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FEMALE (GIRLS) - NAMES IN AMHARIC
| Transliteration | Pronunciation | Amharic | Meaning |
| Eddel | Ïddel | እድል | Luck, destiny |
| Eden / Aden |
Édän | ኤደን | Promise, the place of pleasure, the garden |
| Edna | Renewal | ||
| Ehete | Ïhïtä | እህተ | My sister |
| Eheteabezahu | Ïhetïa bäzahu | እህትአበዛሁ | |
| Ehetegebriel | Ïhetäg Gäbrï’el | እህተ ገብርኤል | Sister of Gabriel |
| Ehete geyorges | Ïhetä geyorges | እህተ ጊዮርጊስ | Sister of George |
| Ehete Krestos | Ïhïtä Krïstos | እህተ ክርስቶስ | Sister of Christ |
| Ehetemelak | Ïhetämälak | እህተ መላክ | Sister of the angel |
| Ehetemikael | Ïhetämika’el | እህተ ሚካኤል | Sister of Michael |
| Ehetemaryam | Ïhetämaryam | እህተ ማርያም | Sister of Mary |
| EhetePetros | ÏhetägP’et’ros | እህተ ጴጥሮስ | Sister of Peter |
| Eheteselase | Ïhetäselase | እህተ ሥላሴ | Sister of the Trinity |
| Ehetetehun / Ehthun |
Ïhetïtïhun | እህትትሁን | Let her be a sister |
| Ejeta | Ïjjäta | እጀታ | A handle |
| Ejegayehu | Ïjjegayyähu | እጅጋአየሁ | I saw much |
| Elene / Elleni / Eleni |
Ïlléni | እሌኒ | Light. Biblical: Helen |
| Elelta | Ïlïlta | እልልታ | Ululation |
| Elete werk | Ïlätä Wärk’ | እለተ ወርቅ | A day of gold, a golden day |
| Elfnesh | ÏlfNäš | እልፍነሽ | You are as many as a thousand people |
| Elf Yekendu | Ïlf yïkändu | እልፍ ይከንዱ | May they measure thousand cubits! |
| Elidar | Élidar | ኤልዳር | |
| Elsa | Élsa | ኤልሳ ኤልሣ |
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| Elsabet | Élsabét | ኤልሳቤጥ ኤልሣቤጥ |
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| Elshaday | Elshaday | ኤልሻዳይ | Almighty God, in Him we trust |
| Elsi | Élsi | ኤልሲ | |
| Emawaysh | Ïmmawaysh | እማዋይሽ | |
| Emdeyu | Ïmdeyu | እምዩ | |
| Emebet | Ïmmäbet | እመቤት | Lady of the house |
| Emerta | Ïmärta | እመርታ | First step towards something big, a clue to something good. Potential, improvement. |
| Emewedesh | Ïmmewäddeš | እምወድሽ | |
| Emnet | Ïmnät | እምነት | Believe, faith |
| Enanu | Ïnnannu | እናኑ | nick name; loved |
| Enanni | Ïnnanni | እናኒ | Nick name; loved |
| Ennat | Ïnnat | እናት | A mother |
| EnnatAlem | Ïnnat’aläm | እናትዓለም | Mother of the world |
| Ennatenesh | Ïnnateneš | እናቴነሽ | You are a mother |
| Endalsh | Ïndalš | እንዳልሽ | |
| Endanchi | Ïndanči | እንዳንቺ | Like you, according to you |
| Endod | Ïndod | እንዶድ | Type of medicine |
| Eneyat | Ïnneyat | እንያት | |
| Eneyesh | Ïnneyeš | እንይሽ | |
| Engedaget | Ïngedaget’ | እንግዳጌጥ | |
| Engedawerk | Ïngedawärk’ | እንግዳወርቅ | Golden guest |
| Engedazer | Ïngedazär | እንግዳዘር | |
| Enguday | Ïnguday | እንጉዳይ | A mushroom |
| EnkenYelesh | ÏnkänYälläš | እንከን የለሽ | |
| Enku | Ïnk’u | እንቁ እንቍ |
Pearl, a precious stone, a piece of jewelry |
| Enkutatash | Ïn’ut’at’aš | እንቁጣጣሽ | New Year’s celebration |
| Enkwayesh | Ïnkwayäš | እንኳየሽ | |
| Enjori | Ïnjorri | እንጆሪ | Elderberry |
| Ergeb | Ïrgïb | እርግብ | A pigeon, a turtle dove |
| Ergenesh | Ïrgïnäš | እርግነሽ | |
| Erkabesh werk | Ïrkabeš wärk’ | እርካብሽ ወርቅ | Gold is your stirrup |
| Erknesh | Ïrk’näš | እርቅነሽ | You are a conciliation |
| Eschetu | Brave warrior | ||
| Ese berhan | Ïs’ä bïrhan | ዕፀ ብርሃን | Plant of light |
| Ese genet | Ïs’ä gänät | እጸ ገነት ዕፀ ገነት |
Plant of paradise |
| Ese heywet | Ïs’ä hïywät | ዕፀ ሕይወት | Plant of life |
| Ese werk | Ïs’ä wärk’ | ዕፀ ወርቅ | Plant of gold |
| Esete | Ïssétä | እሴተ | |
| Esetemaryam | Ïssétämaryam | እሴተማርያም | |
| Esetemedehn | Ïssétämädähn | እሴተመድህን | |
| Eseteseyen | Ïssétäseyän | እሴተጽዮን | |
| Eshetenesh | Ïšäténeš | እሸቴነሽ | |
| Eshetwa | Ïšätwa | እሸቷ | |
| Eskedare / Eskeder |
Ïskädar | እስከዳር | To the far end, far away |
| Esrael | Ïsra’él | እስራኤል | Israel. God perseveres |
| Estedar | Ïstädar | እስተዳር | |
| Esub | Ïs’ub | እጹብ | |
| Esubwerk | Ïs’ubwärk’ | እጹብወርቅ | |
| Esyete | |||
| Etaferahu | Ïtafärrahu | እታፈራሁ | I fructified a sister |
| Etaferahu | Ïtafïrrahu | እታፍራሁ | |
| Etagegn | Ïtagäññ | እታገኝ | |
| Etagegnehu | Ïtagäññähu | እታገኘሁ | I found sister, I got a sister |
| Etalemahu | Ïtalämmahu | እታለማሁ | I cultivated a sister |
| Etalem | Ïtaläm | እታለም | Sister of the world |
| Etales | Ïtaläs | እታለም | |
| Etef | Ït’ef | እጥፍ | Double |
| Etefnesh | Ït’efnäš | እጥፍነሽ | You are double |
| Etefwerk | Ït’efwärk’ | እጥፍወርቅ | Double gold |
| Etefuwa | She is a million | ||
| Etenat | Ïténat | እቴናት | |
| Etenesh / Ehetenesh |
ÏtéNäš ÏhïtéNäš |
እቴነሽ እህቴነሽ |
You are my sister |
| Etetu | Ïtétu | እቴቱ | |
| Etsgenet | From heaven, of heaven | ||
| Ewnet | Ewnät | እውነት | Truly, true, truth |
| Eyayu | Ïyayu | እያዩ | |
| Eyesusawit | Ïyäsusawit | እየሱሳዊት | |
| Eyodora / Iodora |
A small village on a hill in Harar |
MALE (BOYS) - NAMES IN AMHARIC
| Transliteration | Pronunciation | Amharic | Meaning |
| Eba | Ébba | ኤባ | |
| Ebenezer | God has helped us till now | ||
| Ebissa | |||
| Edegelegn | Ïdägeleñ | እደግልኝ | |
| Ede Krestos | Ïdä Krïstos | እደ ክርስቶስ | Hand (arm) of Christ |
| Edel | Ïddel | እድል | Luck, fortune |
| Edelu | Ïddelu | እድሉ | |
| Edget | Ïdgät | እድገት | |
| Edris | Ïdris | እድሪስ | |
| Eezkias |
Hezekiah, God is my strength | ||
| Efrem | Éfrém | ኤፍሬም | |
| Egwale | Ïgwale | እጓሌ | |
| Egwalesayen | Ïgwaläs’äyän | እጓለጽዮን | |
| Egzihariya | Ïgzihariya | እግዚሃሪያ | |
| Egziabeher | Ïgzi’abïher | እግዚአብሄር | Lord of the world |
| Einku | |||
| Ejigu | Ejjïgu | እጅጉ | Grandiose. Much, very, exceedingly |
| Ekubay | Ïk’ubay | እቁባይ | |
| Ekube | Ïk’ubä | እቁበ | |
| Eleazar | God helped | ||
| Elesbaan | |||
| Eleyas / Elias |
Éleyas | ኤልያስ | Elijah, the Lord is God |
| Elfneh | ÏlfNäh | እልፍነህ | You are as many as a thousand people |
| Elidar | Élidar | ኤልዳር | |
| ElmNeh | ÏlmNäh | እልም ነህ | |
| El-Shamy | |||
| Elshaday | Almighty God | ||
| Emanuel / Amanuel |
Ammanu’el | ዐማኑኤል | God is with us |
| Embaye | Ïmbaye | እምባዬ | |
| Embi Ale | Ïmbi Alä | እምቢ አለ | He said no |
| Emea’elaf | Ïmäa’elaf | እመአእላፍ | He is one in tens of thousands |
| Emnet | Ïmnät | እምነት | Faith, belief |
| Emnetu | Ïmnätu | እምነቱ | His truth |
| Emerta | Ïmärta | እመርታ | First step towards something big, a clue to something good. Potential, improvement |
| Emmeru | Ïmmeru | እምሩ | |
| Emmeshaw | Ïmmešaw | እምሻው | |
| Endale | Ïndalä | እንዳለ | As He (God) said |
| Endalkachew | Ïndalkaččäw | እንዳልካቸው | As you told them |
| Endalewu | Ïndaläwu | እንዳለው | |
| Endashew | Ïndaššäw | እንዳ ወቁ | As he wished |
| Endaweku | Ïndawwäk’u | እንዳ ወቁ | As they knew |
| Endaylallu | Ïndaylallu | እንዳ ይላሉ | |
| Edemaryam | Ïdämaryam | እደማርያም | |
| Endereyas | Ïndereyas | እንድርያስ | |
| Enderis | Ïnderis | እንድሪስ | |
| Endeserachew | Ïnda sïraččäw | እንዳ ሥራቸው | According to their work |
| Endeshaw | Ïndäšaw | እንደሻው | |
| Engeda | Ïngïda | እንግዳ | A guest, a visitor, a stranger |
| Engedaget | Ïngïdaget’ | እንግዳጌጥ | |
| Engedasew | Ïngïdasäwu | እንግዳሰው | New person, new man |
| EngedaShet Engeda Eshet |
Ïngïdašät Ïngïda ïšät |
እንግዳሸት እንግዳ እሸት |
New ïšät (grain before it ripens) |
| Engeda-Yyehu Engeda Ayehu |
Ïngïda-Yyähu Ïngïda Ayyähu |
እንግዳየሁ እንግዳ አየሁ |
I saw a guest, I saw a new thing |
| Engedawerk | Ïngïdawärk | እንግዳወርቅ | New gold |
| Engedazer | Ïngïdazär | እንግዳዘር | New scion (offspring) |
| Eneyew | Ïnneyäw | እንየው | |
| Enku | Ïnk’u | እንቁ እንቍ |
Pearl, a precious stone, a piece of jewelry |
| EnkueBerhan | Ïnk’wä Bïrhan | እንቈ ብርሃን | Precious stone of light |
| Enkue Krestos | Ïnk’wä Krïstos | እንቈክርስቶስ | Precious stone of Christ |
| Enkueselase | Ïnk’wäSïllase | እንቈሥላሴ | Precious stone of the Trinity |
| Enkwayehu | Ïnkwayähu | እንኳየሁ | |
| Ephram / Ephrame / Efrem |
Éfrém | ኤፍሬም | Ephraim, fruitful |
| Erdaw | Ïrdaw | እርዳው | |
| Erget | Ïrgät | እርገት | |
| Ergete | Ïrgät’é | እርገጤ | One who tramples or steps on |
| Ergetu | Ïrgätu | እርገቱ | |
| Erkneh | Ïrk’näh | እርቅነህ | You are a conciliation |
| Erkyehun | Ïrk’yïhun | ዕርቅ ይሁን | May he be a reconciliation or peace! |
| Ermeyas | Érmeyas | ኤርምያስ | |
| Ermias | Jeremiah, God will uplift | ||
| Esatu | Ïsatu | እሳቱ | The fire |
| Eshet | Ïšät | እሸት | Raw and new grain |
| Eshete | Ïšäté | እሸቴ | My grain before it matures |
| Eshetu | Ïšätu | እሸቱ | |
| Eskedar | Ïskädar | እስከዳር | Until the edge, until the border |
| Eskinder / Iskinder |
Ïskender | እስክንድር | Defender of mankind |
| Esmael / Ismael |
Ïsma’él | እስማኤል | God listens |
| Esrael / Israel |
Ïsra’él | እስራኤል | Israel. God perseveres |
| Esraelawi / Israelawi |
Ïsra’élawi | እስራኤላዊ | Israelite |
| Essayas / Isaias |
Issayas Aisayas |
ኢሳያስ | Isaiah, God’s helper |
| Estedar | Ïstädar | እስተዳር | |
| Estifanos | Ïst’ifanos | እስጢፋኖስ | |
| Entenfase Krestos | Ïstïnfasä Krïstos | እስትንፋሰ ክርስቶስ |
Precious stone of Christ |
| Esub | Ïs’ub | እጹብ | |
| EssuBalew | ÏssuBaläw | እሱ ባለው | By what He (God) said |
| Esuendale | Ïssuendalä | እሱእነዳለ | |
| Etef / Etefu |
Ïtef | እጥፍ | Double, twice |
| Etefwerk | Ït’efwärq | እጥፍወርቅ | Double gold |
| Ewnet | Ïwnät | እውነት | Truly, true, truth |
| Ewneta | Ïwnäta | እውነታ | |
| Ewnetu | Ïwnätu | እውነቱ | |
| Ewket | Ïwk’ät | እውቀት | Knowledge |
| Ewketu | Ïwk’ätu | እውቀቱ | |
| Eyasu / Iyasu |
Iyasu / Aiyasu |
ኢያሱ | Joshua, ruler of Ethiopia |
| Eyesuswerk | Ïyäsuswärk’ | እየሱስወርቅ | |
| Eyayu | Ïyayu | እያዩ | |
| Eyoel | God prevails | ||
| Eyob / Iyob / Eyoab |
Iyob / Aiyob |
ኢዮብ | Job, persecuted |
| Ezana | Ethiopian king | ||
| Ezera / Ezra / Esra |
Ïzra | እዝራ | Ezra, the helper |
| Ezezugn | Ïzäzuññ | እዘዙኝ | Order me! |
| Ezkeiel | Intellect |
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