Coptic given names

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The Greek name Paphnutius (Παφνούτιος) takes its origin in Egyptian pa-ph-nuti ("the [man] of God" or "that who belongs to God"; see the Coptic name "Papnoute"). The name entered Russian as (for example, the famous mathematician Pafnuty Chebyshev).

Shenouda (  ) is an Egyptian male name, which is commonly used among Egyptian Christians (the Copts). The name comes from (') and is a composite of the Egyptian words: ' ( "son"), ' ( "of") and ' ( "God"), thus meaning the son of God.