What Does Rameses Mean?

Rameses is a name conferred upon a man. The name has an Egyptian origin and the meaning is "son of Ra, the sun god." Rameses was the name of atleast 11 kings of ancient Egypt. Some of the important kings were Rameses II who campaigned against the Hittites and erected quite a few great monuments, and Rameses III who protected the kingdom of Egypt from the Libyans and Sea Peoples.

The name Ramses has 3 variant forms-Rameses, Ramzan and Ramesses. It is a rarely used male first surname. The usage of the name in present times as a first name is also scarce. One used to associate qualities like vanity and valour with a person named Rameses.

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