Coptic

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Etymology

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ⲛⲓ- (ni-, plural definite article) +‎ ⲣⲁⲛ (ran, name, noun). Heuser suggest it to be an abbreviation of another name, most likely ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ (paniran), "the one of the names".

Proper noun

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ⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ (niranm

  1. a male given name, variant of ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ (paniran)

References

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  • G. Heuser, Die Personennamen der Kopten, Leipzig 1929