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Phoenician
"serpent lady; unknown"
Intriguing and alluring with the feel of names like Delyth and Lilith, Tanith is the name of an ancient Phoenician goddess of the moon, love, and fertility. The patron of the city of Carthage in…
Ancient Greek
"sapphire"
Name of the 7th century BC Greek lyric poet born on the island of Lesbos, whose name has been synonymous with lesbian love. Though this name is rarely used today, it certainly could be and, some…
Nahuatl
"hummingbird sound, let's go"
Tihui is a Nahuatl word meaning "let's go", rooted in an Aztec legend. According to the story, the god Huitzilopochtli was searching for a new land for his people when he heard a hummingbird…
Akkadian
"truth"
The name of a Mesopotamian goddess, Kittum comes from the Akkadian kīttu meaning "truth". Associated with law and justice, she was seen as an embodiment of truth who could be invoked as a divine…