Ptah: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ptah – Meaning: opener or sculptor – Origin: Ancient Egyptian – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: puh-TAH


Ptah is an Ancient Egyptian boy's name meaning “opener or sculptor”. It appears in our list of 200+ Egyptian Mythology Baby Names — Mystical, Ancient, and Strikingly Beautiful.

Meaning & Origin of Ptah

Meaning: Opener or sculptor.

Origin: Ancient Egyptian.

Source: Wikipedia, Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Ptah

Phonetic: puh-TAH   IPA: /pəˈtɑː/

Popularity of Ptah

Ptah 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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