Nefertiti

Gender Feminine
Usage Ancient Egyptian
Pronounced Pron. /ˌnɛf.əɹ.ˈti.ti/(American English) /ˌnɛf.ə.ˈtiː.ti/(British English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Egyptian nfrt-jjtj meaning "the beautiful one has come" [1]. Nefertiti was a powerful Egyptian queen of the New Kingdom (14th century BC), the principal wife of Akhenaton, the pharaoh that briefly imposed a monotheistic religion centered around the sun god Aton.

Related Names

Rootsnfr + jj

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Images

Bust of NefertitiBust of Nefertiti

Categories

beauty, educators, goodness, history, queens, travel, women's history

Sources & References

  1. Ranke, Hermann. Die Ägyptischen Personennamen. J. J. Augustin, 1935, page 201.
Entry updated December 1, 2024