Browse Submitted Names

Abaynesh f Amharic
Means "you are the Nile" in Amharic.

Abebech አበበች f Amharic, Ethiopian
Feminine form of Abebe.

Adanech f Amharic
Means "she saved" or "she rescued" or "she has rescued them" in Amharic.

Addis አዲስ f & m Amharic, Ethiopian
Derived from Amharic አዲስ (addis) "new".

Adiam አዲያም f Ge'ez, Amharic
Possibly means "fair, pretty".

Alemnesh ዓለምነሽ f Ethiopian, Amharic

Alimazi f Amharic
Means "diamond" in Amharic.

Almaz አልማዝ m & f Tatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Eastern African, Amharic
Means "diamond" in various languages, all derived from Persian الماس (almas). It is only used as a masculine name in Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan while it is feminine in Azerbaijan and Ethiopia.

Ambelu m & f Amharic
Possibly means "commander" in Amharic.

Amibesa f Amharic
Means "lioness" in Amharic.

Arsema አርሴማ f Amharic
Amharic form of Hripsime.

Ashegari ዓለሙ f Amharic
Means "may he make you perfect" in Amharic.

Ashu f Amharic

Askale አስካለ f Amharic (Rare)
Probably based on "Askal of Mary" (A type of flower).

Aster አስቴር f Amharic
Amharic form of Esther.

Ayana f Amharic
Means "beautiful flower" in Amharic.

Ayelech f Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "she who is powerful" in Amharic.

Ayes f Amharic

Ayou f Amharic, Ethiopian
Diminutive of Ayelech.

Azmera አዝመራ f Amharic
Means "harvest, crop" in Amharic.

Bekelech ባቅቀለሽ f Amharic
Means "she flourished" in Amharic.

Belaynesh በላይነሽ, በላይ ነሽ f Eastern African, Amharic
Feminine form of Belayneh.

Beliyu-work በልዩ ወርቅ f Amharic
Means "especially gold" in Amharic.

Beraki f & m Amharic

Bersabeh f Armenian, Amharic
Armenian and Amharic form of Bathsheba.

Beselot f Amharic
Means "gained through prayer" in Amharic.

Betami f Amharic
Means "lovely" in Amharic.

Betelhem ቤተልሔም f Ethiopian, Amharic
Amharic form of Bethlehem.

Beza ቤዛ f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "payment, redemption" in Amharic.

Bezawit f Amharic
Means "saviour" in Amharic.

Bilen ቢለን f Amharic
Means "iris" in Amharic.

Birabiro f Amharic
Means "butterfly" in Amharic.

Biruktawit f Amharic
Originated from the Bible which means 'blessed' and is of Amharic origin

Bit'a ቢጣ f Amharic

Cheri f Amharic
Means "graceful" in Amharic.

Dagmawit ዳግማዊት f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "again, the second" in Amharic.

Dammenech ዳመነች f Amharic
Means "she was cloudy" in Amharic.

Desita f Amharic
Means "joy, happiness" in Amharic.

Dikamellesh ድከምለሽ f Amharic
Means "you have no weakness" in Amharic.

Dinkinesh ድንቅነሽ f Amharic
Means "you are a marvel" in Amharic.

Dinknesh ድንቅ ነሽ f Amharic
Means "you are marvelous; the wondrous one" in Amharic.... [more]

Ejigayehu f Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "I have seen a lot good/better" in Amharic. This was the name of a famous singer Ejigayehu Shibabaw, better known as Gigi.

Ejjegayyahu እጅገየሁ f Amharic
Means "I have seen much" in Amharic.

Elleni እሌኒ f Amharic
Amharic form of Helen.

Elsabet ኤልሳቤጥ f Amharic
Amharic form of Elizabeth.

Emebet እመቤት f Ethiopian, Amharic
Derived from Amharic ’əmäbēt "royal lady", this (former) honorific is nowadays used as a given name.... [more]

Emiya f Amharic
Means "bliss" in Amharic.

Endalkachew m & f Amharic

Enku f Amharic
This feminine name means "pearl" in Amharic.

ʿEsato f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "fire" in Amharic.... [more]

Esset-ab f Amharic
means gift of god or persetion of God.

Eyerusalem f Amharic
Amharic, meaning Jerusalem

Feker f Amharic
Means "love, affection" in Amharic.

Fetera f Amharic
Means "creative" in Amharic.

Fewesi f & m Amharic
Means "to heal" in Amharic.

Fikiri f Amharic
Means "love" in Amharic.

Fitsum ፍፁም m & f Amharic
Means "absolute" in Amharic.

Freyhiwot f Ethiopian, Amharic
Means "the seed that gave life" or "the fruit of life" in Amharic.

Frezer f Amharic
Means "fertile" in Amharic.

Gebire’liwa ገብረ’ልዋ f Amharic
Alternate transcription of Gebre’elwa.

Gebre’elwa ገብርኤሏ f Amharic
Amharic feminine form of Gabriel.

Geleta ገለታ m & f Amharic
Geleta is Amharic in origin & means 'revealed'.

Genat f Amharic
Means "heaven" in Amharic.

Gnet f Ethiopian (Modern), Amharic
Variant of Genet.

Guenet ገነት m & f Amharic
Means "paradise" or "garden" in Amharic.

Haleluya ሃሌሉያ m & f Indonesian, Amharic, Eastern African, Southern African, Western African
Indonesian and African form of Hallelujah

Hamelmal f Amharic
Means "From The Bible" or "The Word".

Hirut f & m Amharic

Hiwet f Amharic, Ethiopian
Variant transcription of Hiwot.

Idili f & m Amharic
Means "luck, opportunity" in Amharic.

Iniku f Amharic
Means "jewel" in Amharic.

Ityoppya ኢትዮጵያ f Amharic (Rare)
Rare Amharic form of Ethiopia.

Jasimini ጃስሚን f Amharic
Amharic form of Jasmine.

Jember f Amharic

Kalkidan f & m Amharic

Kalkidan ቃልኪዳን f Amharic
Amharic for "promise", root words "qal" (ቃል) meaning word, and "kidan" (ኪዳን), meaning covenant, from the Ge'ez language

Kassa f & m Amharic, Ethiopian
An african name meaning "Reparation, Compensation."

Kelemi f Amharic
Means "colorful" in Amharic.

Kokebi f Amharic
Means "star" in Amharic.

Koket f & m Amharic
"What is mine is yours."

Konijo f Amharic
Means "beautiful" in Amharic.

Konjo ቆንጆ f & m Amharic
"Beauty" (typically used in a feminine context).

Lamrot ላምሮት f Amharic
Means beautiful or knowledgable. Also common as a surname in Ethiopia.

Lebna f & m Amharic
Means "spirit, essence" in Amharic.

Lemlem f Amharic

Maru ማሩ m & f Amharic
Means "the honey" in Amharic.

Marye መሸሸ f Amharic
Means "my honey" in Amharic.

Mediferiash-work መድፈሪየሽ ወርቅ f Amharic
Means "your means of being bold is gold" in Amharic.

Melat ሜላት f Amharic, Ethiopian

Meseret መሰረት f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "foundation" in Amharic.

Mihret ምህረት m & f Ge'ez, Amharic
Means "mercy", ultimately from Ge'ez ምህረት

Nasi f & m Amharic
Means "brass" in Amharic.

Nebiri f Amharic
Means "leopard" in Amharic.

Sehin ስሂን f Amharic
Means "incense" in Amharic.

Selam ሲላም f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "peace" in Amharic.

Selamawit ሲላማዊት f Amharic, Ethiopian
Amharic form of Shulammite.

Semira f Amharic, Turkish, Bosnian
Feminine form of Semir.

Silam ሲላም f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "peace" in Amharic.

Simera f Arabic, Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "good listener" in Arabic.

Sisaye f Amharic
The feminine form of Sisay.

Tafachi f Amharic
Means "sweet" in Amharic.

Tavavich f Amharic
Name of the wife of the eighteenth-century Ethiopian emporer.

Tenesaye f Amharic

Teruworq f Amharic
Means "good gold", from a combination of Teru and Worq.

Tesame ትሰሜ f Amharic
Means "you are famous" in Amharic.

Tesifa f & m Amharic
Means "hope" in Amharic.

Tigist ጢጊስት f Amharic
Means "patience" in Ahmaric.

Timnit ትምኒት f Amharic

Tirfi f Amharic, Ethiopian

Tizita ትዝታ f Eastern African, Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "memory" in Amharic.

Totit f Amharic
Means "monkey" in Amharic. It is used as a nickname in Ethiopia.

Tsinat f Amharic

Wagaye f Amharic
Means "my sense of value" or "my price" in Amharic.

Werik'i ወርቅ f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "gold" in Amharic.

Wetati f Amharic
Means “youthful” in Amharic.

Wibi f Amharic
Means "elegant" in Amharic.

Widi f Amharic
Means "precious" in Amharic.

Wiha f Amharic
Means "water" in Amharic.

Winta f Amharic, Tigrinya
Means "desire, dream gift" in Amharic and "need" in Tigrinya.

Wongel ወንጌል f Amharic
Amharic word for "gospel," commonly chosen by Christian families

Yashimmabet የሺመቤት f Amharic
Means "mistress of a thousand" in Amharic.

Yayehirad ያየህራድ f Amharic
Means "may whoever sees you tremble" in Amharic.

Yealem Tsehay የአለም ጸሀይ f Amharic
Means "sun of the world" in Amharic.

Yeshi f Amharic
Means "for a thousand". This name is often combined with other names (Yeshimebet is an example).

Yeshimebet f Amharic
Means "mistress of a thousand people", from a combination of Yeshi and Emebet.

Yesine f Amharic
Means “artwork” in Amharic.

Yoadan f Ethiopian, Amharic
Amharic form of Jehoaddan.

Yohanna ዮሐና f Amharic, Swedish (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), Various
Amharic form of Johanna as well as a variant in other languages. In Amharic, this makes it the feminine form of Yohannes.

Yorkabel f Amharic

Zannabach ዘነበች f Amharic
Means "she rained" in Amharic.

Zawditu ዘውዲቱ f Amharic
Means "the crown" in Amharic.

Zelalem ዘላለም m & f Amharic
Amharic for "forever" or "eternity"

Zennash ዝናሽ f Amharic
Means "your fame" in Amharic.

Zewditu ዘውዲቱ f Eastern African, Amharic
Zewditu is an Amharic word meaning "the Crown". Although it was sometimes erroneously Anglicized as Judith, it's not a cognate.... [more]

Zina f Amharic
Means "felicity" in Amharic.