Egyptian Names
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Egyptian Names
Egyptian Names Abasi - Serious Abayomi – Joy bringer Abubakar – Noble, good Akhenaten (Also known as Akhenaton) – Name of a pharaoh (18th dynasty), it means devoted to the sun god Akil – Intelligent, smart Akins – Brave Ammon – Greek name of the Egyptian god of mystery and hieroglyphs Amun – Another name for Ammon, god of mystery Anpu – God of the dead Anubis – God of the afterlife Apophis – God depicted as a snake, enemy of Ra Astennu – God of the moon Aswad – Black Aten – Sun Azizi – Adored, precious Baba – The first son of Osiris Baniti – Teacher Bes – Bringer of joy Bomani – Fighter, warrior Cheops – Greek name of a pharaoh of the old kingdom (4th dynasty) Chisisi – Mysterious, secret Dakarai – Happy Darwishi – Holy man Donkor – Humble Fadil – Generous Gahiji – Hunter Garai – Established Gyasi – Wonderful Hamadi – Admired Hapi – God of the Nile Horemheb – Name of the last pharaoh of the 18th dynasty Heru – Sun God, another name for Horus Horus – Sun God, god of the sky, war god Husani – Handsome Imhotep – Started out as a wise man and ended up as a god Ishaq – Laughter Jabari - Brave Jafari – Brook Jahi – Dignified, honorable Kaphiri – Hilltop Kazemde – Ambassador Khafra (also known as Khafre) – Name of a pharaoh of the 4th dynasty Khalid – Immortal one Khenfu – Son of Amun-Ra and Mut Kephera – Another form of Ra Khufu – Name of a pharaoh (4th dynasty), also known as Cheops Manu – Second son Menkaura – Name of a pharaoh of the 4th dynasty Mensah – Third son Min – Egyptian fertility god Moyses (Also Moses, Moshe) – Rescued from the waters, son (Biblical) Moswen – White Musim – With faith Nassor – Triumphant, victorious Nile – The famous river Nuru – Child of the light Omari – High born Pharaoh – King, ruler of Ancient Egytp Ptolemy – (Ptolemaic dynasty) – All the male rulers of this family took the name Ptolemy Qeb (also known as Geb) – God of the Eath Ra – The sun Ramesses – Name of two pharaohs Runihura – The destroyer Sadiki – Faithful, loyal Sebek – One of the gods of the underworld, he was depicted as a cocodrile Set – God of darkness and evil Seti – Name of two pharaohs Sphinx – Ancient Egyptian mythological being depicted as a lion with a human head Thutmose – Name of several pharaohs Ur - Great