Amharic Names

Amharic names are used in Ethiopia.
gender
usage
Abeba አበባ f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "flower" in Amharic.
Aberash አበራሽ f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "giving off light, shining" in Amharic.
Alemayehu አለማየሁ m & f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "I have seen the world" in Amharic.
Ayele አየለ m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "become strong, become powerful" in Amharic.
Bekele በቀለ m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "grow, flourish" in Amharic.
Bereket በረከት m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "blessing, abundance, profusion" in Amharic.
Berhane ብርሃኔ m & f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "my light" in Amharic.
Berhanu ብርሃኑ m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "his light" in Amharic.
Dawit ዳዊት m Eastern African, Amharic
Amharic form of David.
Dejen ደጀን m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "foundation, support" in Amharic.
Desta ደስታ f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "joy" in Amharic.
Elias ኤልያስ m Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Dutch, Greek, Eastern African, Amharic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Elijah used in several languages. This is also the form used in the Greek New Testament.
Ermias ኤርምያስ m Eastern African, Amharic
Amharic form of Jeremiah.
Eskender እስክንድር m Eastern African, Amharic
Amharic form of Alexander.
Eskinder እስክንድር m Eastern African, Amharic
Alternate transcription of Amharic እስክንድር (see Eskender).
Etenesh እቴነሽ f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "you are my sister" in Amharic.
Haregewoin ሓረገ ወይን f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "grape vine" in Amharic.
Hiwot ህይወት f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "life" in Amharic.
Kebede ከበደ m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "heavy, serious" in Amharic.
Kidist ቅድስት f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "blessed" in Amharic.
Konjit ቆንጂት f Eastern African, Amharic
From Amharic ቆንጆ (qonjo) meaning "beautiful".
Lishan ሊሻን f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "award" in Amharic.
Lulit ሉሊት f Eastern African, Amharic
From Amharic ሉል (lul) meaning "pearl".
Meklit መክሊት f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "talent" in Amharic.
Samuel ሳሙኤል m English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Jewish, Eastern African, Amharic, Biblical
From the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemu'el) meaning "name of God", from the roots שֵׁם (shem) meaning "name" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". Other interpretations have the first root being שָׁמַע (shama') meaning "to hear" leading to a meaning of "God has heard". As told in the Books of Samuel in the Old Testament, Samuel was the last of the ruling judges. He led the Israelites during a period of domination by the Philistines, who were ultimately defeated in battle at Mizpah. Later he anointed Saul to be the first king of Israel, and even later anointed his successor David.... [more]
Seble ሰብለ f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "harvest" in Amharic.
Sisay ሲሳይ m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "good omen" in Amharic.
Tadesse ታደሠ m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "revived" in Amharic.
Tafari ተፈሪ m Eastern African (Rare), Amharic (Rare)
Possibly means "he who inspires awe" in Amharic. This name was borne by Lij Tafari Makonnen (1892-1975), also known as Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia. Rastafarians (Ras Tafari meaning "king Tafari") revere him as the earthly incarnation of God.
Tamrat ታምራት m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "miracle" in Amharic.
Tariku ታሪኩ m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "his history, his story" in Amharic.
Tesfaye ተስፋዬ m Eastern African, Amharic
From Amharic ተስፋ (tasfa) meaning "hope".
Tewodros ቴዎድሮስ m Eastern African, Amharic
Amharic form of Theodore.
Werknesh ወርቅነሽ f Eastern African, Amharic
Alternate transcription of Amharic ወርቅነሽ (see Worknesh).
Workneh ወርቅነህ m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "you are gold", from Amharic ወርቅ (warq) meaning "gold".
Worknesh ወርቅነሽ f Eastern African, Amharic
Feminine form of Workneh.
Yewubdar የውብዳር f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "beautiful beyond limits" from Amharic ውብ (wb) meaning "beautiful" and ዳር (dar) meaning "limit, horizon, frontier, shore".
Yohannes ዮሐንስ m Eastern African, Amharic
Amharic form of John.