Nephi

English Etymology en. Attempts have been made to connect it with an Egyptian root, such as nfr.en https://scripturecentral.org/knowhy/what-is-so-good-about-nephis-name What Is So Good about Nephi’s Name? Scripture Central February 22 2024 Nephi is most likely derived from an Egyptian word (nfr) which means “good,” “goodly,” “fine,” or “fair” (meaning beautiful).2 During Nephi and Lehi’s day, it was pronounced something like “neh-fee, nay-fee, or nou-fee.”3 https://web.archive.org/web/20260617010552/https://scripturecentral.org/knowhy/what-is-so-good-about-nephis-name 17 June 2026 Pronunciation en /ˌniːˈfaɪ/ /ˈniː.faɪ/ Proper noun en Mormonism A prophet in the Book of Mormon, the son of Lehi and the author of 1 Nephi and parts of 2 Nephi. en city/county seat co/Juab County s/Utah c/USA. Derived terms en Nephite References