Are you looking for a uniquely Egyptian name for a new feline addition? We have collated a list of Egyptian names to help you find the perfect name for your cat.
Name |
Meaning |
Gender |
| Aat | Egyptian queen (12th dynasty) | Female |
| Abayomi | Brings joy | Male |
| Abdelrahman | Merciful | Male |
| Abanoub | King of gold | Male |
| Abrax | The great archon from mythology | Male |
| Abubakar | Noble | Male |
| Acenath | Daughter | Female |
| Adeben | Twelfth born | Male |
| Adio | Righteous | Male |
| Adofo | Fighter | Male |
| Adom | Receives help from the gods | Male |
| Aharon | High mountain, lofty | Male |
| Ahmad | Much praised | Male |
| Ahmed | Greatly praised | Male |
| Ain | Priceless | Female |
| Aisha | Peaceful | Female |
| Akila | Intelligent | Female |
| Akins | Brave | Male |
| Amenhotep | Egyptian pharaoh (18th dynasty) | Male |
| Ammit | Mythical creature with the head of a crocodile, body of a lion and hindquarters of a hippopotamus |
Female |
| Amon | The hidden one | Male |
| Amr | Companion and friend for life | Male |
| Amun | God of mystery | Male |
| Amunet | Goddess of mystery | Female |
| Anat | A wife of Seth | Female |
| Anippe | Daughter of the Nile | Female |
| Anpu | God of the dead | Male |
| Anubis | God of the dead | Male |
| Apep | To slither | Male |
| Asenath | Belonging to her father | Female |
| Ashraf | Noble | Male |
| Asim | Protector | Male |
| Astarte | A wife of Seth | Female |
| Aswad | Black | Male |
| Aten | Sun disk | Male |
| Astennu | God of the moon | Male |
| Auset | Another name for Isis | Female |
| Aya | Wonderful | Female |
| Azibo | Earth | Male |
| Aziza | Precious | Female |
| Babu | Osiris’ firstborn | Male |
| Bahiti | Fortune | Female |
| Balbina | Strong | Female |
| Baniti | Teacher | Male |
| Bastet (Bast) | Egyptian cat goddess | Female |
| Bennu | Eagle | Female |
| Berenice | Sister of Cleopatra | Female |
| Bes | Brings joy | Male |
| Bithiah | Daughter of God | Female |
| Bomani | Warrior | Male |
| Chibale | Kinsman | Male |
| Chigaru | Hound | Male |
| Chike | Power of God | Male |
| Chione | Daughter of the Nile | Female |
| Chisisi | Secret | Male |
| Chuma | Wealthy | Male |
| Cleopatra | Glory of the father | Female |
| Dakari | Happy | Male |
| Dalia | Strong branch, gentle | Female |
| Darius | Rich and kingly | Male |
| Darwishi | Saint | Male |
| Dendera | From Dendera | Female |
| Dina | God is my judge | Female |
| Djer | Egyptian pharaoh (1st dynasty) | Male |
| Djoser | Egyptian pharaoh (3rd dynasty) | Male |
| Donkor | One who is humble | Male |
| Ebo | Born on Tuesday | Male |
| Eboni | Black | Female |
| Echidna | Mythical monster who was half woman, half snake | Female |
| Edrice | A prosperous ruler | Female |
| Eman | Faith | Female |
| Eshaq | Prophet’s name | Male |
| Eshe | Life | Female |
| Esraa | Journey at night | Female |
| Essam | Safeguard | Male |
| Eurydice | Egyptian queen | Female |
| Feme | A name of love | Female |
| Femi | One who loves | Female |
| Fenyang | Conquers | Male |
| Fukayna | Intelligent | Female |
| Gahiji | Hunter | Male |
| Gamal | Handsome | Male |
| Garai | Settled | Male |
| Geb | Mythical earth god | Male |
| Gyasi | Wonderful | Male |
| Habiba | Loved | Female |
| Haji | Born during the pilgrimage | Male |
| Halima | Gentle | Female |
| Hamadi | Praised | Male |
| Hanan | Mercy | Female |
| Hanbal | Purity, pristine | Male |
| Hanif | Believes | Male |
| Haqikah | Honest | Female |
| Hasani | Handsome | Male |
| Hasina | Good | Female |
| Hathor | Daughter of Ra, Goddess of destruction | Female |
| Heba | Gift | Female |
| Hehet | Goddess of the immeasurable | Female |
| Heqet | Goddess of childbirth and fertility | Female |
| Hondo | War | Male |
| Horus | A god in the form of a falcon | Male |
| Hossam | Sharp sword | Male |
| Horus | Sky deity with a falcon head and the body of a man |
Male |
| Hu | God of authoritative utterance | Male |
| Huni | Egyptian pharaoh (3rd dynasty) | Male |
| Husani | Handsome boy | Male |
| Iaret | Egyptian queen (18th dynasty) | Female |
| Ife | Love | Female |
| Ishaq | Laughs | Male |
| Isis | Egyptian goddess of sky and nature | Female |
| Issa | God saves | Male |
| Jabare | A man known for his bravery | Male |
| Jabari | Brave one | Male |
| Jafari | Creek | Male |
| Jamila | Beautiful | Female |
| Jendayi | Thankful | Female |
| Jomana | Noble | Female |
| Jumoke | Loved by all | Male |
| Kafele | Would die for | Male |
| Kakra | A twin | Female |
| Kamilah | Perfection | Female |
| Kanika | Black | Female |
| Karim | Noble and generous | Male |
| Kek | God of darkness | Male |
| Kemet | Ancient name for Egypt, means ‘black dirt’ | Unisex |
| Kesi | Born of a troubled father | Male |
| Khafra | Egyptian pharaoh (4th dynasty) | Male |
| Khalid | Eternal | Male |
| Khepri | Morning sun | Male |
| Khentimentiu | God of the dead | Male |
| Khepri | Morning sun | Female |
| Khufu | Egyptian pharaoh (4th dynasty) | Male |
| Khnurn | Mythical reborn sun | Female |
| Keket | Goddess of darkness | Female |
| Khons | God of the moon | Male |
| Kissa | Sister of twins | Female |
| Lateef | Gentle | Male |
| Layla | Night | Female |
| Lotus | Lotus flower | Female |
| Mahmoud | Praise | Male |
| Ma’at | Goddess of truth, justice and harmony | Male |
| Masudi | A merry person | Male |
| Mau | Cat | Unisex |
| Manu | Born second | Male |
| Maye | Amun’s beloved one | Female |
| Mandisa | Sweet | Female |
| Masika | Born during rain | Female |
| Menhet | Egyptian queen (18th dynasty) | Female |
| Menna | Gift of God | Female |
| Mensah | Born third | Male |
| Mert | Lover of silence | Female |
| Mesi | Water | Female |
| Meskhenet | Goddess of childbirth | Female |
| Min | God of fertility | Male |
| Monifa | Lucky | Female |
| Montu | Egyptian god | Male |
| Mosegi | Tailor | Male |
| Moses | Prophet | Male |
| Mosi | Born first | Male |
| Moswen | White | Female |
| Moustafa | Chosen | Male |
| Nabil | Noble | Male |
| Naeem | Benevolent | Male |
| Nailah | Successful | Female |
| Nakia | Pure and faithful | Male |
| Nanu | Pretty | Female |
| Narmer | First king of Egypt | Male |
| Nashwa | Wonderful feeling | Female |
| Nassor | Victor | Male |
| Nathifa | Pure | Female |
| Naunet | Goddess of the ocean | Female |
| Nefertiti | Egyptian queen (18th dynasty) | Female |
| Nefret | Stunning | Female |
| Neith | Standing high above others, divine mother |
Female |
| Nenet | Spiritual and divine | Female |
| Nephi | Sea captain | Male |
| Niu | God of nothingness | Male |
| Nourbese | Wonderful | Male |
| Nubia | Gold | Female |
| Nuru | Born during the day | Male |
| Nut (Nuit) | Sky goddess | Female |
| Oba | King | Male |
| Ode | From the road | Male |
| Odion | Born of twins | Male |
| Olabisi | Brings joy | Male |
| Omar | Fluent orator | Male |
| Omari | High born | Male |
| Omorose | Beautiful | Female |
| Oni | Wanted | Female |
| Oseye | Happy | Female |
| Osiris | Egyptian god of the deceased | Male |
| Osaze | Loved by god | Male |
| Ottah | Third born | Male |
| Pharoah | Ruler | Male |
| Pili | Second born | Male |
| Ptah | a creator god and patron of craftsmen and architects | Male |
| Ptolemy, Claudeus | Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt | Male |
| Qeb | Father of the earth | Male |
| Quibilah | Peaceful | Female |
| Ra | King of the deities and father of all creation |
Male |
| Radames | Egyptian general in the opera Aida | Male |
| Ramesses | Son of Ra | Male |
| Ramla | One who predicts the future | Male |
| Rashida | Righteous | Female |
| Raziya | Agreeable | Female |
| Re | God of the sun | Male |
| Rehema | Compassionate | Female |
| Renenet | Goddess of fortune | Female |
| Runihura | Destroyer | Male |
| Sabah | Born in the morning | Female |
| Sadiki | Faithful | Male |
| Safiya | Pure | Female |
| Sagira | Little one | Female |
| Sanura | Kitten | Female |
| Sara | Princess | Female |
| Sayed | Master, lord | Male |
| Seb | God of the earth | Male |
| Sefu | Sword | Male |
| Sekani | Laughs | Male |
| Sekhet | Wife of Ptah | Female |
| Sekhmet | Goddess of war and healing | Female |
| Selma | Secure | Female |
| Seshat | Goddess of written words | Female |
| Seth | God of chaos, violence, deserts and storms |
Male |
| Shakir | Grateful | Male |
| Shameka | Pure of heart | Female |
| Shani | Wonderful | Female |
| Sharifa | Respected | Female |
| Siti | Lady | Female |
| Sneferu | Egyptian pharaoh (founder ruler of the 4th dynasty) | Male |
| Sphinx | Mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human | Unisex |
| Subira | Patient | Female |
| Sudi | She was a narrator of Hadith | Female |
| Tariq | He who knocks at the door | Male |
| Thoth | God of writing and wisdom | Male |
| Tivali | Cleopatra’s favourite cat | Male |
| Tiye | Egyptian queen (20th dynasty) | Female |
| Tutankhamun (King Tut) | Egyptian pharaoh (18th dynasty) | Male |
| Tuya | Egyptian queen (19th dynasty) | Female |
| Yahya | God is gracious | Male |
| Yasser | To be rich | Male |
| Youssef | God increases | Male |
| Zahra | Flower, bright, light | Female |
| Zahur | Blossom | Male |
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