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Calendar year
Year 62 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Murena (or, less frequently
62_BC
in the mid-3rd century BC. From then until 62 BC, the Galatians ruled themselves by means of decentralized Tetrarchies, but in 62, the Romans established
List_of_kings_of_Galatia
Topics referred to by the same term
62 may refer to: 62 (number), the natural number following 61 and preceding 63 one of the years 62 BC, AD 62, 1962, 2062 The international calling code
62
Roman military leader and politician
War, a governor (propraetor) of Gallia Transalpina from 64 to 63 BC and a consul in 62 BC. He stood trial because of charges of electoral bribery. Cicero
Lucius Licinius Murena (consul 62 BC)
Lucius_Licinius_Murena_(consul_62_BC)
Roman politician and soldier (c. 108–62 BC)
Lucius Sergius Catilina (c. 108 BC – January 62 BC), known in English as Catiline (/ˈkætəlaɪn/), was a Roman politician and soldier best known for instigating
Catiline
Russian military rifle cartridge
The 7.62×54mmR is a rimmed rifle cartridge developed by the Russian Empire and introduced as a service cartridge in 1891. Originally designed for the bolt-action
7.62×54mmR
Ethnic group, 300 BC - 300 AD, east of the Carpathians
Illyria. The coalition's main chance came in 62 BC, when the Greek cities rebelled against Roman rule. In 61 BC, the notoriously oppressive and militarily
Bastarnae
Consul in 62 BC, husband of Servilia
Silanus (107 – after 62 BC) was a consul of the Roman Republic. He may have been the son of Marcus Junius Silanus, consul in 109 BC. He was the stepfather
Decimus Junius Silanus (consul)
Decimus_Junius_Silanus_(consul)
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 47 BC
Ptolemaĩos; c. 62 BC – 13 January 47 BC) was Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 47 BC, and one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BC). He was the
Ptolemy_XIII_Theos_Philopator
Roman deity
female attendants. The latter festival came to scandalous prominence in 62 BC, when the politician Publius Clodius Pulcher was tried for his sacrilegious
Bona_Dea
Roman politician and Stoic (95–46 BC)
in 63 BC, he was praised for his honesty and incorruptibility in running Rome's finances. He passed laws during his plebeian tribunate in 62 BC to expand
Cato_the_Younger
Decade
The 60s BC were the period 69 BC – 60 BC. October 6 – Roman Republic troops under Lucius Lucullus defeat the army of Tigranes II of Armenia in the Battle
60s_BC
Mountain in Adıyaman, Turkey
Anti-Taurus range in Adıyaman Province, Turkey. It is 2,150 m (7,050 ft) high. In 62 BC, King Antiochus I of Commagene built on the mountain top a tomb-sanctuary
Mount_Nemrut
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
Roman politician and general (died 49 BC)
76 BC. They had supported Publius Clodius Pulcher during the Bona Dea scandal in 62 BC and opposed the alliance of Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus in 59 BC (during
Gaius Scribonius Curio (tribune 50 BC)
Gaius_Scribonius_Curio_(tribune_50_BC)
Civil conflicts within ancient Rome
Catilinarian conspiracy (63–62 BC) – failed coup d'état by the dissatisfied followers of Catiline against the Senate – Senatorial victory. 62 BC, January – Battle
List of Roman civil wars and revolts
List_of_Roman_civil_wars_and_revolts
Calendar year
Aristobulus II. Julius Caesar is elected Pontifex Maximus and praetor for 62 BC. Marcus Tullius Cicero is senior consul. He is the first novus homo (new
63_BC
Attempted coup in the Roman republic in 63 BC
advice of the senate, he had them executed without trial. In early January 62 BC, Antonius defeated Catiline in battle, putting an end to the plot. Modern
Catilinarian_conspiracy
praetor of 80 BC. Lucius Scribonius Libo (fl. 1st century BC) was praetor urbanus in 80 BC. Scribonius was triumvir monetalis in 62 BC. The denarii he
Lucius_Scribonius_Libo
One hundred years, from 100 BC to 1 BC
century BC, also known as the last century BC and the last century BCE, started on the first day of 100 BC and ended on the last day of 1 BC. The AD/BC notation
1st_century_BC
Roman battle
The Battle of Pistoria was fought early in January 62 BC between the Roman Republic and Catiline, a member of the Senate who had been organising a conspiracy
Battle_of_Pistoria
Roman consul in 60 BC and opponent of Pompey and Caesar
Metelli. Prior to 62 BC, he was an ally of Pompey and had served as urban praetor in 63, augur by 63 BC, possibly aedile in 67 BC, and plebeian tribune
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer
Quintus_Caecilius_Metellus_Celer
1st century BC Roman politician
and served as tribune of the plebs in 62 BC, consul in 57 BC, and the governor of Hispania Citerior from 56–55 BC. Early in his career, Nepos served under
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos (consul 57 BC)
Quintus_Caecilius_Metellus_Nepos_(consul_57_BC)
Ancient Roman bridge in Rome
dei Quattro Capi, is the oldest extant bridge in Rome, Italy. Built in 62 BC, it spans half of the Tiber River, from the Campus Martius on the east side
Pons_Fabricius
Roman statesman and lawyer (106–43 BC)
Republic. Marcus Tullius Cicero was born on 3 January 106 BC in Arpinum, a hill town 100 kilometers (62 mi) southeast of Rome. He belonged to the Roman tribe
Cicero
2nd/1st-century BC Roman actor
Quintus Roscius (ca. 126 BC – 62 BC) was a Roman actor. The cognomen Gallus is dubious, as it appears only once as a scholia in a manuscript of Cicero's
Quintus_Roscius_Gallus
Natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey
congregation grew in Hierapolis and has been estimated as high as 50,000 in 62 BC. Hierapolis became a healing centre where doctors used the thermal springs
Pamukkale
(76–62 BC) Chora Naga, King (62–50 BC) Kuda Tissa, King (50–47 BC) Siva I, King (47–47 BC) Vatuka, King (47–47 BC) Darubhatika Tissa, King (47–47 BC) Niliya
List of state leaders in the 1st century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_1st_century_BC
Legendary first emperor of Japan
conquered the area near Kashihara after 62 BC. Some scholars believe he was present in Miyazaki during the first century BC while others say he was there during
Emperor_Jimmu
Gallic people
of legal defeats, the Allobroges decided to take up arms against Rome in 62 BC. Led by their chief Catugnatus, they managed to resist Roman armies for
Allobroges
Second or third wife of Julius Caesar
state religion, which came with an official residence on the Via Sacra. In 62 BC, Pompeia hosted there the festival of the Bona Dea ("good goddess"), which
Pompeia_(wife_of_Caesar)
with historical and urban settlements dating back to the 5th millennium BC. The Iranian plateau's western regions were home to the Elamites (in Ilam
History_of_Iran
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
Roman Republican praetor
Marcus Atius Balbus (105 – 51 BC) was a 1st-century BC Roman who served as a praetor in 62 BC; he was a cousin of the general Pompey on his mother's side
Marcus_Atius_Balbus
Soviet military intermediate rifle cartridge
The 7.62×39 mm (also called 7.62 Soviet, formerly .30 Russian Short) round is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge of Soviet origin. The cartridge
7.62×39mm
Ancient Arab kingdom (3rd century BC – 106 AD)
reached its territorial zenith during the reign of Aretas III (87 to 62 BC). In 62 BC, a Roman army under the command of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus besieged
Nabataean_Kingdom
Self-designation used by the early Iranians
South Afghanistan and later than the middle of the 6th century BC". Vogelsang 2000, p. 62: "All of the above observations would indicate a date for the
Arya_(Iran)
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
City in Krasnodar Krai, Russia
affiliations Colchis 13th century BC–63 AD Achaemenid Empire 511 BC–330 BC Kingdom of Pontus 111 BC–62 BC Roman Empire 62 BC–337 AD Kingdom of Lazica 337–697
Sochi
Ancient Sarmatian tribe
organized 20,000 horses after the Roman occupation of the Kingdom of Pontus (63–62 BC). They and the Aorsi were merchants who traded with goods of Babylonia and
Siraces
Personification of victory in Greek mythology
(fourth century BC). Two small Nikes flank Athena on a Panathenaic amphora from Eretria; Athens, National Archaeological Museum 20048 (363/62 BC). Tetradrachm
Nike_(mythology)
King of Cappadocia
the Romans"), was the first Ariobarzanid king of Cappadocia from 95 BC to 63/62 BC. Ariobarzanes I was a Cappadocian nobleman of obscure origins who was
Ariobarzanes_I_of_Cappadocia
Roman politician and general
Mamercus Aemilius Lepidus Livianus (died c. 62 BC) was a Roman politician and military commander who was consul in 77 BC. Livianus was a well connected and influential
Mamercus Aemilius Lepidus Livianus
Mamercus_Aemilius_Lepidus_Livianus
Topics referred to by the same term
Cappadocia from 93 BC to ca. 63 or 62 BC Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia, son and successor of Ariobarzanes I, murdered some time before 51 BC Ariobarzanes III
Ariobarzanes_of_Cappadocia
bribery) (62 BC) Pro Sulla (In Defense of Publius Cornelius Sulla) (62 BC) Pro Archia Poeta (In Defense of Aulus Licinius Archias the poet) (59 BC) Pro Antonio
Writings_of_Cicero
Ancient Roman law
Licinia was an ancient Roman law produced in 62 BC that confirmed the similar lex Caecilia Didia of 98 BC. Christmas tree bill List of Roman laws Omnibus
Lex_Junia_Licinia
Roman tribune in 62 BC, praetor, and governor of Asia
decree of the Senate inscribed at the Greek town of Oropos, dated 73 BC. In 62 BC, having been elected tribune of the plebs, Thermus cooperated with his
Quintus Minucius Thermus (governor of Asia)
Quintus_Minucius_Thermus_(governor_of_Asia)
Decade
The 40s BC were the period 49 BC – 40 BC. Consuls: Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus, Gaius Claudius Marcellus. Caesar's Civil War commences: January 1 –
40s_BC
Body of literary work by Roman poet Catullus from 62 to 54 BC
written towards the end of the Roman Republic in the period between 62 and 54 BC. The collection of approximately 113 poems includes a large number of
Poetry_of_Catullus
1st century BC Roman politician
grandson of the Lucius Calpurnius Bestia who was consul in 111 BC. He was tribune elect in 63 BC, and it had been arranged that, after entering upon his office
Lucius Calpurnius Bestia (tribune 62 BC)
Lucius_Calpurnius_Bestia_(tribune_62_BC)
Basketball team in Miami, Florida
logos of six teams joining its league: Laces BC, Lunar Owls BC, Mist BC, Phantom BC, Rose BC, and Vinyl BC. On September 10, 2025, Unrivaled announced
Breeze_BC
1st Century BC Roman politician and general
father. Quintus was aedile in 66 BC, praetor in 62 BC, and propraetor of the province of Asia for three years (61-59 BC.) Under Caesar, during the Gallic
Quintus_Tullius_Cicero
AEK B.C. in international competitions is the history and statistics of basketball club AEK B.C. in FIBA Europe, Euroleague Basketball Company competitions
AEK B.C. in international competitions
AEK_B.C._in_international_competitions
Rimless, centerfire, bottlenecked rifle cartridge
147-grain (9.5 g) 7.62×51mm NATO ball cartridge. The U.S. Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory measured a ballistic coefficient (G7 BC) of 0.200 and form
7.62×51mm_NATO
Meeting room of the Roman Senate
levels of seating. It was where the Senate met on the Ides of March in 44 BC and where the dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated. After Caesar's death
Curia_of_Pompey
Topics referred to by the same term
175–164 BCE) Aretas II ruled Nabatea from 120 or 110 to 96 BC Aretas III ruled Nabatea from 87 to 62 BC Aretas IV Philopatris was the father-in-law of Herod
Aretas
Roman consul in 56 BC
praetor in the year 62 BC. After the organisation of Roman Syria, carved out as a province from the Selucid Empire by Pompey in 64 BC, it was governed by
Lucius Marcius Philippus (consul 56 BC)
Lucius_Marcius_Philippus_(consul_56_BC)
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
Ancient royal dynasty state
entity centered in Ecbatana that existed from the 7th century BC until the mid-6th century BC and is believed to have dominated a significant portion of
Median_dynasty
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
p. 317) or more precisely: May 12, 1274 BC based on Ramesses' commonly accepted accession date in 1279 BC. "Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald
List_of_battles_before_301
Structure in the Forum Romanum in Ancient Rome
abandoned in the early 20th century. A coin issued in 62 BC by Lucius Scribonius Libo (praetor 80 BC) depicts this puteal, which he had renovated. It resembles
Puteal_Scribonianum
Topics referred to by the same term
351 to 354 Cornelius Gallus (c. 70–26 BC), Roman poet, orator and politician Quintus Roscius Gallus (c. 126–62 BC), Roman actor Trebonianus Gallus (206–253)
Gallus
Topics referred to by the same term
the Romans Junia (gens), a Roman gens Lex Junia Licinia, a Roman law from 62 BC Juniyan (Junia), a village in Pakistan Júnia Ferreira Furtado, Portuguese
Junia
65–63 BC Pompey's campaign in Caucasus 63–62 BC Second Catilinarian conspiracy 55–54 BC Caesar's invasions of Britain 58–51 BC Gallic Wars 49–45 BC Caesar's
List_of_conflicts_in_Europe
Topics referred to by the same term
Sergius Catilina (108 BC–62 BC), Roman politician and author of a conspiracy to overthrow the Roman Republic Conspiracy of Catiline, 63 BC failed plot against
Catiline_(disambiguation)
Arab people who inhabited northern Arabia and the southern Levant
destroying the Judaean army in 90 BC. The Roman military was not very successful in their campaigns against the Nabataeans. In 62 BC, Marcus Aemilius Scaurus accepted
Nabataeans
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
father-loving goddess'; 70/69 BC – 10 or 12 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic
Cleopatra
Series of historical mystery stories by John Maddox Roberts
King's Gambit: In 70 BC, Decius uncovers a plot to subvert Lucullus' army in the war against Mithridates The Catiline Conspiracy (63–62 BC): Decius uncovers
SPQR_series
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II (who ruled between 605 and 562 BC), for his Median wife, Queen Amytis, because she missed the green hills and
Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon
Parthian vassal state (147 BC–224 AD)
BC) Kamnaskires III with Anzaze (c. 82–62/61 BC) Kamnaskires IV (1st century BC) Kamnaskires V (late 1st century BC) Kamnaskires VI (mid/late 1st century
Elymais
Ancient Greek boxer
Atyanas (Ancient Greek: Ἀτυάνας; d. 62 BC) was a nobleman and an Olympic victor at boxing from Adramyttium in Mysia. His father's name was Hippocrates
Atyanas
Name list
to 8 BC Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia, king of Cappadocia from 93 BC to ca. 63 or 62 BC Akram Monfared Arya (born 1946), first Iranian female pilot Fatemeh
Arya_(name)
Roman politician and street agitator (93–52 BC)
January 52 BC) was a Roman politician and demagogue. A noted opponent of Cicero, he was responsible during his plebeian tribunate in 58 BC for a massive
Publius_Clodius_Pulcher
Ancient Roman family
Sulla in 81 BC. He had probably been praetor about 88. He was awarded a triumph in 81. Lucius Licinius L. f. L. n. Murena, elected consul in 62 BC; before
Licinia_gens
Ancient Roman reconnaissance agency
ISBN 9781118318140, retrieved 2022-09-03 Cowan, Ross (2014-01-20). Roman Guardsman 62 BC–AD 324. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78200-927-6. Fuhrmann, Christopher
Speculatores
with the Holocene glacial retreat around 11650 years Before Present (c. 9700 BC). It is characterized by a general trend towards global warming, the expansion
Timeline of extinctions in the Holocene
Timeline_of_extinctions_in_the_Holocene
Roman settlement
native of Lanuvium was Lucius Licinius Murena (consul of 62 BC), whom Cicero defended in late 63 BC. Others include the actor Roscius (Cic. Div. 36), the
Lanuvium
Ancient Roman law
a single Roman law. This law was reinforced by the lex Junia Licinia in 62 BC, an umbrella law introduced by Lucius Licinius Murena and Decimus Junius
Lex_Caecilia_Didia
Gallic tribe
Segovellauni. After 121 BC, their territory was annexed to the province of Gallia Transalpina by the Roman Republic. In 62 BC, their oppidum Ventia was
Segovellauni
Political instability c. 134–30 BC
period of political instability and social unrest from about c. 133 BC to 30 BC that culminated in the demise of the Roman Republic and the advent of
Crisis_of_the_Roman_Republic
King of Cappadocia
Ariobarzánēs Philopátōr), was the king of Cappadocia from c. 63 BC or 62 BC to c. 51 BC. He was the son of King Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia and his wife
Ariobarzanes_II_of_Cappadocia
Ancient Roman theater in Rome
was copied from a Greek theatre in Mytilene which Pompey had visited in 62 BC. However, this is likely mistaken, as the theatre at Mytilene would have
Theatre_of_Pompey
Alliance between Roman politicians Caesar, Pompey and Crassus
legislation forward (an attempt in 63 BC was opposed by then-consul Cicero in De lege agraria). Further attempts in 62 BC had led to his allied tribune fleeing
First_Triumvirate
Roman senator and general (110 BC – 46 BC)
Strabo during the Social War (91-87 BC). In 76–71 BC he served Pompey as a Legate in Spain fighting Sertorius. In 63/62 BC he served as Legate under the Consul
Marcus_Petreius
Topics referred to by the same term
century BC, and was an expert in Punic language and literature Decimus Junius Silanus (consul), became consul of the Roman Republic in 62 BC Decimus Junius
Decimus_Junius_Silanus
State within the Parthian Empire (141 BC-222 AD)
127–124 BC Apodakos c. 110/09–104/03 BC Tiraios I 95/94–90/89 BC Bellaios c.85/4 BC possible usurper: Hippokrates Autokrator Nikephoros 81/80 BC Tiraios
Characene
(mid 1st century BC, formerly called Pons Cestius) Ponte dei Quattro Capi (62 BC, called Pons Fabricius) Fragments of Ponte Rotto (241 BC, formerly called
List_of_bridges_in_Rome
Bodyguards of the Roman emperors
Encyclopædia Britannica article "Praetorians". Cowan, Ross (2014). Roman Guardsman 62 BC-AD 324. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 9781782009252. Goldsworthy, Adrian (2007).
Praetorian_Guard
City in British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver is Living Shangri-La, the second tallest building in BC at 201 m (659 ft) and 62 storeys. The second-tallest building in Vancouver is the Paradox
Vancouver
Ancient Iranian kingdom (c. 323 BC – 226 AD)
Latin: Media Atropatene), was an ancient Iranian kingdom established in c. 323 BC by the Persian satrap Atropates (Old Persian: *Ātṛpāta). The kingdom, mostly
Atropatene
Ancient Mesopotamian city in Iraq
important empires in antiquity, the 19th–16th century BC Old Babylonian Empire, and the 7th–6th century BC Neo-Babylonian Empire. Babylon was also used as a
Babylon
Roman noblewoman, mother of Julius Caesar (d. 54 BCE)
Aurelia (c. 120 BC – 31 July 54 BC) was the mother of the Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar. Aurelia was a daughter of Rutilia and Lucius Aurelius
Aurelia_(mother_of_Caesar)
Ancient kingdom south of Lake Urmia
in an inscription from the 30th year of the rule of Shalmaneser III (828 BC). The Assyrians usually called Manna the "land of the Mannites", Manash, while
Mannaea
Bridges built by ancient Romans
century BC while the arch and pier perhaps date to a reconstruction during the reign of Augustus (27 BC – 14 AD). The Pons Fabricius, built in 62 BC during
Roman_bridge
Formally independent states, but subordinate to the Roman Empire
friend of the Roman people. The Nabataean Kingdom of Arabia Petraea in 62 BC was forced to ask for peace from Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, who in order to
Client kingdoms in ancient Rome
Client_kingdoms_in_ancient_Rome
Roman Praetorian Guard unit
Brothers: Garrison Life at Vindolanda. Cowan, Ross (2014). Roman Guardsman 62 BC - AD 324. Goldsworthy, Adrian (2003). Complete Roman Army. Jones, A.H.M
Equites_singulares_Augusti
Set of speeches to the Roman Senate given by Marcus Tullius Cicero
in 63 BC after being repulsed at elections for consul for the third time, after failing to be elected to the consulships of 65, 63, and 62 BC. The conspirators
Catilinarian_orations
Roman noblewoman (d. 40 BC)
from the Rostra. Her first marriage was to Publius Clodius Pulcher, circa 62 BC. Fulvia and Clodius had two children together, a son also named Publius
Fulvia
Iranian kingdom in Asia Minor (331 BC-17 AD)
succession: the House of Ariarathes (331–96 BC), the House of Ariobarzanes (96–36 BC), and lastly that of Archelaus (36 BC–17 AD). In 17 AD, following the death
Kingdom_of_Cappadocia
62 BC
62 BC
Girl/Female
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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Pink.Chinese : there are two sources of this name, which also means ‘peace’. One is the name of a senior minister of the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), who was posthumously named Yan Pingzhong. The other source is a city called Ping in the state of Han during the Warring States period (403–221 bc). It was granted to a marquis whose descendants adopted the place name as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : 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).
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. 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
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 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’.
Girl/Female
Greek
Welcome. Famous bearer: Aspasia was a 5th century BC mistress of the Athenian statesman...
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 : 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
Jewish
Jewish : from the Hebrew personal name Amos, of uncertain origin, in some traditions connected with the Hebrew verb amos ‘to carry’, and assigned the meaning ‘borne by God’. This was the name of a Biblical prophet of the 8th century bc, whose oracles are recorded in the Book of Amos. This was one of the Biblical names taken up by Puritans and Nonconformists in the 16th–17th centuries, too late to have had much influence on surname formation, except in Wales.English : variant of Amis, assimilated in spelling to the Biblical name. It occurs chiefly in southeastern England.
Surname or Lastname
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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God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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English
English : unexplained.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Schum.Chinese : (Pinyin Cen) this surname was derived from an area so named during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc).
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.
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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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Hebrew
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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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Chinese
Chinese : from the place name Pan, which existed in the state of Wei during the Zhou dynasty. Bi Gonggao, fifteenth son of the virtuous duke Wen Wang, was granted a state named Wei when the Zhou dynasty came to power in 1122 bc (see Feng 1). Bi Gonggao in turn granted the area called Pan to one of his sons, whose descendants eventually adopted Pan as their surname. This name is also Romanized as Poon, Pun, and Pon.Korean : There are two Chinese characters for this surname; only one of them, however, is common enough to warrant treatment here. There are three clans which use this character: the KisÅng (also called the KÅje), the Kwangju, and the Namp’yÅng. The founding ancestors of these clans were KoryÅ (918–1392) figures, and it is widely believed that they were related.Spanish and southern French (Occitan) : metonymic occupational name for a baker or a pantryman, from Spanish and Occitan pan ‘bread’ (Latin panis).English and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for someone who cast pans, from Middle English, Middle Dutch panne ‘pan’.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish pan ‘lord’, ‘master’, ‘landowner’, hence a nickname for a haughty person.Perhaps also an Americanized spelling or translation of German Pfann (North German Pann).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly from a reduced form of the personal name Dominick.Chinese : from the name of Meng Mingshi, a senior minister of the state of Qin in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). His descendants adopted the first character of his given name, which means ‘bright’, as their surname.
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Indian
Honest, Upright
Girl/Female
Hindu
Victory, Right, Singing
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
River; Forehead
Male
Swiss
, goodness of the Lord.
Girl/Female
Greek Latin American
Mother of Helen.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Flowing; Greetings
Girl/Female
Indian
Spoils, Booty
Boy/Male
Latin
Modest.
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon
Best.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Akanshit | அகநà¯à®·à®¿à®¤
One who is desired
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a.
Pertaining to, or obtained from, palmitin or palm oil; as, palmitic acid, a white crystalline body belonging to the fatty acid series. It is readily soluble in hot alcohol, and melts to a liquid oil at 62¡ C.
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.
a.
At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.