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because they come from Egypt.

The word "Egypt" comes from the Greek name for the area of Egypt called "Aegyptos". Most Egyptians and their neighbors called the country some version of "Misr".

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Pharaoh has the origin to the word pr-aa which means Great House, and it was referred to the Kings Palace. They called him so because that means that their house is open for everyone (he helps everybody

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The Greeks named it.

The English name Egypt was borrowed from Middle French Egypte, from Latin Aegyptus, from ancient Greek Aígyptos.

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