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Calendar year
year 522 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 232 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 522 BC for this
522_BC
Decade
BC—Coins start to have an image on two sides. 522 BC—Bardiya succeeds Cambyses II as ruler of Persia. 522 BC—Babylon rebels against Persian rule. 522
520s_BC
Achaemenid Civil War (522-520 BC)
Between 522 and 520 BCE, a large scale civil war broke out within the Achaemenid Empire over the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Achaemenid
Achaemenid Civil War (522–520 BC)
Achaemenid_Civil_War_(522–520_BC)
Son of Cyrus the Great (died c. 522 BC)
Bardiya). Bardiya's death was not known to the people, and so in the spring of 522 BC, a usurper pretended to be him and proclaimed himself king on a mountain
Bardiya
Ruler of the Achaemenid Empire from 530 to 522 BC
Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 530 to 522 BCE. He was the son of and successor to Cyrus the Great (r. 550 – 530 BC); his mother was Cassandane. His relatively
Cambyses_II
(611–592 BC) Jing, Marquis (591–543 BC) Ling, Marquis (542–531 BC) Ping, Marquis (530–522 BC) Dao, Marquis (521–519 BC) Zhao, Marquis (518–491 BC) Cao (complete
List of state leaders in the 6th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_6th_century_BC
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
circumstances of the revolt, Cambyses heard news of it in the summer of 522 BC and began to return from Egypt, but he was wounded in the thigh in Syria
Achaemenid_Empire
which existed as an independent realm from the 19th century BC to its fall in the 6th century BC. For the majority of its existence as an independent kingdom
List_of_kings_of_Babylon
King of Babylon during 522 BC
Persian: Naditabaira or Naditabira), was a rebel king of Babylon in late 522 BC who attempted to restore Babylonia as an independent kingdom and end the
Nebuchadnezzar_III
Ancient multilingual stone inscription in Iran
coronation as king of the Persian Empire in the summer of 522 BC and his death in autumn of 486 BC, the inscription begins with a brief autobiography of Darius
Behistun_Inscription
525–404 BC Achaemenid province (satrapy)
time quelling rebellions throughout his empire. Sometime in late 522 BC or early 521 BC, a local Egyptian prince led a rebellion and declared himself Pharaoh
Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt
Twenty-seventh_Dynasty_of_Egypt
One hundred years, from 600 BC to 501 BC
Twenty-seventh Dynasty. 522 BC: Smerdis succeeds Cambyses II as ruler of Persia. 522 BC: Babylon rebels against Persian rule. 521 BC: Darius I succeeds Smerdis
6th_century_BC
Country in West Asia
creating an empire far larger than Assyria. His son, Cambyses II (r. 530–522 BC), conquered the last major power of the region, ancient Egypt, causing the
Iran
for over two and a half millennia, beginning as early as the 8th century BC and enduring until the 20th century AD. The earliest Iranian monarch is generally
List_of_monarchs_of_Iran
6th-century BC tyrant of Samos
Greek: Πολυκράτης), son of Aeaces, was the tyrant of Samos from the 540s BC to 522 BC. He had a reputation as both a fierce warrior and an enlightened tyrant
Polycrates
(outdated sources dated his first document to 29 May 525 BC) and died shortly after 1 July 522 BC. The nomen is not attested in hieroglyphs. Babylonian documents
List_of_pharaohs
Iranian prophet and spiritual founder of Zoroastrianism
between 7th and 6th century BC, for example, c. 650–600 BC or 559–522 BC. The latest possible date is the mid 6th century BC, at the time of Achaemenid
Zoroaster
Ancient Persian royal dynasty
Babylonians. Cambyses II 530–522 BC Focused his efforts on conquering Egypt, Libya, and Ethiopia. Bardiya (or Smerdis or Tanyoxarces) 522 BC There is some confusion
Achaemenid_dynasty
Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. Based in modern-day Iran, it was the largest empire by that point in history
List_of_Achaemenid_emperors
Major deities of the Greek pantheon
Pisistratus (son of Hippias and the grandson of the tyrant Pisistratus), around 522 BC. The altar became the central point from which distances from Athens were
Twelve_Olympians
Prominent disciple of Confucius (522–458 BC)
‹See RfD› ‹See RfD› Zai Yu (522–458 BC), also known by his courtesy name Ziwo and as Zai Wo, was a prominent disciple of Confucius, known for his gift
Zai_Yu
Serpent in Greek mythology
Apollo. In the Homeric Hymn to Apollo, now thought to have been composed in 522 BC when the archaic period in Greek history was giving way to the Classical
Python_(mythology)
Historical region in the south-east of the Caspian sea
Persian Verkâna as recorded in Darius the Great's Behistun Inscription (522 BC), as well as in other Old Persian cuneiform inscriptions. Verkā means "wolf"
Hyrcania
280–270 BC (conquered and executed) Demoteles, 7th century BC Syloson, c. 538 BC, again c. 521 BC Polycrates, c. 538-522 BC Maiandrius, c. 522 BC (reintroduced
List_of_ancient_Greek_tyrants
Leading disciple of Confucius (born 522 BC)
‹See RfD› ‹See RfD› Ran Qiu (born 522 BC), also known by his courtesy name Ziyou and as Ran You, was a leading disciple of Confucius. Among Confucius's
Ran_Qiu
Ancient Mesopotamian empire (626–539 BC)
Nebuchadnezzar III (522 BC), Nebuchadnezzar IV (521–520 BC), Bel-shimanni (484 BC), Shamash-eriba (482–481 BC) and Nidin-Bel (336 BC). The revolt of Shamash-eriba
Neo-Babylonian_Empire
Chinese state (1046–447 BCE)
530–522 BC) Marquis Dao of Cai (蔡悼侯, Cài Dàohóu; né 姬東國, Jī Dōngguó; 521–519 BC) Marquis Zhao of Cai (蔡昭侯, Cài Zhāohóu; né 姬申, Jī Shēn; 518–491 BC) Marquis
Cai_(state)
Possible Achaemenid king of Persia (c. 520 BC)
during his reign. Arsames and his son Hystaspes are noted as being alive in 522 BC, indicating that he had survived well into old age. His name (Aršāma) translates
Arsames
Ancient Persian dynasty descended from Teispes
The Teispids (descendants of Teispes) (c. mid-7th century BC–522 BC) were an Iron Age branch of the Achaemenid dynasty originally ruling the southern
Teispids
Persia (died 522 BC), and Cyaxares of the Medes (625–585). The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 735–726 BC, that of
Bres_Rí
Narrow strait in northwestern Turkey
the north of the Black Sea, the Persian King Darius I the Great (r. 522 BC – 486 BC) crossed the Bosporus, then marched towards the River Danube. His army
Bosporus
Last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire (r. 556–539 BC)
have been alive in exile as late as the reign of Darius the Great (r. 522–486 BC). The origins of Nabonidus are obscure, with the scarce available details
Nabonidus
Ancient Mesopotamian city in Iraq
were numerous attempts at rebellion, and in 522 BC (Nebuchadnezzar III), 521 BC (Nebuchadnezzar IV), and 482 BC (Bel-shimani and Shamash-eriba), native Babylonian
Babylon
Persian governor of Elam (c. 521 BC)
Gobryas was one of the six helpers of Darius in killing Gaumāta in September 522 BC mentioned by Herodotus. He was appointed as Darius' lance carrier (arštibara)
Gobryas_(father_of_Mardonius)
Historical region in modern Turkmenistan
Darius the Great's victory over the Magian usurper, Gaumata, in September 522 BC, revolts spread throughout the empire. The revolt in Margiana, led by a
Margiana
History of Iran. Millennia: 1st BC · 1st–2nd · 3rd Centuries: 7th BC · 6th BC · 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC · See also · References · Bibliography ·
Timeline_of_Iranian_history
Period in ancient Egyptian history ( 664 BCE–332 BCE)
(525–522 BC; 518–c.496 BC) - whose rule was interrupted by the rebel Pharaoh Petubastis III, Pherendates (c.496–c.486 BC), Achaemenes (c.486–459 BC) - a
Late_Period_of_Egypt
Ancient Amorite-Akkadian state in Mesopotamia
took the name of Nebuchadnezzar III, and reigned from October 522 BC to August 520 BC, when Darius took the city by storm. During this period Assyria
Babylonia
Province of the Persian Empires
part of the Achaemenid Empire before Darius the Great came to power in 522 BC - it is mentioned in the Behistun inscription that it was already there
Maka_(satrapy)
Disciple of Confucius (born 522 BC)
Ran Yong (Chinese: 冉雍; Wade–Giles: Jan Yung; born 522 BC), also known by his courtesy name Zhonggong (Chinese: 仲弓; Wade–Giles: Chung-kung), was one of
Ran_Yong
Structure constructed to convey water
the Tunnel of Eupalinos was built during the reign of Polycrates (538–522 BC). It is considered an underground aqueduct and brought fresh water to Pythagoreion
Aqueduct_(water_supply)
Bridge spanning the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey
on the orders of Emperor Darius the Great of the Achaemenid Empire (522 BC–485 BC), Mandrocles of Samos once engineered a pontoon bridge across the Bosphorus
Bosphorus_Bridge
Phoenician city-state
the sixth century BC, Tyre's power declined further still after its voluntary submission to the Persian king Cambyses (r. 530–522 BC), which resulted in
Ancient_Carthage
Capital of Kurdistan Region of Iraq
with them the Sagarthians, were to revolt against Darius I of Persia in 522 BC, but this revolt was firmly put down by the army which Darius sent out under
Erbil
Arcadian War 540 BC Battle of Alalia 538–522 BC Polycrates wars 509–396 BC Early Italian campaigns 500–499 BC Persian invasion of Naxos' 499–493 BC Ionian Revolt
List_of_conflicts_in_Europe
Topics referred to by the same term
(r. c. 1125 – 1104 BC), known for his victory over Elam and the recovery of the Statue of Marduk Nebuchadnezzar III (r. 522 BC), originally named Nidintu-Bêl
Nebuchadnezzar (disambiguation)
Nebuchadnezzar_(disambiguation)
(3rd century BC) Zhang Yi (c. 329-309 BC) Zhuang Zi (or Chuang Tzu or Chuang Chou), (c. 300 BC)[a][b][c][e] Zichan (522 BC) Zisi (c. 481-402 BC) Zoroaster
List of philosophers born in the centuries BC
List_of_philosophers_born_in_the_centuries_BC
Method of torture and execution
were with him, I executed forty-nine, this is what I did in Babylon In 522 BC Phraortes proclaimed that he was a descendant of the Median king Cyaxares
Impalement
King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 486 to 465 BC
Atossa, a daughter of Cyrus. Darius and Atossa married in 522 BC, and Xerxes was born around 518 BC. According to the Greek dialogue First Alcibiades, which
Xerxes_I
Capital and largest city of Armenia
in 550 BC, the Median Empire was conquered by Cyrus the Great, and Erebuni became part of the Achaemenid Empire. Between 522 BC and 331 BC, Erebuni
Yerevan
Book of the Hebrew Bible
first return to Judah under Sheshbazzar. Darius acceded to the throne in 522 BC. He divided the many regions of the empire into provinces, each of which
Book_of_Zechariah
Ancient pre-Iranian civilization between 3200 and 539 BC
Chalcolithic period (Copper Age). The emergence of written records from around 3000 BC also parallels Sumerian history, where slightly earlier records have been
Elam
Revolts of two rebel kings of Babylon
revolts of 484 BC against Xerxes I were not the first time the city rebelled. Xerxes's father and predecessor Darius I (r. 522–486 BC) faced the rebellions
Babylonian_revolts_(484_BC)
around 429 BC. Phrynichus (tragic poet) Philyllius, Athenian comic poet Pindar (c. 522 BC – c. 443 BC) Plato (comic poet) (fl. c. 400 BC) Polyeidos (poet)
List_of_ancient_Greek_poets
5th-century BC disciple of Confucius
Shang Qu (Chinese: 商瞿; Wade–Giles: Shang Ch'ü; born 522 BC), courtesy name Zimu (Chinese: 子木; Wade–Giles: Tzu-mu), was a disciple of Confucius. He studied
Shang_Qu
Late 6th century BC Persian magus (priest)
6th century BC. According to Herodotus, he persuaded his brother Smerdis (Gaumata) in 521 BC to rebel against Cambyses II (r. 530–522 BC), who at the
Patizeithes
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
Early Dynastic period. Elam was conquered by the Akkadian Empire around 2325 BC and was then ruled by a sequence of Akkadian-appointed governors before independence
List_of_Elamite_kings
Ancient Greek literary critic
Θεαγένης ὁ Ῥηγῖνος, Theagenēs ho Rhēginos; fl. 529–522 BC) was a Greek literary critic of the 6th century BC from Rhegium (modern Reggio Calabria), in Magna
Theagenes_of_Rhegium
Name list
Megara, 7th century BC tyrant of Megara Theagenes of Rhegium (fl. 529–522 BC), Greek literary critic Theagenes of Thasos, 5th century BC Greek boxer Theagenes
Theagenes
City in Golestan province, Iran
Empire during the reign of Cyrus the Great (559–530 BC), its founder, or his successor Cambyses (530-522 BC). The Great Wall of Gorgan, the second biggest
Gorgan
List of kings used by ancient astronomers
561–560 BC Neriglissar (Nêrigasolassáros): 559–556 BC Nabonidus (Nabonadíos): 555–539 BC Cyrus: 538–530 BC Cambyses: 529–522 BC Darius I: 521–486 BC Xerxes
Canon_of_Kings
Surname list
Emperor of Ran Wei, during the Sixteen Kingdoms period Ran Qiu or Ran You (522 BC – ?), disciple of Confucius, one of the Twelve Philosophers Ran Wanxiang
Ran_(surname)
Satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire (525-321 BC)
first Achaemenid ruler of Hellespontine Phrygia was Mitrobates (ca. 525–522 BC), who was appointed by Cyrus the Great and continued under Cambyses. He
Hellespontine_Phrygia
Biblical figure; governor of the Achaemenid province of Yehud
of "the widespread revolts at the beginning of the reign of Darius I in 522 BC, which preoccupied him to such a degree that Zerubbabel felt he could initiate
Zerubbabel
King of the Indo-Parthians from 19 to 46 CE
helped the Achaemenid king of kings (shahanshah) Darius the Great (r. 522 BC – 486 BC) to seize the throne. In Old Armenian, it is "Gastaphar".[citation
Gondophares
Priest of Demeter at Eleusis
demonstrates in his cooked meat offerings on the Twelve Gods Altar set in place in 522 BC by Peisistratos III in Athens. The Homeric Hymn to Hermes 128 recalls the
Ceryx
Anatolia during classical antiquity
When Cambyses (530–522 BC), who succeeded his father Cyrus, died, the Persian Empire was in chaos prior to Darius the Great (522–486 BC) finally securing
Classical_Anatolia
1940 short story by Jorge Luis Borges
index Erdkunde. (In the story, only the surname is given.) Smerdis (d. 522 BC)—The story refers in passing to "the impostor, Smerdis the Magician". After
Tlön,_Uqbar,_Orbis_Tertius
connected either to the military campaigns of king Darius I of Persia (522 BC – 486 BC) on the Balkan Peninsula or to the struggles between the Cimmerians
History of Hungary before the Hungarian conquest
History_of_Hungary_before_the_Hungarian_conquest
Millennium between 3000 BC to 2001 BC
BC. 30th century BC 29th century BC 28th century BC 27th century BC 26th century BC 25th century BC 24th century BC 23rd century BC 22nd century BC 21st
3rd_millennium_BC
List of people acting under false identity
Anastasia of Russia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia Bardiya (d. 522 BC), ancient ruler of Persia, widely regarded as genuine but was claimed to
List_of_impostors
Calendar year
year 524 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 230 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 524 BC for this
524_BC
Name list
Kadoch (רן קדוש, born 1985), Israeli football goalkeeper Ran Qiu (born 522 BC), disciple of Confucius Ran Raz (רָן רָז), Israeli computer scientist Ran
Ran_(given_name)
Persian general and satrap, 513 to 492 BC
522 BC. Bagaeus, who may have become satrap afterwards, was appointed to kill Oreotes. Darius appointed Artaphernes to be the next satrap in 513 BC.
Artaphernes
Achaemenid Empire Queen consort
reputed to have killed the magus who was impersonating King Bardiya in 522 BC. After this, Darius I the Great of Persia assumed the throne. According
Amestris
corresponds well to a probable date of composition of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo, 522 BC. No doubt basing himself on this or a similar text, Eustathius of Thessalonica
Cynaethus
Armenian leader of Babylonian revolt against the Achaemenid Empire (died 521 BC)
revolt several times against Persian rule, the earliest revolt being the 522 BC revolt of Nebuchadnezzar III, originally named Nidintu-Bēl, who claimed
Nebuchadnezzar_IV
BC, a sophisticated civilization already existed which produced some of the first pottery, jewelry, and golden artifacts in the world. After 3500 BC,
History_of_Bulgaria
Calendar year
year 521 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 233 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 521 BC for this
521_BC
[Tigran the Great: The Armenian Struggle Against Rome and Parthia, 94–64 B.C.] (in Armenian). Yerevan: Lusakan Publishing. p. needed. Beate Dignas; Engelbert
List of people known as the Great
List_of_people_known_as_the_Great
Chief magistrate of an ancient Greek city-state
and for the supervision of some major trials in the law courts. After 683 BC the offices were held for only a single year, and the year was named after
Eponymous_archon
Calendar year
Duke Ligong of Qin, 22nd ruler of the Zhou dynasty Pindar, Greek poet (b. 522 BC) "The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, TABERNAE (Lalla Djillalia)
443_BC
and Power in Early China: The Crisis and Fall of the Western Zhou 1045-771 BC. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-521-85272-2. Sources
List of revolutions and rebellions
List_of_revolutions_and_rebellions
Calendar year
year 520 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 234 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 520 BC for this
520_BC
Ancient clay cylinder with Akkadian cuneiform script
Babylonian population repeatedly revolted against Persian rule in 522 BC, 521 BC, 484 BC and 482 BC (though not against Cyrus or his son Cambeses). The rebels
Cyrus_Cylinder
Iron-Age kingdom of the ancient Near East
elements persisted within Armenia after its fall. The Behistun Inscription (c. 522 BC) refers to Armenia and Armenians as synonyms of Urartu and Urartians. The
Urartu
Persian minister, counselor to Cambyses II (d. 522 BCE)
romanized: Prēxáspēs) was a prominent Persian during the reign of Cambyses II (r. 530–522 BC), the second King of Kings of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. According to
Prexaspes
Chinese Wu kingdom general and politician (died 484 BC)
Wu She, the Grand Tutor of the crown prince Jian of the state of Chu. In 522 BC, Fei Wuji, a corrupt official was sent to Qin to select a bride for the
Wu_Zixu
Ancient royal dynasty state
Darius the Great in 522 BC, claiming to be XšaØrita "of the family of Cyaxares". If the beginning of Deioces' reign is moved to 728 BC, the absolute chronology
Median_dynasty
Ethnogenesis
back to the trilingual Behistun Inscription, authored sometime after c. 522 BC, in reference to a country and the people associated with it. The following
Origin_of_the_Armenians
Descent of modern Assyrians from ancient Assyrians
a community until the reign of the Achaemenid king Cambyses II (r. 530–522 BC) and were closely linked to a local cult dedicated to Ashur. Many individuals
Assyrian_continuity
5th-century BC Greek philosopher
of Elea can be placed between 530 BC and 522 BC So Parmenides could not have been born before 530 BC or after 520 BC, given that it predates Empedocles
Parmenides
Ancient Greek text
of Cambyses (530–522 BC), Darius the Great (522–486 BC) and Xerxes I (486–465 BC). Books 16–17: The reign of Artaxerxes I (465–424 BC), including Inarus'
Persica_(Ctesias)
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Greece
in the context of his account of the tyrant Polycrates, who ruled c. 540–522 BC, but he does not explicitly say that Polycrates was responsible for its
Tunnel_of_Eupalinos
City in Hama Governorate, Syria
6:2). In 539 BC, Cyrus the Great, King of Achaemenid Empire, took Syria as part of his empire, to be known as Eber-Nari. In July 522 BC, Cambyses II died
Hama
Calendar year
of Lepidus and Melleolus (or, less frequently, year 522 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 232 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval
232_BC
Calendar year
Cyrenaica Polycrates, son of Aeaces, the tyrant of Samos from c. 538 BC to 522 BC Zhuan Zhu, an assassin in the Spring and Autumn period. Palmer, John
515_BC
Basketball team
National 1991-1992". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 1 January 2026. "OLYMPIAKOS BC PIRAEUS ACCUMULATED STATISTICS 1992-93". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 1 January
Olympiacos_B.C.
king Cambyses II (r. 530–522 BC) and were closely linked to a local cult dedicated to Ashur. Towards the end of the 6th century BC, the Assyrian dialect
History_of_the_Assyrians
522 BC
522 BC
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
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 : there are two sources for this character for Wen, which also means ‘warm’. One is a territory named Wen, and the other an area named Wenyi. Descendants of rulers of these areas adopted Wen as their surname.Chinese : from a character that also means ‘literature’. Its origin, however, is from the given name of an ancient personage called Wen.Chinese : from a character that also means ‘hear’. During the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), in the state of Lu there existed a man who has a supplementary name, Wenren. His descendants adopted the first character of his name, Wen, as their surname.English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long’, ‘tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus).Irish (Ulster (Armagh) and Munster) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan).Chinese : from the name of an official treasurer called Long, who lived during the reign of the model emperor Shun (2257–2205 bc). his descendants adopted this name as their surname. Additionally, a branch of the Liu clan (see Lau 1), descendants of Liu Lei, who supposedly had the ability to handle dragons, was granted the name Yu-Long (meaning roughly ‘resistor of dragons’) by the Xia emperor Kong Jia (1879–1849 bc). Some descendants later simplified Yu-Long to Long and adopted it as their surname.Chinese : there are two sources for this name. One was a place in the state of Lu in Shandong province during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). The other source is the Xiongnu nationality, a non-Han Chinese people.Chinese : variant of Lang.Cambodian : unexplained.
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 and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a person with a sunny temperament. Compare Merryweather. There is a legend that a Scottish family of Highland origin assumed this name in punning allusion to Job 37:22, ‘Fair weather cometh out of the north’. At the present time the surname is most frequent in East Anglia.
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.
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
English, southern French, German (mainly Austrian), and Hungarian
English, southern French, German (mainly Austrian), and Hungarian : from the personal name Albin (Latin Albinus, a derivative of albus ‘white’). The usual spelling of the French name is Aubin. The personal name was especially popular in Austria, Lombardy, and Savoy, where it absorbed the Germanic personal name Albuin (which is composed of the elements alb ‘elf’ + win ‘friend’). This was the name of the Lombard leader (died 572) who made himself king of northern Italy, and also of various saints, including a bishop of Brixen (Bressanone) in South Tyrol, whose name was confused with that of St. Aubin of Angers (see Aubin).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, possibly a variant of Litchfield. The surname is not found in current English records, but of the 52 bearers recorded in the 1881 British Census, 28 were born in Kent, suggesting that a different, unidentified source could be involved.
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 : 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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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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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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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 : 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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(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.
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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 (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 : 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.
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Unique in Universe
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A queen of Lydia.
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Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Roman Latin Marian, MARIJAN means "like Marius."
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German
 Variant spelling of Old High German Walburg, WALBORG means "salvation of the slain in battle."
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God
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Tamil Goddess Name Mariamman
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Belief
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Helmet; Protection; Will-helmet; Resolute Protector
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Perfect Restraint or Concentration
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English
English variant spelling of Arabic Aisha, AYEESHA means "alive."Â
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In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly to the English hundred, and supposed to have been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner.
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Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in utterance; -- opposed to long, and applied to vowels or to syllables. In English, the long and short of the same letter are not, in most cases, the long and short of the same sound; thus, the i in ill is the short sound, not of i in isle, but of ee in eel, and the e in pet is the short sound of a in pate, etc. See Quantity, and Guide to Pronunciation, //22, 30.
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The first month of the French republican calendar, dating from September 22, 1792.
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A small square box, made either of parchment or of black calfskin, containing slips of parchment or vellum on which are written the scriptural passages Exodus xiii. 2-10, and 11-17, Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-22. They are worn by Jews on the head and left arm, on week-day mornings, during the time of prayer.
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A coin; as, a sixpenny piece; -- formerly applied specifically to an English gold coin worth 22 shillings.
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The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [/] in almanacs; the Archer.
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An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52/ imperial gallons; a half pipe.
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The tenth month of the French republican calendar dating from September 22, 1792. It began June 19, and ended July 18. See VendEmiaire.
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The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, A. D. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed.
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The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. See Autumnal equinox, Vernal equinox, under Autumnal and Vernal.
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In solid measure: A mass 16/ feet long, 1 foot in height, and 1/ feet in breadth, or 24/ cubic feet (in local use, from 22 to 25 cubic feet); -- used in measuring stonework.
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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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At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
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The ninth month of the French Republican calendar, which dated from September 22, 1792. It began May, 20, and ended June 18. See Vendemiaire.
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"Our Lord cometh;" -- an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes." See Anathema maranatha, under Anathema.
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A certain measure for liquids, as for wine, equal to two pipes, four hogsheads, or 252 gallons. In different countries, the tun differs in quantity.
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Of or pertaining to Pythagoras (a Greek philosopher, born about 582 b. c.), or his philosophy.
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Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30.
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Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 b. c.).