Entry № 7478 · Sumerian origin

Nisaba Nisaba — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ nee-SAH-bah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sumerian
Meaning
"Sumerian goddess of writing and grain"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Sumerian)

A name that means "sumerian goddess of writing and grain".

Nisaba (𒀭𒊺𒉀) was the Sumerian goddess of grain and writing — patron of scribes and the harvest. Most Sumerian literary tablets end with the phrase "Praise be to Nisaba." She was venerated as the divine source of literacy.

Rare but iconic in Sumerian studies.

Sumerian goddess of writing. Patron of scribes.

The name in its native script.

𒀭𒊺𒉀
Transliteration
Nisaba
Pronunciation
/ niːˈsɑː.bə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Nisaba stands.

Nisaba does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Nisabas before her.

Real people
Nisaba
Sumerian goddess.
In fiction
Nisaba
Sumerian goddess of writing.
Sumerian mythology

Names connected to Nisaba.

The number behind Nisaba.

1

The Leader

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Nisaba reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.