The baby name Pharoah is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈfɛəroʊ/ (FAIR-oh).
Pharoah is Egyptian in Origin.
The baby name Pharoah is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈfɛəroʊ/ (FAIR-oh).
Pharoah is Egyptian in Origin.
Pharoah is a modern English given name derived from the biblical title “Pharaoh,” ultimately from Egyptian pr‑ˁ3, “great house,” a term that shifted from ‘royal palace’ to the person of the Egyptian king. The pathway runs through Hebrew parʿōh, Greek Pharaō, and Latin Pharao into English. As a word it evokes the rulers encountered in the Hebrew Bible and later Judeo‑Christian literature; the title came into common use for Egyptian monarchs from the New Kingdom onward.
As a personal name, Pharoah (a nonstandard spelling of Pharaoh) appears rarely in English-speaking records from the 18th–19th centuries and has seen modest contemporary use, chosen for its regal, biblical, or African-historical resonance. Variants and related forms include Pharaoh (standard), Pharao, Pharaon (French), Paroh (Hebrew transliteration), and Spanish Faraón; Arabic Firʿawn is a cognate. Meaning: “great house,” by extension “king; ruler.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #876 | 17 | 7,044 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,165 | 14 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
Pharoah is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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