Egyptian Names

Aapep -Aapep is an Egyptian name meaning "moon snake". Aapep is a giant snake in Egyptian lore who is nothingness. If he catches your soul on its journey to the afterlife, you become nothing.

Abubakar -Abubakar is an Egyptian name meaning "noble".

Acenith -Acenith is a girl's name of ancient Egyptian origin meaning "follower of Neith".

Ammon -Ammon is an Greco-Egyptian name meaning hidden or "the hidden one"

Amun -Amun or Amon is one of the most important ancient Egyptian Gods

Amunet -Amunet is a girl's name of ancient Egyptian origin and the name of the consort of the God Amun. The name means "The hidden one".

Asenath -Asenath is a girl's name of ancient Egyptian origin meaning "follower of Neith".

Dorek -Dorek is a form of Isidoros meaning "Gift of Isis"

Essa -Essa is a variant of Isidoros meaning "gift of Isis".

Hathor -Hathor is the name of the Egyptian Goddess of the hearth. The name means "House of Horus".

Heru -Heru is an ancient Egyptian name meaning "far away" "far above" or "distant one". It is the name of the ancient Egyptian hawk God and protector of the pharaoh better known in modern times by His Greek name Horus.

Horus -Horus is a boy's name of ancient Egyptian origin meaning "far away" or "distant one" or "far above". It is the Greek version of the name Heru.

Isa -Isa is a variant of Isidoros meaning "gift of Isis". It can be a girl's name or a boy's name.

Isidora -Isidoros is girl's name of Greek origin meaning "Gift of Isis"
Pronounced (ee see DOR ah)

Isidoros -Isidoros is boy's name of Greek origin meaning "Gift of Isis"
Pronounced (ee see DOR os)

Isis -Isis is the Egyptian Goddess of the Nile, rebirth and fertility. She is the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus. Here name means "woman of the throne".

Nefertiti -Nefertiti is a woman's name from ancient Egypt meaning "The beautiful woman has come". Historically, Nefertiti was the chief wife of the pharaoh Akhenaten who was most famous for attempting to convert all of Egypt to the worship of a single God Aten.

Neith -Neith is an ancient Egyptian Goddess of war and hunting also associated with maidens and weaving. The name may mean "weaver"

Sekhmet -Sekhmet is an ancient Egyptian Goddess of war. She was often shown with the head of a lioness. The name means "powerful one".

Seth -Seth or Set is the Ancient Egyptian God of discord and destruction. He murdered his brother Osiris and fought with Horus for the throne of Egypt.

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