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Name 201992

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Name
Pirepedi
Gender
unknown
Structure
compound?
Type
monolingual?
Genealogy
Nubian?
Origin
local
Etymology
The name seems to be Nubian, but its meaning is unknown.
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Name 201993

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Name
Primk
Gender
male
Structure
simple?
Type
monolingual?
Genealogy
Latin?
Origin
foreign?
Etymology
The name is evidently abbreviated, but the resolution is uncertain. A possibility is Primigenes (TM Nam 23229) or Primogenes (TM Nam 32894), under the interchange of g/k. In any case, ⲡⲣⲓⲙ- clearly points to a Latin origin of the name.
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Name 201995

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Name
Pirmeni
Gender
male
Structure
unknown
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
The name seems to be Nubian, but its meaning is unknown.
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Name 202000

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Name
Promos
Gender
unknown
Structure
simple?
Type
monolingual?
Genealogy
Egyptian?
Origin
foreign?
Etymology
Meaning: possibly a variant of the Egyptian-Coptic name ⲡⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ, 'the rich man' (Nam 8204).
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common word: noun
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Name 202004

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Name
Pissimme
Gender
unknown
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲡⲥ̄ⲥ-, ‘to rejoice’ + -ⲙ̄ⲙⲉ, 1st sing. admirative present = 'I rejoice'.
Literature
NOM 4, no. 25i
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common word: verb
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Name 202005

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Name
Ptoou
Gender
male
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Egyptian
Origin
local?
Etymology
This seems to be the Egyptian common noun ⲡ-ⲧⲟⲟⲩ, 'mountain', used as a personal name. Such a name appears to be unattested in Coptic-Egyptian onomastics.
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common word: noun
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Name 202006

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Name
Pefrpmeeue
Gender
male
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Egyptian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: If this is a name at all, it is the Coptic possessive expression 'his commemoration'.
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Name 202009

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Name
Ghālī
Gender
male
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Semitic: Arabic
Origin
foreign
Etymology
Meaning: 'dear, respected, highly regarded'.
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Name 202011

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Name
Raphaelanya
Gender
male
Structure
compound
Type
hybrid
Genealogy
Semito-Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ, 'Raphael' + ⲁⳡ- 'to live' + -ⲁ (predicative) = 'living Raphael' or 'Raphael lives'. Inspiration: one of archangels.
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proper noun: archangel
combination: name+participle
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Name 202013

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Name
Raphaelkouda
Gender
male
Structure
compound
Type
hybrid
Genealogy
Semito-Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ, 'Raphael' + ⲕⲟⲩⲇⲁ-, 'servant' = 'servant of Raphael'. Inspiration: one of archangels.
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proper noun: archangel
combination: name+noun
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Name 202014

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Name
Ria
Gender
unknown
Structure
unknown
Type
unknown
Genealogy
unknown
Origin
unknown
Etymology
Meaning and origin unknown, but the name cannot be Nubian, because ⲣ is restricted to inlaut in Old Nubian.
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Name 202015

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Name
Robia
Gender
male
Structure
unknown
Type
monolingual?
Genealogy
Semitic?
Origin
foreign?
Etymology
The name appears to be Semitic, but its meaning is unknown.
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