Names Categorized "pharaohs"

Ahmose is an Ancient Egyptian name meaning "born of Iah" (or "The Moon is born"), derived from the god Iah and the Egyptian verb msj, "to be born." The name was extremely popular during the early 18th Dynasty of Egypt (c...

Akhenaten is an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigning approximately 1353–1336 or 1351–1334 BC. His name derives from Egyptian ꜣḫ-n-jtn, meaning "effective for Aten," the sun god he promoted as the suprem...

Akhenaton is a variant spelling of Akhenaten, the ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty who reigned c. 1353–1336 BC. The name derives from Egyptian ꜣḫ-n-jtn, meaning "effective for Aten". Akhenaten was originally...

Amenemhat is an ancient Egyptian masculine name borne by four pharaohs of the 12th Dynasty. The name derives from the Egyptian phrase jmn-m-ḥꜣt, meaning "Amon is foremost," reflecting the supreme importance of the god Am...

Amenemhet is a variant form of the ancient Egyptian name Amenemhat. The name is predominantly associated with the pharaohs of the 12th Dynasty during the Middle Kingdom period of Egypt, circa 20th century BC.EtymologyThe...

Amenhotep is an ancient Egyptian masculine name best known as the name of four pharaohs from the New Kingdom's 18th Dynasty. The name is composed of two Egyptian elements: Amon, the name of a chief god of Thebes, and ḥtp...

Berenice is a feminine given name with a rich history in English, Italian, and Ancient Greek. It is the Latinized form of the Ancient Macedonian name Berenike (Βερενίκη), which ultimately derives from the Greek Pherenike...

Cheops is the Greek form of the name Khufu, an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty who reigned during the 26th century BC in the early Old Kingdom period. The name 'Cheops' is how the pharaoh was recorded by G...

Cleopatra is the Latinized form of the Greek name Kleopatra, meaning "glory of the father", from Greek kleos (kleos) "glory" and pater (pater) "father". This name was particularly prominent in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Eg...

Darius is the Latin form of the Greek name Dareios (Δαρεῖος), which derives from the Old Persian name Darayavauš (𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁), meaning "possessing goodness" or "holding firm the good." The name is composed of the elements d...

Djedefre (also written as Djedefra and Radjedef) is an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom, who reigned in the 26th century BC. His name derives from the Egyptian ḏd-f-rꜥ, meaning "his stab...

Djoser (also read as Zoser) is an ancient Egyptian name meaning "splendor" or "glory" in the Egyptian language [1][2]. Best known as the name of a pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty during Egypt's Old Kingdom (27th century BC),...

Etymology and MeaningHatshepsut is an Ancient Egyptian name derived from the Egyptian phrase ḥꜣt-špswt, meaning "foremost of noble women". This name reflects the high status of its bearer, one of the few women to rule Eg...

Horemheb is the Hellenized rendering of the ancient Egyptian name ḥr-m-ḥb, meaning "Horus is in jubilation". It is composed of the name of the god Horus, the preposition m "in", and ḥb "festival, jubilation". Horemheb wa...

Khafra (also known as Chephren) is the name of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty who ruled during the 26th century BC. The name derives from the Egyptian ḫꜥf-rꜥ, meaning "he appears as Ra," referencing the s...

Khnum-Khufu is an Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "Khnum protects me." It is the full birth name of the Fourth Dynasty pharaoh better known by his shortened name Khufu (Greek: Cheops), builder of the Great Pyrami...

Khufu is the shortened form of the longer Egyptian name Khnum-Khufu, meaning 'Khnum protects me.' This name belonged to a pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, who reigned during the 26th century BC (early Old Kin...

Mentuhotep is a masculine given name of Ancient Egyptian origin, best known as the name of several pharaohs of the 11th Dynasty. It derives from the Egyptian mnṯw-ḥtp, meaning "Montu is satisfied", combining the name of...

Merneptah (also spelled Merenptah) is an Ancient Egyptian masculine name of great antiquity. Derived from the Egyptian mr-n-ptḥ, the name means "beloved of Ptah" — mrn signifying "beloved" and Ptah being the name of the...

Narmer is an ancient Egyptian name meaning "fierce catfish" or "painful catfish", derived from nꜥr (catfish) and mr (fierce, painful). He was an Egyptian ruler of the Early Dynastic Period whose reign began at the end of...

Neferkare is an ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "the soul of Ra is beautiful," derived from the Egyptian elements nfr ("beautiful, good"), kꜣ ("soul"), and the name of the sun god Ra. As a theophoric name, it ref...

Neferneferuaten is the name of a female pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt near the end of the Amarna Period during the 14th century BC. The name derives from Egyptian nfr-nfrw-jtn, meaning "beauty of the beauties of Aten,"...

Neferusobek is the Ancient Egyptian name of the first confirmed queen regnant, or female pharaoh, of Egypt, ruling in the 19th century BC as the last sovereign of the Twelfth Dynasty during the Middle Kingdom. Her name d...