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Sobekneferu Sobekneferu — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SOH-bek-neh-feh-roo /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Egyptian
Meaning
"Beauty of Sobek (female pharaoh)"
Syllables
5
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Egyptian)
The meaning

A name that means "beauty of sobek (female pharaoh)".

Sobekneferu (𓆋𓋴𓆑𓈖𓆑𓂋) combines the Egyptian crocodile god Sobek with nefer (beautiful) — "beauty of Sobek." **The first confirmed female pharaoh of Egypt (12th Dynasty, c. 1806-1802 BCE)** — ruled in her own right at the end of the Middle Kingdom.

Predated Hatshepsut by several centuries.

The first confirmed female pharaoh of Egypt.
In its original form

The name in its native script.

𓆋𓋴𓆑𓈖𓆑𓂋
Transliteration
Sbk-nfrw
Pronunciation
/ ˌsoʊ.bɛk.nəˈfɛr.uː /
Root
—
Grammatical form
—
Popularity

Where Sobekneferu stands.

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

Sobekneferus before her.

Real people
Pharaoh Sobekneferu
First confirmed female pharaoh of Egypt.
c. 1806 – 1802 BCE
In fiction
Sobekneferu
Common in Egyptian historical fiction.
Related

Names connected to Sobekneferu.

Variants & spellings
  • Neferusobek
Similar meaning
Sister suggestions
Sounds alike
  • Neferusobek
Numerology

The number behind Sobekneferu.

2

The Diplomat

Sobekneferu reduces to two — the number of female pharaoh.

Parents on Sobekneferu

Why families chose this name.

"First female pharaoh. Eleven letters. Sobekneferu."
Layla · Mother of one · Faiyum