Meaning of the name: abode of the good. Related names are:
Egypt. The translations of Memphis in 3 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Minnie in Spanish to
Minnie in Portuguese!
For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles. (HOS 9:6)