Merodach-Baladan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Merodach-Baladan

What is the meaning of the name Merodach-Baladan ?

The baby name Merodach-Baladan is a Male name , 6 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌmɛrəˈdæk bəˈlɑːdən/ — meh-ruh-DAK buh-LAH-dən.

Merodach-Baladan is Akkadian in Origin.

Merodach-Baladan is the biblical form of an Akkadian theophoric royal name, ultimately Marduk-apla-iddina: Marduk (Merodach), the chief Babylonian god, + aplu/apla “heir, son” + iddina “has given.” The meaning is “Marduk has given an heir/son.” In Hebrew (Merodakh-bal’adan) and through Greek/Latin transmission, Marduk became Merodach, while the compound apl(a)-iddina was rendered as Baladan.

The name was borne by at least two Babylonian kings; the figure in the Hebrew Bible (2 Kings 20:12; Isaiah 39:1) is Marduk-apla-iddina II, a Chaldean ruler of Bit-Yakin who reigned 721–710 and briefly in 703 BCE, noted for sending envoys to King Hezekiah of Judah. As a modern given name it is exceedingly rare and mainly historical or scholarly. Variants include Merodach-Baladan, Merodach Baladan, Merodachbaladan; Akkadian Marduk-apla-iddina; Greek/Latin Marodach/Marōdach Baladan. Related formations include Bel-iddina (“Bel has given”).

⚙ Merodach-Baladan is absent from every birth registry and name dataset we follow. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.