Akhenaten: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Akhenaten – Meaning: effective for Aten – Origin: Ancient Egyptian – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: ak-uh-NAH-tuhn


Akhenaten is an Ancient Egyptian boy's name meaning “effective for Aten”. It appears in our list of 200+ Egyptian Mythology Baby Names — Mystical, Ancient, and Strikingly Beautiful.

Meaning & Origin of Akhenaten

Meaning: Effective for Aten.

Origin: Ancient Egyptian.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Akhenaten

Phonetic: ak-uh-NAH-tuhn   IPA: /ˌækəˈnɑːtən/

Popularity of Akhenaten

Akhenaten doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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