Forget Greek and Latin names. Parents are now going for unique and culturally rich Assyrian names for their children. Assyrian names originally comprised a first name appended with a patronymic like –bet or –bar, which mean ‘house of’ and ‘son of/after’ respectively. And until recently, there was even a trend among Assyrians to abbreviate the given names into one or two syllables. Today, most of the Assyrians are opting the European naming convention of a given name and a surname. Middle name is optional and not very common among the Assyrians.
Also, in earlier times, most Assyrian surnames were first names of grandparents who signed the surname law documents in Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey. This was the main reason why most of the Assyrian last names were also common first names. But the Arabization of the Assyrian states such as Iraq and Syria compelled the natives to abandon their original surnames and opt for Arabic surnames. But times have changed now. The Assyrians of today carry their Aramaic surnames, and just a minor population have Turkish, Arabic, or Persian surnames.
Below is MomJunction's list of popular Assyrian baby boy and girl names along with meanings. The list is organized alphabetically, and you just need to click on the names to read the meaning.
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER | FAVOURITES | ||
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Abrohom | Assyrian form of Abraham, meaning father of a multitude. | Boy | |||
Adorina | One who helps | Girl | |||
Aho | Assyrian term for brother. | Boy | |||
Ahrun | Assyrian form of Aaron, meaning exalted. | Boy | |||
Akkara | Occupational name for a farmer. | Boy | |||
Albazi | Falcon | Boy | |||
Alqasnona | A form of Jonah. It means dove. | Boy | |||
Ammanuel | Assyrian variant of Emmanuel. It means God is with us. | Boy | |||
Aram | A curse; They are high and exalted one | Boy | |||
Arbella | Assyrian city in northern Iraq meaning four gods. | Girl | |||
Arbilaya | From Arbil | Boy | |||
Arram | High or high place | Girl | |||
Ashur | Assyrian - God of War; Islamic Month; Biblical - Who is happy; Hebrew - Warlike | Boy | |||
Ashur-Akh-Iddina | Ashur has given a brother. | Boy | |||
Ashurina | Female form of Ashur. It means God of war. | Girl | |||
Asmaro | Brown | Boy | |||
Asu | The east | Boy | |||
Asur | A Turkish term used for Assyrians. | Boy | |||
Athra | Country | Girl | |||
Baaz | Falcon | Boy | |||
Bagiyeh | Name of a famous Assyrian girl. | Girl | |||
Baileet | One of the Assyrian goddess. | Girl | |||
Barsawme | Son of Sawme | Boy | |||
Bartulme | Assyrian form of Bartholomew, meaning son of Tulme. | Boy | |||
Batnaya | House of mud | Boy | |||
Brula | Pearl | Girl | |||
Caifas | A man of little energy. | Boy | |||
Cheikho | Assyrian form of Sheikh. It means leader of Islam or chief. | Boy | |||
Damrina | Amazing | Girl | |||
Daniyel | A form of Daniel. It means God is my judge. | Boy | |||
Diyana | Name of an Assyrian village in Iraq | Girl | |||
Doreena | Name of an Assyrian village in Iraq | Girl | |||
Dwura | A form of Deborah. It means bee. | Girl | |||
Eesho | A form of Jesus, meaning son of God. | Boy | |||
Eliyah | A form of Elijah. It means my God is Yahweh. | Boy | |||
Elqosh | God's power or God's arrow. | Boy | |||
Emmita | Sweet mother | Girl | |||
Eshai | A form of Jesse, meaning God exists. | Boy | |||
Euphrates | The great river | Girl | |||
Gabbara | Great | Boy | |||
Garsa | Occupational name for a barber. | Boy | |||
Gewargis | A form of George. It means farmer. | Boy | |||
Ghezalle | Gazelle | Girl | |||
Goriel | A form of Gabriel. It means God is my strength. | Boy | |||
Hanuno | A lovely woman. | Girl | |||
Hazail | Seen by God. | Girl | |||
Hedo | Adornment | Unisex | |||
Hormuzd | Name of a Persian king. | Boy | |||
Ishaia | God is salvation. | Boy | |||
Ishtar | Name of an Assyrian Goddess. | Girl | |||