Egyptian baby names for boys and girls

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Written by Mary Fetzer

Fascinating Ancient Egypt made a tremendous impact on the world in which we live today. Pay tribute to the rich history of Egypt with the name of a goddess or an ancient village. Or choose a baby name from Egypt’s modern culture: we’ve included today’s most popular names for boys and girls in Egypt.

Ancient Egyptian Cities and Villages

Ancient Egypt did not develop major cities, mainly because the massive Nile valley provided a wealth of areas for inhabitants to spread out. The urban areas that did exist may offer some ideas for Egyptian-inspired baby names:

Memphis – its location made it the ideal location for Egypt’s first capital
Thebes – an administrative center surrounded by rich agriculture
Saggara – along with the Great Pyramid of Giza serves as a necropolis for Memphis
Akhetaten – this planned ancient city is now known as Tell el-Amarna

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Modern cities in Egypt

The modern cities of Egypt inspire beautiful destination baby girl names, such as Damietta and Alexandria.

Alexandria – founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great
Cairo – the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa
Damietta – the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Tamiat
Giza – the famous location of the Giza Plateau and all its ancient wonders
Ismailia – Egypt’s “City of Beauty and Enchantment”
Luxor – the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes
Suez – a seaport city in northeast Egypt
Tanta – the main railroad hub of the Nile Delta

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Ancient gods of Egypt

Ancient Egyptians honored gods and goddesses of everything: animals, nature, creation and more.

Amon-Re – god of pharaohs
Anubis – god of death and dying
Horus – the falcon god
Seth – god of war
Sobek – crocodile god

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Kings, Queens and Pharaohs of Egypt

The extraordinary stories of Egypt's ancient rulers continue to inspire books, movies and baby names.

Cleopatra – the last pharaoh of Egypt; lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony
Hatshepsut – dressed in men’s clothing to assert her power
Menes – the first king of Egypt
Nefertiti – renowned for her beauty
Ramesses II – reigned for 67 years, sired over 100 children with more than a dozen wives
Tutankhamen – aka King Tut, the most well-known of the Egyptian pharaohs