Mahallat Menouf

The village was formerly known as Minuf as-Sufla (Arabic: منوف السفلى, lit. 'the lower Menouf').^[1] It's derived from its Coptic name Panouf Khit (Coptic: ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϧⲏⲧ, lit. 'northern Panouf') and was used to indicate its location downriver in relation to the flow of the Nile River, a common way of identifying regions in Egypt. This name served to distinguish it from another city called Minuf al-Ulyah or "the upper Minuf".^[2]

The Coptic name "Panouf" have originated from the Ancient Egyptian name "pꜣ-jw-nfr", meaning "the good island". The Greek name for the city, Onouphis Kato (Ancient Greek: Ὀνουφις Κάτω, lit. 'lower Onouphis'), is also derived from the Egyptian name.^[3][4]