Neith

Egyptian

"divine mother"

Neith Origin and Meaning

The name Neith is a girl's name of Egyptian origin meaning "divine mother".

One of the more unusual mythology names for girls, Neith is the name of the Egyptian goddess of home and femininity.

Neith Popularity

• 1838 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Neith

• Neith Boyce American writer
• Neith Nevelson American artist
• Queen Neith wife of Egyptian pharaoh Pepi II

Neith in Pop Culture

• Neith Nyer fashion label
• Neith was an Egyptian goddess of the hunt mentioned in Rick Riordan's "Kane Chronicles" series
• Neith (Nit) The Oldest One; Nurse of the Crocodiles , This goddess of Sais is represented as a woman wearing the red crown; her emblem, a shield with crossed arrows; one of the four 'protector',goddesses who guarded coffins and Canopic jars; identified by the Greeks with Athena.
• The biblical girls' name Asenath means "devoted to (the goddess) Neith"