Sennacherib

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Meaning
"Sin (the moon god) has replaced brothers for me," or "Sin (the moon god) has increased the brothers (male offspring) for me."
Popularity
The name Sennacherib is extremely rare in the modern world and is not ranked in any popularity lists.

cartoon of the name Sennacherib
Cartoon of Sennacherib

Sennacherib Name meanings & History

"Sin (the moon god) has replaced brothers for me," or "Sin (the moon god) has increased the brothers (male offspring) for me.". From Akkadian Sin-ahhi-eriba meaning "Sin has replaced my (lost) brothers", from the god's name Sin combined with a plural form of aḫu meaning "brother" and riābu meaning "to replace". This was the name of a 7th-century BC Assyrian king who destroyed Babylon. He appears in the Old Testament. Sennacherib is a unique and uncommon name, usually used in historical or biblical settings. It is not typically used as a contemporary name.

Zodiac Sign of Sennacherib: Success Capricorn

Synonyms of Sennacherib:

S: Social Standing,Status,Success,Sensuality,Security,Sex,Solidity

E: Expressive,Environment,Entertain,Enliven,Enlighten,Exaggerate

N: Neurosis,Nagging,Nervous,Neat,Nice,Nitpicking,Nutrition

A: Action,Ambitious,Angry,Assertive,Aggressive,Argumentative

C: Copycat,Curious,Clever,Choice,Chatty,Candid,Cute

H: Hyper,Hope,Hobnobbing,Heart's Desire,Haggle

R: Restless,Resourceful,Rational,Reason

I: Intimate,Involved,Indulgence

B: Beauty,Brains,Bountiful,Bashful

Sennacherib is:

  • a Refined name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Sennacherib was the name of several kings of Assyria, including Sennacherib, the son of Sargon II, who ruled from 705 to 681 BC. He is famously known for his military campaigns against the Kingdom of Judah, as recorded in the Bible.

Related Names to Sennacherib

Sinsharishkun, Esarhaddon, Ashurnasirpal, Ashurbanipal

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