Memphis

M3E1M3P3H4I1S1
US, UK/ˈmɛmfɪs/US, pin pen merger/ˈmɪmfɪs/Australia/ˈmemfɪs/New Zealand/ˈmemfəs/

proper noun

A city of ancient Egypt.

OriginLatin Memphis ← Ancient Greek Μέμφις ← Egyptian mn-nfr →
CommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city of ancient Egypt.
  2. The largest city in Tennessee, United States, and the county seat of Shelby County.

    Trump dispatched the National Guard in the nation’s capital last month and announced last week that he would utilize it next in Memphis.

    2025 September 19, Patrick Svitek, Emily Guskin and Scott Clement, “Most Americans critical of Trump on crime, economy and other issues, poll finds”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 21 Sep 2025
  3. The name of several towns or cities in the US.
    1. A town in Pickens County, Alabama.
    2. A census-designated place in Manatee County, Florida.
    3. A census-designated place in Clark County, Indiana.
    4. A small city in Macomb County and St. Clair County, Michigan.
    5. A former village in DeSoto County, Mississippi.
    6. A small city, the county seat of Scotland County, Missouri.
    7. A village in Saunders County, Nebraska.
    8. A hamlet in the town of Van Buren, Onondaga County, New York.
    9. An unincorporated community in Clinton County, Ohio.
    10. A city, the county seat of Hall County, Texas.

Origin

  1. Egyptianmn-nfr
  2. Ancient GreekΜέμφις
  3. LatinMemphis
  4. EnglishMemphis

From Latin Memphis, from Ancient Greek Μέμφις (Mémphis), from Egyptian mn-nfr.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Μέμφις
  • Μέμφις (Mémphis)city of ancient Egypt
Arabic منف, ممفيس
  • منف (manf)city of ancient Egypt
  • ممفيس (memfis)city of ancient Egypt
  • منفر (manfar)city of ancient Egypt
Bulgarian Ме́мфис, Ме́мфис
  • Ме́мфис (Mémfis)city of ancient Egypt
  • Ме́мфис (Mémfis)city in Tennessee, USA
Chinese Mandarin 孟菲斯, 孟斐斯
  • 孟菲斯 (Mèngfēisī)city of ancient Egypt
  • 孟斐斯 (Mènɡfěisī)city of ancient Egypt
  • 孟菲斯 (Mèngfēisī)city in Tennessee, USA
  • 曼非斯 (Mànfēisī)city in Tennessee, USA
Czech Mennofer, Memfis
  • Mennofercity of ancient Egypt
  • Memfiscity of ancient Egypt
Danish Memphis
  • Memphiscity of ancient Egypt
Esperanto Menefro, Memfiso
  • Menefrocity of ancient Egypt
  • Memfisocity in Tennessee, USA
French Memphis
  • Memphiscity of ancient Egypt
German Memphis
  • Memphiscity of ancient Egypt
Greek Μέμφις
  • Μέμφις (Mémfis)city of ancient Egypt
Italian Menfi
  • Menficity of ancient Egypt
Japanese メンフィス、メンネフル、マンフ
  • メンフィス、メンネフル、マンフcity of ancient Egypt
Latin Memphis
  • Memphiscity of ancient Egypt
Polish Memfis
  • Memfiscity of ancient Egypt
Russian Ме́мфис
  • Ме́мфис (Mɛ́mfis)city of ancient Egypt
Slovak Mennofer, Mennefer
  • Mennofercity of ancient Egypt
  • Mennefercity of ancient Egypt
  • Memfiscity of ancient Egypt
Spanish Menfis
  • Menfiscity of ancient Egypt
Swedish Memfis, Memphis
  • Memfiscity of ancient Egypt
  • Memphiscity in Tennessee, USA
Ukrainian Ме́мфіс
  • Ме́мфіс (Mémfis)city of ancient Egypt
Cite this entry
APA

Memphis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Memphis

MLA

“Memphis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Memphis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Memphis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Memphis.

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