precisely: May 12, 1274 BC based on Ramesses' commonly accepted accession date in 1279 BC. Bryce, Trevor (2005). The Kingdom of the
List_of_wars:_before_1000
Colony founded by the Corinthians around 600 BC
Battle of Potidaea in 430 BC. The Athenians retook the city in 363 BC, but in 356 BC Potidaea fell into the hands of Philip II of Macedon. Potidaea was
Potidaea
Olympic Winner), 356 BC Horse Race, 352 BC Tethrippon, 348 BC two-colt chariot, Synoris 344 BC Tethrippon Panathenaics Archon of Pella 334–332 BC Horse race
List_of_ancient_Macedonians
Calendar year
261 BC) October – Hephaestion, son of Amyntor, a Macedonian general, soldier, aristocrat, and possibly lover of Alexander the Great (b. c. 356 BC). "Antiochus
324_BC
(364 BC). His victory is used by Diodorus Siculus to date the events of his history. 105th Olympiad 360 BC - Porus of Cyrene 106th Olympiad 356 BC - Porus
List of Olympic winners of the Stadion race
List_of_Olympic_winners_of_the_Stadion_race
Ancient Greek architect and adviser to Alexander the Great
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, after its destruction by Herostratus in 356 BC. The temple was rebuilt on a grander scale, coinciding with the birth year
Dinocrates
4th-century BC Greek playwright
He may be the "Achaios" who won a victory at Athens' Lenaia festival in 356 BC. "Achaios (1)" from the Suda Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman
Achaeus_of_Syracuse
City in Calabria, Italy
Dionysius II refounded the city as 'Phoebeia' in the 360s BC. When he was expelled from Syracuse in 356 BC, he retained control of Phoebeia, but it was captured
Reggio_Calabria
4th century BC the Macedonian tombs of Korinos were built. They were used until the beginning of the 3rd century BC. In the year 356 BC Alexander the
History of Pieria (regional unit)
History_of_Pieria_(regional_unit)
King of the Achaemenid Empire from 359/8 to 338 BC
the satraps followed his order and disbanded their mercenaries. Later in 356 BC, Artaxerxes III attempted to dismiss Artabazus II from his satrapy of Hellespontine
Artaxerxes_III
Acropolis of Athens burnt during the second Persian invasion of Greece. 356 BC – Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, arson by Herostratus. 70 AD – Second Temple
List of building or structure fires
List_of_building_or_structure_fires
(5th century BC), writer of mimes Lysias (c. 445–c. 380 BC), logographer, jurist Philistus (c. 432–356 BC), historian Carcinus (c. 420–360 BC), dramatist
List_of_people_from_Sicily
City of Magna Graecia, situated on the Tarentine gulf
Leptines and his friend Philistus. The rise of the Bruttian people about 356 BC probably became the cause of the complete decline of Thurii, but the statement
Thurii
Art museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
18 September 2010 – 18 March 2011. Alexander the Great (356 BC – 323 BC, king from 336 BC) appeals to the imagination more than any ruler of the ancient
H'ART_Museum
Using creation myths to date the Earth
(Ptah) lived 48,863 years before Alexander the Great (b. 356 BC), dating the creation to 49,219 BC. Herodotus wrote that the ancient Egyptians had gods who
Dating_creation
South Slavic ethnic group
sophisticated polis-type settlements and a thriving economy based on mining, In 356 BC, the kingdom of Paeonia ruled by Lyppeius, became subject to Philip II of
Macedonians_(ethnic_group)
Αncient Greek tribe in the region of Epirus
of the Panhellenic games and festivals. The list was compiled in 360 or 356 BC. The worship of many Greek gods is attested in Chaonia; these include Athena
Chaonians
continued into the modern era by humans. The time around 11,700 years ago (9,700 BC) is widely considered to be the end of the old age (Pleistocene, Paleolithic
Timeline of environmental history
Timeline_of_environmental_history
Ancient Greek ethnic group
same day his son Alexander the Great was born, on either 19 or 20 July 356 BC. In addition to literary contests, Alexander the Great also staged competitions
Ancient_Macedonians
history of fiction and literature in general. Alexander the Great (356 BC-323 BC) was a Greek king of Macedon and the creator of one of the largest empires
History of Western civilization before AD 500
History_of_Western_civilization_before_AD_500
Chinese state (c. 9th century – 207 BC)
ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. It is traditionally dated to 897 BC. The state of Qin originated from a reconquest of western lands that had previously
Qin_(state)
High-volume exposure to celebrities' personal lives
the Temple of Artemis (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) in 356 BC to immortalize his name. Although authorities at the time tried to erase
Celebrity_culture
War through the end of the ancient period
nearby Mount Pangaeus, which would enable him to finance his future wars. In 356 BC the Macedonian army advanced further eastward and captured the town of Crenides
Ancient_warfare
356 BC
356 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
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 : 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).
Boy/Male
Muslim
One of the prophet muhammads names, Victory, The two opening letters of surah 36 in the Quran
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 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.
Boy/Male
Muslim
One of the prophet muhammads names, Victory, The two opening letters of surah 36 in the Quran
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Horace, Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of unknown origin, associated chiefly with the name of the poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 bc).
Surname or Lastname
English 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 : 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
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
Chinese
Chinese : from the place name Pan, which existed in the state of Wei during the Zhou dynasty. Bi Gonggao, fifteenth son of the virtuous duke Wen Wang, was granted a state named Wei when the Zhou dynasty came to power in 1122 bc (see Feng 1). Bi Gonggao in turn granted the area called Pan to one of his sons, whose descendants eventually adopted Pan as their surname. This name is also Romanized as Poon, Pun, and Pon.Korean : There are two Chinese characters for this surname; only one of them, however, is common enough to warrant treatment here. There are three clans which use this character: the KisÅng (also called the KÅje), the Kwangju, and the Namp’yÅng. The founding ancestors of these clans were KoryÅ (918–1392) figures, and it is widely believed that they were related.Spanish and southern French (Occitan) : metonymic occupational name for a baker or a pantryman, from Spanish and Occitan pan ‘bread’ (Latin panis).English and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for someone who cast pans, from Middle English, Middle Dutch panne ‘pan’.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish pan ‘lord’, ‘master’, ‘landowner’, hence a nickname for a haughty person.Perhaps also an Americanized spelling or translation of German Pfann (North German Pann).
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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 : 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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Hebrew
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
Female
English
(Aramaic טַבְיְתָ×, Greek: Ταβιθά, Hebrew: צְבִיָּה): Greek name of Aramaic origin, TABITHA means "female gazelle." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a woman restored to life by Peter. The name was translated as Dorkas in Acts 9:36.
Male
Greek
Greek myth name of one of the horses belonging to the sun god Helios. It is also the name of a demon of lies and deceit. The letters of the name add up to 365, the number of days in the year. It has been found in Greek magical texts and may be related to the word abracadabra which may derive from Aramaic avra kedabra, ABRAXAS means "I will create as I speak."
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Turkish
Turkish : from the Turkish personal name Osman, Turkish form of Arabic ‛UthmÄn. This was the name of the third of the ‘rightly guided’ khalifs (ruled 644–656), one of the ten Companions of the Prophet Muhammad, to whom he gave the good news of entering into paradise.English : variant of Osmond.Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ans ‘god’ + man ‘man’.Dutch : occupational name for an ox driver, from os ‘ox’, ‘bullock’ + man ‘man’.German (Osmann) : variant of Ossmann (see Ossman).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : of uncertain origin; perhaps a variant of Oshman or Hausman.
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English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
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Tamil
Preethu | பà¯à®°à®¿à®¤à¯à®‚
God gift, Broad, Spacious
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Tamil
Breath of life
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African, Arabic, Australian, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Swahili
Well Born; Wondrously Beautiful; Shady; Quiet; Peaceful; Prosperous
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Muslim
Protected
Female
English
English short form of Greek Sophronia, PHRONA means "self-controlled."
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Muslim
Exalted
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Indian
Women crowned in royal chair
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Hindu
God is salvation
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Arabic
Ruler; Governor
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Hindu
Valin means courage in sanskrit. adding i hence Valini would keep the meaning the same as but make it feminine as in Hindi An i at the end of a noun or adjective makes it feminine
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A silver coin of Florence, first struck in the twelfth century, and noted for its beauty. The name is given to different coins in different countries. The florin of England, first minted in 1849, is worth two shillings, or about 48 cents; the florin of the Netherlands, about 40 cents; of Austria, about 36 cents.
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The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year; also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this, adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354 days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360 days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days, and every fourth year (called bissextile, or leap year) of 366 days, a day being added to February on that year, on account of the excess above 365 days (see Bissextile).
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An English dry measure, being, at London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke.
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One of the Asmonean family. The Asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 b. c.
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An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac, or 36¡.
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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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In surveys of the public land of the United States, a division of territory six miles square, containing 36 sections.
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The hundredth part of a stere, equal to .353 cubic feet.
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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.
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To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number 56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under Multiplication.
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A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36 1/2, at Hamburg 38 1/4.
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A name given to several different silver coins of Denmark, Holland, Sweden,, NOrway, etc., varying in value from about 30 cents to $1.10; also, a British coin worth about 36 cents, used in Ceylon and at the Cape of Good Hope. See Rigsdaler, Riksdaler, and Rixdaler.
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A number or quality which is contained in another an exact number of times, or is an aliquot part of it; thus, 7 is the submultiple of 56, being contained in it eight times.
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Leap year; every fourth year, in which a day is added to the month of February on account of the excess of the tropical year (365 d. 5 h. 48 m. 46 s.) above 365 days. But one day added every four years is equivalent to six hours each year, which is 11 m. 14 s. more than the excess of the real year. Hence, it is necessary to suppress the bissextile day at the end of every century which is not divisible by 400, while it is retained at the end of those which are divisible by 400.
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Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.
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Among the Hebrews, a weight and denomination of money. For silver it was equivalent to 3,000 shekels, and in weight was equal to about 93/ lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver, it has been variously estimated at from £340 to £396 sterling, or about $1,645 to $1,916. For gold it was equal to 10,000 gold shekels.
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One of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356¡ Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur compounds, the first of which is the true arsenicum of the ancients. The element and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75. Symbol As.
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Force of utterance expended upon words or syllables. Stress is in English the chief element in accent and is one of the most important in emphasis. See Guide to pronunciation, // 31-35.