ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ
Coptic
editEtymology
editⲡⲁ- (pa-) + ⲛⲓ- (ni-, plural definite article) + ⲣⲁⲛ (ran, “name”, noun), i.e. "the one of the names". ⲣⲁⲛ (ran) also has the meaning "honor", "fame", "reputation" so the name may actually mean "the one of many honors".
Proper noun
editⲡⲁⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ • (paniran) m
- a male given name
Derived terms
edit- ⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ (niran)
Descendants
edit- → Ancient Greek: Πανίρανις (Paníranis), Πανιράνιος (Paniránios)
References
edit- G. Heuser, Die Personennamen der Kopten, Leipzig 1929