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Calendar year
Year 401 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Potitus, Cossus, Camillus, Ambustus
401_BC
Statements which have survived from various sources referring to the oracle at Delphi
behind thee. He was slain from behind in 395 BC by Neachorus, who had a serpent painted upon his shield. In 401 BC, Sparta was warned: Sure though thy feet
List of oracular statements from Delphi
List_of_oracular_statements_from_Delphi
Achaemenid prince, satrap of Lydia from 408 to 401 BC
Kyros; died 401 BC), rarely called Cyrus III, was an Achaemenid prince and general. He ruled as satrap of Lydia and Ionia from 408 to 401 BC. Son of Darius
Cyrus_the_Younger
Tribal people of Gordyene and the northern Zagros
present-day Turkey. Sometime after 401 BC, they expanded their authority into the northern Tigris valley. Between 165–95 BC, they established the independent
Carduchii
6th century BC – State leaders in the 4th century BC – State leaders by year This is a list of state leaders in the 5th century BC (500–401 BC). Carthage
List of state leaders in the 5th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_5th_century_BC
One hundred years, from 500 BC to 401 BC
The 5th century BC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC. This century saw the establishment of Pataliputra as a capital of
5th_century_BC
of the monarchs of Armenia, rulers of the ancient Kingdom of Armenia (331 BC – AD 428), the medieval Kingdom of Armenia (884–1045), various lesser Armenian
List_of_Armenian_monarchs
Ancient Greek soldier's cheer
Cyrus the Younger's failed march against the Persian Empire in the year 401 BC. The mountain was only a five-day march away from the friendly coastal city
Thalatta!_Thalatta!
Golden Age of Athens, 480–404 BCE
Fifth-century Athens was the Greek city-state of Athens in the time from 500 to 401 BC. More commonly known during this time as the Golden Age of Athens, the latter
Athens_in_the_5th_century_BC
Ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles
before Sophocles's death in 406 BC and produced by his grandson (also called Sophocles) at the Festival of Dionysus in 401 BC. In the timeline of the plays
Oedipus_at_Colonus
401 BC battle between Cyrus the Younger and Artaxerxes II
The Battle of Cunaxa was fought in the late summer of 401 BC between the Persian king Artaxerxes II and his brother Cyrus the Younger for control of the
Battle_of_Cunaxa
Persian Achaemenid general (fl. 401–394 BC)
Ariaeus (fl. 401 BC – 394 BC) was a Persian general who fought alongside Cyrus the Younger at the Battle of Cunaxa and later was involved in the assassination
Ariaeus
Account of mercenary warfare in Ancient Greece
In 401 BC, many Greeks supported Cyrus the Younger in his campaign against Artaxerxes II and fought at the Battle of Cunaxa. The Ten Thousand (401–399)
Ancient_Greek_mercenaries
Charidemus d. 333 BC 367–333 BC Athens Greek mercenary leader who served Athens, Thrace and Rhodes. Clearchus of Sparta 411–401 BC Spartan general and
List_of_mercenaries
King of the Achaemenid Empire from 405/4 to 359/8 BC
his bid for the throne. The forces of the brothers clashed at Cunaxa in 401 BC, which resulted in the defeat and death of Cyrus. Following this, Artaxerxes
Artaxerxes_II
Fifth-century BC Greek physician and historian
401 BC on his expedition against his brother Cyrus the Younger. Ctesias was part of the entourage of King Artaxerxes at the Battle of Cunaxa (401 BC)
Ctesias
4th-century BC work by Xenophon on the expedition of the Ten Thousand
Persia from his brother, Artaxerxes II, in 401 BC. The seven books making up the Anabasis were composed c. 370 BC. Although as an Ancient Greek vocabulary
Anabasis_(Xenophon)
5th-century BC Athenian tragic playwright
surviving plays can be dated securely: Philoctetes to 409 BC, and Oedipus at Colonus to 401 BC (staged after his death, by his grandson). Of the others
Sophocles
Daughter of Artaxerxes II, wife of Orontes I
dynasty, who was a daughter of Artaxerxes II (r. 404–358 BC). Following the Battle of Cunaxa in 401 BC, she was given by her father in marriage to the Bactrian
Rhodogune (daughter of Artaxerxes II)
Rhodogune_(daughter_of_Artaxerxes_II)
5th century BCE Spartan general, initial commander of the ten thousand
Clearchus or Clearch (Ancient Greek: Κλέαρχος; 450 BC – 401 BC), also known as Clearchus the Lacedaemonian or Clearchus the son of Rhamphias, was a Spartan
Clearchus_of_Sparta
Historical fiction novel
Anabasis written in 370 BC by Xenophon. Part I describes the events leading up to and including the Battle of Cunaxa in 401 BC, in which Prince Cyrus the
The_Falcon_of_Sparta
Book by Iris Murdoch
was the shout of exultation given by the roaming 10,000 Greeks when, in 401 BC, they caught sight of the Black Sea from Mount Theches in Trebizond and
The_Sea,_the_Sea
Wife of Agis II of Sparta
Timaea (d. after 401 BC), was a Spartan queen, married to king Agis II of Sparta. She is known for her alleged love affair with Alcibiades, with whom she
Timaea,_Queen_of_Sparta
Personification of victory in Greek mythology
the fourth-century BC. Xenophon reports that the watchword "Zeus Saviour and Victory [Nike]" was used at the Battle of Cunaxa (401 BC), while, according
Nike_(mythology)
Zhou Dynasty king of China from 401 to 376 BC
his father King Weilie to the Eastern Zhou throne in 401 BC and reigned until his death in 376 BC. After he died, the throne passed to his son, King Lie
King_An_of_Zhou
Major battle of the Wars of Alexander the Great (331 BC)
southern route directly to Babylon, just as Cyrus the Younger had done in 401 BC before his defeat in the Battle of Cunaxa. The use of the scorched-earth
Battle_of_Gaugamela
Ctesias (c. 401 BC) Hellenistic period Pytheas (died c. 310 BC) Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax (3rd or 4th century BC) Megasthenes (died c. 290 BC) Autolycus
List of Graeco-Roman geographers
List_of_Graeco-Roman_geographers
6th century BC Persian officer to Cyrus the Great
6th century BC Persian officer to Cyrus the Great
Oebares
Greek mercenary general (c. 436–401 BC)
Socrates (Ancient Greek: Σωκράτης) (c. 436 BC – 401 BC) was a Greek mercenary general from Achaea who traveled to Persia to fight at the Battle of Cunaxa
Socrates_of_Achaea
Decade
403 BC Critias, leading member of the Athenian Thirty Tyrants oligarchy (b. 460 BC) 402 BC Zhou wei lie wang, king of the Zhou dynasty of China 401 BC Agis
400s_BC_(decade)
Ancient Iranian tribe
of the Achaemenids under a certain Artagerses at the Battle of Cunaxa in 401 BC, the Cadusii appear to have had ongoing conflicts with the Achaemenid central
Cadusii
War between Athens and Sparta (431–404 BC)
during their war against Athens", when he led his own expedition to Susa in 401 BC in order to topple his brother, Artaxerxes II. The faction hostile to Alcibiades
Peloponnesian_War
Ancient region, today in Turkey
Xenophon's Anabasis. They inhabited the mountains north of the Tigris in 401 BC, living in well-provisioned villages. They were enemies to the king of Persia
Gordyene
5th-century BC mercenary force
Cunaxa and back to Greece (401–399 BC) was recorded by Xenophon, one of their leaders, in his work Anabasis. Between 401 and 399 BC, the Ten Thousand marched
Ten_Thousand
Topics referred to by the same term
401 may refer to: 401 (number), the natural number following 400 and preceding 402 A year: 401 BC or AD 401 Ontario Highway 401, a highway that extends
401_(disambiguation)
Geographical region in Turkey
provide troops for the Achaemenid wars in Anatolia, Egypt and Cyprus. In 401 BC, the Achaemenid king of kings Artaxerxes II abolished the autonomy of Cilicia
Cilicia
Japanese Archaeological Ceramics from the Jōmon Through Heian Periods (10,500 BC-AD 1185). Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan. 1990. p. 45.
List of longest-reigning monarchs
List_of_longest-reigning_monarchs
King of Sparta in 445–426 and 408–395 BC
Sparta; the son of Pleistoanax. He ruled Sparta from 445 BC to 427 BC and again from 409 BC to 395 BC. He was the leader of the faction in Sparta that opposed
Pausanias_(king_of_Sparta)
King of Chinese state of Chu from 401 to 381 BC
was the king of the Chu state from 401 BC to 381 BC. King Dao succeeded his father, King Sheng, who died in 402 BC. He died after a reign of 21 years;
King_Dao_of_Chu
Pass through the Nur Mountains, Turkey
was supposedly disgorged by the great fish that had consumed him. Around 401 BC, Cyrus the Younger passed through the Syrian Gates without a fight when
Belen_Pass
Calendar year
Year 400 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Republic, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Esquilinus, Capitolinus, Vulso
400_BC
Wall built to the north of Babylon
ancient Greek writer Xenophon states that the wall was in existence in 401 BC in his book the Anabasis (or 'The Persian Expedition'), and described it
Median_Wall
Acutii to achieve prominence was Marcus Acutius, tribune of the plebs in 401 BC. The nomen Acutius is derived from the Latin adjective acutus, sharp or
Acutia_gens
Greek philosopher
the Battle of Munychia, where both Critias and Charmides were killed. In 401 BC, the restored democrats raided Eleusis and killed the remaining oligarchic
Plato
Festivals of Dionysus in ancient Athens
415 BC - Xenocles 409 BC - Sophocles (Philoctetes) 405 BC - Euripides (The Bacchae, Iphigenia in Aulis, Alcmaeon in Corinth) 401 BC - Sophocles (Oedipus
Dionysia
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
Cyrus was stopped by the royal Persian army of Artaxerxes II at Cunaxa in 401 BC, where Cyrus was killed. The Ten Thousand Greek Mercenaries including Xenophon
Achaemenid_Empire
Kings of Armenia and later Sophene and Commagene
Orontes I, Satrap of Armenia in 401 BC, or further back to his ancestor Hydarnes, in the last quarter of the 6th century BC (see below). Other historians
Orontid_dynasty
Artaxerxes II of Persia, which fought against his brother Cyrus the Younger, in 401 BC. He was satrap of Media. Xenophon, Anabasis 1.7.12, 7.8.25 "ARBACES". Encyclopaedia
Arbaces_(satrap)
Province of the Achaemenid Empire (546-334 BC)
(492–after 480 BC) Pissuthnes (before c. 440–415 BC) Tissaphernes (c. 415–408 BC) Cyrus the Younger (c. 408–401 BC) Tissaphernes (c. 400–395 BC) Tiribazus
Lydia_(satrapy)
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
Area of the sky divided into twelve signs
zodiac was introduced between 409 and 398 BC, during Persian rule, and probably within a very few years of 401 BC. Unlike modern astrologers, who place the
Zodiac
Deborah and Israelite Historiography". Harvard Theological Review. 76 (4): 379–401. doi:10.1017/S0017816000014115. JSTOR 1509543. The bizarre killing in 4:21
List of unusual deaths in antiquity
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_antiquity
Biblical theme from the Book of Daniel
early 2nd century BC. They built on a three-kingdom sequence, already mentioned by Herodotus (c. 484–425 BC) and by Ctesias (fl. 401 BC). Several other
Four_kingdoms_of_Daniel
Elected Roman officials
tribunes were elected in place of the consuls in half the years from 444 to 401 BC, and in each instance, all of the tribunes were patricians; nor did any
Tribune
Greek mercenary (died 401 BC)
authority (ii. 6. § 17, &c.). He was 30 years of age at the time of his death (401 BC). He also had intentions of following a political career, as mentioned by
Proxenus_of_Boeotia
Hand-held crossbow used by the Ancient Greeks
bow-machines on the occasion of the sieges of Cumae and Miletus between 421 BC and 401 BC, thus marking the date by which the archetypical gastraphetes must have
Gastraphetes
Cicero Cyrus the Great c. 600 BC–530 BC Founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian empire Cyrus the Younger died 401 BC Achaemenid prince and general
List of people known as the Elder or the Younger
List_of_people_known_as_the_Elder_or_the_Younger
Sophocles (c. 495–406 BC): Theban plays, or Oedipus cycle: Antigone (c. 442 BC) Oedipus Rex (c. 429 BC) Oedipus at Colonus (401 BC, posthumous) Ajax (unknown
List of ancient Greek playwrights
List_of_ancient_Greek_playwrights
confederations. This is a list of sovereign states that existed between 500 BC and 401 BC. List of Bronze Age states List of Iron Age states List of Classical
List of political entities in the 5th century BC
List_of_political_entities_in_the_5th_century_BC
Ranged weapon to throw projectiles
devastating impact. Xenophon in his history of the retreat of the Ten Thousand, 401 BC, relates that the Greeks suffered severely from the slingers in the army
Sling_(weapon)
Ancient type of rustic footwear
Adrien Guignet's c. 1843 Scene from the Retreat of the Ten Thousand, showing the 401 BC Battle of Cunaxa
Carbatina
4th-century BC Roman dictator and general
first firmly recorded as entering public office in 401 BC. He served in that year and again in 398 BC as consular tribune against the Falisci and the Capenates
Marcus_Furius_Camillus
Greek philosopher, historian, and soldier (c.430–355/354 BC)
Tissaphernes, the Persian satrap of Ionia. Xenophon describes his life in 401 BC and 400 BC in the memoir Anabasis. Written years after the events it recounts
Xenophon
Country in West Asia
describes many aspects of Armenian village life and hospitality in around 401 BC. Some scholars have linked the name Armenia with the Early Bronze Age state
Armenia
Name list
Achaemenid ruler and founder of the Great Persian Empire Cyrus the Younger (died 401 BC), brother to the Persian King Artaxerxes Cyrus (architect), 1st century
Cyrus
2nd-century AD work by Arrian of Nicomedia
books concerned the earlier campaign "up-country" of Cyrus the Younger in 401 BC. Arrian's Anabasis is our most complete account of Alexander's campaigns
Anabasis_of_Alexander
Lee, John W. I. (1 January 2016). "7 Cyrus the Younger and Artaxerxes II, 401 BC: An Achaemenid Civil War Reconsidered". In Collins, John J.; Manning, J
List_of_coupled_siblings
Historical class of warrior
During the Retreat of the Ten thousand following the Battle of Cunaxa in 401 BC Xenophon's hoplites were able to hold off pursuing Persian troops, with
Cretan_archers
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
BC Xeinagoras of Halicarnassus (Ancient Greek: Ξειναγόρας), r. c. 470s BC Syennesis III (Ancient Greek: Συέννεσις; Luwian: *Zuwannissas), r. c. 401 BC
Ḫilakku
Ancient Roman family
in 408 and consular tribune in 406 BC. Gnaeus Cornelius P. f. A. n. Cossus, consular tribune in 406, 404, and 401 BC. Publius Cornelius Maluginensis Cossus
Cornelia_gens
known primarily from Gaius Lacerius, one of the tribunes of the plebs in 401 BC. A few other Lacerii are known from inscriptions. The nome Lacerius appears
Laceria_gens
Bactrian nobleman, military officer and satrap (died 344 BC)
of the King of Kings Darius the Great (r. 522–486 BC). Orontes first appears in records in 401 BC as the satrap of Armenia. There he participated in
Orontes_I
Ancient Greek formal speech
Oration", delivered for the war dead during the Peloponnesian War of 431-401 BC, is the earliest extant example of the genre. The orator Anaximenes of Lampsacus
Funeral oration (ancient Greece)
Funeral_oration_(ancient_Greece)
Species of bird
a 5th-century BC Greek physician to the emperor Artaxerxes II, who ruled the Achaemenid Empire, accompanied Artaxerxes on his 401 BC campaign against
Plum-headed_parakeet
Ruler of Sidon
Yatonmilk c. 486–480 BC Anysos c. 480–479 BC Tetramnestos. c. 450–426 BC Baalshillem I c. 425–? BC Abdamon c. ?–401 BC Baana c. 401–366 BC Baalshillem II
King_of_Sidon
Late 5th century BC Roman Republican consular tribune
Cornelius Cossus was a consular tribune of the Roman Republic in 406, 404 and 401 BC. Cornelius belonged to the Cornelia gens, one of the older patrician gentes
Gnaeus Cornelius Cossus (consular tribune 406 BC)
Gnaeus_Cornelius_Cossus_(consular_tribune_406_BC)
Roman politician, consular tribune 401 BC
tribune with consular powers in 401 and 397 BC. Lucius Julius Iulus was the son of Lucius, who had been consul in BC 430, after previously serving as
Lucius Julius Iulus (consular tribune 401 BC)
Lucius_Julius_Iulus_(consular_tribune_401_BC)
Late 5th century BC Roman consul and consular tribune
Mamercinus was a three-time consular tribune, in 405, 403 and 401 and also consul in 410 BC, of the Roman Republic. Aemilius belonged to the Aemilia gens
Manius_Aemilius_Mamercinus
Incidental music by Felix Mendelssohn
incidental music by Felix Mendelssohn to Sophocles' play Oedipus at Colonus (401 BC) consisting of an orchestral introduction and nine scenes for two choirs
Oedipus at Colonus (Mendelssohn)
Oedipus_at_Colonus_(Mendelssohn)
Semi-autonomous, convulsive expulsion of air from the lungs through the nose and mouth
sneezes were believed to be prophetic signs from the gods. For example, in 401 BC, when the Athenian general Xenophon gave a speech exhorting his fellow soldiers
Sneeze
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
Thessalian mercenary general (c.423–c.400 BC)
historical, but is meant to take place in 402 BC, shortly before Meno's Persian generalship, or in 401 BC, while he is en route to Persia. Socrates says
Meno_(general)
Kurdish ethnogenesis and name origin
(Zazas) use in certain regions. However, Strabo, the ancient Greek author (64 BC–21 AD), uses the term Kύρτιοι (Kurtioi) for Kurds, which is Kyrtii in Latin;
Origin_of_the_Kurds
(401–376 BC) Lie, King (375–369 BC) Xian, King (368–321 BC) Shenjing, King (320–315 BC) Nan, King (314–256 BC) Chu (complete list) – Dao, King (401–381
List of state leaders in the 4th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_4th_century_BC
Pre-gunpowder projectile-launching device
late 5th century BC. He probably designed his bow-machines on the occasion of the sieges of Cumae and Milet between 421 BC and 401 BC. The bows of these
Catapult
Great against Median rule of Persia (552–550 BC) Civil war between Artaxerxes II and Cyrus III (c. 401 BC) Roman civil wars (a list of numerous civil wars
List of non-international armed conflicts
List_of_non-international_armed_conflicts
Greek ruler of Heraclea (c. 401 – 353 BC)
Clearchus (Ancient Greek: Kλέαρχoς, romanized: Klearkhos; c. 401 BC – 353 BC; also spelled Cleärchus or Cleärch) was a citizen of Heraclea on the Euxine
Clearchus_of_Heraclea
of Ambracia was an ancient Greek soothsayer in Xenophon's Anabasis. In 401 BC, he accompanied Cyrus the Younger in an expedition against Artaxerxes. When
Silanus_of_Ambracia
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Socrates of Achaea (c. 436–401 BC), mercenary general of the Ten Thousand Socrates of Macedon (4th century BC), a hipparchos or cavalry officer
Socrates_(disambiguation)
Line of fortifications in warfare
Persia Derbent Walls Defense lines of the Netherlands Median Wall (before 401 BC) Limes Germanicus, Germany Hadrian's Wall, United Kingdom (122) Antonine
Defense_line
attempted to be conciliatory towards Artaxerxes, the Persian king. In late 401 BC, however, Sparta decided to answer an appeal of several Ionian cities and
History_of_Sparta
Soldier who fights for hire
Younger hired a large army of Greek mercenaries (the "Ten Thousand") in 401 BC to seize the throne of Persia from his brother, Artaxerxes II. Though Cyrus'
Mercenary
Late 5th-century BC Spartan general
aid Cyrus the Younger in his expedition against his brother Artaxerxes in 401 BC. He joined Cyrus on his march at Issus in Cilicia. After the Battle of Cunaxa
Cheirisophus_(general)
Putative archaic Roman executive magistracy
consular tribunate, no plebeians appear in the fasti for 43 years from 444 to 401 BC. Some modern scholars hold that the selection of consular tribunes reflected
Consular_tribune
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
Persian Satrap of Lydia and Ionia (445–395 BC)
the Pisidians, a tribe based in the Taurus mountains. In the spring of 401 BC, Cyrus united all his forces into an army, which now included Xenophon's
Tissaphernes
in Cyrus the Younger's failed march against Persian Empire in the year 401 BC. Θάνατος οὐδὲν διαφέρει τοῦ ζῆν. Thánatos oudèn diaphérei toû zên. "Death
List of Classical Greek phrases
List_of_Classical_Greek_phrases
Scythian people's tombs c. 401 BC. He described the Indian steel (Wootz steel) and two swords made with that material. 326 BC. Battle of the Hidaspes River
Chronology_of_bladed_weapons
Ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands
describes many aspects of Armenian village life and hospitality in around 401 BC. Some have linked the name Armenia with the Early Bronze Age state of Armani
Armenians
401 BC
401 BC
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 : there are two sources for this character for Wen, which also means ‘warm’. One is a territory named Wen, and the other an area named Wenyi. Descendants of rulers of these areas adopted Wen as their surname.Chinese : from a character that also means ‘literature’. Its origin, however, is from the given name of an ancient personage called Wen.Chinese : from a character that also means ‘hear’. During the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), in the state of Lu there existed a man who has a supplementary name, Wenren. His descendants adopted the first character of his name, Wen, as their surname.English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Tang 2.Chinese : variant of Tang 3.Chinese : from a modification of the character Zhong (). In the Xia dynasty (2205–1766 bc), there existed a senior adviser whose name was Zhonggu. Much later, in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 ad), some descendants settled along a river that became known as the Tong Family river. As the Manchus moved southwards, some took up residence by this river and they too adopted Tong as their surname.Chinese : from Lao Tong, the ‘style name’ given to a son of Zhuan Xu, legendary emperor of the 26th century bc. Two of his sons became important advisers to the next emperor, Ku. Some descendants of Lao Tong adopted a character from his style name as their surname.Chinese : see also Dong.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of tongs (Old English tang(e)), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word (there are examples in Lancashire, Shropshire, and West Yorkshire), from their situation by a fork in a road or river, considered as resembling a pair of tongs.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a tongue of land, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (Old English tunge, Old Norse tunga), for example Tonge in Leicestershire.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Antonius (see Anthony). It could also be from Dutch tong ‘tongue’ and hence a nickname for a chatterbox or scold, or possibly a shortening of Van Tongeren, a habitational name for someone from Tongeren in the province of Gelderland.
Surname or Lastname
English 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 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
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Pink.Chinese : there are two sources of this name, which also means ‘peace’. One is the name of a senior minister of the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), who was posthumously named Yan Pingzhong. The other source is a city called Ping in the state of Han during the Warring States period (403–221 bc). It was granted to a marquis whose descendants adopted the place name as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Probably of Anglo-Norman French origin; it is said to be from a place called Malbanc.Peter Malbone, born in 1633, married Sarah Godfrey in Norfolk Co., VA. The name Mallabone has been in Warwickshire, England, for over 400 years.
Boy/Male
German
Rules all. The historical Gothic king who plundered Rome in A.D. 410.
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).
Female
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Maqqedah, MAKKEDAH means "place of shepherds." In the bible, this is the name of a place in Judah, near Beth Horon, mentioned in Joshua 15:41. Â
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English (London)
English (London) : patronymic from the personal name Piers (see Pierce).North German : patronymic from the personal name Pier, a variant of Peer, reduced form of Peter.Born in Yorkshire, England, Abraham Pierson (1609–78) was the first pastor of the settlements at Southampton, Long Island, NY; Branford, CT, and Newark, NJ. He left his library of more than 400 books, one of the most extensive in the colonies, to his son Abraham, who was one of the first trustees of Yale College.
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Hebrew
(מַקֵּדָה) Hebrew name MAQQEDAH means "place of shepherds." In the bible, this is the name of a place in Judah, near Beth Horon, mentioned in Joshua 15:41. Â
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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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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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English
English : variant spelling of Nye.Chinese : from the name of Nie City, which existed during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). It was granted to a son of a duke of the state of Qi; his descendants adopted the name of the city as their surname.
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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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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’.
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Assamese, Indian
Reducing Air to Ashes; One of the 101 Names of Ahura Mazda
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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
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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Indian
Warrior God
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Tamil
Mahashaktimaya | மஹாஷகà¯à®¤à®¿à®®à®¾à®¯à®¾
One who has boundless energies
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Arabic, Muslim
Protector of the Faith
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Tamil
Obedient or promise
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Indian
Name of a Raga or melody
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Muslim
Radiance
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Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Powerful; Capable; Talented; Able to do Something; Load Krishna
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Hindu
Lord Shiva
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Hindu, Indian
Perfectionist
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English
English : perhaps an altered form of Malin.
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n.
A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0¡ C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see Palmitin). It dissolves solid fats, especially at 30-40¡ C. Chemically, olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and, as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glyceryl to form the fat, it is technically known as triolein. It is also called elain.
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Pepsin modified by exposure to a temperature of from 40¡ to 60¡ C.
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A condition of the score beginning whenever each side has won three strokes in the same game (also reckoned "40 all"), and reverted to as often as a tie is made until one of the sides secures two successive strokes following a tie or deuce, which decides the game.
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An elementary substance; a metal which combined with oxygen forms lime. It is of a pale yellow color, tenacious, and malleable. It is a member of the alkaline earth group of elements. Atomic weight 40. Symbol Ca.
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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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A long measure of 100 Greek, or 101 English, feet; also, a square measure of 10,000 Greek feet.
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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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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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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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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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A symbol expressing forty units; as, 40, or xl.