I was wondering if you knew of any taboo or ‘in poor taste’ names in Sumerian? For example you couldn’t name a kid Judas or Lucifer today really even though the literal meaning of the name isn’t negative. Would you be cursing your kid if you named them Huwawa?

What an interesting question! I don't really know of a great way to answer it, since there isn't a great resource out there on Sumerian onomastics generally. That said, I doubt anyone would name a child Huwawa - in part because it's not really a "Sumerian" name. The w sound doesn't exist in Sumerian, and Huwawa's name is intended to sound foreign and/or onomatopoeic (like the bellowing of a…