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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"),

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.

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").

Bashevis m & f Ancient Hebrew, Yiddish

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]

Darimush m Akkadian
Akkadian form of Darius.

‘Eliyyahu אֱלִיָּהוּ m Ancient Hebrew
Ancient Hebrew from of Elijah.

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]

Mahaliel m Ancient Hebrew, English (Puritan), Jewish
Variant of Mahalel.

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.

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"

Ochozias m Biblical Latin, Ancient Hebrew (Latinized), Biblical French
French and Latinized form of Ahaziah via it's Hellenized form Okhozias.

Okhozias m Biblical Greek, Ancient Hebrew (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Ahaziah.

Quriaqos m Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic and Assyrian form of Quiricus.

Shu-enlil m Akkadian
Meaning uncertain, but related to the god Enlil.... [more]

Sichaeus m Roman Mythology, Phoenician, Greek Mythology
Sichaeus was a wealthy Phoenician and husband of Dido, whose brother Pygmalion, anxious to secure his treasures, treacherously murdered him.

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-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.

Yiremiah m Ancient Assyrian
Assyrian form of Jeremiah.

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.

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