Save Gender Masculine Usage Coptic Scripts Ⲁⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ, Ⲁⲡⲁⲛⲩⲃ(Coptic) Other Forms FormsApanoup, Apanub Meaning & History Probably derived from Coptic apa Anoub, where apa means "father" and Anoub is the Coptic form of Anubis. The name thus essentially means "father Anubis". However, it may also be possible that the name is a more extended form of Panoub.