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Calendar year
Year 415 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Cossus, Vibulanus, Volusus and Cincinnatus
415_BC
Athenian military expedition to Sicily during the Peloponnesian War (415–413 BC)
Sicilian Expedition was an Athenian military campaign in Sicily from 415 to 413 BC during the Peloponnesian War. It pitted Athens and its allies against
Sicilian_Expedition
Athenian general and statesman (c. 450–404 BC)
ultimately be defeated at the Battle of Mantinea. Somewhere in the years 416–415 BC, a complex struggle took place between Hyperbolos on one side and Nicias
Alcibiades
416 BC event of the Peloponnesian War
collaborators within Melos. Melos surrendered in the following winter (416–415 BC). The Athenians executed the men of fighting age and sold the women and
Siege_of_Melos
War between Athens and Sparta (431–404 BC)
Athens attempt to conquer the Spartan-allied Syracuse. Fought between 415 and 413 BC, the expedition ended in defeat for Athens and the destruction of most
Peloponnesian_War
Ruler of Qin, China from 424 to 415 BC
Líng Gōng; died 415 BC), personal name unknown, was a duke of the state of Qin during the Eastern Zhou dynasty, reigning from 424 to 415 BC. Duke Ling's
Duke_Ling_of_Qin
National museum in London, England
fittings, (420–415 BC) One of six remaining Caryatids, (415 BC) Temple of Athena Nike Surviving frieze slabs and capital, (427–424 BC) Choragic Monument
British_Museum
5th-century BC Athenian playwright
Cresphontes (c. 425 BC) Erechtheus (422 BC) Phaethon (c. 420 BC) Wise Melanippe (c. 420 BC) Alexandros (415 BC with Trojan Women) Palamedes (415 BC with Trojan
Euripides
Athenian politician (died 412/411 BC)
the death of Cleon. In 416 or 415 BC, he was the last Athenian to be ostracised. A fragment of a document by 4th-century BC Greek historian Theopompus suggests
Hyperbolus
Athenian aristocrat, friend of Socrates (c. 444 – 393 BC)
Socrates. He was indicted in the profanation of the Eleusinian Mysteries in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian War, causing him to flee Athens. He is best remembered
Phaedrus_(Athenian)
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)
5th-century BCE Syracusan politician and general
the Athenians upon the arrival of the Athenian expedition on Sicily in 415 BC. Heracleides and his colleagues, Hermocrates and Sicanus, were invested
Heracleides_(415_BC)
Ancient Greek temple in Athens
dated by these scholars to 435–430 BC, largely on stylistic grounds. It was only during the Peace of Nicias (421–415 BC) that the roof was completed and
Temple_of_Hephaestus
'The Four Hundred' oligarchy replaces the democratic government
battle of Tanagra in 457 BC and rumours of a conspiracy to replace the Athenian democracy just before the Sicilian expedition in 415 BC. Such was the attachment
Athenian_coup_of_411_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
Unsuccessful siege by Carthage during Sicilian Wars
autumn of 397 BC after the Greek navy was crushed at Catana. The Carthaginians followed a strategy which the Athenians had used in 415 BC and were successful
Siege_of_Syracuse_(397_BC)
Battle between Cumae and the Etruscans
Italy. They later joined the failed Athenian expedition against Syracuse (415 BC), which contributed even further to their decline.[citation needed] They
Battle_of_Cumae_(474_BC)
BC) Hypsipyle (410 BC), only fragments survive. Palamedes (415 BC) Peliades (455 BC) Phaethon (420 BC), only fragments survive. Philoctetes (431 BC)
List_of_lost_literary_works
(431–408 BC) Jin (complete list) – Ding, Duke (511–475 BC) Chu, Duke (474–452 BC) Jing, Duke (451–434 BC) You, Duke (433–416 BC) Lie, Duke (415–389 BC) Lu
List of state leaders in the 5th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_5th_century_BC
Ancient Macedonians are attested in epigraphy from the 5th century BC throughout classical antiquity. For those recorded in classical literary sources
List of ancient Macedonians in epigraphy
List_of_ancient_Macedonians_in_epigraphy
Most beautiful woman in Greek mythology
is one of the eponymous women the tragedy The Trojan Women produced in 415 BC by the Greek playwright Euripides. Dio Chrysostom absolved[where?] Helen
Helen_of_Troy
Athenian politician and general (5th century BC)
largely responsible for negotiating the short-lived Peace of Nicias in 421. In 415 BCE, Nicias was appointed commander of Athens' ill-fated Sicilian Expedition
Nicias
5th-century BC Greek playwright
This has led historians[clarification needed Who?] to date it as late as 415 BC, long after Aeschylus's death. If Euphorion wrote Prometheus Bound, then
Euphorion_(playwright)
Ancient human settlement
into eight sections. c. 540/530-510 BC. Didrachm, c. 480-466 BC. Didrachm, c. 466-415 BC. Didrachm, c. 466-415 BC. Selinos AR Tetradrachm 82000284 The
Selinunte
420 BC) Sisyphos (415 BC) Andromache (428–24 BC) The Suppliants (422 BC) Hecuba (424 BC) Herakles (421–416 BC) The Trojan Women (Troades) (415 BC) Ion
List of ancient Greek playwrights
List_of_ancient_Greek_playwrights
Ruler of Chinese state of Qin from 384 to 362 BC
Qin, the 25th ruler of the state of Qin. However, when Duke Ling died in 415 BC, the throne was passed to Duke Ling's uncle Duke Jian, instead of his son
Duke_Xian_of_Qin_(424–362_BC)
Type of classical sculpture
Renaissance on, when herms were often attached to walls as decoration. In 415 BC, on a night shortly before the Athenian fleet was about to set sail for
Herm_(sculpture)
Topics referred to by the same term
University of Southern California The Trojan Women (Τρῳάδες, Trōiades, 415 BC), a play by Euripides The Trojan Women (film), 1971 Tommy Trojan, a statue
Trojan
Trojan Women (415 BC) Iphigenia in Tauris (414 BC) Ion (413 BC) Helen (412 BC) The Phoenician Women (410 BC) Orestes (408 BC) The Bacchae (406 BC) Iphigenia
List of extant ancient Greek and Roman plays
List_of_extant_ancient_Greek_and_Roman_plays
Wooden horse in Greek mythology
alluded to in Greek classical literature. In Euripides' play Trojan Women (415 BC), the god Poseidon proclaims: "For, from his home beneath Parnassus, Phocian
Trojan_Horse
Period of ancient Greece (510 to 323 BC)
action and tended to support the military party, led by Alcibiades. Thus, in 415 BC, Alcibiades found support within the Athenian Assembly for his position
Classical_Greece
5th century BC history book by Thucydides
123. Athenians retake Mende and besiege Scione. 4.129–4.131. Book 5 (422–415 BC) Death of Cleon and Brasidas. 5.10 Peace of Nicias. 5.13–5.24 Feeling against
History of the Peloponnesian War
History_of_the_Peloponnesian_War
Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods
between the household and its gods with the gods of the wider community. In 415 BC, on the night when the Athenian fleet was about to set sail for Syracuse
Hermes
Democratic procedure for expelling citizens
seem to fall into three distinct phases: the 480s BC, mid-century 461–443 BC and finally the years 417–415: this roughly correlates with the clustering of
Ostracism
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
-415 BC). IG I³ 259 454/3 BC, IG I³ 269 443/2 BC, IG I³ 270 442/1 BC, IG I³ 271 441/0 BC, IG I³ 272 440/39 BC, IG I³ 273 439/8 BC, IG I³ 277 435/4 BC,
Members_of_the_Delian_League
Attica when it began, Archidamus II. The war resumed in 415 BC and lasted until 404 BC. In 415 BC, Athens decided to capture Syracuse, a colony of Dorian
History_of_Sparta
Lack of respect for something sacred
sentenced to death for impiety in 415 BC, most of whom fled Athens before execution (Andocides was later charged in 400 or 399 BC in reference to these events)
Impiety
Attic theatre performance related to both comedy and tragedy
Prometheus. Among Euripides’ entries, Haigh underlines Theristae (431 BC), Sisyphus (415 BC) and Alcestis which Euripides was allowed to present as a replacement
Satyr_play
Festivals of Dionysus in ancient Athens
Medea 428 BC - Euripides (Hippolytus) 427 BC - Philocles, nephew of Aeschylus; Sophocles took 2nd place with Oedipus Rex 416 BC - Agathon 415 BC - Xenocles
Dionysia
Legendary tribe from the classical antiquity
associated with the outlands of the north: the Aeschylan Prometheus Bound (ca 415 BC?), describing the wanderings of Io, notes that she is not to pass through
Arimaspi
Period of Sicilian history
Sicily; in 416 BC Selinunte (with Syracusan support) declared war on Segesta (who had turned to Athens after Carthage refused to help). In 415 BC Athens sent
History_of_Greek_Sicily
Ancient military conflicts
Athens in the Peloponnesian War, refused anchorage and water to Athens in 415 BC, and even sent ships to help the Peloponnesians, after the Athenian disaster
Iapygian–Tarentine_wars
Calendar year
procession from Athens to Eleusis, thus atoning for his alleged impiety in 415 BC when he was held to have joined in profaning the Sacred Mysteries. Alcibiades
408_BC
Mythological Sicilian king
5th century BC, a religious sanctuary on the summit of Mount Eryx (modern Monte Erice) was already a prominent centre of cult. In 415 BC, Athenian envoys
Eryx_(king_of_Sicily)
Ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses
Odyssey, 11.567 (7th century BC) Pindar, Olympian Odes, 1 (476 BC) Sophocles, Electra, 504 (430 – 415 BC) & Oenomaus, Fr. 433 (408 BC) Euripides, Orestes, 12–16
Poseidon
Form of legal action used in ancient Athens
been introduced at Athens under the democracy sometime around the year 415 BC; it has been seen as a replacement for ostracism, which fell into disuse
Graphe_paranomon
5th-century BCE Greek poet and sophist
extant version probably falls around 419–17 BC. Diodorus informs us that a few years later, c. 415 BC, he was accused of impiety, and he thought it
Diagoras_of_Melos
Navigational template showing Odrysian kings
contest with Sparta for possession of Amphipolis in 425–423 BC, nor against Perdiccas in 418–415 BC. Whether Seuthes' policy was due to loyalty, to prudent
Seuthes_I
Mesopotamian copper merchant of the Bronze Age
BC". Forbes. Retrieved 14 August 2020. Michael Rice (2011), The Archaeology of the Arabian Gulf, London / New York: Routledge, p. 276, ISBN 978-0-415-51319-7
Ea-nāṣir
Ancient unit of mass
nine man-years of skilled work, according to known wage rates from 377 BC. In 415 BC, an Attic talent was a month's pay for a trireme crew. Hellenistic mercenaries
Talent_(measurement)
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
Ancient Roman family
in 415 and consul in 409 BC. Aulus Cornelius A. f. M. n. Cossus, consul in 413 BC. Publius Cornelius A. f. M. n. Cossus, consular tribune in 408 BC. Publius
Cornelia_gens
Decade
and the closing years of the Olmec civilization (lasting from c. 1200–400 BC) in modern-day Mexico. Despite the Peace of Nicias still being in effect,
410s_BC
399 B.C. legal proceedings by the city of Athens against Socrates
conflict among the men of Athens, especially in the decade from 425 to 415 BC, can reflect contrasting positions regarding opposition to or support for
Trial_of_Socrates
Ruler of Qin, China from 414 to 400 BC
Huai and the uncle of his predecessor Duke Ling. When Duke Ling died in 415 BC, the throne was passed to Duke Jian instead of Duke Ling's son, the later
Duke_Jian_of_Qin
Original inhabitants of Sicily
historical background to Athenian invention in Sicilians affairs, beginning in 415 BC, in his book vi, sections 2.4-6. Servius' commentary on Aeneid VII.795;
Sicels
of as anti-war plays are: Peace (421 BC) - by Aristophanes The Trojan Women (415 BC) - Euripides Lysistrata (411 BC) - Aristophanes Journey's End (1928)
List of plays with anti-war themes
List_of_plays_with_anti-war_themes
Roman Republican consular tribune in 415 BC
Publius Cornelius Cossus was a consular tribune of the Roman Republic in 415 BC. Cornelius belonged to the Cornelia gens, one of the early Republics most
Publius Cornelius Cossus (consular tribune 415 BC)
Publius_Cornelius_Cossus_(consular_tribune_415_BC)
5th-century BC Phoenician king of Cyprus
towards the end of the 5th century BC. He was of Phoenician origin and was born either in Tyre or Kition. Around 415 BC, Abdemon deposed the Phoenician ruler
Abdemon
Ruler of Qin, China, from 386 to 385 BC
who was the uncle of his predecessor Duke Ling. When Duke Ling died in 415 BC, the throne passed to his uncle Duke Jian instead of his son, the later
Chuzi_II
Form of theatre from Ancient Greece
stephanophoros), 428 BC; The Trojan Women (Τρώαδες / Troades), 415 BC; Andromache (Ἀνδρομάχη /Andromache), date unknown; Hecuba (Ἑκάβη / Hekabe), 423 BC; Suppliants
Greek_tragedy
Ruler of Qin from 399 to 387 BC
Jian, was the uncle of his predecessor Duke Ling. When Duke Ling died in 415 BC, the throne was passed to his uncle Duke Jian instead of his son, the later
Duke_Hui_II_of_Qin
Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides
Retrieved 23 May 2024. Johnston, Ian (March 2022). Euripides The Trojan Women 415 BC. pp. Introductory Note. Claudius Aelianus: Varia Historia 2.8. (page may
The_Trojan_Women
5th-century BC Athenian military general
Athens invaded Sicily in 415 BC, a Spartan fleet arrived to reinforce their allies in Syracuse, with a stalemate ensuing. In 413 BC, Demosthenes and Eurymedon
Demosthenes_(general)
5th-century BC Athenian politician, one of the Thirty Tyrants
Greek: Χαρικλῆς), son of Apollodorus, was an ancient Athenian politician. In 415 BC he investigated the mutilation of the herms, and in 414/3 was made a general
Charicles
Religious institution in Hinduism
holy places under this Math. According to tradition, as established in 415 BC, Govardhana Matha is one of four cardinal institutions established by Adi
Govardhan_Math
Topics referred to by the same term
Melos is an island in Greece, known in history for the Battle of Melos in 415 BC. Melos may also refer to: MELOS (Mars Exploration of Life and Organism Search)
Melos_(disambiguation)
5th-century BC Athenian politician
property was confiscated for his role in profaning the Eleusinian Mysteries in 415 BC. He is commonly listed as one of the Thirty Tyrants who ruled Athens following
Charmides
Topics referred to by the same term
Duke Ling of Jin (died 607 BC) Duke Ling of Qi (died 554 BC) Duke Ling of Wey (died 492 BC) Duke Ling of Qin (died 415 BC) King Ling (disambiguation)
Duke_Ling
Nicias in 421 BC swore to uphold it for fifty years, but peace lasted only seven years. The second stage of the Peloponnesian War began in 415 BC when Athens
History_of_Greece
Ancient Sicilian city
thus the original object of the great Athenian expedition to Sicily (415–413 BC), that city bears little part in the subsequent operations of the war
Segesta
King of Numidia and Mauretania (c. 48 BC - AD 23)
Ἰóβας, Ἰóβα or Ἰούβας; c. 48 BC – AD 23) was the son of Juba I and client king of Numidia (30–25 BC) and Mauretania (25 BC – AD 23). Aside from his very
Juba_II
Zhou dynasty king of China from 468 to 441 BC
441 BC), ruled as King Si of Zhou in 441 BC Prince Wei (王子嵬; d. 426 BC), ruled as King Kao of Zhou from 440 to 426 BC Prince Jie (王子揭; d. 415 BC), ruled
King_Zhending_of_Zhou
in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian War. Pyrrhus of Epirus replied to Sicilian Greek cities' appeal for assistance, landing at Taormina in 278 BC, welcomed
History_of_Sicily
7th century BC) a Spartan elegiac poet (or Athenian), author of martial verses Xenocles, (Ξενοκλής), or Zenocles, tragedian, flourished 415 BC Xenokleides
List_of_ancient_Greek_poets
American writer and co-founder of Discordianism
"transcendental illumination" in the course of the massacre at Melos in 415 BC. The Illuminati believe that death releases a certain form of energy. Given
Malaclypse_the_Younger
Genre of ancient Greek literature
colonies of Magna Graecia by the late 4th century BC. The philosopher Aristotle wrote in his Poetics (c. 335 BC) that comedy is a representation of laughable
Ancient_Greek_comedy
Period in Greek politics and culture covering the 5th century BC
The period of the 5th century BC in classical Greece is generally considered as beginning in 500 BC and ending in 404 BC, though this is debated. This
Greece_in_the_5th_century_BC
5th century BC consular tribune of the Roman Republic
Cincinnatus, consul in 431 BC. Filiations indicate that he was the father of Quintus Quinctius Cincinnatus, consular tribune in 415 BC, and possibly a Lucius
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (consular tribune)
Lucius_Quinctius_Cincinnatus_(consular_tribune)
Comune in Sicily, Italy
pushed back the Athenian attempt to conquer the island in 415 BC (see Sicilian Expedition). In 406 BC, the Carthaginians conquered Agrigento and destroyed
Gela
City in Sicily, Italy
461 BC. The period that followed appears to have been one of great prosperity for Catania, as well as for the Sicilian cities in general. In 415 BC, Catania
Catania
Ancient city-state, potential historical counterpart of Troy
their Neighbours. Taylor & Francis. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-415-34959-8. Cline, Eric (2014). 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed. Princeton University
Wilusa
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
1462 – Thirteen Years' War Battle of Syracuse (415 BC) – Peloponnesian War Siege of Syracuse (397 BC) – Greek–Punic Wars Battle of Tagliacozzo – 1268
List of battles (alphabetical)
List_of_battles_(alphabetical)
Ancient Athenian administrative unit
Sparta. The Spartans took control of Decelea around 413 BC. With advice from Alcibiades in 415 BC, the former Athenian general who was wanted on Athenian
Decelea
Series of conflicts in the 5th century BC
Archaeological Survey of the Eleventh to the Eighth Centuries BC. New York: Routledge. pp. 373–376. ISBN 978-0-415-93635-4. Thomas, Carol G.; Conant, Craig (2003).
Greco-Persian_Wars
Persian Satrap of Lydia and Ionia (445–395 BC)
𐊋𐊆𐊈𐊈𐊀𐊓𐊕𐊑𐊏𐊀 Kizzaprñna, 𐊈𐊆𐊖𐊀𐊓𐊕𐊑𐊏𐊀 Zisaprñna; 445 – 395 BC) was a Persian commander and statesman, satrap of Lydia and Ionia. His life
Tissaphernes
slaves confiscated from the property of the mutilators of the Hermai in 415 BC mentions 32 slaves whose origins have been ascertained: 13 came from Thrace
Slavery_in_ancient_Greece
Tax on the sales of certain goods and services
Piraeus, Greece in 415 BC. Nearby Athens collected duties on the import and export of commodities, recorded at a rate of two percent in 399 BC. At that period
Sales_tax
Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)
158–173, ISBN 978-0-415-25365-9. Young, Gary K. (2001), Rome's Eastern Trade: International Commerce and Imperial Policy, 31 BC – AD 305, London & New
Han_dynasty
History of the Italian city
Athens in the Peloponnesian War, refused anchorage and water to Athens in 415 BC, and even sent ships to help the Peloponnesians, after the Athenian disaster
History_of_Taranto
Ancient Greek city state in Sicily
recovered from this blow. For the great Athenian expedition to Sicily (415 BC), the Naxians immediately announced their alliance, even though their related
Naxos_(Sicily)
History of the municipality of Syracuse, Italy
vitality and ambition, identified imperialism as Athens’ fatal flaw. In 415 BC, the Greek expedition, predominantly Athenian and the largest ever assembled
History_of_Syracuse,_Sicily
Comune in Sicily, Italy
Segesta in persuading Athens to undertake the great Sicilian Expedition of 415 BC. After the failure of the Expedition, Leontini became subject to Syracuse
Lentini
Calendar year
Year 416 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Atratinus, Ambustus, Mugillanus and
416_BC
Decade
procession from Athens to Eleusis, thus atoning for his alleged impiety in 415 BC when he was held to have joined in profaning the Sacred Mysteries. Alcibiades
400s_BC_(decade)
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
(Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, romanized: Aléxandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient
Alexander_the_Great
Calendar year
Year 412 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Ambustus and Pacilus (or, less frequently
412_BC
Chinese state (c. 9th century – 207 BC)
ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. It is traditionally dated to 897 BC. The state of Qin originated from a reconquest of western lands that had previously
Qin_(state)
415 BC
415 BC
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 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.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).
Surname or Lastname
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.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Pleiades ( the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, Cluster of Seven Brilliant Stars in Taurus)
Boy/Male
German
Rules all. The historical Gothic king who plundered Rome in A.D. 410.
Female
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
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
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Horace, Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of unknown origin, associated chiefly with the name of the poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 bc).
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Wen 2.Chinese : from a character in the personal name of Hu Gongman, a retainer of Wu Wang. After the latter established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc, he granted the state of Chen to Hu Gongman, whose descendants adopted the second character of his given name, Man, as their surname. This character also means ‘Manchurian’, but the name does not appear to be related to this meaning.Chinese : variant of Wen 3.Chinese : variant of Wan 1.English and Jewish : variant spelling of Mann.Dutch : from Middle Dutch man ‘man’, ‘husband’, ‘vassal’, ‘arbiter’.French : from the Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann 2).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the personal name Man, derived from Yiddish ‘man’.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : from the place name Pan, which existed in the state of Wei during the Zhou dynasty. Bi Gonggao, fifteenth son of the virtuous duke Wen Wang, was granted a state named Wei when the Zhou dynasty came to power in 1122 bc (see Feng 1). Bi Gonggao in turn granted the area called Pan to one of his sons, whose descendants eventually adopted Pan as their surname. This name is also Romanized as Poon, Pun, and Pon.Korean : There are two Chinese characters for this surname; only one of them, however, is common enough to warrant treatment here. There are three clans which use this character: the KisÅng (also called the KÅje), the Kwangju, and the Namp’yÅng. The founding ancestors of these clans were KoryÅ (918–1392) figures, and it is widely believed that they were related.Spanish and southern French (Occitan) : metonymic occupational name for a baker or a pantryman, from Spanish and Occitan pan ‘bread’ (Latin panis).English and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for someone who cast pans, from Middle English, Middle Dutch panne ‘pan’.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish pan ‘lord’, ‘master’, ‘landowner’, hence a nickname for a haughty person.Perhaps also an Americanized spelling or translation of German Pfann (North German Pann).
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
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
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.
Female
Greek
(Ἰουλία) Feminine form of Greek Ioulios, IOULIA means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)." In the bible, this is the name of a Christian woman mentioned in Romans 16:15.
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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.
Male
Greek
(ΒαÏσαββάς) Greek form of Aramaic Bar-Sabba, probably BARSABBAS means "son of the Sabbath." In the bible, this is the surname of a certain Joseph and Judas, mentioned in Acts 1:23 and 15:22 respectively.
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 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
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.
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415 BC
Girl/Female
Latin
A poetic name for Great Britain.
Girl/Female
Irish
Nessa was the mother of Conchobhar (Conor) Mac Nessa, king of Ulster. A powerful and beautiful woman, ambitious for her son, she tricked her second husband, Fergus, into giving up his kingdom to his stepson, Conchobhar (Conor), for a year, but Conchobhar (Conor) ruled so wisely and so well that the people chose him to be their permanent king.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Selvam | ஸேலà¯à®µà®¾à®®
Enjoyable person
Girl/Female
Latin
Sea gull.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Mother of Goddess
Boy/Male
Hindu
Invoking well
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
One who Helps
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Slave of Allah
Girl/Female
Muslim
Heaven, God is gracious
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Southern Irish
Southern Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó CrÃodáin or Mac CrÃodáin ‘descendant (or ‘son’) of CrÃodán’, an Old Irish personal name of uncertain meaning (the ending is diminutive in form).English : habitational name from Creeton in Lincolnshire, so named with an unattested Old English personal name CrÇ£ta + Old English tÅ«n.
415 BC
415 BC
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415 BC
n.
A follower of John Huss, the Bohemian reformer, who was adjudged a heretic and burnt alive in 1415.
n.
An instrument for scraping bones. Y () Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 145, 178-9, 272.
n.
The position or aspect of a heavenly body, as the moon or a planet, when half way between conjunction, or opposition, and quadrature, or distant from another body 45 degrees.
n.
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.
n.
A symbol representing fifteen units, as 15, or xv.
n.
One of certain corrupt persons in the early church at Ephesus, who are censured in rev. ii. 6, 15.
n.
A measure of varying capacity, according to local usage and the substance. The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels.
n.
The unit of electro-motive force; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by United States Statute as, that electro-motive force which steadily applied to a conductor whose resistance is one ohm will produce a current of one ampere. It is practically equivalent to / the electro-motive force of a standard Clark's cell at a temperature of 15¡ C.
a.
An aliquot part of a number or quantity is one which will divide it without a remainder; thus, 5 is an aliquot part of 15. Opposed to aliquant.
n.
A Greek Cynic philosopher (412?-323 B. C.) who lived much in Athens and was distinguished for contempt of the common aims and conditions of life, and for sharp, caustic sayings.
n.
A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37.
superl.
Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of / (/ve) is / (/ll); of a (ate) is / (/nd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13-15.
n.
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.
n.
The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
v. t.
The fourth part of the distance from one point of the compass to another, being the fourth part of 11¡ 15', that is, about 2¡ 49'; -- called also quarter point.
a.
At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
n.
A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45¡, and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described.
n.
An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24.