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Calendar year
Year 70 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 Crassus (or, less frequently
70_BC
Topics referred to by the same term
70 may refer to: 70 (number), the natural number following 69 and preceding 71 One of the years 70 BC, AD 70, 1970, 2070 Seventy (Latter Day Saints), an
70
80 BC) Coins. Telephos (75 - 70 BC) Coins Epander (95 - 90 BC) Coins Archebios (90 - 80 BC) Coins (Maues), Indo-Scythian king Thraso (around 80 BC or
Timeline of Indo-Greek kingdoms
Timeline_of_Indo-Greek_kingdoms
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
'Cleopatra 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
Decade
The 70s BC were the period 79 BC – 70 BC. Sulla renounces his dictatorship. Cicero travels to Athens and then to Rhodes to continue his studies of philosophy
70s_BC
Modern calendar era
also found after the year. In contrast, "BC" is always placed after the year number (for example: 70 BC but AD 70), which preserves syntactic order. The
Anno_Domini
Topics referred to by the same term
modern English names used for the Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro (70 BC–19 BC). Virgil, Vergil, Virgilius, or Vergilius may also refer to: Virgil (name)
Virgil_(disambiguation)
War between Rome and its Italian allies
(socii), largely from 91 to 88 BC in Italy, with some holdouts persisting until 87 BC. The war started in late 91 BC with the rebellion of Asculum. Other
Social_War_(91–87_BC)
200 BC–10 AD Greek kingdom in South Asia
year of the reign of the Yavanas", which corresponds to circa 70 BC. In the 1st century BC, however, they lost the area of Mathura, either to the Mitra
Indo-Greek_Kingdom
1st-century-BC Roman poet
Maro (Classical Latin: [ˈpuːbliʊs wɛrˈɡɪliʊs ˈmaroː]; 15 October 70 BC – 21 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil (/ˈvɜːrdʒɪl/ VUR-jil) in English
Virgil
Open air entertainment venue
in design. The first amphitheatre may have been built at Pompeii around 70 BC. Ancient Roman amphitheatres were oval or circular in plan, with seating
Amphitheatre
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
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
Ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii
Herculaneum. Six bodies were found during the excavations. Built around 70 BC, the amphitheatre is one of the earliest Roman amphitheatres built of stone;
Amphitheatre_of_Pompeii
Roman general and statesman (106–48 BC)
political advancement), and he was elected as consul on three occasions (70, 55, 52 BC). He celebrated three triumphs and served as a commander in the Sertorian
Pompey
Town in Bavaria, Germany
Deutschland Resort is located in Günzburg. Günzburg was founded in about 70 BC by the Romans to defend the borders of their land along the Danube; it was
Günzburg
Elected Roman officials
reforms of the dictator Sulla in 81 BC. Although many of these powers were restored in further reforms of 75 BC and 70 BC, the prestige and authority of the
Tribune
Series of speeches by Cicero
"In Verrem" ("Against Verres") is a series of speeches made by Cicero in 70 BC, during the corruption and extortion trial of Gaius Verres, the former governor
In_Verrem
Roman noblewoman, second wife of Augustus and mother of Julia the Elder
Scribonia (c. 70 BC – c. AD 16) was the second wife of Octavian, later the Roman Emperor Augustus, and the mother of his only biological child, Julia
Scribonia_(wife_of_Octavian)
Philosophy in the Roman world, influenced by Hellenistic philosophy
(150–75 BC) Alcaeus and Philiscus (150 BC) Phaedrus (138–70 BC) Gaius Amafinius (125 BC) Titus Pomponius Atticus (110 BC–33 BC) Philodemus (110–50 BC) Titus
Ancient_Roman_philosophy
Roman general and statesman (115–53 BC)
summer; 70 BC – Consulship of Crassus and Pompey; 65 BC – Crassus is censor with Quintus Lutatius Catulus; 63 BC – Catiline conspiracy; 59 BC – First
Marcus_Licinius_Crassus
under the rule of Persians until it won its independence again, and around 70 BC it became part of the Roman Republic, which was succeeded by the Roman Empire
List of sieges of Constantinople
List_of_sieges_of_Constantinople
Last 9 years of the BC era
The 0s BC is the period between 9 BC and 1 BC, the last nine years of the before Christ era. It is one of two "0-to-9" decade-like timespans that contain
0s_BC
Part of the Roman–Parthian Wars
The Battle of Carrhae (Latin pronunciation: [ˈkar.rʰae̯]) was fought in 53 BC between the Roman Republic and the Parthian Empire near the ancient town of
Battle_of_Carrhae
King (109–70 BC) Antiochus I, King (70–38 BC) Mithridates II, King (38–20 BC) Mithridates III, King (20–12 BC) Antiochus III, King (12 BC–17 AD) Elymais
List of state leaders in the 1st century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_1st_century_BC
1st-century BC Pontic noblewoman
Adobogiona (fl. c. 70 BC – c. 30 BC) was an illegitimate daughter of King Mithridates VI of Pontus. Her mother was the Galatian princess Adobogiona the
Adobogiona_the_Younger
Ancient Roman marble bust
century AD), itself thought to be a copy of an original dating from around 80–70 BC. The piece is executed in the late republican portrait style later known
Patrician_Torlonia
Historical region of Western Europe inhabited by Celtic tribes
BC and Gallia Narbonensis in 123 BC. Gaul was invaded after 120 BC by the Cimbri and the Teutons, who were in turn defeated by the Romans by 103 BC.
Gaul
times the area of the previous largest civilisation around the year 3000 BC. Because of the trend of increasing world population over time, absolute population
List_of_largest_empires
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
Ancient Roman city
Curia III and Temple B, the Basilica was laid out. The city was sacked in 70 BC, and much of the colony was restored unevenly. Atrium Buildings Seven and
Cosa
Series of historical mystery stories by John Maddox Roberts
during the reign of Augustus Caesar. The stories range from 70 BC (The King's Gambit) to 20 BC ("The King of Sacrifices"), and have both an exciting and
SPQR_series
Roman politician and general (83–30 BC)
Marcus Antonius (14 January 83 BC – 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical
Mark_Antony
Ancient Roman family
about 70 BC, and propraetor in Hispania Ulterior about 68, under whom Caesar served as quaestor. Antistius Vetus, tribune of the plebs in 56 BC. Gaius
Antistia_gens
Artistic styles found in Pompeii
landscapes began to be introduced to the first style around 90 BC, and gained ground from 70 BC onwards, along with illusionistic and architectonic motives
Pompeian_Styles
1st-century BC Gallic chieftain
BC). Vercingetorix was born c. 82 BC in Gergovia to Celtillus, an Arvenian aristocrat who was murdered around 70–60 BC by members of his own people for
Vercingetorix
321 BC – 428 AD monarchy in Ancient Near East
existed from 331 BC to 428 AD. Its history is divided into the successive reigns of three royal dynasties: Orontid (331–200 BC), Artaxiad (189 BC – 12 AD), and
Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)
Kingdom_of_Armenia_(antiquity)
King of Commagene from 109 to 70 BC
Antiochus I Theos of Commagene (c. 86 BC–38 BC), a prince and future king of Commagene. Mithridates died in 70 BC and Antiochus succeeded him. List of
Mithridates_I_Callinicus
Ancient Roman family
in 97 BC. Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus, consul in 72, and censor in 70 BC. Publius Cornelius P. f. P. n. Lentulus Sura, consul in 71 BC, later
Cornelia_gens
Permanent jury court in the Roman republic
charges. From the formation of the quaestiones through to the lex Aurelia in 70 BC, the composition of the juries was a topic of constant political struggle
Quaestio_perpetua
Calendar year
Year 67 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Piso and Glabrio (or, less frequently
67_BC
1st-century BC Roman architect and engineer
vi-TROO-vee-əs; Latin: [wɪˈtruːwi.ʊs]; c. 80–70 BC – after c. 15 BC) was a Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work
Vitruvius
Sulpicius Rufus, plebeian tribune of 88 BC, before his demise amid Sulla's march on Rome. Actual enrolment took until 70 BC. Mouritsen 1998, p. 168; Santangelo
Elections in the Roman Republic
Elections_in_the_Roman_Republic
Thracian gladiator who led a slave revolt
served as a soldier with the Romans. His revolt began in 73 BC when, along with about 70 other gladiators, he escaped a gladiatorial school near Capua
Spartacus
the Pannonians. The Roman era began with several attacks between 156 and 70 BC, but their gradual conquest was interrupted by the Dacian king Burebista
History of Hungary before the Hungarian conquest
History_of_Hungary_before_the_Hungarian_conquest
Emperor of the Han dynasty from 74 to 48 BC
73 BC – 70 BC Dijie (地節) 69 BC – 66 BC Yuankang (元康) 65 BC – 61 BC Shenjue (神爵) 61 BC – 58 BC Wufeng (五鳳) 57 BC – 54 BC Ganlu (甘露) 53 BC – 50 BC Huanglong
Emperor_Xuan_of_Han
Honorable title given to benefactors in ancient Greece and the Hellenistic period
144–132, 126–116 BC Telephos Euergetes, Indo-Greek ruler, reigned 75–70 BC Tiraios I Euergetes, king of Characene, reigned 95/94-90/89 BC Demetrius III Theos
Euergetes
Small, flat and usually round piece of material used as money
456/45–431 BC Coin of Akanthos, Macedon, c. 470-430 BC. Coin of Aspendos, Pamphylia, c. 465–430 BC. Coin from Korkyra, c. 350/30–290/70 BC. Coin of Cyprus
Coin
73–71 BCE Roman slave rebellion
of 70 BC, even though Pompey was ineligible because of his youth and lack of service as praetor or quaestor. Both men were elected consul for 70 BC, partly
Third_Servile_War
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
Active stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy
Mount Etna. In Book II of De architectura, the architect Vitruvius (c. 80–70 BC –?) reported that fires had once existed abundantly below the peak and that
Mount_Vesuvius
Ancient combat helmet of Greek origin
horn and ear; c. 171–145 BC. Indo-Greek king Hermaeus wearing a similar helmet, depicted on one of his silver coins; c. 90–70 BC. A Boeotian helmet found
Boeotian_helmet
Ancient city near modern Naples, Italy
of Pompeii in 70 BC, the Forum Baths, and the Odeon. In comparison, the Forum was embellished with the colonnade of Popidius before 80 BC. These buildings
Pompeii
Roman magistrate and census administrator
dictatorship to Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey)'s first consulship (82–70 BC), and any strict "imposition of morals" would have been found inconvenient
Roman_censor
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
Hive_BC
Period in Latin literature
Vergil) (70 – 19 BC), Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) (65 – 8 BC), known for lyric poetry and satires Sextus Aurelius Propertius (50 – 15 BC), poet Albius
Augustan literature (ancient Rome)
Augustan_literature_(ancient_Rome)
Roman general, politician and consul
after a two-year siege. Returning to Rome in 70 BC, Cotta was acclaimed for his victory. However, around 67 BC he was convicted of the misappropriation of
Marcus Aurelius Cotta (consul 74 BC)
Marcus_Aurelius_Cotta_(consul_74_BC)
of Gaius Verres) (70 BC) In Verrem (Against Gaius Verres, or The Verrines) (69 BC) Pro Fonteio (In Defense of Marcus Fonteius) (69 BC) Pro Caecina (On
Writings_of_Cicero
Roman politician
aristocrat. He was praetor in 71 BC. He succeeded Gaius Verres as governor of Sicily in 70 BC. He died in office as consul in 68 BC. His co-consul was Quintus
Lucius Caecilius Metellus (consul 68 BC)
Lucius_Caecilius_Metellus_(consul_68_BC)
Babylonian siege of Jerusalem (587 BC)
Jewish Revolt in 70 AD. Following the destruction and fall of the northern Kingdom of Israel by the Assyrian Empire in 732 and 720 BC, Judah lost its sibling
Siege_of_Jerusalem_(587_BC)
Last wife of Julius Caesar
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, a former protégé of Sulla, who had been consul in 70 BC, and recently become one of Caesar's closest political allies. Prior to
Calpurnia_(wife_of_Caesar)
Roman combatant for entertainment
colonists, around 70 BC. The first in the city of Rome was the extraordinary wooden amphitheatre of Gaius Scribonius Curio (built in 53 BC). The first part-stone
Gladiator
Ancient Roman family
Vespasian, AD 70. Quintus Sulpicius Peticus, grandfather of the consul of 364 BC. Marcus Sulpicius Q. f. Peticus, father of the consul of 364 BC. Gaius Sulpicius
Sulpicia_gens
1st century BC Roman owner of a gladiatorial school
ancient Capua. It was from this school that, in 73 BC, the Thracian slave Spartacus and about 70 to 78 followers escaped. The breakout led to the slave
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Vatia
Gnaeus_Cornelius_Lentulus_Vatia
Most common form of local community under Ancient Roman rule
civitates stipendariae were by far the most common of the three—for example, in 70 BC in Sicily there were 65 such cities, as opposed to only five civitates liberae
Civitas_stipendaria
Prophetic god of bodies of water in Greek mythology
cannot read the original". gutenberg.org. Retrieved 2026-03-17. "Virgil (70 BC–19 BC) - The Georgics: Book IV". www.poetryintranslation.com. Retrieved 2026-03-17
Proteus
Hellenistic-era Greek kingdom (256–100 BCE)
about 230 BC. A Greek population was already present in Bactria by the 5th century BC. Alexander the Great had conquered the region by 327 BC, founding
Greco-Bactrian_Kingdom
Roman family
Manlius Torquatus, the praetor of 70 BC. Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, the natural son of the consul of 65 BC, he was adopted into the Manlii by
Manlia_gens
Roman short sword; Latin word meaning "sword"
the Battle of Cartagena in 209 BC, after which he set the inhabitants to produce weapons for the Roman army. In 70 BC, both Claudius Quadrigarius and
Gladius
Settlement in Balearic Islands, Spain
consul Metellus, it is believed Pollentia was a Roman castra (camp) until c. 70 BC, when, according to the excavations in the forum area, the urbanization
Pollentia_(Mallorca)
58–50 BC conflict between Rome and Gallic tribes
although it would not become a Roman province until 27 BC, and resistance would continue until as late as 70 AD. There is no precise end date to the war, but
Gallic_Wars
Indo-Greek king (1st century BC)
Kabul, Afghanistan). Bopearachchi dates Hermaeus to c. 90–70 BC and R. C. Senior to c. 95–80 BC. Hermaeus' name means "devoted to Hermes", and he seems
Hermaeus
(585-525 BC)[a][b][c][d] Andronicus of Rhodes, (c. 70 BC)[a] Angiras, (c. 11th century BC) Anniceris, (fl. 300 BC)[a] Akspada Gautama,(8th century bc) Antiochus
List of philosophers born in the centuries BC
List_of_philosophers_born_in_the_centuries_BC
Calendar year
(killed in battle) Porcia, wife of Brutus (suicide) (approximate date) (b. c. 70 BC) Publius Servilius Casca Longus, Roman nobleman (assassin of Julius Caesar)
42_BC
Artistic style of portraiture in ancient Rome
(true). Verism emerged as an artistic style in the late Roman Republic (147–30 BC) and was often used for Republican portraits or on heads of “pseudo-athlete”
Verism
Canadian football museum in Ontario, Canada
1982–84; Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1985–92; BC Lions 1993). Tom Wilkinson – player (QB), 1987 (Toronto Argonauts 1967–70; BC Lions 1971; Edmonton Eskimos 1972–81)
Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Canadian_Football_Hall_of_Fame
ὁ Μυτιληναῖος, 70 BC–18) was a Greek epigrammatist and ambassador, who lived in Rome as a court poet. Crinagoras was born around 70 BC and was from Mytilene
Crinagoras_of_Mytilene
Type of ornamental or floral motif
Turkey, unknown architect or sculptor, c.300-150 BC Polychrome Roman mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite, c.70 BC, mosaic, Casa di Nettuno e Anfitrite, Herculaneum
Rinceau
writing, over 5,000 years ago, with the earliest records going back to 3,200 BC. Prehistory covers the time from the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) to the beginning
Timeline_of_prehistory
Ancient Roman politician
from an old noble family who held the offices of praetor (70 BC), consul (65 BC) and censor (64 BC). Both his father and grandfather of the same name had
Lucius Aurelius Cotta (consul 65 BC)
Lucius_Aurelius_Cotta_(consul_65_BC)
1st-century BC Roman poet and philosopher
internally inconsistent: if Virgil was born in 70 BC, his 17th birthday would be in 53. The two consuls of 70 BC, Pompey and Crassus, stood together as consuls
Lucretius
UNESCO World Heritage Site
the temple, and the looting of its ornament is mentioned by Cicero, in 70 BC, as one of the crimes of the governor Verres. Archeological site excavations
Cathedral_of_Syracuse
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Latin: Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until
Augustus
from their victories against the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire in the 140s BC (although they had ruled a smaller kingdom in the region of Parthia for roughly
List_of_monarchs_of_Parthia
War between Rome and Carthage (264–241 BC)
(264–241 BC) was the first of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the early 3rd century BC. For
First_Punic_War
Anatolia during classical antiquity
until 163 BC when Ptolemaeus (163–130 BC) revolted and established an independent state. Antiochus I Theos (70–38 BC) submitted to Pompey in 64 BC during
Classical_Anatolia
Decade
The 10s BC were the period 19 BC – 10 BC. The Aeneid by the Roman poet Virgil is published after his death. The Aeneid is an epic poem in 12 books that
10s_BC
Roman-era shipwreck
amphorae recovered from the wreck indicated a date of 80–70 BC, the Hellenistic pottery a date of 75–50 BC, and the Roman ceramics were similar to known mid-first
Antikythera_wreck
Sulla's coup against the Roman Republic
The March on Rome of 88 BC was a coup d'état by the consul of the Roman Republic Lucius Cornelius Sulla, who seized power against his enemies Marius and
March_on_Rome_(88_BC)
Roman politician and general (149–87 BC)
Quintus Lutatius Catulus (149–87 BC) was a consul of the Roman Republic in 102 BC. His consular colleague was Gaius Marius. During their consulship the
Quintus Lutatius Catulus (consul 102 BC)
Quintus_Lutatius_Catulus_(consul_102_BC)
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC, in which all these regions were under the influence of
Hellenistic_period
Roman senator
Gaius Memmius (born c. 70 BC) was a Roman senator who was appointed suffect consul in 34 BC. Gaius Memmius was the son of Gaius Memmius. His mother was
Gaius_Memmius_(consul_34_BC)
Alphabet used to write the Armenian language
Alexandria (20 BC – AD 50), who in his writings notes that the work of the Greek philosopher and historian Metrodorus of Scepsis (c. 145 BC – 70 BC), On Animals
Armenian_alphabet
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
his other passages Rome fought for the empire. Harris ends his period in 70 BC since it is less disputed that later Roman imperialism becomes aggressive
Defensive_imperialism
Ancient Roman open-air venues
shortly after 70 BC. There are relatively few other known early amphitheatres: those at Abella, Teanum and Cales date to the Sullan era (until 78 BC), those
Roman_amphitheatre
Topics referred to by the same term
(orator) (died 87 BC), celebrated orator, who was consul in 99 BC, and grandfather of the triumvir Marcus Antonius Creticus (died c. 70 BC), father of the
Mark_Anthony
consequences of Sulla's dictatorship, no new censors were elected until 70 BC. With the solidification of Augustus' rule, the Roman Republic came to an
List of censors of the Roman Republic
List_of_censors_of_the_Roman_Republic
Conflicts between Rome and Pontus (88–63 BC)
92 BC; Ernst Badian dated the Cilician governorship to 96; but accepting Livy, Periochae, 70, G V Sumner and A N Sherwin-White instead give 94 BC for
Mithridatic_Wars
Type of simple planetary gear train
ring gear. Milestones in the design or use of differentials include: 100 BC–70 BC: The Antikythera mechanism has been dated to this period. It was discovered
Differential (mechanical device)
Differential_(mechanical_device)
70 BC
70 BC
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
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 English Spanish
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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 : 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
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly from a reduced form of the personal name Dominick.Chinese : from the name of Meng Mingshi, a senior minister of the state of Qin in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). His descendants adopted the first character of his given name, which means ‘bright’, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : 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
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
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 : 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 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
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. Perhaps a variant of Wren.Dutch (de Ren) : origin unexplained.Variant spelling of German Renn.Swedish : soldier’s name, from ren ‘reindeer’.Chinese : from the name of Rencheng ‘Ren City’, which was granted to Yu Yang, the 25th son of the Emperor Huang Di (2697–2595 bc). Some of his descendants later adopted the place name as their surname.
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Jewish
Jewish : from the Hebrew personal name Amos, of uncertain origin, in some traditions connected with the Hebrew verb amos ‘to carry’, and assigned the meaning ‘borne by God’. This was the name of a Biblical prophet of the 8th century bc, whose oracles are recorded in the Book of Amos. This was one of the Biblical names taken up by Puritans and Nonconformists in the 16th–17th centuries, too late to have had much influence on surname formation, except in Wales.English : variant of Amis, assimilated in spelling to the Biblical name. It occurs chiefly in southeastern England.
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Hebrew
Help. 5th century BC Jewish priest and scholar Ezra wrote three biblical books and began...
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Hebrew American English French
God has judged, or God is judge. The Old Testament Daniel was a 6th century BC prophet who...
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Chinese
Chinese : variant of Tang 2.Chinese : variant of Tang 3.Chinese : from a modification of the character Zhong (). In the Xia dynasty (2205–1766 bc), there existed a senior adviser whose name was Zhonggu. Much later, in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 ad), some descendants settled along a river that became known as the Tong Family river. As the Manchus moved southwards, some took up residence by this river and they too adopted Tong as their surname.Chinese : from Lao Tong, the ‘style name’ given to a son of Zhuan Xu, legendary emperor of the 26th century bc. Two of his sons became important advisers to the next emperor, Ku. Some descendants of Lao Tong adopted a character from his style name as their surname.Chinese : see also Dong.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of tongs (Old English tang(e)), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word (there are examples in Lancashire, Shropshire, and West Yorkshire), from their situation by a fork in a road or river, considered as resembling a pair of tongs.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a tongue of land, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (Old English tunge, Old Norse tunga), for example Tonge in Leicestershire.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Antonius (see Anthony). It could also be from Dutch tong ‘tongue’ and hence a nickname for a chatterbox or scold, or possibly a shortening of Van Tongeren, a habitational name for someone from Tongeren in the province of Gelderland.
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English, French, North German, Danish, Catalan, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, etc.
English, French, North German, Danish, Catalan, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, etc. : from the personal name Albert, composed of the Germanic elements adal ‘noble’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. The standard German form is Albrecht. This, in its various forms, was one of the most popular of all European male personal names in the Middle Ages. It was borne by various churchmen, notably St. Albert of Prague, a Bohemian prince who died a martyr in 997 attempting to convert the Prussians to Christianity; also St. Albert the Great (?1193–1280), an Aristotelian theologian and tutor of Thomas Aquinas. It was also the name of princes and military leaders, such as Albert the Bear (1100–70), Margrave of Brandenburg. In more recent times it has been adopted as a Jewish family name.A bearer of the surname Albert, from Saintonge, France, was documented in Quebec city in 1664.
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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).
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Sikh
One who remembers (God)
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Indian
Holding wealth
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Light with the Recitation of God's Name
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Indian, Sanskrit
Wise
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Indian
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Hebrew Spanish
Praised.
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Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Deputy
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English
English : from the Middle English personal name Lefman, Old English Lēofman, composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + mann ‘man’, ‘person’. This came to be used as a nickname for a lover or sweetheart, from Middle English lem(m)an. There is no connection with the word denoting the citrus fruit (which is of Persian origin).Scottish and northern Irish : variant of Lamont.
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American, Australian, British, Dutch, English, Irish, Scottish
The Isle of Skye; A Nature Name Referring to the Sky or Cloud; Sheltering
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Christian, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Honey
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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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A symbol representing seventy units, as 70, or lxx.
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At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.