Amharic Names የአማርኛ ስሞች
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FEMALE (GIRLS) — MALE (BOYS)
FEMALE (GIRLS) - NAMES IN AMHARIC
| Transliteration | Pronunciation | Amharic | Meaning |
| Kalkidan | K’alkidan | ቃልኪዳን | Promise, word |
| Kasanesh | Kasanäš | ካሳነሽ | You are an indemnity, you are a compensation |
| Kasayenesh | Kasayénäš | ካሳዬነሽ | |
| Kasech | Kasäčč | ካሰች | |
| Kebebushe / Kebebush |
Käbbäbuš | ከበቡሽ | They surrounded you, you are the center |
| Kebedech | Käbbädäčč | ከበደች | She became heavy, she became honored |
| Kebedu | Käbbädu | ከበዱ | |
| Kebran | Kïbran | ክብራን | |
| Kebreye | Kïbreyyé | ክብርዬ | |
| Kebre Werk | Kïbrä Wärk’ | ክብረ ወርቀ | A glory of gold, a golden glory |
| Kedeja | Kädejja | ከድጃ | |
| Kedamawit | K’edamawit | ቀዳማዊት | First |
| Kedest | K’ïddïst | ቅድስት | Saint, blessed, sacred |
| Kedeste | K’ïddïstä | ቅድስተ | |
| Kefay | Käfay | ከፋይ | Corduroy |
| Keleb | |||
| Kelem / Kelemwa |
K’äläm K’älämwa |
ቀለም ቀለሟ |
The paint |
| Keleme Werk | K’älämä wärk’ | ቀለመወርቅ | Gold tone, golden colored. A paint of gold, golden paint |
| Ketemanesh | Kätämanäš | ከተማነሽ | |
| Ketemash | Kätämaš | ከተማሽ | |
| Kemeriya | K’ämäriya | ቀመሪያ | |
| Kendnesh | Kïndnäš | ክንድነሽ | You are an arm, you are a forearm |
| Kendi | |||
| Kenfe Ergeb | Kïnfä ïrgïb | ክንፈ እርግብ | Wing of a pigeon |
| Kenubsh | K’änubš | ቀኑብሽ | |
| Kerestiyan | Kïrestiyan | ክርስቲያን | |
| Kesela maryam | K’äs’äla maryam | ቀጸላ ማርያም | |
| Kesela werk | K’äs’äla wärk’ | ቀጸላ ወርቅ | A crown of gold, a golden crown |
| Kewakebt | Käwakïbt | ከዋክብት | Stars |
| Kidan | Kidan | ኪዳን | Testament |
| Kidist | Blessed | ||
| Kifle | Kflä | ክፍለ | My Class |
| Kiya | Mine | ||
| Kokeb | Kokäb | ኮከብ | A star |
| Kokebe | Kokkäbé | ኮከቤ | My star |
| Kokebe Werk | Kokkäbä Wärk’ | ኮከበ ወርቀ | A star of gold, a golden star |
| Konjit | K’onjet K’onjit |
ቆንጅት ቆንጂት |
Beautiful, pretty |
| Krestosawit | Krïstosawit | ክርስቶሳዊት | Of Christ |
| Kulleni | The One Who’s Eyes Are Lined With Mascara, Princess/Special One | ||
| Kuri | Kuri | ኩሪ | |
| Kuribachew | Kuribbaččäw | ኩሪባቸው | |
| Kutre | |||
| Kweleche | K’wïllïč’č’e | ቍልጬ | One who blinks the eyes recurrently. A girl with beautiful eyes. |
MALE (BOYS) - NAMES IN AMHARIC
| Transliteration | Pronunciation | Amharic | Meaning |
| Kabede | Käbädä | ከበደ | Be heavy and strong |
| Kabbo | Kabbo | ካቦ | |
| Kabteh | Kabteh | ካብትህ | |
| Kagnew | Kaññäw | ቃኘው | Glance him about!, Scout him!, Tune him! |
| Kahesay | Kahesay | ካህሳይ ካሕሣይ |
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| Kahesu | Kahesu | ካህሱ | |
| Kal | K’al | ካል | The Word (of God) |
| Kale Ab | K’alä Ab | ካለ አብ | Word of the Father (God) |
| Kal Kidan | K’al Kidan | ካል ኪዳን | Word of a covenant, promise |
| Kalegeta | Kalägeta | ካለጌታ | If the Lord said |
| Kaleyesus | The Word Of Jesus | ||
| Kaleb / Kale’Ab / Caleb |
K’aläab / Kaléb |
ቃለአብ ካሌብ |
The devoted one |
| Kale kristos | K’alä krïstos | ቃለ ክርስቶስ | The word of Christ |
| Kalid | K’alid / Kalid |
ቃሊድ ካሊድ |
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| Kalu | K’allu | ቃሉ | |
| Kamil | Kamil | ካሚል | |
| Kasa | Kassa / Kasa |
ካሣ ካሳ |
Compensation, an indemnity |
| KasaHun | KasaHun | ካሳ ሁን ካሣሁን |
Be an indemnity or a compensation! |
| Kasaneh | Kasanäh | ካሳነህ | You are an indemnity, you are a compensation |
| Kasaye | Kasayé | ካሳዬ | |
| Kase | Kasé | ካሴ | |
| Kasegn | Kasäññ | ካሰኝ | He compensated me, he paid me an indemnity |
| Kasim | K’asim | ቃሲም | |
| Kasu | Kasu | ካሱ | |
| Kayel | K’ayäl | ቃየል | |
| Kayin | Long Awaited Child | ||
| Kebad | Käbbad | ከባድ | Difficult, heavy |
| Kebat | K’ïbat | ቅባት | Oil, lotion |
| Kebäb | Kïbäb | ክበብ | Circle |
| Kebebe | Käbbäbä | ከበበ | Surround |
| Kebebe Tsehay | Käbbäbä ts’ähay | ከበበ ፀሐይ | Circumference of the sun |
| Kebebew | Kïbbäbäw | ክበበው | Surround him!, encircled him! |
| Kebede | Käbbädä | ከበደ | He became heavy, he became honored |
| Kebedom | Käbbädom | ከበዶም | |
| Kebere | Käbbärä | ከበረ | He became honored, he got rich |
| Keberu | Käbbäru | ከበሩ | |
| Kebran | Kïbran | ክብራን | |
| Kebre | Kïbrä | ክብረ | My glory. Honor of, glory of, splendor of |
| Kebre Ab | Kïbrä Ab | ክብረ አብ | Glory of the Father (God) |
| Kebre Amlak | Kïbrä Amlak | ክብረ አምላክ | Glory of God |
| Kebre Dengel | Kïbrä Dïngïl | ክብረ ድንግል | Glory of the Virgin |
| Kebre Igziabeher | Kïbrä ïgzi’abïher | ክብረ እግዚአብሔር | Glory of the Lord |
| Kebre Iyesus | Kïbrä Iyyäsus | ክብረ ኢየሱስ | Glory of Jesus |
| Kebre Medhen | Kïbrä Mädhïn | ክብረ መድኅን | Glory of the Savior |
| Kebre Maryam | Kïbrä Maryam | ክብረ ማርያም | Glory of Mary |
| Kebre Kal | Kïbrä K’al | ክብረ ቃል | Glory of the Word |
| Kebre Sellase | Kïbrä Sïllase | ክብረ ስላሴ | Glory of the Trinity |
| Kebre Weld | Kïbrä Wäld | ክብረ ወልድ | Glory of the Son (God) |
| Kebre Wesen | Kïbrä Wäsän | ክብረ ወሰን | Glory of a border |
| Kebret | Kïbrät | ክብረት | Wealth |
| Kebreye | Kïbreyyé | ክብርዬ | |
| Kebrom | Kïbrom | ክብሮም | |
| Kebru | Kïbru | ክብሩ | |
| Kebru Yesfa | Kïbru Yïsfa | ክብሩ ይስፋ | May his (God’s) Glory be extended! |
| Kedamawi | K’edamawi | ቀዳማዊ | First |
| Keder | Käder | ከድር | |
| Kedus | K’ïddus | ቅዱስ | Saint, blessed, sacred |
| Keduse | K’eddusä | ቅዱሰ | |
| Kefale | Käffalä | ከፋለ ከፍ አለ |
He rose, he became elevated |
| Kefargachew | Käffargaččäw | ከፋርጋቸው | Lift them up! Elevate them! |
| Kefay | Käfay | ከፋይ | One who pays |
| Kefele | Käfälä | ከፈለ | |
| Kefelegn | Kïffäläññ | ከፈለኝ | He paid me |
| Kefelew | Käfäläw | ክፈለው | Divide him!, pay him out! |
| Kefene | Käffäne | ከፈኔ | |
| Kefetew | Kïfätäw | ክፈተው | Open him!, unlock him! |
| Kefle | Kïflä / Kïflé |
ክፍለ ክፍሌ |
Region, part, share, portion |
| Kefle Igziabeher | Kïflä ïgzi’abïher | ክፍለ እግዚአብሔር | Part (share) of the Lord |
| Kefle Iyesus | Kïflä Iyyäsus | ክፍለ ኢየሱስ | Part (share) of Jesus |
| Kefle Kristos | Kïflä Krïstos | ክፍለ ክርስቶስ | Part (share) of Christ |
| Kefle Tsehay | Kïflä ts’ähay | ክፍለ ፀሐይ | Part (share) of the sun |
| Keflom | Kïflom | ክፍሎም | |
| Keflu | Kïflu | ክፍሉ | |
| Kefyalew | Käff-Yaläw | ከፍ ያለው | |
| Kegnew | K’äññäw | ቃኘው | |
| Kejela | K’äjéla | ||
| Kelbesa | K’älbesa | ቀልቤሳ | |
| Kelecha | Källäčča | ከለቻ | |
| Kelel | Källïl | ከልል | Demarcate! |
| Kelelaye | Kälälaye | ከለላዬ | My cover, my screen, my refuge |
| Kelele | Källïlé | ከልሌ | One who stakes out a plot of land |
| Kelele | Källälä | ከለለ | He delimited a boundary, he demarcated, he appropriated |
| Kelelew | Källäläw | ከለለው | |
| Kelem | K’äläm | ቀለም | |
| Kelemu | K’älämu | ቀለሙ | His paint, his color |
| Keleta | K’äläta | ቀለታ | |
| Kelete | K’ällät’ä | ቀለጠ | He melted |
| Kelifa | Kälifa | ከሊፋ | |
| Kelil | Kälil | ከሊል | |
| Kelile | My protector | ||
| Kelkay | Kälkay | ከልካይ | One who prohibits, one who guards |
| Kelkele | Kälkelé | ከልክሌ | |
| Kemal | Kämal | ከማል | |
| Kemese | Kämesé | ከምሴ | |
| Kemsi | Kämsi | ከምሲ | |
| Kemsur | Kämsur | ከምሱር | |
| Kenafere Krestos | Känafïrä Krïstos | ከናፍረ ክርስቶስ | Lips (language) of Christ |
| Kendayehu | Kïndayyähu | ክንዳየሁ | I saw a forearm (forearm is a metaphor of strength) |
| Kende | Kïnde | ክንዴ | My arm, my forearm |
| Kendneh | Kïndnäh | ክንድነህ | You are an arm, you are a forearm |
| Kenea | K’änä’a | ቀነአ ቀነዓ |
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| Keneni | K’änäni | ቀነኒ | |
| Kenenisa | K’änänisa | ቀነኒሳ ቀነኒሣ |
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| Kenfe | Kïnfä / Kïnfé |
ክንፈ ክንፌ |
Wing of |
| Kenfe Ab | Kïnfä Ab | ክንፈ አብ | Wing of the Father (God) |
| Kenfe Gebriel | Kïnfä Gäbrï’el | ክንፈ ገብርኤል | Wing of Gabriel |
| Kenfe Maryam | Kïnfä Maryam | ክንፈ ማርያም | Wing of Mary |
| Kenfe Mikael | Kïnfä Mika’el | ክንፈ ሚካኤል | Wing of Michael |
| Kenfe Sellase | Kïnfä Sïllase | ክንፈ ስላሴ | Wing of the Trinity |
| Kenfu | Kïnfu | ክንፉ | |
| Kentiba | Käntiba | ከንቲባ | |
| Kerestiyan | Kerestiyan | ክርስቲያን | |
| Kerim | Kärrim | ከሪም | |
| Kerima | Kärrima | ከሪማ | |
| Kesate Berhan | Käsate Bïrhan | ከሣቴ ብርሃን | Opener (revealer) of the light |
| Kesela | K’äs’äla | ቀጸላ | A crown, a diadem |
| Kesete | Käsätä | ከሰተ | |
| Keste Demena | K’ästä Dämmäna | ቀሰተ ደመና | A rainbow |
| Ketaw | K’ït’aw | ቅጣው | Punish him!, Correct him! |
| Ketema | Kätäma | ከተማ | City, Town |
| Ketetew | Kïtätäw | ክተተው | Gather him!, Mobilize him! |
| Keya | |||
| Kidan | Kidan | ኪዳን | |
| Kidane | Kidanä / Kidané |
ኪዳነ ኪዳኔ |
My Covenant. Covenant of, treaty of |
| Kidane Ab | Kidanä Ab | ኪዳነ አብ | Covenant of the Father (God) |
| Kidane Amlak | Kidanä Amlak | ኪዳነ አምላክ | Covenant of God |
| Kidane Dengel | Kidanä Dïngïl | ኪዳነ ድንግል | Covenant of the Virgin |
| Kidane Igziabeher | Kidanä ïgzi’abïher | ኪዳነ እግዚአብሔር |
Covenant of the Lord |
| Kidane Iyesus | Kidanä Iyyäsus | ኪዳነ ኢየሱስ | Covenant of Jesus |
| Kidane Medhen | Kidanä Mädhïn | ኪዳነ መድኅን | Covenant of the Savior |
| Kidane Maryam | Kidanä Maryam | ኪዳነ ማርያም | Covenant of Mary |
| Kidane Kal | Kidanä K’al | ኪዳነ ቃል | Covenant of the Word |
| Kidane Sellase | Kidanä Sïllase | ኪዳነ ስላሴ | Covenant of the Trinity |
| Kidane Weld | Kidanä Wäld | ኪዳነ ወልድ | Covenant of the Son (God) |
| Kidanu | Kidanu | ኪዳኑ | |
| Kidus | Blessed | ||
| Kifle | Kflä | ክፍለ | My share, my class |
| Kile | Son of Adam, Cain | ||
| Kinde | Strong Like An Arm | ||
| Kiros | Kiros | ኪሮስ | |
| Kirubel | Kirubél | ኪሩቤል | |
| Kokeb | Kokkäb | ኮከብ | A star |
| Kokebe | Kokkäbé | ኮከቤ | My star |
| Korme | Kormé | ኮርሜ | |
| Kostentinos | K’ost’änt’inos | ቆስጠንጢኖስ | Constant, steadfast (Greek name). Constantine the African |
| Krestos | Krïstos | ክርስቶስ | Christ |
| Krestosawi | Krïstosawi | ክርስቶሳዊ | Of Christ |
| Kufegn | Kuffeññ | ኩፍኝ | |
| Kumebachew | K’umïbaččäw | ቁምባቸው | Stand on them! (dominate!) |
| Kumelachew | K’umïlaččäw | ቁምላቸው | Stand for them! |
| Kumelcha | Kumälča | ኩመልቻ | |
| Kumneger | K’um-Nägär | ቁም ነገር | |
| Kurabachew | Kurabbaččäw | ኩራባቸው | |
| Kuru | Kuru | ኩሩ | Proud |
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