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Meresankh (given name)

Meresankh is the name of several royal women from the Old Kingdom in Ancient Egypt. It means "she loves life" and was popular during the 4th dynasty.

  • Meresankh, wife of Raherka
  • Meresankh I, mother of the 4th dynasty King Sneferu
  • Meresankh, daughter of Prince Kanefer, son of Sneferu
  • Meresankh II, daughter of Khufu and Meritites I, married to her half-brother Horbaef, later wife of Djedefre or Khafra
  • Meresankh III, daughter of Hetepheres II and Kawab, married to Pharaoh Khafra
  • Meresankh IV was a queen of Egypt towards the end of the 5th dynasty.