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===Secondary names and epithets===
According to Manfred Krebernik, the name Amna, attested as a synonym of Utu in the god list ''An = Anum'' and used to refer to the sun god in an inscription of [[Nabonidus]], might be either connected to the toponym [[Sippar-Amnanum]] or to a root attested in [[Northwest Semitic languages]], '''-m-n'', which can be translated as "to be reliable" or "to be firm."{{sfn|Krebernik|2011|p=600}}

Dozens of other variant names, epithets or possibly minor deities who came to be seen as synonymous with Utu are attested in god lists.{{sfn|Krebernik|2011|pp=600-601}} Examples include Karkara (possibly related to Ninkar, one of the names of his wife [[Aya (goddess)|Aya]]), Nimindu (possibly related to the name of the goddess [[Nimintabba]]), Si'e ("who shines forth"), Ṣalam (possibly a name referring to a [[winged sun]] symbol) and U'e ("sunrise").{{sfn|Krebernik|2011|p=601}}