The story behind Imhotep
From Egyptian jj-m-ḥtp (literally “(the one) coming in peace, (the one) returning home safely”): M18-G17-R4:X1*Q3 from the perfective active participle of jj (“to come, to return”) + m ḥtp (“in peace, safely”).
Pronunciation
General-American: /ɪmˈhoʊ.tɛp/
Popularity
Imhotep ranked #12853 in US for 2021.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Imhotep
Polikarp
Learned borrowing from Latin Policarpus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends P
- same syllable count
- similar length
Onufry
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὀνούφριος (Onoúphrios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- same syllable count
- similar length
Putiphar
From Biblical Hebrew פּוֹטִיפָר (Pōṭīfar), itself from Egyptian pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ (in hieroglyphics 𓇳𓅮𓏙𓅮)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Susana
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Šōšannā, “rose, or lily”), from Egyptian z:S:n-M9 (zšn).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Iacobus
From Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “May He Heel”), from the third-person singular masculine imperfective form of the Semitic…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Iacomus
Late Latin variant of Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos, “supplanter, heel-grabber”), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ). As it is a Late Latin word, Greek stress is…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Imhotep
Akhenaten
From Egyptian i-t:n:ra-Ax-x:n (ꜣḫ-n-jtn).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Iside
From Latin Īsidem, from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis), from Egyptian st-t (ꜣst).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Isis
Learned borrowing from Latin Īsis from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis), from Egyptian st-t:H8-B1 (ꜣst).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Imhotep
Akhenaten
From Egyptian i-t:n:ra-Ax-x:n (ꜣḫ-n-jtn).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Menes
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μήνης (Mḗnēs), from Egyptian Y5:N35-M17 (mnj).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Nechos
From Ancient Greek Νεκῶς (Nekôs), itself borrowed from Egyptian n-kꜣw
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length