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Given name · Hebrew · Yiddish

ניסן

ניסן (nisán) is a masculine given name from Akkadian, ultimately from Sumerian. It is used in Hebrew.

Hebrew and YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: alfabe çevirisi gerekiyor.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

ניסן comes from Akkadian, and ultimately from Sumerian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Akkadian nisannum, from Sumerian 𒉠 (nesag̃).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

ניסן’s family of names

In Hebrew usage, ניסן has a transliteration in alfabe çevirisi gerekiyor.

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ניסןalfabe çevirisi gerekiyorNison

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 1

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