Entry № 2389 · Egyptian origin

Tefnut Tefnut — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ TEF-noot /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Egyptian
Meaning
"Egyptian goddess of moisture"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Egyptian)

A name that means "egyptian goddess of moisture".

Tefnut (𓏏𓆑𓈖𓏏𓁦) is the ancient Egyptian goddess of moisture, rain, and dew — depicted as a lioness or as a woman with a lioness's head. Sister-wife of Shu (air), mother of Geb (earth) and Nut (sky). One of the original Ennead of Heliopolis.

Rare but iconic in Egyptophilia.

Moisture, rain. The Egyptian lioness goddess.

The name in its native script.

𓏏𓆑𓈖𓏏
Transliteration
Tfnwt
Pronunciation
/ ˈtɛf.nuːt /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Tefnut stands.

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

Tefnuts before her.

Real people
Tefnut
Egyptian goddess.
In fiction
Tefnut
Egyptian goddess of moisture.
Egyptian mythology

Names connected to Tefnut.

The number behind Tefnut.

4

The Builder

Tefnut reduces to four — the number of Egyptian moisture.

Why families chose this name.

"Egyptian rain goddess. Six letters. Tefnut."
Layla · Mother of one · Cairo