Hor: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Hor – Meaning: the distant one – Origin: Ancient Egyptian – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: HOR


Hor is an Ancient Egyptian boy's name meaning “the distant one”. It appears in our list of 200+ Egyptian Mythology Baby Names — Mystical, Ancient, and Strikingly Beautiful.

Meaning & Origin of Hor

Meaning: The distant one.

Origin: Ancient Egyptian.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Hor

Phonetic: HOR   IPA: /hɔːr/

Popularity of Hor

Hor 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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