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Name Nectanebos
Gender Masculine
Scripts 𓂡𓅃𓊖𓎳, Νεκτανεβώς, ناقاطانيباس
Other Forms FormsNectanebo, Naqatanibas (Medieval Arabic), Nakhthorenhebit (Egyptian), Nakhthorhebit (Egyptian)
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Meaning & History
Greek form of Egyptian nḫt-ḥr-ḥbt meaning "victorious is Horus of Hebyt", derived from the name of the Egyptian god Horus combined with nḫt "strong, victorious" and ḥbt "Hebyt", a village in Lower Egypt that contains the remains of an ancient Egyptian temple.