Meaning unknown, but the presence of the letters ϫ and ϩ suggests an Egyptian origin of the name. If so, the form is probably to be connected with the name ϫⲉⲣⲕⲁϩ < ⲧϣⲉⲣⲕⲁϩ. Note, however, that ϫⲉⲣⲕⲁϩ is a feminine name and here we evidently have a man.