Tiye: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tiye – Origin: Ancient Egyptian – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: TEE-yuh


Tiye is an Ancient Egyptian girl's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Egyptian Mythology Baby Names — Mystical, Ancient, and Strikingly Beautiful.

Meaning & Origin of Tiye

Origin: Ancient Egyptian.

A common claim: Widely claimed on baby-name websites to mean 'mother'. Actually: While Queen Tiye was the mother of Akhenaten, her personal name does not translate to 'mother'.

How to Pronounce Tiye

Phonetic: TEE-yuh   IPA: /ˈtiː.jə/

Popularity of Tiye

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1970–2021.

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