Meanings
proper noun
alternative Ramasses · alternative Ramases · alternative Rameses · alternative Ramses · alternative Ramsses · alternative Rhamesses · alternative Rhameses · alternative Rhamsses · alternative Rhamses
- Name of several pharaohs of 19th and 20th dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 13th to 10th century BC.
Origin
- Egyptianra-ms-sw
- Ancient GreekῬαμέσσης
- EnglishRamesses
From Ancient Greek Ῥαμέσσης (Rhaméssēs), itself from Egyptian ra-ms-sw (rꜥ-ms-sw).
More words from Ancient Greek, Egyptian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ῥαμέσσης, Ῥαμέστης
- Ῥαμέσσης (Rhaméssēs)name of pharaohs
- Ῥαμέστης (Rhaméstēs)name of pharaohs
Arabic رَمْسِيس
- رَمْسِيس (ramsīs)name of pharaohs
Bulgarian Ра̀мзес
- Ра̀мзес (Ràmzes)name of pharaohs
Chinese Mandarin 拉美西斯
- 拉美西斯name of pharaohs
French Ramsès
- Ramsèsname of pharaohs
German Ramses, Ramesses
- Ramsesname of pharaohs
- Ramessesname of pharaohs
Greek Ραμσής, Ῥαμσῆς
- Ραμσής (Ramsís)name of pharaohs
- Ῥαμσῆςname of pharaohs
- Ραμσῆςname of pharaohs
Hebrew רַעְמְסֵס
- רַעְמְסֵס (Ra'mses)name of pharaohs
Hungarian Ramszesz
- Ramszeszname of pharaohs
Japanese ラムセス
- ラムセス (Ramusesu)name of pharaohs
Latin Ramses, Rhamses
- Ramsesname of pharaohs
- Rhamsesname of pharaohs
- Rhamsesisname of pharaohs
Persian رامسس
- رامسس (râmses)name of pharaohs
Polish Ramzes
- Ramzesname of pharaohs
Portuguese Ramsés
- Ramsésname of pharaohs
Russian Рамсе́с, Рамзе́с
- Рамсе́с (Ramsés)name of pharaohs
- Рамзе́с (Ramzés)name of pharaohs
Spanish Ramsés
- Ramsésname of pharaohs
Cite this entry
APA
Ramesses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ramesses
MLA
“Ramesses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ramesses. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ramesses,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ramesses.
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