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year 666 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 88 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 666 BC for this
666_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up 666 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. 666 may refer to: 666 (number) 666 BC, a year AD 666, a year The number of the beast, a reference in the
666
American alternative metal band (2020–2023)
as Psycho Synner, and released nine albums in one day: 666 B.C., Vol. 1: The Burning Years, 666 A.D., Vol. 2: The Scorched Years, As the Demon Dances Under
Psycho_Synner
Decade
Thebes in Egypt (estimation). 667 BC: Traditional date of the founding of Byzantium by Megaran colonists under Byzas. 666 BC: Ashurbanipal sends a small Assyrian
660s_BC
a dynasty of the Ancient Kingdom of Shu in Chinese history, founded in 666 BC by Bieling [vi], who came from the State of Chu. The Kaiming dynasty lasted
Kaiming_dynasty
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 nomadic Iranic people who invaded West Asia in the 8th and 7th centuries BC
invasions by initiating diplomatic relations with the Neo-Assyrian Empire in 666 BC: without accepting Assyrian overlordship, Gyges started to send regular
Cimmerians
Calendar year
year 669 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 85 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 669 BC for this
669_BC
Calendar year
year 668 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 86 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 668 BC for this
668_BC
Calendar year
year 663 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 91 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 663 BC for this
663_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
(prelate), chief administrator (prelate) of Eanna of Uruk from 674 BC possibly to 666 BC, correspondent with Assyrian king Esarhaddon Itti-Marduk-balāṭu
Itti-Marduk-balatu
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
Zhuang, Duke (699–693 BC BC) Xuan, Duke (692–648 BC BC) Mu, Duke (647–632 BC BC) Gong, Duke (631–614 BC BC) Ling, Duke (7th century BC) Xia Zhengshu, ruler
List of state leaders in the 7th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_7th_century_BC
Pseudohistorical list of Ethiopian monarchs from 4530 BCE to 1779 CE
attempts to provide a timeline of Ethiopian monarchs from the 46th century BC up to modern times without any gaps. However, earlier portions of the regnal
1922_regnal_list_of_Ethiopia
Calendar year
year 667 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 87 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 667 BC for this
667_BC
Historic castle in Bragança, Portugal
regarding the Vergancia. A similar reference by Visigoth King Wamba in 666 BC referred to Bregancia, and where, supposedly two Christian martyrs (John
Castle_of_Bragança
Calendar year
and Rufus (or, less frequently, year 666 Ab urbe condita) and the First Year of Houyuan. The denomination 88 BC for this year has been used since the
88_BC
District of Portugal
silver trade route. Although names similar to Bragança appeared around 666 B.C. (Wamba) or 569 A.D. (Council of Lugo), a territory identifiable as Bragança
Bragança_District
Historical religion in Sichuan
which was constructed by ancient Shu kings of the Kaiming dynasty (666 BC – 316 BC) and had pearl curtains installed as decorative applications. It was
Church_of_the_East_in_Sichuan
Church in Yizhou , Tang dynasty
Seven Treasures was built by ancient Shu kings of the Kaiming dynasty (666 BC – 316 BC) with curtains made of pearls. It was burned down, together with thousands
Pearl_Temple
Semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism
him as Li Er, born in the 6th-century BC state of Chu during China's Spring and Autumn period (c. 770 – c. 481 BC). Serving as the royal archivist for
Laozi
Calendar year
Year 46 BC was the last year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Lepidus (or, less
46_BC
Calendar year
Year 29 BC was either a common year starting on Friday or Saturday or a leap year starting on Thursday, Friday or Saturday of the Julian calendar (the
29_BC
Calendar year
Year 45 BC was either a common year starting on Thursday, Friday or Saturday or a leap year starting on Friday or Saturday (the sources differ, see leap
45_BC
Calendar year
Year 384 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Cornelius, Poplicola, Camillus, Rufus
384_BC
which was constructed by ancient Shu kings of the Kaiming dynasty (666 BC – 316 BC), with pearl curtains installed as decorative applications. It was
Christianity_in_Sichuan
Calendar year
Year 74 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lucullus and Cotta (or, less frequently
74_BC
Calendar year
Year 26 BC was either a common year starting on Tuesday or Wednesday or a leap year starting on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of the Julian calendar (the
26_BC
Calendar year
Year 383 BC was of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Poplicola, Capitolinu, Rufus, Flavus, Mamercinus
383_BC
Calendar year
Year 73 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lucullus and Longinus (or, less frequently
73_BC
Calendar year
Year 285 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Canina and Lepidus (or, less frequently
285_BC
Calendar year
year 660 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 94 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 660 BC for this
660_BC
Calendar year
Year 412 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Ambustus and Pacilus (or, less frequently
412_BC
Calendar year
Year 413 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cossus and Medullinus (or, less frequently
413_BC
Calendar year
Year 25 BC was either a common year starting on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday or a leap year starting on Wednesday or Thursday of the Julian calendar (the
25_BC
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Results of the 2011 Canadian federal election by riding
Results_of_the_2011_Canadian_federal_election_by_riding
Remarkable constructions of classical antiquity
lists by the historian Herodotus (c. 484 BC – c. 425 BC) and the poet Callimachus of Cyrene (c. 305 BC – c. 240 BC), housed at the Museum of Alexandria,
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Seven_Wonders_of_the_Ancient_World
Calendar year
The year 501 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Auruncus and Lartius (or
501_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
Roman politician
Lucius Gellius Poplicola or Publicola (fl. 43–31 BC) was a Roman senator who led a checkered political career during the civil wars of the late Republic
Lucius_Gellius_Poplicola
prior to 841 BC, the beginning of the Gonghe Regency, are provisional and subject to dispute. Contents: Antiquity · Centuries: 22nd BC · 21st BC Centuries:
Timeline_of_Chinese_history
Calendar year
year 659 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 95 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 659 BC for this
659_BC
edible grasses is from around 21,000 BC with the Ohalo II people on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. By around 9500 BC, the eight Neolithic founder crops –
History_of_agriculture
Roman general and politician (died 43 BC)
Publius Cornelius Dolabella (c. 85/69 – 43 BC, also known by his adoptive name Lentulus) was a Roman politician and general under the dictator Julius Caesar
Publius Cornelius Dolabella (consul 44 BC)
Publius_Cornelius_Dolabella_(consul_44_BC)
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU This is a list of incorporated cities in Canada, in alphabetical order categorized by province or territory. More
List_of_cities_in_Canada
II. Graeco-Roman Antiquity, para. 1; Gordon 2003d. Clerc & Leclant, p. 666. Clerc & Leclant, p. 667. Quack & Takacs, II. Graeco-Roman Antiquity, para
List_of_Greek_deities
Ancient Roman military punishment killing a tenth of a unit
the late republic. Regardless, the first well-attested instance was in 72 BC during the war against Spartacus under the command of Marcus Licinius Crassus
Decimation_(punishment)
Basketball team in Saint Petersburg, Russia
BC Spartak Saint Petersburg was a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. During the 2016–17 season, the club was
BC_Spartak_Saint_Petersburg
Office building in Vancouver, British Columbia
Park Place is a signature skyscraper located at 666 Burrard Street in Downtown Vancouver's Financial District. Park Place has 35 storeys, and was completed
Park_Place_(Vancouver)
System of writing numbers using Greek letters
medieval manuscripts of the Book of Revelation, the number of the Beast 666 is written as χξϛ (600 + 60 + 6). (Numbers larger than 1,000 reused the same
Greek_numerals
Roman general, politician, and assassin of Julius Caesar (81–43 BC)
Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (27 April 81 BC – September 43 BC) was a Roman general and politician of the late republican period and one of the leading
Decimus_Junius_Brutus_Albinus
Skin condition where patches lose pigment
Vitiligo: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". JAMA Dermatology. 153 (7): 666–674. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.0002. PMC 5817459. PMID 28355423. Bae
Vitiligo
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
American rock musician and songwriter (born 1969)
the Foo Fighters starred as themselves in the comedy horror film Studio 666. In 2016, Rolling Stone ranked Grohl the 27th-best drummer of all time. Grohl
Dave_Grohl
Star cluster in the constellation of Taurus
1432, an HII region, and NGC 1435, known as the Merope Nebula. Around 2330 BC the Pleiades marked the vernal point. Due to the brightness of its stars,
Pleiades
Biblical figure and son of Jacob and Leah
Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 666–668. The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, R. H. Charles Jubilees 31:12–17
Levi
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
Attitudes and behaviors towards sex in ancient Rome
female"—and yet Ovid's story of Iphis and Ianthe in the Metamorphoses (9.666–797) is "the most extended surviving account in ancient literature of female-female
Sexuality_in_ancient_Rome
Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia
Compendium of National Armed Forces and Security Policies. ABC-Clio. p. 666. ISBN 978-1-85109-781-4. "Chapter 5. The Federal Assembly | The Constitution
Russia
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
Ancient Greek goddess of love
Lewis Richard (1896). The Cults of the Greek States. Clarendon Press. p. 666. Cyrino 2010, p. 27. Suda, gamma, 141 Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary
Aphrodite
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List_of_years
Archaeological site in Egypt
construction has been most frequently attributed to Amenemhat III, who ruled c. 1800 BC as the sixth pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty and was likely buried in the Hawara
Labyrinth_of_Egypt
Degree college headquartered in Vancouver, Canada
200-666 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6C 2X8, Canada". Acsenda School of Management · 200-666 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6C 2X8, Canada. Retrieved 2022-09-13
Acsenda_School_of_Management
Formally independent states, but subordinate to the Roman Empire
Empire | UNRV.com". www.unrv.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21. RIC Traianus, II 666; Strack 475z; BMCRE 1043; Banti 91; Cohen 325. Roman Imperial Coinage Traianus
Client kingdoms in ancient Rome
Client_kingdoms_in_ancient_Rome
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List of minor planets: 9001–10000
List_of_minor_planets:_9001–10000
Brian (October 1963). "Amritsar 1919". History Today. Vol. 13, no. 10. pp. 666–676. Qasmi, Ali Usman; Robb, Megan Eaton (2017). Muslims against the Muslim
History_of_India
Historic town in Greece
the 7th century BC. The 6th century BC poet Theognis also came from Megara. During the second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC) Megara fought alongside
Megara
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List of minor planets: 96001–97000
List_of_minor_planets:_96001–97000
Guo (郭(ㄍㄨㄛ)) (?–670 BC) Lirong (驪戎(ㄌㄧˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ)) (?–666 BC) – Ruled by the House of Ji (姬) of Xirong descent Zhang (鄣(ㄓㄤ)) (?–664 BC) – Ruled by the House
List_of_dynasties
Archaeological culture
Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies (c. 16,000–300 BC). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-52179-666-8. Liverani, Mario (2013). The Ancient Near East:
Halaf_culture
Marvel comics reprint collection
Angel Medina cover: 978-0785129042 Spider-Island 2011 Amazing Spider-Man #666–673; Venom (2011) #6–8; Spider-Island: Deadly Foes; material from Spider-Island
Marvel_oversized_hardcover
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List of minor planets: 875001–876000
List_of_minor_planets:_875001–876000
American film director and producer
"Alumnus lives out his dream in film". University News. Retrieved 2016-08-09. "666: The Beast (2007) (review)". Dread Central. Retrieved 9 August 2016. "Film
Nick_Everhart
Metallurgy of iron and its alloys
The earliest surviving prehistoric iron artifacts, from the 4th millennium BC in Egypt, were made from meteoritic iron-nickel. It is not known when or where
Ferrous_metallurgy
Capital and largest city of Armenia
history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, with the founding of the fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC by King Argishti I of Urartu at the western extreme
Yerevan
dates to around 8000 BC and the Neolithic period began thereafter, followed by the Bronze Age by 2000 BC, and the Iron Age around 700 BC. The Paleolithic
History_of_Korea
Topics referred to by the same term
of steam locomotive 2666 Gramme, a minor planet 2666 BC 2666 AD/CE in the 27th century Old 666, a USAAF heavy bomber with the serial number 41-2666 This
2666_(disambiguation)
Brightest star in the constellation Leo
Astrophysical Journal. 698 (1): 666–675. arXiv:0904.0395. Bibcode:2009ApJ...698..666R. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/698/1/666. S2CID 15519189. Che, X.; Monnier
Regulus
Portrayal of sexual subject matter
Cinema Adult Theater, 604 F.2d 852 (5th Cir.1979) and Jartech v. Clancy, 666 F.2d 403 (9th Cir.1982) held that obscenity could not be a defense to copyright
Pornography
Substance used for cleaning
for the production of soap-like materials in ancient Babylon around 2800 BC. In a domestic setting, "soap" usually refers to what is technically called
Soap
Japanese biological and chemical warfare unit (1936–1945)
and Ethics". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 666 (1): 30–31. Bibcode:1992NYASA.666...21H. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1992.tb38021.x. PMID 1297279
Unit_731
Star at the centre of the Solar System
Journal. 591 (2): 1220–1247. Bibcode:2003ApJ...591.1220L. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.666.9351. doi:10.1086/375492. S2CID 42498829. Archived from the original (PDF)
Sun
came with Zerubbabel" (Ezra 2:13). His "children," or retainers, numbering 666, came to Jerusalem (Ezra 8:13). In the Septuagint, depending on the manuscript
List of minor Hebrew Bible figures, A–K
List_of_minor_Hebrew_Bible_figures,_A–K
Chemical compound found in some species of mushrooms
interactions, and pharmacological actions". Curr Drug Metab. 11 (8): 659–666. doi:10.2174/138920010794233495. PMC 3028383. PMID 20942780. Jonathan Ott
Psilocybin
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Meanings of minor-planet names: 8001–9000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_8001–9000
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List of minor planets: 69001–70000
List_of_minor_planets:_69001–70000
Elaborate, confusing structure in Greek mythology
or dead ends became associated with the Labyrinth on coins as early as 430 BC, and similar non-branching patterns became widely used as visual representations
Labyrinth
Land battle during the second Persian invasion of Greece (479 BC)
doi:10.13109/9783666252631. ISBN 978-3-666-25263-1. Lazenby, John Francis (1993). The Defence of Greece, 490-479 B.C. Aris & Phillips. ISBN 9780856685910
Battle_of_Plataea
System is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by BC Parks, an agency of the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate
List of British Columbia Provincial Parks
List_of_British_Columbia_Provincial_Parks
(2012). "Emergence of social inequality – The middle Neolithic (5000–3000 BC)". The Archaeology of China: From the Late Paleolithic to the Early Bronze
History_of_the_Philippines
Traditional founder of Sparta's institutions
implausibly early Xenophonic 11th century BC – the early ninth century (c. 885 BC) to as late as early eighth century (c. 776 BC). There remains no consensus as
Lycurgus
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List of minor planets: 6001–7000
List_of_minor_planets:_6001–7000
Wetland in Indiana and Illinois, United States
Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Chicago: F.A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1883, pp. 666–667. Flood, Evadna; Cofeen, Ruth A. Our LaPorte: How it Began, How it Grew
Grand_Kankakee_Marsh
Iron Age culture of Europe
flourished during the late Iron Age (from about 450 BC to the Roman conquest in the 1st century BC), succeeding the early Iron Age Hallstatt culture without
La_Tène_culture
Book by Martin Bernal
27. Thomas McEvilley. The Shape of Ancient Thought. New York 2002, page 666 Nardelli, J.-F. (2013). "BLACK ATHENA III - M. Bernal Black Athena. The Afroasiatic
Black_Athena
City in Switzerland
Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 665–666. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Elizabeth of Austria" . Encyclopædia Britannica
Geneva
Figure in Abrahamic religions
number 666, which Revelation 13:18 describes as the Number of the Beast. However, the beast mentioned in Revelation 13 is not Satan, and the use of 666 in
Satan
Vinci Code When a Killer Calls When a Stranger Calls 666: The Child Jack Perez Followed by 666: The Beast. The Omen Halloween Night Mark Atkins Halloween
List_of_The_Asylum_films
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List of minor planets: 5001–6000
List_of_minor_planets:_5001–6000
666 BC
666 BC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from French jeune ‘young’, a distinguishing name for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. Compare Young.Translation of French Juin, name of the month of June, probably applied as a nickname for someone born or baptized in that month or for a foundling discovered in June.A Juin from La Rochelle, France, is recorded in Saint-Jean, Quebec, in 1666.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire, named in Old English with the personal name Hod + dūn ‘hill’.The earliest known bearer of this name is Norman de Hoddesdon, recorded in 1165–66. The surname was taken to America by Nicholas Hodsdon in about 1628, from whom probably all current U.S. bearers of the name are descended.
Surname or Lastname
French and English
French and English : occupational name for a quarryman, from Old
French perrier, an agent derivative of pierre ‘stone’,
‘rock’.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a pear
tree, from Middle English perie ‘pear tree’ + the suffix
-er, denoting an inhabitant.A Perrier, also called
Male
Hebrew
(Hebrew בַּעַל): Semitic name of several storm gods, and the first king of Hell who had three heads and commanded 66 legions of demons, derived from the word ba'al, BA'AL means "lord, master" or "possessor." In the bible, this is the name of a member of the tribe of Reuben, and the grandfather of Saul.
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 : probably a variant of the Anglo-Norman French personal name Mory, a short form of Amaury (see Emery, Morey).Roger Mowry (c. 1612–66) emigrated from England to MA before 1634, when he married Mary Johnson in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the Norman personal name Aschetil (see Haskell).Stephen Hasket, a soap boiler and merchant of Salem, MA, was a native of Henstridge, Somerset, England. He came to Salem from Exeter, Devon, about 1666. His son Elias, born at Salem, went on to become governor of New Providence, Bahamas, before the people there revolted and sent him back to NY.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place called Northfleet in Kent, from north + Old English flēot ‘stream’ or ‘estuary’.Thomas Norfleet, from Kent, England, was in VA by 1666.
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
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 : from the personal name Horace, Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of unknown origin, associated chiefly with the name of the poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 bc).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman female personal name Avice (Old French Avice, Latin Avitia, also found in a masculine form, Avitius). This is of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Celtic (Gaulish) name.French : Tanguay and Jetté have people named Avice, Avisse in Quebec from 1666. Nègre has an Avèze (Puy-de-Dome) also deriving from Avitius.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hewitt 1.French : from
a pet form of the Old French personal name Hue, Hughe
(see Hugh).A Huet from the Anjou region of France is recorded in Trois
Rivières, Quebec, in 1666, with the secondary surname
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : 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 : variant of Bertram.A Bertrand from La Rochelle, France, is documented in Cap Rouge, Quebec, in 1666; another, from the Saintonge region, is documented in Charlesbourg in 1685. A bearer of the name from Normandy was recorded with the secondary surname Saint Arnaud in Batiscan in 1697. Another is documented from the Poitou region in 1697, and one from Guyenne is recorded in Laprairie, Quebec, in 1699 with the secondary surnames Raymond and Toulouse.
Male
Greek
(ΒενÎδικτος) Greek form of Latin Benedictus, BENEDIKTOS means "blessed." Martin Luther noted that this name added up to 666 in Greek gematria.
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 : of uncertain origin; possibly from a reduced form of the personal name Dominick.Chinese : from the name of Meng Mingshi, a senior minister of the state of Qin in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). His descendants adopted the first character of his given name, which means ‘bright’, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. There is a river Cray in Kent, named with Old Welsh crei ‘fresh’; craft may be Old English cræft ‘mill’.John Craycroft came to MD in 1666 from Lincolnshire, England.
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Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Wave
Boy/Male
Indian
Pearl, Ruby, Name of a precious stone
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Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Irish
Good.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Black stranger.
Boy/Male
Indian
A prophets name
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British, English, Swedish
Work; Rich; Powerful Ruler
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Arabic, Farsi, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Good Color
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sentiment of Love and affection
Boy/Male
Dutch, German, Teutonic
Peaceful Hun; Peace
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n.
A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the Lisbon almude is about 4.4, and the Oporto almude about 6.6, gallons U. S. measure. In Turkey the "almud" is about 1.4 gallons.
n.
The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year; also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this, adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354 days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360 days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days, and every fourth year (called bissextile, or leap year) of 366 days, a day being added to February on that year, on account of the excess above 365 days (see Bissextile).
n.
The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length. Cf. Chain, n., 4.
n.
A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements. It was equal to 600 Greek or 625 Roman feet, or 125 Roman paces, or to 606 feet 9 inches English. This was also called the Olympic stadium, as being the exact length of the foot-race course at Olympia.
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.
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At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.