54%RatingSave Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage English (Modern) Pronounced Pron. /ˈiː.d͡ʒɪpt/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From the name of the North African country of Egypt, which derives from Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aigyptos), itself probably from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ meaning "the house of the soul of Ptah", the name of the temple to the god Ptah in Memphis. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootEgypt (place name)Other Languages & CulturesAegyptus, Aigyptos(Greek Mythology) PopularityDetails Last ranked #956 in 2022 United States Categories countriescurrently out of the US top 1000English nounsisogramsplace namessoulstructurestheophoric namesword names
