Etymology

Onuphrius

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Today it means: A male given name from Egyptian. Full definition →

Latin Onuphrius ← Koine Greek Ὀνούφριος ← Egyptian E34:n:n-nfr-A40
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The story

  1. Egyptian · derived fromE34:n:n-nfr-A40“He who is Continually Good”
  2. Koine Greek · derived fromὈνούφριος
  3. Latin · borrowed fromOnuphrius
  4. English todayOnuphrius

From Latin Onuphrius, from Koine Greek Ὀνούφριος (Onoúphrios), from Egyptian E34:n:n-nfr-A40 (wnn-nfr, “He who is Continually Good”), an epithet of Osiris.

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