Language, people & evidence

Assyrian girls’ name collection

127 catalogue records. 5 have an individual reference check. The original catalogue is preserved, while unsupported popularity rankings have been removed.

127 of 127 catalogue records. Collection labels are inherited groupings, not verified gender-frequency claims.

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Abigail

My father's joy.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Abigayil · Avigail

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Ada

Ornament.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Adah · Adda

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Adda-guppi

An Aramaic name built on Hadad, the storm god; the second half is unclear.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Adad-guppi · Addagoppe

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Ahat-abisha

Sister of her father.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Ahatabisha

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Amytis

A Median princess's name known only through Greek; its original form is lost.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Amyitis · Amytes

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Anahid

Undefiled — from Anahita, the Persian goddess of the waters.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Anahita · Anahit

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Anunitu

The warlike one — Ishtar in armour.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Annunitum · Anunit

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Aruru

The mother goddess who pinched off clay and made Enkidu.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Arouru

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Ashurina

Of Ashur — a modern feminine formed on the oldest name.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Ashorina · Ashourina · Ashureena

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Atalia

The Lord is exalted — a Hebrew name, if she was a princess of Judah as some scholars think.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Athaliah · Ataliya · Atalya

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Aturaytha

Assyrian woman — the feminine adjective, given as a name.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Athuraita · Aturaita

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Aturina

Of Assyria — Atour, made feminine.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Atourina · Atorina · Athurina

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Aya

Dawn — the bride of the sun god.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Aia · Aja

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Aziza

Dear, and strong — both senses live in the word.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Azeeza · Azize

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Bahra

Radiance, brightness — the light a lamp throws, rather than the light itself.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Bahro · Bahrah

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Banitu

The beautiful one — possibly Yaba's name translated into Akkadian.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Banītu · Banitum

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Barbara

Foreign — a stranger's name, from Greek.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Barbra · Burbara · Varvara

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Belet-ili

Lady of the gods — the mother goddess.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Belit-ili

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Belit

Lady — a goddess's title, the feminine of Bel.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Beltu · Belti · Beltis

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Brikhta

Blessed.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Brikhtha · Brikhto

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Damkina

Ea's consort and Marduk's mother; her Sumerian name is read in more than one way.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Damgalnuna

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Dina

Judged, vindicated.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Dinah · Deena

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Dvora

Bee.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Deborah · Devora · Dbora

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Elishwa

My God is an oath.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Elisabet · Elizabeth · Elisheva · Elishba · Elishva

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Enheduanna

High priestess, ornament of heaven.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Enheduana

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Ereshkigal

Lady of the great earth — queen of the dead.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Irkalla

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Esharra-hammat

Esharra is mistress — named for Ashur's temple, the House of the Universe.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Esharrahammat

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Ester

Star, from Persian — or Ishtar, from Babylon. Scholars still argue which.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Esther · Estir · Esthir

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Febronia

From Latin februa, the rites of purification.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Febronya · Fevronia · Pebronia

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Geshtinanna

Vine of heaven.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Geštinanna

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Gula

The great one — goddess of healing.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Goula · Ninisina

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Habiba

Beloved.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Habeeba · Habibe

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Hagar

Traditionally the stranger, or the one who fled; the true origin is uncertain.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Hajar · Agar

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Hama

A queen's name whose meaning has not been worked out.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Hamâ · Hamaa

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Hawa

Life, the living one — mother of everyone alive.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Hawwa · Havva · Eve · Khawa

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Hdassa

Myrtle.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Hadassah · Hadasa

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Heleni

Torch, light — the traditional reading of Helen.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Helena · Helen · Ileni · Elena

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Iltani

Our goddess.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Iltanu

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Inanna

Lady of heaven.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Inana · Innin

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Ishara

Goddess of oaths and of love.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Eshara

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Ishtar

The goddess — of love, of war, and of the morning and evening star.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Ishtaar · Eshtar · Astarte

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Khanna

Grace, favour.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Hannah · Anna · Hane

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Khubba

Love.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Hubba · Khuba · Khubo

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Kishar

The whole earth.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Kišar

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Kokhwa

Star.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Kawkhwa · Kokhvo · Kokab

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Kubaba

A name of uncertain meaning, carried by a tavern-keeper who became a ruler.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Ku-Baba · Kug-Bau

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Laila

Night — Arabic and Persian, with Syriac lelya as its cousin.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Leila · Layla · Lila

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Lamassi

My guardian spirit.

Provisional catalogue meaning; not yet individually verified.

Lamasi · Lamassī