Female Assyrian Names

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1. ATALYA: Biblical unisex name of a member of the tribe of Benjamin, and the daughter of King Omri, meaning "to grow, to be great" in Assyrian and "God is exalted" in Hebrew.
2. ISHTAR: Assyrian myth name of the most prominent female deity in the Babylonian pantheon. The name is Semitic in origin and may share the same underlying stem as Assur, making her "the leading one" or "the chief." 
3. JAFFA: Variant of Assyrian/Hebrew Yaffa, meaning "lovely."
4. JAFFE: Variant of Assyrian/Hebrew Jaffa, meaning "lovely."
5. JAFIT: Variant of Assyrian/Hebrew Yafit, meaning "lovely."
6. LEAH (Le'ah): Biblical name of Jacob's first wife, meaning "weary" in Hebrew and "mistress, ruler" in Assyrian.
7. LILIS: Variant of Assyrian Lilith, meaning "of the night." This is also a variant of lilin/lilim, the plural form of lili, the daughters of Lilith and Samael, who were demons like that of succubi, and who were conceived and born while Lilith was still the wife of Adam.
8. LILITH: Assyrian myth name of a demon, derived from the word lilitu, meaning "of the night." In ancient Semitic folklore this so-called demon was Adam's first wife who was replaced by Eve because she refused to submit to him. Nevertheless, Adam and Lilith did have children together for the legend also says that their offspring were the evil spirits of the world. 
9. LILLITH: Variant of Assyrian Lilith, meaning "of the night."
10. LILLUS: Variant of Assyrian Lilith, meaning "of the night."
11. YAFA: Assyrian and Hebrew name meaning "lovely."
12. YAFFA: Variant of Assyrian/Hebrew Yafa, meaning "lovely." 
13. YAFIT: Variant of Assyrian/Hebrew Yafa, meaning "lovely."

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