Egyptian first names are both rare and original, but also full of history. From ancient Egypt to the present day, here are the most beautiful first names of Egyptian origin for girls and boys.
Egypt, its majestic Nile, its thousand-year-old pyramids and its fascinating deities… What if your baby’s future first name was hidden at the heart of this incredibly rich story? From legendary pharaohs to more contemporary sounds, we have brought together the most beautiful Egyptian male and female first names.
The top 30 Egyptian first names
What are the female Egyptian first names?
Egyptian names for little girls are often short, as evidenced by Aya, Noûr, Isis, Tia, Dina, Doha, Heba which are among the most popular. But we also find some that have more length, like Neema, Jomana, Salma, Marta or even Yasmin. In Egypt there are also a good number of first names from Islam, such as Farah, Kenza, Kamila, Fatma or Imane. And if you dream of a first name that evokes Antiquity, there is: Nefertiti, Cleopatra, Nepthys, Mat, Anoukis, Nut, Serket, Sekhmet, Seshat, Hathor, Bastet.
What are the male Egyptian names?
Among boys, Egyptian first names can also have Muslim origins, as is the case of Jibril, Aden, Mustapha, Mohamed, Ekil, Sohan, Ibrahim… They can be short: Naël, Soan, Akil, Zine, Seif, Nun, Amon, Pépi, Seth or Saa. But also longer as evidenced by Makalani, Ahmose, Abdelrahman, Yassine, Ayman. Some also evoke antiquity and the time of the pharaohs: Osiris, Amenothes, Oujdi, Adjib, Aha, Sékhen, Akhenaten, Ahmose, Cheops, Ptolemy, Ramses, Nârmer, Anubis.
Ideas for Egyptian first names, by letter
U-shaped
If you are looking for an Egyptian first name in “u”: Ubaid, Usi, Ufa for a boy. And Usis, Umi, Uma for a girl.
In S
If you are looking for an Egyptian first name in “s”: Serket, Sekhmet, Seshat, Salma, Selma, Sakhmet, Sagira, Shani for girls. Saa, Sékhen, Sémerkhet, Sénedj, Séref, Shaï for boys.
T-shaped
If you are looking for an Egyptian first name with a “t”: Tal, Tefnut, Theoris, Talia, Tahira, Teora for girls. And Tarek, Tue, Typhoon, Tabari, Tehuti, Teremun for boys.
What are the first names of ancient Egypt, from the time of the pharaohs?
Several millennia after ancient Egypt, the prestige of the pharaohs still resonates in our contemporary first names. Certain legendary figures continue to cross ages and borders: this is the case of Nefertiti and Cleopatrawhich always inspire grace and power, orIsisqueen and divinity with a poetic gentleness very popular in the West. On the side of sovereigns, if the majestic Ramses retains its mythical aura, other first names have been able to adapt to modernity. This is the case of Mina (in homage to the unifying king Menes), a first name of ancient Egyptian origin that has remained extremely popular and timeless. Choosing one of these names today means offering your child a unique heritage, linking the 21st century to the dawn of civilization.
