Shenouda

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proper noun

A male given name from Egyptian Arabic [in turn from Coptic].

OriginEgyptian Arabic شنودة ← Coptic ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ →
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Meanings

proper nounShenouda (plural Shenoudas)

plural Shenoudas

  1. A male given name from Egyptian Arabic [in turn from Coptic].
  2. A surname from Egyptian Arabic [in turn from Coptic].

Origin

  1. Copticϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ“son of God”
  2. Egyptian Arabicشنودة
  3. EnglishShenouda

From Egyptian Arabic شنودة (šinūda), held by various Coptic popes, from Coptic ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ (šenouti, “son of God”), from ϣⲏⲣⲓ (šēri, “son”) + ⲛⲟⲩϯ (nouti, “god, God”), popularized by the abbot St Shenoute the Great. Doublet of Shenoute.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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