Entry № 1016 · Egyptian origin

Hetepheres Hetepheres — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ heh-TEH-feh-rees /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Egyptian
Meaning
"Khufu's mother (built Great Pyramid)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Egyptian)

A name that means "khufu's mother (built great pyramid)".

Hetepheres (𓊵𓏏𓊪𓏏𓆑𓂋𓏤𓋴) was the Egyptian queen mother of the 4th Dynasty (c. 2600 BCE) — wife of Pharaoh Sneferu and **mother of Pharaoh Khufu**, who built the Great Pyramid of Giza. Her elaborate burial cache was discovered in 1925 near her son's pyramid.

Her name means "satisfied is Horus."

Mother of Khufu, who built the Great Pyramid.

The name in its native script.

𓊵𓏏𓊪𓂋𓋴
Transliteration
Ḥtp-ḥrs
Pronunciation
/ həˈtɛ.fə.riːz /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Hetepheres stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Hetepheres · 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 · —

Hetepheress before her.

Real people
Queen Hetepheres I
Mother of Pharaoh Khufu.
c. 2600 BCE
In fiction
Hetepheres
Common in Egyptian historical fiction.

Names connected to Hetepheres.

The number behind Hetepheres.

9

The Humanitarian

Hetepheres reduces to nine — the number of Egyptian queen-mother.

Why families chose this name.

"Khufu's mother. Ten letters. Hetepheres."
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