AFRICAN NAME BANK

AFRICAN NAME BANK

Ethiopian Names (mostly Amharic names) 

male Female Meaning
Abebe Abebech blooming like flower
Kebede kebedech Getting heavy
Asnake Asnaku/Asnakech Become better than others
Bogale  Bogalech  glowing, getting brighter 
demeke demekech/demeku getting brighter
werkneh Worknesh You are a gold
Alem Alem world
mihret mihret  mercy/ pardon 
mulu Alem mulu Alem whole world
Mulu Ken Mulu ken  whole day (good day)
Meseret Meseret base
Nigus Nigist king/queen
li’ol Lielit  princes/princess 
brehan/brehanu Brihan  light
melku Melke my image
zema zema melode
 Alem Alem world
Alemu his world
Alem Neh AlemNesh you are the world
Lake Lakech getting better
Lemma growing better, 
Wendimu  his brother
tesfaye my hope
tesfa hope
Brehan Brehan Light
Brehane Brehane my light
mebrete mebreatu my light

Biblical names 

male Female Meaning
Adamu Genet
Adam Martha
Ahadu Helen
gere mariam Sara
Gebra hana Elsa
gebre kiristos Elisabeth
geriel Elizabeth
Mechela marry
Rahel
Aster
Samrawit

Places

male Female
Gojjam Gojjam
Shewa Shewa
Gonder Gonder
Addis  Addis
Dese Dese
medina
Israel
China

Ethnic names

male Female
zeberga welkite
goto
guma
gofa
maki
bedilu
debelo

Best-wishinf names

male Female Meaning
Desta Desta happiness
Tena Health
Fikre Fikre love
Selam Peace
Tirunih Tirunesh You are good
Melkamu Melkam Better

Precious stone names 

male Female Meaning
Almaz Diamond
Einku
 Workneh Worknesh You are a good
Wok Wiha/Yework wiha golden water
Afework Golden mouth
Amde Work Golden column 
Yework Zaff Golden tree
wedu you are expensive
biru you are Birr (Ethiopian currency) 

Other Names

Name Meaning Gender
Taye Has seen M
Wasie My bail M
Mengistu You are the government M
Teshale Becomes better M
Wagaye My price M/F
Desta Happiness M/F
Ketema City, town M
Getachew You are their boss, leader M
Tesfaye My Hope M
Tesfahun Be my hope M
Alebachew 
Amare
Demelash
Endihnew
Etenesh
Fantansh
Fisseha
Fregenet
Gebre
Gebru
Girume 
Hiwot
Lulu
Kassahun
Maru 
Meaza
Misrak
Minale
Mulu 
Mulugeta
Negash
Shiferaw
Tenagne
Tigabu
Tirunesh
Tsegay
Wubet  
Yeshiemebet
Firahiwot
Aberash
Abtew
Adera
Adisalem
Akiliu
Alem
Alemayheu
Alemseghed
Aneteneh
Aschalew
Ashenafi
Asmamaw
Asnakech
Assefa 
Belainesh
Belete
Bizuayehu 
Bishaw
Bezawork

Because of popular demand we no longer provide a free Amharic name translations or writings. If you would like to have your name written in Amharic fonts and to have  its meaning in Amharic, please see the price list below. 

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Service Type Description   Price
 Platinum  If you order a Platinum Service we will give you a  translation  (if available) of name and its  definition in Amharic. This includes the name and its definition  will be written in Amharic fonts and we will give you both the editable version and the graphics version. The editable version will be in MS Word format and the graphics version can be in .PDF, .JPG , .GIF or .EPS forma.  We support only PC platforms. for Amharic font limitation please read this   

$35.00 USD per person

 

 Diamond  The Diamond Service will be similar with Platinum Service except,  you will not get the editable version and the name definition will not be translated.  

$25 USD per person

 Gold Gold Service will be similar with Diamond Service except you will not get multiple version of graphics version. You will get only .JPG version   

$20 USD per person 

 Sliver The Sliver Service will give only your name written only on Amharic fonts. No translation     

$ 15 USD per person

 Bronze The Bronze Service gives only the meaning of  your name written on English/Latin fonts. No Amharic font   

$10 USD  per person

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