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I don't believe it is an Ancient Egyptian name because the Ptolemies were a Greek dynasty and spoke Greek/used Greek names. Arsinoe was the name of the mother of Ptolemy I -who was a Macedonian general before he became king of Egypt.

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I don't know what Arsinoe means but I believe according to Greek mythology she was the mother of Asclepios (father Apollo). Asclepios' mother is also listed as Coronis which is either an alternate name or a different person altogether.

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This is purely a guess but perhaps the first part derives from the Greek word 'arsis' meaning raised/lifted and the second part comes from 'nous' meaning intellect/mind. Therefore Arsinoe could mean something along the lines of "raised intelligence" (?).

This message was edited 2/20/2007, 6:31 AM