Assyrian Names for Girls

Assyria was a kingdom that spanned from modern-day Iraq (Mesopotamia), north-east Syria and south-east Turkey. The Assyrian Empire existed throughout the Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age (21st century BCE-mid 7th century BCE). At the height of its power, Assyria stretched as far as Cyprus to Persia, and from the Caucasus Mountains to the Arabian Peninsula of Egypt.

A

Achadina ancient city	Adorina the one who helps	Alala the goddess	Allat the goddess
Allatu goddess of the underworld	Alissar wanderer	Amuhia Amytis	Anat pure, spotless, taintless
Anunit a goddess; a star identified with Ishtar	Aralu the netherworld	Aruru goddess of creation	Asherah she who walks on the sea
Astarte a star	Atha flag	Athra country, birthplace	'Atheh Atargatis in Tarsus
Atoriya from Atour	Ayelta deer

B

Baileet one of the goddesses	Banita the one who builds	Barsamta a smile	Barsima daughter of the god Seen
Beerta castle	Belit the lady	Berolin pearl	Bilit the lady, the mother of the gods
Binpar wreath	Birola pearl	Bokina orange blossoms	Bratel daughter of God

D & E

Dadu the beloved one	Dadu-Ghipa beautiful beloved one	Dalale dear	Dalilta dear, beloved
Damrina amazing	Dara time, age	Dashna present, gift	Dilmon the Sumerian paradise
Dorra red coral	Doshno present, gift	Elishat wanderer	Emmita sweet mother

G & H

Gula goddess of healing	Hano a merciful woman	Hdaeil God guides	Heeba God's gift
Heerta monastery, name of a town in Iraq	Hidra glory	Hidyana guidance	Hizwa vision
Hleetha beautiful	Hodasa focus, concentration	Holala ululation

I

Idra help, aid	Ilana tree	Ilizabith God is my oath	Ilona tree
Ilpa ship, boat	Imma mother	Imama day	Inana goddess of words, language, syntax and meaning in Mesopotamia
Isara rock	Ishtar female doves	Ithalaha God exists	Ithel God exists
Itra scent	Izala a mountain in Tur Abdin

K

Kakra honey; a gift	Kasrin pure	Khannah a merciful woman	Khawa Eve
Khayoota life	Kherta free	Khleetha beautiful	Khodatha renewal
Kholma dream	Kiana nature	Kikia one of the first kings who ruled Assyria	Kinara harp
Klila wreath	Ktaweil book of God

L

Laitha lioness	Larsa a Sumerian city	Lawita protect by keeping a close watch	Lilian nights
Lilith nights	Lilio nights	Li-Lit the black, evil spirit	Lilitha jinni, a fairy
Lilya night	Lolitha spearhead, arrowhead	Lolo pearl

M

Malakhta angel	Marbita plentiful	Maisha forest	Maranata the Lord comes
Mardina the judge comes	Mardotha culture	Marga orchard	Marootha godhood, deity
Marta lady	Marweil God is his master	Maryowa God's gift	Matha homeland, village
Mawhawtha talent	Milta talk	Miltha word	Mimra poetry, speech
Minta favour	Mirda castle, citadel	Misha fog	Miskinta poor lady
Mnara Minaret	Moonatha wish	Morha Shamash's lover	Mylitta the mother of the child

N

Nahla valley	Nahira light, a shining star	Nahra river	Nairi an Armenian
Nana the Sumerian goddess of the moon	Naramsina feminine form of Naramsin	Narda muskroot, flowering plant	Nawsha self
Nerwa valley	Nidapa goddess of vegetation, seeds and reeds	Nina goddess of water	Ninharrissi lady of the mountains
Nin-Ki-Gal lady of the great earth	Nin-Kummu lady of the palace	Ninsina feminine form of Ninseen	Ninsun great queen, mother of Gilgamesh
Ninwe Nineveh	Nipor the city of God, Enil	Nisha goal	Nishma breeze
Nishra eagle	Nishreen female eagle	Nobanda name of a god, treasurer of the kingdom	Nohadra northern city in Iraq
Nohra light	Nsaibin a Chaldo Assyrian city in Southern Turkey	Nukimmut the mother of Ninip and Nebo	Nuri gypsy

P & R

Pihirim the king of Cilicia	Pirisati king of Huras	Rabbituri the chieftainess
Rdita beautiful by her deeds	Ri name of a goddess	Rubati the lady of the gods

S

Sahdina martyr	Sammuramat the wife of Vulnirari or Rimmon-Nirari III	Sar-Rat queen
Sawrina hope	Seruya the wife of deity Assur	Shala lady, a consort of Ramman
Shimta all the time	Shirat song	Shufrin derived from beauty

T & U

Tabuya a concubine of Esarhaddon	Tasmit urmitu, she that hears	Tasmituv consort to Nebo; revelation
Tihamtu chaos	Uḳubutu reward	Urmitu the consort of Nebo

W, Y & Z

Walita duty	Yaeeta beautiful	Yata self
Yayota beauty	Zirat-Banit wife of Merodach	Zirratbanit the consort of Marduk

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Sources

1. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldcivilization/chapter/the-assyrians/

2. https://brikha.net/assyrian-baby-names-for-girls/

3. https://www.20000-names.com/female_assyrian_names.htm

4. https://legitimatebabynames.com/masterlist-names-by-language-culture/assyriansyrian-names/

5. https://www.atour.com/education/assyriannames.html