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Aya 3

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Gender Feminine
Usage Semitic Mythology

Meaning & History

Means "dawn" in Akkadian. In Akkadian mythology this was the name of the goddess of the dawn, associated with sexual appeal and beauty. She was the consort of the sun god Shamash. The Babylonians sometimes called her kallatum meaning "the bride".

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Last ranked #85 in 2019 Basque Country, Spain
Last ranked #43 in 2023 Belgium
Last ranked #53 in 2023 Catalonia, Spain
Last ranked #21 in 2023 Denmark
Last ranked #223 in 2023 England and Wales
Last ranked #51 in 2023 France
Last ranked #181 in 2019 Italy
Last ranked #92 in 2024 Netherlands
Last ranked #88 in 2018 Quebec, Canada
Last ranked #99 in 2023 Spain
Last ranked #630 in 2024 United States

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dawn, goddesses, love deities, palindromes, solar deities, times of day
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Entry added December 7, 2022

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