Egyptian Names for Girls

Egypt

Place name, English from Egyptian

"the house of the soul of Ptah"

Place names like Memphis, Harlem, Cairo, Vienna, Milan, and Astoria are right on trend at the moment, and Egypt could fit in, thanks to its similarity in sound to the likes of Edith and Eden. Alicia…

Isis

Egyptian

"throne"

Isis has gone from magical, feminist name on the rise to the forbidden list because of the extremist terror group called ISIS, an acronym for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Unsurprisingly, Isis was…

Nefertari

Ancient Egyptian

"beautiful companion"

Nefertari Meritmut was the first and favorite wife of pharoah Ramesses II "the Great". She was highly educated and undertook important diplomatic work on behalf of her husband, corresponding with…

Mally

Scottish short form of Mary, Hebrew or Egyptian,"drop of the sea; bitter; beloved; love"

"drop of the sea; bitter; beloved; love"

Mally actually has several possible derivations beyond being a medieval nickname, ala Molly, for Mary . It might be a diminutive of names like Mallory, derived from French meaning "unfortunate" or…

Nefertiti

Egyptian

"the beautiful one has arrived"

This ancient Egyptian queen's name would be best saved for a cat.

Neith

Egyptian

"divine mother"

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

Serapia

Greek, Egyptian

"mighty, eye"

A variation of Serapion, itself derived from Serapis, the name of a Greco-Egyptian god, the result of fusing the sacred bull Apis with Osiris, the god of fertility, agriculture, and the dead. Likely…

Seraphia

Variation of Serapia, Greek, Egyptian

"mighty, eye"

An alternative form of Serapia, itself derived from Serapis, the name of a Greco-Egyptian god, formed through fusing the sacred bull Apis with the god of fertility and the dead, Osiris. It was…

Serafia

Swedish and Finnish variation of Serapia, Greek, Egyptian

"mighty, eye"

Also spelled as Serafiia, this name is a variation of Serapia, itself derived from Serapis, a Greco-Egyptian god, formed by fusing the sacred bull Apis with the god of the dead, Osiris. It is notably…

Sethe

Egyptian mythological name or variation of Seth, Hebrew

"appointed, placed"

Author Toni Morrison is an acknowledged master of naming, and Sethe, the name of one of the main characters of Beloved , which can be pronounced as Seth or Seth-eh, relates to the male biblical name…

Séraphie

French form of Serapia, Greek, Egyptian

"mighty, eye"

A melodic French choice, Séraphie is a variation of Seraphia or Serapia, both derived from Serapis, the name of a Greco-Egyptian god, formed through fusing the sacred bull Apis with the god of the…

Libya

African place-name

Libya is an ancient place-name taken the Egyptian word for the people of Berber tribes who lived in the region. English speakers might relate the name to the word liberty, from which the African…