The baby name Anbesa is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ahn-BEH-sah (IPA: /ɑnˈbɛsə/).
Anbesa is Amharic in Origin.
The baby name Anbesa is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ahn-BEH-sah (IPA: /ɑnˈbɛsə/).
Anbesa is Amharic in Origin.
Anbesa is a masculine given name of Ethiopian/Eritrean Semitic origin, from Geʿez anbäsa (አንበሳ), carried unchanged into Amharic and Tigrinya, meaning “lion.” As a personal name it conveys bravery, leadership, and protection, and is also encountered as a surname across the Horn of Africa and in diaspora communities.
The word is central in Ethiopian royal symbolism: Mo’a Anbäsa Ze’imnegede Yehuda, “Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah,” an imperial epithet of the Solomonic line later embraced by the Rastafari movement. Usage grew as a patriotic or virtue name in the 20th century and remains familiar in Orthodox Christian and broader cultural contexts. Variant romanizations include Anbessa, Ambessa, and Ambesa; Tigrinya shares the same form. Related or meaning-equivalent names elsewhere include Ari/Aryeh and Ariel (Hebrew), Asad (Arabic), and Leo/Leon (Latin/Greek).
Anbesa is a rare find. There are only 28 recorded uses of it in our data, from 7 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Boys | 0 | #434 | 12 | 10,523 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Anbesa is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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