This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Egyptian Mythology or Persian Mythology.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abraxas m Egyptian Mythology, Gnosticism, Popular CultureFrom a word thought to have originated with the Gnostics or the Egyptians, found on many amulets during the last years of the Roman Empire. Abraxas was used by the Basilideans, a Gnostic sect of the 2nd century, to refer to the Supreme Being or god whom they worshipped; they believed it to be a name of power because it contained the seven Greek letters which, computed numerically, equal the number 365 (the number of days in the year)... [
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Afrasiab m Persian Mythology, Persian, UrduModern form of Middle Persian
Frāsiyāb, itself derived from Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬥
(fraŋrasiian) meaning "fearsome, one who instills fear". In Persian mythology this is the name of a legendary king of Turan... [
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Aken m Egyptian MythologyThe custodian of the ferryboat who ferries the souls of the deceased to the Egyptian underworld of Duat, and he was also said to rule Duat in general on behalf of
Osiris... [
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Andjety m Egyptian MythologyMeans "he of Andjet", the name of an ancient Egyptian city whose name was probably derived from
ḏd "stability, durability".... [
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Anhur m Egyptian MythologyMeans "(one who) leads back the distant one" or "sky bearer", derived from
jnj "to bring, get, fetch, attain" combined with
ḥrt "sky, heavens; distant one". This was the name of a god of war and hunting in Egyptian mythology... [
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Apep m Egyptian MythologyApep is the Egyptian personification of darkness and disorder, often depicted as a giant serpent or snake. He was the main enemy of the sun god
Ra.
Apophis m Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized)From Ἄποφις
(Ápophis), the Greek form of Egyptian
ꜥꜣpp (reconstructed as
Apap) altered by Greek ὄφις
(ophis) meaning "serpent, snake". The original form may be related to
ꜣpp "to slither"... [
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Atar m Persian MythologyFrom the Indo-European
*hxehxtr- "fire". In Zoroastrianism, Atar is the Zoroastrian concept of holy fire and, in later Zoroastrianism, became the god of fire and the element itself.
Barzin m Persian MythologyName of one of the commanders of the Sassanian kingdom in ancient Iran and It means a nobleman sitting on a horse's saddle
Bennu m Egyptian MythologyFrom Egyptian
bnw, related to
wbn "to rise in brilliance" or "to shine". Bennu is an ancient Egyptian deity linked with the Sun, creation, and rebirth. He may have been the original inspiration for the phoenix legends that developed in Greek mythology.
Bes m Egyptian MythologyEtymology uncertain. It could derive from Nubian
bes "cat". It could also be from Egyptian
bs "flame" or
bz "to be initiated, to introduce". Bes is an ancient Egyptian deity worshipped as a protector of households, particularly mothers, children, and childbirth... [
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Cherti m Egyptian MythologyA later name for the Egyptian ferryman of the dead,
Aken, and the one which is suspected to have influenced the development of the Greek ferryman of the dead,
Charon.
Duamutef m Egyptian MythologyMeans "who adores his mother". He is one of the four sons of
Horus tasked with protecting his throne in the underworld. His image was depicted on the canopic jar which held the stomach of the deceased.
Esfandiar m Persian, Persian Mythology, LiteratureModern Persian form of
Sepandiar, which was the early New Persian form of the Middle Persian name
Spandadat. The latter name ultimately comes from the Avestan name
Spentodata, which means "given by (the) holy"... [
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Faramarz m Persian Mythology, PersianMeans "one who forgives" from Persian آمرزیدن
(âmorzidan) meaning "to forgive". This is the name of a hero in the Persian epic
Shahnameh.
Fariborz m Persian, Persian MythologyDerived from Persian فر
(far) meaning "splendour, dignity, honour" and برز
(borz) meaning "stature, height". This is the name of a character in the epic the
Shahnameh.
Garsivaz m Persian MythologyDerived from the Avestan name
Keresavazdah, of which the first element is derived from Avestan
kərəsa meaning "having meager". The second element is derived from Avestan
vazdah meaning "fat, fatness, fattiness, solidity", which itself is derived from Iranian
*vazd-ah- meaning "animal fat, grease" - ultimately from the Iranian base
vazd- meaning "to nourish" or "nourishment"... [
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Hojir m Persian MythologyFrom Old Iranian
*Hu-čiθra meaning "of good origins, of good appearance" (later meaning "beautiful, fair" in New Persian). In the 10th-century epic the
Shahnameh, Hojir was a hero who guarded the border between Iran and Turan.
Houshang m Persian Mythology, PersianFrom the Avestan name
Haoshyangha possibly meaning "good choice" or "wise choice", from Proto-Iranian
hu meaning "good, well" or Middle Persian
ōš meaning "intelligence, wisdom" and a second uncertain element
šyah perhaps meaning "selecting, deciding"... [
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Hu m Egyptian MythologyFrom Egyptian
hw "utterance, annunciation". Hu was the deification of the first word, the word of creation, that Atum was said to have exclaimed upon ejaculating in his masturbatory act of creating the Ennead.
Imsety m Egyptian MythologyIn Egyptian mythology he was a funerary deity, one of the four sons of
Horus tasked with protecting his throne in the underworld. His image was depicted on the canopic jar that held the liver of the deceased.
Iraj m Persian, Persian MythologyFrom the Middle Persian
Ērič, derived from
ēr meaning "an Iranian" or "noble". In Persian traditional history he was the youngest son of
Fereydoun and the eponymous hero of the Iranians... [
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Kashvad m Persian MythologyMeans "vigilant leader" from Proto-Iranian
kas- meaning "observing, seeing" and
-vada meaning "to lead". This is the name of a mythical hero mentioned in the
Shahnameh.
Kaykaus m Persian MythologyIt can be interpreted as "worthy and noble ruler". It comes from Kay Kāvus who is a mythological shah of Greater Iran and a character in the Shāhnāmeh.
Kek m Egyptian MythologyKek is the deification of the concept of primordial darkness in the Ancient Egyptian Ogdoad cosmogony of Hermopolis.
Khaba m Egyptian MythologyFrom Egyptian
ḫꜥj-bꜣ, possibly meaning "one whose active power appears in glory", from Egyptian
ḫꜥj “rising, shining forth, appearing in glory” combined with
bꜣ “active or efficacious power”... [
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Khepri m Egyptian MythologyFrom Egyptian
ḫprj meaning "the one being created", derived from
ḫpr "to come into being, begin to exist; to appear, arise occur" or "to develop, transform". Khepri was the Egyptian god of the morning sun, a scarab-faced aspect of
Ra associated with rebirth, transformation, and creation.
Lohrasp m Persian, Persian Mythology, LiteraturePersian form of the Avestan compound name
Aurvataspa or
Arvataspa, which consists of Avestan
aurva meaning "swift" and Avestan
aspa meaning "horse". As such, the meaning of this name is basically "swift horse" or "one who has a swift horse".... [
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Maahes m Egyptian MythologyPossibly from Egyptian
mꜣꜥ-sj, meaning "he who is true beside her", from Egyptian
mꜣꜥ "to be(come) genuine, real, true" combined with
sj "she, her". Maahes was an ancient Egyptian lion-headed god of war... [
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Mah m Persian MythologyMeans "month" or "moon" in Old Persian. This was the name of the Zoroastrian deity of the moon.
Mandulis m Egyptian MythologyMandulis was a god of ancient Nubia also worshipped in Egypt. The name Mandulis is the Greek form of Merul or Melul, a non-Egyptian name.
Medjed m Egyptian MythologyFrom Egyptian
mḏd meaning "to physically strike (someone or something)" or "to hit the target when shooting arrows", perhaps in the context of "the one who hits the mark" or "the true-striking"... [
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Min m Egyptian MythologyFrom Egpytian
mnw literally meaning "established one", from
mn "to establish". Min was an ancient Egyptian fertility god, often depicted as a human male with an erect penis and an upheld left arm holding a flail.
Nemti m Egyptian MythologyFrom Egyptian
nmtj meaning "one who travels" or "the strider", derived from
nmj "to travel, traverse". This was the name of an ancient Egyptian falcon god, the god of ferrymen.
Niyaz f & m Persian, Persian Mythology, KyrgyzDerived from the Persian noun نیاز
(niyaz) meaning "need, necessity, requirement" as well as "desire, wish". In Zoroastrianism, Niyaz is the name of a demon.... [
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Qahedjet m Egyptian MythologyFrom Egyptian
qꜣ-ḥḏt, meaning "he whose White Crown is high", from Egyptian
qꜣj "high" and
ḥḏt "White Crown", This was the name of a possibly Egyptian pharaoh who may have ruled during the 3rd Dynasty or could be a voluntarily archaistic representation of
Thutmose III.
Royintan m Persian, Persian Mythology, LiteratureMeans "one who has a body of brass", derived from the Middle Persian adjective
rōyēn meaning "brazen" (ultimately from
rōy meaning "brass, copper") combined with the Middle Persian noun
tan meaning "body, person".... [
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Seker m Egyptian MythologyFrom Egyptian
zkr, possibly derived from
skr "to clean the mouth", in reference to a funerary ritual, or from
sy-k-ri "hurry to me", a cry from
Osiris to
Isis... [
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Shai m & f Egyptian MythologyMeans "(that which is) ordained". In the Ancient Egyptian mythology Shai was the deification of the concept of fate and determinate the span of men's lives as such would sometimes be considered female (in which case he would sometimes be called
Shait).
Shed m Egyptian MythologyFrom Egyptian
šd, meaning "one who saves" or "the saviour". Shed was an Ancient Egyptian deity first recorded after the Amarna Period. Representing the concept of salvation, Shed is identified with Horus the Child... [
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Shezmu m Ancient Egyptian, Egyptian MythologyFrom Egyptian
sšmw, derived from Egyptian
sšmj "to lead, to guide" and
-w, a masculine suffix. Shezmu is an ancient Egyptian deity with a contradictory character. He was worshiped from the early Old Kingdom period.
Shu m Egyptian Mythology (Latinized)Shu, meaning "emptiness" and "he who rises up", was one of the primordial Egyptian gods, a personification of air, one of the Ennead of Heliopolis.
Siamak m Persian, Persian MythologyPossibly means "beloved black-haired boy" or simply "dark-haired", derived from Persian سیاه
(siyah) meaning "black" combined with مو
(mu) meaning "hair" and the suffix
-ak denoting endearment... [
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Tadibast m Egyptian MythologyPossibly from Egyptian
tꜣ-dj-bꜣstt, perhaps meaning "(she) is there for Bastet", from Egyptian
tꜣ (
ta) "she of, this of, that of" combined with
dj (
di) "here, there" combined with the Egyptian goddess
Bastet... [
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Tiri m Persian MythologyWith
Tirya apparently being the original form, Tiri (later simply
Tir) is the name of a popular Persian astral god. His name apparently means "the swift one" or "he who moves swiftly"... [
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Tishtrya m Near Eastern Mythology, Persian MythologyThis was the name of a Zoroastrian deity, who at first was responsible for bringing rainfall and fertility, but later became an astral deity that was associated with what is now the star Sirius. The name may have been derived from Avestan
tištriia, which in turn came from
púṣiya (via dissimilation) "he who makes prosper" or from Indo-European
tri-str-o-m "group of three stars".
Wirāz m Persian Mythology, Middle PersianPossibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *
wiHro-- "man" (compare Persian بیر
(bir) "hero" and Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬭𐬀
(vīra)). This was the name of the protagonist of
Ardā Wīrāz-nāmag (
The Book of Ardā Wīrāz), a Zoroastrian text written in Middle Persian.
Zahhak m Persian MythologyMeans "he who owns ten thousands of horses". Zahhak was an evil emperor in Persian Mythology who was revolted against by the blacksmith
Kaveh.
Zurvan m Persian MythologyThe primordial god in Persian religion, and the god of infinite time and space. Zurvan is the father of the good god Ahura Mazda and the evil god Angra Mainyu.