Tutankhamun: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tutankhamun – Meaning: living image of Amun – Origin: Ancient Egyptian – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: toot-en-KAH-mən


Tutankhamun is an Ancient Egyptian boy's name meaning “living image of Amun”. It appears in our list of 200+ Egyptian Mythology Baby Names — Mystical, Ancient, and Strikingly Beautiful.

Meaning & Origin of Tutankhamun

Meaning: Living image of Amun.

Origin: Ancient Egyptian.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Tutankhamun

Phonetic: toot-en-KAH-mən   IPA: /ˌtuːtənˈkɑːmən/

Popularity of Tutankhamun

Tutankhamun 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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