Asaneth as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Asaneth

What is the meaning of the name Asaneth ?

The baby name Asaneth is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced uh-SEH-neth (IPA: /əˈsɛnəθ/).

Asaneth is Egyptian in Origin.

Asaneth is a rare transliteration of Asenath, the biblical name. It derives from an Ancient Egyptian theophoric formation honoring the goddess Neith. In the Hebrew Bible it appears as Asenat; the Septuagint renders it Ἀσενέθ (Aseneth), a form later used in Latin and European languages. Scholars usually gloss the meaning as “belonging to Neith” or “gift of Neith,” reflecting devotion to the goddess of Sais.

In Genesis 41–46, Asenath is the Egyptian wife of Joseph and daughter of Potiphera, priest of On (Heliopolis). Her story was elaborated in the Hellenistic Jewish romance Joseph and Aseneth, influential in later traditions. The name surfaced among English Puritans and appears in 18th–19th‑century New England records, but remains rare in modern English. Contemporary Hebrew favors Osnat/Asnat. Variants include Asenath, Aseneth, Azeneth, and Osnat/Asnat; Asaneth preserves the Greek vowel sequence and is used as a modern phonetic or stylistic choice.

⚙ Asaneth is far from common. We count 11 recorded uses of it across 2 countries.