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English name Coptic name Transliteration and pronunciation Etymology Arabic name Ancient Greek name Bohairic: Other dialects: Classical Bohairic: Late Bohairic: Cairo: ϯⲕⲉϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ ti-Kešrōmi: [ti.kəʃˈɾoːmi] di-Kešrōmi: [di.kəʃˈɾoːmi] From Arabic: القصر الروم, romanized: al-Qasr ar-Rum: القاهرة Helwan
Coptic names refer to the personal names used by the Copts, the indigenous Christian inhabitants of Egypt. They reflect the intersection of Egyptian, Greek, Arab and Christian influences in the region and encompass a diverse range of naming practices, which have evolved over centuries.
Coptic Christians lost their majority status in Egypt after the 14th century and the spread of Islam in the entirety of North Africa. Today, Copts form a major ethno-religious group whose origins date back to the ancient Egyptians. [6] [7] The Coptic Christian population in Egypt is the largest Christian community in the Middle East. [8]
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Shenouda (Egyptian Arabic: شنودة pronounced [ʃeˈnuːdæ]) is an Egyptian male name, which is commonly used among Egyptian Christians (the Copts).The name comes from Coptic: Ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ (Šenoude / Šinouti ) and is a composite of the Egyptian words: še (ϣⲉ "son"), en-(ⲉⲛ "of") and Noude / Nouti (Ⲛⲟⲩϯ "God"), thus meaning the son of God.
The Coptic name for Egyptians, ... Coptic and Arabic inscriptions in an Old Cairo church. The Coptic language is the most recent stage of the Egyptian language ...
Standard Arabic names should go before the Egyptian Arabic names. For naming conventions, see naming conventions for native Arabic names. Coptic: All cities of Egypt, with no exception, must have their Coptic name(s) listed in the infobox, right bellow Arabic native names. Bohairic Coptic names should go first. For naming conventions, see ...
English • Coptic • Arabic Name before Patriarchate Place of Birth Notes 17 8 February 302 – 8 December 311 (9 years, 10 months) St. Peter the Seal of the Martyrs Petros • Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ • بطرس: Petros Alexandria, Egypt: He was the last martyred during The Great Persecution led by the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Galerius. 18 ...