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I found this in the book "Brewer's Dictionary of Names"
NINEVEH
"The ancient capital of Assyria, on the Tigris opposite the modern Iraqi city of Mosul, is said to derive its name from that of Ninus, the mythological first king of Assyria and husband of Semiramis. According to the Bible, however, Nineveh was founded in Assyria by Nimrod (Genesis 10.11), and 'the land of Assyria' is equated with 'the land of Nimrod' (Micah 5.6). This is not to suggest that the name of Nineveh actually derives from that of Nimrod, although the physical proximity of Nineveh to Nimrud is probably relevant in accounting for the traditional origin of the city."
/ Satu
http://www.nordicnames.de/
NINEVEH
"The ancient capital of Assyria, on the Tigris opposite the modern Iraqi city of Mosul, is said to derive its name from that of Ninus, the mythological first king of Assyria and husband of Semiramis. According to the Bible, however, Nineveh was founded in Assyria by Nimrod (Genesis 10.11), and 'the land of Assyria' is equated with 'the land of Nimrod' (Micah 5.6). This is not to suggest that the name of Nineveh actually derives from that of Nimrod, although the physical proximity of Nineveh to Nimrud is probably relevant in accounting for the traditional origin of the city."
/ Satu
http://www.nordicnames.de/
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