Entry № 9374 · Akkadian origin

Semiramis Semiramis — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ seh-MEE-rah-mis /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Akkadian
Meaning
"Legendary Assyrian queen"
Syllables
4
First recorded
Ancient (Akkadian)

A name that means "legendary assyrian queen".

Semiramis (Σεμίραμις) is the legendary Assyrian queen of the 9th century BCE — possibly based on the historical Shammuramat, mother of King Adad-nirari III.

Legendary Assyrian queen. The founder of Babylon.

The name in its native script.

Σεμίραμις
Transliteration
Semíramis
Pronunciation
/ səˈmiː.rə.mɪs /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Semiramis stands.

Semiramis 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.

Semiramiss before her.

Real people
Semiramis
Legendary Assyrian queen.
9th c. BCE
In fiction
Semiramide
Rossini opera.
1823 opera

Names connected to Semiramis.

The number behind Semiramis.

7

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Semiramis reduce to 7, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.