Shenoute

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proper noun

A male given name from Sahidic Coptic, particularly St Shenoute the Great.

Origincop-sah ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ← Coptic ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA male given name from Sahidic Coptic, particularly St Shenoute the Great.

Origin

  1. Copticϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ“son of God”
  2. cop-sahϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
  3. EnglishShenoute

From Sahidic Coptic ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (šenoute), Coptic ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ (šenouti, “son of God”), from the stem ϣⲉ- (še-) of ϣⲏⲣⲉ (šēre, “boy, son”) + ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (noute, “god, God”). Doublet of Shenouda.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Σενούθιος
  • Σενούθιος (Senoúthios)Translations
Arabic شِنُودة
  • شِنُودة (šinūda)Translations
German Schenute
  • SchenuteTranslations
Latin Sinuthius
  • SinuthiusTranslations
Russian Синуфий
  • Синуфий (Sinufij)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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