These names were used in the ancient Near East. That is, by the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Canaanites, Phoenicians and others. Listed separately are Ancient Egyptian names and Ancient Persian names.
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Shulgi𒀭𒂄𒄀mSumerian Of uncertain etymology, name borne by a king of the 3rd dynasty of Ur, who ruled for 48 years circa 2094 BC to 2046 BC.
Shulgi-simtifAncient Near Eastern, Akkadian Possibly means "Shulgi is my glory". Name borne by a wife of Shulgi, who is known from texts concerning her possessions, and the people who worked for her in her household. Her name is possibly of Akkadian origin, and hints at an Akkadian origin for Shulgi-simti herself (as she likely assumed this name on her marriage to Shulgi).
Sin-zeru-iddinmBabylonian Means "Sin granted offspring", deriving from the Akkadian element zēru ("seed; offspring; sown, arable land").
SobefAncient Hebrew The name of Sobe first appears in writings of about the 7th century by Hippolytus of Thebes.... [more]
SukkalgirmSumerian Possibly one of the earliest names recorded. His name occurs on a tablet dated 3200-3100 BC. He was one of two Sumerian slaves of Gal-Sal.
ŠummirifHittite Meaning unknown. Name borne by a Hittite queen (fl. 15th century BCE), who was the wife of king Huzziya II. King Huzziya was assassinated by Muwatalli I, who was possibly one of his royal bodyguards... [more]
ŠuqurtumfAncient Near Eastern, Akkadian Of uncertain etymology, however the name is possibly of Akkadian origin, as it ends in the Akkadian feminine suffix tum. One possible name element is the Akkadian šūquru ("very precious, valuable")... [more]
SymachofAncient Aramaic Of uncertain etymology. Symacho was a Characene princess (fl. 1st century CE) who converted to Judaism.
TabluṭfBabylonian Means "she lives", possibly deriving from the Akkadian element bašû ("to be, exist").
Tabnit𐤕𐤁𐤍𐤕mPhoenician Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a king of Sidon (fl. 549-539 BCE), known for his elaborate sarcophagus which was unearthed in 1887. A later king of Sidon also bore this name, but is more commonly known by the Hellenized variant Tennes.
TadukhipafAncient Near Eastern From Hurrian Tadu-Hepa, in which the second element is the name of the sun goddess Hepa (also transcribed Hebat, Heba, Kheba, Khepat or Hepatu). This was the name of a princess of the Mitanni kingdom in northern Mesopotamia, who married the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III at the very end of his reign and later became one of the wives of Akhenaten (when he took over his father's royal harem)... [more]
TanhemתנחםmAncient Hebrew Derived from the Hebrew root נחם (Haham) meaning "to comfort". This name means "(you will) comfort"
TapputifBabylonian Tapputi, or Tapputi-Butt, is the earliest known chemist. She distilled and mixed perfumes and was overseer of the royal palacein Babylonian Mesopotamia ca. 1200 BCE.
TarḫuntaradumLuwian, Ancient Near Eastern Means "worshipper of Tarhunz" in Luwian. This was the name of a 14th-century king of Arzawa who penetrated the Hittite empire, then weakened by invasions of the Kaška peoples.
Tasmetu-tabnifBabylonian, Akkadian Possibly means "Tashmetu is our comrade", deriving from the goddess Tashmetum, and the Akkadian elements tappa-um ("comrade") and ni ("our").
TawanannafHittite Of uncertain etymology. This was the personal name of a Hittite queen, which was consequently used as a title for all subsequent Hittite queens.
TehatnaתחתנהfAncient Hebrew meaning unknown but is possibly derived from the root חתן (hatan) meaning "to get married", this name could mean "(you will get her) married"
TudhaliyamHittite Of uncertain etymology, although possibly of Anatolian origin. This name was borne by several Hittite kings, and was possibly given in honour of a deified mountain of the same name.
TunnawiyafHittite Of uncertain etymology, but possibly using the Luwian suffix wiya ("woman"). Name borne by a ritual practitioner known from several compositions bearing her name.
TuqniyafBabylonian Possibly deriving from the Akkadian element tuqūnu ("good order , security , safety").
Turgunu-SangamSumerian Turgunu-Sanga (3100 BC) seems to have been a Sumerian accountant for the Turgunu family. His names is one of the earliest names recorded.
UbartumfAncient Near Eastern, Sumerian Of uncertain etymology, possibly derived from the Sumerian element tum, meaning "wind; cardinal point" or "to bring; to carry away; to obtain". Ubartum was a female physician of the Neo-Sumerian Empire, who lived in Garšana.
UhinnatufBabylonian Means "date" (referring to the date fruit) deriving from the Akkadian element uḫinnu ("dried date").
Ur-nanshe𒌨𒀭𒀏mSumerian Possibly meaning "Servant of Nanshe", deriving from Sumerian element ur, meaning " servant; young man, warrior". Name borne by the first king of the dynasty of Lagash, who ruled in the Early Dynastic Period III of Sumer.
Ur-zababamSumerian, Akkadian Likely means "dog of Zababa" or "the one of Zababa" in Sumerian, derived from Sumerian 𒌨 (ur) "dog of, he of, the one of" combined with the Sumerian god Zababa... [more]
Urzage𒌨𒍠𒌓𒁺mSumerian Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Sumerian elements 𒌨 ur ("servant, warrior"), and zàg ("to choose, chosen").
Usuramassum & fNear Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology, Sumerian Means "Heed His Word". Originally a given masculine name, it was also the name of a minor Babylonian god, considered to be the son of Adad. Later, Usuramassu was viewed as a female deity of justice, however she was still a child of Adad... [more]
WalannifHittite Meaning uncertain, possibly deriving from the Luwian element wa-na-a ("woman"), or the Hattic element waₐšul ("abundance, blessing"). Name borne by a Hittite queen, who was possibly of Hurrian origin (fl... [more]
Yatie𒅀𒋾𒀪𒂊fAncient Near Eastern, Ancient Semitic Old Arabic name of uncertain meaning. A famous bearer was Yatie, a queen of the Nomadic Arab tribes of Qedar. She ruled in the 8th century BC.
Yatonmilk𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤌𐤋𐤊mPhoenician Means "the king gives", deriving from the Phoenician elements 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yaton, ("to give") and 𐤌𐤋𐤊 milk ("king"). Name borne by a king of Sidon.
YidyamAncient Semitic Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by the Canaanite mayor of Ascalon, attested from several of the Amarna letters.
Zababa-eresmBabylonian Means "Zababa desired", deriving from the Akkadian element eršu ("(of a thing) demanded , desired").
Zabibe𒍝𒁉𒁉𒂊fAncient Semitic, History Old Arabic name, possibly related to the modern Arabic noun زَبِيبَة (zabība) meaning "raisin". This was the name of an 8th-century BC queen of Qedar, an ancient Arab nomadic tribe. She was a vassal of the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III.
ZiplantawiyafAncient Near Eastern, Hittite Of uncertain origin, but possibly using the Luwian feminine suffix -wiya ("woman"). Name borne by a sister of the Hittite king Tudhaliya I. Her name is mentioned in a ritual to protect her brother from witchcraft that she allegedly carried out in an attempt to curse him.
ZiusudramNear Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Meaning, "life of long days." The name of a king listed in the Sumerian king list; listed as the last king of Sumer prior to the deluge and subsequently recorded as the hero of the Sumerian flood epic... [more]