List of Coptic place names
This is a list of traditional Coptic place names. This list includes:
- Places involved in the history of Egypt and [Coptic Orthodox Church|the Copts|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
Monufia Governorate
Gharbia Governorate
- Tanta – ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ
- Zefta – ⲍⲉⲃⲉⲑⲉ
- Lake Burullus – ⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲕⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ
- El–Mahalla El–Kubra – ϯϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ, "the residence"
- Difra – ϯⲫⲣⲉ
Damietta Governorate
- Damietta – ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ, ''"port"''
Sinai
- Sinai – ⲥⲓⲛⲁ
- * Mount Sinai – ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲓⲛⲁ
- *Arish – ϩⲣⲓⲛⲟⲕⲟⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁ
- * Farama – ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ, "house of Amun"
- * Sheikh Zuweid – ⲃⲁⲓⲧⲩⲗⲟⲩⲁ
- * Mahammediya – ⲅⲉⲣⲁⲥ
- * El-Qeis – ⲕⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ
- Red Sea – ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ
Fayyum Governorate
- Faiyum – ⲫⲓⲟⲙ, "the sea, lake"
- Sanhur – ⲥⲩⲛϩⲱⲣ, "the residence of Horus"
- Sinnuris – ⲯⲓⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉⲥ
- Ibshaway – ⲡⲓϣⲁⲉⲓ
- Abu Girg – ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲣⲕⲏ, "temple, house of Horus"
- Tamiyah – ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲟⲩⲓⲥ
- Hawarra – ϩⲟⲩⲱⲣ, "great house"
- Lahun – ⲗⲉϩⲱⲛⲉ, "the mouth, door"
Minya Governorate
Asyut Governorate
- Asyut – ⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ,
- Kharga – ϩⲏⲃ
- Abutig – ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲑⲏⲕ, "storehouse"
- Abnub – ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ, "house, temple of gold"
- Manfalut – ⲙⲁⲛⲃⲁⲗⲟⲧ, ''"place of leather clothing"''
Sohag Governorate
- Akhmim – ⲭⲙⲓⲛ, ϣⲙⲓⲛ, "the abode of Min"
- Abydos – ⲉⲃⲱⲧ
- Girga – ϭⲉⲣϭⲉ, ⲧⲓⲛ, "the Horus"
- Wannina – ⲁⲧⲣⲓⲡⲉ, ''"palace, temple of Repyt"''
Luxor Governorate
Qena Governorate
Aswan Governorate
- Aswan – ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ, "place of trade"
- *Elephantine – ⲓⲏⲃ
- * Philae – ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ
- Edfu – ⲉⲧⲃⲟ
- Kom Ombo – ⲙⲃⲱ
- Qasr Ibrim – ⲡⲣⲓⲙ ''
Outside of Egypt
- Jerusalem – ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ
- Rome – ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ
- Damascus – Ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ
- Gilan – ⲕⲓⲗⲁⲛ
- Hamadan – ⲁⲙⲁϩⲁⲑⲁⲛ
- Shusha – ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛ
- Khuzestan – ⲟⲍⲉⲟⲥ
- Tigris – ϯⲅⲣⲓⲥ, ⲡⲛⲁϭ ⲛ̀ⲓⲉⲣⲟ