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Name 201643

Name
Momo
Gender
unknown
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
The name seems to be Nubian, but its etymology is unknown.
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Name 201644

Name
Moni
Gender
unknown
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: probably ⲙⲟⲛ-, 'to hate, reject, be reluctant' + -ⲓ (agent-substantive formant) = 'hater'?
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common word: noun
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Name 201645

Name
Mouginngal
Gender
unknown
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲙⲟⲩⲅ-, 'dog' + -ⲛ (genitive) + ⳟⲁⲗ-, 'son' = 'son of dog' (or 'son of Mougi').
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Name 201646

Name
Mouna
Gender
male
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: probably ⲙⲟⲩⲛ-, 'to hate, reject, be reluctant' + -ⲁ (predicative) = 'the one who hates'. Alternatively, this may be the Nubian variant of the Arabic name Mouna. The latter, however, is a feminine name, and here we are evidently dealing with a man.
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Name 201647

Name
Mounisa
Gender
unknown
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: probably ⲙⲟⲩⲛ-, 'to hate, reject, be reluctant' + -ⲓⲥ (abstract-substantive formant) + -ⲁ = 'the hatered'?
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Name 201648

Name
Moisanya
Gender
unknown
Structure
compound
Type
hybrid
Genealogy
Semito-Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲙⲟⲓⲥ-, 'Moses' + ⲁⳡ-, 'to live' + -ⲁ (predicative) = 'living Moses' or 'Moses lives'. Inspiration: Old Testament prophet and lawgiver.
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proper noun: Biblical: OT
combination: name+participle
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Name 201649

Name
Moushenasti
Gender
unknown
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲙⲟⲩϣⲉ-, perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲙⲟⲩϣⲉ, 'longing, yearning' + -ⲛ (genitive) + ⲁⲥⲧ-, 'daughter' + -ⲓ (epenthetic) = 'daughter of Moushe' = 'daughter of «yearning»'. It is uncertain whether this is a proper name or another kind of formation. Alternatives include 'daughter of Moushe', 'asti of Moushe' (title + toponym), 'asti of Moushe' (teritorrial unit).
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Name 201655

Name
Mousoul
Gender
unknown
Structure
simple?
Type
monolingual?
Genealogy
Nubian?
Origin
local?
Etymology
Meaning: perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲙⲟⲩⲥⲟ, 'Wednesday', or with the Kenzi musul, 'mourn, grieve deeply; be angry'. Otherwise, this may be a Nubianised version of Mouses.
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Name 201658

Name
Mowonil
Gender
 
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
This seems to be a Nubian name, but its etymology is unknown.
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Name 201659

Name
Mprrhote
Gender
female
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Egyptian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲙⲡⲣⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ is a verbal phrase in negative imperative meaning 'do not be afraid'. It is uncertain whether it was indeed used as the name of a person or is just a contamination of the Greek text with a phrase taken from a Coptic source.
Literature
NOM 3, no. 8
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Name 201661

Name
Miskine
Gender
female
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲙⲥ̄ⲕ- (perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲙⲉⲥⲕ-, 'to not be able to; to be exhausted') + -ⲛⲉ (denominative abstract-substantive formant)? Cf. Nobiin ⲙⲉⲥⲕⲁⲛⲕⲓ(ⲛⲉ), 'inability; weakness', and Old Nubian ⲙⲥ̄ⲕⲧ̄ⲧ-, 'estranged'.
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Name 201665

Name
Monaram
Gender
male
Structure
simple?
Type
monolingual?
Genealogy
Semitic?
Origin
foreign?
Etymology
This seems to be a Semitic name, perhaps connected with the Arabic names Munār ('well-lit, bright').
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