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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Egyptian, Coptic
Scripts ⲡⲁϧⲱⲙ(Coptic) ⲡⲁϩⲱⲙ(Sahidic)
Other Forms FormsBakhoum, Bakhum, Pachom, Pachoum, Pachum, Pahom, Pakhoum, Pakhum, Paakhom, Paakhem
Meaning & History
From Egyptian pꜣ-ꜥẖm meaning "he of the (holy) falcon," derived from pꜣ "the; he of" combined with ꜥẖm "falcon" or "cultic image of a falcon or god". The falcon was the symbol of the Egyptian god Horus, so one could say that this name essentially means "he who belongs to Horus."