Menes: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Menes – Meaning: he who endures – Origin: Ancient Egyptian – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: MEE-neez


Menes is an Ancient Egyptian boy's name meaning “he who endures”. It appears in our list of 200+ Egyptian Mythology Baby Names — Mystical, Ancient, and Strikingly Beautiful.

Meaning & Origin of Menes

Meaning: He who endures.

Origin: Ancient Egyptian.

Source: Wikipedia, Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Menes

Phonetic: MEE-neez   IPA: /ˈmiːniːz/

Popularity of Menes

Menes 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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