Marduk-apla-iddina as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Marduk-apla-iddina

What is the meaning of the name Marduk-apla-iddina ?

The baby name Marduk-apla-iddina is a Male name , 7 syllables long and is pronounced mar-DUK-ap-lah-ID-di-nah (approx. IPA: /mɑrˈdʊk əplɑ ɪdˈdiːnə/).

Marduk-apla-iddina is Akkadian in Origin.

Marduk-apla-iddina is an Akkadian theophoric name from the Babylonian dialect, literally “Marduk has given an heir/son.” It joins the deity name Marduk (dAMAR.UTU) with aplu/apla “heir, son” and iddina, preterite of nadānu “to give.” The form emphasizes dynastic continuity under the patronage of Babylon’s chief god.

The name appears for at least two Babylonian kings: Marduk-apla-iddina I (12th century BCE) and the better-known Marduk-apla-iddina II, the Chaldean ruler called Merodach-baladan in the Hebrew Bible, who opposed Assyrian emperors in the late 8th century BCE. Modern use is virtually unknown outside scholarly or cultural circles, but it illustrates classic Near Eastern naming with divine invocation. Variants and spellings include Marduk-apla-iddin, Marduk-apla-iddīna, and the Biblical Merodach-baladan; short forms that omit the theonym also occur in cuneiform records.

⚙ Marduk-apla-iddina turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.