Ethiopian Submitted Names

Ethiopian names are used in the country of Ethiopia in eastern Africa.
gender
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abadir m Near Eastern Mythology, Coptic (Bohairic), Coptic (Sahidic), Arabic (Archaic), Ethiopian, Somali (Archaic)
Means "mighty father". This was a Phoenician name for the highest deity. It was borne by a legendary Coptic saint who was martyred with his sister Irais (or Iraja, Herais, Rhais).
Abaynesh f Amharic
Means "you are the Nile" in Amharic.
Abebe አበባ m Amharic, Ethiopian
Variant of Abeba.
Abebech አበበች f Amharic, Ethiopian
Feminine form of Abebe.
Abera m Ethiopian
Means "light" or "he shines". Used as both a given name and a surname.
Abiy m Amharic
Means "father's joy" in Amharic.
Abreham m Ethiopian
Ethiopian form of Abraham.
Abrihet f Tigrinya
Means "light" in Tigrinya.
Abush m Oromo
Means, 'little boy' often used to denote the youngest child of a family.
Adamu m Amharic, Swahili, Hausa
Amharic, Swahili, and Hausa form of Adam.
Adanech f Amharic
Means "she saved" or "she rescued" or "she has rescued them" in Amharic.
Addimew አድመው m Amharic
Means "invite him" in Amharic.
Addis አዲስ f & m Amharic, Ethiopian
Derived from Amharic አዲስ (addis) "new".
Addisu m Ethiopian
Means "the new one".
Adiam አዲያም f Ge'ez, Amharic
Possibly means "fair, pretty".
Admase አድናሴ m Amharic
Means "my diamond" in Amharic.
Admassu m Amharic
Means "his horizon" in Amharic.
Admasu አድማሱ m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "his horizon" from Amharic አድማስ (admas) meaning "horizon".
Adua ዓድዋ, አድዋ f Tigrinya (Italianized, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Italian form of ዓድዋ also spelled Adwa or Aduwa. This is an Ethiopian town whose name means "village of Awa (people)" in Tigrinya.... [more]
Adugna m Ethiopian
Ethiopian name for men
Afeworq አፈወርቅ m Amharic
Means "mouth of gold" from Amharic አፍ (ʾäf) "mouth" and ወርቅ (wärḳ) "gold".
Afwerki m Tigrinya, Ethiopian
Means "mouth of gold" in Tigrinya.
Aimut አይሙት m Amharic
Means "may he not die" in Amharic.
Aklilu m Tigrinya
Means "laurel wreath" in Tigrinya.
Alame ዓለሜ m Amharic
Means "my world" in Amharic.
Alazar አላዛር m Ethiopian
Ethiopian form of Eliezer.
Alemnesh ዓለምነሽ f Ethiopian, Amharic
Alemu m Amharic
Means "they dreamt" in Amharic.
Alimazi f Amharic
Means "diamond" in Amharic.
Alitash f & m Ethiopian
Means "may I not lose you"
Almaz አልማዝ m & f Tatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Eastern African, Amharic
Means "diamond" in various languages, all derived from Persian الماس (almas). It is only used as a masculine name in Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan while it is feminine in Azerbaijan and Ethiopia.
Aman m Tigrinya
Means "handsome" in Tigrinya.
Amani f Tigrinya
Means "faith" in Tigrinya.
Amanuel m Tigrinya
Variant of Emanuel.
Ambelu m & f Amharic
Possibly means "commander" in Amharic.
Ambesa አምበሳ m Amharic (Modern)
Variant of Anbesa.
Ambesa m Ethiopian (Modern)
The meaning of this Ethiopian names is "lion".
Ambesa f Tigrinya
Means "lioness" in Tigrinya.
Amibesa f Amharic
Means "lioness" in Amharic.
Amleset f Tigrinya
Means "she made it return" in Tigrinya.
Amron አምሮን m Amharic
Meaning you wanted a certain masculine thing. Calling a baby boy Amron could mean that you wanted that baby.
Ananeya አናንያ m Ethiopian (Modern, Archaic)
Originates from the name 'Hananiah'
Anbesa m Amharic (Modern)
Means "Lion" in Amharic.
Anbessa m Tigrinya
Means "lion" in Tigrinya.
Aranchi f Tigrinya
Means "orange (fruit)" in Tigrinya.
Araya m Tigrinya
Means "leader by example" in Tigrinya.
Armana f Tigrinya
Neans "our flag" in Tigrinya.
Arsema አርሴማ f Amharic
Amharic form of Hripsime.
Aselefech አሰለፈች መርግአ f Ethiopian
Ashegari ዓለሙ f Amharic
Means "may he make you perfect" in Amharic.
Askale አስካለ f Amharic (Rare)
Probably based on "Askal of Mary" (A type of flower).
Asmeret f Tigrinya
Means "united, unity" in Tigrinya.
Asmerom ኣስመሮም m Tigrinya
Eritrean and Tigray used name, the meaning is to unite.
Assemahegn አሰማሀኝ m Amharic
Means "you made me famous" in Amharic.
Assie f Oromo
varint of aussie
Aster አስቴር f Amharic
Amharic form of Esther.
Awash አዋሽ m Amharic
Means "lender" in Amharic.
Awet ዓወት f Tigrinya
Means "victory" in Tigrinya.
Ayana f Amharic
Means "beautiful flower" in Amharic.
Ayelech f Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "she who is powerful" in Amharic.
Ayou f Amharic, Ethiopian
Diminutive of Ayelech.
Azmera አዝመራ f Amharic
Means "harvest, crop" in Amharic.
Bahru ባህሩ m Amharic
Means "the sea" in Amharic.
Bahta m Tigrinya
Meaning unknown.
Banjaw ባንጃው m Amharic
Means "by his side" in Amharic.
Baraki ባራኪ m Amharic
Means "one who blesses" in Amharic.
Baruk m Ethiopian
Variant of Biruk.
Baseleyos ባስልዮስ m Amharic
Amharic form of Basileus.
Batii f Oromo
Oromo name meaning "moon."
Bedalu በድሉ m Amharic
Means "by His victory" in Amharic.
Befeqadu በፍቃዱ m Amharic
Means "by His will" in Amharic.
Bekelech ባቅቀለሽ f Amharic
Means "she flourished" in Amharic.
Belayneh በላይነህ, በላይ ነህ m Eastern African, Amharic
It is an Amharic expression, which means "the new child is above all others". From the Amharic elements በላይ (belay) meaning "above" and ነህ (Neh) means "you".... [more]
Belaynesh በላይነሽ, በላይ ነሽ f Eastern African, Amharic
Feminine form of Belayneh.
Belendia m Amharic
Means "say it out loud" or "do it right" in Amharic.
Beliyu-work በልዩ ወርቅ f Amharic
Means "especially gold" in Amharic.
Benmet በምነት m Amharic
Means "in confidence, with trust" in Amharic.
Bersabeh f Armenian, Amharic
Armenian and Amharic form of Bathsheba.
Beruk m Ethiopian
Variant of Biruk.
Beselot f Amharic
Means "gained through prayer" in Amharic.
Beshi በሺ m Amharic
Means "by thousands" in Amharic.
Betami f Amharic
Means "lovely" in Amharic.
Betelhem ቤተልሔም f Ethiopian, Amharic
Amharic form of Bethlehem.
Bethlehem ቤተልሔም f Ethiopian, English (Rare)
From a biblical place name meaning "house of bread" in Hebrew, the city where Jesus was born (see Bethlehem).
Beyene በየነ m Amharic
Means "he decreed" in Amharic.
Beza ቤዛ f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "payment, redemption" in Amharic.
Bezawit f Amharic
Means "saviour" in Amharic.
Bilen ቢለን f Amharic
Means "iris" in Amharic.
Bilen f Tigrinya
Means "beautiful" in Tigrinya.
Bilihi ብልህ m Amharic
Means “wise” in Amharic.
Birabiro f Amharic
Means "butterfly" in Amharic.
Biritu m Amharic
Means "brave" in Amharic.
Birru ብሩ m Amharic
Means "the silver" in Amharic.
Biruk m Ethiopian, African
Transferred use of the surname Biruk, after the footballer Shai Biruk.
Biruktawit f Amharic
Originated from the Bible which means 'blessed' and is of Amharic origin
Bit'a ቢጣ f Amharic
Boruk m Ethiopian
Variant of Biruk.
Bruk m Amharic
Amharic form of Brock.
Chaltu ጭሃልቱ f Eastern African, Oromo
Means "being the best of the best" in Oromo.
Cheri f Amharic
Means "graceful" in Amharic.
Chernet ቸርነት m Amharic
Means "charity" in Amharic.
Cheru ቸሩ m Amharic
Means "the benign one, the charitable one" in Amharic.
Dagim m Oromo
Means 'again' or 'the second (junior)' in Oromiffa.
Dagm m Amharic
It's from Amharic language and Geez which is ancient ethiopian language which is dated 3000 years with Hebrew origins, it means Twice or repeated . Usually given when you look like your parents
Dagmawit ዳግማዊት f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "again, the second" in Amharic.
Dagne ዳኝ f Amharic
Dagne means "judge" and is of Amharic origin.
Dammenech ዳመነች f Amharic
Means "she was cloudy" in Amharic.
Daniachew m Amharic
Means "arbitrate between them" or "you be the judge" in Amharic.
Daniat f Tigrinya
Means "judge" in Tigrinya.
Defere ደፈረ m Amharic
Means "he is brave" in Amharic.
Deginet ደግነት m Amharic
Means "goodness" in Amharic.
Delnesahu ድልነሳሁ m Amharic
Means "I defeated" in Amharic.
Demisse ደመሰ m Amharic
Alternate transcription of Amharic ደመሰ (see Demissie).
Demissie ደመሰ m Amharic
Means "my destroyer" from Amharic ደመሰሰ (damasasa) meaning "to destroy, to crush".
Demsas ዴምሳስ m Amharic
Deneke ደነቀ m Amharic
Means "he is marvellous" in Amharic.
Dereje ደረጀ m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "to develop, to organise" in Amharic.
Deressa ደረሠ m Eastern African, Amharic
Variant of Deresse.
Deresse ደረሠ m Ethiopian, Amharic
Ethiopian name of unknown meaning.
Desita f Amharic
Means "joy, happiness" in Amharic.
Dikamellesh ድከምለሽ f Amharic
Means "you have no weakness" in Amharic.
Dinkinesh ድንቅነሽ f Amharic
Means "you are a marvel" in Amharic.
Dinknesh ድንቅ ነሽ f Amharic
Means "you are marvelous; the wondrous one" in Amharic.... [more]
Dires ድርስ m Amharic
Means "arrive!" in Amharic.
Duretti f Oromo (Rare)
Meaning 'Luxury"
Eebbisee ኤቢሴ f Oromo
Meaning "blessing from God" in Oromoo.
Efrem ኤፍሬም m Amharic
Amharic form of Ephraim.
Ejigayehu f Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "I have seen a lot good/better" in Amharic. This was the name of a famous singer Ejigayehu Shibabaw, better known as Gigi.
Ejjegayyahu እጅገየሁ f Amharic
Means "I have seen much" in Amharic.
Elbetel f Ethiopian
the house of god
Elleni እሌኒ f Amharic
Amharic form of Helen.
Elsabet ኤልሳቤጥ f Amharic
Amharic form of Elizabeth.
Elyas ኤልያስ m Amharic, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Amharic form and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Elias.
Emebet እመቤት f Ethiopian, Amharic
Derived from Amharic ’əmäbēt "royal lady", this (former) honorific is nowadays used as a given name.... [more]
Emiya f Amharic
Means "bliss" in Amharic.
Emnet f Amharic
Means “faith, belief” in Amharic.
Enku f Amharic
This feminine name means "pearl" in Amharic.
ʿEsato f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "fire" in Amharic.... [more]
Eskedar እስከዳር f Ethiopian
Means "until the night" in Amharic.
Eskinder እስክንድር m Amharic
Amharic form of Alexander. This name is borne by Ethiopian journalist and dissident Eskinder Nega (1969-).
Esset-ab f Amharic
means gift of god or persetion of God.
Estifanos እስጢፋኖስ m Amharic
Amharic form of Stephen.
Ewnetu እውነቱ m Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "truth" in Amharic.
Eyasu እያሱ m Amharic
Amharic form of Joshua.
Eyerusalem f Amharic
Amharic, meaning Jerusalem
Eyob m Amharic, Ge'ez, Tigrinya
Ethiopian and Eritrean form of Job.
Ezana m Ethiopian
Ezana or Ezanas (c.303– c.350 CE/AD) was king of Aksum, now Ethiopia. Ezana was the first monarch of the Kingdom of Aksum to embrace Christianity. Ezana is a Geʽez (an ancient Ethiopian Semitic language) name of unknown meaning... [more]
Fana ፋና f Ethiopian
Means “light” or “jungle” in various African languages.
Fasika m Amharic
Means "Easter" in Amharic.
Fassil m Amharic
Means "Ethiopian king" in Amharic.
Faven f Tigrinya
Means "light"
Feker f Amharic
Means "love, affection" in Amharic.
Felleke ፈለቀ m Amharic
Means "he glittered" in Amharic.
Ferede ፈለቀ m Amharic
Means "he judged" in Amharic.
Fessehaye m Tigrinya
Means "eternal happiness" in Tigrinya.
Fetene ፈጠሰ m Amharic
Means "he is swift" in Amharic.
Fetera f Amharic
Means "creative" in Amharic.
Fewesi f & m Amharic
Means "to heal" in Amharic.
Fikiri f Amharic
Means "love" in Amharic.
Fikre f Ethiopian, African
Meaning "my love" or "love."
Fikru ፍቅሩ m Amharic
Means "his love" in Amharic.
Fitsum ፍፁም m & f Amharic
Means "absolute" in Amharic.
Fnan ፍናን m Amharic, Ge'ez
Freyhiwot f Ethiopian, Amharic
Means "the seed that gave life" or "the fruit of life" in Amharic.
Frezer f Amharic
Means "fertile" in Amharic.
Gabra f Ethiopian
Ethiopian girl's name, meaning "The gift of offering"
Gashaw ገሸው m Amharic
Means "the shield" in Amharic.
Gatreth f Ethiopian
Ethiopian name meaning "rich".
Gebire’liwa ገብረ’ልዋ f Amharic
Alternate transcription of Gebre’elwa.
Gebre ገብረ m Ethiopian, Ge'ez
Means "servant" in Ge'ez.
Gebre’elwa ገብርኤሏ f Amharic
Amharic feminine form of Gabriel.
Gebregziabher ገብረግዚኣብሄር m Ge'ez, Tigrinya
Means "servant of God" in Ge'ez, from Ge'ez ገብረ (gäbrä) "servant" and እግዚአብሔር (ʾəgziʾäbḥer), a Ge'ez translation of God, from Ge'ez እግዚእ (ʾəgziʾ) "lord" and ብሔር (bəḥer) “world, region”
Gebrehiwot m Ge'ez, Amharic
Combination of Gebre and Hiwot.
Gebreselassie m Ge'ez, Amharic
Means "servant of the Trinity" in Ge'ez, from Ge'ez ገብረ (gäbrä) "servant" and ሥላሴ "Trinity", referencing to the Holy Trinity, from selse "threeness".
Gebru m Tigrinya, Ge'ez
Variant of Gebre often seen in Tigrinya.
Gelagile ገላግሌ m Amharic
Means "I have reconciled" in Amharic.
Geleta ገለታ m & f Amharic
Geleta is Amharic in origin & means 'revealed'.
Gelila f Ethiopian
Tempting beauty
Gemechu m Eastern African, Oromo
Means "joy, happiness" in Oromo.
Genat f Amharic
Means "heaven" in Amharic.
Genet f Ethiopian
Ethiopian name meaning "paradise"
Genzeb f Ethiopian
Diminutive of Genzebe.
Getachew ጌታቸው m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "their lord", from Amharic ጌታ (géta) "Lord (Jesus), master".
Getaneh ጌታነህ m Amharic
Means "you are a lord" in Amharic.
Gete ጌቴ f Amharic
Short form of Getenesh.
Ghebreyesus ገብረኢየሱስ m Amharic
Means "servant of Jesus" in Amharic. A notable bearer of this name is Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Gifti f Oromo
Means "lady" or "queen" in Afaan Oromo.
Giorgis m Eastern African, Amharic, Greek (Rare)
Form of George used in Ethiopia, as well as a Greek variant of Georgios.
Giyorgis ጊዮርጊስ m Amharic
Amharic form of George.
Gorfu ጎርፉ m Amharic
Means "flood" in Amharic.
Goshu ጎሹ m Amharic
Means "buffalo" in Amharic.
Gotonyal ጎቶንያል m Amharic
Amharic form of Othniel.
Grmay ግርማይ m Tigrinya
Gudeta ጉደታ m Amharic
Means "obligation" in Amharic.
Guenet ገነት m & f Amharic
Means "paradise" or "garden" in Amharic.
Gulema ጉሌማ f Amharic
Means “he who helps, helper” in Amharic.
Haben f Tigrinya
Means "pride" in Tigrinya.
Habtamu m Amharic, Ethiopian
Basically means "my wealth" in Amharic and is therefore etymologically related to Habtom.
Habte ሀብቴ, ኃብተ, ሀብተ m & f Ethiopian
According to some sources, Habte means "treasure/present/wealth/riches of".
Habtom m Tigrinya (Modern)
Means "wealthy" in Tigrinya.
Hachalu ሃጫሉ f Oromo, Ethiopian
Hadnet ሓድነት f Tigrinya
Hagos m Tigrinya
Means "joy" in Tigrinya.
Haile ኃይሌ m Ge'ez, Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "power, force, strength" in Ge'ez and Amharic. This was the Ge'ez (baptismal) name of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie (1892-1975), who was born as Tafari Makonnen.
Hailemichael m Ethiopian
" power of arch angel Saint Michael "
Hakiem m Ethiopian, Amharic
Means "doctor" in Amharic.
Haleluya ሃሌሉያ m & f Indonesian, Amharic, Eastern African, Southern African, Western African
Indonesian and African form of Hallelujah
Hamelmal f Amharic
Means "From The Bible" or "The Word".
Henok ሄኖክ, ኄኖክ m Croatian (Rare), Amharic, Tigrinya
Croatian, Amharic and Tigrinyan form of Enoch.
Hiwet f Amharic, Ethiopian
Variant transcription of Hiwot.
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".
Ibsituu f Eastern African, Oromo
Means "light" in Oromo.
Idili f & m Amharic
Means "luck, opportunity" in Amharic.
Iniku f Amharic
Means "jewel" in Amharic.
Irgetu እርገቱ m Amharic
Means "the calm" in Amharic.
Isayyas ኢሳያስ m Amharic
Amharic form of Isaiah.
Iskinder m Amharic
Amharic form of Alexander.
Ityoppya ኢትዮጵያ f Amharic (Rare)
Rare Amharic form of Ethiopia.
Iyassu m Ethiopian
Ethiopian form of Joshua.
Iyasus ኢየሱስ m Ethiopian, Theology
Form of Jesus used in Ethiopia.
Iyoas m Ethiopian
Ethiopian form of Joash, a name borne by two emperors of Ethiopia.
Iyob ኢዮብ m Amharic
Amharic form of Job.
Jasimini ጃስሚን f Amharic
Amharic form of Jasmine.
Jemal ጀማል m Abkhaz, Amharic, Georgian
Abkhaz, Amharic and Georgian form of Jamal.
Jemere ጀመረ m Amharic
Means "he began" in Amharic.
Joas m Ethiopian (Germanized)
German transliteration of Iyoas.
Kahinu ካህኑ m Eastern African, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya
Means "clergyman" in Ge'ez and other Ethiopic languages.
Kalkidan ቃልኪዳን f Amharic
Amharic for "promise", root words "qal" (ቃል) meaning word, and "kidan" (ኪዳን), meaning covenant, from the Ge'ez language
Kassa ካሳ m & f Amharic
Means "compensation, reparation" in Amharic.
Kbra ክብራ f Tigrinya
Used in Eritrea and Tigray, meaning: her glory, her dignity
Kebere ከበረ m Amharic
Means "he is honoured" in Amharic.
Kelemi f Amharic
Means "colorful" in Amharic.
Kenna m Ethiopian
Famous bearer is Kenna Zemedkun, musician.
Kibriye ክብርዬ m Amharic
Means "my honour" in Amharic.
Kidest ቅድስት f Amharic
Alternate transcription of Amharic ቅድስት (see Kidist).
Kittaw ቅጣው m Amharic
Means "tame him" in Amharic.
Kokebe ኮከቤ m Amharic
Means "my star" in Amharic.
Kokebi f Amharic
Means "star" in Amharic.
Koket f & m Amharic
"What is mine is yours."
Konijo f Amharic
Means "beautiful" in Amharic.
Konjo ቆንጆ f & m Amharic
"Beauty" (typically used in a feminine context).
Lamessa m Oromo
It is spoken by the Oromo people in Ethiopia. The meaning of the name come from Lama; which means two. And Lamessa means "the second." It is a name given to a person that comes next to the first born: male or female in the family.
Lami m Eastern African, Oromo
Means 'nation' in Oromo.
Lamrot ላምሮት f Amharic
Means beautiful or knowledgable. Also common as a surname in Ethiopia.
Lebna f & m Amharic
Means "spirit, essence" in Amharic.
Legese ለገሰ m Amharic
Means "he was generous" in Amharic.