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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Egyptian
Scripts Οννος
Pronounced Pron. /ˈjuːn.əs/(English) /ˈiːn.əs/(Greek) /ˈwan.jas/(Old Egyptian) /wɛn.is/(modern Egyptological) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsWenis, Unis, Oenas (Hellenized), Onnos (Hellenized)
Meaning & History
From Egyptian wnjs, possibly meaning "who exists indeed", derived from wnn "to exist" and js, an intensifying particle. This was the throne name of the last ruler of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom.