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Egyptian names - Baby names with the origin Egyptian

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
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
Maatkare 'Ma'at is the ka/essence of Ra' - invoking the goddess Ma'at and the sun god Ra (often rendered 'Ma'at is the truth/justice of Ra') Egyptian Girl
Menat Name of an ancient Egyptian goddess and a ritual necklace, associated with fertility, music, protection and rejuvenation. Egyptian Girl
Menefer Established/enduring and beautiful Egyptian Unisex
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
Meret Beloved Egyptian Girl
Merith Beloved Egyptian Girl
Meryt Beloved Egyptian Girl
Merytt Beloved (beloved one) Egyptian Girl
Meryttah Beloved Egyptian Girl
Minia Possibly 'of Min' (Egyptian) or a diminutive/variant of Mina, which can mean 'enamel/azure' (Persian) or 'fish' (Sanskrit/Hindi). Egyptian Girl
Mut Mother (name of an Egyptian mother/goddess) Egyptian Girl
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
Nebet-Het Lady of the House (Mistress of the House) Egyptian Girl
Nebt-Het Lady of the House Egyptian Girl
Nebu 'Gold' or 'golden' (from Egyptian nbw); also linked conceptually to the god Nabu (wisdom/scribe). Babylonian, Egyptian Boy
Nefertara Beautiful companion (often interpreted as "the most beautiful") Egyptian Girl
Nefertari Meritamen Nefertari: 'the most beautiful' or 'beautiful companion'; Meritamen (Merytamen): 'beloved of Amun'. Egyptian Girl
Neferteri Most beautiful; the beautiful companion Egyptian Girl
Nefertiti Meritmut Nefertiti: "the beautiful one has come"; Meritmut: "beloved of Mut" (Mut = Egyptian mother goddess) Egyptian Girl
Nefertitie The beautiful one has come Egyptian Girl
Nefertitit The beautiful one has come Egyptian Girl
Nefertititi The beautiful one has come. Egyptian Girl
Nenet Not well established. If related to Nanette/Anne: "little Anne" (grace). Otherwise meaning unknown. Egyptian Girl
Neper God of grain; literally 'grain' or 'lord of the grain'. Egyptian Boy
Nilos Of the Nile; associated with the Nile River Egyptian Boy
Nu Woman; soft; primeval water Burmese, Egyptian, Vietnamese Girl
Nubya From Nubia - 'of Nubia'; associated with the Egyptian word for gold (hence 'gold' or 'golden') Egyptian Girl
On Hebrew: 'strength, vigor'; also the biblical name for the Egyptian city Heliopolis. In Japanese the meaning varies by kanji (e.g., 音 'sound', 恩 'grace', 温 'warmth'). Egyptian, Hebrew, Japanese, Vietnamese Unisex
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
Pi-Beseth House of Bastet (the Egyptian cat goddess) Egyptian Girl
Pitah Likely connected to the Egyptian creator god Ptah - patron of craftsmen and builders; other local uses may carry different meanings Egyptian Unisex
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

Egyptian name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Egyptian-origin name in our dataset.

173
Names in this origin
24
With data in 2024
1,834
Births 2024
2,411
Peak year 2021