At a Glance
- 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
nin-HOOR-sagIPA /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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