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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Eastern African; and the place is Ethiopia.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Tusmo f Somali
Means "in tandem" in Somali.
Ubax f Somali
Means "flower" or "blossom" in Somali.
Ubena m Eastern African
Probably derived from a place name in Tanzania.
Ugbaad f Somali
Variant of Ugbad.
Ugbad f Somali
The meaning is a "Bouquet of Roses". It is a new name, people used it as a very advanced language term of the meaning.
Unetu m Amharic
Means "the truth" in Amharic.
Ursala f Eastern African
Ugandan variant of Ursula.
Ussen m Amharic
Amharic form of Husayn.
Viriola f Eastern African (Rare), Ancient Roman (?)
Attia Viriola was a client of the ancient Roman lawyer and statesman Pliny the Younger (61-113), whose legal case he described in his Epistles.
Waabberi m Somali
Meaning: Waabberi generally means "dawn" or "daybreak."... [more]
Waaberi m Somali
Means "dawn" in Somali.
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 m Amharic
Means "midnight" in Amharic.
Waris f African, Somali
Means "desert flower" in Somali.
Warsame m Somali
Means "good news", derived from Somali war meaning "information, news" and same "good, positive".
Warsan f Somali
Means "good news", derived from Somali war meaning "news" combined with the Somali feminine name suffix -san, itself a derivative of Somali wanaagsan meaning "good". A notable bearer of this name is Warsan Shire (1988-), a British writer, poet, editor and teacher of Somali descent.
Wawuda f Eastern African
Means "one who is satisfied" in Taita.
Weheliye m Somali
Means "companion" in Somali.
Weldab m Eastern African
Eritrean given name of uncertain meaning. It might possibly be a variant or alternate transcription of Woldeab.
Werede m Amharic
Means "he descended" in Amharic.
Werik'i f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "gold" in Amharic.
Wetati f Amharic
Means “youthful” in Amharic.
Wibi f Amharic
Means "elegant" in Amharic.
Widdineh 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 m Amharic
Means "my friend" in Amharic.
Woldeab m Eastern African, Tigrinya
Eritrean given name, of which the meaning is as of yet unknown.... [more]
Woldemariam m Amharic
Means "child of Mary" in Amharic. A notable bearer of this name is Yosef Wolde-Mariam, a member of the Norwegian musical duo Madcon.
Wondim m Amharic
Means "brother" in Amharic.
Wondimagegnenu m Amharic
Means "I have found a brother" in Amharic.
Wongel f Amharic
Amharic word for "gospel," commonly chosen by Christian families
Worb-a m Sidamo
Means "brave" in Sidama.
Woubishet m Amharic
Means "beautiful young grain" in Amharic.
Xaabsada f Somali
The girl form of Xaabsade.
Xaabsade m Somali
Means "keeper" in Somali.
Xaadsan f Somali
Means "cute" in Somali.
Xaaji m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Haji.
Xaawa f Somali
Variant of Xaawo.
Xaliimo f Somali
Somali form of Halima.
Xalwo f Somali
Means "sweet" in Somali. It is the name of a Somali dessert.
Xamse m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Hamza.
Xamza m Somali
Somali form of Hamza.
Xanaan f Somali
Somali form of Hanan 2.
Xandulle m Somali
Xandulle is a Somali name
Xareed m Somali
Means "rain" in Somali.
Xasna f Somali
Somali form of Hasna.
Xassan m Somali
Variant of Xasan.
Xawa f Somali (Rare)
Variant of Xaawo.
Xawo f Somali
Variant of Xaawo.
Xiddig f Somali
Means "star" in Somali.
Xidig m Somali
Means "star" in Somali.
Xirsi m Somali
This Somali name means "safeguard." The word xirsi also means "safeguard." The x in Somali is a voiceless pharyngeal fricative, a throaty sound that is not present in English. Somalis outside of Somalia may spell the name as HIRSI or HERSI.
Xuseen m Somali
Somali form of Husayn.
Xusen m Somali
Variant of Xuseen.
Yaasmiin f Somali
Somali form of Yasmin.
Yabaal m Somali
Meaning: Yabaal generally means "one who is ambitious" or "strives for success."... [more]
Yabets m Amharic
Means “sorrowful, born in pain” in Amharic.
Yacob m Ethiopian
Form of Jacob used in Ethiopia.
Yacquub m Somali
A Somali form of Yaqub.
Yahye m Somali
Somali form of Yahya.
Yäm'ata m Eastern African
Ethiopian variant of Adimata.
Yashimmabet f Amharic
Means "mistress of a thousand" in Amharic.
Yashuuca m Somali (?)
Somali form of Joshua.
Yasmiin f Somali
Somali form of Yasmin.
Yasoy m Eastern African
Potential variant of Youssou.
Yaxye m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Yahya. This spelling is used in Somalia.
Yayehirad f Amharic
Means "may whoever sees you tremble" in Amharic.
Yeabsira f & m Amharic
Means "The Father's (God's) work" of Amharic origin, the official language of Ethiopia.
Yealem Tsehay f Amharic
Means "sun of the world" in Amharic.
Yelma m Amharic
Means "may he prosper" in Amharic.
Yemar m Amharic
Means "may he be pleasing" in Amharic.
Yenasu m Amharic
Means "may they rise" in Amharic.
Yeremyaah m Somali
Somali form of Jeremiah.
Yergu 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 m Amharic
Means "may he be blessed" in Amharic.
Yewondwossen m Amharic
Means "man of the border" in Amharic.
Yidnekatchew m Amharic
Means "may he astonish them" in Amharic.
Yirdaw m Amharic
Means "may He help him" in Amharic.
Yoadan f Ethiopian, Amharic
Amharic form of Jehoaddan.
Yodit f Ethiopian
Variant of Judith. The name of a Beta-Israel Queen also reffered to as Gudit.
Yohana f Indonesian, Amharic, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Indonesian feminine form of Yohanes, Amharic form of Johanna, Spanish variant of Johana and Portuguese variant of Joana.
Yoonis m Somali
Somali form of Yunus.
Yooxanaa m Somali
Somali form of John.
Yordanos f & m Ethiopian
Amharic form of Jordan. This is also the name of a river in Lalibela.
Yorusalem 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 m Amharic
Amharic form of Joseph.
Zaituni f Eastern African, Swahili, Indonesian
From Swahili zeituni meaning "olive", ultimately from Arabic زيتون (zaytun).
Zakaryas m Amharic
Amharic form of Zachary.
Zakiyos m Amharic
Amharic form of Zacchaeus.
Zamanu m Amharic
Means "time, era" in Amharic.
Zambo m Central African, Eastern African
Is a popular given name for boys in many West Central African nations. Also the name of an Italian Safari crime drama film and the duology of jungle themed Bollywood mad scientist films that inspired the Captive Wild Woman series.
Zamzam f & m Arabic, Somali, Indonesian
From the name of a holy well in Mecca that, according to Islamic tradition, was miraculously created by Allah for Hajar and and her son Isma'il while the two were left in the desert without water... [more]
Zannabach f Amharic
Means "she rained" in Amharic.
Zawditu f Amharic
Means "the crown" in Amharic.
Zawe f Eastern African
Short form or diminutive of Zawedde.
Zawedde f Eastern African
Means "princess" in a language spoken in Uganda.
Zazi f Eastern African
Means "fertile" or "fruitful" in Swahili.
Zegeye m Amharic
Means "he delayed" in Amharic.
Zeituni f Eastern African
This name coincides with Swahili zeituni meaning "olive", a derivative of Arabic زَيْتُون‎ (zaytūn). This was borne by Zeituni Onyango (1952-2014), a Kenyan-born half-aunt of former American president Barack Obama.
Zelalem m & f Amharic
Amharic for "forever" or "eternity"
Zelleke m Amharic
Means "he surpassed" in Amharic.
Zenabu m Amharic
Means "the rain" in Amharic.
Zennash f Amharic
Means "your fame" in Amharic.
Zeray 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 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 m & f Tigrinya
Means "brilliant" in Tigrinya.... [more]