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This is a list of traditional Coptic place names. This list includes:

• Places involved in the history of Egypt and the Coptic Christianity and the Coptic names given to them.
• Places whose names originate from the Coptic language.
• Places whose names were derived from the Coptic language by scholars.

Egypt

Cairo Governorate

Giza Governorate

Beheira Governorate

Sharqia Governorate

Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate

Qalyubia Governorate

Alexandria Governorate

Monufia Governorate

Gharbia Governorate

• Tanta – ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ (Tantato) /ˈdɑndɑto/
• Zefta – ⲍⲉⲃⲉⲑⲉ (Zewete) /ˈzæβætæ/
• Lake Burullus – ⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲕⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ (Limne Nikedjow) /ˈlimnæ nɪkæˈɟoːw/
• El–Mahalla El–Kubra – ϯϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ (Dishairi), "the residence" /diˈʃɑiri/
• Difra – ϯⲫⲣⲉ (Tifre) /ˈdifræ/

Damietta Governorate

• Damietta – ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ (Damiadi), "port" /ˈdɑmjɑdi/

Sinai

• Sinai – ⲥⲓⲛⲁ (Sina) /ˈsinɑ/
  • Mount Sinai – ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲓⲛⲁ (Toou Sina) /tow ˈsinɑ/
  • Arish – ϩⲣⲓⲛⲟⲕⲟⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁ (Hrinokorura) (Gr.) /hrɪnoˈkorurɑ/
  • Farama – ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ (Beremun), "house of Amun" /pæˈræmun/
  • Sheikh Zuweid – ⲃⲁⲓⲧⲩⲗⲟⲩⲁ (Waitulua) /wɑjˈdilwɑ/
  • Mahammediya – ⲅⲉⲣⲁⲥ (Geras) (Gr.) /ˈɡærɑs/
  • El-Qeis – ⲕⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ (Kasios) (Gr.) /ˈkɑsjos/
• Red Sea – ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ (Fiom Enhah) /fjom ənˈhɑh/

Beni Suef Governorate

• Mallawi – ⲙⲁⲛⲗⲁⲩ (Manlau), "place of textile" /ˈmɑnlɑw/

Fayyum Governorate

• Faiyum – ⲫⲓⲟⲙ (Phiom), "the sea, lake" /fjom/
• Sanhur – ⲥⲩⲛϩⲱⲣ (Synhor), "the residence of Horus" /sɪnˈhoːr/
• Sinnuris – ⲯⲓⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉⲥ (Psinures) (Gr.) /psɪˈnuræs/
• Ibshaway – ⲡⲓϣⲁⲉⲓ (Bishaei) /pɪˈʃɑj/
• Abu Girg – ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲣⲕⲏ (Bekerke), "temple, house of Horus" /pæˈɟærʃæ/
• Tamiyah – ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲟⲩⲓⲥ (Tamauis) (Gr.) /dɑˈmɑwɪs/
• Hawarra – ϩⲟⲩⲱⲣ (Howor), "great house" /hoˈwoːr/
• Lahun – ⲗⲉϩⲱⲛⲉ (Lehone), "the mouth, door" /læˈhoːnæ/

Minya Governorate

• Minya – ⲧⲙⲱⲛⲏ (Tmone) /dəˈmoːnæ/

Asyut Governorate

• Asyut – ⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ (Siowt), /ˈsjoːwt/
• Kharga – ϩⲏⲃ (Hib) /hæb/
• Abutig – ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲑⲏⲕ (Abutek), "storehouse" /ɑˈputæk/
• Abnub – ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ (Banub), "house, temple of gold" /pɑˈnub/
• Manfalut – ⲙⲁⲛⲃⲁⲗⲟⲧ (Manwalot), "place of leather clothing" /mɑnˈbɑlot/

Sohag Governorate

• Akhmim – ⲭⲙⲓⲛ, ϣⲙⲓⲛ (Khmin, Shmin), "the abode of Min" /kəˈmim, ʃəˈmim/
• Abydos – ⲉⲃⲱⲧ (Ebot) /æˈβoːt/
• Girga – ϭⲉⲣϭⲉ, ⲧⲓⲛ (Cherche, Tin), "the Horus" /ˈʃærʃæ, din/
• Wannina – ⲁⲧⲣⲓⲡⲉ (Atribe), "palace, temple of Repyt" /ɑˈdripæ/

Luxor Governorate

• Luxor – ⲛⲏ (Ne) /næ/
• Esne – ⲥⲛⲏ (Sne) /snæ/

Qena Governorate

• Qena – ⲕⲱⲛⲏ (Kone) /ˈkoːnæ/
• Dendera – ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ, ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ (Dendori, Nidendori), "the goddess" /dæˈdoːri, nɪdænˈdoːri/

Aswan Governorate

• Aswan – ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (Suan), "place of trade" /ˈswɑn/
  • Elephantine – ⲓⲏⲃ (Ieb) /jæb/
  • Philae – ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ (Pilak) /ˈpilɑk/
• Edfu – ⲉⲧⲃⲟ (Etwo) /ˈætbo/
• Kom Ombo – ⲙⲃⲱ (Mbo) /məˈβoː/
• Qasr Ibrim – ⲡⲣⲓⲙ (Brim) /prim/

Outside of Egypt

• Jerusalem – ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ (Hierusalim) /heˈrusɑlɪm/
• Rome – ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ (Hroma) /əhˈroːmɑ/
• Damascus – Ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ (Damaskos) /dɑˈmɑskos/
• Gilan – ⲕⲓⲗⲁⲛ (Kilan) /ˈkɪlɑn/
• Hamadan – ⲁⲙⲁϩⲁⲑⲁⲛ (Amahatan) /ɑˈmɑhɑtɑn/
• Shusha – ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛ (Souson) /suˈsoːn/
• Khuzestan – ⲟⲍⲉⲟⲥ (Ozeos) /oˈzæws/
• Tigris – ϯⲅⲣⲓⲥ, ⲡⲛⲁϭ ⲛ̀ⲓⲉⲣⲟ (Tigris, Bnach Eniero) /ˈdigrɪs, əpˈnɑʃ əˈnero/

Countries

• Israel – ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ (Pisrael) /pɪsˈrɑjl/
• Greece – ϯⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ (Hellas) /delˈlɑs/
• Cyprus – ⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ (Kupros) /ˈkipros/
• Ethiopia – ⲉⲑⲱϣ (Etosh) /æˈtoːʃ/
• Libya – ϯⲗⲩⲃⲏ, ⲗⲏⲃⲓ (ti-Luwi, Liwi) /diˈliβæ, ˈliβi/
• Syria – ϯⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ (ti-Suria) /diˈsirjɑ/
• India – ϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ (Hendou), ⲑⲉⲛⲧⲓⲕⲏ /ˈhændu, tænˈdikæ/

References

1. Meltzer, Edmund S. (1987). "Review of Ancient Byblos Reconsidered". Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt. 24: 151–153. doi:10.2307/40000271. ISSN 0065-9991. JSTOR 40000271.
2. "[NHMS 087] Iain Gardner, Jason D. BeDuhn, Paul Dilley Mani at the Court of the Persian Kings Studies on the Chester Beatty Kephalaia Codex 2015.pdf | Codex | Color". Scribd. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
3. "Trismegistos". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2017-07-08.

Further reading

1. Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia. Claremont Colleges Digital Library. Claremont Colleges.
2. Amélineau, Emile. (1893) La géographie de l’Egypte à l'époque copte. Paris: Imprimerie nationale.
3. Werner Vycichl (1983). Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue copte. Louvain: Peeters.
4. Timm, Stefan (1992). Das christlich-koptische Ägypten in arabischer Zeit. Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag.
5. Peust, Carsten (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. Göttingen.
6. Peust, Carten (2010) Koptische Dialektologie anhand ägyptisch-arabischer Ortsnamen. Göttinger Miszellen 226.
7. Engsheden, Åke (2021). Ancient Place-Names in the Governorate of Kafr el-Sheikh. Leuven: Peeters.
8. Henricus Tattam, S.T.P.. Prophetae Majores in dialecto linguae Aegyptiacae Memphitica seu Coptica. — Oxford, 1852
9. A Coptic Palimpsest Containing Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Judith and Esther In The Sahidic Dialect, Edited By Sir Herbert Thompson. — Oxford, 1911.

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