Ancient Egyptian Submitted Names

These names were used in Ancient Egypt.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Puimre m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pwj-m-rꜥ, of uncertain meaning. Probably derived from pwj, a given name, combined with m "in" and the name of the god Ra.
Pyhia 𓊪𓏭𓃒𓇋𓄿𓁐, 𓊪𓏭𓃒𓏥𓇋𓄿𓁐 f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pꜣ-jḥjꜣ, of uncertain etymology. The first element could be pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of, this of". This was the name a daughter of Thutmose IV.
Pypuy 𓊪𓏭𓊪𓅱𓇋𓇋 f Ancient Egyptian
Etymology uncertain. From Egyptian py-pwy or pj-pwj.
Qa'a m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian qꜣ-ꜥ, possibly meaning "the one whose arm is raised", derived from Egyptian qꜣ "raised" and "arm". This was the name of the last king of the First Dynasty of Egypt.
Qalhata f Ancient Egyptian
Etymology uncertain, probably of Nubian origin.
Rahotep 𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓊵𓏏𓊪 m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian rꜥ-ḥtp meaning "Ra is satisfied", derived from the name of the god Ra combined with ḥtp "peace, satisfaction; mercy".
Ramose 𓇳𓏤𓄟𓋴 m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian rꜥ-ms meaning "Ra is born", derived from the name of the god Ra combined with the root msj "to be born"... [more]
Raneb m Ancient Egyptian
Variant reading of Nebra, now meaning "Ra is my lord". This is a highly questionable reading as this would assume that the Sun was already being worshiped as an independent deity.
Ranefer m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "Ra is beautiful".
Rekhetre f Ancient Egyptian
Rekhetre was an ancient Egyptian queen from the late 4th dynasty or early 5th dynasty. She was a daughter of Pharaoh Khafra.
Renesres 𓂋𓈖𓊃𓍟𓁺 f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian rn.s-rs meaning "her name is awake", derived from rn "name, identity, reputation" combined with the suffix .s "she, her, hers" and rs "to wake, awaken".
Renmet-setesh f Ancient Egyptian
Early Ancient Egyptian epithet given to queens which means "She who caries Seth 2".
Renpetnefer f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian rnpt-nfr meaning "good year" or "beautiful in years", derived from rnpt "year" (or the name of Renpet, goddess of youth) combined with nfr "beautiful, perfect, good".
Renpetneferet f Egyptian Mythology, Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian rnpt-nfrt, a variant form of Renpetnefer. This was the name of a sister and/or wife of Imhotep, regarded as a minor goddess associated with the new year... [more]
Rudamun 𓇋 𓏠𓈖𓌗 m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian rwḏ-jmn meaning "Amun is strong" or "Amun succeeds", derived from rwḏ "firm strong, enduring" or "prosper, succeed, prevail" combined with the name of the god Amun.
Sabacon m Ancient Egyptian
Hellenized form of Shabaka.
Sahure m Ancient Egyptian
Means "he who is close to Re" in Egyptian.
Sasobek m Ancient Egyptian
Means "Son of Sobek" in Egyptian.
Satiah f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "Daughter of the Moon".
Satsobek f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "Daughter of Sobek".
Seb m Ancient Egyptian
Variant of Geb, deriving from a historically incorrect translation.
Sebekemhab m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "Sobek is in festival".
Segerseni m Ancient Egyptian
Possibly from Egyptian sgr-snj, perhaps meaning "to silence the two of them", from Egyptian sgr "quiet, silence" combined with snj "the two of them". This was the name of an ancient Egyptian or Nubian chieftain of Nubia, likely reigning concurrently with the end of the 11th and beginning of the 12th Dynasty during the early Middle Kingdom.
Sehener f Ancient Egyptian
Of uncertain meaning. Sehener was an Ancient Egyptian princess that lived during the Second Dynasty, although the specific reign under which she lived is unknown.
Sekhemib-perenmaat m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian sḫm-jb-pr.n-mꜣꜥt "the one daring of heart for whom Maat has come forth" or "the one daring of heart going forth for Maat", derived from the Egyptian sḫm "powerful", jb "heart, mind", either pr.n "has gone forth" or pr n "going forth for", and the Egyptian Goddess Maat from mꜣꜥt... [more]
Sekhemkare m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "Powerful is the ka of Re".
Sekhemkhet m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian sḫm-ẖt, possibly meaning "(the one who is) powerful of torso", from Egyptian sḫm "powerful" and ẖt "torso". This was the name of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty during the Old Kingdom.
Sekhemrekhutawy m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "Mighty Re, he who protects the Two Lands"
Sekhemreshedwaset m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "the Might of Re which rescues Thebes".
Sekheperenre m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian sḫm-pr.n-rꜥ, possibly meaning "(the one) daring forth to Ra", from Egyptian sḫm "powerful" combined with prj "to come forth" combined with the Egyptian God Ra... [more]
Semat f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian smꜣ.t meaning "the companion", derived from zmꜣ "to join, unite" and the suffix .t.
Semerkhet m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian smr-ẖt meaning "friend of the gods", from Egyptian smr “royal friend, courtier” and ẖt “group of gods”. This was the Horus name of an early Egyptian king who ruled during the First Dynasty.
Senbi m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name derived from the element snb meaning “to be healthy”.
Senebhenas f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "Health is with her".
Senebni m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian snb-n.j meaning "be healthy for me".
Senebtisi 𓋴𓈖𓃀𓏏𓋴𓏭 f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian snb.tjsj, possibly meaning "she is healthy", derived from snb "health; to heal, be healthy" and a combination of tj "you; she, her, they" and sj "she, her, hers".
Senedj m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian snd meaning "fear". This was the throne name of an early Egyptian pharaoh of the 2nd dynasty who was possibly the same person as Seth-Peribsen.
Senenmut m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "mother's brother".
Sennefer m Ancient Egyptian
The name of a mayor of Thebes during the reign of Amenhotep II in the 18th Dynasty. His tomb is known as the “Tomb of the Vineyards” due to its decoration.
Senusret 𓄊𓋴𓂋𓏏𓊃𓈖 m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian z-n-wsrt meaning "man of Wosret", derived from z "man" combined with n(j) "of, belonging to" and the name of the goddess Wosret... [more]
Seshemetka f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "(She) who led the Ka". Ka is the Ancient Egyptian concept of the vital essence, which distinguishes the living from the dead.
Seshen m & f Ancient Egyptian
Means "lotus flower" in Egyptian.
Sesheset f Ancient Egyptian
Possibly deriving from the name of the Egyptian goddess of wisdom and knowledge Seshat. Name borne by the mother of King Teti, who founded the Sixth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt
Setepenre f Ancient Egyptian
Means "Chosen of Re" in Egyptian. This was the name of the sixth and youngest daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.
Seth-Peribsen m Ancient Egyptian
Etymology uncertain. Probably from Egyptian stẖ-prj-sn, perhaps meaning "the brother comes forth to Seth", from Egyptian prj "to come forth" combined with sn "brother" combined with the Egyptian God Seth 2... [more]
Setibhor f Ancient Egyptian
Of uncertain etymology, this was the name of an Ancient Egyptian noble woman who was likely the principal wife of the Pharoah Djedkare Isesi.
Setne m Ancient Egyptian, Literature
A name assigned to Prince Khaemwaset of Egypt, son of Ramses the Great, in Greco-Roman times. The name is a distortion of his official title setem "priest of Ptah".... [more]
Sewadjare m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian swḏꜣ-rꜥ, possibly meaning "(he) who has healed by Ra", from Egyptian swḏꜣ "to make sound, to heal" combined with the Egyptian god Ra... [more]
Sha-amun-en-su f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "The fertile fields of Amun".
Shabaka 𓆷𓃞𓂓 m Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Near Eastern
From Egyptian šꜢbꜢkꜢ, of Kushite origin. This was the name of a Kushite pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt (c.721 BCE - c.707 BCE). The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient African kingdom in what is now the Republic of Sudan.
Shebitku m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian šꜣbꜣtꜣkꜣ, of Kushite origin. This was the name of the second pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt who was the son of Piye.
Shepseskare m Ancient Egyptian
Means "noble is the soul of Ra" in Egyptian.
Shepset-ipet f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian šps.t-jpt meaning "lady of the harem", derived from špst "noblewoman" (from šps "noble, august") combined with jpt "harem; inner sanctum (of a temple)".
Sheretnebty f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian šrt-nbtj meaning "nose of the Two Ladies", derived from šrt "nostril, nose" and nbtj, the plural form of nbt "lady, mistress", referring to the dual goddesses Wadjet and Nekhbet.
Shezmu m Ancient Egyptian, Egyptian Mythology
From 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.
Siamun m Ancient Egyptian
Means "Son of Amun" in Egyptian.
Siese 𓅭𓊨𓏏 m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian zꜣ-ꜣst meaning "son of Isis".
Siharnedjheritef m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "Horus, he who seizes his power".
Sinuhe 𓅭𓏤𓈖𓉔𓏏𓆭 m Ancient Egyptian, Literature
From Egyptian zꜣ.nht meaning "son of the sycamore", derived from zꜣ "son" and nht "sycamore tree", a plant associated with the goddess Hathor... [more]
Siptah m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian zꜣ-ptḥ meaning "son of Ptah".
Sitamun f Ancient Egyptian
Means "daughter of Amun". ... [more]
Sitdjehuti f Ancient Egyptian
Means "daughter of Thoth" in Egyptian.
Sithathor f Ancient Egyptian
Means "daughter of Hathor" in Egyptian.
Sithathoriunet f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning “daughter of Hathor of Dendera". Dendera is a small, historic town in Egypt known to the Ancient Egyptians as Iunet.
Sitre 𓇳𓅭𓏏𓁗 f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian sꜣt-rꜥ meaning "daughter of Re", derived from zꜣt "daughter" combined with the name of the god Ra.
Smenkhkare m Ancient Egyptian
Means "living are the forms of Ra".... [more]
Sneferka m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian snfr-kꜣ, possibly meaning "(his) soul is beautiful", from Egyptian snfr "to make beautiful" combined with kꜣ "soul". This was the throne name of an early Egyptian king who may have ruled at the end of the 1st Dynasty.
Sneferre m Ancient Egyptian
Possibly from Egyptian snfr-rꜥ, perhaps meaning "Ra has made me beautiful", from Egyptian snfr "to make beautiful", a derivative of nfr "beautiful, good" combined with the Egyptian God Ra... [more]
Sobekemsaf m & f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian sbk-m-sꜢ.f meaning "Sobek protects him", derived from the name of the god Sobek combined with m "is; in the role of", zꜢ "protection", and the suffix .f "he, him, his"... [more]
Taesis 𓏏𓄿𓊨𓏏 f Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
From Egyptian tꜣ-Ꜣs.t meaning "she of Isis" or "belonging to Isis", derived from tꜣ "the aforementioned; the; she of" combined with the name of the goddess Isis.
Taharqa m Ancient Egyptian
Pharaoh Nubian Egypt
Takhat 𓏏𓄿𓈍𓏏𓁗 f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian tꜣ-ḫꜥ.t, derived from tꜣ "the; she of" combined with ḫꜥj "to rise, appear in glory, shine forth" and the suffix t.
Tamos m Ancient Egyptian
Etymology unknown. This was the name of an Egyptian mercenary admiral from Memphis who was hired by Cyrus the Younger during the 4th century BC.
Tantamani m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian tnwt-jmn, of Kushite origin. This was the name of one of the rulers of Kush and the last pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty.
Tao m Ancient Egyptian
This was name of two Egyptian pharaons: Seqenenre Tao I and his son Seqenenre Tao II, both rulers of the Seventieth Dinasty of Egypt (1580-1550 BC).
Tati f Ancient Egyptian, History
Meaning unknown, possibly of Nubian origin. This was the name of an Egyptian queen from the 17-18th century BC.
Tefnakht m Ancient Egyptian
Means "his strength" in Egyptian.
Temhotep m Ancient Egyptian
This is a named from Ancient Egypt meaning "Atum is satisfied".
Tentamun f Ancient Egyptian
Means "she of Amun" in Egyptian.
Tentkheta f Ancient Egyptian
Possibly meaning "she from the land of the Hittites". This name was borne by the Great Royal Wife of Amasis II.
Teos m Ancient Egyptian
Teos was the name of Pharaon Teos of the Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt (380-343 BC).
Teti m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ttj, of unknown meaning. This was the name of the first king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt.
Tia f & m Ancient Egyptian
Etymology uncertain. This was the name of a daughter of Pharaoh Seti I and Queen Tuya, as well as the name of her husband.
Tiaa 𓍘𓉼𓁗 f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian tj-ꜥꜣ possibly meaning "the great", derived from a variant of tꜣ "the; she of" combined with‎ ꜥꜣ "big, great, important". Tiaa was an ancient Egyptian queen consort during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt (1550-1292 BC)... [more]
Tia-Sitra f Ancient Egyptian
Variant form of Sitre. This was the name given to one of the several daughters of pharaoh Ramesses II of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt (1292-1189 BC).
Tisethor f Ancient Egyptian
Means "companion of Horus". This was the name of a princess of the 5th dynasty of ancient Egypt.
Tiye f Ancient Egyptian
Tiye was the name of several royal Egyptian women. One of them was Tiye the Great Royal Wife of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III of Egypt (of the Eighteenth Dynasty 1550-1292 BC)... [more]
Tjesraperet f Ancient Egyptian
Means "may Ra grant progeny" in Egyptian.
Tjuyu f Ancient Egyptian
Meaning uncertain, name borne by the maternal grandmother of the Pharoah Akhenaten.
Tutankhaten m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian twt-ꜥnḫ-jtn meaning "image of the life of Aten". This was the birth name of Tutankhamun.
Tutu m Ancient Egyptian, Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian twtw, derived from twt "image, picture, likeness". Tutu (or Tithoes in Greek) was an Egyptian god worshipped during the Late Period, associated with protection from demons and nightmares... [more]
Tuya f Ancient Egyptian
Tuya was the wife of Pharaoh Seti I of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt (1292-1189). She was mother of Tia, Ramesses II, Nebchasetnebet, and perhaps Henutmire.... [more]
Tuya-Nebettawy f Ancient Egyptian
Combination of Tuya and Nebettawy. This was the name given to one of the several daughters of pharaoh Ramesses II (ca 1303-1213 BC), third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt (from 1292 to 1189 BC ca).
Twosret f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian tꜣ-wsr.t meaning "mighty lady", derived from tꜣ "the; she of" combined with wsr "mighty, powerful" and the feminine suffix -t. This was the name of the last known ruler and the final pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty (c.1191 BCE – c.1189 BCE), who inherited the position after the death of her husband Seti II... [more]
Tyreis m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Teti. Sekhemkhet is also known as this name from his later traditioned birth name Djoser-tety.
Unas m Ancient Egyptian
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.
Userkaf m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian wsr-kꜣ.f meaning "his life-force is strong", derived from wsr "powerful, strong, mighty" combined with ka "soul, life-force" and the suffix .f "he, him, his"... [more]
Userkare m Ancient Egyptian
Means "powerful is the soul of Ra" in Egyptian.
Usermaatre m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian wsr-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ meaning "the justice of Ra is powerful", derived from wsr "mighty, powerful" combined with mꜣꜥt "truth, virtue, justice" and the name of the god Ra (literally "the sun")... [more]
Usermontu m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian wsr-mnṯw meaning "powerful is Montu", derived from wsr "powerful, strong, mighty" and the name of the god Montu.
Usimare m Ancient Egyptian
Unknown etymology. This was one of the throne name of Piye, the founder of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt.
Wadjenes m Ancient Egyptian
Means "fresh of tongue" in Egyptian.
Wadjitefni m Ancient Egyptian
Means "refreshed by his father" in Egyptian.
Wash m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian wˁš, of unknown etymology. It could probably mean "one of the lake", from Egyptian wꜥ "as one, all together", or from "to be(come) bald". This was possibly a pharaoh from the Predynastic Period in Ancient Egypt.
Wehemmesu m Ancient Egyptian
Means "rebirth" in Egyptian.
Weneg m Ancient Egyptian
Meaning unknown, possibly related to the Egyptian sun and death cult. This was the throne name of an early Egyptian king, who ruled during the Second Dynasty.
Wenennefer 𓃹𓈖𓈖𓄤𓀼 m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian wnn-nfr meaning "the one who continues to be perfect", derived from wnn "to exist, be present" and nfr "beautiful, good, perfect"... [more]
Werenro f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian wr-n-r, the first element derived from wr "big, great, important; chief".
Zathapy f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian sꜣt-ḥpw meaning "daughter of Apis", derived from zꜣt "daughter" and the name of the deity Apis, the sacred bull. This was the second name of Senebtisi.
Zatipy f Ancient Egyptian
Means "daughter of Ipy", derived from zꜣt "daughter" and the name of the goddess Ipy. Name borne by a wife of Khnumhotep I, governer of Oryx circa 2000 BCE.