The baby name Mengis is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEN-gis — IPA: /ˈmɛnɡɪs/.
Mengis is Amharic in Origin.
The baby name Mengis is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEN-gis — IPA: /ˈmɛnɡɪs/.
Mengis is Amharic in Origin.
Mengis is a masculine given name rooted in the Ethio‑Semitic languages of Eritrea and Ethiopia. It derives from Ge’ez መንግሥት (mängəśt), carried into Amharic (mängəśt) and Tigrinya (mängəsti), meaning “kingdom, rule, government,” and by extension “authority” or “sovereignty.” The name is used among Tigrinya- and Amharic-speaking communities and in their diasporas, often evoking the idea of divine or rightful rule in Christian highland traditions.
In historical and modern use, Mengis appears both as an independent given name and as a clipped form of longer theophoric compounds. Close variants and related forms include Mengist (transliteration variant), Mengistu (“his rule/kingdom”), Mengisteab (“kingdom of the Father”), and Mengiste as a patronymic/surname. Spelling varies with Latin transliteration, but the core sense remains tied to governance and kingship. Though primarily masculine, the element mengist occasionally surfaces in unisex compound names across the region.
Mengis is far from common. We have only 51 recorded uses of it on record, from 9 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #431 | 15 | 10,523 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #532 | 17 | 10,655 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #598 | 10 | 10,983 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Mengis is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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