Egyptian Boy Names
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of 111 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harakhty | Horus of the Horizon (often understood as 'Horus of the Two Horizons' or the rising sun aspect of Horus) | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Heh | In Ancient Egyptian, Heh is the personification of infinity/eternity; the string also appears as the name of the Arabic letter 'h' and as a transliteration form in Chinese. | Arabic, Chinese, Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Heka | Personification/god of magic; literally "magic" or "magical power" | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Hor-Aha | Horus the fighter / Horus the warrior | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Horemheb | Horus is in jubilation (Horus is pleased) | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Horus the Elder | The elder Horus - 'great falcon', a sky and kingship deity associated with protection and royal power. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Hu | Varies by language/character: in Chinese depends on the character (e.g., 胡 - common surname; 虎 - 'tiger'; 湖 - 'lake'); in Old Egyptian 'Hu' denotes the authoritative utterance/deified concept; in English medieval use it is a short form of Hugh ('mind/heart'). | Chinese, Egyptian, English, Korean, Turkish | Boy | — | |
| Ikhnaton | “Effective for the Aten” - a theophoric name invoking the sun-disk god Aten | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Imenhotep | Amun is satisfied (Amun is pleased/at peace) | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Inaros | Eye of Horus | Egyptian, Greek | Boy | — | |
| Karnak | Name of the ancient temple complex at Luxor; suggests 'sacred precinct' or 'great temple' (etymology uncertain). | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Kek | Named for Kek, the ancient Egyptian god of darkness and primordial chaos/night. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Kem | From Kemet - 'the Black (land)'; associated with 'black' or 'dark' | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Khafra | Likely 'appearance/manifestation of Ra' or 'his Ka is Ra' - an ancient royal name invoking the sun god Ra. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Khensu | Name of the Egyptian moon god; 'the traveler' or 'the wanderer' (of the moon) | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Khephera | From the Egyptian god Khepri; associated with the scarab, creation, rebirth and the rising sun - 'to become' or 'coming into being'. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Khephra | Name tied to the scarab-headed Egyptian god of the rising sun - creation, renewal, rebirth. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Khepra | Scarab; associated with the rising sun, creation and rebirth | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Khepre | Scarab beetle; deity of creation, rebirth, and the rising sun | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Kheti | Ancient Egyptian: an old personal name borne by several officials; original meaning is uncertain. Hindi/Nepali: 'kheti' (खेती) = farming, agriculture. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Khnumhotep | Khnum is satisfied | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Khons | The traveler; the wanderer (name of an ancient Egyptian moon god) | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Khonsu | Name of the Egyptian moon god; often translated as 'traveler' or 'wanderer' (the one who traverses the sky). | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Menes | Uncertain; often rendered as "he who endures" or "establisher" | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Menkaura | Established is the Ka of Ra (the sun god) | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Menkaure | Likely 'Established/Enduring is the ka (spirit) of Re' (i.e., 'the ka of Re is established') | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Narmer | Likely from Egyptian elements 'nar' (catfish) and 'mr' (chisel); exact meaning uncertain - commonly rendered as 'catfish‑chisel' or associated with strength/unifier. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Neb-Er-Tcher | Likely 'lord of ...' or 'owner/master of ...' - exact element uncertain from transliteration | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Nebu | 'Gold' or 'golden' (from Egyptian nbw); also linked conceptually to the god Nabu (wisdom/scribe). | Babylonian, Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Neper | God of grain; literally 'grain' or 'lord of the grain'. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Nilos | Of the Nile; associated with the Nile River | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Onfre | He who is continually good; perfectly good | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Onofredo | Continually good | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Orus | Likely linked to the Egyptian god Horus; connotations of 'falcon', 'guardian', 'lord' or 'he who is above'. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Osirys | From the Egyptian god Osiris - often interpreted as 'powerful' or 'mighty', associated with the lord of the afterlife | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Pepy | Originally an Ancient Egyptian royal name of uncertain meaning; in modern use often a pet form of Joseph/José (meaning 'God will add/increase'). | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Pytah | Associated with Ptah, the ancient Egyptian creator and craftsman god - often rendered 'the opener' or 'creator'. | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Ramesses III | Born of Ra | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Ramose | Born of Ra; 'Ra is born' or 'child of Ra' | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Ramses | Born of Ra (son of the sun god Ra) | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Ramses III | Born of the sun god Ra | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Ramses IV | Born of Ra (the Egyptian sun god) | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Re-Harakhty | “Ra who is Horus of the Horizons” - a composite solar deity combining Ra and Horus (Horakhty). | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Sabu | Often linked to the Arabic root s-b-r meaning "patience"; also attested as an ancient Egyptian personal name and used as a short form/nickname | Arabic, Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Senkamanisken | Amun causes him to live | Egyptian, Kushite | Boy | — | |
| Senusre | Man of Wosret (devoted to the goddess Wosret; 'He of Wosret') | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Senusret | Belonging to Wosret ("man of the goddess Wosret") | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Senwosre | 'Man of Wosret' - belonging to or made by the goddess Wosret | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Senwosret | Man of Wosret (Wosret = "the powerful one") | Egyptian | Boy | — | |
| Setep | Chosen (often used in compounds meaning “chosen of [a god]”) | Egyptian | Boy | — |
Egyptian Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Egyptian-origin name in our dataset.
111
Names in this origin
12
With data in 2024
521
Births 2024
584
Peak year 2021