Discover and Shortlist Your Perfect Baby Names!
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anu | Varies by origin: 'atom/small/following' (Sanskrit), 'grace' via Anna (Finnish), or 'sky/heaven' (Sumerian deity) | Akkadian, Estonian, Finnish, Hindi, Sanskrit, Sumerian | Girl | |
| Bau | Associated with a Sumerian healing/protective deity (connotations of 'healer' or 'protector'); meanings vary by culture and may be surname- or place-derived in European use. | Catalan, Sumerian | Unisex | |
| Enmerkar | Name of a legendary Sumerian king; literal meaning uncertain but generally associated with a ruler or lord. | Sumerian | Boy | |
| Etana | Strong, firm, enduring | Akkadian, Hebrew, Sumerian | Girl | |
| Gilgamesh | Uncertain; of Sumerian origin and associated with heroic and ancestral elements (traditional epic name). | Sumerian | Boy | |
| Gula | Name of a Mesopotamian goddess of healing and medicine; 'healer'. | Akkadian, Sumerian | Girl | |
| Ishtaar | Name of the Mesopotamian goddess of love, beauty, fertility and war | Akkadian, Sumerian | Girl | |
| Ki | Varies by language and script; commonly 'joy', 'hope', 'spirit/energy', or 'earth/land'. | Hawaiian, Japanese, Korean, Sumerian, Vietnamese | Unisex | |
| Kubaba | Name of an ancient Mesopotamian tavern‑keeper who became a legendary queen and was later worshiped as a goddess; literal meaning uncertain | Sumerian | Girl | |
| Nanna | Associated with the moon (Sumerian deity); in Scandinavian use a pet form of Johanna/Anne - no single fixed etymological meaning in modern use. | Norse, Scandinavian, Sumerian | Girl | |
| Tamuz | Name of the Mesopotamian shepherd‑fertility god Dumuzi; from Sumerian elements often rendered as “true/faithful son.” Also the name of the fourth month in the Hebrew calendar. | Akkadian, Sumerian | Boy |
