Merenre () is an Ancient Egyptian name meaning "(the one) whom Ra has loved".Leprohon, Ronald (2013), Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, page 43 It has sometimes been suggested that the Greek Μενθεσοῦφις (Menthesouphis) is a rendering of this name, but it may more likely be a metathesized rendering of the name .von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, page 57–58 Merenre is the throne name of two pharaohs of the 6th Dynasty during the late Old Kingdom period:
Pharaoh Merenre Nemtyemsaf I (2283–2278 BC), Pharaoh Merenre Nemtyemsaf II (2184–2183 BC), grandson of Merenre I
See also Pyramid of Merenre, burial pyramid of pharaoh Merenre I.
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