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View Name: Amenhotep


AMENHOTEP
GENDER: Masculine
PRONOUNCED: ah-mən-HO-tep (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Egyptian Ymnhtp meaning "peace of Amon", derived from the name of the Egyptian god AMON combined with htp "peace, satisfaction". This was the name of four pharaohs of the New Kingdom, including Amenhotep III, known as the Magnificent, who ruled over Egypt during a time of great prosperity.



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