ⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ

Coptic

Etymology

ⲛⲓ- (ni-, plural definite article) +‎ ⲣⲁⲛ (ran, “name”, noun). Heuser suggest it to be an abbreviation of another name, most likely ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ (paniran), "the one of the names".

Proper noun

ⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ • (niran) m

1. a male given name, variant of ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ (paniran)

References

• G. Heuser, Die Personennamen der Kopten, Leipzig 1929