Haile

Revision History

Date	Editor	Name ID	Change Summary
5/30/2025, 10:48 PM	Mike C	haile	added (from user-submitted name 27752)
3/26/2020, 2:06 PM	Mike C	27752
3/7/2018, 6:11 PM	HL	27752
3/7/2018, 6:11 PM	HL	27752
1/9/2013, 8:35 PM	Mike C	27752
4/16/2009, 9:48 PM	LMS

Gender Masculine

Usage Amharic

Scripts ኀይሌ, ኀይለ(Amharic)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈhäj.lə/

Meaning & History

From Ge'ez ኀይል (hayl) meaning "power, force, strength". This was the regnal name of the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie (1892-1975), who was born as Lij Tafari Makonnen. Another notable bearer is the Ethiopian long-distance runner Haile Gebrselassie (1973-).