colters's Personal Name List

From older Astnide, possibly a derivative of Old High German asc meaning "ash tree". This is the name of a city in Germany, founded in the 9th century.

From Akkadian 𒉌𒉡𒀀 (Ninua), possibly related to 𒄩 (nūnu) meaning "fish". When written, the name is usually prefixed with 𒌷 indicating a city. This may have referred to an aspect of Ishtar, as from an early time the city was a center of worship of the goddess. The cuneiform symbols used to represent the city's name depict a fish within a house.

Nineveh was an ancient city in northern Mesopotamia (near the modern Iraqi city of Mosul). It was the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, but was destroyed in 612 BC.