Go to Old Kingdom Female Names instead.
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Male Names |
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| Throne names are in italics. | |||
| Variants of names and meanings are included so that you can pick the one you like the best. | |||
| Sources are listed below. | |||
Name |
Meaning |
Source |
Note |
| Ankhhaf | Grimal | ||
| Antiemdjaf | Anti is his protection | Grimal | |
| Banefre | Clayton | ||
| Chafreanch | Chafre lives | Erman | Old spelling of ankh |
| Djau | Grimal | ||
| Djedefor | Clayton | ||
| Djedefre/Djedefra/Redjedef/Radjedef | Enduring like Re | Clayton | |
| Djedi | Grimal | ||
| Djedkare | The Soul of Re Endureth | Clayton | |
| Djedkare | The ka of Ra is stable | Grimal | |
| Djoser | Clayton | ||
| Hemiunu | Grimal | ||
| Heqaib (nickname of Pepynakht) | He who is master of his heart | Grimal | |
| Huni | The Smiter | Clayton | |
| Imhotep | Clayton | ||
| Ini | Clayton | ||
| Iry-maat | He who puts Maat into practice | Grimal | |
| Isesi | Clayton | ||
| Kaiu | Clayton | ||
| Kakai | Clayton | ||
| Kanefer | Grimal | ||
| Kawab | Clayton | ||
| Khaba | The Soul Appears | Clayton | |
| Khafre/Rakhaef/Chephren | Clayton | ||
| Khnum-khuefui (short form is Khufu) | Khnum is Protecting Me | Grimal | |
| Khuenre | Clayton | ||
| Khufu | Protected by [Khnum] | Clayton | |
| Khufukaef | Clayton | ||
| Khui | Grimal | ||
| Mekhu | Grimal | ||
| Menkauhor | Eternal are the Souls of Re | Clayton | |
| Menkaure | Stable are the kau of Ra | Grimal | |
| Menkaure/Menkaura/Mycerinus | Eternal like the souls of Re | Clayton | |
| Merenre/Merenra | Beloved of Re | Clayton | |
| Mereruka | Grimal | ||
| Merire | The devotee of Ra | Grimal | |
| Meryre | Beloved of Re | Clayton | |
| Mery-tawy | He who is loved by the Two Lands | Grimal | |
| Minkaf | Grimal | ||
| Nebka | Clayton | ||
| Nedemeb | Content | Erman | |
| Nedes | Young | Erman | |
| Neferdjahor | Grimal | ||
| Neferefre/Raneferef | Beautiful is Re | Clayton | |
| Neferirkare/Neferkare | Beautiful is the Soul of Re | Clayton | |
| Nefermaat | Grimal | ||
| Nekure | Clayton | ||
| Nemtyemsaf | Nemty is his Protection | Clayton | |
| Netjerikhet | Divine of the Body | Clayton | |
| Netjerykhet | Grimal | ||
| Niuserre | Possesed of Re's Power | Clayton | |
| Nykaankh | Grimal | ||
| Pepi/Pepy | Clayton | ||
| Pepy-dede | Pepy endures | Erman | |
| Pepynakht | Grimal | ||
| Pepy-necht | Pepy is strong | Erman | Old spelling of nakht |
| Ptahshep (pet name of Ptahshepses) | Erman | ||
| Ptahshepses | Clayton | ||
| Rahotep | Clayton | ||
| Sabni | Grimal | ||
| Sabu | Erman | ||
| Sahure | He Who is Close to Re | Clayton | |
| Sanakht | Grimal | ||
| Sanakhte | Strong protection | Clayton | |
| Sehetep-tawy | He who pacifies the Two Lands | Grimal | |
| Sekhemkhet | Powerful in Body | Clayton | |
| Setka | Clayton | ||
| Shepseskaf | Clayton | ||
| Shepseskare | Noble is the Soul of Re | Clayton | |
| Shere | Little | Erman | Possibly to denote the younger of a name |
| Snefru/Snofru/Soris | He of Beauty | Clayton | |
| Snefu-Nofer | Snefre is beautiful | Erman | |
| Teti | Clayton | ||
| Unas/Wenis/Unis | Clayton | ||
| Userkaf/Weserkaf | His Soul is Powerful | Clayton | |
Sources: |
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| Clayton, Peter A. 1994. Chronicles of the Pharaohs | |||
| Erman, Adolf. 1971. Life in Ancient Egypt-note: calls Old Kingdom the Old Empire | |||
| Grimal, Nicolas. 1988. A History of Ancient Egypt | |||
| Note: I am including the most current source I have for the name so you can judge the currentness of the spelling of the name. The conventions for spelling Egyptian names have changed through the years. | |||
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