Database of Arabized Ethiopic Names
Synopsis
A database of Ethiopic names with Arabic parallel names that closely share the same meaning.
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Reference: DBETHAR
Entries: 2,000+
Last updated: 1/2/2023
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Fields key
Name: name in Amharic
Roman: Ethiopic name in Latin script
Arabic: Arabic parallel name
IPA: International Phonetic Alphabet
Meaning: name meaning
Gender: M: male, F: female, U: unisex
Sample
| ID | Name | Roman | Arabic | IPA Amharic | IPA Arabic | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ህይወት | Heywet | حياة | /hɨjɨwɛt/ | /ħajaːt/ | Life | F |
| 2 | ብርሃኔ | Berhane | أنور | /bɨrɨhaːne/ | /ʔnwar/ | Light | M |
| 3 | ሳምራዊት | Samrawit | توحيدة | /samɨraːwit/ | /tawħiːda/ | She who unifies | F |
| 4 | ገብረ ሕይወት | Gebre Heywet | عبد الحي | /gɛbɨrɛ hɨjɨwɛt/ | /ʕbdalħaj/ | Servant of life | M |
| 5 | አሐዱ | Ahadu | فريد | /ʔhɛdu/ | /fariːd/ | The first | M |
| 6 | አማን | Aman | أمين | /ʔmaːn/ | /ʔmiːn/ | Peace | M |
| 7 | ሀብተ አምላክ | Habte Amlak | هبة الله | /hɛbɨtɛ ʔmɨlaːk/ | /hibatallah/ | Present of God | F |
| 8 | ገብረ አምላክ | Gebre Amlak | عبد الملك | /gɛbɨrɛ ʔmɨlaːk/ | /ʕbd almalik/ | Servant of God | M |
| 9 | ሀጐስ | Hagos | سعيد | /hɛgoas/ | /saʕiːd/ | Joy, Happiness | M |
| 10 | ተስፋዬ | Tesfaye | أمل | /tɛsɨfaje/ | /ʔmal/ | My hope | M |
| 11 | ሙሉጌታ | Mulugeta | كامل | /mulugeta/ | /kaːmil/ | Complete master | F |
| 12 | ውዳሴ | Wedase | شاكرة | /wɨdase/ | /ʃaːkira/ | Praise, glory | F |
| 13 | ፀጋ | Tsega | نعيمة | /sɛlaːmaːwit/ | /naʕiːma/ | Grace | F |
| 14 | ሰላማዊት | Selamawit | سالمة | /sɛlamaːwit/ | /saːlima/ | Peaceful one | F |
| 15 | ግርማዬ | Germaye | أكرم | /gɨrɨmaːje/ | /ʔkram/ | Dignity | M |
| 16 | ድፋዬ | Defaye | كريم | /dɨfaje/ | /kariːm/ | Generous | M |
| 17 | አማረ | Amare | وسيم | /ʔmaːrɛ/ | /wasiːm/ | He is handsome | M |
| 18 | አምደ | Amde | عماد | /ʔmɨdɛ/ | /ʕimaːd/ | Pillar of | M |
| 19 | ትዝታ | Tizita | ذكرى | /tɨzɨta/ | /ðikraː/ | Memory | F |
| 20 | ትሁኔ | Tihun | وجيدة | /tɨhune/ | /wadʒiːda/ | Let her be | F |
| 21 | ትግስት | Tigist | صابرة | /tɨgɨsɨt/ | /sˤaːbira/ | Patience | F |
| 22 | ትርሲት | Tersit | زينة | /tɨrɨsit/ | /ziːna/ | An ornament | F |
| 23 | ኤደን | Aden | وعد | /ʔdɛn/ | /waʕd/ | Promise | F |
| 24 | ሠናይት | Senayit | سناء | /sɛnajɨt/ | /sanaːʔ/ | Good | F |
| 25 | ድንቅነሽ | Denknesh | بهية | /dɨnɨkʼɨnɛʃ/ | /bahiːja/ | You are Wonderful | F |
| 26 | እጥፍ | Etef | عطاف | /ʔɨtˤɨf/ | /ʕutˤaːf/ | Double | F |
| 27 | አልማዝ | Almaz | لؤلوة | /ʔlɨmaːz/ | /luluːa/ | Diamond | F |
| 28 | መኮንን | Mekonnen | نبيل | /mɛkonɨn/ | /nabiːl/ | Noble | M |
| 29 | ብርቅነሽ | Berknesh | غالية | /bɨrɨkʼɨnɛʃ/ | /ɣaːliːja/ | You are precious | F |
| 30 | መብራቱ | Light | ضياء | /mɛbɨraːtu/ | /dˤijːaʔ/ | Light | M |