Meaning: If this is an Old Nubian name, it probably derives from ⲕⲟⲩⲥ-, 'to loosen'; cf. the Nobiin ⲕⲟⲩⲥⲥⲁ, 'eunuch'.
Alternatively, it can be interpreted as a transliteration of the Arabic name Ġassān (غسان), meaning 'very good looking, very handsome'.