These names were used in Ancient Egypt.
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Ahmose is an Ancient Egyptian name meaning "born of Iah" (or "The Moon is born"), derived from the god Iah and the Egyptian verb msj, "to be born." The name was extremely popular during the early 18th Dynasty of Egypt (c...
Akhenaten is an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigning approximately 1353–1336 or 1351–1334 BC. His name derives from Egyptian ꜣḫ-n-jtn, meaning "effective for Aten," the sun god he promoted as the suprem...
Akhenaton is a variant spelling of Akhenaten, the ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty who reigned c. 1353–1336 BC. The name derives from Egyptian ꜣḫ-n-jtn, meaning "effective for Aten". Akhenaten was originally...
Amenemhat is an ancient Egyptian masculine name borne by four pharaohs of the 12th Dynasty. The name derives from the Egyptian phrase jmn-m-ḥꜣt, meaning "Amon is foremost," reflecting the supreme importance of the god Am...
Amenemhet is a variant form of the ancient Egyptian name Amenemhat. The name is predominantly associated with the pharaohs of the 12th Dynasty during the Middle Kingdom period of Egypt, circa 20th century BC.EtymologyThe...
Amenhotep is an ancient Egyptian masculine name best known as the name of four pharaohs from the New Kingdom's 18th Dynasty. The name is composed of two Egyptian elements: Amon, the name of a chief god of Thebes, and ḥtp...
Etymology and OriginAmosis is the Greek form of the Egyptian name Ahmose, which is derived from the elements Iah (the moon god) and msj (to be born), giving the meaning "born of Iah" or "child of the moon." The name was...
Ankhesenamun was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 18th Dynasty, known primarily as the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Her name, meaning "her life is of Amon", reflects the religious shifts that occurred during...
Cheops is the Greek form of the name Khufu, an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty who reigned during the 26th century BC in the early Old Kingdom period. The name 'Cheops' is how the pharaoh was recorded by G...
Chephren is the Greek form of the ancient Egyptian name Khafra, which itself derives from the Egyptian phrase ḫꜥf-rꜥ meaning "he appears as Ra". This name belonged to a pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt (c. 26th cen...
Djedefre (also written as Djedefra and Radjedef) is an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom, who reigned in the 26th century BC. His name derives from the Egyptian ḏd-f-rꜥ, meaning "his stab...
Djehutimesu is the reconstructed Egyptian form of Thutmose, a masculine name meaning "born of Thoth". Derived from the elements ḏḥwtj (Thoth) and msj (to be born), Djehutimesu reflects the Ancient Egyptian naming convent...
Djehutimose is a variant of the ancient Egyptian name Djehutimesu, itself a reconstructed form of the better-known Thutmose. The name derives from the Egyptian phrase ḏḥwtj-ms, meaning "born of Thoth," where Thoth is the...
Djoser (also read as Zoser) is an ancient Egyptian name meaning "splendor" or "glory" in the Egyptian language [1][2]. Best known as the name of a pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty during Egypt's Old Kingdom (27th century BC),...
Etymology and MeaningHatshepsut is an Ancient Egyptian name derived from the Egyptian phrase ḥꜣt-špswt, meaning "foremost of noble women". This name reflects the high status of its bearer, one of the few women to rule Eg...
Hetepheres is an Ancient Egyptian feminine name borne by several royal women of the 4th Dynasty (c. 26th century BC). The name derives from Egyptian ḥtp-ḥrs, meaning “satisfied is her face,” composed of ḥtp “peace, satis...
Horemheb is the Hellenized rendering of the ancient Egyptian name ḥr-m-ḥb, meaning "Horus is in jubilation". It is composed of the name of the god Horus, the preposition m "in", and ḥb "festival, jubilation". Horemheb wa...
Iahmesu is the reconstructed Egyptian form of Ahmose, an ancient royal name rooted in the language of the pharaohs. The name combines the god Iah, the deified moon, with the element msj meaning "to be born," producing th...
Imhotep is an ancient Egyptian name originating from the Egyptian phrase jj-m-ḥtp, meaning "he comes in peace" [1]. The name is famously associated with a historical figure who served as chancellor, high priest, and phys...
Khafra (also known as Chephren) is the name of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty who ruled during the 26th century BC. The name derives from the Egyptian ḫꜥf-rꜥ, meaning "he appears as Ra," referencing the s...
Khafre is an ancient Egyptian royal name, a variant of Khafra. The name derives from the Egyptian phrase ḫꜥf-rꜥ, meaning "he appears as Ra." This etymology connects the pharaoh to the sun god Ra, reflecting the divine na...
Khnum-Khufu is an Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "Khnum protects me." It is the full birth name of the Fourth Dynasty pharaoh better known by his shortened name Khufu (Greek: Cheops), builder of the Great Pyrami...
Khufu is the shortened form of the longer Egyptian name Khnum-Khufu, meaning 'Khnum protects me.' This name belonged to a pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, who reigned during the 26th century BC (early Old Kin...
Menes is the Greek form of the Ancient Egyptian name mnj, probably meaning "he who endures," derived from the word mn "to endure." According to tradition, Menes was the Egyptian pharaoh who first united Upper and Lower E...
Mentuhotep is a masculine given name of Ancient Egyptian origin, best known as the name of several pharaohs of the 11th Dynasty. It derives from the Egyptian mnṯw-ḥtp, meaning "Montu is satisfied", combining the name of...
Meresankh is a feminine given name of Ancient Egyptian origin, typically glossed as meaning "she loves life" from Egyptian mrs-ꜥnḫ. Like many pharaonic onomastic elements, it reflects an ideological or aspirational quali...
Meritites is an ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "loved by her father," derived from the Egyptian phrase mryt-jts. The name was borne by several royal women of the Old and New Kingdoms, most notably during the 4th...
Merneptah (also spelled Merenptah) is an Ancient Egyptian masculine name of great antiquity. Derived from the Egyptian mr-n-ptḥ, the name means "beloved of Ptah" — mrn signifying "beloved" and Ptah being the name of the...
Mutemwiya (also spelled Mutemwia, Mutemuya, or Mutemweya) is an ancient Egyptian female name borne by a historical figure of the 18th Dynasty. The name derives from Egyptian mwt-m-wjꜣ, meaning "Mut is in the sacred barqu...
Mutnedjmet, also spelled Mutnodjmet or Mutnedjemet, is an ancient Egyptian name meaning "Mut is sweet," from the goddess Mut combined with the Egyptian word nḏm ("sweet, pleasant"). Mut was a mother goddess associated wi...
Narmer is an ancient Egyptian name meaning "fierce catfish" or "painful catfish", derived from nꜥr (catfish) and mr (fierce, painful). He was an Egyptian ruler of the Early Dynastic Period whose reign began at the end of...
Neferkare is an ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "the soul of Ra is beautiful," derived from the Egyptian elements nfr ("beautiful, good"), kꜣ ("soul"), and the name of the sun god Ra. As a theophoric name, it ref...
Neferneferuaten is the name of a female pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt near the end of the Amarna Period during the 14th century BC. The name derives from Egyptian nfr-nfrw-jtn, meaning "beauty of the beauties of Aten,"...
Nefertari (ancient Egyptian nfrt jrj) is a feminine name meaning "the most beautiful" in the Egyptian language. It was famously borne by the Great Royal Wife of Ramesses II (also known as Ramesses the Great), one of the...
Nefertiti is an ancient Egyptian female name meaning "the beautiful one has come" (nfrt-jjtj in Egyptian). Nefertiti was a powerful queen of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt, living c. 1370–c. 1330 BC. She was the great royal w...
Neferuptah is an Ancient Egyptian name meaning "beauty of Ptah", from nfrw "beauty, perfection" and the god Ptah. A princess of the 12th Dynasty, Neferuptah was a daughter of Pharaoh Amenemhat III and sister of the femal...
Neferusobek is the Ancient Egyptian name of the first confirmed queen regnant, or female pharaoh, of Egypt, ruling in the 19th century BC as the last sovereign of the Twelfth Dynasty during the Middle Kingdom. Her name d...
Rameses is a variant spelling of Ramesses, a name borne by eleven pharaohs of ancient Egypt's New Kingdom. The name is the Latinized or Hellenized form of the Egyptian rꜥ-ms-sw, meaning "born of Ra," referring to the god...
Ramesses is the Greek form of the ancient Egyptian name rꜥ-ms-sw, meaning "born of Ra," combining the name of the supreme god Ra with the root msj "to be born." This theophoric name was borne by eleven pharaohs of the Ne...
Ramessu is the reconstructed Egyptian form of Ramesses, a name borne by eleven pharaohs of the New Kingdom period in ancient Egypt. The name derives from the Egyptian phrase rꜥ-ms-sw, meaning "born of Ra", combining the...
Ramses is a variant spelling of the ancient Egyptian name Ramesses, borne by eleven pharaohs of the New Kingdom period. The name derives from the Greek form Rhamesses (Ῥαμέσσης), originating from the Egyptian rꜥ-ms-sw, m...
Rhamesses is the Hellenized (Greek) form of the Egyptian name rꜥ-ms-sw, more commonly rendered as Ramesses. The Greek version, Ῥαμέσσης, was used by ancient Greek writers such as Herodotus and appears in the Septuagint t...
Seti is an Ancient Egyptian name derived from the Egyptian stẖj, meaning "of Seth". It directly references the god Seth, the deity of chaos, storms, and the desert, brother and murderer of Osiris in Egyptian mythology. T...
Smenkhkare (alternatively romanized Smenkhare, Smenkare, or Smenkhkara) is an ancient Egyptian pharaonic name, meaning "the soul of Ra is vigorous" in Egyptian. The name derives from the elements smnḫ "vigorous, potent,...
Sneferu (also known as Snofru or Soris) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh and the founder of the Fourth Dynasty during the Old Kingdom period (c. 26th century BC). His name derives from the Egyptian snfr-wj, meaning "(he)...
Sobekhotep is an Ancient Egyptian masculine name that was borne by several pharaohs of the 13th Dynasty, which ruled during the late Middle Kingdom and the Second Intermediate Period (approximately 19th to 17th centuries...
Sobekneferu is an ancient Egyptian name, often considered a variant reading of Neferusobek. The name comes from Egyptian nfrw-sbk, meaning 'beauty of Sobek', the crocodile god. Sobekneferu was the first confirmed female...
Tausret, also known as Tawosret or Twosret, was an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh whose name means "Mighty Lady," derived from the Egyptian tꜣ-wsrt — a combination of the feminine determiner tꜣ and wsr (meaning "mighty, powerf...
Tawosret is a variant spelling of Tausret, an Ancient Egyptian name borne by one of the few female pharaohs. The name derives from the Egyptian tꜣ-wsrt meaning "mighty lady", composed of the feminine determiner tꜣ combin...
Etymology and OriginThutmose is the anglicized form of the ancient Egyptian name Ḏḥwtj-ms (or dhwty-ms), meaning "born of Thoth". The name is a theophoric compound, combining the god Thoth, the Egyptian deity of writing,...
Touthmosis is the Greek form of the ancient Egyptian name Thutmose, which means "born of Thoth" (from Egyptian ḏḥwtj-ms). The name appears in Greek sources—particularly in the writings of historians like Manetho—as Τούθμ...
Etymology and MeaningTutankhamon is a variant of Tutankhamun, the name of the famous 14th-century BC Egyptian pharaoh. The original name Tutankhamun is derived from the Egyptian 𓇼𓄿𓎡𓅱𓄿𓂝𓈖𓃀𓊭 (twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn), meaning "image of...
Tutankhamun (c. 1342 BC – c. 1323 BC) was the antepenultimate pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, ruling from c. 1332 to 1323 BC. His name, originally Tutankhaten, means "image of the life of Amon" in Egy...
Twosret is a variant of the name Tausret, also spelled Tawosret. Tausret derives from the Egyptian tꜣ-wsrt, meaning "mighty lady" – a combination of the feminine determiner tꜣ, wsr "mighty, powerful", and the feminine su...
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