On the other hand, Irenaeus does not speak critically of icons or portraits in a general sense â only of certain gnostic sectarians' use of icons. Another criticism of image veneration appears in the non-canonical 2nd-century Acts of John (generally considered a gnostic work), in which the Apostle John discovers that one of his followers has had a portrait made of him, and is venerating it: (27)
[ 1 syll. fan(g), fa-ng ] The baby girl name Fang is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced as Fah-NG â . Fang is of Chinese origin and it is also used mainly in Chinese. The meaning of Fang is 'fragrant'. A form of the name is the Chinese Fang Hua. Fang is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.
During Emperor Huang Di's reign, a descendent called Yu Lei was awarded the land of Fang (north west of Nanyu) for his contributions in defeating a foreign tribe. He was thus known as Fang Lei, and his descendants were given the family name Fang. Ji Yuan is considered as another forefather of the Fangs. Ji was a general of Zhou Xuan Wang, and was known for his contributions in conquering the north and the south. Since his nickname was Fang Shu, the king awarded him the family name of Fang.