Entry № 0180 · Egyptian origin

Ankhesenamun Ankhesenamun — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ahnk-eh-sen-AH-moon /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Egyptian
Meaning
"Her life is of Amun (Tutankhamun's wife)"
Syllables
5
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Egyptian)

A name that means "her life is of amun (tutankhamun's wife)".

Ankhesenamun (𓋹𓋴𓁹𓏤𓇋𓏠𓈖) was the wife of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (c. 1348-after 1322 BCE) — daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, half-sister-wife of Tut. After his death, she wrote a famous desperate letter to the Hittite king asking for a husband.

Featured prominently in Egyptian historical fiction.

Her life is of Amun. Tutankhamun's wife.

The name in its native script.

𓋹𓋴𓁹𓇋𓏠𓈖
Transliteration
ʿnḫ-s-n-imn
Pronunciation
/ ˌɑːŋk.ə.sɛnˈɑː.muːn /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Ankhesenamun stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Ankhesenamun · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Ankhesenamuns before her.

Real people
Queen Ankhesenamun
Wife of Tutankhamun.
c. 1348 – after 1322 BCE
In fiction
Ankhesenamun
Featured in The Mummy (1999).
Film

Names connected to Ankhesenamun.

The number behind Ankhesenamun.

4

The Builder

Ankhesenamun reduces to four — the number of Egyptian queen.

Why families chose this name.

"Tut's wife. Twelve letters. Ankhesenamun."
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