Given name · also Biblical Hebrew

Putiphar

Putiphar is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew, ultimately from Egyptian. It is used in Latin.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Putiphar comes from Biblical Hebrew, and ultimately from Egyptian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Biblical Hebrew פּוֹטִיפָר (Pōṭīfar), from Egyptian pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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