59%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Egyptian Pronounced Pron. /ɪm.ˈhoʊ.tɛp/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Egyptian jj-m-ḥtp meaning "he comes in peace" [1]. This was the name of a 27th-century BC architect, priest, physician and chief minister to the pharaoh Djoser. Imhotep apparently designed the step pyramid at Saqqara, near Memphis. Related Names Rootsjj + ḥtp People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class strong strange complex serious Categories architects, isograms, peace, polymaths, safety, travel Sources & References Ranke, Hermann. Die Ägyptischen Personennamen. J. J. Augustin, 1935, page 9.
