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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Egyptian
Scripts 饟垗饟厯饟寑饟弿饟姈(Hieroglyphs)
Other Forms FormsKhaemweset, Khamwese, Khaemwese, Khaemwase
Meaning & History
From Egyptian 岣湧-m-w隃t meaning "he who appears in Thebes", derived from 岣湧 "to rise, appear, shine forth", m "in", and w隃t "Thebes (city)". This was the name of several figures in Egyptian history, including a 19th dynasty prince, the fourth son of Ramses the Great. Khaemwaset later took on the name Setne.