This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is egyptian.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Naglaa f Arabic (Egyptian)Alternate transcription of Arabic نجلاء (see
Najla). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.
Naguib m Arabic (Egyptian)Alternate transcription of Arabic نجيب (see
Najib). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.
Najila f Arabic (Egyptian)The name Najila is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "bright eyes". Pretty and feminine Arabic name.
Nakht m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nḫt meaning "victorious, strong" or "champion". Nakht was an ancient Egyptian official who held the position of a scribe and astronomer of Amun, probably during the reign of Thutmose IV of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Nakhtmut m & f Ancient EgyptianMeaning “strength of Mut”, Mut being the mother goddess in Ancient Egyptian religion and mythology. Name of a daughter of Djehutyemheb and Bak-Khonsu, found in the Theban Tomb TT45.
Nakhtre m Ancient EgyptianA name with orgigins in Egypt, Nakhtre means "Strength of Ra". Ra was the god of the sun in Ancient Egyptian Mythology.
Nayfaurud m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nꜣy.f-ꜥꜣw-rwḏ meaning "his great ones (ancestors) are flourishing" or "his greatness is flourishing", derived from the possessive pronoun
nꜣy combined with
.f "his", the plural form of
ꜥꜣ "great, big, important", and
rwḏ "to be firm, to prosper".
Nebchasetnebet m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nb-ḫꜣ-st-nb.t, possibly meaning "(he is) the ruler of all under his throne", from Egyptian
nb "lord, master", ḫꜣ "herd",
st "throne",
nb "lord, master", and
.t "you, your"... [
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Nebet f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nbt meaning "lady, mistress". Name borne by several prominent ancient Egyptian women, including the first known female vizier in Egyptian history; she served under
Pepi I. Her daughters
Ankhesenpepi I and II later became consorts of Pepi I.
Nebetah f Ancient EgyptianMeans "lady of peace". Her name, like that of her elder sister Henuttaneb was also frequently used as a title for queens. She was possibly one of the youngest of the royal couple's children, since she doesn't appear on monuments on which her elder sisters do... [
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Nebethetepet f Egyptian MythologyMeans "lady of the offerings" or "satisfied lady" in Ancient Egyptian. This was the female counterpart of
Atum and female principle of creation.
Nebetnehat f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nbt-nht meaning "lady of the sycamore tree", derived from
nbt "lady, mistress" combined with
nht "sycamore tree".
Nebettawy f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nb.t-tꜢwj meaning "lady of the two lands", derived from
nbt "lady, mistress" combined with
tꜣ "land, realm, country" and
.wj "the two of them", together referring to Upper and Lower Egypt as a single entity... [
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Nebka m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nb-kꜣ meaning "lord of the soul", from Egyptian
nb "lord, master, ruler" combined with
kꜣ "soul". This was the throne name of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Third Dynasty during the Old Kingdom period, in the 27th century BCE.
Nebra m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nb-rꜥ, of highly attested etymology. It could highly mean "lord of the sun (of Horus)" since the sun had not yet become the object of divine adoration during his lifetime, derived from Egyptian
nb "lord" and
rꜥ "sun"... [
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Nebsenre m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nb-sn-rꜥ, meaning "their lord is Ra", from Egyptian
nb "lord, master" combined with
sn "they, them" combined with the Egyptian God
Ra... [
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Necho m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
n-kꜣw, meaning "(the one) belonging to the souls", from Egyptian
n(j) "of, belonging to" and
kꜣw, the plural form of
ka "soul, life-force"... [
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Nectanebis m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)Greek form of Egyptian
nḫt-nb.f meaning "the strong one of his lord", derived from Egyptian
nḫt "strong, victorious" and
nb "lord, master, ruler" combined with the suffix
.f "he, him, his".
Nectanebos m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)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.
Neferet f Egyptian MythologyDerived form the feminized (-et) form of the Ancient Egyptian deity Nefertem. Nefertem was the god of morning and associated with the blue lotus flower. This god's name meant "beautiful one who closes" or "one who does not close"... [
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Neferhetepes f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nfr-ḥtp.s meaning "her peace is beautiful", derived from
nfr "beautiful, good, perfect" combined with
ḥtp "peace, satisfaction; mercy" and the suffix
.s "she, her, hers".
Neferhor m & f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nfr-ḥr meaning "beautiful of face", derived from
nfr "beautiful, good, perfect" combined with
ḥr "face".
Neferhotep m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nfr-ḥtp meaning "the beautiful one is content", derived from
nfr "beautiful, good, perfect" combined with
ḥtp "peace, satisfaction".
Neferibre m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nfr-jb-rꜥ meaning "beautiful is the heart of Ra", derived from
nfr "beautiful, good, perfect" combined with
jb "heart, mind, emotions" and the name of the god
Ra.
Neferirkare m Ancient EgyptianNeferkare was an Ancient Egyptian Pharaon during the 25th century BCE. He was the third king of the Fifth Dynasty.
Neferkamin m Ancient EgyptianPossibly from Egyptian
nfr-kꜣ-mnw meaning "the soul of Min is beautiful", from
nfr "beautiful, good" combined with
ka "soul" combined with the name of the Egyptian god
Min... [
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Nefermaat m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nfr-mꜣꜥt meaning "
Maat is beautiful" or "with perfect justice", derived from
nfr "beautiful, good, perfect" combined with the name of the goddess
Maat, literally "truth, virtue, justice".
Neferneferure f Ancient EgyptianMeans "Beauty of the Beauties of Re" or "Most Beautiful One of Re" in Egyptian. This was the name of the fifth daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.
Neferti m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nfrtj, derived from
nfr "beautiful, good, perfect". This is the name of the titular character in ‘The Prophecy of Neferti’, an ancient Egyptian literary text.
Nefertkau f Ancient EgyptianAncient Egyptian feminine name meaning "the beautiful one of kas" (the plural of ka, meaning "soul").
Nehri m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nḥrj, of uncertain etymology. Possibly related to
nḥr "to resemble, match up to", or to
nḥ "prayer".
Neithhotep f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nt-ḥtp meaning "Neith is merciful", derived from the name of the goddess
Neith combined with
ḥtp "peace, satisfaction; mercy". This was the name of a 31st century BC queen consort.
Nekauba m Ancient Egyptian (?)Possibly from Egyptian
n-kꜣw-bꜣ, perhaps meaning "(the one) belonging to the souls and power", from Egyptian
n(j) "of, belonging to" combined with
kꜣw, the plural form of kꜣ "soul" combined with
bꜣ "working power, active power"... [
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Nekhbet f Egyptian MythologyFrom Egyptian
nxbt meaning "of Nekheb", a city in Upper Egypt. Nekhbet was the tutelary deity of Upper Egypt, counterpart to
Wadjet. She was often depicted as a vulture.
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.
Nemtyemsaf m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nmtj-m-zꜣ.f meaning "Nemty is his protection", derived from the name of the god
Nemti combined with
m "in, in the role of",
zꜣ "protection", and the suffix
.f "he, him, his".
Nesitanebetashru f Ancient EgyptianAncient Egyptian feminine name meaning “Belonging to the lady of the ashru”. The ashru was a crescent-shaped sacred lake around the temples of solar goddesses.
Netjerikhet m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nṯrj-ẖt, possibly meaning "(the) divine one of the Gods", from Egyptian
nṯrj "to be(come) divine, to make divine" combined with
ẖt "torso, body". This was the throne name of
Djoser.
Netjerkare m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nṯrj-kꜣ-rꜥ meaning "divine is the life-force of Ra", derived from
nṯrj "divine, holy" combine with
ka "soul, life-force" and the name of the god
Ra (literally "the sun").
Nila f Arabic (Egyptian)Derived from the Egyptian Arabic word نِيلَة (
nilah) meaning "water hyacinth" (
Indigofera genus).
Nirvana f English (Rare), Arabic (Egyptian)Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण
(nirvana), meaning "blown out, extinguished" and referring to a state of paradise or heightened pleasure. Its use in the United States started sporadically in the 1970s and the rock band Nirvana (1987-1994) may have helped it to rise further in later years.
Nubhetepti f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nb-ḥtp.tj meaning "gold is satisfied", derived from
nbw "gold" (sometimes an epithet of the goddess
Hathor) combined with
ḥtp "peace, satisfaction" and the suffix
tj.
Nubnefer m Ancient EgyptianProbably from Egyptian
nbw-nfr, possibly meaning "beautiful gold", from Egyptian
nbw "gold" combined with
nfr "beautiful, good". This was the birth name of a pharaoh who may have ruled during the 2nd Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
Nuit f English (British), Egyptian MythologyNuit is the Ancient Egyptian goddess of the heavens, with her name meaning "sky." Originally she was only the goddess of the night sky, but gradually she came to represent the sky in general. Nuit also protects people in the afterlife... [
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Ny-Hor m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ḥr-nj possibly meaning "belonging to Horus", from Egyptian God
Horus combined with Egyptian
nj "of, belonging to". It could also mean "hunter of Horus", from Egyptian
nw "to hunt"... [
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Nynetjer m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
nj-nṯr, possibly meaning "he is like (a) god" or "godlike", derived from Egyptian
nj "of, belonging to, possessing" combined with
nṯr "god". This was the Horus name of the third pharaoh of the Second Dynasty of Egypt during the Early Dynastic Period.
Omnia f Arabic (Egyptian)Means "wish, hope".
Amani "wishes" is the Arabic plural form of the same noun and is also used as a given name.
Osorkon m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
wsr-kn, of uncertain etymology. It could be of Libyan origin, or it could derive from Egyptian
wsr "mighty, powerful" or the name of the god
Osiris... [
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Pachomios m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)Hellenized form of the ancient Egyptian given name
Pakhom. Also, it should be noted that there are some sources that state that Pachomios is an authentic Greek name, in which case it means "thick shoulder", derived from Greek παχὺς
(pachys) "fat, thick" combined with Greek ὦμος
(omos) "shoulder"... [
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Paiset m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-js.t meaning "the one of Isis", derived from
pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of" combined with the name of the goddess
Isis.
Pakhet f Egyptian MythologyMeans "she who scratches" in Ancient Egyptian. This was the name of a lion-headed war goddess.
Pakhom m Ancient Egyptian, CopticFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-ꜥẖm meaning "he of the (holy) falcon," derived from
pꜣ "the; he of" combined with
ꜥẖm "falcon" or "cultic image of a falcon or god". The falcon was the symbol of the Egyptian god
Horus, so one could say that this name essentially means "he who belongs to Horus."
Pamin m Ancient Egyptian, CopticFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-mn meaning "he of Min", derived from the masculine possessive prefix
pꜣ "the aforementioned, the, he of" combined with the name of the god
Min... [
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Pamiu m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-mjw or
pꜣ-my meaning "the cat, the tomcat" or "he who belongs to the cat
Bastet". It is sometimes incorrectly translated as
pꜣ-mꜣj "the lion"... [
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Pasebakhaenniut m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-sbꜣ-ḫꜥ-n-nwt meaning "the star appearing in the city", derived from
pꜣ "the; he of" combined with
sbꜣ "star; meteor",
ḫꜥ "appearing",
m "in", and
nwt "town, city", usually referring to
Thebes.
Pasherenptah m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-šr-n-ptḥ meaning "son of Ptah", derived from
pꜣ "the; he of" combined with
šr "boy, child, young man; son" and the name of the god
Ptah... [
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Pashhur m Biblical Hebrew, Ancient EgyptianDerived from Egyptian name possibly meaning "portion of the god horus". Used in Hebrew as "passover" indicating sparing and deliverance. Used multiple times in the old testament.
Pedubast m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
pꜢ-dj-bꜣstt meaning "the given of Bastet", derived from
pꜣ "the; he of" combined with
dj "given" and the name of the cat goddess
Bastet... [
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Peduhor m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-dj-ḥr (or
pꜣ-dj-ḥr-mḥn) meaning "given by Horus", derived from
pꜣ "the; he of" combined with
dj "given" and the name of the god
Horus.
Pemsais m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)From Egyptian
pȝ-msḥ meaning "the crocodile", derived from the masculine prefix
pȝ "the aforementioned; the; he of" combined with
mzḥ "crocodile".
Persenet f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
pr-snt meaning "a sister comes forth", derived from
pr "to come forth, emerge, escape" combined with
snt "sister".
Peseshet f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
psš.t, derived from
psš meaning "to divide, split, spread out" or "ritual instrument (for Opening of the Mouth ceremony)" combined with the suffix
t. Peseshet was the earliest recorded female physician, titled the Lady Overseer of the Female Physicians in Fourth Dynasty ancient Egypt (ca... [
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Pinedjem m Ancient EgyptianPossibly from Egyptian
pj-nḏm, perhaps meaning "this (boy) is pleasant", from Egyptian
pj (
pi) "this" and
nḏm (
nedjem) "sweet, pleasant". This was the name of several Egyptian people including an Ancient Egyptian High Priest of
Amun at Thebes in Ancient Egypt from 1070 to 1032 BC and the de facto ruler of the country's south from 1054 BC.
Piye m Ancient Egyptian, HistoryFrom Egyptian
py, of uncertain etymology. It could be from Meroitic
*𐦧𐦢 (
*pi) “to live”, thus meaning "the living one", or from Egyptian
pꜣ (
pa) “O, he of, this of, that of” combined with
ꜥnḫy (
ankhi) “living one”, thus meaning "O living one"... [
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Psamtik m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
psmṯk, possibly a short form of
pꜣ-sꜣ-n-mṯk meaning "the man of Meṯek", Meṯek (or Metjek) being a hypothetical Libyan deity. Alternatively, it could derive from an Egyptian transcription of an Assyrian name... [
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Ptahmose m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ptḥ-ms meaning "born of Ptah" or "Ptah is born", derived from the name of the god
Ptah combined with
msj "to be born".
Ptahshepses m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ptḥ-špss meaning "Ptah is noble" or "Ptah is esteemed", derived from the name of the god
Ptah combined with
špss "to be noble, esteemed, splendid".
Puimre m Ancient EgyptianFrom 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 f Ancient EgyptianFrom 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.
Qa'a m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
qꜣ-ꜥ, possibly meaning "the one whose arm is raised", derived from Egyptian
qꜣ "raised" and
ꜥ "arm". This was the name of the last king of the First Dynasty of Egypt.
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.
Qetesh f Egyptian MythologyThe name of a goddess of fertility, sacred ecstasy and sexual pleasure, derived from the Semitic root
Q-D-Š which means "holy".
Raet-tawy f Egyptian MythologyThe feminine aspect of the Ancient Egyptian god
Ra. Her name was composed from the feminine version of the name
Ra and
tawy meaning "of the two lands".
Rahotep m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
rꜥ-ḥtp meaning "
Ra is satisfied", derived from the name of the god
Ra combined with
ḥtp "peace, satisfaction; mercy".
Raneb m Ancient EgyptianVariant 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.
Rashwan m Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic, KurdishVariant of Kurdish ڕەشوان (Reşwan) meaning "The Blacks"; a Kurdish tribe, native to the western frontier of Kurdistan. The name Reşwan is a compound of the Kurdish words
reş (transl. black) and the plural form
-ân... [
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Rekhetre f Ancient EgyptianRekhetre was an ancient Egyptian queen from the late 4th dynasty or early 5th dynasty. She was a daughter of Pharaoh
Khafra.
Renenutet f Egyptian MythologyIn Egyptian mythology she was the goddess of nourishment and the harvest, and as such was worshiped mainly during harvest. She was often depicted as a cobra or as a woman with the head of a cobra. She was sometimes portrayed as the consort of
Sobek,
Shai, or
Geb, with whom she had the snake god
Nehebkau... [
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Renesres f Ancient EgyptianFrom 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".
Renpet f Egyptian MythologyMeans "year" in Ancient Egyptian. This was the name of the goddess of fertility, youth and spring.
Renpetnefer f Ancient EgyptianFrom 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".
Rudamun m Ancient EgyptianFrom 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.
Sadiki m Egyptian, Arabic, SwahiliTranslating to “faithful” or “loyal,” it can always remind baby to stay dedicated to the people they love. Whether it’s through a ride-or-die friendship or sticking by their own beliefs, the name Sadiki is a constant reminder to keep a steadfast heart.
Satet f Egyptian MythologyDerived from the Egyptian word
sṯ, meaning "eject", "shoot", "pour" or "throw". It is the name of an Egyptian goddess and her name can be translated as "she who shoots" or "she who pours". As a warrior goddess, she protected Egypt's southern frontier by killing the pharoah's enemies with arrows; as a fertility goddess, she granted the wishes of those who sought love.
Segerseni m Ancient EgyptianPossibly 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 EgyptianOf uncertain meaning. Sehener was an Ancient Egyptian princess that lived during the Second Dynasty, although the specific reign under which she lived is unknown.
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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Sekhemib-perenmaat m Ancient EgyptianFrom 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... [
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Sekhemkhet m Ancient EgyptianFrom 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.
Sekheperenre m Ancient EgyptianFrom 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... [
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Semat f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
smꜣ.t meaning "the companion", derived from
zmꜣ "to join, unite" and the suffix
.t.
Semerkhet m Ancient EgyptianFrom 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 EgyptianAncient Egyptian masculine name derived from the element
snb meaning “to be healthy”.
Senebtisi f Ancient EgyptianFrom 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 EgyptianFrom 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.
Sennefer m Ancient EgyptianThe 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.
Seshemetka f Ancient EgyptianAncient 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.
Sesheset f Ancient EgyptianPossibly 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 EgyptianMeans "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 EgyptianEtymology 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... [
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Sewadjare m Ancient EgyptianFrom 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... [
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Shabaka m Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Near EasternFrom 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.
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).
Shebitku m Ancient EgyptianFrom 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.
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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Shepset-ipet f Ancient EgyptianFrom 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 EgyptianFrom 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 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.
Sithathoriunet f Ancient EgyptianAncient 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 f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
sꜣt-rꜥ meaning "daughter of
Re", derived from
zꜣt "daughter" combined with the name of the god
Ra.
Sneferka m Ancient EgyptianFrom 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 EgyptianPossibly 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
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Sobekemsaf m & f Ancient EgyptianFrom 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"... [
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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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Taesis 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.
Takhat f Ancient EgyptianFrom 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 EgyptianEtymology 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 EgyptianFrom 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 EgyptianThis 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).
Tapshay f Coptic, Egyptian MythologyUltimately from Egyptian
ta-pȝ-šȝy meaning "she of Shai", in Coptic derived from the possessive feminine article ⲧⲁ-
(ta-) combined with the name of the god
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Tati f Ancient Egyptian, HistoryMeaning unknown, possibly of Nubian origin. This was the name of an Egyptian queen from the 17-18th century BC.
Tefnut f Egyptian MythologyTEFNUT is a goddess of moisture, moist air, dew and rain in Ancient Egyptian religion. She is the sister and consort of the air god
Shu, and the mother of
Geb and
Nut.
Tenenet f Egyptian MythologyIn Egyptian mythology she was a goddess of childbirth and beer. She was typically depicted as a woman wearing a cow uterus on her head like another Egyptian childbirth goddess,
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Tentkheta f Ancient EgyptianPossibly meaning "she from the land of the Hittites". This name was borne by the Great Royal Wife of Amasis II.
Teos m Ancient EgyptianTeos was the name of Pharaon Teos of the Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt (380-343 BC).
Teti m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ttj, of unknown meaning. This was the name of the first king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt.