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Calendar year
year 672 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 82 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 672 BC for this
672_BC
King of Rome from 715 to 672 BC
Numa Pompilius (Classical Latin: [ˈnʊma pɔmˈpɪliʊs]; c. 753–672 BC; reigned 715–672 BC) was the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus after
Numa_Pompilius
King of Rome
Tullus Hostilius (Classical Latin: [ˈtʊlːʊs (h)ɔsˈtiːliʊs]; r. c. 672 BC – 640 BC) was the legendary third King of Rome. He succeeded Numa Pompilius and
Tullus_Hostilius
Decade
BC, or 670s BCE are the decade that runs from 679 BC to 670 BC. At the time it was known as 75-84 Ab urbe condita in Rome. The denomination 670s BC for
670s_BC
Ancient kingdom in the southern Armenian highlands
It was conquered by Assyria in 673–672 BC but likely regained its independence towards the end of the 7th century BC with the collapse of Assyrian power
Shupria
Predominantly Greek states listed by the Assyrian king Esarhaddon
Cyprus are listed in a 673–672 BC inscription attributed to Esarhaddon, who ruled the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 681 to 669 BC. These kingdoms were Greek
Ten_city-kingdoms_of_Cyprus
One hundred years, from 800 BC to 701 BC
753–716 BC Numa Pompilius, king of Rome, r. 715–672 BC Shoshenq III, king of Egypt (22nd Dynasty), r. 837–798 BC Pygmalion, king of Tyre, b. 842 BC, r. 831–785/774
8th_century_BC
Capital of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus
the reign of King Esarhaddon (r. 681–669 BC), where it is recorded as Lidir on a clay prism dated to c. 672 BC. Lidir appears to have been the local form
Nicosia
Ancient city in Cyprus
Esarhaddon [nl] (copies of the text dated to 673–672 BC) and in similar spellings in Ashurbanipal's annal (648/647 BC). Recent excavations have uncovered major
Idalion
Imperial dynasty of China (221–206 BC)
in 672 BC, initially refraining from serious incursions due to the threat still posed by neighbouring tribes to their west; by the 4th century BC, they
Qin_dynasty
Nomadic Iranic people of the Pontic Steppe
successor Bartatua might have immediately negotiated with whom Esarhaddon. By 672 BC, Bartatua had asked to marry Esarhaddon's eldest daughter Šērūʾa-ēṭirat
Scythians
Ancient Assyrian queen
consort of Ashurbanipal (r. 669–631 BC). Libbāli-šarrat married Ashurbanipal before he became king, probably in 672 BC, and may have lived beyond her husband's
Libbāli-šarrat
Native dynasty of ancient Egypt before the first Persian invasion
identified with a local king named Nekauba (678–672 BC). Manetho's Necho is King Necho I (672–664 BC); Manetho gives his reign as 8 years. Necho was killed
Twenty-sixth_Dynasty_of_Egypt
Historical city in Saudi Arabia
ancient Akkadian name was Adummatu, as attested on the Esarhaddon Prism (673–672 BC), where it is described as "the strong city of the Arabians." In 2020, archaeologists
Dumat_al-Jandal
Legendary wife of Roman king Numa, minor goddess
consort and counselor of Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome (r. 715 – 672 BC), to whom she imparted laws and rituals pertaining to ancient Roman religion
Egeria_(mythology)
Period of Roman history (c. 753 – c. 509 BC)
According to tradition, the Roman Kingdom began with the city's founding c. 753 BC, with settlements around the Palatine Hill along the river Tiber in central
Roman_Kingdom
7th-century BC King of Assyria
human contact. The death of Esharra-hammat, his beloved wife, in February 672 BC is unlikely to have improved his condition. Surviving court documents overwhelmingly
Esarhaddon
Region in northern Sudan and southern Egypt
BC. Esarhaddon invaded Egypt proper in 674 BC, but according to Babylonian records, Taharqa and his army outright defeated the Assyrians. In 672 BC,
Nubia
Ancient Assyrian queen
is thus chiefly known from sources dating to after her death in February 672 BC, an event which deeply affected Esarhaddon. Esarhaddon had a great mausoleum
Ešarra-ḫammat
King of Chu
of the Chu state, reigning from 676 BC to 672 BC. Du'ao succeeded his father, King Wen, to the Chu throne. In 672 BC, he attempted to kill his younger brother
Du'ao
Ancient royal dynasty state
728 BC. This allowed them to identify Phraortes, the second Median king, with Kashtariti, the leader of the Median revolt against Assyria in 672 BC. This
Median_dynasty
Heir to Duke Xuan of Chen
Crown Prince Yukou (Chinese: 禦寇; pinyin: Yùkòu; died 672 BC) was the original heir apparent of Duke Xuan of Chen, the sixteenth ruler of the ancient Chinese
Yukou
report to the king Esarhaddon concerning the lunar eclipse of 18 January 672 BC shows how the ritualistic use of substitute kings, or substitute events
Babylonian_astrology
Historical ethnic group of Southwest Asia
existed as an independent kingdom until its conquest by Assyria in 673–672 BC. The Shubrians worshipped the Hurrian deity Teshub, and several Shubrian
Hurrians
Spouses of Chinese rulers
the Li Rong tribe 672 BC 651 BC, Husband's death 651 BC Shao Ji (少姬) Huai Ying (怀赢/懷嬴) Duke Mu of Qin 650 BC 637 BC 637 BC 620 BC Duke Huai Bi Ji (逼姞)
List of Chinese empresses and queens
List_of_Chinese_empresses_and_queens
reigned as a local Saite king under the 25th Nubian Dynasty between 678 BC to 672 BC if he did have an independent reign. If not, he would merely have been
Nekauba
Long, loose overgarment fastening at the neck
badge of office. The toga allegedly originated with Numa Pompilius (r. 715–672 BC), the second semi-legendary king of Rome. Eminent personages in Kievan Rus'
Cloak
Ancient nomadic Iranic people who invaded West Asia in the 8th and 7th centuries BC
undertook diplomatic initiatives to separate Aḫšēri from his allies: by 672 BC, the Scythians had become the allies of the Neo-Assyrian Empire after Išpakāya's
Cimmerians
Area codes in British Columbia, Canada
Area codes 778, 236, 672, and 257 are telephone overlay area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the Canadian province of British Columbia
Area codes 778, 236, 672, and 257
Area_codes_778,_236,_672,_and_257
(700–697 BC, 679–673 BC) Ziwei, Prince (694 BC) Zheng Ziying, ruler (693–680 BC) Wen, Duke (672–628 BC) Mu, Duke (627–606 BC) Ling, Duke (605 BC) Xiang
List of state leaders in the 7th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_7th_century_BC
Olympiad 680 BC - Thalpis of Laconia 26th Olympiad 676 BC - Callisthenes of Laconia 27th Olympiad 672 BC - Eurybus of Athens (Ancient Greek: Εὔρυβος Ἀθηναῖος;
List of Olympic winners of the Stadion race
List_of_Olympic_winners_of_the_Stadion_race
Chinese Zhou dynasty state (c.1030 BC – 223 BC)
Shaoxi. 863 BC E 704 BC Quan 690 BC Luo 688–680 BC Shen 684–680 BC Xi 678 BC Deng 648 BC Huang after 643 BC Dao 623 BC Jiang (江) 622 BC Liao 622 BC Lù (六)
Chu_(state)
at Khorsabad. The ten kingdoms listed on the prism of Esarhaddon in 673–672 BC have been identified as Soli, Salamis, Paphos, Kourion, Amathus and Kition
Ancient_history_of_Cyprus
17th ruler of Chen
Mù Gōng; born 672 BC, reigned 647 BC – died 632 BC), personal name Gui Kuan, was a duke of the Chen state. Duke Mu was born in 672 BC to the favourite
Duke_Mu_of_Chen
Khorsabad. The ten kingdoms listed by an inscription of Esarhaddon in 673/672 BC have been identified as Salamis, Kition, Amathus, Kourion, Paphos and Soli
History_of_Cyprus
Chief magistrate of the Roman Kingdom
who founded the city in 753 BC upon the Palatine Hill. Seven legendary kings are said to have ruled Rome until 509 BC, when the last king was overthrown
King_of_Rome
Italic people of ancient Italy
buildings from the 6th century BC with roofs made of flat and curved tiles. A Latin inscription says the city was founded in 672 BC. The most interesting finds
Umbri
Armed forces of the Nubian kingdoms
some scholars have assumed was possibly one of Assyria's worst defeats. In 672 BC, Taharqa brought reserve troops from Kush, as mentioned in rock inscriptions
Military_of_ancient_Nubia
Calendar year
year 670 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 84 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 670 BC for this
670_BC
King of Kush and pharaoh of Egypt
some scholars have assumed was possibly one of Assyria's worst defeats. In 672 BC, Taharqa brought reserve troops from Kush, as mentioned in rock inscriptions
Taharqa
Calendar year
673 BC or 673 BCE was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 81 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 673 BC for
673_BC
Name disputes among the Assyrian people
Assyrians post-Nineveh: Identity, Fragmentation, Conflict and Survival (672 BC – 1920) – A Study of Assyrogenous Communities. Tatavla Publishing. ISBN 978-0987423900
Assyrian_naming_dispute
Calendar year
675 BC, or 675 BCE was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 79 ab urbe condita. The denomination 675 BC for
675_BC
Calendar year
674 BC or 674 BCE was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 80 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 674 BC for
674_BC
670 BC had a large number of high-ranking officials put to death. In 672 BC, Esarhaddon decreed that his younger son Ashurbanipal (r. 669–631 BC) would
History_of_the_Assyrians
the known victors of the ancient Olympic Games from the 1st Games in 776 BC up to the 264th in 277 AD, as well as the games of 369 AD before their permanent
List of ancient Olympic victors
List_of_ancient_Olympic_victors
History of the municipality of Syracuse, Italy
to have its name recorded at the games in Olympia, following Crotone in 672 BC. A deep connection [it] existed between Syracuse and Olympia, the land of
History_of_Syracuse,_Sicily
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
3,000 years ago. However ancient in origin, by the end of the 6th century BC at least four Greek sporting festivals, sometimes called "classical games
Olympic winners of the Archaic period
Olympic_winners_of_the_Archaic_period
Ruling crown prince of Assyria
legal documents, appearing frequently since the reign of Esarhaddon in 672 BC, but always in the form of "covenant of the king" (adê ša šarri), showing
Aššur-uballiṭ_II
(701–671 BC) Chen (complete list) – Ping, Duke (777–755 BC BC) Wen, Duke (754–745 BC BC) Huan, Duke (744–707 BC BC) Tuo, usurper ruler (707–706 BC BC) Li,
List of state leaders in the 8th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_8th_century_BC
family tree of Chinese monarchs during the Warring States period. In 771 BC, a coalition of feudal lords and the Western Rong tribes overthrew King You
Family tree of Chinese monarchs (Warring States period)
Family_tree_of_Chinese_monarchs_(Warring_States_period)
Ancient Assyrian queen
death in 672 BC and that Assyria was without a queen for the last four years of his reign; lists of officials at the royal court from after 672 BC include
Ana-Tašmētum-taklāk
Overview of and topical guide to ancient Egypt
the Saite Period, lasted from 672 BC to 525 BC. The Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt The First Persian Period (525 BC–404 BC), this period saw Egypt conquered
Outline_of_ancient_Egypt
(reigned c. 672 BC–c. 664 BC). He was killed by an invading Kushite force under Tantamani. Necho II Pharaoh 26th dynasty fl. c. late-7th century BC Also known
List_of_ancient_Egyptians
Ruler of Chen from 706 BC to 700 BC
was the father of Chen Wan (陳完), who later fled to the Jiang Qi state in 672 BC. The Tian (田) clan descended from Chen Wan grew increasingly powerful over
Duke_Li_of_Chen
Calendar year
year 671 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 83 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 671 BC for this
671_BC
City in British Columbia, Canada
Waterfront Situation". BC Studies (22): 68. BC Labour Heritage Centre (April 16, 2018). "The Shooting of Frank Rogers". Working People Built BC. Archived from
Vancouver
Year used in some calendars
any historical event. This practice began with the English cleric Bede (c. 672–735), who used AD years in his Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (731)
Year_zero
Name list
Jian (1936–2019), Chinese literary scholar Du'ao (born Xiong Jian, died 672 BC), king of the state of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient
Jian_(given_name)
Calendar year
Consulship of Marius and Carbo (or, less frequently, year 672 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 82 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval
82_BC
Decade
809 BC – 800 BC. 804 BC—Adad-nirari III of Assyria led a campaign into Syria and Palestine, reaching Gaza. c. 800 BC—Greek Dark Ages end. c. 800 BC—Archaic
800s_BC_(decade)
Ruler of Chu state from 671–626 BC
name Xiong Yun, was a ruler of the Chu state, ruling from 671 BC to 626 BC. In 672 BC, King Cheng's older brother, Du'ao, attempted to have him killed
King_Cheng_of_Chu
Concubine and later wife of Duke Xian of Jin
originally a native of Li Rong (驪戎), one of the northern Rong tribes. In 672 BC, the fifth year of his reign, Duke Xian obtained two daughters of the leader
Concubine_Li
Eusebius of Caesarea as a victor in the stadion race of the 27th Olympiad (672 BC). His name is also referred as Eurybates or Eurybotos and possibly Eurybotas
Eurybus_of_Athens
Topics referred to by the same term
Chinese rulers: Duke Mu of Cao (fl. 8th century BC) Duke Mu of Chen (672–632 BC) Duke Mu of Qin (died 621 BC) King Mu (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Duke_Mu
Cradle of civilization in North Africa
northeastern corner of Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower Egypt
Ancient_Egypt
Iraqi archaeologist
discovered a cuneiform inscription of Esarhaddon, dating back to about 672 BC. The king's name does not appear in the inscription, but phrases separately
Layla_Salih
History of the municipality of Terni, Italy
essential element of Umbro-Roman military garrisons. They founded the city in 672 B.C., as shown by a Tiberian-era Latin inscription. The name Interamna Nahars
History_of_Terni
Capital city of British Columbia, Canada
other communities in BC through their local bicycle advocacy groups, all supported by the Bike to Work BC Society. The Bike to Work BC Society was formed
Victoria,_British_Columbia
Period in ancient Egyptian history ( 664 BCE–332 BCE)
Sais, reigned from 672 to 525 BC, and consisted of six pharaohs. It started with the unification of Egypt under Psamtik I in 656/655 BC, itself a direct
Late_Period_of_Egypt
Egypt, one of the world's oldest civilizations, was unified around 3150 BC by King Narmer. It later came under Persian, Greek, Roman, and Arab rule before
History_of_Egypt
City in British Columbia, Canada
A History of Forestry in Nelson, BC". Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery. Retrieved 2026-01-10. "History of Nelson BC & Kootenay Lake Communities - Discover
Nelson,_British_Columbia
p. 317) or more precisely: May 12, 1274 BC based on Ramesses' commonly accepted accession date in 1279 BC. Bryce, Trevor (2005). The Kingdom of the
List_of_wars:_before_1000
Pre-Roman civilization of Etruria (9th–1st century BC)
reached its maximum around 500 BC, shortly after the Roman Kingdom became the Roman Republic. Beginning in the late 4th century BC, it succumbed to the expanding
Etruscan_civilization
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
Phoenician city-state
settled around 814 BC by merchants from Tyre, a leading Phoenician city-state located in present-day Lebanon. In the 7th century BC, following Phoenicia's
Ancient_Carthage
City in British Columbia, Canada
On BC Highway 16, junctions branch northward for the Nisga'a Highway (BC Highway 113) to the west and southward for the Stewart–Cassiar Highway (BC Highway
Terrace,_British_Columbia
Ruler of the state of Jin from 676 to 651 BC
expanded his army into 2 troops, each having 10,000 men (some say 12,500). In 672 BC, the fifth year of his reign, he eliminated the Li Rong tribe and he obtained
Duke_Xian_of_Jin
City in Canada
was projected to surpass the city of Vancouver as the most populous city in BC within the following 10 to 12 years. The city is characterized by low population
Surrey,_British_Columbia
Roman statesman and lawyer (106–43 BC)
Classical Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs ˈtʊlli.ʊs ˈkɪkɛroː]; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and
Cicero
Asiatic rulers of Dynasty XV of ancient Egypt
Egyptology, were the kings of the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt (fl. c. 1650–1550 BC). Their seat of power was the city of Avaris in the Nile Delta, from where
Hyksos
Period of Ancient Egypt (1077–664 BCE)
Period of ancient Egypt began with the death of Pharaoh Ramesses XI in 1077 BC, which ended the New Kingdom, and was eventually followed by the Late Period
Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
Third_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt
Dynasty of Egypt from c. 1550 to 1292 BCE
including Tutankhamun (c. 1341 BC – c. 1323 BC). Other famous pharaohs of the dynasty include Hatshepsut (c. 1479 BC–1458 BC), the longest-reigning woman
Eighteenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt
Calendar year
Year 31 BC was either a common year starting on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday or a leap year starting on Tuesday or Wednesday of the Julian calendar (the
31_BC
Calendar year
Year 495 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Priscus (or, less frequently
495_BC
history of ancient Egypt. The system of 30 dynasties recorded by third-century BC Greek-speaking Egyptian priest Manetho is still in use today; however, the
Periodization of ancient Egypt
Periodization_of_ancient_Egypt
"intermediate periods". The 31 dynastic divisions come from the 3rd century BC Egyptian priest Manetho, whose history Aegyptiaca was probably written for
Dynasties_of_ancient_Egypt
Navigational template showing Odrysian kings
I (Ancient Greek: Τήρης, Ancient Greek: [tɛ́ːrɛːs]; reigned (Unknown–445 BC) was the first king of a large, unified Odrysian kingdom of Thrace. Teres
Teres_I
City in British Columbia, Canada
(after Vancouver and Victoria). It is the seventh-largest municipality in BC and the largest in the Interior. It is the 20th-largest metropolitan area
Kelowna
Calendar year
Year 79 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vatia Isauricus and Claudius Pulcher
79_BC
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
Egyptian dynasty from 1295 to 1186 BC
dynasty of the Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom period, lasting from 1292 BC to 1189 BC. The 19th Dynasty and the 20th Dynasty furthermore together constitute
Nineteenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt
Calendar year
Year 32 BC was either a common year starting on Monday or Tuesday or a leap year starting on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday of the Julian calendar (the sources
32_BC
Calendar year
Year 52 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pompeius and Scipio (or, less frequently
52_BC
Calendar year
Year 418 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Fidenas, Axilla and Mugillanus (or,
418_BC
Calendar year
Year 51 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marcellus and Sulpicius (or, less frequently
51_BC
Calendar year
Year 80 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sulla and Metellus Pius (or, less frequently
80_BC
Calendar year
Year 419 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Lanatus, Rutilus, Tricipitinus and Axilla
419_BC
City in British Columbia, Canada
historically a stronghold of the BC Liberals (known as BC United since 2023) until the 2020 provincial election, when the BC NDP won three of the city's four
Richmond,_British_Columbia
672 BC
672 BC
Biblical
Asia muddy; boggy
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Wren.Dutch (de Ren) : origin unexplained.Variant spelling of German Renn.Swedish : soldier’s name, from ren ‘reindeer’.Chinese : from the name of Rencheng ‘Ren City’, which was granted to Yu Yang, the 25th son of the Emperor Huang Di (2697–2595 bc). Some of his descendants later adopted the place name as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Holland 1.Americanized form of Norwegian Hovland.Howland was the name of three Quaker brothers, original settlers in Marshfield, MA. They were from Huntingdonshire, England. The eldest, John Howland (c.1593–1672) was a passenger on the Mayflower, servant to Gov. John Carver, who died in the first winter at Plymouth Colony.
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 : 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 : 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 : unexplained. The name is now found only in Hampshire, but was formerly more widespread.Iranian : from a female personal name, Parvin, Persian name of the Pleiades (constellation).In the 1720s Francis (1700–67) Parvin came from Northallerton, Yorkshire, England to Berks County, PA. Notable bearers of the name in the U.S. have included Theodore Sutton Parvin (1817–1901), an IA lawyer, and Theodore Parvin (1829–98), a PA gynecologist and obstetrician.
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.
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 (also established in Ireland)
English (also established in Ireland) : habitational name from for example Barcroft in Haworth, West Yorkshire, so named with Old English bere ‘barley’ + croft ‘paddock’, ‘smallholding’.This is the name of a family established in Ireland by William Barcroft (1612–96). They can be traced to the parish of Barcroft, Lancashire, in the reign of Henry III (1216–72).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. It is said by family historians to be a variant of Questenbury, but no surname or place name of that spelling is known in Britain. It may be an altered form of Glastonbury, a habitational name from the place of this name in Somerset.American bearers of the name Christenberry are all said to be descended from Thomas Questenbury (1600–72), who came to VA in 1624 from Bromley, Kent, England.
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
English : habitational name from places called Bellingham, in Greater London (formerly in Kent) and Northumberland. The former is named with Old English BeringahÄm ‘homestead (Old English hÄm) of the followers of Be(o)ra’, a byname meaning ‘bear’; the latter seems to have been originally named as the ‘homestead of the dwellers at the bell’, from Old English belle used in a transferred sense of a bell-shaped hill.Richard Bellingham (c.1592–1672) came from Boston, Lincolnshire, England, to Boston, MA, in 1634. He was a controversial political figure in the new colony, an opponent of John Winthrop. He was elected governor of MA in 1641 and again in 1654 and 1665–72.
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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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English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a piece of ground that had been cleared by fire, from Middle English brend, past participle of brennen ‘to burn’.English : habitational name from any of the places in Devon and Somerset named Brent, probably from Old English brant ‘steep’, or from an old Celtic (British) word meaning ‘hill’, ‘high place’.English : byname or nickname for a criminal who had been branded; compare Henry Brendcheke (‘burned cheek’), recorded in Northumbria in 1279.English : Giles Brent (died 1672) came from Gloucestershire, England, to MD in 1638.
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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 : 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 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 : variant of Wen 2.Chinese : from a character in the personal name of Hu Gongman, a retainer of Wu Wang. After the latter established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc, he granted the state of Chen to Hu Gongman, whose descendants adopted the second character of his given name, Man, as their surname. This character also means ‘Manchurian’, but the name does not appear to be related to this meaning.Chinese : variant of Wen 3.Chinese : variant of Wan 1.English and Jewish : variant spelling of Mann.Dutch : from Middle Dutch man ‘man’, ‘husband’, ‘vassal’, ‘arbiter’.French : from the Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann 2).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the personal name Man, derived from Yiddish ‘man’.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : 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.
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English angel ‘angel’ (from Latin angelus), probably applied as a nickname for someone of angelic temperament or appearance or for someone who played the part of an angel in a pageant. As a North American surname it may also be an Americanized form of a cognate European surname, as for example Italian Angelo, Rumanian Anghel, Czech Anděl, or Hungarian Angyal.German : ethnic name for a member of a Germanic people on the Jutland peninsula; members of this tribe invaded eastern and northern Britain in the 5th–6th centuries and gave their name to England. See Engel.Slovenian (eastern Slovenia) : from the Latin personal name Angelus.
Girl/Female
Latin
Stranger.
Boy/Male
Australian, Czechoslovakian, Polish
Joyful World; Happy Peace; Great; Famous; Caring
Girl/Female
French American
Derived from medieval male form of Matthew.
Female
English
Variant spelling of Irish Noreen, NORENE means "honor, valor."
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Eldest Pandava Brother; One who Stable in the War
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi
Smell
Boy/Male
Muslim
Deeply learned. Genius.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Happiness
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Handsome King
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n.
An instrument for scraping bones. Y () Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 145, 178-9, 272.
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A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.
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The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, A. D. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed.
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 aspect of planets when separated the fifth part of the zodiac, or 72¡.
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An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other by twice the fifth part of a great circle -- that is, twice 72 degrees.
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A leaf containing a certain number of words, hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100 words.
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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.
a.
At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
n.
The immovable union of two joints of a crinoidal arm. T () the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, //262-264, and also //153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180.
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Of or pertaining to Yezdegerd, the last Sassanian monarch of Persia, who was overthrown by the Mohammedans; as, the Yezdegerdian era, which began on the 16th of June, a. d. 632. The era is still used by the Parsees.