Menkaure as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Menkaure

What is the meaning of the name Menkaure ?

The baby name Menkaure is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MEN-kaw-REE (approx. IPA: /mɛnˈkɔːri/).

Menkaure is Egyptian in Origin.

Menkaure is an Ancient Egyptian royal name formed from mn “enduring/firm,” kȝw, the plural of kȝ “ka” (vital essence), and Rˁ “Ra,” the sun god. The phrase Mn‑kȝw‑Rˁ is commonly translated “Enduring are the kas of Ra,” also rendered “Firm is the life-force of Ra.” Theophoric and triumphal in tone, it fits the Old Kingdom tradition of throne names invoking solar divinity and cosmic stability.

Best known bearer is Menkaure of Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty, builder of the third pyramid at Giza (c. 2490–2472 BCE). His name entered classical sources as Mykerinos/Mycerinus via Greek and Latin, shaping later European awareness of the pharaoh. Modern variants include Menkaura and Menkawre in Egyptological literature; Mykerinos appears in historical writing. As a contemporary given name it is rare but recognized in Egyptology, Afrocentric, and heritage-naming circles, valued for its regal aura, antiquity, and solar symbolism.

⚙ We have no record of Menkaure in any national birth registry or name dataset. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. However you look at it, very few people share it.