Semiramis

Se-MEE-rah-miss

Queen of Babylon

Semiramis Origin and Meaning

The name Semiramis is a girl's name of Assyrian origin.

Semiramis was the most important Queen of Assyria, who conquered much of Asia. Semiramis restored ancient Babylon and protected it with a high brick wall that completely surrounded the city. Then she built several palaces in Persia, reigned much of Asia Minor effectively and conquered Libya and Ethiopia.

Semiramis also appears Babylonia mythology as the wife of Nimrod, who is sometimes also known as Ishtar or Isis

Famous People Named Semiramis

• Semiramis legendary Queen of Assyria; wife of Kings Nimrod and Ninus

The name Semiramis in Pop Culture

• Sémiramis opera by André Cardinal Destouches
• Pronounced "seh MEER,uh,miss" (the ,mir, syllable is pronounced like Mirabelle or "mirror")