Female Assyrian Names

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1. ATALYA: Assyrian name meaning "to grow, to be great."
2. ISHTAR: Assyrian name said to be Semitic in origin and which may share the same underlying stem as masculine Assur, meaning "the leading one" or "the chief." In Babylonian mythology, this is the name of the most prominent female deity. 
3. LEAH: Assyrian name meaning "mistress, ruler." Compare with other forms of Leah.
4. LILIS: Assyrian name derived from lilin/lilim, the plural of lili, a Semitic word for the daughters of Lilith and Samael, who were demons like that of succubi, and who are said to have been conceived and born while Lilith was still the wife of Adam.
5. LILLUS: Variant spelling of Assyrian Lilis, a Semitic word for the daughters of Lilith and Samael.
6. YAFA: Sumerian form of Hebrew Yaffa, meaning "beautiful."

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