At a Glance
- Meaning
- Egyptian deity personifying the Nile's yearly flood (also counted among the Four Sons of Horus in funerary religion)
- Origin
- Egyptian
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- HAH-pee
Hapi is an Egyptian boy's name meaning “Egyptian deity personifying the Nile's yearly flood (also counted among the Four Sons of Horus in funerary religion)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Hapi
Meaning: Egyptian deity personifying the Nile's yearly flood (also counted among the Four Sons of Horus in funerary religion).
Origin: Egyptian.
A common claim: "Running one"; also described as the Egyptian god of the Nile's annual flood Actually: 'Running one' isn't a documented translation of this name. Hapi is the Egyptian deity personifying the Nile's yearly flood, and is also counted among the Four Sons of Horus in funerary religion.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Hapi
HAH-peeIPA /ˈhɑːpi/
Popularity of Hapi
Hapi 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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Similar Names
Khnemu · Mandulis · Sah · Mehit · Sopdet · Seker
