name
Shenouda
sheh-NOO-dah
ʃɛˈnuːdɑListen
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Shenouda
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Coptic Egyptian
- Meaning
- a Coptic masculine name meaning son of God, derived from the Coptic shen (son) and ouda (God); Shenouda is among the most venerated names in Coptic Christian tradition, borne by Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite, the fifth-century monastic reformer who established one of the largest Christian monasteries in history at the White Monastery near Sohag; three Coptic popes have taken the name Shenouda, most recently Pope Shenouda III who led the Coptic Orthodox Church from 1971 to 2012, making it a name synonymous with spiritual leadership, doctrinal faithfulness, and the preservation of Egypt's ancient Christian heritage
- Gender
- male
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