Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Ethiopian; and the order is random.
gender
usage
Berhane ብርሃኔ m & f Amharic
Means "my light" in Amharic.
Lencho m Oromo
Means "lion" in Oromo.
Dawit ዳዊት m Amharic
Amharic form of David.
Yonas ዮናስ m Tigrinya, Amharic
Tigrinya and Amharic form of Jonah.
Yishak ይስሃቅ m Amharic
Amharic form of Isaac.
Henok ሄኖክ, ኄኖክ m Tigrinya, Amharic
Tigrinya and Amharic form of Enoch.
Ifa m Oromo
Means "light" in Oromo.
Eskinder እስክንድር m Amharic
Alternate transcription of Amharic እስክንድር (see Eskender).
Bekele በቀለ m Amharic
Means "grow, flourish" in Amharic.
Berhanu ብርሃኑ m Amharic
Means "his light" in Amharic.
Lelisa m Oromo
From Oromo leellisaa meaning "admirer".
Tadesse ታደሠ m Amharic
Means "revived" in Amharic.
Bereket በረከት m Amharic
Means "blessing, abundance, profusion" in Amharic.
Workneh ወርቅነህ m Amharic
Means "you are gold", from Amharic ወርቅ (warq) meaning "gold".
Moti 1 m Oromo
Means "leader" in Oromo.
Tariku ታሪኩ m Amharic
Means "his history, his story" in Amharic.
Alemayehu አለማየሁ m & f Amharic
Means "I have seen the world" in Amharic.
Yohannes ዮሐንስ m Amharic
Amharic form of John.
Ayele አየለ m Amharic
Means "become strong, become powerful" in Amharic.
Elias ኤልያስ m Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Dutch, Greek, Amharic, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Elijah used in several languages. This is also the form used in the Greek New Testament, as well as some English translations.
Dejen ደጀን m Amharic
Means "foundation, support" in Amharic.
Gadisa m Oromo
From Oromo gaaddisa meaning "shade".
Eskender እስክንድር m Amharic
Amharic form of Alexander.
Lishan ሊሻን f & m Amharic
Means "award" in Amharic.
Ermias ኤርምያስ m Amharic
Amharic form of Jeremiah.
Desta ደስታ f & m Amharic
Means "joy" in Amharic.
Yared ያሬድ m Biblical Hebrew, Ethiopian
Hebrew form of Jared. This form is also used in Ethiopia. It was borne by a semi-legendary 6th-century Ethiopian musician who is considered a saint in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
Samuel ሳሙኤል m English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Jewish, Amharic, Biblical
From the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemuʾel) meaning "name of God", from the roots שֵׁם (shem) meaning "name" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". Other interpretations have the first root being שָׁמַע (shamaʿ) 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]
Tafari ተፈሪ m 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.
Gudina m Oromo
Means "growth, advancement" in Oromo.
Kebede ከበደ m Amharic
Means "heavy, serious" in Amharic.
Tewodros ቴዎድሮስ m Amharic
Amharic form of Theodore.
Eyob እዮብ m Amharic, Tigrinya
Amharic and Tigrinya form of Job.
Sisay ሲሳይ m Amharic
Means "good omen" in Amharic.
Tamrat ታምራት m Amharic
Means "miracle" in Amharic.
Tesfaye ተስፋዬ m Amharic
From Amharic ተስፋ (tasfa) meaning "hope".
Ayana 1 አያና m Ethiopian
Meaning unknown (possibly Amharic or Oromo).