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18Ankhesenamun was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 18th Dynasty, known primarily as the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Her name, meaning "her life is of Amon", reflects the religious shifts that occurred during...
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...
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...
Hetepheres is an Ancient Egyptian feminine name borne by several royal women of the 4th Dynasty (c. 26th century BC). The name derives from Egyptian ḥtp-ḥrs, meaning “satisfied is her face,” composed of ḥtp “peace, satis...
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...
Meresankh is a feminine given name of Ancient Egyptian origin, typically glossed as meaning "she loves life" from Egyptian mrs-ꜥnḫ. Like many pharaonic onomastic elements, it reflects an ideological or aspirational quali...
Meritites is an ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "loved by her father," derived from the Egyptian phrase mryt-jts. The name was borne by several royal women of the Old and New Kingdoms, most notably during the 4th...
Mutemwiya (also spelled Mutemwia, Mutemuya, or Mutemweya) is an ancient Egyptian female name borne by a historical figure of the 18th Dynasty. The name derives from Egyptian mwt-m-wjꜣ, meaning "Mut is in the sacred barqu...
Mutnedjmet, also spelled Mutnodjmet or Mutnedjemet, is an ancient Egyptian name meaning "Mut is sweet," from the goddess Mut combined with the Egyptian word nḏm ("sweet, pleasant"). Mut was a mother goddess associated wi...
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,"...
Nefertari (ancient Egyptian nfrt jrj) is a feminine name meaning "the most beautiful" in the Egyptian language. It was famously borne by the Great Royal Wife of Ramesses II (also known as Ramesses the Great), one of the...
Nefertiti is an ancient Egyptian female name meaning "the beautiful one has come" (nfrt-jjtj in Egyptian). Nefertiti was a powerful queen of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt, living c. 1370–c. 1330 BC. She was the great royal w...
Neferuptah is an Ancient Egyptian name meaning "beauty of Ptah", from nfrw "beauty, perfection" and the god Ptah. A princess of the 12th Dynasty, Neferuptah was a daughter of Pharaoh Amenemhat III and sister of the femal...
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...
Sobekneferu is an ancient Egyptian name, often considered a variant reading of Neferusobek. The name comes from Egyptian nfrw-sbk, meaning 'beauty of Sobek', the crocodile god. Sobekneferu was the first confirmed female...
Tausret, also known as Tawosret or Twosret, was an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh whose name means "Mighty Lady," derived from the Egyptian tꜣ-wsrt — a combination of the feminine determiner tꜣ and wsr (meaning "mighty, powerf...
Tawosret is a variant spelling of Tausret, an Ancient Egyptian name borne by one of the few female pharaohs. The name derives from the Egyptian tꜣ-wsrt meaning "mighty lady", composed of the feminine determiner tꜣ combin...
Twosret is a variant of the name Tausret, also spelled Tawosret. Tausret derives from the Egyptian tꜣ-wsrt, meaning "mighty lady" – a combination of the feminine determiner tꜣ, wsr "mighty, powerful", and the feminine su...