This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Ethiopian.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Adanech f AmharicMeans "she saved" or "she rescued" or "she has rescued them" in Amharic.
Biruktawit f AmharicOriginated from the Bible which means 'blessed' and is of Amharic origin
Dagne ዳኝ f AmharicDagne means "judge" and is of Amharic origin.
Ejigayehu f Amharic, EthiopianMeans "I have seen a lot good/better" in Amharic. This was the name of a famous singer Ejigayehu Shibabaw, better known as Gigi.
Emebet እመቤት f Ethiopian, AmharicDerived from Amharic
’əmäbēt "royal lady", this (former) honorific is nowadays used as a given name.... [
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Enku f AmharicThis feminine name means "pearl" in Amharic.
Fana ፋና f EthiopianMeans “light” or “jungle” in various African languages.
Gabra f EthiopianEthiopian girl's name, meaning "The gift of offering"
Geleta ገለታ m & f AmharicGeleta is Amharic in origin & means 'revealed'.
Gifti f OromoMeans "lady" or "queen" in Afaan Oromo.
Habte ሀብቴ, ኃብተ, ሀብተ m & f EthiopianAccording to some sources, Habte means "treasure/present/wealth/riches of".
Hiyabel f Ethiopian, Tigrinya (?)According to Nameberry, it means "gift of God" from the Tigrinya element
hiyab meaning "gift" and Hebrew אֵל
('el) meaning "God".
Jhené f EthiopianDerived from the Ethiopian word
Ghenet, meaning "paradise" or "garden of Eden."
Kalkidan ቃልኪዳን f AmharicAmharic for "promise", root words "qal" (ቃል) meaning word, and "kidan" (ኪዳን), meaning covenant, from the Ge'ez language
Kassa ካሳ m & f AmharicMeans "compensation, reparation" in Amharic.
Kbra ክብራ f TigrinyaUsed in Eritrea and Tigray, meaning: her glory, her dignity
Kedist ቅድስት f Ethiopian, AmharicVariant spelling of
Kidist. A famous bearer is Kedist Deltour, a Belgian model who was crowned Miss Belgium in 2023.
Konjo ቆንጆ f & m Amharic"Beauty" (typically used in a feminine context).
Lamrot ላምሮት f AmharicMeans beautiful or knowledgable. Also common as a surname in Ethiopia.
Lemi m & f OromoFrom the Oromo verb “leemuu” which means to be sweet, pleasant, or soft. Prevailing masculine usage in Ethiopia.
Loza ሎዛ f AmharicThe Amharic form of Luz, the name of a place in the Bible where it is believed Jacob saw his ladder.
Lulia f Tigrinya, VariousSaid to mean "Diamond" in Tigrinya. Of Eritrean origin, this name gained some popularity around the world.
Nardos f EthiopianUltimately from Greek νάρδος
(nardos) meaning "nard plant, spikenard; fragrant oil or ointment of the nard plant", a word used in the New Testament to refer to the expensive perfume poured on
Jesus at
Bethany (an event known as the 'anointing of Jesus').
Nesuha f EthiopianPossible from an Arabic root
nasuh which means something like sincerity, often found in the religious context
taubat-an-nasuha meaning sincere return or repentance.
Taitu f EthiopianName of a 19th century Ethiopian empress known for founding the now-capital city of Addis Ababa and fending off Italian invasion of Ethiopia
Tavavich f AmharicName of the wife of the eighteenth-century Ethiopian emporer.
Tekle ተክለ m & f AmharicMeans "my plant" from Amharic ተክል
(tekl) meaning "plant".
Tena ጠና f & m EthiopianPossibly from Ethiopian ጠና (
t'ena) meaning "become strong" or "older".
Totit f AmharicMeans "monkey" in Amharic. It is used as a nickname in Ethiopia.
Wada f OromoEast african (Kushitic, Oromo) meaning "Promise".
Wagaye f AmharicMeans "my sense of value" or "my price" in Amharic.
Wongel ወንጌል f AmharicAmharic word for "gospel," commonly chosen by Christian families
Yeabsira f & m AmharicMeans "The Father's (God's) work" of Amharic origin, the official language of Ethiopia.
Yeshi f AmharicMeans "for a thousand". This name is often combined with other names (
Yeshimebet is an example).
Yostima f EthiopianBuried at Daza, virgin daughter of a King. Saint in the Ethiopian/Abyssinian Church's Coptic Calendar.
Zeudi f TigrinyaMeans "crown" in Tigrinya. It is the name of the famous 1970 Eritrean-Italian actress Zeudi Araya (1951-).