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Notable events of the calendar year
Year 369 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Fidenas, Cicurinus, Cossus, Cornelius
369_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
369 most commonly refers to: 369 (number) 369 AD, a year 369 BC, a year 369 may also refer to: A Singapore gang, also known as Salakau in Hokkien "3-6-9"
369_(disambiguation)
Agiad king of Sparta from 371 BC to 369 BC
Agesipolis II (Ancient Greek: Ἀγησίπολις Bʹ; died 369 BC), son of the king Cleombrotus I, succeeded his father and reigned as Agiad King of Sparta. His
Agesipolis_II
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
(305–283/282 BC) Kush Kush (complete list) – Harsiotef, King (404–369 BC) (unknown Qore), King (369–350 BC) Akhraten, King (350–335 BC) Amanibakhi, King
List of state leaders in the 4th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_4th_century_BC
4th-century BCE conflict between Thebes and Sparta
dropped, and Epaminondas was re-elected as Boeotarch for the next year. In 369 BC the Argives, Eleans and the Arcadians, eager to continue their war against
Theban–Spartan_War
Theban general and statesman (419/411–362 BC)
the Spartans to become a "full-time" army. Epaminondas' campaign of 370/369 BC has been described as an example of "the grand strategy of indirect approach"
Epaminondas
State in modern Shanxi (1042–369 BC)
The Bamboo Annals mentions that in the 20th year of Duke Huan's reign (369 BC), Marquess Cheng of Zhao and Marquess Gong of Han moved Duke Huan to Tunliu
Jin_(Chinese_state)
Chinese dynasty from c. 1046 to 256 BC
years from c. 1046 BC until 256 BC, the longest span of any dynasty in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou period (c. 1046 – 771 BC), the royal house
Zhou_dynasty
Zhou Dynasty king of China from 375 to 369 BC
was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty. He reigned from 375 BC to his death in 369 BC. His father was King An. During the reign of King Lie of Zhou
King_Lie_of_Zhou
Spouses of Chinese rulers
Ancheng 205 BC 179 BC 179 BC 157 BC Husband's death 135 BC Emperor Wen of Han Empress, of the Bo clan 158 BC 157 BC 151 BC Deposed 147 BC Emperor Jing
List of Chinese empresses and queens
List_of_Chinese_empresses_and_queens
Community in Greece
Battle of Leuctra (371 BC), the Thebans invaded the Peloponnese and Epaminondas built the new city of Messene on the site in 369 BC over the ruins of Ithome
Messene
Greek mathematician (c.417–c. 369 BCE)
battle at Corinth, now presumed to have occurred in 369 BC; some scholars argue alternately for 391 BC as his date of death, the date of an earlier battle
Theaetetus_(mathematician)
Work by Xenophon
left unfinished and ends abruptly in the year 411 BC. Xenophon's history covers the years 411–362 BC, through the end of the Peloponnesian War and its
Hellenica
Chinese ruler of Wei from 369 to 319 BC
400–319 BC), also known as King Hui of Liang (Chinese: 梁惠王), personal name Wei Ying, was a monarch of the Wei state, reigning from 369 BC to 319 BC. He initially
King_Hui_of_Wei
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
Tyrant of Thessalian Pherae and Tagus from 370 BC to 369 BC
Πολύφρων) was a tyrant of Pherae and Tagus of the Thessalian League (370-369 BC). In 370 BC, Polyphron succeeded Jason of Pherae together with his brother Polydorus
Polyphron_of_Pherae
Spartan military commander, 5th/4th-century BC
(Ancient Greek: Ἄρακος Arakos; fl. 409–369 BC) was a Spartan military commander and statesman. He served as ephor in 409/8 BC, and seems to have been a supporter
Aracus_(navarch)
Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 379–369 BC, the Annals of the Four Masters to 542–523 BC. Midas T. F. O'Rahilly, Early Irish History and Mythology
Labhraidh_Loingseach
Battle between Pelopidas of Thebes and Alexander of Pherae
Pherae over the other cities of Thessaly since his assumption of power in 369 BC, leading the Thessalians to request military support from Thebes, then the
Battle of Cynoscephalae (364 BC)
Battle_of_Cynoscephalae_(364_BC)
Period of Chinese history, c. 475 – 221 BC
Zhou would only do this to avoid getting overpowered by other states. In 369 BC, Marquess Wen of Wei would ascend the throne of Wei and become the leader
Warring_States_period
Second half of the Zhou dynasty (c. 770 – 256 BC)
(425–402 BC) King An — Ji Jiao (401–376 BC) King Lie — Ji Xi (375–369 BC) King Xian — Ji Bian (368–321 BC) King Shenjing — Ji Ding (320–315 BC) King Nan
Eastern_Zhou
Greek civilization from 1200 BC to 600 AD
harshly, and helots revolted against their masters several times. In 370/369 BC, as a result of Epaminondas' liberation of Messenia from Spartan rule, the
Ancient_Greece
Aspect of Chinese military history
states that during the sixth year of the reign of Viscount Cheng of Zhao (369 BC), the state of Zhongshan built a Great Wall. The Zhongshan Great Wall spans
History of the Great Wall of China
History_of_the_Great_Wall_of_China
BC) Theaetetus (c. 417 BC – 369 BC) Autolycus of Pitane (360–c. 290 BC) – astronomy, spherical geometry Euclid (fl. 300 BC) – Elements, Euclidean geometry
List_of_geometers
Queen of Macedon from 393 to 369 BC
common children. Eventually in 370/369 BC, Amyntas III died, and his eldest son, Alexander II succeeded him. In 368 BC, Ptolemy of Aloros killed Alexander
Eurydice_I_of_Macedon
King of Macedonia from 398/7 to 394/3 BC
(2011). "399–369 BC". In Fox, Robin Lane (ed.). Brill’s Companion to Ancient Macedon: Studies in the Archaeology and History of Macedon, 650 BC–300 AD. Boston:
Aeropus_II_of_Macedon
Region of Ancient Greece
elsewhere to return to their country. The city of Messene was founded in 369 BC to be the capital of the country and, like Megalopolis in Arcadia, became
Messenia_(ancient_region)
King of Macedonia from 394/3 to 393/2 BC
(2011). "399–369 BC". In Fox, Robin Lane (ed.). Brill’s Companion to Ancient Macedon: Studies in the Archaeology and History of Macedon, 650 BC–300 AD. Boston:
Pausanias_of_Macedon
the Warring States period (481 BC – 403 BC) and the Qin state (9th century BC – 221 BC) and dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC). Early Warring States period Qin
Timeline of the Warring States and the Qin dynasty
Timeline_of_the_Warring_States_and_the_Qin_dynasty
Spartan military, helot (slave) soldiers
taking part in the expedition of Brasidas in 424 BC. Their existence is attested from 420 to 369 BC. They were part of Sparta's army and 2,000 of them
Neodamodes
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
Military alliance led by Sparta, c. 550 – 366 BC
further reduced by the Theban liberation of Messenia from Spartan control in 369 BC. The states of the north-eastern Peloponnese, including Corinth, Sicyon
Peloponnesian_League
King of Macedon from c. 498/497 to 454 BC
(2011). "399–369 BC". In Fox, Robin Lane (ed.). Brill's Companion to Ancient Macedon: Studies in the Archaeology and History of Macedon, 650 BC – 300 AD.
Alexander_I_of_Macedon
for the Shang dynasty, which ruled China proper between circa 1750 BC and 1046 BC. The Shang rulers bore the title Di (帝) This is a family tree for the
Family tree of Chinese monarchs (before 256 BCE)
Family_tree_of_Chinese_monarchs_(before_256_BCE)
5th-century Macedonian ruler
(2011). "399–369 BC". In Fox, Robin Lane (ed.). Brill’s Companion to Ancient Macedon: Studies in the Archaeology and History of Macedon, 650 BC–300 AD. Boston:
Amyntas_II_of_Macedon
47054/ZIVA19691-2059k. S2CID 245577438. March, Duane (1995). "The Kings of Makedon: 399-369 B.C.". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte. 44 (3): 257–282. Morby, John
List_of_kings_of_Macedonia
Topics referred to by the same term
Yang of Lu (died 988 BC or 989 BC) Marquis Mu of Cai (died 646 BC) King Lie of Zhou (died 369 BC) Xi of Yan (died after 222 BC) Jixi, Heilongjiang Jixi
Ji_Xi
King of Macedonia from 370 to 368 BC
his majority, Alexander was very young when he ascended to the throne in 369 BC. This caused immediate problems for the new king as enemies of the dynasty
Alexander_II_of_Macedon
Harsiotef was a Kushite King of Meroë (about 404 – 369 BC). Harsiotef took on a full set of titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs: Harsiotef was
Harsiotef
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
Chinese Taoist text
subject to changes in later centuries. Most historians place his birth around 369 BC in a place called Meng (蒙) in the historical state of Song, near present-day
Zhuangzi_(book)
BC Lóegaire Lorc 411–409 BC 594–592 BC Cobthach Cóel Breg 409–379 BC 592–542 BC Labraid Loingsech 379–369 BC 542–523 BC Meilge Molbthach 369–362 BC 523–506
List_of_High_Kings_of_Ireland
(assassinated) Polyphron, 370–369 BC (assassinated) Alexander, 369–358 BC (assassinated) Tisiphonus, 357–355/4 BC Lycophron II, 355–352 BC (resigned) Peitholaus
List_of_ancient_Greek_tyrants
Topics referred to by the same term
(died 577 BC) Duke Huan of Jin (died 369 BC?) Duke Huan of Tian Qi (400–357 BC) King Huan of Zhou (died 697 BC) Marquis Huan of Cai (died 695 BC) Emperor
Duke_Huan
League of city-states in ancient Greece
on with organizing their league without fear of Spartan interference. By 369 BC, most if not all Arcadian states had joined the league. Cities entering
Arcadian_League
Amanineteyerike, King (431–405 BC) Baskakeren, King (405–404 BC) Harsiotef, King (404–369 BC) China: Spring and Autumn period (771–c.453 BC) Zhou, China: Eastern
List of state leaders in the 5th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_5th_century_BC
King of Chinese state of Chu from 369 to 340 BC
Liangfu, was from 369 BC to 340 BC the king of the Chu state. King Xuan succeeded his older brother, King Su, who died without issue in 370 BC. During King
King_Xuan_of_Chu
Ruler of the state of Jin from 388 to 369 BC
(Chinese: 晉桓公; pinyin: Jìn Huán Gōng), personal name Ji Qi, was from 388 BC to 369 BC the duke of the Jin state. The Records of the Grand Historian refers
Duke_Huan_of_Jin
writing, over 5,000 years ago, with the earliest records going back to 3,200 BC. Prehistory covers the time from the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) to the beginning
Timeline_of_prehistory
Rise of Macedon
become ascendant there that they had given Pelopidas and the Thebans in 369 BC. — John Buckler Philip thus brought an army into Thessaly, probably with
Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II
Expansion_of_Macedonia_under_Philip_II
Ancient Greek city
Corinth. In 369 BC Sicyon was captured and garrisoned by the Thebans in their successful attack on the Peloponnesian League. From 368 to 366 BC Sicyon was
Sicyon
First dynasty of the Macedonian Kingdom
(2011). "399–369 BC". In Fox, Robin Lane (ed.). Brill's Companion to Ancient Macedon: Studies in the Archaeology and History of Macedon, 650 BC – 300 AD.
Argead_dynasty
King of Macedon, c. 512 – 498/497 BC
(2011). "399–369 BC". In Fox, Robin Lane (ed.). Brill's Companion to Ancient Macedon: Studies in the Archaeology and History of Macedon, 650 BC – 300 AD.
Amyntas_I_of_Macedon
Chinese philosopher (c.369 – c.286 BC)
in the time of King Hui of Liang and King Xuan of Qi (late fourth century BC). Sima Qian writes that Zhuangzi was especially influenced by Laozi, and that
Zhuang_Zhou
Socratic dialogue by Plato concerning the nature of knowledge
between scholars: it has generally been presumed that the battle occurred in 369 BC; when Theaetetus would have been in his late forties, but more recently
Theaetetus_(dialogue)
Ancient Roman family
390 BC. Marcus Fabius K. f. M. n. Ambustus, consular tribune in 381 and 369 BC, and censor in 363; supported the lex Licinia Sextia, which granted the
Fabia_gens
Name list
540–498 BC) Amyntas II of Macedon, king of Macedon Amyntas III of Macedon, king of Macedon (393–369 BC) Amyntas IV of Macedon, king of Macedon (359 BC) Amyntas
Amyntas
Comparative overview of abortion law and practice
521–524. doi:10.2307/3453443. JSTOR 3453443. PMID 4865614. Plato (1921) [c. 369 BC]. "149d". Theaetetus. in Harold North Fowler. Plato in Twelve Volumes. 12
Abortion_in_Europe
1940 poem by F. L. Lucas
Induction set in the 'present' (369 BC), but like The Taming of the Shrew, does not return to it at the end. Induction, 369 BC. A traveller, making for Pylos
Messene_Redeemed
Municipal unit in Greece
rest of Messenia, the town gained its independence from the Spartans in 369 BC. Like other Mediterranean coastal settlements, Methoni was probably heavily
Methoni,_Messenia
4th-century BCE Athenian general
defense treaty with Sparta, which still had allies in the Peloponnese. In 369 BC Thebes planned an expedition into the Peloponnese and Chabrias was dispatched
Chabrias
Calendar year
to his native land after having been held as a hostage in Thebes since 369 BC. The army of Thebes under their statesman and general, Pelopidas, defeats
364_BC
Zhou Dynasty king of China from 401 to 376 BC
Xi (王子喜; d. 369 BC), ruled as King Lie of Zhou from 375–369 BC Prince Bian (王子扁; d. 321 BC), ruled as King Xian of Zhou from 368–321 BC Family tree of
King_An_of_Zhou
Topics referred to by the same term
a Greek name which may refer to: Theaetetus (mathematician) (c. 417 BC – 369 BC), Greek geometer Theaetetus (dialogue), a dialogue by Plato, named after
Theaetetus
King of Macedonia from 400/399 to 398/397 BC
and other Greek writers. March, Duane (1995). "The Kings of Makedon: 399-369 B.C". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte: 280. Carney, Elizabeth (2000)
Orestes_of_Macedon
Calendar year
Year 367 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Cossus, Maluginensis, Macerinus, Capitolinus
367_BC
City in Thessaly, Greece
Pelasgiotis. This powerful family possessed for many generations before 369 BC the privilege of furnishing the Tagus, the local term for the strategos
Larissa
4th-century BC Greek sculptor
certain statues for the city of Megalopolis, founded by Epaminondas in 369 BC; Pausanias noted them in its principal temple in the 2nd century AD. Two
Cephisodotus_the_Elder
Pharaoh of Egypt from 305 to 282 BC
Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr, "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 369/68 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, historian, and successor of Alexander
Ptolemy_I_Soter
King of Macedonia from 393/2 to 370 BC
the Chalcidians Amyntaio March, Duane (1995). "The Kings of Makedon: 399-369 B.C". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte: 280. Carney, Elizabeth (2000)
Amyntas_III_of_Macedon
Isogonal polyhedron with regular faces
Pythagoreans, Plato (c. 424 – 348 BC), Theaetetus (c. 417 BC – 369 BC), Timaeus of Locri (c. 420–380 BC), and Euclid (fl. 300 BC). The Etruscans discovered the
Uniform_polyhedron
King of Macedon from 413 to 399 BC
assassin of Philip II March, Duane (1995). "The Kings of Makedon: 399–369 B.C". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte: 280. Thucydides, Peleponnesian
Archelaus_of_Macedon
Surname list
Chong (born 1971), Canadian politician of Chinese descent Zhuangzi (c. 369 BC–c. 286 BC) or Chuang Tzu, Taoist philosopher Zhuang Chuo, a Song-era writer[citation
Zhuang_(surname)
5th century BC Roman Republican consular tribune
Quinctius Cincinnatus, consular tribune in 369 BC, is a son or grandson. Quinctius first held the imperium in 415 BC as one of four consular tribunes. His
Quintus Quinctius Cincinnatus (consular tribune 415 BC)
Quintus_Quinctius_Cincinnatus_(consular_tribune_415_BC)
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
Alexander_of_Pherae
Topics referred to by the same term
Alexandros II may refer to: Alexander II of Macedon, king of Macedon in 371–369 BC Pope Alexander II of Alexandria, ruled in 702–729 Patriarch Alexander II
Alexandros_II
4th century BC Theban statesman and general
military/diplomatic advance by Theban power into Central and Northern Greece. In 369 BC, in response to a petition of the Thessalians, Pelopidas was sent with an
Pelopidas
Calendar year
Year 366 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Mamercinus and Lateranus (or, less
366_BC
358 BC battle between Macedonia and the Illyrians
produced three sons and a daughter. His eldest son was Alexander II. In 369 BC, Bardylis prevented Alexander II from eliminating the Illyrians from Macedonia
Battle_of_Erigon_Valley
morning and evening stars as the planet Venus. Theaetetus (c. 417 – c. 369 BC) Proved that there are exactly five regular convex polyhedra (it is emphasized
Timeline of ancient Greek mathematicians
Timeline_of_ancient_Greek_mathematicians
Ancient Roman family
386, 385, and 377 BC. Gaius Quinctius Cincinnatus, consular tribune in 377 BC. Quintus Quinctius Cincinnatus, consular tribune in 369 BC. Titus Quinctius
Quinctia_gens
372 BC forced Macedonia to pay him tribute. In 369 BC, Bardylis stopped Alexander II of Macedon from exiling the Illyrians from Macedon. In 359 BC the
Philip II's Illyrian Campaigns
Philip_II's_Illyrian_Campaigns
Calendar year
Year 370 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Capitolinus, Medullinus, Praetextatus
370_BC
Calendar year
Year 371 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Fifth year without Tribunate or Consulship (or, less frequently
371_BC
Former country during Warring States period of China
earliest Great Walls of China. It is estimated to have been built around 369 BC to defend itself against Zhao. In 1988, Hebei archaeologist Li Wenlong conducted
Zhongshan_(state)
521–524. doi:10.2307/3453443. JSTOR 3453443. PMID 4865614. Plato (1921) [c. 369 BC]. "149d". Theaetetus. in Harold North Fowler. Plato in Twelve Volumes. 12
History_of_abortion
Polytope with highest degree of symmetry
them. Pythagoras knew of at least three of them, and Theaetetus (c. 417 BC – 369 BC) described all five. Later, Euclid wrote a systematic study of mathematics
Regular_polytope
Pharaoh of Egypt from 47 to 44 BC
Ptolemaios; c. 59 – 44 BC) was nominally pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, reigning with his sister-wife Cleopatra from 47 BC until his death in 44 BC. Following the
Ptolemy_XIV_Philopator
5th-century BC king of Macedon
Group, 2016, pp. 285, 286. March, Duane (1995). "The Kings of Makedon: 399-369 B.C". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte: 280. Roisman, Joseph (2010-10-12)
Perdiccas_II_of_Macedon
Calendar year
Year 372 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Fourth year without Tribunate or Consulship (or, less frequently
372_BC
4th-century BC Roman politician and consular tribune
Servilius Fidenas, who served as consular tribune in 382, 378, and 369 BC. In 402 BC, Servilius was elected to his first consular tribuneship, in the midst
Quintus_Servilius_Fidenas
Algorithm for computing greatest common divisors
Pappus of Alexandria, credits the algorithm to Theaetetus (c. 417 – c. 369 BC). Centuries later, Euclid's algorithm was discovered independently both
Euclidean_algorithm
List of Roman generals honoured with a triumph
Tullus Hostilius, the third King of Rome. Major gaps occur from 437 to 369 BC, from 291 to 282, 222 to 197, 187 to 178, 81 to 62, and 54 to 45. The missing
Fasti_Triumphales
Ancient Roman family
388, and 386 BC. Quintus Servilius Q. f. Q. n. Fidenas, consular tribune in 382, 378, and 369 BC. Spurius Servilius Priscus, censor in 378 BC. Gaius Servilius
Servilia_gens
01°N 6.06°E / 37.01; 6.06 (Theaetetus) 24.59 1935 Theaetetus (c. 417–c. 369 BC) WGPSN Thebit 22°01′S 4°01′W / 22.01°S 4.02°W / -22.01; -4.02 (Thebit)
List of craters on the Moon: T–Z
List_of_craters_on_the_Moon:_T–Z
3100 BC, with several times of fragmentation and foreign rule. The specific title of "pharaoh" (pr-ꜥꜣ) was not used until the New Kingdom, c. 1400 BC, but
List_of_pharaohs
Calendar year
Year 368 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Cornelius, Praetextatus, Structus, Capitolinus
368_BC
Mountain in Messenia, Greece
same as the modern city of Messini) when it was rebuilt by Epaminondas in 369 BC. Excavations there in recent decades have uncovered evidence of a settlement
Ithome
Imperial dynasty of China (221–206 BC)
state of Qin, a fief of the confederal Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 BC). Beginning in 230 BC, the Qin under King Ying Zheng engaged in a series of wars conquering
Qin_dynasty
369 BC
369 BC
Boy/Male
Irish
It is an old Irish name meaning “â€swiftness, nimbleness.â€â€ Daithi, the last pagan king of Ireland, ruled from 405 AD to 426 AD, and he had twenty-four sons. Along with Crimhthan the Great (366 A.D.) and Niall of the Nine Hostages (379 A.D.) (read the legend) Daithi led Irish fleets to raid the Roman Empire. He was killed by lightning in the Alps and is buried under a standing stone called “â€King Daithi’s Stone.â€â€ As in all these matters there is debate over where the stone is located, either in County Roscommon or on the Aran Islands, off the coast of County Galway.
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.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Methuwshelach, METHUSELAH means "man of the dart." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Enoch. He lived to the age of 969 years.Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places called Ashford. Those in Essex, Devon, Derbyshire, and Shropshire are named from Old English æsc ‘ash’ + ford ‘ford’. One in Surrey is first recorded in 969 as Ecelesford, probably from a personal name Eccel, a diminutive of Ecca ‘edge (of a sword)’ + ford. The one in Kent is from æscet ‘clump of ash trees’ + ford.
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 (Bedfordshire)
English (Bedfordshire) : habitational name from a lost place in Bedfordshire, recorded in 969 as Foteseige, from Old English foss ‘ditch’, ‘dike’ + ēg ‘island’, ‘dry land in marsh’, ‘promontory’, or a topographic name for someone who lived on low lying land by a ditch or dike.
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’.
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.
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
Male
Hebrew
(מְתוּש×ֶלַח) Hebrew name METHUWSHELACH means "man of the dart." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Enoch. He lived to the age of 969 years.Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Biblical personal name, meaning in Hebrew ‘God is (my) light’, which was popular among the Puritans, especially among early settlers in New England, but also in the southern states. In the First and Second Books of Samuel, Abner is Saul’s uncle and the commander of his army, who is eventually cut down by Joab (II Samuel 3:12–39).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places so named from Old English ēa ‘river’ or ēg ‘island’, ‘low-lying land’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Nathaneal Eaton, born in Coventry, England, in about 1609, came to MA in 1637 and was the first head of Harvard College, in 1638–39.
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English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly from a reduced form of the personal name Dominick.Chinese : from the name of Meng Mingshi, a senior minister of the state of Qin in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). His descendants adopted the first character of his given name, which means ‘bright’, as their surname.
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English (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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Muslim
One of the prophet muhammads names, Victory, The two opening letters of surah 36 in the Quran
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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Muslim
One of the prophet muhammads names, Victory, The two opening letters of surah 36 in the Quran
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Irish
It is an old Irish name meaning “â€swiftness, nimbleness.â€â€ Daithi, the last pagan king of Ireland, ruled from 405 AD to 426 AD, and he had twenty-four sons. Along with Crimhthan the Great (366 A.D.) and Niall of the Nine Hostages (379 A.D.) (read the legend) Daithi led Irish fleets to raid the Roman Empire. He was killed by lightning in the Alps and is buried under a standing stone called “â€King Daithi’s Stone.â€â€ As in all these matters there is debate over where the stone is located, either in County Roscommon or on the Aran Islands, off the coast of County Galway.
Male
Hebrew
(מְתוּשֶלַח) Variant spelling of Hebrew Methuwshelach, METUSHELACH means "man of the dart." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Enoch. He lived to the age of 969 years.Â
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English
English : from the personal name Horace, Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of unknown origin, associated chiefly with the name of the poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 bc).
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Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Name of Lord Shiva; Super Star
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English
English : patronymic from Mathew; a variant spelling of Matthews. In the U.S., this form has absorbed some European cognates such as German Matthäus.Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c.1600–c.1657), who came to VA from London in about 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Great King
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Greek SimÅn, SÃMON means "hearkening."
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Latin Scottish
From the red marsh.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Nevin, NEVAN means either "little bone" or "little saint."
Boy/Male
Chinese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malaysian
Kind King
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Hindu
Something that looks good and sober, Perfection
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Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Coloured Animal; Huge Flood
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English
Angel
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The space included between the boundary lines of two similar parallelograms, the one within the other, with an angle in common; as, the gnomon bcdefg of the parallelograms ac and af. The parallelogram bf is the complement of the parallelogram df.
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Of or pertaining to Socrates, the Grecian sage and teacher. (b. c. 469-399), or to his manner of teaching and philosophizing.
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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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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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Uttered, as an element of speech, without tone, or proper vocal sound; voiceless; unintonated; nonvocal; atonic; whispered; aspirated; sharp; hard, as f, p, s, etc.; -- opposed to sonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, //169, 179, 180.
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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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At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39¡ Fahrenheit.
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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.