Anuket: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Anuket – Meaning: goddess of the Nile's cataracts and its annual flood, associated with fertility – Origin: Egyptian – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: ah-NOO-ket


Anuket is an Egyptian girl's name meaning “goddess of the Nile's cataracts and its annual flood, associated with fertility”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Anuket

Meaning: Goddess of the Nile's cataracts and its annual flood, associated with fertility.

Origin: Egyptian.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Anuket

Phonetic: ah-NOO-ket   IPA: /əˈnuːkɛt/

Popularity of Anuket

Anuket 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.

Lists That Include Anuket

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