ⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ
Coptic
Etymology
ⲛⲓ- (ni-, plural definite article) + ⲣⲁⲛ (ran, “name”, noun). Heuser suggest it to be an abbreviation of another name, most likely ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ (paniran), "the one of the names".
Proper noun
ⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ • (niran) m
- A male given name, variant of ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ (paniran).
References
- G. Heuser, Die Personennamen der Kopten, Leipzig 1929