Egyptian Name Generator
Authentic ancient Egyptian names with their meanings
Generate ancient Egyptian names for men and women, from pharaohs and throne names to scribes, priestesses and villagers, plus full name-and-title forms like Nebamun, Scribe of the Granary. Ideal for historical fiction, fantasy inspired by Egypt, and tabletop characters.
About Egyptian names
Ancient Egyptian names were sentences. Most are built from a god's name plus a short statement about that god or the child: Amenhotep means 'Amun is content', Thutmose 'born of Thoth', Ramesses 'Ra has fashioned him', Nefertari 'the most beautiful'. Learn a handful of building blocks and the whole list becomes readable: nefer (beautiful, good), hotep (at peace), mery (beloved of), ankh (life), nakht (strong), user (powerful), men (enduring), kha (appearing), sa and sat (son or daughter of), and the prefixes pa- and ta- ('the one of', common in later periods, as in Pashedu and Tamyt).
Egyptians had no surnames. A person was identified by their given name, their parent (Amenhotep son of Hapu) and their job (Sennedjem, Servant in the Place of Truth), which is why so many names here come with an office attached. Kings added a throne name at accession, a second sentence-name honouring Ra such as Nebmaatre or Menkheperre, which is what their subjects actually called them.
The names below are drawn from tomb inscriptions, papyri and king lists across three thousand years, from Old Kingdom viziers like Kagemni to the priestly families of the Late Period. A final set of original names is assembled from the same elements, so you can use them for fantasy characters without borrowing a real pharaoh.
How to choose Egyptian names
- Match the name to the period. Old Kingdom names are short (Weni, Kawab, Iput); New Kingdom names lean on Amun and Ra (Amenemhat, Ramose, Henuttawy); Late Period names often start with Pa-, Ta-, Pedi- or Nes- (Padiamun, Tasheritenaset, Nesmin).
- For a full identifier, add either a parent or an office: 'Neferhotep son of Paneb' or 'Meryt, Chantress of Amun'. Women were commonly styled Lady of the House or Chantress of a temple.
- Use the building blocks to invent your own: swap the god in Merysobek (beloved of Sobek) for Meryhathor, or Nakhtptah for Nakhtsobek. The result will still read as Egyptian.
- Give a king a throne name as well as a birth name. Contemporaries wrote Usermaatre-Setepenre far more often than Ramesses, and a fantasy pharaoh feels more real with both.
- Remember that spelling is a modern convention. Amenhotep, Amenophis and Imenhotep are the same name; pick one system and stay consistent across your cast.
Frequently asked questions
What do common ancient Egyptian names mean?
Most are short sentences about a god. Amenhotep is 'Amun is satisfied', Tutankhamun is 'living image of Amun', Hatshepsut is 'foremost of noble women', Senenmut is 'brother of Mut', Nefertiti is 'the beautiful one has come', and Khaemwaset is 'he who appears in Thebes'.
Did ancient Egyptians have last names?
No. They used a single given name, often followed by 'son of' or 'daughter of' plus a parent's name, and by a title such as Scribe, Priest of Amun or Lady of the House. Several names in this list are given in that full form.
Can I use these names for a fantasy setting?
Yes. The attested names work for historical fiction, and the original names at the end are built from real Egyptian elements like nefer, mery and ankh, so they sound authentic without belonging to a known pharaoh or priest.
Are modern Egyptian names the same as ancient ones?
No. Most modern Egyptians have Arabic names, although a few ancient ones survive through Coptic (Pakhom became Pachomius, Moses may derive from mose, 'born of'). For contemporary Egyptian names, use the Arabic name generator linked below.
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All 500 Egyptian names
A: 54 names
- Aakheperre
- Aakheperure
- Aat
- Ahanakht
- Ahhotep
- Ahmose son of Ebana
- Ahmose-Henuttamehu
- Ahmose-Inhapi
- Ahmose-Meritamun
- Ahmose-Nefertari
- Ahmose-Pennekhbet
- Ahmose-Tumerisy
- Akhenaten
- Akhethotep
- Amasis
- Amenemhab
- Amenemhat
- Amenemhat, Steward of the Vizier
- Amenemnisu
- Amenemonet
- Amenemope, Scribe of the Instruction
- Amenemopet
- Amenhotep
- Amenhotep son of Hapu
- Amenirdis
- Amenmose
- Amennakht son of Ipuy
A, continued
- Amenwahsu
- Ameny
- Amunemheb
- Amunherkhepeshef, Crown Prince
- Anhurkhawi
- Ani, Scribe of the Book of the Dead
- Ankhbennu
- Ankhemhat
- Ankhesenamun
- Ankhesenaset
- Ankhesenmut
- Ankhesenpepi
- Ankhesenre
- Ankhhaf
- Ankhhor
- Ankhkaenre
- Ankhkheperure
- Ankhmahor
- Ankhnesneferibre
- Ankhtifi, Nomarch of Hierakonpolis
- Ankhu
- Ankhwennefer
- Apepi
- Aper-El
- Apries
- Arsinoe
- Ay
B: 12 names
- Baenre-Meryamun
- Bakenkhonsu, High Priest of Amun
- Bakenmut
- Baketamun
- Baketwernel
- Bakt
- Baufre
- Bebi
- Berenice
- Bintanath
- Bunefer
- Butehamun
C: 1 name
- Cleopatra
D: 24 names
- Dedetamun
- Dedu
- Dedumose
- Den
- Djedbastetiusankh
- Djedefhor
- Djedefre
- Djedhor
- Djedkare
- Djedkhonsu
- Djedmutesankh
- Djedptah
- Djefaihapi
- Djehuty
- Djehutyemhat
- Djehutyhotep, Great Overlord of the Hare Nome
- Djehutymose, Scribe of the Tomb
- Djehutynakht
- Djer
- Djeserkare
- Djeserkheperure-Setepenre
- Djoser
- Duaenre
- Duatentopet
E: 1 name
- Ebana
H: 43 names
- Haaibre
- Hapu
- Hapuseneb, High Priest of Amun
- Hapyneb
- Harkhuf, Caravan Leader of Elephantine
- Harsiese
- Hatiay
- Hatshepsut
- Hay
- Hemetre
- Hemiunu, Overseer of All the King's Works
- Henut
- Henutmehyt
- Henutmire
- Henutnofret
- Henutsen
- Henuttaneb
- Henuttawy
- Henutwati
- Hepdjefa
- Heqaib, Nomarch of Elephantine
H, continued
- Heriamun
- Herihor
- Herubast
- Hesyre, Chief of Dentists
- Hetepherakhet
- Hetepheres
- Hor-Aha
- Horankhef
- Horbaef
- Horemheb
- Horemkhauef
- Hori son of Wennefer
- Horiraa
- Hormin
- Hornebpehty
- Hotepibre
- Hotepsekhemwy
- Hrere
- Hunefer
- Huni
- Hunro, Lady of the House
- Huy, Viceroy of Kush
I: 31 names
- Iahmes
- Iaret
- Iasen
- Ibi
- Idu
- Iineferti, Lady of the House
- Imhotep
- Ineni, Overseer of the Granary
- Inhapi
- Inherkhau
- Intef
- Intefiqer, Vizier of Senusret
- Ipuky
- Iput
- Ipuy
- Ipy
- Irtyru
- Irynefer
- Iset
- Isetemkheb
- Isetnofret
- Isetweret
- Ita
- Itet
- Iteti
- Iunmin
- Iuput
- Iurudef
- Iuwelot, Chief of the Ma
- Iymeru, Vizier of Sobekhotep
- Iynefer
K: 40 names
- Kaaper
- Kaemrehu
- Kagemni
- Kamose
- Kaneferre
- Kaninisut
- Karomama Meritmut
- Kasa
- Kasmut
- Kawab
- Kay
- Kenamun
- Kenhirkhepeshef, Scribe of the Tomb
- Kha, Overseer of Works
- Khaba
- Khabausokar
- Khaemhat
- Khaemre
- Khaemwaset
- Khafre
- Khakheperre
- Khamerernebty
- Khasekhemwy
- Khay, Vizier of Ramesses II
- Khayan
- Khendjer
- Khenemetneferhedjet
- Khentika
- Khentkawes
- Kheperkare
- Kheruef, Steward of Queen Tiye
- Khety, Treasurer of Mentuhotep
- Khnemet
- Khnumhotep, Nomarch of the Oryx Nome
- Khnumnefer
- Khonsu
- Khonsumose
- Khufu
- Khunefertemre
- Kiya
M: 51 names
- Maatkare
- Maatneferu
- Mahu, Chief of Police at Akhetaten
- Maia
- Masaharta
- Maya
- Meketaten
- Meketre, Chancellor of Mentuhotep
- Mekhu
- Menkauhor
- Menkaure
- Menkheperre
- Menkheperreseneb
- Menmire
- Menna, Scribe of the Fields
- Mentuhotep
- Merenkhonsu
- Merenptah
- Merenre
- Mereret
- Mereruka, Overseer of the Pyramid Town
- Meresamun
- Meresankh
- Merib
- Merikare
M, continued
- Merit
- Meritamen
- Meritaten
- Meritites
- Meritptah
- Meritre
- Meryatum, High Priest of Re at Heliopolis
- Meryhathor
- Merykhety
- Merymose, Viceroy of Nubia
- Meryptah
- Meryre, High Priest of the Aten
- Meryrehashtef
- Merysekhmet
- Merysobek
- Meryt, Chantress of Amun
- Merytre-Hatshepsut
- Methethy
- Metjen
- Minkhaf
- Minmose
- Mose
- Mutemwiya
- Mutirdis
- Mutnodjmet
- Mutnofret
N: 70 names
- Nakht, Astronomer of Amun
- Nakhtamun
- Nakhthorheb
- Nakhtmin
- Nakhtnebef
- Nakhtptah
- Nakhtsobek
- Nakhy
- Naunakhte, Citizeness of Thebes
- Nebamun, Scribe of the Granary
- Nebemakhet
- Nebenkhepre
- Nebenmaat
- Nebet
- Nebetah
- Nebetiunet
- Nebetkhaut
- Nebetta
- Nebettawy
- Nebhepetre
- Nebhotep
- Nebmaatre
- Nebmaatre-Meryamun
- Nebmehyt
- Nebnefer son of Wadjmose
- Nebpehtyre
- Nebseny
- Nebtawyre
- Nebwenenef
- Necho
- Nectanebo
- Neferherenptah
- Neferhotep
- Neferirkare
- Neferkhaes
N, continued
- Neferkheper
- Nefermaat
- Neferneferure
- Nefersekheru, Steward of the Palace
- Neferseshemptah
- Nefertari
- Nefertiti
- Nefertnubet
- Nefertwadjet
- Neferu
- Neferuptah
- Neferure
- Nehemsebastet
- Nehesy
- Nehri
- Neith
- Nekure
- Nemtyemsaf
- Nesitanebetashru
- Neskhons
- Nesmin
- Nesmut
- Nespaqashuty
- Nesutnefer
- Netjerhotep
- Niankhkhnum
- Nimlot
- Nitocris
- Nodjmet
- Nofret
- Nubemhat
- Nubkhaes
- Nykaure
- Nymaatre
- Nyuserre
O: 1 name
- Osorkon
P: 37 names
- Pabasa
- Padiamun
- Padihor
- Pahemnetjer
- Pairy
- Pakhom
- Pamiu
- Paneb
- Panehesy, Chief Servitor of the Aten
- Parennefer, Royal Butler
- Paser, Vizier of Ramesses
- Pashedu
- Pasherienptah
- Pedubast
- Penbuy
- Penno
- Pentju
- Pepi
- Pepiankh
- Pepinakht
- Peribsen
- Perneb
- Petamenophis
- Piankh
- Pinedjem
- Piye
- Prehirwenemef, First Charioteer of His Majesty
- Psammuthis
- Psamtik
- Psusennes
- Ptahhotep, Vizier of Djedkare
- Ptahmose, Vizier of Amenhotep III
- Ptahneb
- Ptahshepses
- Ptahwer
- Ptolemy
- Puyemre
Q: 3 names
- Qakare Ibi
- Qar
- Qenna son of Amenemope
R: 12 names
- Raemkai
- Rahotep, High Priest of Heliopolis
- Raia
- Raiyet
- Ramesses
- Ramose
- Ramose, Vizier of the South
- Ranefer
- Redienef
- Rekhmire, Governor of the Town
- Renpetnefer
- Renseneb, Chief of the Treasury
S: 57 names
- Sabef
- Sabni
- Sahure
- Sarenput, Prince of Elephantine
- Satiah
- Satnebet
- Sebekmose
- Sekhemkhet
- Sekhmetankh
- Semerkhet
- Senakhtenre
- Senakhtmin
- Senbef
- Senbi, Nomarch of Cusae
- Seneb
- Senebhenas
- Senenmut
- Senet
- Senimen
- Sennedjem, Servant in the Place of Truth
- Sennefer, Mayor of Thebes
- Senseneb
- Senusret
- Seqenenre
- Seshemnefer
- Setau, Viceroy of Kush
- Setepenmut
- Setepenre
S, continued
- Seti
- Setka
- Shabaka
- Shebitku
- Shemai
- Shepenmut
- Shepenupet
- Shoshenq
- Siamun
- Sipair
- Sitamun
- Sitamunre
- Sitdjehuti
- Sitepehu
- Sithathor
- Sithathoriunet
- Sitkamose
- Sitkhonsu
- Sitre
- Smendes
- Smenkhkare
- Sneferu
- Sobekemsaf
- Sobekhotep, Royal Treasurer
- Sobekkare
- Sobeknakht
- Sobekneferu
- Suemniwet
- Surero
T: 45 names
- Tabakenkhonsu
- Tabaketenmut
- Tabekenptah
- Tabes
- Tabubu
- Tadiaset
- Tadinakht
- Tadineith
- Taharqa
- Takelot
- Takhat
- Takhaut
- Tameket
- Tamyt
- Tanefert
- Tanetamun
- Tantamani
- Tao
- Tapenu
- Tasheritenaset
- Tasheritenmin
- Tasherytaset
T, continued
- Tawosret
- Tentamun
- Tentnub
- Teos
- Teti
- Tetiky
- Tetisheri
- Tey
- Thothnakht
- Thutmose
- Ti
- Tiaa
- Tiy-Merenese, King's Great Wife
- Tiye
- Tjanuni, Royal Scribe
- Tjay
- Tjaywer
- Tjesmutperet
- Tjuyu
- Tutankhamun
- Tutu
- Tuya
- Tyti
U: 8 names
- Ukhhotep, Overseer of Priests at Meir
- Unas
- Userhat, Scribe of the King
- Userhotep
- Userkaf
- Userkheperure
- Usermaatre-Meryamun
- Usermaatre-Setepenre
W: 9 names
- Wadjmose
- Wahankh
- Wahibre
- Webkhet
- Wegaf
- Weni
- Wennefer, High Priest of Osiris
- Wepwawetemsaf
- Werirenptah