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Calendar year
year 537 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 217 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 537 BC for this
537_BC
Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs regarding the end of the world
have been made in late 538 B.C. or before March 4–5, 537 B.C." Non-Witness sources assign the return to either 538 BC or 537 BC. In The Gentile Times Reconsidered:
Eschatology of Jehovah's Witnesses
Eschatology_of_Jehovah's_Witnesses
Ruler of Qin
537 BC), born Ying Shi, was a duke of the state of Qin during the Eastern Zhou dynasty. Duke Jing succeeded his father Duke Huan, who died in 577 BC,
Duke_Jing_of_Qin
One hundred years, from 600 BC to 501 BC
from 520 BC–516 BC. 537 BC: Jews transported to Babylon are allowed to return to Jerusalem, bringing to a close the Babylonian captivity. 536 BC: According
6th_century_BC
Archaeological site in Kuala Muda, Kedah, Malaysia
(AMS), and the date range for the sample has a range of between 788 BC and 537 BC, with the extreme early end-point usually publicized. This dating also
Sungai_Batu
BC). The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 547–537 BC, that of the Annals of the Four Masters to 748–738 BC.
Dui_Ladrach
have been made in late 538 B.C. or before March 4–5, 537 B.C". Secular sources assign the return to either 538 BC or 537 BC. In The Gentile Times Reconsidered:
Criticism of Jehovah's Witnesses
Criticism_of_Jehovah's_Witnesses
Jewish social movement and school of thought
counterpart for the synagogue.[citation needed] In 539 BC, the Persians conquered Babylon, and in 537 BC, Cyrus the Great allowed Jews to return to Judea and
Pharisees
BC) Zhuang II, Duke (553–548 BC) Jing, Duke (547–490 BC) Qin (complete list) – Huan, Duke (603–577 BC) Jing, Duke (576–537 BC) Ai, Duke (536–501 BC)
List of state leaders in the 6th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_6th_century_BC
Type of furnace once used widely for smelting iron from its oxides
ten" iron-digging implements found in the tomb of Duke Jing of Qin (d. 537 BC), whose tomb is located in Fengxiang County, Shaanxi (a museum exists on
Bloomery
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
Ruler of Chinese state of Qin from 536 to 501 BC
dynasty. Duke Ai succeeded his father Duke Jing, who died in 537 BC, as ruler of Qin. In 523 BC, Duke Ai betrothed his daughter Bo Ying to Crown Prince Jian
Duke_Ai_of_Qin
Decade
This article concerns the period 539 BC – 530 BC. 539 BC—Babylon is conquered by Cyrus, defeating Nabonidus. 538 BC— The Babylonian Captivity ends when
530s_BC
Jewish community of Iran
citizenship. Though he allowed the Jews to return to the Land of Israel (around 537 BC), many chose to remain in Persia. Thus, the events of the Book of Esther
Iranian_Jews
end when the "70 years" ended. (Jeremiah 29:10) It lasted 68 years (605 BC–537 BC) from the capture of the land of Israel by Babylon and the exile of a
Bible_prophecy
government officials 6th–4th century BC: Archeological evidence of human sacrifice in south-western Bulgaria. 537 BC: When Duke Jing of Qin died, 186 humans
Timeline_of_human_sacrifices
550 to 330 BC – Achaemenid Empire 547 BC – Battle of Pteria between the Lydian Empire and the Achaemenid empire 539 BC – Fall of Babylon 537 BC – Cyrus allows
Timeline of Middle Eastern history
Timeline_of_Middle_Eastern_history
Historical era of the Christian religion
Judaism existing from the end of the Babylonian captivity (c. 598 – c. 537 BC) to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. The central tenets of Second
Early_Christianity
century BC 586–577 BC 796–785 BC Eochu mac Ailella 577–570 BC 785–778 BC Airgetmar 4th century BC 570–547 BC 778–748 BC Dui Ladrach 547–537 BC 748–738 BC Lugaid
List_of_High_Kings_of_Ireland
Aspect of Spanish history
battle of Alalia, around 537 BC, the Phocaean trade was also blocked by the Carthaginians or Punics, who around the year 500 BC definitively relieved the
History_of_Andalusia
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)
King of the Medes
about 537 BC, as narrated by Xenophon (8.6.22, 8.7.1), or was subjugated in the rebellion of the Persians against Cyrus' grandfather in 559 BC, a date
Cyaxares_II
Topics referred to by the same term
581 BC) Duke Jing of Jin (Jiao) (died 434 BC) Duke Jing of Jin (Jujiu) (fl. 349 BC) Duke Jing of Qin (died 537 BC) Duke Jing of Qi (died 490 BC) King
Duke_Jing
Greek Pre-Socratic philosopher (c.570–c.478 BC)
flourished during the 60th Olympiad (540–537 BC), and modern scholars generally place his birth some time around 570–560 BC. His surviving work refers to Thales
Xenophanes
Calendar year
year 540 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 214 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 540 BC for this
540_BC
Calendar year
year 536 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 218 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 536 BC for this
536_BC
Prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
power struggle. King Yuji of Wu granted him Zhufang as a fief. However, in 537 BC, King Ling of Chu led a coalition of feudal lords to besiege and capture
Zhenjiang
History of Indian state of Bihar
major ones by 500/400 BC, that is by the time of Siddhartha Gautama. These four were Vatsa, Avanti, Kosala and Magadha. In 537 BC, Siddhartha Gautama attained
History_of_Bihar
Calendar year
The year 539 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 215 Ab urbe condita (Latin: [ab ˈʊrbɛˈkɔndɪtaː];
539_BC
the Jews from the Babylonian captivity by Zoroastrian Cyrus the Great in 537 BC, and the Biblical account of the Magi visiting the infant Jesus. The Vendidad
Religion_and_LGBTQ_people
deer bone of Einhornhöhle c. 49,000 BC; Megaloceros bone; Einhornhöhle, Germany Löwenmensch; c. 41,000–35,000 BC; Hohlenstein-Stadel caves Swabian Jura
History_of_art
Ancient Chinese State until conquered by the State of Wu in 512 BC
connections to Wu. He then compelled Xu to participate in an invasion of Wu in 537 BC. One year later, King Yichu escaped and returned to his capital. King Ling
Xu_(state)
Calendar year
year 538 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 216 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 538 BC for this
538_BC
Ancient Roman calendar era
AVC in Classical Latin inscriptions, expresses a date in years since 753 BC, the traditional founding of Rome. It is an expression used in antiquity and
Ab_urbe_condita
First siege of Rome during the Justinian's Gothic War
The siege of Rome took place on 2 March 537 – 12 March 538 AD and it was the city's first siege during the Gothic War (535–554) between the defending
Siege_of_Rome_(537–538)
Decade
"Vesuvius/Avellino, one possible source of seventeenth century BC climatic disturbances". Nature. 344 (6266): 534–537. doi:10.1038/344534a0. S2CID 4368499. McAneney,
1620s_BC
family tree of Chinese monarchs during the Warring States period. In 771 BC, a coalition of feudal lords and the Western Rong tribes overthrew King You
Family tree of Chinese monarchs (Warring States period)
Family_tree_of_Chinese_monarchs_(Warring_States_period)
Roman praetor in 208 BC
Sextus Julius Caesar was a Roman praetor in 208 BC, during the Second Punic War. He is thought to be the ancestor of all of the later Julii Caesares who
Sextus Julius Caesar (praetor 208 BC)
Sextus_Julius_Caesar_(praetor_208_BC)
(Leviticus 23:13) As the Jews returned from the Babylonian exile (starting in 537 BC) and the events of the Old Testament drew to a close, wine was "a common
Christian_views_on_alcohol
Calendar year
year 535 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 219 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 535 BC for this
535_BC
6th-century BC Greek lyric poet
poet's first experience of fame ("agnoscitur") somewhere between 542 and 537 BC and this better fits the period of Polycrates' reign. Suda's account seems
Ibycus
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally dated to 509 BC) and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire following the War of
Roman_Republic
Calendar year
year 534 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 220 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 534 BC for this
534_BC
One hundred years, from 1700 BC to 1601 BC
"Vesuvius/Avellino, one possible source of seventeenth century BC climatic disturbances". Nature. 344 (6266): 534–537. Bibcode:1990Natur.344..534V. doi:10.1038/344534a0
17th_century_BC
Roman consul
member of the Julii Caesares to hold the consulship, which he attained in 157 BC. From his filiation, we know that Sextus' father was also named Sextus, and
Sextus Julius Caesar (consul 157 BC)
Sextus_Julius_Caesar_(consul_157_BC)
Lagoon
colonists from Phocaea came to the Étang de Diane in Corsica around the year 537 BC and from there some went on to Massala (Marseille). Later the Phocaeans
Étang_de_Diane
Calendar year
governor of Chung-tu. Duke Ai of Qin, ruler of the State of Qin from 537 to 501 BC Deng Xi, Chinese philosopher "Boule - ancient Greek council". Encyclopedia
501_BC
Calendar year
Geminus and Flaminius/Regulus (or, less frequently, year 537 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 217 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval
217_BC
Sulla's coup against the Roman Republic
The March on Rome of 88 BC was a coup d'état by the consul of the Roman Republic Lucius Cornelius Sulla, who seized power against his enemies Marius and
March_on_Rome_(88_BC)
Ancient kingdom in Nubia, Africa
city-state of Kerma emerged as the dominant political force between 2450 and 1450 BC, controlling the Nile Valley between the first and fourth cataracts, an area
Kingdom_of_Kush
Chinese state during Spring and Autumn period
forces, causing Chu to strengthen the puppet state's fortifications in 537 BC. Five years later, Zhoulai was forced by Chu to cede its northern territories
Zhoulai
Online popularity poll in 2007 to pick new Wonders of the World
Stonehenge Amesbury, United Kingdom 2400 BC Acropolis of Athens Athens, Greece 447 BC Hagia Sophia Istanbul, Turkey 537 AD Angkor Wat Angkor, Cambodia 1113
New_7_Wonders_of_the_World
Calendar year
year 664 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 90 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 664 BC for this
664_BC
Ancient Roman law
List of Roman laws Erich S. Gruen, The Last Generation of the Roman Republic (University of California Press, 1974), p. 537 online et passim. v t e
Lex_Trebonia_(55_BC)
p. 317) or more precisely: May 12, 1274 BC based on Ramesses' commonly accepted accession date in 1279 BC. Bryce, Trevor (2005). The Kingdom of the
List_of_wars:_before_1000
Calendar year
year 665 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 89 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 665 BC for this
665_BC
Calendar year
Year 284 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tucca and Denter/Dentatus (or, less
284_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
Siege of Rome (472), by the Western Roman general Ricimer Siege of Rome (537–538), by the Ostrogoths under Vitiges Siege of Rome (546), by the Ostrogoths
Siege_of_Rome
Chapter in the Book of Ezra
first year of the return of the exiles corresponds to September/October 537 BC. Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel
Ezra_3
Calendar year
year 530 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 224 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 530 BC for this
530_BC
Canadian provincial election
University of Toronto Press. Elections BC 1988, pp. 265, 275. Elections BC 1988, pp. 2–3. Elections BC 1988, pp. 267–271, 277–282. Elections BC 1988, p. 537.
1960 British Columbia general election
1960_British_Columbia_general_election
Political office in ancient Rome
the two highest elected public officials of the Roman Republic (c. 509 BC to 27 BC). Romans considered the consulship the second-highest level of the cursus
Roman_consul
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
in a lower output trim, with outputs ranging from 550–720 horsepower (410–537 kW). Applications: M285.950: 2002–2012 Maybach 57 and 62 M285.980: 2004 Maybach
Mercedes-Benz_M275_engine
Calendar year
Year 283 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dolabella and Maximus (or, less frequently
283_BC
succession of Rome. Millennia: 1st BC · 1st–2nd Centuries: 7th BC · 6th BC · 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC · 1st · 2nd · 3rd · 4th · 5th · 6th ·
Timeline_of_Roman_history
King of Chinese state of Wu from 495 to 473 BC
Fuchai (reigned 495–473 BC), sometimes also written Fucha, was the last king of the state of Wu during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history
Fuchai_of_Wu
Natural number
2023-12-16. Mills, I. M. (1995). "Unity as a Unit". Metrologia. 31 (6): 537–541. Bibcode:1995Metro..31..537M. doi:10.1088/0026-1394/31/6/013. Peano,
1
Calendar year
Year 414 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Cossus, Ambustus, Potitus and Albinus
414_BC
Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
185 BC – 116/115 BC) was Queen consort of Ptolemaic Egypt from 175 to 170 BC as wife of Ptolemy VI Philometor, and then Queen regnant since 170 BC as co-ruler
Cleopatra_II
Calendar year
year 594 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 160 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 594 BC for this
594_BC
Northeast Caucasian ethnic group in Dagestan and Azerbaijan
them to his side, to his people, asking that they be teachers to them." In 537 missionaries from Arran created a script for the Huns. According to legend
Rutul_people
Calendar year
Year 255 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Nobilior and Paullus (or, less frequently
255_BC
Iranian empire (247 BC – 224 AD)
major Iranian political and cultural power centered in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD. Its latter name comes from its founder, Arsaces I, who led the
Parthian_Empire
Part of the Gallic Wars
The Battle of Alesia or Siege of Alesia (September 52 BC) was the climactic military engagement of the Gallic Wars, fought around the Gallic oppidum (fortified
Battle_of_Alesia
Continent
"Orality". Encyclopedia of African Religions and Philosophy. Springer. pp. 537–539. doi:10.1007/978-94-024-2068-5_296. ISBN 978-94-024-2066-1. Ogot, Bethwell
Africa
Amazonian queen in Greek mythology
Memnon was described in detail. The Aethiopis was published in the 8th century BC and is attributed to Arctinus of Miletus. The main character of the epic is
Penthesilea
Calendar year
Year 254 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Asina and Calatinus (or, less frequently
254_BC
American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft
to the British Commonwealth as Harvard IIas), 2401 SNJ-4s, 2604 AT-6Ds (537 of which went to the British Commonwealth as Harvard IIIs), and 1357 SNJ-5s
North_American_T-6_Texan
Calendar year
year 531 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 223 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 531 BC for this
531_BC
Sculpture
missing. The historian Procopius recorded that during the siege of Rome in 537 the defenders had hurled down upon the Goths the statues adorning Hadrian's
Barberini_Faun
Residential school in Canada
Origins to 1939 (PDF). Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. pp. 533–537. Retrieved 2 July 2021. Furniss, Elizabeth (1992). Victims of Benevolence:
Saint Joseph's Mission (Williams Lake)
Saint_Joseph's_Mission_(Williams_Lake)
Continent
Retrieved 12 March 2022. National Geographic, 536. National Geographic, 537. National Geographic, 535. "UK leaves the European Union". BBC News. 1 February
Europe
of the England national football team results from 1980 to 1999 (Matches 537 – 764). England v Republic of Ireland Spain v England England v Argentina
England national football team results (1980–1999)
England_national_football_team_results_(1980–1999)
Roman senator, orator and poet (c. 131 – 87 BC)
131 – 87 BC) was the younger son of Lucius Julius Caesar and his wife Popillia, and younger brother of Lucius Julius Caesar, consul in 90 BC. His cognomen
Gaius_Julius_Caesar_Strabo
BC) this siege is semi or entirely mythical. Siege of Uruk (c. 2580 BC) Siege of Qabra (1780 BC) Siege of Hiritum (1764 BC) Siege of Larsa (1763 BC)
List_of_sieges
in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 39 (2): 99–123. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.537.7679. doi:10.1080/10409230490460765. PMID 15217990. S2CID 4939632. Wells
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas
Regal 753–509 BC (semilegendary) Republican 509–27 BC Early Republic 509–280s/260s BC Middle Republic 280s–146 BC Classical, 2nd century BC–2nd century
Slavery_in_ancient_Rome
Calendar year
year 595 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 159 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 595 BC for this
595_BC
Cartridge for long-range sniper rifles
manufactured mono-metal 26.44 gram (408 gr) .375 Viking (G1 BC 1.537; this Ballistic coefficient (BC) is calculated by its designer, Mr. Lutz Möller, and not
.408_Cheyenne_Tactical
523 524 525,001–550,000 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550,001–575,000 550 551 552
List of minor planets: 875001–876000
List_of_minor_planets:_875001–876000
523 524 525,001–550,000 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550,001–575,000 550 551 552
List of minor planets: 69001–70000
List_of_minor_planets:_69001–70000
Chronic disease caused by bacterial infection
leprosy vaccine and self-driving taxis". Nature. 537 (7618): 12–13. September 2016. Bibcode:2016Natur.537...12.. doi:10.1038/537012a. PMID 27582199. Clinical
Leprosy
Country in Southeastern Europe and West Asia
21 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020. KONDA 2006, p. 19 Kornfilt 2018, p. 537 "Turkey (Turkiye)". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived
Turkey
The city of Carthage was founded in the 9th century BC on the coast of Northwest Africa, in what is now Tunisia, as one of a number of Phoenician settlements
History_of_Carthage
Line of northernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead
Geodetic Survey Computations Least Squares Adjustment, 1995 (ISBN 90-6275-537-2) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tropic of Cancer. Look up Tropic
Tropic_of_Cancer
Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland
The prehistory of Britain and Ireland, Cambridge University Press, 2007, ISBN 0-521-84811-3 52°02′17″N 9°32′13″W / 52.038°N 9.537°W / 52.038; -9.537
Ross_Island,_Killarney
Ancient Roman theater in Athens
mid- to late-sixth century BC, where it hosted the City Dionysia. The theatre reached its fullest extent in the fourth century BC under the epistates of Lycurgus
Theatre_of_Dionysus
Mythical library under the Great Sphinx of Giza
theory. Adherents of these ideas came to adopt Cayce's date of around 10,500 BC for the origin of the sphinx. Many hoped the Hall of Records would soon be
Hall_of_Records
Plurality voting system
results from Florida, where Bush prevailed over Gore by a margin of only 537 votes (0.009%), which was far exceeded by the 97488 (1.635%) votes cast for
First-past-the-post_voting
Hall in Persepolis, Iran
building phase of the city of Persepolis, in the first half of the 5th century BC, as part of the original design by Darius the Great. Its construction was
Apadana
537 BC
537 BC
Girl/Female
Irish
aoibhinn â€pleasant, beautiful sheen, of radiant beauty.†Often interpreted as “little Eve.†One Aoibheann was the mother of St. Enda of Aran who died c. 530 AD.
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.
Boy/Male
Irish
ciar “â€darkâ€â€ and the diminutive -in it means “â€little dark one.â€â€ Popular for over 1500 years, at least 26 saints have borne the name. The most notable, St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise (c. 530 AD), was the son of a carpenter who studied with St. Enda for seven years and went on to establish a monastery at Clonmacnoise, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Westmeath. It became a major spiritual and educational center and despite being plundered by the Vikings and the English, remained a major religious center until the 1550s.
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 : 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’.
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).
Boy/Male
Irish
ciar “â€darkâ€â€ and the diminutive -in it means “â€little dark one.â€â€ Popular for over 1500 years, at least 26 saints have borne the name. The most notable, St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise (c. 530 AD), was the son of a carpenter who studied with St. Enda for seven years and went on to establish a monastery at Clonmacnoise, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Westmeath. It became a major spiritual and educational center and despite being plundered by the Vikings and the English, remained a major religious center until the 1550s.
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
English : habitational name from either of two places in East Yorkshire and Cumbria named Brigham, from Old English brycg ‘bridge’ + hÄm ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’.Thomas Brigham (c. 1603–53) came from London to Cambridge, MA, in 1635.
Girl/Female
Irish
aoibhinn â€pleasant, beautiful sheen, of radiant beauty.†Often interpreted as “little Eve.†One Aoibheann was the mother of St. Enda of Aran who died c. 530 AD.
Boy/Male
Irish
ciar “â€darkâ€â€ and the diminutive -in it means “â€little dark one.â€â€ Popular for over 1500 years, at least 26 saints have borne the name. The most notable, St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise (c. 530 AD), was the son of a carpenter who studied with St. Enda for seven years and went on to establish a monastery at Clonmacnoise, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Westmeath. It became a major spiritual and educational center and despite being plundered by the Vikings and the English, remained a major religious center until the 1550s.
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 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
English : from a medieval personal name, Latin Constantinus, a derivative of Constans (see Constant). The name was popular in Continental Europe, and to a lesser extent in England, as having been borne by the first Christian ruler of the Roman Empire, Constantine the Great (?280–337), in whose honor Byzantium was renamed Constantinople. In some cases the name may be an Americanized form of one of the many cognates in other languages, in particular Greek Konstantinos.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name or regional name for someone from Cotentin (Coutances) in Manche, France (see Constance 2).
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 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
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 (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English 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.
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Boy/Male
Irish American
Famous bearer: 6th century Irish St. Declan.
Female
English
English name derived from Latin blanda, BLANDA means "cherishing."Â
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Name of the Prophet
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Happiness
Boy/Male
Tamil
To pay homage
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Goddess of Wealth
Boy/Male
Indian
Huge; Great
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Light; Sparkling
Boy/Male
Hindu
Eternal knowledge
Boy/Male
Indian
One who prays the witr prayer
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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.
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.
One of the posterity of Moab, the son of Lot. (Gen. xix. 37.) Also used adjectively.
v. t.
Among the ancient Greeks, a weight and a denomination of money equal to 60 minae or 6,000 drachmae. The Attic talent, as a weight, was about 57 lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver money, its value was £243 15s. sterling, or about $1,180.
n.
One of an order of nuns founded by St. Angela Merici, at Brescia, in Italy, about the year 1537, and so called from St. Ursula, under whose protection it was placed. The order was introduced into Canada as early as 1639, and into the United States in 1727. The members are devoted entirely to education.
n.
One of the elements, belonging to the alkaline earth group; a metal having a silver-white color, and melting at a very high temperature. It is difficult to obtain the pure metal, from the facility with which it becomes oxidized in the air. Atomic weight, 137. Symbol, Ba. Its oxide called baryta.
n.
One of the elements; a metal of a reddish white color, crystallizing in rhombohedrons. It is somewhat harder than lead, and rather brittle; masses show broad cleavage surfaces when broken across. It melts at 507¡ Fahr., being easily fused in the flame of a candle. It is found in a native state, and as a constituent of some minerals. Specific gravity 9.8. Atomic weight 207.5. Symbol Bi.
n.
One of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356¡ Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur compounds, the first of which is the true arsenicum of the ancients. The element and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75. Symbol As.
n.
A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437/ grains.
a.
At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
v. t.
To fetter; to shackle; to chain. H () the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among the consonants, and is formed with the mouth organs in the same position as that of the succeeding vowel. It is used with certain consonants to form digraphs representing sounds which are not found in the alphabet, as sh, th, /, as in shall, thing, /ine (for zh see /274); also, to modify the sounds of some other letters, as when placed after c and p, with the former of which it represents a compound sound like that of tsh, as in charm (written also tch as in catch), with the latter, the sound of f, as in phase, phantom. In some words, mostly derived or introduced from foreign languages, h following c and g indicates that those consonants have the hard sound before e, i, and y, as in chemistry, chiromancy, chyle, Ghent, Ghibelline, etc.; in some others, ch has the sound of sh, as in chicane. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 153, 179, 181-3, 237-8.