Ramses II, wanda kuma aka rubuta Ramesses II, tsohon Fir'auna ne na Masar wanda ya yi sarauta daga 1279 zuwa 1213 KZ (kimanin). A matsayin madaidaicin suna, "Ramses II" yana nufin adadi na tarihi. Duk da haka, idan kana neman ma'anar kalmar "Ramses" ko "Ramesses," ba ta da takamaiman ma'anar ƙamus fiye da haɗin kai da pharaoh. Sunan "Ramses" ya samo asali ne daga kalmar Masar ta dā "Ra mss," ma'ana "Ra ya ƙera shi." "Ra" yana nufin allahn rana a tatsuniyar Masarawa, kuma "mss" yana nufin "don ƙirƙira" ko "ƙirƙira."