Ethiopian Submitted Names

Ethiopian names are used in the country of Ethiopia in eastern Africa.
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Melaher f Ethiopian
Means “wisdom of god”.
Melaku m Ethiopian
Means "the angel" in Amharic.
Melat ሜላት f Amharic, Ethiopian
Menelik ምኒልክ m Ge'ez, Amharic
Means "son of the wise man" in Ge'ez and Amharic. According to the legend Menelik was the first emperor of Ethiopia. In the 10th century BC, he is said to have inaugurated the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia, so named because Menelik I is supposed to be the son of the biblical King Solomon of ancient Israel and Makeda, the Ethiopian Queen of Sheba.
Mengistu መንግስቱ m Eastern African, Amharic
Derived from Amharic መንግሥት (mängśtə) or መንግስት (mängstə) meaning "government".
Merhawi መርሃዊ m Tigrinya
Means "here value; here glory" in Tigrinya.
Meseret መሰረት f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "foundation" in Amharic.
Mesfin መስፍን m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "monarch, noble, prince" in Amharic.
Meshesha መሸሸ m Amharic
Means "refuge" in Amharic.
Meskerem f Ethiopian
Means "September" in Ethiopian.
Mihret ምህረት m & f Ge'ez, Amharic
Means "mercy", ultimately from Ge'ez ምህረት
Mikal f Ethiopian (?)
This name means who's like god.
Mirach ምራጭ m Amharic
Means "choice" in Amharic.
Misgana ምስጋና f Ethiopian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
From Amharic ምስጋና (məsgana) "glory, praise, honour; thanks, gratitude".
Misrak ምስራቅ f Ethiopian
East
Mitiku ምትክ m Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "replacement" in Amharic.
Mogad ሞገድ m Amharic
Means "wave" in Amharic.
Mogas ሞገስ m Amharic
Means "dignity" in Amharic.
Moges ሞገስ m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "charm, elegance, grace" in Amharic.
Mulatu ሙላቱ m Amharic
Means "the abundance" in Amharic.
Mulu ሙሉ m Amharic
Means "complete, perfect" in Amharic.
Mulugeta ሙሉጌታ m Amharic
Means "he is all Lord" in Amharic.
Nardos f Ethiopian, Biblical, Spanish
"An amazing scent. Appears in the bible as a perfume used on Jesus."... [more]
Nasi f & m Amharic
Means "brass" in Amharic.
Natnael ናትናኤል m Eastern African, Amharic
Amharic form of Nathaniel.
Nebiri f Amharic
Means "leopard" in Amharic.
Negash ነጋሽ m Amharic
Means "one who rules" in Amharic.
Negasi m Ethiopian
The meaning of Negasi is ‘he will wear a crown’.
Negatu ንጋቱ m Amharic
Means "the dawn" in Amharic.
Negese ነገሰ m Amharic
Means "he ruled" in Amharic.
Negewo ነገዎ m Amharic
Means "your dawn" in Amharic.
Negus ነጉሥ, ነጋሲ m African American, Tigrinya
Means "king" in Tigrinya.
Neguse ንጉሴ m Amharic
Means "my king" in Amharic.
Nesuha f Ethiopian
Possible from an Arabic root nasuh which means something like sincerity, often found in the religious context taubat-an-nasuha meaning sincere return or repentance.
Netsanet m Ethiopian
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Noham m Tigrinya
Means "comfort" in Tigrinya.
Pawlos ጳውሎስ m Amharic
Amharic form of Paul.
Rahwa f Tigrinya
Means "satisfied" in Tigrinya.
Reda ረዳ m Amharic
Means "he helped" in Amharic.
Redie ረዴ m Amharic
Means "my helper" in Amharic.
Saare m Tigrinya
Means "winner" in Tigrinya.
Sado ሳዶ m Oromo (Anglicized)
A form of the arabic name Sa'id, meaning "happy, lucky", used by the Oromo people of Ethiopia. Notable people with this name includes Junedin Sado, a former Ethiopian Cabinet Minister, Haji Adam Sado, a political leader, and his father, Sado Sheka.
Sador m Ethiopian, Literature
Coptic Christian (Ge'ez) word for the piercing on Jesus' ribs by the lancet.... [more]
Sadora f Ethiopian, English (American)
Sador is the Coptic Christian (Ge'ez) word for the piercing on Jesus' ribs by the lancet. Adding an "a" at the end feminizes it.... [more]
Samrawit f Ethiopian
Ethiopian name meaning "belonging to Samra".
Sebie f Ethiopian
Meaning "Autumn".
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.
Semegne ስመኝ m Amharic
Means "while I was wishing" in Amharic.
Semere m African, Ethiopian
ethiopian name. meaning Everything goes fine
Semhar f & m Tigrinya
Means "Eritrean region" in Tigrinya.
Semira f Amharic, Turkish, Bosnian
Feminine form of Semir.
Senai m Tigrinya, Ethiopian
Means "gift from Above" in Tigrinya.
Setugne ሰጡኝ m Amharic
Means "they gave me" in Amharic.
Seyoum ሥዩም m Amharic
Shareu ሻረው m Amharic
Means "God exonerated him" in Amharic.
Shebashi ሽበሺ m Amharic
Means "thousand by thousand" in Amharic.
Silam ሲላም f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "peace" in Amharic.
Simera f Arabic, Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "good listener" in Arabic.
Sina f Tigrinya
This name's use in Eritrea may derive from the Debre Sina Monastery, which is named after Mount Sinai.
Sintayehu f Ethiopian
Meaning "what I have been through" or "what I have seen."
Sisaye f Amharic
The feminine form of Sisay.
Sitota m Amharic
Means "gift" in Amharic.
Suleman ሱሌማን m Arabic, Urdu, Eastern African, Amharic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic سليمان (see Sulayman), as well as an Urdu and Amharic transcription and Indonesian form.
Tafachi f Amharic
Means "sweet" in Amharic.
Tafarri ተፈሪ m Amharic
Means "one who is respected" in Amharic.
Taitu f Ethiopian
Name of a 19th century Ethiopian empress known for founding the now-capital city of Addis Ababa and fending off Italian invasion of Ethiopia
Takola ተኮላ m Amharic
Means "wolf" in Amharic.
Tamasgan ተመስገን m Amharic
Means "praise" in Amharic.
Tamirat m Amharic
Variant of Tamrat.
Tamre ታምሬ m Amharic
Means "my miracle" in Amharic.
Tasfaye ተስፋዬ m Amharic
Means "my promise" in Amharic.
Tavavich f Amharic
Name of the wife of the eighteenth-century Ethiopian emporer.
Tchaka ጫካ m Amharic
Means "forest" in Amharic.
Tebarekberhaneyessus m Amharic
This name means "Bless the light of jesus" and is used in Ethiopian families. Mostly Tigray and Gurage.
Tebege ትበጀ m Amharic
Means "he was redeemed" in Amharic.
Tebike ጠብቅቄ m Amharic
Means "I have waited" in Amharic.
Tedros ቴዎድሮስ m Amharic, Ge'ez
Variant of Tewodros.
Teferi m Amharic
Variant of Tafari.
Teru f Ethiopian
Means "good". This name is often combined with other names (Teruworq is an example).
Teruworq f Amharic
Means "good gold", from a combination of Teru and Worq.
Tesame ትሰሜ f Amharic
Means "you are famous" in Amharic.
Tesfalem m Amharic
Possibly from the Amharic ተስፋ (täsfa) meaning "hope".
Tesfalem m Tigrinya
Means "hope of wise man" in Tigrinya.
Tesfamariam ተስፋማርያም m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "hope of Mary" from Amharic ተስፋ (tasfa) meaning "hope" and ማርያም (Mariyami), the Amharic form of Miriam (see Mary).
Teshale ተሻላ m Amharic
Means "he is preferred" in Amharic.
Teshome ተሾመ m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "he was appointed, he was promoted" in Amharic.
Tesifa f & m Amharic
Means "hope" in Amharic.
Tessama ተሰማ m Amharic
Means "he is famous" in Amharic.
Tessema m Amharic
Means "he has been heard" in Amharic.
Tigist ጢጊስት f Amharic
Means "patience" in Ahmaric.
Tigisti f Tigrinya
Means "patience" in Tigrinya.
Timnit ትምኒት f Amharic
Tiruneh ጥሩ ነህ m Amharic
Means "you are good" in Amharic.
Tizazu ቴዛዙ m Amharic
Means "His command" in Amharic.
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.
Unetu እፁብ m Amharic
Means "the truth" in Amharic.
Ussen ዑሴን m Amharic
Amharic form of Husayn.
Waaq m Oromo (Latinized, Archaic), Somali (Latinized, Archaic)
Waaq is a name for the ancient Cushitic sky god. He was the supreme creator and god to the indigenous religions of several Cushitic peoples before the advent of the Abrahamic religions in the Horn of Africa... [more]
Wada f Oromo
East african (Kushitic, Oromo) meaning "Promise".
Wagaye f Amharic
Means "my sense of value" or "my price" in Amharic.
Wari ዋሪ m Amharic
Means "midnight" in Amharic.
Werede ወረደ m Amharic
Means "he descended" 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.
Widdineh ውድነህ m Amharic
Means "you are dear" 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.
Wodaje ወዳጄ m Amharic
Means "my friend" in Amharic.
Woldeab ወልደአብ m Eastern African, Tigrinya
Eritrean given name, of which the meaning is as of yet unknown.... [more]
Wondim ወንድም m Amharic
Means "brother" in Amharic.
Wondimagegnenu ወንድማገኝሁ m Amharic
Means "I have found a brother" in Amharic.
Wongel ወንጌል f Amharic
Amharic word for "gospel," commonly chosen by Christian families
Woubishet ዉብሸት m Amharic
Means "beautiful young grain" in Amharic.
Yabets ያቤትስ m Amharic
Means “sorrowful, born in pain” in Amharic.
Yacob ያዕቆብ m Ethiopian
Form of Jacob used in Ethiopia.
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.
Yelma ይልመ m Amharic
Means "may he prosper" in Amharic.
Yemar ይመር m Amharic
Means "may he be pleasing" in Amharic.
Yenasu ይመር m Amharic
Means "may they rise" in Amharic.
Yergu ይርጉ m Amharic
Means "may they be calm" 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.
Yetbarak ይትባረክ m Amharic
Means "may he be blessed" in Amharic.
Yewondwossen የወንድ ወሰን m Amharic
Means "man of the border" in Amharic.
Yidnekatchew ይድነቃቸው m Amharic
Means "may he astonish them" in Amharic.
Yirdaw ይርዳው m Amharic
Means "may He help him" in Amharic.
Yishak ይስሃቅ m Amharic
An Amharic form of Isaac.
Yoadan f Ethiopian, Amharic
Amharic form of Jehoaddan.
Yodit ዮዲት f Ethiopian
Variant of Judith. The name of a Beta-Israel Queen also reffered to as Gudit.
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.
Yonas ዮናስ m Amharic
Amharic form of Jonah.
Yordanos ዮርዳኖስ f & m Ethiopian
Amharic form of Jordan. This is also the name of a river in Lalibela.
Yorusalem የሩሳሌም f Tigrinya
Tigrinya form of Jerusalem.
Yostima f Ethiopian
Buried at Daza, virgin daughter of a King. Saint in the Ethiopian/Abyssinian Church's Coptic Calendar.
Yosuf ዮሱፍ m Amharic
Amharic form of Joseph.
Zakaryas ዘካርያስ m Amharic
Amharic form of Zachary.
Zakiyos ዘኪዮስ m Amharic
Amharic form of Zacchaeus.
Zamanu ዘመኑ m Amharic
Means "time, era" in Amharic.
Zannabach ዘነበች f Amharic
Means "she rained" in Amharic.
Zawditu ዘውዲቱ f Amharic
Means "the crown" in Amharic.
Zegeye ዘገየ m Amharic
Means "he delayed" in Amharic.
Zelalem ዘላለም m & f Amharic
Amharic for "forever" or "eternity"
Zelleke ዘለቀ m Amharic
Means "he surpassed" in Amharic.
Zenabu ዝናቡ m Amharic
Means "the rain" in Amharic.
Zennash ዝናሽ f Amharic
Means "your fame" in Amharic.
Zeray ዘርኣይ m Tigrinya, Ge'ez
Means "sower" in Ge'ez and Tigrinya.
Zerebruk m Ethiopian
Blessed generation or blessed family
Zeudi f Tigrinya
Means "crown" in Tigrinya. It is the name of the famous 1970 Eritrean-Italian actress Zeudi Araya (1951-).
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.
Zula ዙላ m & f Tigrinya
Means "brilliant" in Tigrinya.... [more]
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