Amharic Names

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Abeba አበባ f Amharic
Feminine form of Abebe.
Abebe አበበ m Amharic
Derived from Amharic .
Abera አበራ m Amharic
Means "shine, illuminate, burn" in Amharic.
Aberash አበራሽ f Amharic
Means "giving off light, shining" in Amharic.
Alemayehu አለማየሁ m & f Amharic
Means "I have seen the world" in Amharic.
Alemu ዓለሙ m Amharic
Derived from Amharic .
Almaz አልማዝ m & f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Azerbaijani, Amharic, Tigrinya
Means "diamond" in various languages, all derived from Persian الماس (almās). It is typically masculine in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tatarstan, and feminine in Azerbaijan and Eastern Africa.
Ayele አየለ m Amharic
Means "become strong, become powerful" in Amharic.
Bekele በቀለ m Amharic
Means "grow, flourish" in Amharic.
Bereket በረከት m Amharic
Means "blessing, abundance, profusion" in Amharic, ultimately from Arabic بركة (baraka) [1] .
Berhane ብርሃኔ m & f Amharic
Means "my light" in Amharic.
Berhanu ብርሃኑ m Amharic
Means "his light" in Amharic.
Dawit ዳዊት m Amharic
Amharic form of David.
Dejen ደጀን m Amharic
Means "foundation, support" in Amharic.
Desta ደስታ f & m Amharic
Means "joy" in Amharic.
Elias ኤልያስ m Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Dutch, Greek, Amharic, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek [1]
Form of Elijah used in several languages. This is also the form used in the Greek New Testament, as well as some English translations.
Ermias ኤርምያስ m Amharic
Amharic form of Jeremiah.
Eskender እስክንድር m Amharic
Amharic form of Alexander.
Eskinder እስክንድር m Amharic
Alternate transcription of Amharic Eskender).
Etenesh እቴነሽ f Amharic
Means "you are my sister" in Amharic.
Eyob እዮብ m Amharic, Tigrinya
Amharic and Tigrinya form of Job.
Girma ግርማ m Amharic
Means "majesty" in Amharic.
Hailu ኃይሉ m Amharic
Means "his power" in Amharic.
Haregewoin ሓረገ ወይን f Amharic
Means "grape vine" in Amharic.
Henok ኄኖክ m Tigrinya, Amharic
Tigrinya and Amharic form of Enoch.
Hiwot ህይወት f Amharic
Means "life" in Amharic.
Jemal ጀማል m Amharic, Georgian
Amharic and Georgian form of Jamal.
Kassa ካሣ m & f Amharic
Means "compensation, reparation" in Amharic.
Kebede ከበደ m Amharic
Means "heavy, serious" in Amharic.
Kidist ቅድስት f Amharic
Means "blessed" in Amharic.
Konjit ቆንጂት f Amharic
From Amharic .
Lishan ሊሻን f & m Amharic
Means "award" in Amharic.
Lulit ሉሊት f Amharic
From Amharic .
Makonnen መኮንን m Amharic
Means "nobleman, official, leader" in Amharic. This name was borne by the father of the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie.
Meklit መክሊት f Amharic
Means "talent" in Amharic.
Mekonnen መኮንን m Amharic
Alternate transcription of Amharic Makonnen).
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" [1] [2] [3] [4] . Other interpretations have the first root being שָׁמַע (shamaʿ) meaning "to hear" leading to a meaning of "God has heard" [5] . 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]
Seble ሰብለ f Amharic
Means "harvest" in Amharic.
Selamawit ሰላማዊት f Amharic
Amharic form of Shulammite.
Sisay ሲሳይ m Amharic
Means "good omen" in Amharic.
Tadesse ታደሠ m Amharic
Means "revived" in Amharic.
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.
Tamrat ታምራት m Amharic
Means "miracle" in Amharic.
Tariku ታሪኩ m Amharic
Means "his history, his story" in Amharic.
Tesfaye ተስፋዬ m Amharic
From Amharic .
Tewodros ቴዎድሮስ m Amharic
Amharic form of Theodore.
Werknesh ወርቅነሽ f Amharic
Alternate transcription of Amharic Worknesh).
Workneh ወርቅነህ m Amharic
Means "you are gold", from Amharic
Worknesh ወርቅነሽ f Amharic
Feminine form of Workneh.
Yewubdar የውብዳር f Amharic
Means "beautiful beyond limits" from Amharic
Yishak ይስሃቅ m Amharic
Amharic form of Isaac.
Yohannes ዮሐንስ m Amharic
Amharic form of John.
Yonas ዮናስ m Tigrinya, Amharic
Tigrinya and Amharic form of Jonah.

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