At a Glance: Name: Tiamat – Meaning: the primordial sea – Origin: Akkadian/Babylonian – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: tee-AH-maht
Tiamat is an Akkadian/Babylonian girl's name meaning “the primordial sea”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Tiamat
Meaning: The primordial sea.
Origin: Akkadian/Babylonian.
A common claim: Tiamat means 'goddess of chaos and creation' / 'primordial sea or river goddess' Actually: The 'chaos and creation' framing describes Tiamat's mythological role, not a literal translation -- the name itself derives from a root simply meaning 'sea.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Tiamat
Phonetic: tee-AH-maht IPA: /tiˈɑːmɑːt/
Popularity of Tiamat
Tiamat 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.
Lists That Include Tiamat
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