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- ↑ Gardiner, Alan H. (1936). "The Egyptian Origin of Some English Personal Names". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 56 (2): 189–197. doi:10.2307/594666. ISSN 0003-0279. JSTOR 594666.
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 253-254. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
