Akhenaten
From Egyptian i-t:n:ra-Ax-x:n (ꜣḫ-n-jtn).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
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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…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends P
Iside
From Latin Īsidem, from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis), from Egyptian st-t (ꜣst).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
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
Menes
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μήνης (Mḗnēs), from Egyptian Y5:N35-M17 (mnj).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
Nechos
From Ancient Greek Νεκῶς (Nekôs), itself borrowed from Egyptian n-kꜣw
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Neith
From Egyptian nt (n:t-R25).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
Onufry
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὀνούφριος (Onoúphrios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Putiphar
From Biblical Hebrew פּוֹטִיפָר (Pōṭīfar), itself from Egyptian pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ (in hieroglyphics 𓇳𓅮𓏙𓅮)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Ramsés
From Ancient Greek Ῥαμέσσης (Rhaméssēs), itself from Egyptian rꜥ-ms-sw.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
Sawsan
From Middle Persian [script needed] (swsn' /sōsan/), from Ancient Greek σοῦσον (soûson), ultimately from Egyptian z:S:n-M9 (zšn, “lotus”). Doublet of سُوزَان (sūzān).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
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