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Calendar year
Year 39 BC was either a common year starting on Friday, Saturday or Sunday or a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar (the sources differ
39_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
39 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. 39 may refer to: 39 (number), the natural number following 38 and preceding 40 one of the years: 39 BC AD 39 1939
39
Decade
The 30s BC were the period 39 BC – 30 BC. Marcus Antonius dispatches Publius Ventidius Bassus with 11 legions to the East and drives Quintus Labienus out
30s_BC
Daughter of Augustus (39 BC – AD 14)
Julia the Elder (30 October 39 BC – AD 14), known to her contemporaries as Julia Caesaris filia or Julia Augusti filia (Classical Latin: IVLIA•CAESARIS•FILIA
Julia_the_Elder
Roman politician and general (83–30 BC)
Marcus Antonius (14 January 83 BC – 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical
Mark_Antony
Roman general and statesman
Gaius Calvisius Sabinus was a consul of the Roman Republic in 39 BC under the Second Triumvirate. He and his consular colleague Lucius Marcius Censorinus
Gaius Calvisius Sabinus (consul 39 BC)
Gaius_Calvisius_Sabinus_(consul_39_BC)
Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14
Livia Drusilla (30 January 59 BC – AD 29) was Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14 as the wife of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. She was known as Julia
Livia
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Latin: Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until
Augustus
Natural disaster in China
The 39 BC Yellow River flood was a flood of China's Yellow River in the year 39 BC during the reign of the emperor Liu Shi, posthumously known as the Yuan
39_BC_Yellow_River_flood
1st century BC Roman noblewoman
Antonia the Elder (born August/September 39 BC) was a niece of the first Roman emperor, Augustus, being the eldest daughter of Octavia the Younger and
Antonia_the_Elder
Iranian empire (247 BC – 224 AD)
the army of Marcus Licinius Crassus at the Battle of Carrhae in 53 BC, and in 40–39 BC, Parthian forces captured the whole of the Levant except Tyre from
Parthian_Empire
Roman political entity (43–32 BC)
by law on 27 November 43 BC with a term of five years; it was renewed in 37 BC for another five years before expiring in 32 BC. Constituted by the lex
Second_Triumvirate
Roman figure (104 – after 39 BC)
Julia (104 BC – after 39 BC) was the mother of the triumvir general Mark Antony. She was the daughter of Lucius Julius Caesar (the consul of 90 BC) and Fulvia
Julia_(mother_of_Mark_Antony)
1st-century CE member of Herodian Dynasty of Judaea
of the Herodian dynasty that ruled the Roman province of Judaea between 39 BC and 92 AD. She was the daughter of King Herod Agrippa I and Cypros and a
Berenice (daughter of Herod Agrippa)
Berenice_(daughter_of_Herod_Agrippa)
Roman woman and third wife of Pompey
politics, leading peace talks between her son Sextus Pompey and Octavian in 39 BC and maintaining a relationship of mutual respect with Octavian in the years
Mucia_Tertia
Roman victory over Parthian army in 39BC
The Battle of the Cilician Gates in 39 BC was a decisive victory for the Roman general Publius Ventidius over the Parthian army and its Roman allies who
Battle_of_the_Cilician_Gates
Topics referred to by the same term
River flood may refer to: Jishi Gorge outburst flood (c. 1920 BC) 39 BC Yellow River flood 29 BC Yellow River flood 1034 Yellow River flood 1048 Yellow River
Yellow_River_flood
Roman noblewoman, full-sister of Augustus
Octavia the Younger (Latin: Octavia Minor ; c. 69 BC – 11 BC) was the elder sister of the first Roman emperor, Augustus (known also as Octavian), the half-sister
Octavia_the_Younger
Feminine given name
Sulla) (c. 129 BC–c. 104 BC), first wife of Sulla Julia (wife of Marius) (c. 130 BC–69 BC) Julia (mother of Mark Antony) (104 BC–after 39 BC) Julia Major
Julia_(given_name)
Cassius. Without much opposition, he conquered almost all of Anatolia. In 39 BC, Antony sent his most able general, Publius Ventidius, to repel the invasion
Parthian_invasion_of_40_BC
Roman-era Germanic people
formed an alliance with them in 55 BC in order to launch attacks across the river. They were transported in 39 BC by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa to the west
Ubii
succession of Rome. Millennia: 1st BC · 1st–2nd Centuries: 7th BC · 6th BC · 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC · 1st · 2nd · 3rd · 4th · 5th · 6th ·
Timeline_of_Roman_history
1st-century BCE Roman general
Quintus Labienus Parthicus (died 39 BC) was a Roman general in the Late Republic period. The son of Titus Labienus, he made an alliance with Parthia and
Quintus_Labienus
Ancient Roman house near Rome, Italy
married Octavian (later called the emperor Augustus), her second husband, in 39 BC. Some scholars believes that Livia may have received the site from her first
Villa_of_Livia
39 BC treaty ending the blockade of Italy during the Sicilian revolt
during the war between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey. Signed in 39 BC, the triumvirs allowed Sextus Pompeius to retain his control of Sicily and
Pact_of_Misenum
Roman noblewoman, second wife of Augustus and mother of Julia the Elder
consul in 56 BC, because of the existence of an inscription that refers to freedmen of Scribonia and her son Cornelius Marcellinus after 39 BC. This indicates
Scribonia_(wife_of_Octavian)
Roman emperor from AD 14 to 37
life. In 39 BC, Livia divorced Tiberius Nero and, despite being pregnant again by Nero, married Octavian, later known as Augustus. In 38 BC, his brother
Tiberius
Legendary king of Athens who slayed the Minotaur
include Pherecydes (mid-fifth century BC), Demon (c. 400 BC), Philochorus, and Cleidemus (both fourth century BC). As the subject of myth, the existence
Theseus
Ancient tribe in the Balkans
were finally defeated probably by Marcus Antonius in 39 BC or by Marcus Licinius Crassus in 29/8 BC. The Romans created the province of Moesia also including
Dardani
Ancient harbor in Baiae, Rome
adoptive father, Julius Caesar and the Julian clan. During the civil wars from 39 BC after the Pact of Misenum, Octavian urgently needed a safe naval harbour
Portus_Julius
Roman consul in 39 BC
Lucius Marcius Censorinus was a consul of the Roman Republic in 39 BC, during the Second Triumvirate. He and his colleague Gaius Calvisius Sabinus had
Lucius Marcius Censorinus (consul 39 BC)
Lucius_Marcius_Censorinus_(consul_39_BC)
Basketball team in Miami, Florida
of six teams joining its league: Laces BC, Lunar Owls BC, Mist BC, Phantom BC, Rose BC, and Vinyl BC. Rose BC, along with the other five teams, are based
Rose_BC
Prince of the Parthian Empire (died 38 BC)
BC) was a Parthian prince, who was the son and heir of Orodes II (r. 57–37 BC). The numismatist David Sellwood deduced that Pacorus ruled in c. 39 BC
Pacorus_I
Life from 44 to 27 BC
an agreement reached with the triumvirate in 40 BC, and gained control of Sardinia and Corsica in 39 BC. Both Antony and Octavian were vying for an alliance
Rise_of_Augustus
BC, 107–88 BC) Berenice III, Pharaoh (101–88 BC, 81–80 BC) Ptolemy XI Alexander II, Pharaoh (80 BC) Ptolemy XII Auletes, Pharaoh (80–58 BC, 55–51 BC)
List of state leaders in the 1st century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_1st_century_BC
Roman politician and general (c. 67–35 BC)
either side, although in 40 BC Sextus' admiral, the freedman Menas, seized Sardinia from Octavian's governor Marcus Lurius. In 39 BC, Sextus and the triumvirs
Sextus_Pompey
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
father-loving goddess'; 70/69 BC – 10 or 12 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic
Cleopatra
Nephew of Roman emperor Augustus
Punic War. He was betrothed to Pompeia, the daughter of Sextus Pompey, in 39 BC at the peace of Misenum where Octavian and Sextus Pompey agreed to a truce
Marcellus (nephew of Augustus)
Marcellus_(nephew_of_Augustus)
Emperor of the Han dynasty from 48 to 33 BC
33 BC, Crown Prince Ao ascended the throne (as Emperor Cheng). Chuyuan (初元) 48 BC – 44 BC Yongguang (永光) 43 BC – 39 BC Jianzhao (建昭) 38 BC – 34 BC Jingning
Emperor_Yuan_of_Han
Roman victory over Parthian army in 39BC
The Battle of Amanus Pass took place in 39 BC at the Syrian Gates in the Nur Mountains, after the Parthian defeat in the battle of the Cilician Gates
Battle_of_Amanus_Pass
bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people's history. c. 9,600 BC – c, 5,000 BC – Mesolithic rock art in the Grotta dell'Addaura in Sicily depicts
Timeline_of_LGBTQ_history
Decade
The 1000s BC is a decade that lasted from 1009 BC to 1000 BC. 1006 BC—David becomes king of the ancient United Kingdom of Israel (traditional date). (
1000s_BC_(decade)
Roman general and politician
Sextus Pompeius in 39 BC, Antony provided for the safety of Ahenobarbus, and obtained for him the promise of the consulship for 32 BC. Ahenobarbus accompanied
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 32 BC)
Gnaeus_Domitius_Ahenobarbus_(consul_32_BC)
Political purges in Ancient Rome
may include all those killed or dispossessed between 43 BC and the treaty of Misenum in 39 BC rather than only formally proscribed individuals. About
Proscriptions of the Second Triumvirate
Proscriptions_of_the_Second_Triumvirate
campaign 39 BC. Gaius Asinius Pollio against Partheni, Illyrian defeat 35 BC. Octavius against Pannonians in Siscia, Illyrian defeat 34 BC. Iapydes finally
Timeline_of_Illyrian_history
Priestesses of the Roman goddess Vesta
Vestals preferred to renew their vows. Occia was vestal for 57 years between 38 BC and 19 AD. To obtain entry into the order, a girl had to be free of physical
Vestal_Virgin
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
dynasty (206 BC–220 AD) of Imperial China. Chu-Han Contention (207 BC–202 BC) Han dynasty, 190 BC - kingdoms in red, commanderies in black 154 BC - Rebellion
Timeline_of_the_Han_dynasty
One hundred years, from 2900 BC to 2801 BC
century BC was a century that lasted from the year 2900 BC to 2801 BC. c. 2900 BC: Beginning of the Early Dynastic Period I in Sumer. c. 2900 BC: 2600 BC: Votive
29th_century_BC
2nd/1st century BC king of Ptolemaic Egypt
130 BC, during a civil war between Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra II. On his father's death in 116 BC, he became co-regent with Cleopatra II (until 115 BC) and
Ptolemy_IX_Soter
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
Rank in ancient Rome
recognized imperator as Caesar's hereditary title, but this is doubtful. In 38 BC, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa refused a triumph for his victories under Octavian's
Imperator
1st century BC Roman general
appointment by the Roman Senate to the fall of 39 BC, in confirmation of Filmer's dates for Herod (reign 39 BC to 1 BC). The actual defeat of Antigonus, however
Publius_Ventidius
Ancient Roman family
first of the gens to obtain the consulship was Gaius Calvisius Sabinus in 39 BC. The nomen Calvisius is probably based on the Latin adjective calvus, meaning
Calvisia_gens
Part of the Gallic Wars
became its first governor in 39–38 BC. In 39 BC he settled the Ubians on the west bank of the River Rhine and in 38 BC he suppressed a rebellion in Aquitania
Battle_of_Alesia
Cocceius Balbus (fl. 1st century BC) was a Roman politician and military commander who served as suffect consul in 39 BC. A member of the Plebeian gens
Gaius_Cocceius_Balbus
Ancient Mesopotamian city in Iraq
important empires in antiquity, the 19th–16th century BC Old Babylonian Empire, and the 7th–6th century BC Neo-Babylonian Empire. Babylon was also used as a
Babylon
Topics referred to by the same term
refers to: 40 (number), the natural number following 39 and preceding 41 one of the years 40 BC, AD 40, 1940, 2040 40 or forty may also refer to: 40 (record
40
Kingdom of the Han dynasty
BC; Liu Zhonggu (終古), King Si (思) of Zichuan, 74–46 BC; Liu Shang (尚), King Kao (考) of Zichuan, 46–39 BC; Liu Heng (橫), King Xiao (孝) of Zichuan, 39–9
Zichuan_Kingdom
Canadian cannabis retailer
Canada. BC Cannabis Stores operates both in-store and online, unlike BC Liquor Stores. BC Cannabis currently operates 39 stores across BC. BC Cannabis
BC_Cannabis_Stores
Pastoral poem by the Latin poet Virgil
of his book of ten poems known as the Eclogues written approximately 42–39 BC. The tenth Eclogue describes how Cornelius Gallus, a Roman officer on active
Eclogue_10
Topics referred to by the same term
may refer to: 38 (number), the natural number following 37 and preceding 39 38 BC AD 38 1938 2038 Strontium, an alkaline earth metal in the periodic table
38
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until
Julius_Caesar
Paternal grandmother of empress Messalina
Claudia Marcella Minor (PIR2 C 1103, born some time before 39 BC) was a niece of the first Roman emperor Augustus. She was the second surviving daughter
Claudia_Marcella_Minor
Roman province in Hispania (27 BC – c. 410 AD)
the 2nd century BC, a war with Lusitanian tribes ensued between 155 and 139 BC, with the Roman province eventually established in 27 BC. In modern parlance
Lusitania
Pass through the Nur Mountains, Turkey
garrison to retreat. After the 333 BC Battle of Issus, Alexander the Great's army pursued Darius III through the pass. In 39 BC, it was the scene of the Battle
Belen_Pass
Persian princess (died c. 284 BC)
Ἄμαστρις; c. 340/39–284 BC) also called Amastrine (Ἀμαστρινή), was a Persian princess, and Tyrant-ruler of the city of Heraclea from circa 300 BC to her death
Amastris_(ruler_of_Heraclea)
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. At peak, its territorial extent was roughly 5.5 million square kilometres
Achaemenid_Empire
Calendar year
Year 37 BC was either a common year starting on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday or a leap year starting on Monday or Tuesday of the Julian calendar (the sources
37_BC
Association football club in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
atalanta.it (in Italian). Atalanta BC. Retrieved 29 July 2021. "ATALANTA BC PRESS RELEASE" (Press release). Atalanta BC. 19 February 2022. "The Club – ATALANTA
Atalanta_BC
Ancient Roman military punishment killing a tenth of a unit
instead increasing anger against Antony's command. A further instance in 39 BC under Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus, proconsular governor of Spain, is documented
Decimation_(punishment)
tributary to Rhodes. Rhodes retained a portion of its old domains in Asia until 39 BC, when they were ceded to Stratonicea. Welwei, Karl-Wilhelm. "Peraia". Brill's
Rhodian_Peraia
Province of the Roman Empire
were finally defeated probably by Marcus Antonius in 39 BC or by Marcus Licinius Crassus in 29/8 BC. The Romans created the province of Moesia also including
Moesia
Soviet rimless intermediate cartridge
steel case 5.45×39 mm ammunition loaded with 3.89 g (60.0 gr) polymer tipped V-MAX bullets with a stated ballistic coefficient (G1 BC) of 0.285. It is
5.45×39mm
Decade
The 1200s BC is a decade that lasted from 1209 BC to 1200 BC. 1207 BC Pharaoh Merneptah claims a victory over Libyans and Sea Peoples at the Battle of
1200s_BC_(decade)
Region in the ancient Near East
the late 2nd millennium BC. Canaan had significant geopolitical importance in the Late Bronze Age Amarna Period (14th century BC) as the area where the
Canaan
Fourth war between the Romans and Illyrians (35-33 B.C.)
line was placed where the old Illyrian capital of Scodra was located. In 39 BC, Gaius Asinius Pollio, to whom Antony had entrusted the government of the
Octavian's military campaigns in Illyricum
Octavian's_military_campaigns_in_Illyricum
City in British Columbia, Canada
Waterfront Situation". BC Studies (22): 68. BC Labour Heritage Centre (April 16, 2018). "The Shooting of Frank Rogers". Working People Built BC. Archived from
Vancouver
63 BC, attacked by Aulus Gabinius in 57 BC, attacked by the Parthian Empire in 40/39 BC, and attacked by Antigonus II Mattathias between 40 and 37 BC. Archaeologists
31_BC_Judea_earthquake
Battle between the Roman Republic and Corinth and its allies in 146 BC
The Battle of Corinth of 146 BC, also known as the Battle of Leucapetra or the Battle of Lefkopetra, was a decisive engagement fought between the Roman
Battle_of_Corinth_(146_BC)
Basketball team in Miami, Florida
teams joining its league, which are Laces BC, Lunar Owls BC, Mist BC, Rose BC, Phantom BC, and Vinyl BC. Vinyl BC, along with the other five teams, are based
Vinyl_BC
Resolution of the ancient Roman Senate
October 39 BC) – on the status of Plarasa and Aphrodisias in Caria. Engraved on the latter's Archival Wall. Senatus Consultum Calvisianum (4 BC) – composition
Senatus_consultum
Decade
concerns the period 749 BC – 740 BC. 748 BC – Anticles of Messenia wins the stadion race at the eighth Olympic Games. 747 BC – February 26 – Nabonassar
740s_BC
Ancient Semitic maritime civilization
Iron Age. In 2014, a 12 metres (39 ft) long Phoenician trading ship was found near Gozo island in Malta. Dated 700 BC, it is one of the oldest wrecks
Phoenicia
the "Era of the Caesars" was dated from Octavian's conquest of Iberia in 39 BC. It was adopted by the Visigoths and remained in use in Catalonia until
History_of_calendars
Calendar year
Year 40 BC was either a common year starting on Thursday, Friday or Saturday or a leap year starting on Thursday or Friday of the Julian calendar (the
40_BC
German armor-piercing shell
The Panzergranate 39 or Pzgr. 39 was a German armor-piercing shell used during World War II. It was manufactured in various calibers and was the most common
Panzergranate_39
The history of the Illyrians spans from the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC up to the 1st century AD in the region of Illyria and in southern Italy, where
Illyrian_warfare
Millennium between 6000 BC and 5001 BC
The 6th millennium BC spanned the years 6000 BC to 5001 BC (c. 8 ka to c. 7 ka). It is impossible to precisely date events that happened around the time
6th_millennium_BC
Comune in Lazio, Italy
was suffect Consul in 40 and 34 BC, propraetor in Greece in 39 BC, and first admiral of Mark Antony's fleet from 38–34 BC. In the Roman imperial age, it
Gaeta
Soviet military intermediate rifle cartridge
The 7.62×39 mm (also called 7.62 Soviet, formerly .30 Russian Short) round is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge of Soviet origin. The cartridge
7.62×39mm
Calendar year
Year 42 BC was either a common year starting on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar (the sources differ
42_BC
Babylonian siege of Jerusalem (587 BC)
Jerusalem was besieged from 589–587 BC, marking the final phase of Judah's revolts against Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Siege_of_Jerusalem_(587_BC)
Roman consul in 30 BC, son of Cicero
Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, Cicero minor fled to Sextus Pompey in Sicily. He stayed with Sextus until the Pact of Misenum in 39 BC, when Cicero minor returned
Cicero_Minor
5th-century BC partner of Athenian statesman Pericles
Aspasia (c. 470 – after 428 BC) was a metic woman who lived in Classical Athens. Born in Miletus, she moved to Athens and began a relationship with the
Aspasia
1st-century BC Roman general and politician
Gaius Sosius (fl. 39–17 BC) was a Roman general and politician who featured in the wars of the late Republic as a staunch supporter of Mark Antony. Under
Gaius_Sosius
Historical period of Corsica
since it was not possible to beat him at the time. In the Pact of Misenum (39 BC), Sextus Pompey was assigned the three islands and Achaia, in return for
Ancient_Corsica
Calendar used in Ancient Rome
used inclusively of the Julian calendar established by Julius Caesar in 46 BC. According to most Roman accounts, their original calendar was established
Roman_calendar
Millennium between 10,000 BC and 9001 BC
The 10th millennium BC spanned the years 10,000 BC to 9001 BC (c. 12 ka to c. 11 ka). It marks the beginning of the transition from the Palaeolithic to
10th_millennium_BC
War between Athens and Sparta (431–404 BC)
431 to 404 BC for hegemony over Ancient Greece. Initially inconclusive, the intervention of the Persian Empire in support of Sparta in 413 BC allowed the
Peloponnesian_War
39 BC
39 BC
Girl/Female
Hebrew
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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 and French
English and French : from the medieval French form of the Latin personal name Sabinus or its feminine form Sabina, originally an ethnic name for a member of an ancient Italic people of central Italy, whose name is of uncertain origin. According to legend, in the 8th century bc the Romans slaughtered the Sabine menfolk and carried off the women. More influential as far as name-giving is concerned was the existence of several Christian saints bearing this name. The masculine name was borne by at least ten early saints (martyrs and bishops), but as a given name the feminine form was always more popular.Jewish : probably also an Americanized form of some like-sounding Jewish name.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Wen 2.Chinese : from a character in the personal name of Hu Gongman, a retainer of Wu Wang. After the latter established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc, he granted the state of Chen to Hu Gongman, whose descendants adopted the second character of his given name, Man, as their surname. This character also means ‘Manchurian’, but the name does not appear to be related to this meaning.Chinese : variant of Wen 3.Chinese : variant of Wan 1.English and Jewish : variant spelling of Mann.Dutch : from Middle Dutch man ‘man’, ‘husband’, ‘vassal’, ‘arbiter’.French : from the Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann 2).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the personal name Man, derived from Yiddish ‘man’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : 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.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Nye.Chinese : from the name of Nie City, which existed during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). It was granted to a son of a duke of the state of Qi; his descendants adopted the name of the city as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly from a reduced form of the personal name Dominick.Chinese : from the name of Meng Mingshi, a senior minister of the state of Qin in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). His descendants adopted the first character of his given name, which means ‘bright’, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
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 (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Pink.Chinese : there are two sources of this name, which also means ‘peace’. One is the name of a senior minister of the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), who was posthumously named Yan Pingzhong. The other source is a city called Ping in the state of Han during the Warring States period (403–221 bc). It was granted to a marquis whose descendants adopted the place name as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish
Jewish : from the Hebrew personal name Amos, of uncertain origin, in some traditions connected with the Hebrew verb amos ‘to carry’, and assigned the meaning ‘borne by God’. This was the name of a Biblical prophet of the 8th century bc, whose oracles are recorded in the Book of Amos. This was one of the Biblical names taken up by Puritans and Nonconformists in the 16th–17th centuries, too late to have had much influence on surname formation, except in Wales.English : variant of Amis, assimilated in spelling to the Biblical name. It occurs chiefly in southeastern England.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : from the place name Pan, which existed in the state of Wei during the Zhou dynasty. Bi Gonggao, fifteenth son of the virtuous duke Wen Wang, was granted a state named Wei when the Zhou dynasty came to power in 1122 bc (see Feng 1). Bi Gonggao in turn granted the area called Pan to one of his sons, whose descendants eventually adopted Pan as their surname. This name is also Romanized as Poon, Pun, and Pon.Korean : There are two Chinese characters for this surname; only one of them, however, is common enough to warrant treatment here. There are three clans which use this character: the KisÅng (also called the KÅje), the Kwangju, and the Namp’yÅng. The founding ancestors of these clans were KoryÅ (918–1392) figures, and it is widely believed that they were related.Spanish and southern French (Occitan) : metonymic occupational name for a baker or a pantryman, from Spanish and Occitan pan ‘bread’ (Latin panis).English and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for someone who cast pans, from Middle English, Middle Dutch panne ‘pan’.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish pan ‘lord’, ‘master’, ‘landowner’, hence a nickname for a haughty person.Perhaps also an Americanized spelling or translation of German Pfann (North German Pann).
Surname or Lastname
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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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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Hebrew American English French
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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Hebrew American
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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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).
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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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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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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 (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : habitational name from Duckworth Fold, in the borough of Bury, Lancashire, which is named from Old English fūce ‘duck’ + wor{dh} ‘enclosure’.
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Hindu
Shanmuka means Lord of Subramaniam son of Lord Shiva, Lord kartikeyalord Murugan
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British, Celebrity, English, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Master of the Right Path; New; Owner of the Truth Way; Lord Vishnu; Brave; Calm; Follower of the Right Path; Intelligent
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Greek
Farmer.
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Spanish
Variant spelling of Spanish Esmeralda, ESMERELDA means "emerald."
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American, British, English
From the Red Cliff
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Tamil
Goddess Laxmi, Best, Beautiful, Excellent, Prosperity
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English
Just; upright. Feminine of Justin.
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Arabic, French
Gold
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Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Well Pleased
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39 BC
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At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
n.
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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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.