| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belay | Above; higher; exalted | Amharic, Tigrinya | Boy | — | |
| Belaye | Above, high, exalted | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Belaynesh | "You are exalted" or "you are above/superior" | Amharic | Girl | — | |
| Belayneshu | You are exalted / she who is above (female form of "Belay") | Amharic | Girl | — | |
| Belaynshet | You are above; superior, exalted | Amharic | Girl | — | |
| Bere | Varies by origin - may derive from Old English 'bere' meaning 'barley', or be a diminutive of Ethiopian 'Bereket' meaning 'blessing'. | Amharic, English | Unisex | — | |
| Berhane | His light (light) | Amharic, Tigrinya | Boy | — | |
| Berhano | Light | Amharic, Tigrinya | Boy | — | |
| Berhanu | Light has come | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Berihunie | Derived from Amharic elements related to 'light' or 'being enlightened' | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Bezai | No widely attested definitive meaning; interpretations vary and the origin is uncertain | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Birhanu | His light | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Daniachew | God is my judge | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Dawyt | Beloved (from the Hebrew name David) | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Demissie | Bringer; one who brings or delivers | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Destah | Joy, happiness | Amharic | Unisex | — | |
| Eba | Varies by origin - likely 'life' if related to Eva/Eve; alternatively connected to 'flower' (Amharic Abeba) or to West African day-name/folk forms. Exact meaning depends on cultural origin. | Amharic | Girl | — | |
| Enat | Mother | Amharic | Girl | — | |
| Eskinder | Ethiopian form of Alexander, meaning 'defender of men' or 'protector of mankind'. | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Eskindir | Defender of men (defender of mankind) | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Gashaw | Blessed; fortunate or favored (often understood as 'one who is blessed/favored') | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Gebre | Servant; often used as 'servant of' in compound names (e.g., 'servant of God'). | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| genat | Paradise, heaven | Amharic | Girl | — | |
| Genet | Paradise, heaven (from Amharic 'genet') | Amharic | Girl | — | |
| Getachew | The Lord (God) has seen | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Getatchew | Master or lord; roughly 'may he be/master' (from Amharic geta 'lord') | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Geteye | “my lord” or “my master” (possessive form of Geta, meaning 'lord') | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Ghebers | Servant; often used in compound names to mean 'servant of (God or a saint)' | Amharic, Tigrinya | Boy | — | |
| Girma | Majesty; dignity | Amharic, Tigrinya | Boy | — | |
| Hager | Hebrew: "fugitive" or "one who flees"; Arabic: "one who emigrates"; Amharic: "land" or "homeland". | Amharic, Arabic, Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Hagos | Joy, happiness, celebration | Amharic, Tigrinya | Boy | — | |
| Haile | Power; strength; might | Amharic | Unisex | — | |
| Hailemariam | Power of Mary | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Hailu | His power; powerful/mighty; glory | Amharic, Tigrinya | Boy | — | |
| Hiyu | Derived from the Semitic root for 'life' - commonly rendered as 'life' (sometimes used as an endearment 'my life') | Amharic, Tigrinya | Boy | — | |
| Hurit | In Amharic often rendered as 'sweetness', 'delight', or 'joy'; in Arabic-derived forms (Huriya/Hurriya) related to 'freedom'. | Amharic | Girl | — | |
| Iyasu | YHWH saves | Amharic, Aramaic, Greek, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Kassa | Recompense, compensation; "one who compensates" | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Kenenisa | Not well-documented; a traditional Amharic male name (meaning is uncertain or variably reported). | Amharic | Boy | — | |
| Kifle | Portion; part; share | Amharic, Tigrinya | Boy | — | |
| Kiflom Gebremichael | {'Kiflom': "my portion / my share (often understood as 'my destiny')", 'Gebremichael': 'servant of (Saint) Michael (theophoric patronymic)'} | Amharic, Tigrinya | Boy | — | |
| Kiflom Ghebremedhin | Kiflom: 'my portion' or 'my share'. Ghebremedhin: 'servant of the Redeemer' or 'servant of the Savior'. | Amharic, Tigrinya | Boy | — | |
| Kinfe | Sword; blade | Amharic, Tigrinya | Boy | — | |
| liya | Often a variant of the Hebrew name Leah, commonly interpreted as 'weary' or 'delicate'; also used independently in Amharic and Arabic-speaking communities. | Amharic, Arabic, Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Mahariet | Meaning uncertain. May derive from the element 'Maha' (an Arabic root associated with beauty/large eyes) combined with a suffix, or be a regional/creative variant of names like Mariette. | Amharic | Girl | — | |
| Makeda | Name of the Queen of Sheba; often associated with 'queen' or 'greatness.' | Amharic | Girl | — | |
| Mamo | Varies by culture: used as a personal name in Ethiopia; in Japanese it can be a short form of Mamoru (meaning "protect"); in Hawaiian 'mamo' is the name of an endemic honeycreeper species. | Amharic, Hawaiian, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Mekele | Named after the Ethiopian city Mekelle; exact etymology uncertain - likely related to a word for 'place' or 'abode' in local languages | Amharic, Tigrinya | Boy | — | |
| Mekelle | Named for the Ethiopian city Mekelle; original Ge'ez/Tigrinya meaning uncertain, often interpreted broadly as 'place' or 'assembly' | Amharic, Tigrinya | Unisex | — | |
| Mekonen | Ruler/king; 'one who rules' (also connotations of being established) | Amharic | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Amharic-origin name in our dataset.
