Belonging to her father; devoted to the goddess Neith
Asenath is an ancient name of Egyptian origin, likely meaning 'she who belongs to Neith,' referring to the Egyptian goddess of war and wisdom. In the Old Testament, she was the Egyptian wife of Joseph and the mother of Ephraim and Manasseh.
Less common today
Asenath isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,254 in 2016.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Daughter of Potipherah and wife of Joseph in the Book of Genesis
A character in H.P. Lovecraft's short story 'The Thing on the Doorstep' · The Thing on the Doorstep
19th-century American observer of the Great Famine in Ireland
