- Inpu: This name is thought to derive from the Egyptian word "inpu", meaning "to decay" or "to rot", referring to the decomposition of the dead.
- Anpu: This name is an older form of Anubis and is found in the Pyramid Texts of the Old Kingdom.
- Iunmutef: This name means "Opener of the Ways", referring to Anubis' role as a guide who leads the souls of the deceased to the afterlife.