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Name 201372

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Name
al-Ḥujūratī
Gender
male
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Semitic: Arabic
Origin
foreign
Etymology
Meaning: al-Ḥuǧūratī is a geographic nisba occurring in Yemen.
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proper noun: toponym
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Name 201377

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Name
Makoho
Gender
male
Structure
simple?
Type
monolingual?
Genealogy
Nubian?
Origin
local?
Etymology
Meaning: perhaps connected with the word ⲙⲁⲕϩ̄-, 'title of official'?
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Name 201378

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Name
Magosi
Gender
unknown
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Greek
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: μάγος, 'magician, sorcerer' + -ⲓ. Inspiration: Magi of the New Testament.
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proper noun: Biblical: NT
common word: occupation/title/function
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Name 201381

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Name
Mathain
Gender
unknown
Structure
unknown
Type
unknown
Genealogy
unknown
Origin
unknown
Etymology
This is most surely not a name of Nubian origin, but it may be Greek (a derivative of the verb μανθάνω, 'to learn'), Semitic (a variant of Maththaios and Mathias), or Egyptian (connected with ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ, 'soldier'; cf. such names as ⲙⲁⲧⲁ, ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ, etc.).
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Name 201383

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Name
Mathetes
Gender
male
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Greek
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: 'disciple'.
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Name 201386

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Name
Maia
Gender
unknown
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: probably from ⲙⲁⲉ-, 'to rejoice'; 'joy' + -ⲁ = 'the one who rejoices' or 'the joy'.
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common word: participle
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Name 201389

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Name
Mallenngal
Gender
unknown
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲉ-, 'all, every' + -ⲛ (genitive) + ⳟⲁⲗ-, 'son' = 'son of Malle' > 'son of all'.
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Name 201390

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Name
Mamel
Gender
male
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: deriving rather from Nobiin ⲙⲁⲙⲉ, 'root, basis, fundament', than Old Nubian ⲙⲁⲙⲉ-, 'sinner'.
Literature
NOM 4, no. 2c
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common word: noun
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Name 201394

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Name
Manoshshi
Gender
unknown
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲙⲁ- < ⲙⲁ(ⲉ̄)-, 'joy’ + -ⲛ (genitive) + -ⲟϣϣⲓ, 'slave’ = 'slave of joy’.
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Name 201395

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Name
Maksion
Gender
male
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Latin
Origin
foreign
Etymology
This is most probably a variant of one of Latin names starting with Max-, e.g. Maximus, Maximianus, or Maxentius, or a Nubian variation thereof.
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proper noun: name
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Name 201396

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Name
Mar
Gender
male
Structure
unknown
Type
unknown
Genealogy
unknown
Origin
unknown
Etymology
Meaning and origin unknown.
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Name 201400

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Name
Marasta
Gender
unknown
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual?
Genealogy
Nubian?
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: probably ⲙⲁⲣ- (meaning unknown) + ⲁⲥⲧ-, 'daughter' + -ⲁ = 'the daughter of ...'.
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