Find out how popular the first name Avajane has been for the last 9 years (from 2014 to 2022) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Avajane by gender

Based on the last 9 years of data, Avajane is exclusively a female name.

For the most recent data in 2022, there were 5 female babies and 0 male babies born with the name Avajane.

The history of the first name Avajane

The name Avajane has its origins in the ancient Sumerian language, one of the earliest known written languages in the world, dating back to around 3500 BCE. It is believed to be derived from the Sumerian words "ava," meaning "water" or "river," and "jane," meaning "life" or "source." This suggests that the name Avajane may have been associated with the life-giving properties of water in ancient Sumerian culture.

Historical records indicate that variations of the name, such as "Avajani" and "Avajaneh," were used as personal names in ancient Mesopotamia, particularly in the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which was the cradle of Sumerian civilization. The name appears in several cuneiform inscriptions and clay tablets discovered in archaeological excavations of ancient Sumerian cities like Ur and Uruk.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Avajane can be found in the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest known literary works in human history, dating back to around 2100 BCE. In this epic, Avajane is mentioned as the name of a minor character, a priestess in the temple of the goddess Ishtar.

During the Neo-Babylonian period, around 600 BCE, the name Avajane gained popularity and was borne by several notable individuals. One such person was Avajane of Babylon, a renowned scholar and astrologer who contributed significantly to the development of ancient Babylonian astronomy and mathematics.

In the 4th century BCE, Avajane, the daughter of the Persian noble Artaxerxes II, was known for her patronage of the arts and her support for the construction of various temples and monuments in the Persian Empire.

In the 2nd century BCE, Avajane of Alexandria was a celebrated philosopher and mathematician who made important contributions to the study of geometry and the development of the Alexandrian school of thought.

Fast-forwarding to the 7th century CE, Avajane al-Kindi was a renowned Arab philosopher, mathematician, and astrologer who was highly influential in the early Islamic Golden Age. She is credited with introducing and translating several ancient Greek and Persian scientific works into Arabic, paving the way for the transmission of knowledge to the Western world.

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