Syria Baby Girl Names With Meanings

The name Syria is linked to Assyria, which was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization founded in modern-day northern Iraq in the 25th century BC. The empire eventually conquered much of Western Asia during the Iron Age, reaching Cyprus to the west, Caucasus to the north, Persia to the east, and Egypt and Arabia to the south.

Syrian names are typically derived from Arabic, with some influence from Aramaic, Kurdish, and Turkish. The most common Syrian surnames are derived from the names of towns, professions, or physical features. For example, the surname “Al-Halabi” means “the one from Aleppo,” while “Al-Dimashqi” means “the one from Damascus”