Ramesses
/ˈræmˌsiːz/noun
A name borne by several ancient Egyptian pharaohs, especially Ramesses II.
Did you know?Ramesses is the Greek rendering of an Egyptian royal name built from the god Ra plus a birth/name element, so every time it was spoken it echoed divine kingship.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Egyptian
Egyptian
Rꜥ-ms-sw
““Ra has borne him” or “Born of Ra,” a royal name element used by pharaohs”
Late Egyptian / New Kingdom
Egyptian
Rʿ-ms-sw
“A theophoric royal name invoking the sun god Ra”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ῥαμέσσης
“Greek form of the Egyptian royal name”
Latin
Latin
Rameses
“Latinized historical and biblical rendering of the name”
Modern English
English
Ramesses
“The standard English form of the name of the pharaohs”