ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ

Coptic

Etymology

ⲡⲁ- (pa-) +‎ ⲛⲓ- (ni-, plural definite article) +‎ ⲣⲁⲛ (ran, “name”, noun), i.e. "the one of the names". ⲣⲁⲛ (ran) also has the meaning "honor", "fame", "reputation" so the name may actually mean "the one of many honors".

Proper noun

ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ • (paniran) m

1. a male given name

Derived terms

• ⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ (niran)

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Πανίρανις (Paníranis), Πανιράνιος (Paniránios)

References

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