Pharaoh Name Generator
Royal Egyptian names from Narmer to Cleopatra
Generate pharaoh names for kings and queens of ancient Egypt: real rulers from every dynasty, their throne names and Horus names, and original royal names built from the same elements. Useful for historical fiction, fantasy kingdoms and tabletop campaigns set along the Nile.
About pharaoh names
A pharaoh did not have one name; he had five. The two that matter most are the birth name, given at birth and usually honouring a god (Thutmose, 'born of Thoth'; Ramesses, 'Ra has fashioned him'), and the throne name, taken at coronation and almost always ending in -re for Ra: Menkheperre ('enduring is the manifestation of Ra'), Nebmaatre ('Ra is lord of truth'), Usermaatre ('powerful is the truth of Ra'). Contemporaries used the throne name, which is why Ramesses II appears in foreign letters as Usermaatre Setepenre. Older still is the Horus name, which is how the earliest kings like Narmer and Den were known.
This generator mixes all of those layers. You will find birth names of real rulers from every dynasty, including obscure Second Intermediate Period kings and the Kushite and Ptolemaic rulers who came later; throne names on their own, which make excellent names for fictional kings; Horus names such as Netjerikhet and Sematawy; female pharaohs from Merneith to Twosret; and original names assembled from the same building blocks (neb, kheper, maat, user, sekhem, ankh, hotep) so they sound royal without belonging to a real tomb.
Read a throne name and a birth name together, as in Nebpehtire Ahmose, and you have the form an Egyptian scribe would have carved.
How to choose pharaoh names
- Give an invented pharaoh both a birth name and a throne name. Birth names honour a god (Amenemhat, Ramesses, Sobekhotep); throne names end in -re and make a statement about Ra (Sekhemkare, Wahibre, Nubkaure). Pairing them instantly reads as authentic.
- Match the sound to the era. Old Kingdom kings have short, blunt names (Khufu, Unas, Teti, Pepi); New Kingdom names are long and pious (Amenhotep, Thutmose, Horemheb); Late Period names often begin with Psamtik, Necho or Nectanebo; Kushite rulers have names like Taharqa and Aspelta.
- Use epithets sparingly. Meryamun ('beloved of Amun') and Setepenre ('chosen of Ra') were added by real kings, but one per name is plenty; stacking three makes a character sound like a parody.
- Female pharaohs used the same titulary. Hatshepsut's throne name was Maatkare and Sobekneferu's was Sobekkare, so a fictional queen regnant should get a full set of names, not a softened one.
- For a fantasy setting, swap the god in a real name for one of your own: replace Amun in Amenhotep or Sobek in Sobekhotep with your setting's deity and the structure still sounds Egyptian.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a pharaoh's birth name and throne name?
The birth name (nomen) was given at birth and often honours a god: Tutankhamun means 'living image of Amun'. The throne name (prenomen) was chosen at coronation, almost always names Ra, and was the name used in official documents: Tutankhamun's was Nebkheperure. Both were written inside cartouches, and many rulers here are listed by each.
Why do so many pharaoh names end in -re or -ra?
Because throne names are short sentences about the sun god Ra, written in Egyptian word order with the god's name placed first for honour but pronounced last. Menkheperre, Usermaatre, Khakaure and Nebmaatre all follow this pattern, which is why a made-up name ending in -re sounds royal to anyone who knows the real lists.
Were there female pharaohs?
Yes. Sobekneferu, Hatshepsut, Neferneferuaten, Twosret and Cleopatra VII all ruled as king in their own right, and earlier women such as Merneith and Nitocris may have done so too. They took full royal titularies, so Hatshepsut is listed here as Hatshepsut Maatkare just as a male king would be.
Can I use these names for a fantasy world rather than historical Egypt?
Yes. The original names near the end are built from real Egyptian elements like neb, kheper, ankh and hotep but do not belong to any known ruler, so they fit a desert kingdom in D&D or a novel without implying a real person. The throne names on their own also work well as names for fictional dynasties.
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All 500 pharaoh names
A: 70 names
- Aabau
- Aakhaure Setnefer
- Aakheperkare Ineni
- Aakheperre Benia
- Aakheperre Djedkhonsefankh
- Aakheperure Hapu
- Aasehre Nehesy
- Aauserre Apepi
- Adikhalamani
- Ahhotep
- Ahmose Nebpehtire
- Ahmose-ankh
- Ahmose-Nefertari
- Ahmose-Sipair
- Akhenaten
- Akhenre Tawosret-Setepenmut
- Akheperure Seankhtawy
- Akhratan
- Alara
- Alexander Setepenre Meryamun
- Amaniastabarqa
- Amaninatakilebte
- Amanirenas
- Amanishakheto
- Amanislo
- Amanitore
- Amasis Khnemibre
- Amenemhat Aakheperkare
- Amenemhat Maakherure
- Amenemhat Nebmaatre
- Amenemhat Nimaatre
- Amenemhat Nubkaure
- Amenemhat Sehetepibre
- Amenemhat Senbef
- Amenemnisu
A, continued
- Amenemope Usermaatre
- Amenhirkhopshef
- Amenhotep Aakheperure
- Amenhotep Djeserkare
- Amenhotep Nebmaatre
- Amenirdis
- Amenmesse
- Ameny Qemau
- Amyrtaeus
- Analmaye
- Anedjib
- Ankhesenamun
- Ankhkaenre Djehutyhotep
- Ankhkaenre Psamtik-Menkhib
- Ankhkare Wennefer
- Ankhkhau
- Ankhkheperre Pentu
- Ankhkheperure
- Ankhmesut
- Ankhneferre
- Ankhnesneferibre
- Ankhsopdure
- Ankhwennefer
- Anlamani
- Apepi
- Apries Haaibre
- Aramatle-qo
- Arnekhamani
- Arqamani
- Arsinoe Philadelphus
- Aspelta
- Atlanersa
- Awibre Hor
- Awibre Tjenu
- Ay Kheperkheperure
B: 6 names
- Baenre Meryamun Merneptah Hotephirmaat
- Baenre Merysakhmet
- Bakenranef
- Baskakeren
- Berenice Euergetis
- Bintanath
C: 4 names
- Cleopatra Berenice
- Cleopatra Netjeret Meritites
- Cleopatra Philopator
- Cleopatra Tryphaena
D: 22 names
- Den
- Djedankhre Montemsaf
- Djedankhre Sobekmose
- Djedbastetre
- Djedefre
- Djedhotepre Dedumose
- Djedkare Hapuseneb
- Djedkare Isesi
- Djedkaure Ankhmin
- Djedkhau
- Djedkheperew
- Djedmaatre
- Djedptahiufankh
- Djehuti Sekhemre Sementawy
- Djehutymes Sekhemre
- Djer
- Djeserkare Ahmose-Pennekhbet
- Djeserkheperure Iniuia
- Djeserkheperure Setepenre Horemheb Meryamun
- Djet
- Djoser
- Djoserkare
H: 23 names
- Haaibre Heqaib
- Haaibre Wahibre-Saneith
- Hakor
- Harsiotef
- Hatshepsut Maatkare
- Hedjkheperre Harsiese
- Hedjkheperre Menkheperre-Siamun
- Hedjnebre
- Hekenemmaat
- Henuttawy
- Heqakheperre Shoshenq-Meryamun
- Heqamaatre Ramessesnakht
- Heqamaatre Setepenamun
- Heqamontre
- Heqanebre
- Hor-Aha
- Horemheb Djeserkheperure
- Horemsaf
- Horsiese
- Horwennefer
- Hotepibre Qemau Siharnedjheritef
- Hotepsekhemwy
- Huni
I: 9 names
- Intef Nakhtnebtepnefer
- Intef Wahankh
- Irike-Amannote
- Irmaat
- Iryneferre Haremsaf
- Iryneferre Intefnakht
- Isetnofret
- Iufni
- Iuput
K: 41 names
- Kakhet
- Kanakht Khaemwaset
- Kanakht Merymaat
- Kanakht Sepedsekheru
- Kanakht Tutmesut
- Kanakht Wadjnesyt
- Kanakht Werpehty
- Karkamani
- Karomama Meritmut
- Kashta
- Khaankhre Senusret
- Khaankhre Sobekhotep
- Khaba
- Khababash
- Khaemhedjet
- Khaemmaat Herunefer
- Khaemsekhmet
- Khaemwaset
- Khaemwaset Setepenptah
- Khafre
K, continued
- Khahotepre Sobekhotep
- Khakaure Iymeru
- Khakhaure
- Khakheperre Rekhmire
- Khamudi
- Khaneferre Sobekhotep
- Khasekhemre Amenemhet-ankh
- Khasekhemre Neferhotep
- Khasekhemwy
- Khentkaus
- Khentkheperre
- Kheperkare Nakhtnebef-Meryptah
- Kheperkheperu
- Khepermaatre Pinedjem
- Khepermaatre Setepenre
- Khnemibre Ahmose-Sineith
- Khnemibre Siese
- Khnumkhaure
- Khufu
- Khufuankh
- Khutawyre Sobekemhat
M: 47 names
- Maatkare Mutemhat
- Maatkare Senenmut
- Malewiebamani
- Malonaqen
- Medjedu
- Menhathorre
- Menibre Khnumnakht
- Menibre Tjay
- Menkauhor
- Menkaure
- Menkhaure Amenemope
- Menkhaure Ankhef
- Menkheperenre Nebseny
- Menkheperre Ahmes
- Menkheperre Piankh
- Menkheperure Yuya
- Menmaatre Masaharta
- Menmaatre Nebre
- Menpehtyre Paramessu
- Mentuhotep Nebhepetre
- Mentuhotep Seankhenre
- Menwadjre Ptahmose
- Merankhre Mentuhotep
M, continued
- Merdjefare
- Merenptah Saptah
- Merenre Nemtyemsaf
- Merhotepre Ini
- Meribre Seth
- Merikare
- Meritaten
- Merkawre Sobekhotep
- Merneferre Ay
- Merneith
- Merneptah Baenre
- Mersekhemre Ined
- Meryankhre
- Meryhathorre Ineni
- Meryibre Khety
- Merykhepri
- Meryre Paneb
- Merysobekre
- Merytawy
- Merytumre
- Montuemhat Wahibre
- Montuhirkhopshef
- Mutnedjmet
- Mutnofret
N: 73 names
- Nakhthorheb
- Nakhtmontu
- Nakhtnebef
- Nakhtsobek
- Narmer
- Nasakhma
- Nastasen
- Natakamani
- Nebankhptah
- Nebankhre
- Nebdjefare
- Nebiryraw
- Nebkaure Ameny
- Nebkaure Khety
- Nebkhau
- Nebkheperre Anhurmose
- Nebkheperure Maya
- Nebkheperure Tutankhamun Heqaiunushema
- Nebmaat
- Nebmaatre Nebwenenef
- Nebmontre
- Nebmutre
- Nebneteru
- Nebpehtire Ahmose-Sitayet
- Nebra
- Nebsatre
- Nebsekhemre Horsiese
- Nebtawyre Hotepibre
- Nebtawyre Mentuhotep
- Nebwadjre Sobekankh
- Necho Menkheperre
- Necho Wehemibre
- Nectanebo Kheperkare
- Nectanebo Senedjemibre
- Nedjemibre
- Neferefre
N, continued
- Neferibre Sarenput
- Neferibre Wahibremakhet
- Neferibre Wahkhaef
- Neferibtawy
- Neferirkare Kakai
- Neferkahor
- Neferkamin
- Neferkare Herihor
- Neferkare Menkhaure
- Neferkare Pepiseneb
- Neferkauhor
- Neferkaure Ahanakht
- Neferkheperre Nakhtamun
- Neferkheperre Setepenre
- Neferkheperure Waenre
- Neferkheperure Waenre Amenhotep Netjerheqawaset
- Nefermaatre
- Neferneferuaten
- Neferptahre
- Nefertari Meritmut
- Nefertiti
- Neithhotep
- Nepherites
- Nerikare
- Netjerikhet
- Netjerkhau
- Netjerkheperre Psusennes-Siamun
- Netjerkheperu
- Nimlot of Hermopolis
- Nitiqret
- Nitocris
- Nubhotepre
- Nubkaure Hetepi
- Nubkheperre Intef
- Nubkheperure Setau
- Nynetjer
- Nyuserre Ini
O: 4 names
- Osorkon Aakheperre
- Osorkon Sekhemkheperre
- Osorkon the Elder
- Osorkon Usermaatre
P: 27 names
- Pami
- Pareherwenemef
- Pedubast
- Peftjauawybast
- Pepi Meryre
- Pepi Neferkare
- Peribsen
- Philip Arrhidaeus Meryamun Setepenre
- Piye
- Psammuthes
- Psamtik Ankhkaenre
- Psamtik Neferibre
- Psamtik Wahibre
- Psusennes Aakheperre
- Psusennes Titkheperure
- Ptolemy Alexander
- Ptolemy Auletes
- Ptolemy Caesarion
- Ptolemy Epiphanes
- Ptolemy Euergetes
- Ptolemy Lathyros
- Ptolemy Neos Philopator
- Ptolemy Philadelphus
- Ptolemy Philometor
- Ptolemy Philopator
- Ptolemy Physcon
- Ptolemy Soter
Q: 2 names
- Qa'a
- Qakare Ibi
R: 15 names
- Rahotep Sekhemre Wahkhau
- Ramesses Heqaiunu
- Ramesses Heqamaatre
- Ramesses Khepermaatre
- Ramesses Menmaatre Setepenptah
- Ramesses Menpehtyre
- Ramesses Meryatum
- Ramesses Nebmaatre Meryamun
- Ramesses Neferkare Setepenre
- Ramesses Usermaatre Akhenamun
- Ramesses Usermaatre Sekheperenre
- Ramesses Usermaatre Setepenre
- Ramessu Neferkheperu
- Renseneb
- Rudamun
S: 94 names
- Sahathor
- Sahure
- Salitis
- Sanakht
- Sankhenre Mentuhotepi
- Sankhenre Sewadjtu
- Sankhibtawy
- Sankhkare Mentuhotep
- Sankhptahre
- Seankhibre Ameny Intef
- Sebekhotepre
- Sedjefakare Kay Amenemhat
- Sedjefakare Neferkaure
- Sehebre
- Sehetepibre Paser
- Sehetepibre Sewesekhtawy
- Sehetepibtawy
- Sehetepkare Intef
- Seheteptawy
- Sehotepmaatre
- Sekhemib
- Sekhemkare Amenemhat
- Sekhemkare Minnakht
- Sekhemkheperre Osorkon-Meryamun
- Sekhemkhet
- Sekhemkhetre
- Sekhemnekhbetre
- Sekhemre Heruhirmaat Intef
- Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep
- Sekhemre Sankhtawy Neferhotep
- Sekhemre Seusertawy Sobekhotep
S, continued
- Sekhemre Shedtawy Sobekemsaf
- Sekhemre Wadjkhau Sobekemsaf
- Sekhemre Wepmaat Intef
- Sekhemrekhutawy Khabaw
- Sekhemresewadjtawy Sobekhotep
- Sekhemwadjre
- Sematawy
- Sematawyre
- Semenkare Nebnuni
- Semerkhet
- Senakhtenre Ahmose
- Senebankhre
- Senebkay
- Senebmiu Sewahenre
- Senedjemibre Ankhtify
- Senedjemibre Nakhthorheb-Meryhathor
- Seneferibre Senusret
- Seneferre Amenyseneb
- Senen Setepenre
- Senkamanisken
- Senusret Khakaure
- Senusret Khakheperre
- Senusret Kheperkare
- Seqenenre Qenamun
- Seqenenre Tao
- Seshemutawy
- Setepenhor Khababash-Senenshepsesptah
- Setepenmontu Nesmontu
- Setepenptah Merenre
- Setepenre Penne
- Setepenwadjet
S, continued
- Sethirkhopshef
- Seti Menmaatre
- Seti Merenptah Nebnefer
- Seti Merenptah Userkheperure
- Setibtawy
- Setnakhte Userkhaure
- Seuserenre Khyan
- Sewadjenre Nebiryraw
- Sewadjkare
- Sewadjkare Hori
- Sewoserenre Bebiankh
- Shabaka
- Shanakdakhete
- Shebitku
- Shepenupet
- Shepseskaf
- Shepseskare
- Sheshi
- Shoshenq Aakheperre
- Shoshenq Hedjkheperre
- Shoshenq Heqakheperre
- Shoshenq Usermaatre
- Siamun Netjerkheperre
- Siaspiqa
- Siptah Akhenre
- Smendes Hedjkheperre
- Smenkhkare
- Smenkhkare Imyremeshaw
- Sneferu
- Sobekhotep Merhotepre
- Sobekkare
- Sobekneferu
T: 19 names
- Tabirqo
- Taharqa
- Takelot Hedjkheperre
- Takelot Usermaatre
- Talakhamani
- Tantamani
- Tefnakht
- Teos
- Teti
- Thutmose Aakheperenre
- Thutmose Aakheperkare
- Thutmose Menkheperre
- Thutmose Menkheperure
- Titkheperure Nesbanebdjedet
- Tiye
- Tutankhamun Nebkheperure
- Tutankhaten
- Twosret Sitre Meryamun
- Tyti
U: 19 names
- Unas
- Userhotepre Djehuty
- Userib
- Userkaf
- Userkare
- Userkare Khendjer
- Userkaure Meketre
- Userkhau
- Userkhaure Setepenre Setnakhte Mererre Meryamun
- Userkheperure Bay
- Userkhnumre
- Userkhonsure
- Usermaatre Amenhotepnakht
- Usermaatre Ramose
- Usermaatre Sekheperenre Ramesses Meryamun Amenhirkhopshef
- Usermaatre Takelot-Siese
- Userneithre
- Userpehtyre
- Userpehtyre Simut
W: 23 names
- Wadjetnakht
- Wadjhotepre
- Wadjkare Kenro
- Wadjkheperre Amenemhab
- Wadjkheperre Kamose
- Wadjsekhemre
- Wadjtawy
- Wahankh Ukhhotep
- Wahibre Ibiau
- Wahibre Menkhau
- Wahibre Psamtik-Seneb
- Wahibre Setau
- Wahkare Khety
- Wahkare Wadjnakht
- Wahkheperre Sobekhotep
- Wahkheperure
- Wahsekhemre
- Webenre
- Wegaf Khutawyre
- Wehemibre Khnumhotep
- Wehemibre Nekau
- Wehemmesut
- Wesretkau