59%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Egyptian Pronounced Pron. /ɪm.ˈhoʊ.tɛp/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Egyptian jj-m-ḥtp meaning "he comes in peace" [1]. This was the name of a 27th-century BC architect, priest, physician and chief minister to the pharaoh Djoser. Imhotep apparently designed the step pyramid at Saqqara, near Memphis. People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class strong strange complex serious Categories architects, isograms, peace, polymaths, safety, travel Sources & References Ranke, Hermann. Die Ägyptischen Personennamen. J. J. Augustin, 1935, page 9.