Entry № 6192 · Egyptian origin

Mafdet Mafdet — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MAHF-det /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Egyptian
Meaning
"Egyptian goddess of justice and execution"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Egyptian)

A name that means "egyptian goddess of justice and execution".

Mafdet (𓅓𓄿𓆑𓂧𓏏𓁕) is the ancient Egyptian goddess of justice and judicial authority — depicted as a cheetah or mongoose. One of the oldest deities, dating to predynastic Egypt; she protected against snakes and scorpions in the underworld.

Rare but iconic in Egyptophilia.

Egyptian goddess of justice and execution.

The name in its native script.

𓅓𓄿𓆑𓂧𓏏
Transliteration
Mafdet
Pronunciation
/ ˈmɑːf.dɛt /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Mafdet stands.

Mafdet does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Mafdets before her.

Real people
Mafdet
Egyptian goddess.
In fiction
Mafdet
Egyptian goddess of justice.
Egyptian mythology

Names connected to Mafdet.

The number behind Mafdet.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Mafdet reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.