- Titulary -

• Horus-name

Hr smr-X.t

Horus Semerkhet. The meaning of this name is not certain.

• Nebti-name

The reading and meaning of the sign following the Nebti-group are uncertain. A reading iri, meaning "the one of" or "the one who guards" has been proposed but is not generally accepted.

• King-lists

		This name is the Nebti-name written in a cartouche.
	smsm	Semsem. The meaning and origin of this name are not known. Note, however, the relationship with the names provided through different sources quoting Manetho.
		Reading unknown. This is probably the result of a misinterpretation of Sekhemkhet's Nebti-name.

• Manetho

Africanus: Semempsês

Eusebius: Semempsês, Mempses

• Alternative names in modern-day literature

Semerchet, Horus-Semerkhet, Horus-Semerchet