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Pages in category "Ethiopian given names" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abebech; Afewerki;
In modern Ethiopia, a person's legal name includes both the father and the individual's given names, so that the father's given name becomes the child's "last name", there is no actual middle name. In Ethiopia, and traditionally in Eritrea, the naming conventions follow the father's line of descent while certain exemptions can be made in ...
Gebre (Ge'ez: ገብረ, Gäbrä) is a common masculine Ethiopian and Eritrean name, meaning "servant" in Ge'ez.It is used as both a stand-alone given name and, frequently, as a prefix (or stem) in religiously themed compound names; e.g. Gebreselassie ("Servant of the Trinity"), Gebremeskel ("Servant of the Cross"), or Gebremariam ("Servant of Mary").
Mehari (Amharic: መሀሪ (mehārī) or መሐሪ (meḥārī), its literal meaning in the Amharic-language being "merciful", "forgiving") [1] is a male given name of Ethiopian and Eritrean origin [2] which like all Ethiopian male given names can also be used as a surname [3] and may refer to:
Alemayehu or ˁAlämayyähu (Ge'ez: ዓለማየሁ) is a personal name of Ethiopian origin which is composed of two words: "Alem"- meaning "the world or life" and "ayehu" - means "I have seen". Its literal meaning is "I have seen the world" . However, in the context of personal name, its actual meaning is "I have enjoyed life" in the Amharic ...
Haile is a surname of Ethiopian origin . name meaning "power, might." Pronounced: HY-lee. It is very common surname in Ethiopia and throughout East Africa and diaspora . It was second most popular surname in Eritrea followed by 13th most common in Ethiopia. People with the surname include. Abeba Haile (born 1970), Eritrean singer
The 1922 regnal list of Ethiopia is an official regnal list used by the Ethiopian monarchy which names over 300 monarchs across six millennia.The list is partially inspired by older Ethiopian regnal lists and chronicles, but is notable for additional monarchs who ruled Nubia, which was known as Aethiopia in ancient times.
Dejazmach (ደጃዝማች däjazmač, short for Dejenazmach, Commander of the field) – a military title meaning commander of the central body of a traditional Ethiopian army formation composed of a forward or vanguard, the main central body, left and right flanks and a rearguard. [3] Marcus equates this to a count.