egyptian names
( meaning )

feminine

akila ( intelligent )
aya ( colorful )

bahiti ( fortune )
berenike ( one who brings victory )

chione ( mythical daughter of the nile )
cleopatra ( glory of the father )

dalila ( gentle )

ebonee ( black )
edrice ( prosperous ruler )

feme ( love )

heba ( gift )

ife ( love )
isis ( goddess of magic )

jomana ( noble )

khepri ( morning sun )
kissa ( sister of twins )

lapis ( blue stone )
lateefah ( kind )
layla ( born at night )

maat ( goddess of order and justice )
mandisa ( sweet )
maria ( drop of the sea/beloved )
marwa ( stone/mountain )
mary ( drop of the sea/beloved )
masika ( born during rain )
maye ( amun's beloved one )
midge ( darling one to amun )
miriam ( drop of the sea/beloved )
mona ( wishes )

naunet ( goddess of the ocean )
nanu ( pretty )
nefertari ( most pretty )
neferure ( human kind )
nefret ( most pretty )
neith ( standing high above others )
nenet ( divine )
nephthys ( lady of boundaries of temples )
nour ( superfluous )
nubia ( gold )

onofria ( defender of peace )

rana ( beautiful )
rehema ( compassionate )

safiya ( pure )
salma ( peace )
sara ( princess )
shani ( wonderful woman )

tanit ( one who owns an estate )
tanith ( goddess of carthage )
tauret ( goddess of pregnant women )
thema ( queen )
tiye ( deity of light )

urbi ( princess )

zahra ( flower )

masculine

abanoub ( ancient king )
ahmed ( praised )
ali ( sublime )
amun ( mystery )
amr ( companion )
apep ( to slither )
apophis ( to slither )
asim ( protector )
aton ( solar disk )

babu ( child of osiris )
bast ( fire )

chisisi ( secret )

darius ( he who does good )
donkor ( humble )

eshaq ( prophet )

femi ( one who loves )

gyasi ( wonderful )

hager ( stranger )
hanbal ( pure )
hemeda
horus ( god of light )
husani ( handsome )

jabare ( bravery )

kamuzu ( medical )
karim ( noble )
khalfani ( destined to rule )
khnurn ( reborn sun )
khons ( god of the moon )
khufu ( pharaoh )
kosey ( lion )

lateef ( kind )
lukman ( he who is a prophet )

mahmoud ( faith )
makalani ( clerk )
masud ( good fortune )
masuda ( joyful )
menefer ( of the beautiful city )
mido ( praiseworthy )
moise ( dark-skinned )
moisis ( kind )
moke ( sweet )
moses ( delivered from the water )
mostafa ( chosen one )

naguib ( innocent )
nakia ( pure )
nephi ( good son )
nkosi ( law )

odion ( yellow daffodil flowers )
omar ( powerful )
omari ( high born )
osiris ( with strong eyesight )
ozymandias ( king of kings )

phineas ( nubian )
pilis ( second born son )

quasshie ( born on sunday )

ra ( sun )
radames ( hero )
ramses ( sun of ra )

sadiki ( faithful )
seb ( god of the earth )
sef ( yesterday )
shabaka ( ruler )

ur ( great )

zosar ( king )

unisex

cairo/kairo ( victory )

eman ( faith )

moswen ( light-skinned )

nane ( nice )

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