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Calendar year
year 561 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 193 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 561 BC for this
561_BC
Decade
planetary alignment. 561 BC/560 BC—Croesus becomes king of Lydia (?) 560 BC—Neriglissar succeeds Amel-Marduk as king of Babylon. 560 BC—An aristocrat named
560s_BC
King of Lydia from 585 or 561 to 547 BC
Κροῖσος, romanized: Kroîsos) was the last king of Lydia from 585 or 561 BC to 547 BC. He was renowned for his great wealth, as well as his ultimate defeat
Croesus
One hundred years, from 600 BC to 501 BC
Neriglissar succeeds Amel-Marduk as King of Babylon. 561 BC/560 BC: Croesus becomes King of Lydia. 560 BC: Pisistratus seizes the Acropolis of Athens and declares
6th_century_BC
ruler (585–561 BC) Zhufan, King (560–548 BC) Yuji, King (547–544 BC) Yumei, King (543–527 BC) Liao, King (526–515 BC) Helü, King (515–496 BC) Yue (complete
List of state leaders in the 6th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_6th_century_BC
6th-century BC tyrant of ancient Athens
546–528 BC. His first foray into power started in the year 561 and lasted about five years. His first ouster from office was circa 556/555 BC after the
Pisistratus
State during the Spring and Autumn period
Yue) as a written dialogue between King Helü of Wu (r. 514 BC–496 BC) and Wu Zixu (526 BC–484 BC) in which the latter stated: Nowadays in training naval
Wu_(state)
Ancient Mesopotamian city in Iraq
ensued, particularly during the reign of his son Nebuchadnezzar II (604–561 BC). Nebuchadnezzar ordered the complete reconstruction of the imperial grounds
Babylon
Biblical figure; last monarch of the Kingdom of Judah
accession year of Nebuchadnezzar's successor Amel-Marduk (Evil Merodach) as 562/561 BC,[citation needed] which was the 37th year of Jeconiah's captivity according
Zedekiah
accession year of Nebuchadnezzar's successor Amel-Marduk (Evil Merodach) as 562/561 BC, which was the 37th year of Jehoiachin's captivity according to 2 Kings
Kings_of_Judah
King of Lydia (c. 635 – c. 585 BC)
𐤥𐤠𐤩𐤥𐤤𐤯𐤤𐤮 Walweteś; Ancient Greek: Ἀλυάττης Aluáttēs; reigned c. 618 – c. 561 BC), sometimes described as Alyattes I, was the fourth king of the Mermnad
Alyattes
Government regime in ancient Athens
as a means of restructuring enslavement and debt in Athenian society. In 561 BC, the nascent democracy was overthrown by the tyrant Peisistratos but was
Athenian_democracy
King of Wu from 585 to 561 BC
Shoumeng (Chinese: 壽夢, d. 561 BC) was the 19th ruler and first king of the state of Wu in the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. It was under
Shoumeng
351–342 BC Evarchus, c. 430–420 BC Cylon, 632 BC (stoned) Pisistratus, 561 BC, 559–556 BC and 546–528 BC Hippias, 527–510 BC Theramenes, Critias, and Charicles
List_of_ancient_Greek_tyrants
times from 561 BC and remained in power until his death in 527 BC. His sons Hippias and Hipparchus succeeded him. After the fall of tyranny (510 BC) and before
History_of_democracy
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
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
Lydian coin
silver, which was minted in Sardis by the king of Lydia Croesus (561–546 BC) from around 550 BC. Croesus is credited with issuing the first true gold coins
Croeseid
Calendar year
year 559 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 195 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 559 BC for this
559_BC
Calendar year
year 558 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 196 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 558 BC for this
558_BC
Historical peoples in China and Vietnam
585–561 BC). He was succeeded in succession by his sons King Zhufan (r. 560–548 BC), King Yuji (r. 547–531 BC), and King Yumei (r. 530–527 BC). The
Baiyue
609 BC–unknown Egypt Jeconiah King of Judah Kingdom of Judah 597 BC–562 BC Babylon Pisistratus Tyrant of Athens Athens 561 BC–556 BC 556 BC–546 BC Rhaecelus
List of state leaders who have been in exile
List_of_state_leaders_who_have_been_in_exile
Ruler of Lu
569 BC, in 565 BC, in 561 BC, and in 552 BC. On 28 June, 569 BC, Ding Si died. She was laid to rest on 21 July of the same year. In winter 569 BC, Duke
Duke_Xiang_of_Lu
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until
Julius_Caesar
Ancient Carthaginian politician and general
Bomilcars in Carthaginian history Melqart, the Canaanite deity Huss (1985), p. 561. Diod. xx. 10,12; comp. Arist. Polit. v. 11, ed. Bekk. (cited by Smith) Diod
Bomilcar_(4th_century_BC)
Calendar year
year 562 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 192 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 562 BC for this
562_BC
Royal Title in Ancient China
since then. Shoumeng (585–561 BC) Zhufan (560–548 BC) Yuji (547–544 BC) Yumei (543–527 BC) Liao (526–515 BC) Helü (515–496 BC), cousin, rose to power via
King_of_Wu
Calendar year
year 564 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 190 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 564 BC for this
564_BC
Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)
dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) was an imperial dynasty of China established by Liu Bang, and preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and the
Han_dynasty
Carthaginian leader in the Second Punic War
Punic War (218–201 BC). He was the commander of the Carthaginian supplies which were voted to Hannibal after the Battle of Cannae (216 BC) and with which
Bomilcar_(3rd_century_BC)
Archaeological culture
The Uruk period (c. 4000/3900 to 3300/3100 BC; also known as Protoliterate period) is a period of the protohistoric Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age in
Uruk_period
Southeastern European Neolithic archaeological culture
archaeological culture of Southeast Europe, dated to the period 5400–4500 BC. It is named for its type site, Vinča-Belo Brdo, a large tell settlement discovered
Vinča_culture
Topics referred to by the same term
1043 BC), first king of the Zhou dynasty King Wu of Chu (died 690 BC), first king of the state of Chu Kings of Wu (state): Shoumeng (died 561 BC) Liao
Wu_Wang
Sixth wife of Herod the Great
century BC. She was one of the wives of Herod the Great and the mother by Herod of Herod Antipas, Archelaus, and a daughter, Olympias. She died in 4 BC at
Malthace
Calendar year
year 555 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 199 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 555 BC for this
555_BC
Epic poem attributed to Homer
first composed in Homeric Greek around the 8th or 7th century BC; by the mid-6th century BC, it had become part of the Greek literary canon. In antiquity
Odyssey
Nisaei to distinguish them from the Megarians of Sicily, their colonists. In 561 BC, Peisistratos led an Athenian army to seize Nisaea, where he was successful
Nisaea
Ancient Anatolian kingdom
century BC, it covered all of western Anatolia. In 546 BC, it became a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, known as Sparda in Old Persian. In 133 BC, it became
Lydia
Calendar year
year 560 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 194 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 560 BC for this
560_BC
Ruling family of the Franks (c. 481–751)
remained divided until 679 with the exception of four short periods (558–561, 613–623, 629–634, 673–675). After that it was divided again only once (717–718)
Merovingian_dynasty
Small, flat and usually round piece of material used as money
550–530/20 BC. Coin of Lycia, c. 520–470/60 BC. Lycia coin, c. 520-470 BC. Struck with worn obverse die. Coin of Lesbos, Ionia, c. 510–80 BC. The Classical
Coin
Calendar year
year 554 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 200 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 554 BC for this
554_BC
Roman general and statesman (106–48 BC)
Magnus (Latin: [ˈŋnae̯.ʊs pɔmˈpɛjjʊs ˈmaŋnʊs]; 29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey (/ˈpɒmpi/ POM-pee) or Pompey the Great
Pompey
Ancient Egyptian gods
Beginning in the First Intermediate Period of Egyptian history (c. 2181–2055 BC), Imsety, Hapy, Duamutef, and Qebehsenuef were especially connected with the
Four_sons_of_Horus
King of Babylon from 605 to 562 BC
(2020). The Royal Inscriptions of Amēl-Marduk (561–560 BC), Neriglissar (559–556 BC), and Nabonidus (555–539 BC), Kings of Babylon (PDF). Eisenbrauns. ISBN 978-1646021079
Nebuchadnezzar_II
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)
Roman senator, consul and general (165-c. 104)
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (d. ca. 104 BC) was a Roman general and senator who served as consul in 122 BC. He led a campaign to conquer southern Gaul
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 122 BC)
Gnaeus_Domitius_Ahenobarbus_(consul_122_BC)
in Chinese history from approximately 770 to 476 BC (or according to some authorities until 403 BC) which corresponds roughly to the first half of the
Family tree of Chinese monarchs (Spring and Autumn period)
Family_tree_of_Chinese_monarchs_(Spring_and_Autumn_period)
Calendar year
Consulship of Merula and Thermus (or, less frequently, year 561 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 193 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval
193_BC
Iranian prophet and spiritual founder of Zoroastrianism
of the 1st millennium BC. Zoroastrianism eventually became Greater Iran's most prominent religion from around the 6th century BC, enjoying official sanction
Zoroaster
Calendar year
Year 307 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caecus and Violens (or, less frequently
307_BC
National god of the Babylonians
millennium BC, Marduk slowly rose to prominence before being enshrined as leader of the Mesopotamian pantheon under Nebuchadnezzar I in the 2nd millennium BC. In
Marduk
Calendar year
Year 308 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Mus and Rullianus (or, less frequently
308_BC
Nomadic Iranic people of the Pontic Steppe
BC. In the 7th century BC, the Scythians crossed the Caucasus Mountains and often raided West Asia along with the Cimmerians. In the 6th century BC,
Scythians
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
Topics referred to by the same term
Peisistratus was a tyrant of Athens, Greece, three different times between 561 and 528 BC. Peisistratus, Peisistratos or Pisistratus may also refer to: Peisistratus
Peisistratus_(disambiguation)
Ancient Greek siege engine
repeating ballista, reputedly invented by Dionysius of Alexandria (a 3rd-century BC Greek engineer at the Rhodes arsenal,) and used in antiquity. The polybolos
Polybolos
5000 BC – 4500 BC: Rowing oars in China 4500 BC – 3500 BC: Lost-wax casting in Palestine or the Indus Valley 4400 BC: Fired bricks in China. 4000 BC: Probable
Timeline of historic inventions
Timeline_of_historic_inventions
Crown prince of Babylon
(2020). The Royal Inscriptions of Amēl-Marduk (561–560 BC), Neriglissar (559–556 BC), and Nabonidus (555–539 BC), Kings of Babylon (PDF). Eisenbrauns. ISBN 978-1646021079
Belshazzar
Volcanically active archipelago off the northern coast of Sicily, Italy
protostoria in Italia. - ( Studi di preistoria e protostoria; 1) (in Italian): 561–565. "World Heritage Committee Inscribes 61 New Sites on World Heritage List"
Aeolian_Islands
80% Joan Gottman 4,529 7.44% Nicolas Thivierge 2,207 3.63% Marcel Goyette 561 0.92% Luc Bertrand (PIQ) 449 0.74% Claude DeBellefeuille Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Results of the 2021 Canadian federal election by riding
Results_of_the_2021_Canadian_federal_election_by_riding
Greek mythological character
BC) Pindar Olympian Odes, IX (476 BC) Aeschylus Myrmidons, F135-36 (495 BC) Euripides Iphigenia in Aulis, (405 BC); Plato Symposium, 179e (388-367 BC)
Patroclus
Numidian nobleman of the 2nd century BC
𐤁𐤃𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕, bdmlqrt) was a Numidian nobleman of the 2nd century BC and a follower of the Numidian king Jugurtha, whom he later betrayed. Deep
Bomilcar_(2nd_century_BC)
Maureen Prebinski 2,169 4.15% Marc-André Bélair 8,738 16.73% Richard Warman 561 1.07% John Albert 534 1.02% Heather Hanson 117 0.22% Louis Lang (M-L) 41
Results of the 2000 Canadian federal election by riding
Results_of_the_2000_Canadian_federal_election_by_riding
Calendar year
Year 390 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Ambustus, Longus, Ambustus, Fidenas
390_BC
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
5636°E / 45.4747; 2.5636 5760 BC Puy de Dôme 1464 4803 45°46′30″N 2°58′12″E / 45.775°N 2.97°E / 45.775; 2.97 8700 BC Puy de Lassolas 1183 3881 45°25′26″N
List_of_volcanoes_in_France
Calendar year
Year 279 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Publius Sulpicius Saverrio and Publius
279_BC
Legendary founder and first queen of Carthage
Carthage are best known from Virgil's epic poem, the Aeneid, published around 19 BC. The poem tells the legendary story of the Trojan hero Aeneas. In the poem
Dido
Ruler of the Akkadian Empire (c. 2254–2218 BC)
Babylonia", The Royal Inscriptions of Amēl-Marduk (561–560 BC), Neriglissar (559–556 BC), and Nabonidus (555–539 BC), Kings of Babylon, University Park, USA: Penn
Naram-Sin_of_Akkad
bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people's history. c. 9,600 BC – c, 5,000 BC – Mesolithic rock art in the Grotta dell'Addaura in Sicily depicts
Timeline_of_LGBTQ_history
Ancient Greek god
Martin Nilsson (1967), Vol. I, p. 559. Martin Nilsson (1967), Vol. I, p. 561. "Apollo Victorious over the Python". The Walters Art Museum. Retrieved 21
Apollo
City in Keserwan-Jbeil, Lebanon
believed to have been first settled between 8800 and 7000 BC and continuously inhabited since 5000 BC. During its history, Byblos was part of numerous cultures
Byblos
Town in Gmunden, Upper Austria
the Salzberg mines near Hallstatt (47°33′40″N 13°38′31″E / 47.561°N 13.642°E / 47.561; 13.642), which he excavated during the second half of the 19th
Hallstatt
Bow-like ranged weapon
ISBN 978-1-85109-561-2. Kinard, Jeff (28 March 2007). Artillery: An Illustrated History of Its Impact. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-85109-561-2. Campbell
Crossbow
sapiens in the region. Mesolithic Greece, starting in 13,000 BC and ending around 7,000 BC, was a period of long and slow development of primitive human
History_of_Greece
Calendar year
year 618 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 136 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 618 BC for this
618_BC
Species of plant with edible seeds
Free Amino Acids". Plant Physiology. 38 (5): 561–566. Bibcode:1963PlanP..38..561L. doi:10.1104/pp.38.5.561. ISSN 0032-0889. PMC 549973. PMID 16655833.
Pea
Epic poem attributed to Homer
Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. p. 221. Liu (2024), pp. 561–563, 566. Erp Taalman Kip (2000), pp. 388–389. Dunkle, Roger (1986), "Iliad"
Iliad
Ancient Greek temple in Athens
position as head of the Olympian gods. Construction began in the 6th century BC during the rule of the Athenian tyrants, who envisioned building the greatest
Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens
Temple_of_Olympian_Zeus,_Athens
Religious concept
4004 BC, Isaac Newton in 4000 BC (both from the Masoretic Hebrew Bible), Martin Luther in 3961 BC, the traditional Hebrew calendar date of 3760 BC, and
Biblical literalist chronology
Biblical_literalist_chronology
Archaeological culture in Europe
from the 12th to 8th centuries BC (Hallstatt A, Hallstatt B) and Early Iron Age Europe from the 8th to 6th centuries BC (Hallstatt C, Hallstatt D), developing
Hallstatt_culture
c. 2000 BC) allowed for high agricultural production yields and rise of Chinese civilization during the Shang dynasty (c. 1600 – c. 1050 BC). Later inventions
List_of_Chinese_inventions
Carthaginian commander in the Second Punic War
(218–201 BC). He was a son-in-law of Hamilcar Barca and the father of the Hanno who commanded a portion of Hannibal's army at the passage of the Rhone (218 BC)
Bomilcar_(suffete)
Social class in ancient Rome
legion). Around 400 BC, 12 more centuriae of cavalry were established and these included non-patricians (plebeians). Around 300 BC the Samnite Wars obliged
Equites
80th NBA season
2025 Game Summary". NBA.com. Retrieved October 5, 2025. "Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. vs New Orleans Pelicans Oct 4, 2025 Game Summary". NBA.com. Retrieved December
2025–26_NBA_season
Roman Republic precursors to bills of rights
The Valerian and Porcian laws were Roman laws passed between 509 BC and 184 BC. They exempted Roman citizens from degrading and shameful forms of punishment
Valerian_and_Porcian_laws
579 578 577 576 575 574 573 572 571 570 569 568 567 566 565 564 563 562 561 560 559 558 557 556 555 554 553 552 551 550 549 548 547 546 545 544 543 542
List_of_years
547 548 549 550,001–575,000 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575,001–600,000 575 576
List of minor planets: 9001–10000
List_of_minor_planets:_9001–10000
Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia
Rivista di studi politici internazionali. 81 (4). Maria Grazia Melchionni: 553–561. JSTOR 43580687. "What is the Collective Security Treaty Organisation?".
Russia
Legendary musician, poet, and prophet in Greek mythology
rocks, trees, and wild beasts (Medea 543, Iphigenia in Aulis 1211, Bacchae 561, and a jocular allusion in Cyclops 646); refers to his charming the infernal
Orpheus
Akkadian creation myth
Atra-Hasis (Akkadian: 𒀜𒊏𒄩𒋀, romanized: Atra-ḫasīs) is an 18th-century BC Akkadian epic, recorded in various versions on clay tablets and named for
Atra-Hasis
Country in East Asia
Man. 29 (3): 750. doi:10.2307/2804394. JSTOR 2804394. Davidson (1903), p. 561. Ballantine (1952), p. 16. Wong 2017, p. 194. Ye 2019, pp. 47–49. Ye 2019
Taiwan
Calendar year
year 619 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 135 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 619 BC for this
619_BC
First period of the Roman Empire (27 BC – AD 284)
Empire, beginning with the reign of Augustus as the first Roman emperor in 27 BC and conventionally lasting until the late third century, often linked to the
Principate
Figure in Greek mythology
identified with Gaia. In addition, the chorus makes a passing reference (561) to Prometheus's wife Hesione, whereas a fragment from Hesiod's Catalogue
Prometheus
Calendar year
Year 278 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Luscinus and Papus (or, less frequently
278_BC
547 548 549 550,001–575,000 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575,001–600,000 575 576
List of minor planets: 69001–70000
List_of_minor_planets:_69001–70000
Attitudes and behaviors towards sex in ancient Rome
Jordan = Aulus Gellius 9.12.7), as noted and discussed in Richlin (1993), p. 561. Rhetorica ad Herennium 4.8.12 Richlin (1993), p. 562. Digest 48.6.3.4 and
Sexuality_in_ancient_Rome
timeline of ancient Greece from its emergence around 800 BC to its subjection to the Roman Empire in 146 BC. For earlier times, see Greek Dark Ages, Aegean civilizations
Timeline_of_ancient_Greece
561 BC
561 BC
Girl/Female
Irish
St. Colmcille founded his monastery on Iona, the island between Ireland and Scotland in 563 AD and thus the name is associated with “blessed.â€
Girl/Female
Hebrew American English Spanish
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Wen 2.Chinese : from a character in the personal name of Hu Gongman, a retainer of Wu Wang. After the latter established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc, he granted the state of Chen to Hu Gongman, whose descendants adopted the second character of his given name, Man, as their surname. This character also means ‘Manchurian’, but the name does not appear to be related to this meaning.Chinese : variant of Wen 3.Chinese : variant of Wan 1.English and Jewish : variant spelling of Mann.Dutch : from Middle Dutch man ‘man’, ‘husband’, ‘vassal’, ‘arbiter’.French : from the Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann 2).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the personal name Man, derived from Yiddish ‘man’.
Surname or Lastname
English 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.
Female
English
Latin form of Greek Kleopatra, CLEOPATRA means "glory of the father." Cleopatra VII reigned as Queen of Egypt from 51-30 B.C. She was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt and is believed to have been black African.Â
Girl/Female
Hebrew
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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 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 : variant of Oates.John Otis emigrated from England in 1631 to Hingham, MA; he had many prominent descendants. His great grandson, James Otis (1725–83), was a Boston lawyer who played a major role in the development of opposition to the British crown and the establishment of the Fourth Amendment. Another descendant was Elisha Graves Otis (1811–61), inventor of the elevator, who was born on his father’s farm at Halifax, Windham Co., VT.
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.
Girl/Female
Hebrew American
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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 : there are two sources for this character for Wen, which also means ‘warm’. One is a territory named Wen, and the other an area named Wenyi. Descendants of rulers of these areas adopted Wen as their surname.Chinese : from a character that also means ‘literature’. Its origin, however, is from the given name of an ancient personage called Wen.Chinese : from a character that also means ‘hear’. During the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), in the state of Lu there existed a man who has a supplementary name, Wenren. His descendants adopted the first character of his name, Wen, as their surname.English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Tang 2.Chinese : variant of Tang 3.Chinese : from a modification of the character Zhong (). In the Xia dynasty (2205–1766 bc), there existed a senior adviser whose name was Zhonggu. Much later, in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 ad), some descendants settled along a river that became known as the Tong Family river. As the Manchus moved southwards, some took up residence by this river and they too adopted Tong as their surname.Chinese : from Lao Tong, the ‘style name’ given to a son of Zhuan Xu, legendary emperor of the 26th century bc. Two of his sons became important advisers to the next emperor, Ku. Some descendants of Lao Tong adopted a character from his style name as their surname.Chinese : see also Dong.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of tongs (Old English tang(e)), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word (there are examples in Lancashire, Shropshire, and West Yorkshire), from their situation by a fork in a road or river, considered as resembling a pair of tongs.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a tongue of land, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (Old English tunge, Old Norse tunga), for example Tonge in Leicestershire.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Antonius (see Anthony). It could also be from Dutch tong ‘tongue’ and hence a nickname for a chatterbox or scold, or possibly a shortening of Van Tongeren, a habitational name for someone from Tongeren in the province of Gelderland.
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English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
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English
English : unexplained; 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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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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English
English : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Wren.Dutch (de Ren) : origin unexplained.Variant spelling of German Renn.Swedish : soldier’s name, from ren ‘reindeer’.Chinese : from the name of Rencheng ‘Ren City’, which was granted to Yu Yang, the 25th son of the Emperor Huang Di (2697–2595 bc). Some of his descendants later adopted the place name as their surname.
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English
English : from the personal name Horace, Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of unknown origin, associated chiefly with the name of the poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 bc).
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English
English : variant spelling of Nye.Chinese : from the name of Nie City, which existed during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). It was granted to a son of a duke of the state of Qi; his descendants adopted the name of the city as their surname.
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Girl/Female
Tamil
Raihanna | ரீஹாநநா
Sweet Basil, Sweet smelling plant
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Eighth
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Priest's Farm
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Hebrew, Italian
Of the Race of Women; White Wave; God is Gracious
Girl/Female
Spanish American Latin
noble.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Merciful
Boy/Male
British, English
Guard
Male
English
English form of Latin Casimiria, CASIMIR means "commands peace."
Girl/Female
Algerian, Arabic, Australian, Danish, Hebrew, Russian
Short Form of Lover
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Teutonic
Free.
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a.
At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
n.
A measure of capacity in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of a liter. It is a cubic centimeter, and is equal to .061 of an English cubic inch, or to .0338 of an American fluid ounce.
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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.
n.
A weight, at Madras 500 pounds, at Bombay 560 pounds.
n. pl.
The name given later times to the Asmonaeans, a family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the reign of Antiochus IV., 168-161 B. C., which led to a period of freedom for Israel.
n.
A milled sixpence; -- the sixpence being one of the first English coins milled (1561).
n.
A number or quality which is contained in another an exact number of times, or is an aliquot part of it; thus, 7 is the submultiple of 56, being contained in it eight times.
n.
A transitional sound in speech which is produced by the changing of the mouth organs from one definite position to another, and with gradual change in the most frequent cases; as in passing from the begining to the end of a regular diphthong, or from vowel to consonant or consonant to vowel in a syllable, or from one component to the other of a double or diphthongal consonant (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 19, 161, 162). Also (by Bell and others), the vanish (or brief final element) or the brief initial element, in a class of diphthongal vowels, or the brief final or initial part of some consonants (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 18, 97, 191).
v. t.
To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number 56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under Multiplication.
n.
The arc or portion of the equator intersected between the meridian of a given place and the meridian of some other place from which longitude is reckoned, as from Greenwich, England, or sometimes from the capital of a country, as from Washington or Paris. The longitude of a place is expressed either in degrees or in time; as, that of New York is 74¡ or 4 h. 56 min. west of Greenwich.
n.
A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong and manatee, including but one species (R. Stelleri); -- called also Steller's sea cow. S () the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few words it is silent, as in isle, debris. With the letter h it forms the digraph sh. See Guide to pronunciation, // 255-261.