The beginning of the name, ⲉⲡⲧ-, is identical as in ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲥⲥⲏⲥⲉⲓ, where it renders the Arabic 'Abd, 'servant'. However, the element -ⲁⲉⲓⲣⲓ is difficult to identify. It could tentatively be interpreted as the rendering of the Arabic al-H̱ayr (الخير), but the name 'Abd al-H̱ayr is unattested in Arabic sources.