Ancient Egyptian Names of Private Individuals, Taken from Seal Scarabs

Christie Ward (Gunnvǫr silfrahárr), © 2011

Names by Time Period, Sorted by Frequency


Private Names of the Middle Kingdom (ca. 2055 BC - ca. 1650 BC)

Masculine

  • Haar (7 instances)
  • Ameny (3 instances)
  • Neferhetep (3 instances)
  • Peremuah (3 instances)
  • Erdaha (2 instances)
  • Mentuhetep (2 instances)
  • Sa-aoh (2 instances)
  • Saptah (2 instances)
  • Sebek (2 instances)
  • Sebekhotep (2 instances)
  • Senb (2 instances)
  • Senoo-ab (2 instances)
  • Akh
  • Amenhetep
  • Am-mes-ne
  • Antef
  • Aoh-tehuti
  • Auab
  • Aufeu
  • Aufsenb
  • Auqep
  • Boa
  • Da-sebek
  • Hapt-pu-uahi
  • Har
  • Hebt
  • Heh
  • Hem-em-ha
  • Heraka
  • Her-er-da-oshau
  • Hetep
  • Hor
  • Horhotep
  • Kaabsat
  • Ka-em-hotep
  • Ka-nefer-khred
  • Kemmau
  • Kems
  • Khenamsu
  • Khensu
  • Khensunefer
  • Khenty
  • Kheper-ra
  • Menakhep
  • Mentunesu
  • Meny
  • Mera
  • Meryra
  • Muab
  • Nebonkh
  • Nebpu
  • Nebra-sehui "lord of words in councils"
  • Nebtaha
  • Neferatmu
  • Nefer-her
  • Nefer-hes-uah
  • Nefer-ra
  • Nehes
  • Nehy
  • Okut
  • Onkh-neb-em-senefer
  • Onkhren
  • Onkhtefi
  • Onkhu
  • Ptaherdaen
  • Ptaherdun
  • Ptah-hetep
  • Ptah-men
  • Ptahur
  • Puserba
  • Qebu
  • Ra-nefer
  • Rasenb
  • Renefsenb
  • Ren-hetep
  • Ren-senb
  • Sakhonsu
  • Săneb
  • Sa-ptah
  • Sasebek
  • Sa-sebekhetep
  • Satu
  • Săurt
  • Sebek-em-ho
  • Sebek-neb-ka
  • Sebeknekht
  • Sebek-ur
  • Sehotep-ab-ra-onkh
  • Sekhem-tehuti
  • Sekhru-ab "scheme of the heart"
  • Semekh "the careless"
  • Semsu
  • Senba
  • Senbefne
  • Senbefti
  • Senbhetep
  • Senbj
  • Senbsuma
  • Senbtefi
  • Senby-nefer-hat-neter
  • Senhebonkhu
  • Senu
  • Senusert
  • Sesa
  • Setmes
  • Spernef
  • Surtha
  • Tennu
  • Uahem-nefer-ur
  • Urnesebek
  • Userkhepesh
  • User-onkh-heno
  • Zatien
  • Zedaptah

Feminine

  • Abt
  • Băbă
  • Hentpu
  • Khety-să
  • Mut-onkh-tha
  • Nebtanta
  • Satnemti
  • Satsebek
  • Satsopdu
  • Sebekhtep
  • Stemab "making perfect the heart"
  • Thath
  • Uazet-hotep
  • Yab

Patronymic

{name} son (of) {parent-name}

  • Senbhetep să Senbefne
  • Senusert să Saptah

Patronymic and Matronymic

  • Khensu ari ne Khensunefer, mes ne Băbă (masculine, Khensu gotten by Khensunefer, born of Băbă)

Matronymic

{name} {relationship} {parent-name}

  • Am mes ne Thath (masculine, Am born of Thath)
  • Semsu ari Khety-să (masculine, Semsu son of Khety-să)
  • Uazet-hotep mest ne Satnemti (feminine, Uazet-hotep born of Satnemti)

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Private Names of the 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom (ca. 1550 BC - ca. 1292 BC)

Masculine

  • Amenhetep (7 instances)
  • Ay (2 instances)
  • Ăohmes
  • Asi
  • Aufnerem-neheh
  • Bennu
  • Her-ar-ho "Horus creates the body"
  • Imhetep
  • Khnemu-hotep-nefera
  • Menzefă
  • Min-nekht
  • Sebekheno
  • Sen-mut
  • Sen-nefer
  • Senneferu
  • Tehuti
  • Tehutmes
  • Tetanefer

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Private Names of the 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom (ca. 1298 BC - ca. 1187 BC)

Masculine

  • Pasar (2 instances)
  • Nefer-renpet (2 instances)
  • Mehtimes
  • Nezem
  • Bakneamen
  • Ptahmes
  • Ausehezemsa
  • Pa-ir
  • Nekhtamin
  • Ramesnekht zed nef Rudnynesuty (Ramesnekht called Rudnynesuty)
  • Să-ra-ne-amen-er-nekht
  • Sahtu
  • Sary

Feminine

  • Bakmut
  • Mutses
  • Nefershuti
  • Renpet-nefer
  • Ry
  • Sehezemsa

Matronymic

{name} {relationship} {parent-name}

  • Ausehezemsa ar-f Sehezemsa (masculine, Ausehezemsa born of Sehezemsa)
  • Ptahmes Mutses (masculine, Ptahmes [born of] Mutses)

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Private Names of the 23rd Dynasty, Third Intermediate Period (ca. 880 BC - ca. 724 BC)

Masculine

  • Her
  • Merneast
  • Nekhtef-mut
  • Tehuti
  • Uasăkuasă
  • Au-uar-uath

Patronymic

{name} son (of) {parent-name}

  • Her să Nekhtef-mut (masculine)
  • Uasăkuasă să Au-uar-uath (masculine)

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Private Names of the 26th to 30th Dynasties, Late Period (ca. 664 BC - ca. 323 BC)

Masculine

  • Psemtheksaneit (3 examples)
  • Nesimin (2 instances)
  • Pedaneit (2 instances)
  • Unnefer (2 instances)
  • Aohemaăkhut
  • Aohtefnekht
  • Ba-betehaher
  • Beknef
  • Her-nefer
  • Mut-nebs
  • Nefer
  • Neitandas
  • Nesi-her
  • Nesionkh-her
  • Nezneza
  • Onkh-hap
  • Onkh-khred
  • Peda-harpekhroti
  • Pedaher
  • Pedapep
  • Pedaptah
  • Peda-ra-oha
  • Penef-da-ast
  • Penef-damăot
  • Penefu-uzat
  • Penekhtmin
  • Peresneaoh
  • Psem(th)ek
  • Psemthek
  • Psemthek-menkh-ab
  • Ptahardas
  • Ptah-tanen
  • Senkaba
  • Uah abra-onkh
  • Uza
  • Zetbastetauonkh

Feminine

  • Saqer

Patronymic

{name} son (of) {parent-name}

  • Her-nefer să Peresneaoh (masculine)
  • Nesimin să Aohemaăkhut (masculine)
  • Nesimin să Psemthek-menkh-ab (masculine)
  • Nesionkh-her să Unnefer (masculine)
  • Pedapep să Nezneza (masculine)
  • Senkaba să Nefer (masculine)
  • Unnefer să Zetbastetauonkh (masculine)

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