Entry № 1748 · Sumerian origin

Nammu Nammu — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ NAH-moo /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sumerian
Meaning
"Sumerian primordial sea-goddess (mother of all)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sumerian)

A name that means "sumerian primordial sea-goddess (mother of all)".

Nammu (𒀭𒇉) is the **Sumerian primordial creator goddess** — the **personification of the primeval sea (engur) from which heaven and earth were born**. **Mother of An (sky), Ki (earth), and Enki (wisdom)** — she molded the first humans from the clay above the abzu. **One of the oldest known mother-creator deities in any human religion.**

Featured in the Sumerian creation tablets.

Sumerian primordial sea. The mother-creator from whom An and Ki were born.

The name in its native script.

𒀭𒇉
Transliteration
Nammu
Pronunciation
/ ˈnɑː.muː /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Nammu stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Nammu · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Nammus before her.

Real people
Nammu
Sumerian primordial goddess.
In fiction
Nammu
Sumerian creation tablets.

Names connected to Nammu.

The number behind Nammu.

9

The Humanitarian

Nammu reduces to nine — the number of Sumerian primordial mother.

Why families chose this name.

"Sumerian primordial sea. Five letters. Nammu."
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