A register of names from Beth Nahrain

Assyrian Girl Names

ܫܡܗܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ

Assyrian naming runs in five layers, each laid down by a different century and still in use today — a girl called Shamiram carries the name of a queen who ruled Assyria around 810 BC, her cousin Warda is named for the rose, and their neighbour Nardin for the ointment poured out at Bethany. Every entry below gives the meaning, the language it came from, the Syriac spelling, and how to say it.