Egyptian Male Name Generator
Ancient and modern Egyptian names for men
Generate Egyptian male names from every era: pharaohs and throne names, viziers, scribes, priests and tomb-builders of ancient Egypt, name-and-title forms like Paser, Mayor of Thebes, plus a short block of modern Egyptian men's names as they are written in Cairo today.
About Egyptian male names
Most ancient Egyptian men's names are short sentences about a god. Amenhotep is 'Amun is content', Thutmose 'Thoth is born', Ramesses 'Ra has fashioned him', Khaemwaset 'he who appears in Thebes'. Men's names lean on a particular set of elements: mose (born of), hotep (at peace), nakht (strong), user (powerful), men (enduring), neb (lord), sa (son of), and in the Late Period the prefixes Pa-, Padi- ('the one given by'), Nes- ('belonging to') and Djed- ('X says he will live'), which give names like Padiamun, Nesmin and Djedhor. Pharaohs added a throne name built around Ra, so Usermaatre and Nebmaatre were what their subjects actually wrote.
Egyptians had no surnames, so a man was pinned down by his father and his job: Amenhotep son of Hapu, or Sennedjem, Servant in the Place of Truth. Several entries come in that full form, useful when you need a character who sounds like he stepped off a tomb wall rather than out of a fantasy novel.
The list runs from Old Kingdom viziers like Kagemni and Ptahhotep, through the New Kingdom scribes and workmen of Deir el-Medina, to Libyan and Nubian dynasty names like Sheshonq and Taharqa. A short final set gives modern Egyptian men's names, Muslim and Coptic, in the Ahmed Hamdy Mansour pattern of given name, father's name and family name.
How to choose Egyptian male names
- Pick a period and stay in it. Old Kingdom names are clipped (Weni, Kawab, Sabu); New Kingdom names invoke Amun and Ra (Amenemhat, Ramose, Nebamun); Late Period names start with Pa-, Padi-, Nes- or Djed- (Pakhom, Padiaset, Nespaqashuty, Djedhor).
- Add a father or a title to make a name feel documentary: 'Neferhotep son of Paneb' or 'Userhat, Royal Scribe'. Military men can be Captain of Archers, Stable Master or Lieutenant of the Army; priests are Prophet, Sem-Priest or Wab-Priest of a named god.
- Swap the god to invent a new name that still reads as Egyptian: Merysobek (beloved of Sobek) becomes Meryptah or Meryamun; Nakhthor becomes Nakhtsobek. Keep the element order, god last.
- For a ruler, give both a birth name and a throne name: Seti I was also Menmaatre, Ramesses II was Usermaatre-Setepenre. The throne name is the one that appears on monuments and in letters.
- For a modern Egyptian man use the three-part chain of given name, father's given name and family name, and watch the community: Ahmed, Mahmoud and Omar are Muslim, Mina, Bishoy and Kirollos are Coptic Christian.
Frequently asked questions
What are common ancient Egyptian male names?
The most frequent attested men's names include Amenhotep, Ahmose, Amenemhat, Ramose, Nebamun, Pashedu, Paneb, Khaemwaset, Ptahmose, Huy and Hori, plus royal names such as Thutmose, Ramesses, Seti and Senusret that were also used by ordinary men named after the reigning king.
What do Egyptian male names mean?
Almost all contain a god's name with a short statement: Tutankhamun is 'living image of Amun', Horemheb 'Horus is in festival', Senenmut 'brother of Mut', Ptahhotep 'Ptah is content', Djehutymose 'Thoth is born', Padiamun 'the one Amun gave', and Nakhtmin 'Min is strong'.
Did Egyptian men have last names?
No. A man was identified by his given name, his father ('son of') and his office, which is why the list includes forms like Kagemni, Vizier of Teti and Amennakht son of Ipuy. Modern Egyptians use a chain of given name, father's name, grandfather's name and often a family name.
Are these names suitable for a fantasy character?
Yes. Names like Ankhefenkhonsu, Merysobek or Nebwenenef belong to real but obscure people, and the pattern names built from nefer, mery, nakht and a god's name sound authentic without borrowing a famous pharaoh. For a ruler character, the pharaoh name generator linked below adds Horus names and cartouche forms.
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All 500 Egyptian male names
A: 49 names
- Aakheperenre
- Aakheperkare
- Abanoub Emad Sedrak
- Ahmed Samir Abdelaziz
- Ahmose
- Ahmose son of Ebana
- Ahmose-Pennekhbet
- Ahmose-Sipair
- Akhamenru
- Akhenaten
- Akhethotep
- Amasis
- Amenemhab
- Amenemhab, Lieutenant of the Army
- Amenemhat
- Amenemnisu
- Amenemonet
- Amenemopet
- Amenemwia
- Amenhotep
- Amenhotep son of Hapu
- Amenhotep-si-se
- Amenkhau
- Amenmose
- Amennakht
- Amennakht son of Ipuy
- Ameny
- Amenyseneb
- Amr Wael Nassar
- Anedjib
- Anen, Second Prophet of Amun
- Anhurkhawi
- Ani
- Ankhefenamun
- Ankhefenkhonsu
- Ankhefenmut
- Ankhefensekhmet
- Ankhhaf
- Ankhhor
- Ankhmahor
- Ankhptah
- Ankhtifi
- Ankhwennefer
- Antefoker
- Aper-El
- Apophis
- Apries
- Ay
- Ayman Sobhi Hegazy
B: 9 names
- Baenre
- Bakenkhonsu
- Bakenkhonsu, High Priest of Amun
- Bakenrenef
- Baki
- Baqet
- Baufre
- Bishoy Ayman Tawadros
- Butehamun
D: 24 names
- Dedumose
- Den
- Djau
- Djedamuniufankh
- Djedbastet
- Djedhor
- Djedkare
- Djedkhonsuefankh
- Djedkhonsuiufankh
- Djedmutiufankh
- Djedptah
- Djedptahiufankh
- Djehuty
- Djehuty, General of Thutmose
- Djehutyemheb
- Djehutyhotep
- Djehutymose
- Djehutynakht
- Djer
- Djeserkare
- Djeserkheperure
- Djet
- Djoser
- Duaenre
H: 39 names
- Hany Farid Labib
- Hapu, Priest of Montu
- Hapuseneb
- Harkhuf
- Harkhuf, Overseer of Foreign Lands
- Harsiese
- Harwa
- Hatiay
- Hay
- Hazem Reda Badawy
- Hekanefer
- Hemiunu
- Heqaib
- Heqamaatre
- Heqanakht
- Herihor
- Hesyre
- Hesysunebef
- Hetepi
- Hor
- Hor-Aha
- Hordjedef
- Horemakhet
- Horemheb
- Horemheb-Meryamun
- Hori, Stable Master
- Horkhebit
- Hormin
- Hormose
- Hornakht
- Horpakhered
- Horwedja
- Horwerre
- Hossam Eldin Ibrahim
- Hotepsekhemwy
- Hunefer
- Huni
- Huy
- Huya
I: 33 names
- Iasen
- Ibebi
- Ibi
- Idu
- Ihy
- Iker
- Ikhekhi
- Ikhernofret
- Imhotep
- Inaros
- Inef
- Inherkhau
- Intef
- Inti
- Iny
- Ipep
- Ipi
- Ipiankhu
- Ipuy
- Irukaptah
- Iry-Hor
- Isesi-ankh
- Islam Gamal Ramadan
- Isu
- Iti
- Ity
- Iuefenptah
- Iufaa
- Iufenamun
- Iuput
- Iurudef
- Iuty
- Iymery
K: 42 names
- Kaaper
- Kaemqed
- Kagemni
- Kagemni, Vizier of Teti
- Kaha
- Kahay
- Kai
- Kakai
- Kamose
- Kaninisut
- Karim Ashraf Abdelrahman
- Kasa
- Kawab
- Kem
- Kenamun
- Kenna
- Kenro
- Kha
- Khabekhnet
- Khaemamun
- Khaemwaset
- Khaemwaset, Sem-Priest of Ptah
- Khafre
- Khakaure
- Khamose
- Khasekhemwy
- Khenemsu
- Khentika
- Kheperkare
- Khety
- Khnumbaf
- Khnumhotep
- Khnumnakht
- Khonsu
- Khonsuemheb
- Khonsuhotep
- Khonsumose
- Khufu
- Khui
- Khuwiwer
- Khyan
- Kirollos Maged Habib
M: 47 names
- Maakherure
- Mahmoud Hassan El-Sayed
- Mahu
- Marwan Sherif Elmasry
- Masaharta
- Maya
- Mehi
- Meketre
- Mekhu
- Menkauhor
- Menkaure
- Menkheperre
- Menkheperreseneb
- Menkheperure
- Menmaatre
- Menna
- Menna, Scribe of the Fields
- Menpehtyre
- Mentuherkhepeshef
- Mentuhotep
- Mentuwoser
- Merenptah
- Merenre
- Mereruka
- Merib
- Meryamun
- Meryibre
- Merykare
- Merymose
- Meryneith
- Meryptah
- Meryre
- Merysekhmet
- Merysobek
- Meryteti
- Metjen
- Mina Nabil Girgis
- Minemheb
- Minhotep
- Minkhaf
- Minmose
- Minnakht
- Mohamed Tarek Younes
- Montuemhat
- Montuemtawy
- Mose
- Mostafa Adel Shalaby
N: 72 names
- Nakht
- Nakht, Astronomer of Amun
- Nakhtamun
- Nakhtdjehuty
- Nakhthor
- Nakhti
- Nakhtmin
- Nakhtsobek
- Nakhy
- Narmer
- Nebamun
- Nebamun, Scribe of the Granary
- Nebankh
- Nebemakhet
- Nebenmaat
- Nebhepetre
- Nebiri
- Nebka
- Nebkheperre
- Nebmaatre
- Nebmerutef
- Nebnakht, Overseer of the Treasury
- Nebnefer
- Nebpehtyre
- Nebre
- Nebseny
- Nebtawyre
- Nebwenenef
- Necho
- Nectanebo
- Nefer
- Neferabu
- Neferefre
- Neferherenptah
- Neferhotep
- Neferhotep son of Paneb
N, continued
- Neferirkare
- Neferkahor
- Neferkaptah
- Neferkare
- Neferkheperure
- Neferkhewet
- Nefermaat
- Neferrenpet
- Nefersekheru
- Neferseshem
- Neferseshemptah
- Nehesy
- Nehri
- Nekhebu
- Nekhti
- Nemtyemsaf
- Nesamun
- Nesbanebdjed
- Neshor
- Nesikhonsu
- Nesmin
- Nesmont
- Nespaherenhat
- Nespamedu
- Nespaqashuty
- Nesptah
- Nesutnefer
- Niankhkhnum
- Nikauisesi
- Nimaatre
- Nimlot
- Nubkaure
- Nubkheperre
- Nyankhre
- Nynetjer
- Nyuserre
O: 2 names
- Omar Khaled Fathy
- Osorkon
P: 60 names
- Pabasa
- Padiamenopet
- Padiamun
- Padiaset
- Padihor
- Padihorresnet
- Padiisis
- Padikhonsu
- Padimut
- Padineith
- Padiptah
- Pahemnetjer
- Paheri
- Paibes
- Pairi
- Paitenemheb
- Pakapu
- Pakharu
- Pakhet
- Pakhom
- Pami
- Pamose
- Paneb
- Panehesy
- Parennefer
- Paser
- Paser, Mayor of Thebes
- Pashedu
- Pashedu son of Menna
- Pasherienptah
- Pasherientaihet
- Pay
- Payankh
- Pedubast
- Penamun
- Penbuy
- Penno
- Penre, Captain of Archers
- Penta
- Pentju
- Pepi
- Pepinakht
- Peribsen
- Perniankhu
- Petosiris
- Petu
- Piankh
- Piay
- Pinedjem
- Piye
- Psamtik
- Psamtikseneb
- Psusennes
- Ptahemwia
- Ptahhotep
- Ptahhotep Tshefi
- Ptahmose
- Ptahshepses
- Ptahwash
- Puyemre
Q: 5 names
- Qaa
- Qar
- Qen
- Qenherkhepeshef
- Qenherkhepeshef, Scribe of the Tomb
R: 16 names
- Rahotep
- Raia
- Ramesses
- Ramessesnakht
- Ramose
- Ramose, Governor of the City
- Ramy Nader Iskander
- Raneb
- Rashepses
- Raweben
- Rekhmire
- Rekhmire, Vizier of Upper Egypt
- Renni
- Renseneb
- Roma-Roy
- Ruia
S: 53 names
- Sabef
- Sabni
- Sabu
- Sahathor
- Sahure
- Sakir-Har
- Sanakht
- Sankhkare
- Sarenput
- Sawy
- Sehetepib
- Sehetepibre
- Seif Eldin Osama Rashed
- Sekhemka
- Sekhemkhet
- Sematawy
- Sematawytefnakht
- Semerkhet
- Senbeb
- Senbi
- Seneb
- Senedjemib
- Senenmut
- Senhotep
- Sennedjem
- Sennedjem, Servant in the Place of Truth
- Sennefer
- Sennefer, Mayor of the Southern City
- Senusret
- Seqenenre
- Seshemnefer
- Setau
- Seti
- Setka
- Setnakhte
- Shabaka
- Shepseskaf
- Shepseskare
- Sherif Sami Mikhail
- Sheshi
- Sheshonq
- Siamun
- Siese
- Sipa
- Siptah
- Smenkhkare
- Sneferu
- Sobekaa
- Sobekemhat
- Sobekemsaf
- Sobekhotep
- Sobekmose
- Sobeknakht
T: 22 names
- Taharqa
- Takelot
- Tamer Fouad Gaber
- Tanutamun
- Tefib
- Tefnakht
- Teti
- Thaneni
- Thutmose
- Ti
- Tjaenhesret
- Tjahapimu
- Tjainefer
- Tjanuni
- Tjauti
- Tjay
- Tjel
- Tjenry
- Tjenuna
- Tjeti
- Tutankhamun
- Tutu
U: 12 names
- Udjahorresnet
- Ukhhotep
- Unas
- Userhat
- Userhat, Royal Scribe
- Userkaf
- Userkare
- Userkhaure
- Userkhepesh
- Usermaatre
- Usermontu
- Usersatet
W: 11 names
- Wadjkheperre
- Wahankh
- Wahibre
- Wahka
- Wahkare
- Washptah
- Wenamun
- Wenamun, Envoy of Amun
- Weni
- Weni the Elder
- Wennefer
Y: 3 names
- Yaqub-Har
- Youssef Magdy Sorour
- Yuya