Coptic Name Generator
Names of Egypt's Coptic Christians, saints to surnames
Names used by the Coptic Christians of Egypt: saints' and monastic names such as Shenouda, Bishoy, Abanoub and Demiana, family names such as Hanna, Wassef and Beshay, and full names like Abanoub Meleka and Verena Aziz Wassef.
About Coptic names
The Copts are the native Christians of Egypt, and their names carry the layers of that history. The oldest layer is Egyptian itself: Shenouda comes from the Coptic Shenoute, "son of God", and Abanoub from Apa Noub, in which noub is the word for gold. A second layer is Greek, the language of the early church in Alexandria, which gives Kyrillos, Makarios, Athanasios, Irini and Tawadros, the Coptic form of Theodoros. A third is biblical and saints' names in their Arabic shape: Girgis for George, Morcos for Mark, Boutros for Peter, Bolos for Paul, Youhanna for John. There are also Arabic names that only Christians carry, such as Abdel Messih, "servant of Christ".
Many are the names of saints and monks the church remembers every year: Mina the martyr, Demiana and her companions, Bishoy and Makarios of the desert monasteries, and Bakhomious, who organized the first communities of monks. The names of recent popes, Kyrillos, Shenouda and Tawadros, are common for the same reason.
An Egyptian full name is a chain: a given name, the father's name, then a grandfather's or family name. That is why Coptic family names such as Girgis, Tadros, Hanna and Ishak are given names too, and why the list holds single names, surnames and full names in two and three parts.
How to choose Coptic names
- Expect several spellings of one name. Kirollos, Kyrillos and Kerolos are the same name in Latin letters, and so are Bishoy and Pishoy. Pick one spelling and keep it.
- Read a three-part name as a family line. In Verena Aziz Wassef the middle name is her father's given name. Women in Egypt keep their own names when they marry.
- Match the name to the generation. Saints' names such as Abanoub, Philopateer, Youstina and Mohrael are most common among younger Copts, while their parents and grandparents often have names such as Nabil, Samir, Magdy and Nadia, which Egyptians of any faith use.
- If the name is for a child, read the saint's story and ask your priest about the form your church uses. This page cannot replace that conversation.
- Keep church titles for the clergy. Abouna and Anba belong to priests and bishops, so leave them off an ordinary character.
Frequently asked questions
What makes a name Coptic?
A Coptic name is one in use among the Christians of Egypt. It may come from the Coptic language, like Shenouda and Bishoy, from Greek, like Kyrillos and Demiana, or from the Bible by way of Arabic, like Boutros and Morcos. Copts also share many everyday Arabic names with their Muslim neighbors, so the full names in this list mix both kinds.
What do Shenouda, Abanoub and Tawadros mean?
Shenouda is the Arabic form of the Coptic name Shenoute, "son of God", the name of the great abbot of the White Monastery. Abanoub is Apa Noub, and noub is Coptic for gold. Tawadros is the Coptic and Arabic form of the Greek Theodoros, "gift of God".
How do Coptic family names work?
Most began as the given name of a father or grandfather, which is why Girgis, Boutros, Tadros and Hanna serve as first names and last names alike. Others, such as Abdel Messih and Abdel Malak, are Arabic names of devotion. In the diaspora the last name in the chain is normally fixed as the surname.
Are the full names on this page real people?
No. The list was drafted from given names and family names that Copts use, and it has not been reviewed by the church. A combination may match a living person by chance, so treat each full name as an invention.
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All 500 Coptic names
A: 65 names
- Abadir
- Abadir Halim
- Abakir
- Abanoub
- Abanoub Meleka
- Abanoub Youssef Megalaa
- Abaskhiron
- Abdel Malak
- Abdel Messih
- Abdel Nour
- Abdel Sayed
- Abdel Shahid
- Abraam
- Abraam Gad Rizkalla
- Abraam Saad
- Adel Sobhy
- Afaf Fam
- Agaiby
- Agapy
- Agapy Amir Faltas
- Agapy Atalla
- Agathon
- Alfred Mamdouh Boctor
- Amal Wassef
- Amgad Guindy
- Amin Anwar Ebeid
- Amir Morgan
- Amira Abadir Bakhoum
- Amira Thabet
- Amoun
- Anasimone
- Anastasia Shokry Guindy
A, continued
- Andrawes
- Andrawes Ebeid
- Andrawes Fakhry Naoum
- Andrew Kadry Ayad
- Angele Ramzy Khalil
- Anianus
- Antonios
- Antonios Mikhail Doss
- Antonios Mitry
- Apollonia
- Arbsima
- Armanious
- Armia
- Armia Attia
- Armia Philip Kaldas
- Arsanious
- Arsany
- Arsany Ayad
- Arsany Fayez Ayad
- Arsenius
- Ashraf Bishay
- Atef Agaiby
- Athanasios
- Attalla Hedra Botros
- Attia
- Awad
- Awatef Shenouda
- Ayad
- Ayman Beshay
- Azer
- Azer Fakhry Kamel
- Aziz
- Aziz Peter Beshara
B: 41 names
- Babnouda
- Bahaa Nagy Sawiris
- Bakhomious
- Bakhoum
- Banoub
- Barsoum
- Barsoum Ramzy
- Barsoum Sabry Gabra
- Basilios
- Bassily
- Bastawrous
- Bavly
- Bavly Boshra Khouzam
- Bavly Eskaros
- Bebawy
- Berbara
- Berbara Fanous
- Berbara Nazmy Farag
- Besa
- Beshara
- Beshay
- Bessarion
- Bigoul
- Bimen
- Bimen Ekladious
- Bimen Kerolos Azer
- Bisada
- Bisada Daoud
- Bisada Maurice Mankarious
- Bishoy
- Bishoy Abdel Shahid
- Bishoy Demian Marzouk
- Boctor
- Bola
- Bola Botros
- Bola Fady Henein
- Bolos
- Bolos Andrawes
- Bolos John Messiha
- Boutros
- Boutros Gorgy
C: 4 names
- Carol Tamer Bakhit
- Christina Gamil Zaher
- Christine
- Colluthus
D: 15 names
- Dalia Sabet
- Danial Shenouda Zaki
- David Samuel Morgan
- Demetrius
- Demian
- Demian Megalaa
- Demiana
- Demiana Ramez Awad
- Demiana Yassa
- Diana Kamel Henein
- Didymus
- Dina Hanna
- Dioscorus
- Dolagy
- Doss
E: 19 names
- Ebeid
- Ehab Youssef
- Ekladious
- Emad Halim
- Emil Rafik Gayed
- Engy
- Engy Boctor
- Epiphanius
- Eskandar Nosshy Bishay
- Essam Andrawes
- Esther Kadry Kaldas
- Euphrosyne
- Eva John Bastawrous
- Evelyn Wanis
- Evette Magdy Bishay
- Evette Zakhary
- Evon
- Evon Thabet
- Ezzat Eskandar Ramzy
F: 23 names
- Fadia Said
- Fady
- Fady Nakhla
- Fahmy Boctor
- Fakhry Farag Shaker
- Faltas
- Fam
- Fam Bakhit
- Fam Michael Khella
- Fanous
- Farag Thabet Sedrak
- Farid Attia
- Fawzy Naoum
- Fayek Saad Yacoub
- Fayza Habib
- Febe
- Febe David Abdel Malak
- Febronia
- Ferial Bassily
- Ferial Riad Mankarious
- Fiby Sami Botros
- Fikry Kelada
- Fouad Malaty
G: 29 names
- Gabra
- Gad Tony Bolos
- Gamal Essam Nessim
- Gamil Nabil Shenouda
- Gayed
- George Mansour Said
- Georgette
- Georgette Sabet
- Gerges Fayek Botros
- Gerges Moawad
- Germine
- Germine Naguib
- Germine Ragy Tanious
- Ghada Makar
- Ghada Tony Tanagho
- Ghali
- Ghattas
- Ghattas Megalaa
- Ghattas Sadek Boutros
- Ghobrial
- Ghobrial Fayez Saweris
- Ghobrial Moawad
- Gihan Bebawy
- Gina Adel Saad
- Girgis
- Girgis Ghali
- Girgis Wadea Yassa
- Gorgy
- Guindy
H: 19 names
- Habashy
- Habib
- Hakim Nosshy Yassa
- Hala Philips
- Hanan Aziz
- Hanna
- Hany Nashed
- Heba Bassily
- Hedra
- Hedra Medhat Moussa
- Helmy Albert Ishak
- Henein
- Hermina
- Hilana
- Hilana Naguib
- Hilaria
- Hoda Ehab Armanious
- Hoda Mitry
- Horsiesius
I: 9 names
- Ibrahim Danial Tawadros
- Ines Azer Shenouda
- Ines Lawendy
- Irini
- Irini Banoub
- Ishak
- Ishak Anthony Tanagho
- Isidore
- Isis
J: 7 names
- Jacqueline Saad
- Janet Morris Barsoum
- Joseph Maurice Samaan
- Josephine Mina Rizkalla
- Julia Ramy Wanis
- Juliet Remon Wahba
- Juliet Sawiris
K: 23 names
- Kaldas
- Kamal Zaklama
- Kamel Fanous
- Karam Bakhit Nessim
- Karas
- Karas Abdel Messih
- Karas Milad Barsoum
- Karen Refaat Nakhla
- Katrina
- Katrina Kaldas
- Katrina Wagdy Morgan
- Kelada
- Kerolos Samir Youakim
- Khella
- Khouzam
- Kirollos
- Kirollos Gerges Abdel Malak
- Kirollos Labib
- Kozman
- Kozman Ishak
- Kristina Alfred Habib
- Kyrillos
- Kyrillos Wadie
L: 6 names
- Labib
- Laila Yassa
- Latson
- Laura Fouad Tawfik
- Lawendy
- Lydia Hanna
M: 77 names
- Macarius
- Madonna
- Madonna Adel Faltas
- Madonna Marzouk
- Magda Messiha
- Maged Wadie
- Maher Nazeer Nessim
- Makarios
- Makarios Ghattas
- Makarios Wasfy Loka
- Makary
- Makary Banoub
- Makram Zaher Kaldas
- Malak Bisada Ayad
- Malaty
- Mamdouh Lawendy
- Manal Shehata
- Mankarious
- Mansour Nashaat Atalla
- Marco Nashaat Sedrak
- Mariam
- Marian
- Marian Farag
- Marianne Makram Bebawy
- Marina
- Marina Sabry Zaklama
- Marina Yacoub
- Mark Lamei Abdel Messih
- Marlene Mansour Moussa
- Marly Fikry Riad
- Martha
- Martha Kamal Azer
- Martha Matta
- Martin Sedky Kelada
- Martina
- Martina Hanna
- Martina Ragy Ramzy
- Mary Kelada
M, continued
- Mary Michael Sabet
- Marzouk
- Matta
- Matta Gabra
- Mattaos
- Mattaos Makar
- Mattaos Ramy Faltas
- Medhat Henein
- Megalaa
- Meleka
- Menas
- Mercurius
- Merna
- Merna Bassem Ghali
- Merna Malaty
- Mervat Agaiby
- Messiha
- Mikhail
- Mikhail Abdel Malak
- Mikhail Fakher Youakim
- Milad
- Mina
- Mina Guirguis Doss
- Mina Riad
- Mirette
- Mirette Soliman
- Misael
- Mitry
- Moawad Bakhit Habashy
- Mohrael
- Mohrael Malaty
- Mohrael Mourad Barsoum
- Mona Meleka
- Monica
- Monica Khalil
- Morcos
- Morcos Rizk
- Mounir Nessim
- Mourad Thomas Rizkalla
N: 20 names
- Nabila Fayek Daoud
- Nader Iskander
- Nadia Moawad
- Naguib Kamel
- Nagwa Meleka
- Nagy Gerges
- Nahed Antonios Morgan
- Nahed Gendy
- Nakhla
- Nancy Hosny Ayad
- Nancy Rizkalla
- Naoum
- Nardine
- Nardine Shaker
- Nashed
- Nermine
- Nermine Nabil Sobhy
- Nevine
- Nevine Beshara
- Noha Ekladious
O: 3 names
- Odette Louka
- Odette Nabil Malaty
- Onuphrius
P: 13 names
- Pachomius
- Palamon
- Pambo
- Paphnutius
- Paul Ramez Sidhom
- Philopateer
- Philopateer Samaan
- Pierre Samuel Tadros
- Pijimi
- Pisentius
- Pishoy
- Poemen
- Potamiaena
R: 24 names
- Raafat Ghattas
- Rachel Kyrillos Atalla
- Rafik Emad Beshay
- Ragheb Mourad Henein
- Ragy Wassef
- Ramzy Ehab Mankarious
- Rania Labib
- Rania Nessim Zaki
- Raouf Steven Halim
- Rebecca Wael Gendy
- Reda Tawfik
- Refaat Nashed
- Refka
- Refka Lotfy Iskander
- Refka Moussa
- Remon
- Rewis
- Rizk Ghali
- Rizkalla
- Rofail
- Rofail Tadros
- Rofail Yousab Nashed
- Romany Bishay
- Rose Ayoub Mina
S: 41 names
- Saad Atalla
- Sadek Victor Andrawes
- Safaa Hosny Shehata
- Safwat Ebeid
- Said Ghobrial
- Salib
- Sally Sami Wassef
- Salwa Habib
- Samaan
- Samaan Khouzam
- Samaan Zarif Mikhail
- Sameh Morcos
- Samia Bassem Iskander
- Samia Megalaa
- Samuel Youssry Habashy
- Sara Gendy
- Sarabamon
- Sawiris
- Sawsan Mikhail
- Sedrak
- Selim Philip Bakhoum
- Serapion
- Shafik Daniel Agaiby
- Shaker Mosaad Kelada
- Shenouda
- Shenouda Habashy
- Shenoute
- Sherif Tanious
- Sherine Fikry Wadie
- Sidhom
- Sidhom Rushdy Armanious
- Sidhom Shaker
- Sisoes
- Soad Maged Eskaros
- Sobhy Mitry
- Sophia Fouad Ibrahim
- Sourial
- Sourial Ayoub Ibrahim
- Sourial Salib
- Suzy Hosny Soliman
- Syncletica
T: 16 names
- Tadros
- Tadros Anwar Khella
- Tadros Wanis
- Takla
- Talaat Bolos
- Tanagho
- Tanious
- Tawadros
- Tawadros Attalla Guindy
- Tereza
- Tereza Mansour
- Tereza Youssry Kaldas
- Theophilus
- Thomas Wasfy Tawadros
- Touma
- Touma Habib Philips
V: 9 names
- Verena
- Verena Andrawes
- Verena Aziz Wassef
- Veronica
- Veronica Bassily
- Veronica Ramez Fam
- Victor Zaki
- Vivian
- Vivian Abdel Malak
W: 15 names
- Wadie Tawfik
- Wafaa Ezzat Wahba
- Wagdy Eskaros
- Wagih Armanious
- Wahba
- Waheed Fam
- Wanas
- Wanis
- Wanis Ibrahim
- Wasfy Samuel Ayad
- Wassef
- William Wahba
- Wissa
- Wissa Halim
- Wissa Kirollos Bishay
Y: 18 names
- Yassa
- Yassa Fady Eskaros
- Yassa Youakim
- Yoanna
- Yoanna Bebawy
- Yoannis
- Yostos
- Yostos Azer
- Youakim
- Youhanna
- Youhanna Anis Botros
- Youlita
- Yousab
- Yousab Fathy Salib
- Youssef Anis Eskaros
- Youstina
- Youstina Fady Gabra
- Youstina Girgis Hanna