Neferu ("Beauty") was an ancient Egyptian name.
Famous bearers:
*
Neferu I, a queen of Montuhotep I (11th dynasty)
* Neferu or
Neferukayet, probably the mother of
Intef III
Intef III was the third pharaoh of the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt during the late First Intermediate Period in the 21st century BC, at a time when Egypt was divided in two kingdoms. The son of his predecessor Intef II and father of his successo ...
(11th dynasty)
*
Neferu II, a queen of Montuhotep II (11th dynasty)
*
Neferu III, a queen of Senusret I (12th dynasty)
* Neferu (13th dynasty) sister to Pharaoh
Imyremeshaw or
Sehetepkare Intef
Sehetepkare Intef (also known as Intef IV or Intef V) was the twenty-third king of the 13th Dynasty during the Second intermediate period. Sehetepkare Intef reigned from Memphis for a short period, certainly less than ten years, between 1759 BC ...
; mentioned on Papyrus Bulaq 18 with sister-in-law
Aya.
* Neferu (13th dynasty), princess, daughter of an unidentified king. Married to Sobekhotep, Chief of Police of the Temple of Anubis, and mentioned on a stela from Abydos.
[Dodson & Hilton, op.cit., p.113]
* Neferu (17th dynasty), mother of Queen
Tetisheri
Tetisheri was the matriarch of the Egyptian royal family of the late 17th Dynasty and early 18th Dynasty.
Family
Tetisheri was the daughter of Tjenna and Neferu. The names of Tetisheri's parents are known from mummy bandages found in TT320.Ai ...
.
Fictional characters
Characters in literary and screen works known solely as Neferu include:
* Neferu is the real name for the singer, model and diva named Eliza from ''
Skullgirls
''Skullgirls'' is a 2D fighting game developed by Reverge Labs and published by Autumn Games. In ''Skullgirls'', players fight each other with teams of one, two, or three characters, attempting to knock out their opponents or have the most cumul ...
''
Sources
Ancient Egyptian given names