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  2. Coptic names - Wikipedia

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    The oldest layer of the Egyptian naming tradition is native Egyptian names. These can be either traced back to pre-Coptic stage of the language, attested in Hieroglyphic, Hieratic or Demotic texts (i.e. ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ Amoun, ⲛⲁⲃⲉⲣϩⲟ Naberho, ϩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱϫ Herwōč, ⲧⲁⲏⲥⲓ Taēsi) or be first attested in Coptic texts and derived from purely Coptic lemmas (i.e ...

  3. Coptic identity - Wikipedia

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    As an institution, monasticism claimed Egyptian origin since its founder, Anthony the Great, was an Egyptian whose native language was Coptic. Egyptian monasteries not only collected and copid older works, but also continued to produce new literature in Coptic, thus creating a living and ever-evolving communal memory rooted in the country's ...

  4. List of Copts - Wikipedia

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    Nader Anise, founder of Coptic American Chamber of Commerce (Coptic Chamber) and attorney; Tharwat Bassily; Michael Ebeid; Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour, banker and businessman; Fayez Sarofim, billionaire, Houston financier; Onsi Sawiris, founder of Orascom Group, Patrick of Sawiris Family; Naguib Sawiris, one of the wealthiest 100 people worldwide

  5. Coptic Orthodox Church - Wikipedia

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    'the Egyptian Orthodox Church'), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt. The head of the church and the See of Alexandria is the pope of Alexandria on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark , who also carries the title of Father of fathers, Shepherd of shepherds ...

  6. Category:Egyptian people of Coptic descent - Wikipedia

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    This article is a list of Egyptian people of Coptic descent (full or partial). Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. B.

  7. Copts in Egypt - Wikipedia

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    A number of Coptic business and land-owning families became very wealthy and influential such as the Egyptian Coptic Christian Sawiris family [13] that owns the Orascom conglomerate, spanning telecommunications, construction, tourism, industries and technology. [14] [15] In 2008, Forbes estimated the family's net worth at $36 billion.

  8. List of Coptic place names - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of traditional Coptic place names. This list includes: Places involved in the history of Egypt and the Coptic Christianity and the Coptic names given to them. Places whose names originate from the Coptic language. Places whose names were derived from the Coptic language by scholars.

  9. Egyptians - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 January 2025. Ethnic group This article is about the contemporary Nile Valley ethnic group. For other uses, see Egyptian (disambiguation). For information on the population of Egypt, see Demographics of Egypt. Ethnic group Egyptians Total population 120 million (2017) Regions with significant ...