Given name

Ishtar

Ishtar is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Persian.

The story

In mythological stories, Ishtar is associated with a mother goddess of love and fertility.

Ishtar’s family of names

Ishtar has a related form in Ishtara. Ishtar has a related form in Ishtarah. Ishtar has a related form in Ishtarr.

Walk Ishtar’s family in the name graph

IshtarIshtarahIshtaraIshtarrahIshtarraIshtarreIshtarr

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 6

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Ishtar

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Ishtar, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Turkish · Mythological

Aka

Aka is a masculine given name. It is used in Turkish.

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48% boys · 52% girls

Mythological

Ismey

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Mythological

Ismyn

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Mythological

Ismine

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Mythological

Yspadda

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Mythological

Ismeane

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Mythological

Ismea

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Mythological

Ixchela

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Ishtar’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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