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Hatshepsut

A name meaning "foremost of noble women".

PronunciationEnglish /hæt.ˈʃɛp.sut/
Usage languagesAncient Egyptian

Meaning and history

From Egyptian ḥꜣt-špswt, meaning “foremost of noble women,” this was the name of a pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the 15th century BC, one of the first women to assume that title.