ðə mˈɑːdɚn nˈeɪm ɪz ɐ kˈɑːmpaʊnd, wˌɛɹ ðə nˈeɪm ʌvðə nˈɪɹbaɪ tˈaʊn bˈɑːnə, wʌz ˈædᵻd tə dˌɪfɚɹˈɛnʃɪˌeɪt ɪt fɹʌm ˈʌðɚ sˈɛɾəlmənts ʌvðə sˈeɪm nˈeɪm spɹˈɛd ɚɹˈaʊnd ˈiːdʒɪpt.
The modern name is a compound, where the name of the nearby town Bana (, ) was added to differentiate it from other settlements of the same name spread around Egypt.