Feminine Nubian Given Names from Coptic and Greek Inscriptions
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The following is a brief list of feminine given names from medieval Christian Nubia, taken from inscriptions written in Coptic and Greek. Although we have divided the names according to the dominant language of the inscription, the Coptic alphabet was sometimes used to record names in Greek inscriptions, and vice versa.
Coptic Inscriptions
Name Date Notes Anthelia c. ninth century Iêsousyko died 9 January 1046 Mariam 930 queen mother Michaêliko died 11 December 1037 Ouarenô eighth or ninth century Petronia eleventh century Greek Inscriptions
Name Date Notes Christina eighth to tenth century Eikkir 1095-1183 An Old Nubian name, written in the Coptic alphabet. Eito.u. The periods represent dots below the letters. This name was written in the Coptic alphabet. The gender is ambiguous. Elisabeth Genseoua ninth to tenth century Kel 785 Maria eighth to tenth century
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