Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Egyptian Pronounced Pron. /ɑ.mə.ˈnɛm.hæt/(English) Meaning & History From Egyptian jmn-m-ḥꜣt meaning "Amon is foremost" [1]. This was the name of four Egyptian pharaohs, including Amenemhat I the founder of the 12th dynasty in the 20th century BC.