Name Apanoub Gender Masculine Usage Coptic Scripts Ⲁⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ, Ⲁⲡⲁⲛⲩⲃ Other Forms FormsApanoup, Apanub Edit Status Status Meaning & History Probably derived from Coptic #apa Anoub#, where #apa# means "father" and ANOUB is the Coptic form of ANUBIS. The name thus essentially means "father Anubis". However, it may also be possible that the name is a more extended form of PANOUB.