Coptic Boy names

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• abanoub2000

  June 2009

  If you want unique then go for Abanoub :D
  
  if you want REALLY UNIQUE then go for ZEPHANIA
  
  abanoub
• Mira8388h

  June 2009

  what does it mean?
• matt88

  June 2009

  What about Bishoy, Mina or Gerges?
• Vany2010

  June 2009

  ive got a name bot it not coptic its Greek,Kyriakos i think it means Gods Day:)or something like that..I Loveee this name and his story
• socoolbishoy

  June 2009

  "Bishoy" is a coptic name... it means high or lofty!
• user00

  June 2009

  Stefanos - Stephen
  
  Stavros (Greek) - Cross
  
  Yostos- Justus
  
  Youlios - Julius
  
  Martiros - Martyr (there are people with this name :) )
  
  Antonious  - Antony/ Anthony
  
  Arsenious - Arsenious
  
  Look through the commemoration of the saints in tasbeha and the liturgy-- you'll find a lot more there.
  
  
• coptic pharoah

  June 2009

  first of all, please don't give him(providing he is a nephew, not a neice) a name that will get him "bullied" in school ;D ;D ;D  like it could still be a Coptic name, but nothing too "weird"...
  
  personally i like:
  Arsany (coptic version on Arsanious)
  Antony (Coptic version of Antonious)
  Anthony is also a very nice name, maybe use the french version of it: Antoine
  
  Karas is also a very nice name (of a GREAT SAINT)
  Bishoy is very nice Coptic name too (of Another GREAT SAINT)
  Mena is also a very nice name...
  
  
• Mira8388h

  June 2009

  :P beshoy and mina are out of the picture cause his uncles are named that! :P
• matt88

  June 2009

  Actually, the nicest boys name I've ever heard is "Hiedra". I dont think it's Coptic, but I know there a few Copts in Egypt with that name. I think originally it's Spainish.
• ophadece

  June 2009

  [coptic]`tseri`niwtIYC tamenrit>
  teer`,ria `nws `nremen<ymi nem ]araboc[/coptic]
  You need to read Coptic and Arabic
  [coptic]`mnai e;byte@[/coptic]
  there you go:
  http://kame.danacbe.com/index.php/topic,156.0.html
  [coptic]oujai qen `P[C[/coptic]
• the_least

  June 2009

  perhaps you can see the saint of the day he is born on and if you like it, then name him after him/her.
• iloveJesusmylord

  May 2022

  Sorry for late response, your nephew has probraly already been named. but i will still suggest a good name: 
  Mark. bibically, it means polite/shining. the roman  term however, means: "God of war".
• Jeremy

  July 2022

  Mina/Mena is a nice Coptic name, but just in case anyone here does not know, outside of the Coptic world it is a female name, so it could cause some confusion or maybe even teasing of the boy depending on the familiarity of the people around you with Coptic culture.
• ophadece

  July 2022

  Hi @Jeremy,
  It happens a lot, even within the same language - some names are used for both genders, eg Charlie, Sam, Ashley, etc and as in your suggestion, Andrea is a feminine name in English and masculine in Italian. Serena is another name where the same applies.
  Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲥ
• ItalianCoptic

  July 2022

  @Jeremy We were going to name our second son Mina/Mena, but we went with it for the middle name because Mina is feminine in Italian.
• YoshiAsk

  April 8

  Vany2010, yes; "Kyriakos" is a Greek name but that's a rough translation. "κυριακός" is a more generic word meaning "[something] pertaining to the Lord". The feminine form "κυριακή" is what's used as "the Lord's day". The latter form is also carried into Coptic's names for weekdays: "ϯⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ" meaning "Sunday" or literally "the day of the Lord"
• bashandy

  October 24

  ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ
  ⲡⲁϧⲱⲙ
  ⲡⲓϣⲱⲓ
  ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
  ⲡⲓϣⲁⲓ
  ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ
  ϩⲱⲣ
  ⲃⲏⲥⲁ
  ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲉ
  ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
  ⲙⲏⲛⲁ
  ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛϯ
  ⲫⲣⲁϣⲓ
  These are all Coptic named of Demotic etymology
  
  ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ
  ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ
  ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ
  ⲇⲁⲙⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ
  ⲇⲟⲙⲉⲧⲓⲓⲥ
  ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ
  ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲥⲓⲟⲥ
  ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲇⲟⲗⲟⲥ
  ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
  ⲡⲓⲥⲉⲛϯ
  ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ
  ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ
  ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ
  ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ
  ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ
  ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ
  ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ
  ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ
  ⲥⲉⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ
  ⲃⲁⲭⲟⲥ
  ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ
  ⲡⲓ⳧
  ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲥ
  ⲕⲓⲣ
  ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲟⲥ
  ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ
  ⲟⲣⲓⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ
  These are Coptic names of various etymological roots