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Calendar year
Year 360 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 Visolus (or, less frequently
360_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up 360 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. 360 may refer to: 360 (number) 360 AD, a year 360 BC, a year 360 degrees, a turn 360 Architecture, an American
360
King of Macedonia from 365 to 360 BC
Macedonia from 365 BC to 360 BC, succeeding his brother Alexander II. Son of Amyntas III and Eurydice, he was a child when in 369 BC his brother Alexander
Perdiccas_III_of_Macedon
First coin minted in ancient Egypt
meaning "fine gold") was the first coin ever minted in ancient Egypt, around 360 BC during the reign of pharaoh Teos of the 30th Dynasty. Teos introduced the
Egyptian_gold_stater
IBM computer family (1964–1977)
(CROS) 360/20, 360/22, 360/25, 360/30, 360/40, 360/50, 360/65, 360/67, 360/85 360/44, 360/75, 360/91, 360/95, 360/195 360/20, 360/22, 360/25, 360/30, 360/40
IBM_System/360
Battle between Bardylis and Perdiccas III
The Battle of Upper Macedon was fought either in October 360 or early spring or summer of 359 BC between Perdiccas III, King of Macedon, and Bardylis, King
Battle of Upper Macedon (360 BC)
Battle_of_Upper_Macedon_(360_BC)
Decade
This article concerns the period 369 BC – 360 BC After driving off the Spartan army that has threatened Mantinea, Epaminondas of Thebes moves south and
360s_BC
Macedonian officer of Thessalian origin (c. 360–281 BCE)
c. 360 BC – 281 BC) was a Thessalian officer and successor of Alexander the Great who became king of Thrace in 306 BC, western Asia Minor in 301 BC and
Lysimachus
Navigational template showing Odrysian kings
romanized: Kotys) was a king of the Odrysians in Thrace from 384 BC to his murder in 360 BC. Cotys was known to have been born during the reign of Seuthes
Cotys_I_(Odrysian)
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
of neighbouring Lycia, a territory Mausolus had invaded and annexed c. 360 BC, such as the Nereid Monument. The Mausoleum was approximately 45 m (148 ft)
Mausoleum_at_Halicarnassus
Creation spirit in some schools of philosophy
360 BC, where the demiurge is presented as the creator of the universe. The demiurge is also described as a creator in the Platonic (c. 310–90 BC) and
Demiurge
Circular roofed building in classical architecture
Tholos of Delphi was nearly 13.5 metres across. It has been dated to 370–360 BC. Its role remains unclear. There were 20 Doric columns around the exterior
Tholos_(architecture)
Ancient Greek painted pottery style
century BC. The Paestan vase painting style developed as the last of the South Italian styles. It was founded by Sicilian immigrants around 360 BC. the first
Red-figure_pottery
Dialogue by Plato
Greek: Τίμαιος, romanized: Timaios, pronounced [tǐːmai̯os]), written c. 360 BC, is one of Plato's dialogues, mostly in the form of long speeches by Timaeus
Timaeus_(dialogue)
Αncient Greek tribe
coalition of Italic tribes at the Battle of Pandosia in 331 BC. In another Illyrian attack in 360 BC, the Molossian king Arymbas (or Arybbas) evacuated his
Molossians
Use of equines in combat
chariot horses written about 1350 BC. As formal cavalry tactics replaced the chariot, so did new training methods, and by 360 BC, the Greek cavalry officer Xenophon
Horses_in_warfare
Currency of Egypt
stater. The coin was the first coin ever minted in Ancient Egypt, around 360 BC. The Egyptian gold dinar was the cornerstone of Medieval Egypt's economy
Egyptian_pound
Proposition that everything has a cause
cause; for nothing can come to be without a cause. — Plato in "Timaeus", c. 360 BC Causality is universal. Nowhere in the world can there be any phenomena
Universal_causation
Religious title
rulers ranging from the Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1000 BC) in China to Alexander the Great (c. 360 BC) to the Emperor of Japan (c. 600 AD) have assumed titles
Son_of_God
Union of Thracian tribes and kingdoms (5th century BC to 3rd century BC)
400 BC the state showed first signs of fatigue, although the skilled Cotys I initiated a brief renaissance that lasted until his murder in 360 BC. Afterwards
Odrysian_kingdom
Greece. Daphnis, c. 500 BC under Darius I (pro-Persian) Philiscus, c. 368–360 BC (assassinated) Iphiades, 360–? BC Phalaris, 570–554 BC (overthrown and roasted)
List_of_ancient_Greek_tyrants
Mythological Greek character
Chryses tries to ransom Chryseis from Agamemnon on an Apulian red-figure volute-crater, c. 360 BC–350 BCE by the Athens Painter.
Chryseis
Work by Xenophon
Agesilaus is a posthumous biography of the eponymous Agesilaus II (c. 440 BC – c. 360 BC), the King of Sparta, general, and important patron of Xenophon. Xenophon’s
Agesilaus_(Xenophon)
Fictional island in Plato's works
between 590 and 580 BC; they state that he translated Egyptian records of Atlantis. Plato introduced Atlantis in Timaeus, written in 360 BC: For it is related
Atlantis
This timeline of chemistry lists important works, discoveries, ideas, inventions, and experiments that significantly changed humanity's understanding of
Timeline_of_chemistry
Coinage of Hellenistic Egypt
Egyptian gold stater was the first coin ever minted in ancient Egypt around 360 BC during the reign of pharaoh Teos of the 30th Dynasty. These coins were used
Ptolemaic_coinage
Stone coffin
of Payava, now in the British Museum, is a royal tomb monument of about 360 BC designed for an open-air placing, a grand example of a common Lycian style
Sarcophagus
Ancient geopolitical region of Anatolia (Turkey)
(ruled 390–370 BC). Coin of Perikles, last king of Lycia. Circa 380–360 BC. "Lycian sarcophagus of Sidon", Sidon, end of 5th century BC. Ptolemaion in
Lycia
4th-century BCE conflict between Thebes and Sparta
commander (and later strategos) Chabrias (d. 357 BC) and the Spartan King Agesilaus II (444 BC–360 BC). Prior to the creation of the Sacred Band under
Theban–Spartan_War
Indo-European people in ancient southeast Europe
400 BC, the state showed first signs of fatigue, although Cotys I initiated a brief renaissance that lasted until his murder in 360 BC. Around 340 BC, the
Thracians
Island in Croatia
of Rab was first mentioned in a Greek source Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax (360 BC) and then by other Greek and Roman geographists by the name Arba. That name
Rab_(island)
Son of Hector in Greek mythology
before his duel with Achilles (Apulian red-figure column-crater, ca. 370–360 BC). Abode Troy Genealogy Parents Hector Andromache Siblings Laodamas, Oxynios
Astyanax
Trojan hero in Greek mythology
Hector's last visit with his wife, Andromache, and infant son Astyanax, startled by his father's helmet (Apulian red-figure vase, 370–360 BC)
Hector
Greek god of the north wind
Herse tries to help her sister, Attic red-figure pointed amphora, 470–460 BC. Boreas detail from an Attic red figure pointed amphora. Boreas and fallen
Boreas
Ruler of the Titans in Greek mythology
Serbeti, p. 145; Metropolitan Museum of Art, 06.1021.144. Plato (1925) [c. 360 BC]. Timaeus. Translated by Lamb, W.R.M. Cambridge, MA; London, UK: Harvard
Cronus
Ancient Egyptian small chapel
I (379/378–361/360 BC), one of the last native rulers of Egypt. Equipped with a hypostyle by Pharaoh Ptolemy VI Philometor (181–145 BC) and with a peristyle
Mammisi
4th-century BC Spartan king, Eurypontid dynasty
(/əˌdʒɛsəˈleɪəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀγησίλαος Agēsílāos; 445/4 – 360/59 BC) was king of Sparta from c. 400 to c. 360 BC. Generally considered the most important king in
Agesilaus_II
Ancient Persian military campaign (340/339 BC)
to 398 BC and the twenty-ninth dynasty from 398 to 380; the thirtieth dynasty had ruled since 380 BC. Nectanebo II came to the throne in 360 BC. Artaxerxes
Second Achaemenid conquest of Egypt
Second_Achaemenid_conquest_of_Egypt
Metaphorical third element
of the Greek triton ti (τρίτον τί). The Greek phrase was used by Plato (360 BC), and by Irenæus (c. AD 196). The earliest Latin example is by Tertullian
Tertium_quid
Regular period of greatest solar activity
360 BC, 770 BC, 1390 BC, 2860 BC, 3340 BC, 3500 BC, 3630 BC, 3940 BC, 4230 BC, 4330 BC, 5260 BC, 5460 BC, 5620 BC, 5710 BC, 5990 BC, 6220 BC, 6400 BC
Solar_maximum
Laws (360 BC) by Plato The Republic (ca. 300 BC) by Zeno of Citium, an ideal society based on the principles of Stoicism. Sacred History (ca. 300 BC) by
List_of_utopian_literature
Story from Greek mythology
appeared wordlessly on the ivory and gold votive chest of the 7th-century BC tyrant Cypselus at Olympia, which was described by Pausanias as showing:
Judgement_of_Paris
Navigational template showing Odrysian kings
of Cotys I, king of the Odrysians in Thrace, on whose death in September 360 BC he inherited the throne. From the beginning of his reign, however, Cersobleptes
Cersobleptes
(393–380 BC) Thirtieth Dynasty of the Late Period (complete list) – Nectanebo I, Pharaoh (380–362 BC) Teos, Pharaoh (362–360 BC) Nectanebo II, Pharaoh (360–343
List of state leaders in the 4th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_4th_century_BC
Ancient Greek physician (c. 460 – c. 370 BCE)
p. 19 Margotta 1968, p. 66 Martí-Ibáñez 1961, pp. 86–87 Plato 380 B.C. Plato 360 B.C. 270c Adams 1891, p. 4 Jones 1868, p. 11 Nuland 1988, pp. 8–9 Garrison
Hippocrates
Book by Plato that uses 'method of division'
Platonic dialogue from the philosopher's late period, most likely written in 360 BC. In it the interlocutors, led by Eleatic Stranger employ the method of division
Sophist_(dialogue)
Greek philosopher
(/ˈpleɪtoʊ/ PLAY-toh; Ancient Greek: Πλάτων, Plátōn; born c. 428–423 BC, died 348/347 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher of Classical Athens who is most
Plato
Historical artifact
Lucanian calyx krater decorated in the red-figure style dating to ca. 380 BC – ca. 360 BC. It was found in Pisticci, south Italy and is believed to be the work
Odysseus in the Underworld krater
Odysseus_in_the_Underworld_krater
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
Fictional location in the Marvel Universe
Atlantis first mentioned in Plato's initial dialogue the Timaeus, written c. 360 BC. In the Marvel Universe, Atlantis was a small continent (about the same
Atlantis_(Marvel_Comics)
Greek philosopher and historian (c.360–c.290 BC)
Hecataeus of Abdera (Greek: Ἑκαταῖος ὁ Ἀβδηρίτης; c. 360 BC – c. 290 BC) was an ancient Greek historian and ethnographer. None of his works survive; his
Hecataeus_of_Abdera
Last native Egyptian pharaoh
obstacles to Persian hegemony in the Mediterranean. At the beginning of 360 BC, Nectanebo's predecessor, Teos, started preparations for war against intruders
Nectanebo_II
Standardization of money
It was only the recovery of Phoenician trade in the 10th and 9th centuries BC that led to a return to prosperity, and the appearance of real coinage, possibly
Currency
Art museum in Munich, Germany
Mnesarete (380 BC), the Statue of Eirene (370 BC), the grave relief of a youth with his hunting dog (360 BC), a portrait of Plato (348 BC), the Alexander
Glyptothek
Length of time
years, the tilt of the axis varies between 22.1 and 24.5 degrees. Plato (c. 360 BC) used the term "perfect year" to describe the return of the celestial bodies
Great_Year
Roman consul and general (fl. 360–351 BC)
360–351 BC) was a statesman and general of the Roman Republic. He was the son of Numerius Fabius Ambustus. He served as consul three times: in 360, 356
Marcus Fabius Ambustus (consul 360 BC)
Marcus_Fabius_Ambustus_(consul_360_BC)
stater. The coin was the first coin ever minted in Ancient Egypt, around 360 BC. In pre-colonial times, many objects were sometimes used as currency in
List_of_currencies_in_Africa
century BC)[a][b][c][d][e] Li Kui (455 BC-395 BC) Li Si, (c. 280-208 BC) Liezi (or Lieh Tzu), (c. 440 BC-c. 360 BC)[a][c] Lu Ban (507-440 BC) Lucretius
List of philosophers born in the centuries BC
List_of_philosophers_born_in_the_centuries_BC
Historical region of Southern Italy
assistance, 334 BC. In 298 BC (Livy x. II seq.) they made alliance with Rome, and Roman influence was extended by the colonies of Venusia (291 BC), Paestum
Lucania
ISBN 978-0-198-66132-0. Cratylus 394e 1–6 Cratylus 434c 1–5 Plato (2007) [c. 360 BC]. Cratylus. Translated by Sedley, David N. Cambridge University Press.
Philosophy_of_language
English proverb
assigned / Friends daily flock..." Benjamin Jowett's translation of Plato's 360 BC Republic, published in 1856 and in use since, has "Men of my age flock together;
Birds of a feather flock together
Birds_of_a_feather_flock_together
Historical region in Upper Macedonia
Lyncestis in 423 BC. Lynkestis was annexed or retained by the Illyrian king Bardylis after his victory against Perdiccas III of Macedon in 360 BC. At the Battle
Lynkestis
Lycian sarcophagus in the British Museum
of Xanthos, Lycia (modern-day Kınık, Kaş, Turkey) at the time, in around 360 BC. The tomb was discovered in 1838 and brought to England in 1844 by the explorer
Tomb_of_Payava
expelling them from Epirus 360 BC. Arymbas of the Mollosians defeats the Illyrians after they raided and looted Epirus 360 BC. Southern Paeonian tribes
Illyrian_warfare
Cradle of civilization in North Africa
eastern corner of North Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower Egypt
Ancient_Egypt
Ancient Greek currency
day (360 days per year) would provide "a comfortable subsistence" for "the poor citizens" (for the head of a household in 355 BC). Earlier in 422 BC, we
Ancient_drachma
Siege during the Bosporan Expansion Wars
The siege of Theodosia in c. 360 BC was the third and final siege by the Bosporan Kingdom under Leukon I against the city of Theodosia, a probable colony
Siege of Theodosia (c. 360 BC)
Siege_of_Theodosia_(c._360_BC)
Concept in philosophy and psychology
karuṇā (compassion). Confucius (551–479 BC) and Confucianism values society over the self. Yang Zhu (440–360 BC) and Yangism viewed wei wo, or "everything
Self-love
Spartan domination of parts of Greece (404–371 BC)
death in 360 BC, Archidamus III became king and practiced a policy of non-conflict between Athens and the Second Naval Confederacy (357–355 BC). Between
Spartan_hegemony
Extinct Indo-European language of southwestern Anatolia
coins minted at Xanthus from the reign of Kuprili, 485-440 BC, to the reign of Pericle, 380-360 BC. Personal and place names in Greek. A Lycian epitaph (shown
Lycian_language
expelling them from Epirus 360 BC. Arymbas of the Mollosians defeats the Illyrians after they raided and looted Epirus 360 BC. Southern Paeonian tribes
Timeline_of_Illyrian_history
Object or record accepted as payment
[clarification needed] The first usage of the term came from Mesopotamia circa 3000 BC. Societies in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Australia used shell money—often
Money
Greek philosopher and founder of Pyrrhonism (c.360-c.270 BC)
Pyrrho of Elis (/ˈpɪroʊ/; Ancient Greek: Πύρρων ὁ Ἠλεῖος; c. 360 – c. 270 BC) was a Greek philosopher of Classical antiquity, credited as being the first
Pyrrho
Regular period of least solar activity
360 BC, 770 BC, 1390 BC, 2860 BC, 3340 BC, 3500 BC, 3630 BC, 3940 BC, 4230 BC, 4330 BC, 5260 BC, 5460 BC, 5620 BC, 5710 BC, 5990 BC, 6220 BC, 6400 BC
Solar_minimum
Town in Elis, Greece
held every four years throughout classical antiquity, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. They were restored on a global basis in 1894 in honor
Olympia,_Greece
Trojan priest in Greek mythology
Chryses attempting to ransom his daughter Chryseis from Agamemnon, Apulian red-figure crater by the Athens 1714 Painter, ca. 360 BC–350 BC, Louvre.
Chryses_(priest_of_Apollo)
King of Epirus from 370 BC to 343/2 BC
their own part, until Neoptolemus died around 360 BCE and Arybbas became king of all of Epirus. In c. 360 BC, against an Illyrian attack, Arybbas evacuated
Arybbas_of_Epirus
Person who has turned 100 years old
360 – c. 270 BC), Gorgias of Leontinoi, and Eratosthenes of Cirene (c. 285 – c. 190 BC). Also, the Greek rhetorician Isocrates of Athens (436–338 BC)
Centenarian
Chinese founder of Yangist philosophy (440–c.360 BC)
traditional Chinese: 楊朱; pinyin: Yáng Zhū; Wade–Giles: Yang Chu; 440–c.360 BC), also known as Yangzi (Master Yang), was a Chinese philosopher during the
Yang_Zhu
6th century BC Egyptian priest
and Critias, written around 360 BC, recount (through the voice of Critias) how the Athenian statesman Solon (638–558 BC) traveled to Egypt and in the
Sonchis_of_Sais
lower, Ancient Egypt (3000 BC) Egyptian gold stater of Nectanebo II: reverse with hieroglyphs nfr-nb, Ancient Egypt (360 BC) Coat of arms of the Mamluk
Coat_of_arms_of_Egypt
Small, flat and usually round piece of material used as money
on the reverse of his coins (ruled 390–380 BC). Portrait of Lycian ruler Perikles facing (ruled 380–360 BC). The Karshapana is the earliest punch-marked
Coin
in its public authorities and government. Atlantis Timaeus, and Critias (360 BC) Fictional island mentioned within an allegory on the hubris of nations
List of fictional countries set on Earth
List_of_fictional_countries_set_on_Earth
Lamiskos was a follower of the Pythagorean philosopher Archytas. Around 360 BC, when Plato was imprisoned by Dionysius the Younger, Archytas sent Lamiskos
Lamiskos
Son of Helios in Greek mythology
Another figure, perhaps Isis, is also present. An Apulian crater of c. 360-350 has a scene with named characters Merops, Clymene and Melanippus (TrGF
Phaethon
Type of Thracian light infantry
peltasts in action against Achaemenid cavalry at the Battle of Cunaxa in 401 BC, where they were serving as part of the mercenary force of Cyrus the Younger
Peltast
Mythical King of Thrace
Odysseus and Diomedes stealing Rhesus' horses, red-figure situla by the Lycurgus Painter, c. 360 BC
Rhesus_(king_of_Thrace)
is little evidence for the existence of any before the mid-sixth century BC. Spartan kings received a recurring posthumous hero cult like that of the
List_of_kings_of_Sparta
Ancient Greek historical writer and philosopher
Onesicritus (Greek: Ὀνησίκριτος; c. 360 BC – c. 290 BC), a Greek historical writer and Cynic philosopher, who accompanied Alexander the Great on his campaigns
Onesicritus
Greek statue in Venice
History Museum in Stockholm. The lion was originally sculpted in about 360 BC, and became a famous landmark in Piraeus, Athens, having stood there since
Piraeus_Lion
Elder fl. c. 400–c. 360 BC Greek sculptor Grandfather of Cephisodotus the Younger 4th century BC Greek sculptor Cicero Minor 68 BC–28 BC or later Son of Cicero
List of people known as the Elder or the Younger
List_of_people_known_as_the_Elder_or_the_Younger
Ancient Greek painter of renown (active c. 330-315BC)
who flourished about 360 BC, and as the painter of the battle of Issus (333 BC) (or possibly the battle of Gaugamela in 331 BC; Pliny simply states that
Philoxenus_of_Eretria
Rise of Macedon
the period was the regular state of war between Macedon and Athens. In 360 BC, the Macedonian army under Perdiccas III had been defeated in battle by
Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II
Expansion_of_Macedonia_under_Philip_II
4th-century BC Theban gay military unit
commander (and later strategos) Chabrias (d. 357 BC) and the Spartan King Agesilaus II (444–360 BC). Prior to the creation of the Sacred Band under Gorgidas
Sacred_Band_of_Thebes
National museum in London, England
sarcophagus of Pharaoh Nectanebo II (360–343 BC) Sarcophagus of Nectanebo II, Alexandria (360–343 BC) Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BC) The famous Rosetta Stone, trilingual
British_Museum
Ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses
Odyssey, 11.567 (7th century BC) Pindar, Olympian Odes, 1 (476 BC) Sophocles, Electra, 504 (430 – 415 BC) & Oenomaus, Fr. 433 (408 BC) Euripides, Orestes, 12–16
Poseidon
City in the northern part of Attica
now on the spot of an Ancient Eleutherae castle, dated between 370 and 360 BC, with walls of very fine masonry that average 2.6m thick. A circuit of wall
Eleutherae
Sacred site and oracle of Ancient Greece
forethought") is a circular building that was constructed between 380 and 360 BC. It consisted of 20 Doric columns arranged with an exterior diameter of
Delphi
4th-century BC Greek architect
was the architect of the Theatre and Tholos at Epidaurus. Started around 360 BC, the Tholos exhibited elaborate detailing, especially on the Corinthian
Polykleitos_the_Younger
4th-century BC Egyptian pharaoh
Nectanebo I (Egyptian: Nḫt-nb.f; Ancient Greek: Νεκτάνεβις Nectanebis; died 361/360 BC) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, founder of the last native dynasty of
Nectanebo_I
360 BC
360 BC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a habitational name from Kitcham in Devon, but more likely a reduced form of Kitchenham, a habitational name from a place so named in East Sussex.Edward Ketcham (d. 1655) immigrated from Cambridge, England, to Massachusetts Bay Colony in about 1629–30, and subsequently moved to Stratford, CT.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : Reaney identifies this as a habitational name from Roselands Farm in Ulcombe, Kent. However, he gives only one (late) citation, and the surname, if it exists at all in the United Kingdom, is now very rare.Americanized form of Norwegian Røys(e)land, a habitational name from about 30 farmsteads, many in Agder, named from Old Norse reysi ‘heap of stones’ + land ‘land’, ‘farmstead’.
Girl/Female
Irish
niamh “radiance, lustre, brightness.†The daughter of the sea god Manannan she was known as “Niamh of the Golden Hair,†a beautiful princess riding on a white horse. She fell in love with Fionn’s son Oisin (read the legend of Niamh and Oisin) and lived with him in Tir-na-nOg (“Land of the Youngâ€) (read the legend) where 300 years passed in what seemed like three weeks. In 2003 it was the eleventh most popular baby girl’s name in Ireland.
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
Irish
niamh “radiance, lustre, brightness.†The daughter of the sea god Manannan she was known as “Niamh of the Golden Hair,†a beautiful princess riding on a white horse. She fell in love with Fionn’s son Oisin (read the legend of Niamh and Oisin) and lived with him in Tir-na-nOg (“Land of the Youngâ€) (read the legend) where 300 years passed in what seemed like three weeks. In 2003 it was the eleventh most popular baby girl’s name in Ireland.
Girl/Female
Irish
The name comes from fionn + ghuala “fair shouldered.†The chieftan King Lir and his wife Aobh had a daughter Fionnoula and three sons Aedh, Conn and Fiachra. When Aodh died Lir’s new wife Aoife was so jealous of her husband’s love for his children that she cast a spell on them and turned them into swans and condemned them to spend 300 years on Lake Daravarragh, 300 years on the Sea of Moyle and 300 years on Innis Glora. However, if they heard a Christian bell in Ireland they would become people again. One morning they were awakened by the sound of a Mass bell. St. Patrick had arrived. The children were brought to him and he baptised them and they have lived on in Irish mythology as the “Children of Lir†(read the legend).
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."
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Wen 2.Chinese : from a character in the personal name of Hu Gongman, a retainer of Wu Wang. After the latter established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc, he granted the state of Chen to Hu Gongman, whose descendants adopted the second character of his given name, Man, as their surname. This character also means ‘Manchurian’, but the name does not appear to be related to this meaning.Chinese : variant of Wen 3.Chinese : variant of Wan 1.English and Jewish : variant spelling of Mann.Dutch : from Middle Dutch man ‘man’, ‘husband’, ‘vassal’, ‘arbiter’.French : from the Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann 2).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the personal name Man, derived from Yiddish ‘man’.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
Girl/Female
Irish
niamh “radiance, lustre, brightness.†The daughter of the sea god Manannan she was known as “Niamh of the Golden Hair,†a beautiful princess riding on a white horse. She fell in love with Fionn’s son Oisin (read the legend of Niamh and Oisin) and lived with him in Tir-na-nOg (“Land of the Youngâ€) (read the legend) where 300 years passed in what seemed like three weeks. In 2003 it was the eleventh most popular baby girl’s name in Ireland.
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).
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.
Boy/Male
Muslim
One of the prophet muhammads names, Victory, The two opening letters of surah 36 in the Quran
Female
English
Latin form of Greek Kleopatra, CLEOPATRA means "glory of the father." Cleopatra VII reigned as Queen of Egypt from 51-30 B.C. She was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt and is believed to have been black African.Â
Boy/Male
Muslim
One of the prophet muhammads names, Victory, The two opening letters of surah 36 in the Quran
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Irish
The name comes from fionn + ghuala “fair shouldered.†The chieftan King Lir and his wife Aobh had a daughter Fionnoula and three sons Aedh, Conn and Fiachra. When Aodh died Lir’s new wife Aoife was so jealous of her husband’s love for his children that she cast a spell on them and turned them into swans and condemned them to spend 300 years on Lake Daravarragh, 300 years on the Sea of Moyle and 300 years on Innis Glora. However, if they heard a Christian bell in Ireland they would become people again. One morning they were awakened by the sound of a Mass bell. St. Patrick had arrived. The children were brought to him and he baptised them and they have lived on in Irish mythology as the “Children of Lir†(read the legend).
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English
English : habitational name from a place in Cambridgeshire called Duxford, recorded c. 960 as Dukeswrthe ‘enclosure (Old English wor{dh}) of a man called Duc(c)’.
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Chinese
Chinese : variant of Tang 2.Chinese : variant of Tang 3.Chinese : from a modification of the character Zhong (). In the Xia dynasty (2205–1766 bc), there existed a senior adviser whose name was Zhonggu. Much later, in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 ad), some descendants settled along a river that became known as the Tong Family river. As the Manchus moved southwards, some took up residence by this river and they too adopted Tong as their surname.Chinese : from Lao Tong, the ‘style name’ given to a son of Zhuan Xu, legendary emperor of the 26th century bc. Two of his sons became important advisers to the next emperor, Ku. Some descendants of Lao Tong adopted a character from his style name as their surname.Chinese : see also Dong.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of tongs (Old English tang(e)), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word (there are examples in Lancashire, Shropshire, and West Yorkshire), from their situation by a fork in a road or river, considered as resembling a pair of tongs.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a tongue of land, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (Old English tunge, Old Norse tunga), for example Tonge in Leicestershire.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Antonius (see Anthony). It could also be from Dutch tong ‘tongue’ and hence a nickname for a chatterbox or scold, or possibly a shortening of Van Tongeren, a habitational name for someone from Tongeren in the province of Gelderland.
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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 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.
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360 BC
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Little champion.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Covered in Mist
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English
English : unexplained. In some cases, probably an altered form of Irish Lally (see Mullally). This name occurs chiefly in AL.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Hand-held support
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Brave Lotus
Boy/Male
Hindu
One of a kind or rare, Quite new, Exquisite, Unprecedented, Like never before
Male
Czechoslovakian
, conquering.
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Hebrew Yehowyakiyn, JOAQUIN means "God establishes."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Nectar
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Radiant; Beaming; Praising
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n.
A money of account in Goa, India, equivalent to about 2s. 6d. sterling. or 60 cts.
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A 360th part of the circumference of a circle, which part is taken as the principal unit of measure for arcs and angles. The degree is divided into 60 minutes and the minute into 60 seconds.
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A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards; a lay.
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Pepsin modified by exposure to a temperature of from 40¡ to 60¡ C.
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A symbol representing sixty units, as 60, lx., or LX.
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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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A system of arithmetic, in which numbers are expressed in a scale of 60; logistic arithmetic.
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A surveying instrument, for taking horizontal angles and bearings; a surveyor's compass. It consists of a compass whose needle plays over a circle graduated to 360¡, and of a horizontal brass bar at the ends of which are standards with narrow slits for sighting, supported on a tripod by a ball and socket joint.
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Forty cubic feet of space, being the unit of measurement of the burden, or carrying capacity, of a vessel; as a vessel of 300 tons burden.
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The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.)
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A famous Greek physician and medical writer, born in Cos, about 460 B. C.
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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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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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Sexagesimal, or made on the scale of 60; as, logistic, or sexagesimal, arithmetic.
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Being about the middle of the ordinary age of man; between 30 and 50 years old.
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A symbol expressing thirty, as 30, or XXX.
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A weight, at Madras 500 pounds, at Bombay 560 pounds.
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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.