Ancient Egyptian names belong to the Ancient Egyptian language tradition. This collection contains 621 Ancient Egyptian names with their meanings, cultural backgrounds, and pronunciation guides. You'll find 336 names traditionally given to boys and 282 names for girls, reflecting naming patterns from regions where Ancient Egyptian is spoken. These names carry the linguistic heritage and cultural values of Ancient Egyptian-speaking communities. Common themes include joy, flower, light, showing what Ancient Egyptian cultures have valued across generations.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Egyptian hieroglyphs “ḥr.w / Haruw,” (Ancient Greek: Hôros ‘Ὧρος’) meaning “falcon.” Additional meanings are thought to have been “the distant one” or “one who is above, over.” Horus in Ancient Egyptian is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably god of kingship and the sky. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Roman Egypt.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian root: “swtḫ > sēt” (Greek: Sēth (Σήθ). Seth is a God of the desert, storms, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion. In later myths, he is also the God of darkness and chaos. In Egyptian mythology, Set is portrayed as the usurper that killed and mutilated his brother Osiris. Osiris’ wife Isis reassembled Osiris’ corpse and embalmed him. Osiris’ son Horus sought revenge upon Set, and the myths describe their conflicts. The death of Osiris and the battle between Horus and Set is a popular event in Egyptian mythology.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
Djehuti, Djehuty, or Thuty was a pharaoh of Ancient Egypt dating to the second intermediate period. Djehuti’s prenomen, Sekhemre Sementawy, means “the power of re who establishes the two lands.” It is thought that Sobekhotep VIII succeeded him. Djehuti may have been a part of the Theban 16th dynasty based in Upper Egypt. He reigned for three years after around 1650 BC, according to Kim Ryholt.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek root “Îsis (Ἶσις) Ísida (Ίσιδα) dôron (δῶρον),” meaning “gift of Isis.” Isis was the goddess of magic, and she is the most powerful of goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, and whose worship also spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (~560–636) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, “the last scholar of the ancient world.”
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek root “Îsis (Ἶσις) Ísida (Ίσιδα) dôron (δῶρον),” meaning “gift of Isis.” Isis was the goddess of magic, and she is the most powerful of goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, and whose worship also spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (~560–636) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, “the last scholar of the ancient world.”
Zsa is a short form of Zsuzsanna, Zsazsa, and Zsanett. The name is of Ancient Egyptian, Persian (Fārsi) and Hebrew origin and comes from the following roots: (IŌÁNNĒS) and (SHÔSHANNÂH).
This name derives from the Egyptian hieroglyphs, transliterated “(j(t)tm) > tem > Temu > Atum,” meaning “completion, complete or finish, complete one.” Tum is a principal deity in Egyptian mythology. Atum is one of the most important and frequently mentioned deities from the earliest times, as evidenced by his prominence in the Pyramid Texts, where he is portrayed as both a creator and father to the king. Atum was a self-created deity, the first being to emerge from the darkness and endless watery abyss that girdled the world before creation.
This name derives from the Egyptian hieroglyphs “ḥr.w / Haruw,” (Ancient Greek: Hôros ‘Ὧρος’) meaning “falcon.” Additional meanings are thought to have been “the distant one” or “one who is above, over.” Horus in Ancient Egyptian is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably god of kingship and the sky. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Roman Egypt.
This name derives from the Egyptian hieroglyphs “ḥr.w / Haruw,” (Ancient Greek: Hôros ‘Ὧρος’) meaning “falcon.” Additional meanings are thought to have been “the distant one” or “one who is above, over.” Horus in Ancient Egyptian is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably god of kingship and the sky. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Roman Egypt.
Shai was the deification of the concept of fate in Egyptian mythology. As a concept, with no particular reason for associating one gender over another, Shai was sometimes considered female, rather than the more common understanding of being male, in which circumstance Shai was referred to as Shait (merely the feminine form of the name).
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek root “Îsis (Ἶσις) Ísida (Ίσιδα) dôron (δῶρον),” meaning “gift of Isis.” Isis was the goddess of magic, and she is the most powerful of goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, and whose worship also spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (~560–636) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, “the last scholar of the ancient world.”
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek root “Îsis (Ἶσις) Ísida (Ίσιδα) dôron (δῶρον),” meaning “gift of Isis.” Isis was the goddess of magic, and she is the most powerful of goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, and whose worship also spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (~560–636) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, “the last scholar of the ancient world.”
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek root “Îsis (Ἶσις) Ísida (Ίσιδα) dôron (δῶρον),” meaning “gift of Isis.” Isis was the goddess of magic, and she is the most powerful of goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, and whose worship also spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (~560–636) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, “the last scholar of the ancient world.”
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
Issy is a short form of Isidore, Isabel, and Israel. It is of Greek and Ancient Egyptian origin and comes from the following roots: (THEODŌROS) (DŌROTHÉA) (DORIS) and (ÍSIDA DÔRON).
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian “Ymn > ‘Imn > Amon,” meaning “the hidden one.” Amun, king of the gods, was attested since the old kingdom and his spouse Amaunet. With the 11th dynasty (~21st century BC), he rose to the position of patron deity of Thebes by replacing Monthu. After the rebellion of Thebes against the Hyksos and with the rule of Ahmose I, Amun acquired national importance, expressed in his fusion with the Sun god, Ra, as Amun-Ra.
Djehuti, Djehuty, or Thuty was a pharaoh of Ancient Egypt dating to the second intermediate period. Djehuti’s prenomen, Sekhemre Sementawy, means “the power of re who establishes the two lands.” It is thought that Sobekhotep VIII succeeded him. Djehuti may have been a part of the Theban 16th dynasty based in Upper Egypt. He reigned for three years after around 1650 BC, according to Kim Ryholt.
Izzy is a short form of Isidore, Isabel, and Israel. It is of Greek and Ancient Egyptian origin and comes from the following roots: (THEODŌROS) (DŌROTHÉA) (DORIS) and (ÍSIDA DÔRON).
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek root “Îsis (Ἶσις) Ísida (Ίσιδα) dôron (δῶρον),” meaning “gift of Isis.” Isis was the goddess of magic, and she is the most powerful of goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, and whose worship also spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (~560–636) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, “the last scholar of the ancient world.”
This name derives from the Egyptian hieroglyph transliterated “Aten / Aton,” meaning “solar disk.” Aten is the disk of the sun in ancient Egyptian mythology and originally an aspect of Ra. The deified Aten focuses on the monolatristic, henotheistic, or monotheistic religion of Atenism established by Amenhotep IV, who later took the name Akhenaten in worship and recognition of Aten. The Aten, the sun-disk, is first referred to as a deity in The Story of Sinuhe from the 12th dynasty.
Neith an early goddess in the Egyptian pantheon. She was the patron deity of Sais, where her cult was centered in the Western Nile Delta of Egypt and attested as early as the First Dynasty. The Ancient Egyptian name of this city was Zau.
This name derives from the Arabic and Ancient Egyptian “ỉs.t / ȝs.t > Isis (Iset) / Isis > Îsis (Ἶσῐς). Isis is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of nature and magic. The name Isis means “throne.” Her headdress is a throne. As the personification of the throne, she was an important representation of the pharaoh’s power.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek root “Îsis (Ἶσις) Ísida (Ίσιδα) dôron (δῶρον),” meaning “gift of Isis.” Isis was the goddess of magic, and she is the most powerful of goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, and whose worship also spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (~560–636) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, “the last scholar of the ancient world.”
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek root “Îsis (Ἶσις) Ísida (Ίσιδα) dôron (δῶρον),” meaning “gift of Isis.” Isis was the goddess of magic, and she is the most powerful of goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, and whose worship also spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (~560–636) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, “the last scholar of the ancient world.”
Izka is a diminutive form of Izolda and Izidora. The name is of Germanic, Welsh, Ancient Egyptian and Greek origin and comes from the following roots: (*ĪSARNĄ *HILDIZ) (*ĪSARNĄ *WALDAʐ) (ESYLLT) and (ÍSIDA DÔRON).
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
Dora is a diminutive of Dorothy and a short form of Isidora and Theodora. It is of Greek and Ancient Egyptian origin and comes from the following roots: (THEODŌROS) (DŌROTHÉA) (DORIS) and (IISIS (ISET) DŌRON).
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian “bȝstt,” meaning “she of the ointment jar.” Bastet is the name commonly used by scholars today to refer to a feline goddess of ancient Egyptian religion who was worshipped at least since the second dynasty. From the third millennium BC, when Bastet begins to appear in our record, she is depicted as either a fierce lioness or a woman with the head of a lion. Images of Bast were created from a local stone, named alabaster today.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
Djehuti, Djehuty, or Thuty was a pharaoh of Ancient Egypt dating to the second intermediate period. Djehuti’s prenomen, Sekhemre Sementawy, means “the power of re who establishes the two lands.” It is thought that Sobekhotep VIII succeeded him. Djehuti may have been a part of the Theban 16th dynasty based in Upper Egypt. He reigned for three years after around 1650 BC, according to Kim Ryholt.
Shai was the deification of the concept of fate in Egyptian mythology. As a concept, with no particular reason for associating one gender over another, Shai was sometimes considered female, rather than the more common understanding of being male, in which circumstance Shai was referred to as Shait (merely the feminine form of the name).
This name derives from the Arabic and Ancient Egyptian “ỉs.t / ȝs.t > Isis (Iset) / Isis > Îsis (Ἶσῐς). Isis is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of nature and magic. The name Isis means “throne.” Her headdress is a throne. As the personification of the throne, she was an important representation of the pharaoh’s power.
This name derives from the Egyptian hieroglyphs, transliterated “(j(t)tm) > tem > Temu > Atum,” meaning “completion, complete or finish, complete one.” Tum is a principal deity in Egyptian mythology. Atum is one of the most important and frequently mentioned deities from the earliest times, as evidenced by his prominence in the Pyramid Texts, where he is portrayed as both a creator and father to the king. Atum was a self-created deity, the first being to emerge from the darkness and endless watery abyss that girdled the world before creation.
This name derives from the Arabic and Ancient Egyptian “ỉs.t / ȝs.t > Isis (Iset) / Isis > Îsis (Ἶσῐς). Isis is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of nature and magic. The name Isis means “throne.” Her headdress is a throne. As the personification of the throne, she was an important representation of the pharaoh’s power.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian “Ymn > ‘Imn > Amon,” meaning “the hidden one.” Amun, king of the gods, was attested since the old kingdom and his spouse Amaunet. With the 11th dynasty (~21st century BC), he rose to the position of patron deity of Thebes by replacing Monthu. After the rebellion of Thebes against the Hyksos and with the rule of Ahmose I, Amun acquired national importance, expressed in his fusion with the Sun god, Ra, as Amun-Ra.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian “Ymn > ‘Imn > Amon,” meaning “the hidden one.” Amun, king of the gods, was attested since the old kingdom and his spouse Amaunet. With the 11th dynasty (~21st century BC), he rose to the position of patron deity of Thebes by replacing Monthu. After the rebellion of Thebes against the Hyksos and with the rule of Ahmose I, Amun acquired national importance, expressed in his fusion with the Sun god, Ra, as Amun-Ra.
Hathor “mansion of Horus” is an Ancient Egyptian goddess who personified the principles of joy, feminine love, and motherhood. She was one of the most important and popular deities throughout the history of Ancient Egypt. Hathor was worshiped by Royalty and common people alike in whose tombs she is depicted as “Mistress of the West” welcoming the dead into the next life. Hathor is the goddess of the sky, love, beauty, joy, motherhood, foreign lands, mining, music, and fertility. The Ancient Greeks identified Hathor with the goddess Aphrodite and the Romans as Venus.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian “Wsjr / Asar / Ausar,” Arabic: Usris.” Osiris was the Egyptian god, usually identified as the god of the afterlife, the underworld, and the dead. He was classically depicted as a green-skinned man with a pharaoh’s beard, partially mummy-wrapped at the legs, wearing a distinctive crown with two large ostrich feathers on either side holding a symbolic crook and flail. Osiris was considered the oldest son of the Earth god Geb and the sky goddess Nut, as well as being brother and husband of Isis, with Horus being considered his posthumously begotten son.
This name derives from the Aramaic patronymic “bar-” plus the Egyptian Coptic “wnn-nfr” (Unnufer), meaning “son of the judge oufrios.” Varsanofiy (1845–1913) was a Russian religious. He is revered as a saint by the Orthodox Church, which commemorates the day of his death. Barsanuphius of Palestine, also known as Barsanuphius of Gaza († ~540 AD), was a hermit of the 6th-century. Born in Egypt, he lived in absolute seclusion for fifty years, and then near the monastery of Saint Seridon of Gaza in Palestine.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Egyptian hieroglyph transliterated “Aten / Aton,” meaning “solar disk.” Aten is the disk of the sun in ancient Egyptian mythology and originally an aspect of Ra. The deified Aten focuses on the monolatristic, henotheistic, or monotheistic religion of Atenism established by Amenhotep IV, who later took the name Akhenaten in worship and recognition of Aten. The Aten, the sun-disk, is first referred to as a deity in The Story of Sinuhe from the 12th dynasty.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian “àxōm” (Greek: pakhóm > Pachómios ‘Παχώμιος’),” meaning “eagle.” Saint Pachomius was the founder of Christian cenobitic monasticism. In the Coptic churches, his feast day is celebrated on May 9. In the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, his feast day is celebrated on May 15. He was born in 292 in Thebes (Luxor, Egypt) to pagan parents.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Egyptian hieroglyphs, transliterated “(j(t)tm) > tem > Temu > Atum,” meaning “completion, complete or finish, complete one.” Tum is a principal deity in Egyptian mythology. Atum is one of the most important and frequently mentioned deities from the earliest times, as evidenced by his prominence in the Pyramid Texts, where he is portrayed as both a creator and father to the king. Atum was a self-created deity, the first being to emerge from the darkness and endless watery abyss that girdled the world before creation.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian “Wsjr / Asar / Ausar,” Arabic: Usris.” Osiris was the Egyptian god, usually identified as the god of the afterlife, the underworld, and the dead. He was classically depicted as a green-skinned man with a pharaoh’s beard, partially mummy-wrapped at the legs, wearing a distinctive crown with two large ostrich feathers on either side holding a symbolic crook and flail. Osiris was considered the oldest son of the Earth god Geb and the sky goddess Nut, as well as being brother and husband of Isis, with Horus being considered his posthumously begotten son.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian “Nebt-Het / Nebt-het > Neftis.” Nephthys is a member of the Great Ennead of Heliopolis in Egyptian mythology, a daughter of Nut and Geb. Nephthys was typically paired with her sister Isis in funerary rites because of their role as protectors of the mummy and the god Osiris and as the sister-wife of Set. Nephthys is the Greek form of an epithet (transliterated as Nebet-het, and Nebt-het, from Egyptian hieroglyphs). The origin of the goddess Nephthys is unclear. Still, her name’s literal translation is usually given as “Lady of the House,” which has caused some to identify her with the notion of a housewife mistakenly or as the primary lady who ruled a domestic household.
This name derives from the Arabic and Ancient Egyptian “ỉs.t / ȝs.t > Isis (Iset) / Isis > Îsis (Ἶσῐς). Isis is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of nature and magic. The name Isis means “throne.” Her headdress is a throne. As the personification of the throne, she was an important representation of the pharaoh’s power.
Neith an early goddess in the Egyptian pantheon. She was the patron deity of Sais, where her cult was centered in the Western Nile Delta of Egypt and attested as early as the First Dynasty. The Ancient Egyptian name of this city was Zau.
This name derives from the Arabic and Ancient Egyptian “ỉs.t / ȝs.t > Isis (Iset) / Isis > Îsis (Ἶσῐς). Isis is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of nature and magic. The name Isis means “throne.” Her headdress is a throne. As the personification of the throne, she was an important representation of the pharaoh’s power.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
Neith an early goddess in the Egyptian pantheon. She was the patron deity of Sais, where her cult was centered in the Western Nile Delta of Egypt and attested as early as the First Dynasty. The Ancient Egyptian name of this city was Zau.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Onoúphrios (Ονούφριος), which in turn derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Coptic “wnn-nfr > Uenofere > Unnufer,” meaning “continually happy, one who is constantly good.” Saint Onuphrius in both the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Churches; Venerable Onuphrius in Eastern Orthodoxy and Saint Nofer the Anchorite in Oriental Orthodoxy, lived as a hermit in the desert of Upper Egypt in the 4th or 5th-centuries.
This name derives from the Egyptian hieroglyphs, transliterated “(j(t)tm) > tem > Temu > Atum,” meaning “completion, complete or finish, complete one.” Tum is a principal deity in Egyptian mythology. Atum is one of the most important and frequently mentioned deities from the earliest times, as evidenced by his prominence in the Pyramid Texts, where he is portrayed as both a creator and father to the king. Atum was a self-created deity, the first being to emerge from the darkness and endless watery abyss that girdled the world before creation.
This name derives from the Arabic and Ancient Egyptian “ỉs.t / ȝs.t > Isis (Iset) / Isis > Îsis (Ἶσῐς). Isis is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of nature and magic. The name Isis means “throne.” Her headdress is a throne. As the personification of the throne, she was an important representation of the pharaoh’s power.
Dorel is a diminutive of Dorothea, Isidora, and Theodora. It is of Greek and Ancient Egyptian origin and comes from the following roots: (THEODŌROS) (DŌROTHÉA) (DORIS) and (IISIS (ISET) DŌRON).
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek root “Îsis (Ἶσις) Ísida (Ίσιδα) dôron (δῶρον),” meaning “gift of Isis.” Isis was the goddess of magic, and she is the most powerful of goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, and whose worship also spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (~560–636) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, “the last scholar of the ancient world.”
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian “bȝstt,” meaning “she of the ointment jar.” Bastet is the name commonly used by scholars today to refer to a feline goddess of ancient Egyptian religion who was worshipped at least since the second dynasty. From the third millennium BC, when Bastet begins to appear in our record, she is depicted as either a fierce lioness or a woman with the head of a lion. Images of Bast were created from a local stone, named alabaster today.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Ábūdos (Ἄβῡδος) Abūdēnós (Ἀβῡδηνός),” which in turn derives from the Egyptian “Ȝbḏw,” meaning “hill temple.” Abydos is one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt and also of the eighth nome in Upper Egypt, of which it was the capital city. Saint Abudemius was Tortured and martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on July 15. Abydenus (Ancient Greek: Αβυδηνός) was a Greek historian and the author of a History of the Chaldeans and Assyrians, of which Eusebius preserves some fragments in his Praeparatio Evangelica, and by Cyril of Alexandria in his work against Julian.
This name derives from the Latin “Aegyptius,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “Aigýptios (Αἰγύπτιος) Aigyptĭăkós (Αἰγῠπτῐᾰκός),” meaning “Egyptian.” The Ancient Greek name may be a derivation from the Egyptian “Hwt kȝ Ptḥ” (conventional pronunciation: Hut ka Pta), meaning “home of the ka of Ptah,” the name of a temple of the god Ptah at Memphis. Mary of Egypt (~344–421) is revered as the patron saint of penitents, most notably in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches, as well as in the Roman Catholic. The feast day is traditionally observed on April 1.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
Djehuti, Djehuty, or Thuty was a pharaoh of Ancient Egypt dating to the second intermediate period. Djehuti’s prenomen, Sekhemre Sementawy, means “the power of re who establishes the two lands.” It is thought that Sobekhotep VIII succeeded him. Djehuti may have been a part of the Theban 16th dynasty based in Upper Egypt. He reigned for three years after around 1650 BC, according to Kim Ryholt.
This name derives from the Arabic and Ancient Egyptian “ỉs.t / ȝs.t > Isis (Iset) / Isis > Îsis (Ἶσῐς). Isis is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of nature and magic. The name Isis means “throne.” Her headdress is a throne. As the personification of the throne, she was an important representation of the pharaoh’s power.
Sunna is a short form of Susanna and Sunniva. The name is of Ancient Egyptian, Old Persian, Hebrew and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) origin and comes from the following roots: (SHÔSHANNÂH) and (SUNNGIFU).
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek root “Îsis (Ἶσις) Ísida (Ίσιδα) dôron (δῶρον),” meaning “gift of Isis.” Isis was the goddess of magic, and she is the most powerful of goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, and whose worship also spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (~560–636) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, “the last scholar of the ancient world.”
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian root: “swtḫ > sēt” (Greek: Sēth (Σήθ). Seth is a God of the desert, storms, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion. In later myths, he is also the God of darkness and chaos. In Egyptian mythology, Set is portrayed as the usurper that killed and mutilated his brother Osiris. Osiris’ wife Isis reassembled Osiris’ corpse and embalmed him. Osiris’ son Horus sought revenge upon Set, and the myths describe their conflicts. The death of Osiris and the battle between Horus and Set is a popular event in Egyptian mythology.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian root: “swtḫ > sēt” (Greek: Sēth (Σήθ). Seth is a God of the desert, storms, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion. In later myths, he is also the God of darkness and chaos. In Egyptian mythology, Set is portrayed as the usurper that killed and mutilated his brother Osiris. Osiris’ wife Isis reassembled Osiris’ corpse and embalmed him. Osiris’ son Horus sought revenge upon Set, and the myths describe their conflicts. The death of Osiris and the battle between Horus and Set is a popular event in Egyptian mythology.
Djehuti, Djehuty, or Thuty was a pharaoh of Ancient Egypt dating to the second intermediate period. Djehuti’s prenomen, Sekhemre Sementawy, means “the power of re who establishes the two lands.” It is thought that Sobekhotep VIII succeeded him. Djehuti may have been a part of the Theban 16th dynasty based in Upper Egypt. He reigned for three years after around 1650 BC, according to Kim Ryholt.
This name derives from the Egyptian hieroglyphs “ḥr.w / Haruw,” (Ancient Greek: Hôros ‘Ὧρος’) meaning “falcon.” Additional meanings are thought to have been “the distant one” or “one who is above, over.” Horus in Ancient Egyptian is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably god of kingship and the sky. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Roman Egypt.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Onoúphrios (Ονούφριος), which in turn derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Coptic “wnn-nfr > Uenofere > Unnufer,” meaning “continually happy, one who is constantly good.” Saint Onuphrius in both the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Churches; Venerable Onuphrius in Eastern Orthodoxy and Saint Nofer the Anchorite in Oriental Orthodoxy, lived as a hermit in the desert of Upper Egypt in the 4th or 5th-centuries.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek root “Îsis (Ἶσις) Ísida (Ίσιδα) dôron (δῶρον),” meaning “gift of Isis.” Isis was the goddess of magic, and she is the most powerful of goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, and whose worship also spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (~560–636) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, “the last scholar of the ancient world.”
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Egyptian hieroglyphs “ḥr.w / Haruw,” (Ancient Greek: Hôros ‘Ὧρος’) meaning “falcon.” Additional meanings are thought to have been “the distant one” or “one who is above, over.” Horus in Ancient Egyptian is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably god of kingship and the sky. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Roman Egypt.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek root “Îsis (Ἶσις) Ísida (Ίσιδα) dôron (δῶρον),” meaning “gift of Isis.” Isis was the goddess of magic, and she is the most powerful of goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, and whose worship also spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (~560–636) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, “the last scholar of the ancient world.”
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Serapion (Σεραπίων),” meaning “bright, solar.” Serapion of Alexandria was a physician who lived in the 3rd century BC. He belonged to the Empiric school and extended and improved the system of Philinus of Cos so much, that the creation of the school is attributed to him by some ancient writers. Several saints are associated with this name, such as Serapion, Patriarch of Antioch (191–211). He is known primarily through his theological writings. Serapion of Alexandria was an Egyptian Christian martyr, who was killed during anti-Christian riots which broke out in Alexandria, Egypt.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek root “Îsis (Ἶσις) Ísida (Ίσιδα) dôron (δῶρον),” meaning “gift of Isis.” Isis was the goddess of magic, and she is the most powerful of goddesses in Ancient Egyptian religion, and whose worship also spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (~560–636) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, “the last scholar of the ancient world.”
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Middle Egyptian “SŠN” and then after from the Persian root “Sousan, Susan.” However, the Hebrew root for the name of the lily (from Lilium family) derives from “Šōšannā > Shôshan > Shôshannâh,” which means “lotus, lily, to be joyful, bright, or cheerful.” It was first reported on an 11th Dynasty sarcophagus dating from approximately 2000 B.C. The Persian name for lily is “Soussan.” The name of Susa, an ancient city of Persia, may be derived from the lilies which abounded in the plain in which it was situated. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible.
This name derives from the Ancient Egyptian “Wsjr / Asar / Ausar,” Arabic: Usris.” Osiris was the Egyptian god, usually identified as the god of the afterlife, the underworld, and the dead. He was classically depicted as a green-skinned man with a pharaoh’s beard, partially mummy-wrapped at the legs, wearing a distinctive crown with two large ostrich feathers on either side holding a symbolic crook and flail. Osiris was considered the oldest son of the Earth god Geb and the sky goddess Nut, as well as being brother and husband of Isis, with Horus being considered his posthumously begotten son.
Ancient Egyptian names developed within the Ancient Egyptian language tradition. The naming traditions from regions where Ancient Egyptian is spoken have evolved over centuries, shaped by migration, trade, religion, and cultural exchange. Today's Ancient Egyptian names carry this history.
Ancient Egyptian naming traditions reflect the values and beliefs of regions where Ancient Egyptian is spoken. Names served multiple purposes: identifying individuals, honoring ancestors, expressing hopes for a child's future, and marking religious or cultural affiliation. These functions shaped which names became popular and how they were used.
Today, Ancient Egyptian names appear far beyond regions where Ancient Egyptian is spoken. Immigration, global media, and cultural exchange have made many Ancient Egyptian names familiar worldwide. Parents choose these names to honor heritage, appreciate their meanings, or simply because they like how they sound. The 621 names in this collection range from ancient choices still popular today to names that have fallen out of use but retain historical interest.
Ancient Egyptian naming traditions have developed their own patterns and preferences. Names may honor family members, reflect religious beliefs, describe hoped-for qualities, or commemorate significant events. These patterns explain which names stayed popular.
These traditional patterns still matter, but modern parents also mix things up. Some combine traditional and contemporary elements, pick names from other cultures, or create unique variations of classic names.
This collection breaks down to 54% masculine names (336) and 45% feminine names (282).
Ancient Egyptian names follow the phonetic rules of their language of origin. English speakers may need to adjust their pronunciation for sounds that don't exist in English. Each name page includes a pronunciation guide to help.
When in doubt about pronunciation, listening to native speakers helps more than reading transliterations. Each name page has a pronunciation guide. If you're considering a Ancient Egyptian name for your child, say it out loud and think about how others in your community will pronounce it.
Our collection includes 621 Ancient Egyptian names. While some are common choices, others are rare finds that could give a child a distinctive name with authentic cultural roots.
The collection offers balanced options for both genders, with 336 names for boys and 282 for girls.
Current naming trends show renewed interest in heritage names, with parents seeking meaningful connections to cultural roots. Some Ancient Egyptian names have crossed over to mainstream use, while others remain specific to Ancient Egyptian-speaking communities.
Popular Ancient Egyptian names for boys include Zus, Her, Set, Sue, Tot. Our database contains 336 Ancient Egyptian names traditionally given to boys, ranging from classic choices to unique options.
Our collection includes 282 Ancient Egyptian names for girls. Popular choices blend traditional sounds with meaningful origins. Use the feminine tab to explore options organized by popularity.
Ancient Egyptian names carry meanings from the Ancient Egyptian language tradition. Common themes in Ancient Egyptian names include joy, flower, light, nature. Each name in our database includes its specific meaning and cultural context.
Ancient Egyptian names follow the phonetic rules of their language. Each name page includes a pronunciation guide. When uncertain, listening to native speakers provides the most accurate reference.
This database contains 621 Ancient Egyptian names: 336 for boys and 282 for girls. This represents documented names that have been used historically or are in current use. The actual number of Ancient Egyptian names ever used is certainly higher.
Spelling difficulty depends on the specific name and your familiarity with Ancient Egyptian phonetics. Some Ancient Egyptian names have been adapted to English spelling conventions, making them straightforward. Others retain original spellings that may be unfamiliar. Consider how important easy spelling is to you when choosing a name.