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Name 201943

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Name
Pisenthia
Gender
female
Structure
simple
Type
hybrid
Genealogy
Greco-Egyptian
Origin
local
Etymology
This is most probably a female version of the name Pisenthios. Inspiration: bishop of Koptos of 7th c.
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proper noun: saint
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Name 201944

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Name
Pesi
Gender
 
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Type
 
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Origin
 
Etymology
This is proably a ghost-name.
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Name 201945

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Name
Petikesari
Gender
 
Structure
compound?
Type
unknown
Genealogy
unknown
Origin
unknown
Etymology
Meaning and origin unknown. The element 'peti' occurs in other names (Peti, Petiallam, Ishapeti, Espeti). It may be of Nubian origin, deriving from ⲡⲉⲧ(ⲧ)ⲓ-, 'date, date palm'.
Literature
van der Vliet 1999a, pp. 140–141
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Name 201946

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Name
Petiallam
Gender
unknown
Structure
compound?
Type
unknown
Genealogy
unknown
Origin
unknown
Etymology
Meaning: The name should perhaps be analysed as the transliteration of the Arabic Bayt al-Laḥm (بيتاللحم), 'house of meat', which is the Arabic version of the toponym Bethlehem (pers. comm. R. Seignobos). The element 'peti' occurs in other names (Peti, Petikesari, Espeti, Ishapeti). It may be of Nubian origin, deriving from ⲡⲉⲧ(ⲧ)ⲓ-, 'date, date palm'.
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Name 201947

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Name
Petosa
Gender
unknown
Structure
unknown
Type
unknown
Genealogy
unknown
Origin
unknown
Etymology
Meaning and origin unknown. TM People classifies ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲥⲁ as a variant (VAR 65348) of Petosarapis (NAM 892), but this is highly improbable, as the name is unattested after 3rd cent. AD.
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Name 201956

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Name
Petrokori
Gender
male
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Greek
Origin
local?
Etymology
Meaning: perhaps composed of the element πετρο-, 'stone, of stone' + κόρη/κόρος, 'girl/boy', or κορός, 'dark, black', or κορός, 'pure'.
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Name 201962

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Name
Petrosinta
Gender
female
Structure
compound
Type
hybrid
Genealogy
Greco-Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ, Peter + -ⲛ (genitive) + ⲧⲁ-, 'path' = '(the one who treads) the path of Peter'. Inspiration: St Peter.
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proper noun: Biblical: NT
combination: name+noun
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Name 201964

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Name
Pejjari
Gender
male
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: probably cognate with the Nobiin ⲫⲓⳝⳝⲁ̄ⲣ, 'shallow, flat'.
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Name 201966

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Name
Pikta
Gender
unknown
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: probably ⲡⲓⲕⲧ̄-, 'light' + -ⲁ = 'the light'.
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common word: noun
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Name 201968

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Name
Pilom
Gender
unknown
Structure
unknown
Type
monolingual?
Genealogy
Egyptian?
Origin
foreign?
Etymology
The name seems to be Egyptian, but its meaning is unknown.
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Name 201969

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Name
Piol
Gender
unknown
Structure
unknown
Type
unknown
Genealogy
unknown
Origin
unknown
Etymology
Meaning and origin unknown. It is uncertain whether this is an anthroponym or a toponym, as the word is otherwise unattested.
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Name 201971

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Name
Pistoteknos
Gender
male
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Greek
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: πιστός, 'trustworthy; believing; obedient; faithful' and τέκνον, 'child' + the masculine ending -ος = 'trusting/obedient child'.
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