Nefer: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Nefer – Meaning: beautiful, good, or perfect – Origin: Ancient Egyptian – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: NEH-fer


Nefer is an Ancient Egyptian unisex name meaning “beautiful, good, or perfect”. It appears in our list of 200+ Egyptian Mythology Baby Names — Mystical, Ancient, and Strikingly Beautiful.

Meaning & Origin of Nefer

Meaning: Beautiful, good, or perfect.

Origin: Ancient Egyptian.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Nefer

Phonetic: NEH-fer   IPA: /ˈnɛfɛr/

Popularity of Nefer

Nefer 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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