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How were Ancient Egyptian last names chosen?

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In ancient times there weren't so much as last names. There were instead titles, e.g. “Julia Felix, daughter of Spurius.” As this source explains, surnames came about in Medieval times (roughly from the 5th to the 15th century). read more

In ancient times there weren’t so much as last names. There were instead titles, e.g. “Julia Felix, daughter of Spurius.” As this source explains, surnames came about in Medieval times (roughly from the 5th to the 15th century). read more

Names in Ancient Egypt Names were chosen with care to represent an individual's personality, their devotion to a particular god or location, or to reflect the times in which they lived. The simplest names were nouns or adjectives, such as Neferet ("beautiful woman"), User ("strong") or Nedjem ("Sweet"). read more

The word 'pharaoh’ is the Greek form of the Egyptian pero or per-a-a, which was the designation for the royal residence and means `Great House'. The name of the residence became associated with the ruler and, in time, was used exclusively for the leader of the people. The early monarchs of Egypt were not known as pharaohs but as kings. read more

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