Ninhursag: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ninhursag – Meaning: lady of the mountain ridge – Origin: Sumerian – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: nin-HOOR-sag


Ninhursag is a Sumerian girl's name meaning “lady of the mountain ridge”. It appears in our list of 200+ Goddess Names for Girls — Powerful, Mythical, and Wildly Unique.

Meaning & Origin of Ninhursag

Meaning: Lady of the mountain ridge.

Origin: Sumerian.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Ninhursag

Phonetic: nin-HOOR-sag   IPA: /nɪnˈhʊərsæɡ/

Popularity of Ninhursag

Ninhursag doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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