Meaning and Origin
What does the name Ashur mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Ashur
User Submitted Origins
Aramaic
56%
English
22%
Hebrew
11%
African
11%
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from Australia says the name Ashur means "Ashur is the name of assyrian Aramaic king" and is of Aramaic origin.
International Interest
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Other Dictionary Sources
- An ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
- Chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar
Wiktionary
- the head of the Assyrian pantheon, later identified with Anshar
- the city of Assur
- a common given name among Assyrian people
- grandson of Noah in Genesis
Ashur was also found in the following language(s): Portuguese