Pharaoh

Where Pharaoh comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Pharaoh.

Pharaoh through the years
  1. 1979
    First appearance
    #5,355 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2019
    Peak, #1,023
    203 babies named Pharaoh, the most in any year.
  3. 2024
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,724.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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