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HelpRate These Names From Near Eastern Mythology
I find the name rating posts a lot of fun, and I thought it would be interesting to try one with names from near eastern mythology! The names below are mainly from the Sumero-Akkadian mythologies, but there are other pantheons which fall under the umbrella of the Ancient Near East!
Nanaya
Inanna
Dumuzi
Ninisina
Enki
Ea (1)
Ellil
Kittum
Lilith
Nanaya
Inanna
Dumuzi
Ninisina
Enki
Ea (1)
Ellil
Kittum
Lilith
Replies
Nanaya - 5/10 - pretty in theory but there's something irritating about it and the way I want to say it makes me think of the cadance of 'banana'. It feels like gibberish-talk.
Inanna - 3/10 - I just think 'in Anna'. There's multiple times in mythology where this goddess seems super-entitled and just like she'd be irritating to deal with, and I can't get past that.
Dumuzi - 3/10 - it has 'dumb' right there. Tammuz is cool as hell though.
Ninisina - 5/10 - coolish, but.... do people still call people 'ninny' outside of period fiction? It also falls into the babyish-gibberish sound thing, something about the repeating sounds I honestly don't know.
Enki - 9/10 - cool. It's lively and simple but different. I don't know enough about the god to think I'd call a person it, but I'd maybe call a pet Enki... or use it as a cool nickname, idk for what?
Ea - 5/10 - Makes me think of Lovecraftian cultists in some weird fiction novel chanting 'Ia! Ia! Cthulhu fhtagn!' or something... it's also suitably aquatic in meaning. It's a bit too simplistic to see on a person, but I'd 100% call a badass goldfish Ea.
Ellil - 6/10 - Kinda cute. I prefer Enlil and find that more usable.
Kittum - 7/10 - Kinda cute, with a nice meaning. I'd name a cat Kittum.
Lilith - 5/10 - The most conventionally useable and I absolutely hate it. It's faux edgy and actually pretty overused for a name seen as 'unique' and 'niche' (I've known more Liliths than I've known... idk... Laurens or Lucys or any other common L name, I mean we're up to about 8 now. I can't escape it!). A lot of people use it as a way to get the (imo) dull nickname Lily with a 'different', 'cooler' full name.
Inanna - 3/10 - I just think 'in Anna'. There's multiple times in mythology where this goddess seems super-entitled and just like she'd be irritating to deal with, and I can't get past that.
Dumuzi - 3/10 - it has 'dumb' right there. Tammuz is cool as hell though.
Ninisina - 5/10 - coolish, but.... do people still call people 'ninny' outside of period fiction? It also falls into the babyish-gibberish sound thing, something about the repeating sounds I honestly don't know.
Enki - 9/10 - cool. It's lively and simple but different. I don't know enough about the god to think I'd call a person it, but I'd maybe call a pet Enki... or use it as a cool nickname, idk for what?
Ea - 5/10 - Makes me think of Lovecraftian cultists in some weird fiction novel chanting 'Ia! Ia! Cthulhu fhtagn!' or something... it's also suitably aquatic in meaning. It's a bit too simplistic to see on a person, but I'd 100% call a badass goldfish Ea.
Ellil - 6/10 - Kinda cute. I prefer Enlil and find that more usable.
Kittum - 7/10 - Kinda cute, with a nice meaning. I'd name a cat Kittum.
Lilith - 5/10 - The most conventionally useable and I absolutely hate it. It's faux edgy and actually pretty overused for a name seen as 'unique' and 'niche' (I've known more Liliths than I've known... idk... Laurens or Lucys or any other common L name, I mean we're up to about 8 now. I can't escape it!). A lot of people use it as a way to get the (imo) dull nickname Lily with a 'different', 'cooler' full name.
Lilith is the best one. Dumuzi is also really pretty!
Nanaya 7/10 it has a fun, sophisticated sound and reminds me of currently popular/trending names like Maya, Anaya and Alaya.
Inanna 5/10 it has a wonderful meaning but the sound isn’t for me.
Dumuzi 6/10
Ninisina 6/10
Enki 6.5/10 I find this one cute!
Ea 8/10 if it’s pronounced as EE-a then I really like it. It’s very short, but I like the way it sounds.
Ellil 7/10 it reminds me of Elliott and Ellis, but also lilies!
Kittum 5/10 I like Kit and the sound isn’t bad, but too similar to kitten
Lilith 9/10 honestly one of my favourite girl’s names, I love the sound and look.
Inanna 5/10 it has a wonderful meaning but the sound isn’t for me.
Dumuzi 6/10
Ninisina 6/10
Enki 6.5/10 I find this one cute!
Ea 8/10 if it’s pronounced as EE-a then I really like it. It’s very short, but I like the way it sounds.
Ellil 7/10 it reminds me of Elliott and Ellis, but also lilies!
Kittum 5/10 I like Kit and the sound isn’t bad, but too similar to kitten
Lilith 9/10 honestly one of my favourite girl’s names, I love the sound and look.
I like Lilith 7/10, don't like it the others