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Dingir 𒀭 , usually transliterated DIĜIR, [1] (Sumerian pronunciation:) is a Sumerian word for 'god' or 'goddess'. Its cuneiform sign is most commonly employed as the determinative for religious names and related concepts, in which case it is not pronounced and is conventionally transliterated as a superscript d , e.g. d Inanna.
Kitchen's objections were already raised in 1929 by Abraham Yahuda, who also pointed out that this type of name makes sense only when it is given to a newborn, placing the baby under the god's protection; he suggested instead ḏfꜣ n tꜣ pꜣ ꜥnḫ "the living one is the sustenance of (the) land" [17] or ḏfꜣ n tꜣ pw ꜥnḫ "the ...
The earliest attested forms of the name are the Mycenaean Greek 𐀇𐀸, di-we (dative) and 𐀇𐀺, di-wo (genitive), written in the Linear B syllabic script. [17] Zeus is the Greek continuation of *Dyēus the name of the Proto-Indo-European god of the daytime sky, also called * Dyeus ph 2 tēr ("Sky Father").
Kees is a masculine nickname, contracted (shortened) name, or given name common in the Netherlands, [2] originally derived from the name Cornelis. [3] An alternate spelling is Cees. [4] Notable people with the given name Kees include: Kees van Baaren (1906–1970), Dutch composer and teacher; Kees Bakels (born 1945), Dutch conductor
In many Gnostic systems, various emanations of God are known by such names as One, Monad, Aion teleos (αἰών τέλεος "The Broadest Aeon"), Bythos (βυθός, "depth" or "profundity"), Arkhe (ἀρχή, "the beginning"), Proarkhe (προαρχή, "before the beginning") and as Aeons (which are also often named and may be paired or grouped).
Cees (Dutch:) is a Dutch masculine given name, a short form of Cornelis. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Since, as in English, the letter "c" before "e" is normally pronounced /s/ in Dutch, the alternative spelling Kees is more common.
Nathanael, Nathaniel – Given by God or God has Given or "Gift of God" Nemuel – Day of God Nuriel – Fire of God or Light of God Othniel – Hour of God Peniel, Penuel, Phanuel – Face of God Raphael – God is Healing or Healing one of God Reuel – Friend of God Samuel – Name/Heard of God Shealtiel – I asked God [for this child]
Like all the children of Eris (Strife), Ate is a personified abstraction, allegorizing the meaning of her name, and represents one of the many harms which might be thought to result from discord and strife. [3] The meaning of her name, the Greek word atē (ἄτη), is difficult to define. [4] Atē is a verbal noun of the verb aáō (ἀάω). [5]