67%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Sumerian Mythology, Semitic Mythology Scripts 𒀭𒎏𒆤(Sumerian Cuneiform) Meaning & History Derived from Sumerian 𒎏 (nin) meaning "lady" and possibly 𒆤 (lil) meaning "wind". This was the name of a Sumerian, Akkadian and Babylonian goddess, the consort of Enlil. Related Names Rootsnin + lil Categories air, fate, goddesses, leadership, mother goddesses, mythology, uncertain etymology, weather, women