Nancy asks…
Names for boys that mean Starry night?
I've looked on loads of websites for names that mean star or night, but I've had no luck at all. Anybody got any ideas? It's for a book I'm writing.
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Star —— Star Names 27 Star names that mean star for boys, listing Star baby names 1-20. Francis, George, Landon, Luke, Mario, Marion and Miles are popular names. Altair, Antares, Borg, Colum, Danar, Dax, Hesperos, Keyes, MacHenry, Merritt, Rigel, Ryker and Sirius are uncommon names. View Star baby names for name meanings, search Star names for girls, or search other baby names. Altair ... The name of the brightest star in the constellation Aquila. [3] Antares ... The name of a giant red star ... Borg ... Familiar to sci-fi fans as the name of an invincible hive-species on the 1990s TV series "Star Trek: The Next Generation". Colum ... Actor from "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" Colm Meaney ... [7] Danar Invented name, taken from "Star Trek" ... Dax ... Familiar today as the name of a character on the TV show "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". [2] Francis ... "Star Spangled Banner" author Francis Scott Key ... [36] George ... Use of the Geordi variants may be influenced by the character Geordi LaForge on the TV series "Star Trek: The Next Generation" ... [33] Hesperos ... "Evening; evening star." ... Since the sun set and the evening star rose there. [3] Keyes ... Author of "The Star-Spangled Banner". [2] Landon ... Place name. Lando is familiar due to the character Lando Calrissian from "Star Wars". [5] Luke ... "Star Wars" character Luke Skywalker ... [11] MacHenry ... And the inspiration for Francis Scott Key's "The Star-Spangled Banner". [1] Mario ... From Marius. Also used as masculine form of Mary (Latin) "star of the sea" and variant of Mark ... [3] Marion ... Variant of Mary (Latin) "star of the sea" ... [1] Merritt ... Also possibly "little renowned one" or derived from Mary (Latin) "star of the sea". [3] Miles ... The character Miles O'Brien in the TV series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" ... [4] Rigel ... Rigel is the blue star of the first magnitude that marks the hunter's left foot. Ryker ... Perhaps due to the character Commander Riker on the TV show "Star Trek: The Next Generation". [1] Sirius Star name: the brightest star seen from earth. Starling Bird name, though the name may also be associated with the word "star". Starr ... "Star." ... Sterling ... The word derives from an Old English term meaning "little star" ... [2] Sterne ... "Stern; star." ... [4] Tecumseh ... The name refers to a shooting star ... Tex Modern name of the Lone Star state which has a rakish aura due to association with cowboys and the Wild West. Willie ... Actor Wil Wheaton has made his form of the name familiar to fans of "Star Trek: The Next Generation". [3] Night —-— Amal ... "Amahl and the Night Visitors". [3] Auberon ... King of the Fairies in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" ... [4] Dag ... Mythology: the son of Night who brought the daylight as he rode his horse around the earth. U.N ... [4] Lysander ... Also the name of a character in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" ... [4] Moore ... Clement Clarke Moore was the author of the much-loved poem "'Twas the night before Christmas". [1] Nuru ... "Born at night." Oberon ... The King of the Fairies in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" ... [3] Sebastian ... Shakespeare gave the name to the twin brother of Viola in "Twelfth Night" ... [8] Theseus ... Theseus is featured in several classical Greek tragedies as well as in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" and Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream". Waite ... Occupational name. Christmas carolers were known as "waits" because the custom of singing carols started with bands of watchmen who would sing tunes as the night passed ... [3]
Linda asks…
WHICH PROBLEM DO YOU THINK WERE MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR WEEKENING THE HAN DYNASTY?
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In 'Chronicles of the Chinese Emperors' Ann Paludan writes: 'The four centuries of Han rule were divided by an interregnum under an outsider, Wang Mang, and the two halves are known as the Former and Later Han, or more commonly, Western and Eastern Han after the location of their capitals at Chang'an (modern Xi'an) and Luoyang (further east) respectively. The history of Western and Eastern Han followed a similar pattern: consolidation, expansion, exahustion and peasant risings leading to a breakdown of administration. The imperial system was plagued by inherent factional rivalry between officials, consort families, eunuchs, and warlords. Succession was seldom secure; only five Western and three Eastern Han emperors were of age on accession; the remainder were children dominated by their mothers or by eunuchs. After the emperor Zhangdi the Han dynasty steadily declined under a succession of child-emperors. Hedi (88-106) the son of Zhangdi and a consort, was nine years old on accesion and the dowager empress Dou and her powerful general brother Dou Xian, took control of the country. Hedi's reign was plagued by natural disasters - locusts, draughts and floods between 92 and 100. Hedi, restless under the dowager-empress's control, had taken the fateful step of enlising the eunuchs to rid himself of the Dou clan. The move was temporarily successful but hencefor imperial politics became a three-way struggle. Having called consort families into play against officials, emperors now turned to the eunuchs to protect them against their wives' families. Wooed by clans and emperors alike, the eunuchs became increasingly powerful and, belying their name, were given hereditary titles which could be passed to adopted sons. Consort families now had a vested interest in playing easily dominated minors on the throne and the remaining emperors of teh Han dynasty were all children. Natural disasters - a devestating earthquake in 151 followed by a plague of locusts in 153- led to widespread famine and popular risings throughout the empire. Low morale, lax administration and corruption had totally undermined the relief system and the central government was no longer able to cope with these sigsn of heavenly displeasure. The emperor Lingdi (168-189) was dominated by eunuchs, who filled all the important posts. The emperor appointed a eunuch as commander-in-chief, and to supplement the tax revenues, steadily falling through the exaction of corrupt officials, authorized the open sale of posts and titles froma hall in the palace. Slowly the administration disintegrated, unable to cope with a serious and growing agricultural crisis. Without funds the central relief system no longer functioned and each new drought or flood increased the number of landless. This rural unrest culminated in 184 when a major rebellion by the Yellow Turbans (named after their headgear) broke out in the east. Fuelled by refugees from disastrous yellow River floods, over 360,000 armed men swept west. Shortly afterwards an equally serious revolt took place in the southwest. During the long struggle to quell these risings, the political scene was radically altered. Unable to rely on central troops, provincial rulers raised their own and power passed into the hands of the new warlords who now manipulated their emperors as puppets. The last Han emperor, Xiandi (189-220) became a refugee, seeking shelter where he could find it. The throne was open for capture. Central authority ahd disappeared and there was now a three-way power struggle between the generals.' I would say, judging by what Ann Paludan says, that the Han empire was weakened by a combination of natural disasters, child emperors, power struggles, and the increasing power of first the eunuchs and then the generals.
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