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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Ancient Near Eastern; and the length is 8.
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Abimilki m Phoenician
Means "my father is king", deriving in part from the Phoenician element 𐤌𐤋𐤊 mlk ("king"). Name borne by a prince of Tyre known from his correspondance with Akenhaten, recorded in the Amarna letters.
Adherbal m Punic (Latinized), Phoenician (Latinized)
Name of a Numidian prince meaning "Baal is great".
Ahāssunu f Babylonian
Means "their sister", deriving from the Akkadian element aḫātu ("sister") combined with the suffix -(aš)šunu ("for them (masculine plural), to them, towards them"),
Amminaya f Hittite
Meaning unknown. Name borne by a Hittite queen, who is known only from a mention in a single document (KBo XIX 84,7). Her spouse is unknown, however some historians theorize that she was married to Arnuwanda II.
Ammurapi m Ancient Semitic
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by the last king of Ugarit, known from a letter he wrote to the king of Alashiya pleading for military aid during an invasion.
Arinniti f Ancient Near Eastern
Hittite name meaning "lady of the forest", from Sanskrit aranya meaning "forest". This name was given to the Sun Goddess of Arinna. Also connected to the Vedic goddess Aranyani.
Astyages m Old Median (Hellenized), Akkadian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Akkadian Ishtovigu or Ištovigu, from Old Median R̥štivaigah, ultimately derived from Ancient Iranian rishti vaiga, meaning "swinging the spear". Modified through folk etymology by Greek ἄστυ (ásty) meaning "city" and ἄγνυμι (ágnumi) meaning "break"... [more]
Barabbas m Ancient Aramaic (Hellenized), Biblical
Hellenized form of bar-Abbâ, which means "son of Abba" in Aramaic, derived from Aramaic bar meaning "son" combined with the Aramaic given name Abba... [more]
Bartatua 𒁹𒁇𒋫𒌅𒀀 m Akkadian
Akkadian form of either the Scythian name Pr̥ϑutavah ("with far-reaching strength") or the Scythian name Pṛtatavah ("mighty in battle").
Bēl-ṣarbi m Near Eastern Mythology, Akkadian
Means "lord of the poplar", deriving from the Akkadian elements bēlu ("boss, chief, master, lord") and ṣarbat (deriving from a place name, that presumably later became associated with groves of trees... [more]
Carthalo 𐤒𐤓‬𐤕‬𐤇‬𐤋‬𐤑 m Phoenician
Carthalo was an officer in Hannibal's army during the Second Punic War.
Cucuphas m Phoenician
Phoenician origin with the meaning of "he who jokes" or "he who likes to joke". Saint Cucuphas is a is a martyr of Spain who lived from roughly 269 A.D. to 304 A.D. ... [more]
Daduhepa f Hittite
Of uncertain etymology, although the second element of the name (hepa) likely derives from the Hurrian sun goddess Ḫepat. Name borne by a Hittite queen who was possibly the wife of Tudhaliya I. She is known to have occupied the role of Tawananna (ruling queen) during the reign of Šuppiluliuma I, who is thought to have been her son.
Danuhepa f Hittite
Etymology uncertain. The second element of the name (hepa) likely derives from the Hurrian sun goddess Ḫepat. Danuhepa was a Hittite queen who was likely the wife of Mursili II.
Darimush m Akkadian
Akkadian form of Darius.
‘Eliyyahu אֱלִיָּהוּ m Ancient Hebrew
Ancient Hebrew from of Elijah.
Entemena 𒂗𒋼𒈨𒈾 m Sumerian
Of uncertain etymology, possibly deriving in part from the Sumerian element en, meaning "lord, high priest, dignitary". Name borne by a king of Lagash, notable for being named in the earliest known peace treaty between two kings.
Ḫaštayar f Hittite
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a Hittite noblewoman who was speculated to be either a daughter or a wife of Hattusili I.
Ithobaal אֶתְבַּעַל m Biblical, Phoenician
It is borne by (Ithobaal I) of the biblical queen Jezebel and Baal-Eser II, other Phoenician kings mentioned by the historian Josephus and Assyrian sources... [more]
Jehaleel m Ancient Hebrew
Meaning "God is praised."
Jehdeiah m Ancient Hebrew
Meaning "God gladdens."
Jehoahaz יְהוֹאָחָז m Ancient Hebrew
Meaning "God holds fast." Diminutive is Ahaz.
Lamashtu 𒀭𒈕𒈨 f Near Eastern Mythology, Akkadian
Possibly means "she who erases", deriving from the Akkadian element pašāṭu ("to erase"). Name borne by a female demon thought to menace women during childbirth. Since her name was written with the symbol 𒀭 (dingir, used to signify the name of a deity), and she is described as acting malevolently of her own accord (rather than at the direction of the gods), it is hypothesised that she was a goddess or demigoddess in her own right.
Maccabee m Ancient Aramaic (Anglicized), Mormon
The name of an ancient Jewish warrior, Judah Maccabee, meaning "the hammer". ... [more]
Mausolus m Ancient Near Eastern, Carian (Hellenized), History (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Μαύσωλος (Mausōlos), which is a variant spelling of Maussollos, a hellenization of a Carian masculine compound name... [more]
Mebarasi m Sumerian
Original reading of Enmebaragesi.
Mullissu f Near Eastern Mythology, Ancient Assyrian
Meaning uncertain. Name borne by an obscure goddess who was a consort of the god Ashur. May derive from "Mullitum", which was an epithet for the Sumerian goddess Ninlil.
Napir-asu f Ancient Near Eastern, Elamite
Possibly derived from the name of the Elamite god of the moon Napir. Name borne by Napir-Asu, who was the queen of Elam during the Middle Elamite period... [more]
Nedebeus נדבאי m Ancient Hebrew (Hellenized, Rare)
Latinized form of the Greek form of Hebrew נדבאי (Nadvay). Nebedeus was the father of Ananias, the Jewish high priest from about 47 to 58 AD. Ananias is mentioned in both Acts 23 and the writings of Josephus, but only Josephus mentions the name of his father, Nebedeus.
Ne'ehevet נאהבת f Ancient Hebrew
derived from נאהבת meaning "beloved", which is a derivative of the root אהב meaning "love"
Nin-kalla f Sumerian
Means "precious sister", deriving from the Sumerian elements nin ("sister") and níĝ-kal-la ("precious"). Name borne by many prominent high-status women during the Neo-Sumerian Empire.
Ochozias m Biblical Latin, Ancient Hebrew (Latinized), Biblical French
French and Latinized form of Ahaziah via it's Hellenized form Okhozias.
Puduḫepa f Hittite
Meaning unknown, although the second element of the name (hepa) likely derives from the Hurrian sun goddess Ḫepat. Name borne by a Hittite queen (fl. 13th century BCE). Puduḫepa was the wife of King Hattusili III, and the mother of Maathorneferure, who went on to become the Great Royal Wife of Rameses II.
Quriaqos m Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic and Assyrian form of Quiricus.
Shu-enlil m Akkadian
Meaning uncertain, but related to the god Enlil.... [more]
Šuqurtum f Ancient Near Eastern, Akkadian
Of uncertain etymology, however the name is possibly of Akkadian origin, as it ends in the Akkadian feminine suffix tum. One possible name element is the Akkadian šūquru ("very precious, valuable")... [more]
Uhinnatu f Babylonian
Means "date" (referring to the date fruit) deriving from the Akkadian element uḫinnu ("dried date").
Ur-nanshe 𒌨𒀭𒀏 m Sumerian
Possibly meaning "Servant of Nanshe", deriving from Sumerian element ur, meaning " servant; young man, warrior". Name borne by the first king of the dynasty of Lagash, who ruled in the Early Dynastic Period III of Sumer.
Ur-zababa m Sumerian, Akkadian
Likely means "dog of Zababa" or "the one of Zababa" in Sumerian, derived from Sumerian 𒌨 (ur) "dog of, he of, the one of" combined with the Sumerian god Zababa... [more]
Ya'aqov'el יַעֲקֹבְאֵל m Ancient Hebrew
Possibly an older Hebrew form of Jacob.
Yohannan m Assyrian, Ancient Aramaic, Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Syriac and Aramaic form of Yoḥanan (see John), as well as the form used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians in India.
Ziusudra m Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian
Meaning, "life of long days." The name of a king listed in the Sumerian king list; listed as the last king of Sumer prior to the deluge and subsequently recorded as the hero of the Sumerian flood epic... [more]