Kate Monk's Onomastikon

(Dictionary of Names)


Ancient Egyptian Names

Many names contained those of the gods, especially that of Amen, the chief god. The heretic king, Amenhotep IV, changed to worship of the sun's disc, Aten, as supreme and changed his name to Akenaten. After his death, the old religion was reinstated and his young successor, Tutankhaten, became Tutankhamen. As the language, religion and customs of the country remained broadly similar throughout the dynastic period, it would seem likely that names did too so no attempt has been made to distinguish between dates here. Common elements occur during the whole period. These include 'mery' (beloved) and 'nefer' (beautiful) which could be used for either sex. If a commoner owed a great deal to a Pharaoh or particularly wanted to show him respect he might change his name to one based on his. As neither hieroglyphics nor the demotic alphabet indicated vowels, many variations of spelling have arisen.

Male

Aakheperkare Addaya Ahhotpe
Ahmes Ahmose Ahmose-saneit
Ahmose-sipari Akencheres Akunosh
Amenakht Amenakhte Amenemhat
Amenemheb Amenemopet Amenhirkopshef
Amenhirwenemef Amenhotpe Amenmesse
Amenmose Amennestawy Amenope
Amenophis Amenwahsu Ameny
Amosis-ankh Amoy Amunemhat
Amunherpanesha Amunhotpe Anen
Ankhef Ankhefenamun Ankhefenkhons
Ankhefenmut Ankh-Psamtek Ankhsheshonq
Ankhtify Ankhtyfy Ankhu
Ankhuemhesut Any Apophis
Baba Baenre Bak
Bakenkhons Bakenkhonsu Bakenmut
Bakennefi Bakenptah Baky
Bata Bay Bek
Bengay Besenmut Butehamun
Denger Deniuenkhons Djadjaemankh
Djau Djedefhor Djedhor
Djedhoriufankh Djedi Djedkhonsiufankh
Djedkhonsuefankh Djedptahefankh Djedptahiufankh
Djehutmose Djehuty Djehutymose
Djenutymes Djeserka Djeserkare
Djeserkheprure Djesersukhons Djethutmose
Djhutmose Genubath Gua
Haankhef Hapimen Hapu
Hapuseneb Hapymen Haremakhet
Haremsat Harkhebi Harkhuf
Harmhabi Harnakhte Harsiese
Hay Hemaka Henenu
Henuka Heqaemeheh Heqaib
Herenamenpenaef Herihor Hesire
Hor Horapollo Hordedef
Horemheb Hori Hornedjitef
Horpais Horwebbefer Hrihor
Hunefer Huy Huya
Iawy Ibana Ibe
Idy Ikeni Ikui
Imhotep Inarus Inebni
Ineni Inyotef Ipi
Ipuwer Ipuy Ipy
Ishpi Iu-Amun Iufankh
Iufenamun Iunmin Iuseneb
Iuwlot Iyerniutef Iyimennuef
Iymeru Jarha Kadjadja
Kahma Kaka Kanakht
Karnefhere Katenen Kawab
Kay Kemuny Kenamun
Kenefer Kerasher Kha
Khaemhet Khaemnetjeru Khaemwaset
Khahor Khakheperraseneb Kha'y
Khensthoth Kheruef Khety
Khnemibre Khnumhotep Khnumhotpe
Khons Khonsirdais Khonskhu
Khonsuemwaset Khufukhaf Khui
Kuenre Kysen Maakha
Mahu Mahuhy Maiherpri
Ma'nakhtuf Manetho Masaharta
May Maya Mehy
Meketre Mekhu Men
Menkheperraseneb Menkheperre Menmet-Ra
Menna Mentuemhat Mentuherkhepshef
Meremptor Merenamun Merenkhons
Merenptah Mereruka Merka
Mernebptah Mery Meryamun
Meryatum Meryawy Merymose
Meryptah Meryrahashtef Meryre
Mes Min Minkhat
Minmose Minnakht Mokhtar
Montjuemhat Montjuhirkopshef Montuemhet
Mose Naga-ed-der Nakhthorheb
Nakhtimenwast Nakhtmin Nakhtnebef
Naneferkeptah Nebamun Nebankh
Nebemakst Nebhotep Nebimes
Nebitka Nebmaetre Nebnefer
Nebnetjeru Nebseni Nebseny
Nebwennenef Nechoutes Neferhotep
Neferhotpe Neferkheperuhersekheper Nefermaet
Nefermenu Neferrenpet Neferti
Nehasy Nehi Nekau
Nekhwemmut Nendjbaendjed Nenedjebaendjed
Neneferkaptah Nenkhefta Nes
Nesamun Neshi Neshorpakhered
Neskhons Nesmont Nespaherenhat
Nespakashuty Nespatytawy Nespherenhat
Nessuimenopet Nestanebetasheru Nestefnut
Netihur Nigmed Nimlot
Niumateped Pabasa Pabernefy
Padiamenet Padiamenipet Padiamun
Padineith Paheripedjet Pairy
Pait Pakharu Pakhneter
Pamont Pamose Pamu
Panas Paneb Paneferher
Panehesy Paperpa Paramesse
Parennefer Pasebakhaenniut Pasekhonsu
Paser Pashedbast Pashedu
Pasherdjehuty Pa-Siamun Pawiaeadja
Paynedjem Payneferher Pediamun
Pediese Pedihor Penamun
Penbuy Penmaat Pennestawy
Pentaweret Pentu Pepynakhte
Peraha Pinhasy Pinotmou
Prahotpe Pramessu Preherwenemef
Prehirwennef Prepayit Psamtek
Psenamy Psenmin Ptahhemakhet
Ptahhemhat-Ty Ptahhotep Ptahhudjankhef
Ptahmose Ptahshepses Qenymin
Rahotep Rahotpe Raia
Ramessenakhte Ramessu Rekhmire
Reuser Rewer Roma-Roy
Rudamun Sabef Sabni
Salatis Samut Sanehet
Sasobek Sawesit Scepter
Sekhemkare Sekhmire Seneb
Senebtyfy Senemut Senmen
Sennedjem Sennefer Sennufer
Senui Senwosret Serapion
Sese Setau Setep
Sethe Sethherwenemef Sethhirkopshef
Sethnakhte Sethnakte Sethy
Setne Setymerenptah Shedsunefertum
Shemay Shepenwepet Siamun
Siese Si-Mut Sinuhe
Sipair Sneferu Somtutefnakhte
Surero Suty Sutymose
Takairnayu Takany Tasetmerydjehuty
Tayenimu Tefibi Tenermentu
Teti-en Tetisheri Tjaenhebyu
Tjahapimu Tjaroy Tjauemdi
Tjenna Tjety To
Tui Tutu Tymisba
Udjahorresne Udjahorresneith Uni
Userhet Usermontju Wadjmose
Wahibre-Teni Wahka Webaoner
Webensenu Wedjakhons Wenamun
Wendjabaendjed Wendjebaendjed Weni
Wennefer Wennufer Wepmose
Wepwawetmose Werdiamenniut Werirenptah
Yanhamu Yey Yii
Yuya Zazamoukh  


This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.

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