Amharic Names የአማርኛ ስሞች
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FEMALE (GIRLS) — MALE (BOYS)
FEMALE (GIRLS) - NAMES IN AMHARIC
| Transliteration | Pronunciation | Amharic | Meaning |
| Saba / Sheba |
Saba | ሳባ | Queen Of Ethiopia. Daughter of oath. Greatness |
| Sadekan | S’adek’an | ጻድቃን | |
| Safia / Safiya Safiyeh / Safiyyah |
Pure & Wise. Lions Share | ||
| Sahelitu | Sahelitu | ሳህሊቱ | |
| Sahelnesh | Sahelnäš | ሳህልነሽ | |
| Sahelwa | Sahelwa | ሳህሏ | |
| Saida / saida Saidah |
Sa’ida Sayda |
ሳኢዳ ሳይዳ |
Helper. Happy |
| Salayish | Before I Saw You | ||
| Salelesh | Saleleš | ሳልልሽ | |
| Selenat | Selä’enat | ስለእናት | |
| Salsawit | Salsawit | ሣልሳዊት | Third |
| Saliya | Saliya | ሳሊያ | |
| Samrawit | Samrawit | ሳምራዊት | She Is Unity. She Who Unifies |
| Saniya | Saniya | ሳኒያ | |
| Sara / Sarah |
Sara | ሳራ | A Princess |
| Sasahulesh | Sasahulesh | ሳሳሁልሽ | |
| Sebel | Säbel | ሰብል | Crop |
| Sebenek | SäbäNäk | ሰበ ነክ | |
| Seble | Säblä | ሰብለ | Harvest |
| Seble-Genet | Säblägänät | ሰብለገነት | |
| Seble-Wengu | |||
| Seble-Wengel | Säbläwängel | ሰብለወንጌል | Harvest Of The New Testament |
| Seble-Werk | Säbläwärk’ | ሰብለወርቅ | |
| Sedal | S’ädal | ጸዳል | |
| Sedale | S’ädalä | ጸዳለ | |
| Sedeku | S’äddäk’u | ጸደቁ | |
| Sedu | S’äddu | ጸዱ | Clean |
| Sedey | S’ädäy | ጸደይ | The spring, harvest season |
| SefaAlem | Säfa Aläm | ሰፋአለም | |
| Sefanit | Säfanit | ሰፋኒት | |
| Sefefe | Säfäfe | ሰፈፌ | |
| Sefrash | Sïfraš | ስፍራሽ | Your place, your position, your seat |
| Sega / Tsega | S’ägga / Ts’ägga | ጸጋ / ፀጋ | Grace, favor |
| Sege | S’ägge | ጽጌ | |
| Segedulesh | Säggäduläš | ሰገዱልሽ | |
| Segenet | Sägännät | ሰገነት | |
| Segereda | S’ïggéRäda | ጽጌ ረዳ | A rose, a flower |
| Segwen | Sägwän | ሰጐን | An ostrich |
| Sehay / Tsehay |
S’ähay Ts’ähay |
ጸሀይ ፀሐይ |
Sun |
| Sehaye / Tsehaye |
S’ähäyyé / Ts’ähäyyé |
ጸሀዬ ፀሐዬ |
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| Sehaynesh / Tsehaynesh |
S’ähayNäš / Ts’ähayNäš |
ጸሀይነሽ ፀሐይነሽ |
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| Sehaytu | S’ähaytu | ጸሀይቱ | |
| Sehin | Sïhin | ስሂን / ስኂን | |
| Selam | Sälam | ሰላም | Peace |
| Selamawit | Sälamawit | ሰላማዊት | She Is Peaceful. Peaceful One |
| Selamnesh | Sälamnäsh | ሰላምነሽ | You are peace |
| Selassie | Slase | ሥላሴ | Trinity |
| Sellas | Sïllas | ስላስ | |
| Selat | S’ïllat | ጽላት | The Ark of Covenant |
| Selate | S’ellatä | ጽላተ | |
| Selome | Sälomé | ሰሎሜ | |
| Selota | S’älotä | ጸሎተ | |
| Semaynesh | SämayNäš | ሰማይ ነሽ | |
| Semaytu | Sämaytu | ሰማይቱ | |
| Semen | Sämen | ሰሜን | North |
| Semenesh | Sïmmäññïš / SïméNäš |
ስመኝሽ ስሜ ነሽ |
While a was desiring you |
| Semhale | |||
| Semira | Sämmira | ሰሚራ | Fulfilled |
| Semiya | Sämiya | ሳሚያ | |
| Semret | Sïmrät | ስምረት | Success |
| Semunesh | Sämmunäš | ሰሙነሽ | |
| Sena | Sänna | ሰና | |
| Senafekesh | Sïnaffek’eš | ስናፍቅሽ | |
| Senayit | Sännayet | ሰናይት / ሠናይት |
Good |
| Seniya | Säniya | ሰኒያ | |
| Senedu | Sïneddu | ስንዱ | Prepared, arranged, ready |
| Seneshat | Sïnnïšat | ስንሻት | When we wanted her |
| Senke | Sïnk’é | ስንቄ | |
| Senknesh | Senk’Näš | ስንቅ ነሽ | |
| SentAyehu | I Have Seen A Lot | ||
| Sergut | Sïrgut | ስርጉት | Adorned, decorated |
| SerkAdis | Särk Adis | ሰርክአዲስ | Always New |
| SerkAlem | Särk Aläm | ሰርክአለም / ሰርክዓለም |
Always Living |
| Serwit | Multiply | ||
| Sessen | |||
| Sewasew | Säwasïw | ሰዋስው | Grammar |
| SeweAgegn | Säwï agäñ | ሰውአገኝ | |
| SeweAlem | Säwï’aläm | ሰውአለም | |
| Sewenet | Säwïnnät | ሰውነት | |
| Sewenete | Säwïnnäte | ሰውነቴ | |
| Sewit | Säwit | ሰዊት | |
| Sewite | Säwitä | ሰዊተ | |
| Seyeda | Säyeda | ሰይዳ | |
| Seyon | S’ïyon | ጽዮን | Zion |
| Shanani | |||
| Shash | Šaš | ሻሸ | |
| Shashe | Šašé | ሻሼ | My Kerchief (for the head) |
| Shemsia | |||
| Shenkore | Šänkoré | ሸንኮሬ | |
| Sheta | Šïtta | ሽታ | Smell |
| Shetanesh | Šïttanäsh | ሽታነሽ | |
| Shetaye | Šïttayé | ሽታዬ | My aroma |
| Sheto | Šïtto | ሽቶ | |
| Shetu | Šïtu | ሽቱ | |
| ShewaGezewe | Rule the entire Shewa region | ||
| ShewaMamash | Šäwamamaš | ሸዋማማሽ | |
| ShewaMubrat | Šäwamubrat | ሸዋመብራት | |
| ShewaReged | ŠäwaRäggäd | ሸዋ ረገድ | |
| ShewaRegash | ŠäwaRäggaš | ሸዋረጋሽ | |
| Shewarkabesh | ŠäwaRkabeš | ሸዋ ርካብሽ | |
| Shimeljash | Ši-Meljaš | ሺምልጃሽ | |
| Shita | Šitta | ሺታ | |
| Shitaye | Šittayé | ሺታዬ | |
| Shito | Šitto | ሺቶ | |
| Shukara | |||
| Simret | Accomplished | ||
| Sinidu / Sinedu |
Organized | ||
| Sinkinesh | |||
| Sisaynesh | Sisaynäš | ሲሳይነሽ | Omen Of Good Things |
| Sitina | To Be Joined/Connected By Love | ||
| Sitota / Setota |
Gift | ||
| S’Ntayehu | |||
| Sofia | Sofiya | ሶፊያ | God Sees. Wisdom |
| Sora | Sora | ሶራ | |
| Sosinna / Sosina |
So-Si-Na | ሶስና | A Rose |
| Solome / Salome |
Peace. Welcome | ||
| Suriya | Surriya | ሱሪያ |
MALE (BOYS) - NAMES IN AMHARIC
| Transliteration | Pronunciation | Amharic | Meaning |
| Sabesheka | Sabäshäk’a | ሳበሸዋ | |
| Sabeyfat | Sabäyfat | ሳበይፋት | |
| Sabir | Sabir | ሳቢር | |
| Sadek | S’adek’ | ጸድቅ | Righteous, Just |
| Sahle | Sahïlä Sahïlé |
ሳህለ / ሳህሌ |
Clemency. Crowned |
| Sahlu | Sahelu | ሳህሉ / ሣህሉ |
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| Sala | Sala | ሳላ | A large antelope |
| Salim | Salim | ሳሊም | |
| Salsawi | Salsawi | ሣልሳዊ | Third |
| Samrawi | Samrawi | ሳምራዊ | |
| Samson | Samson | ሳምሶን | Of The Sun. Bright Sun |
| Samuel | Samu’él | ሳሙኤል | Asked Or Prayed For |
| Sani | Sani | ሳኒ / ሣኒ |
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| Sayd | Sayd | ሳይድ | |
| Sebhat / S’bhat |
Sïbhät | ስብሀት/ ስብሐት |
Praise The Lord |
| Sebhetu | Sïbhätu | ስብሀቱ / ስብሐቱ |
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| Sebel | Säbel | ሰብል | Crop |
| Seble | Säblä | ሰብለ | Harvest |
| Seblu | Säblu | ሰብሉ | |
| Sebsebe | Säbsebé | ሰብስቤ | One who assembles or convenes |
| Seda | S’ädda | ጸዳ | He was clean or pure |
| Sedekan | S’adek’an | ጻድቃን | |
| Sedeke | S’äddäk’ä | ጸደቀ | |
| SefaAlem | Säfa Aläm | ሰፋአለም | |
| Sega | S’ägga | ጸጋ | Grace, favor |
| Seganah | S’ägganah | ጸጋነህ | You are a grace |
| Segaye | S’äggayé | ጽጋዬ | |
| Sege | S’ägge | ጽጌ | |
| Seged | Säggäd | ሰገድ | |
| Segenet | Sägännät | ሰገነት | A gallery, a balcony |
| Segu | S’ägu | ሰጉ | They became apprehensive |
| Sehay | S’ähäy | ጸሀይ / ፀሐይ |
Sun |
| Sehaye | S’ähayyé | ጸሀዬ / ፀሐዬ |
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| Sehaynah | S’ähaynah | ፀሐይነህ | You are the sun |
| Seife | |||
| Se’el | Sï’el | ስእለ / ሥእለ |
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| Sekwar | Sïkkwar | ስኴር | Sugar |
| Selam | Sälam | ሰላም | Peace |
| Selama | Sälama | ሰላማ | |
| Selamneh | Sälamnäh | ሰላምነህ | You are peace |
| Selamsew | Sälamsäw | ሰላምሰው | Peaceful man |
| Selamu | Sälamu | ሰላሙ | |
| Selassie / Selassiee |
Slase | ሥላሴ | Trinity |
| Selehadin | Sälähadin | ስለሃዲን | |
| Seleshi | Sïläši | ስለሺ | For the sake of a thousand people |
| Selman | Sälman | ሰልማን | |
| Selote | S’älotä | ጸሎተ | |
| Sem | Sém | ሴም | |
| Sema | Sema | ስማ | |
| Semachew | Semachäw | ስማቸው | |
| Semahegn | Semmahäññ | ሰማኸኝ | You heard me |
| Seme | Sïmé | ስሜ | My name, my reputation |
| Semegn | Sïmmäññ | ስመኝ | While I was desiring |
| Semene | Sämänä | ሰመነ | |
| Semeneh | SïméNäh | ሰሜ ነህ | You are my name, you are my reputation |
| Semere | Sämmärä | ሠመረ | He became successful |
| Semi | Sämi | ሰሚ | Hearer |
| Semir | Sämmir | ሰሚር | |
| Semret | Sïmrät | ስምረት | |
| Semu | Sämmu | ሰሙ | |
| Senafekeh | Sïnaffïk’ïh | ስናፍቅህ | When I yearned for you |
| Senay | Sännay | ሰናይ / ሠናይ |
Good |
| Senbeta | Sänbäta | ሰንበታ | |
| Senbete | Sänbäté | ሰንበቴ | |
| Senbeto | Sänbäto | ሰንበቶ | |
| Senbetu | Sänbätu | ሰንበቱ | |
| Seneshaw | Sïnnïšaw | ስንሻው | When we wanted him |
| Senkneh | Sïnk’Näh | ስንቅ ነህ | |
| Sentayhu | SïntÄyyähu | ስንትአየሁ ስንታየሁ |
What Have I Been Through. What Have I Seen |
| Seraw | Sïraw | ስራው | |
| Serawit | Särawit | ሰራዊት | An army |
| Sereke | Säräk’ä | ሰረቀ / ሠረቀ |
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| Sergew | Sïrgïw | ስርግው / ሥርግው |
Adorned, decorated |
| Serk Adis | Särk Adis | ሰርክአዲስ | Always new |
| Serk Alem | Särk Aläm | ሰርክአለም ሰርክዓለም |
Always living |
| Serse | Särs’ä | ሰርጸ / ሠርፀ |
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| Sersu | Särs’u | ሰርጹ / ሠርፁ |
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| Set / Seth |
The Appointed One | ||
| Setegn | Sät’t'äññ | ሰጠኝ | God gave me |
| Setotaw | Sït’otaw | ስጦታው | His gift, his present |
| Seweneh | Säwïnäh | ሰውነህ | You are a person, you are a man |
| SeweAgagn | Säwï agäñ | ሰውአገኝ | |
| SeweAlem | Säwï aläm | ሰውአለም | |
| SeweNet | Säwïnnät | ሰውነት | |
| SeweNete | Säwïnnäte | ሰውነቴ | |
| Seyed | Säyed | ሰይድ | |
| Seyfe | Säyfä | ሰይፈ | |
| Seyfu | Säyfu | ሰይፉ | His sword |
| Seyon | S’ïyon | ጽዮን | |
| Seyum | Sïyyum | ስዩም / ሥዩም |
Appointed |
| Shafi | Šafi | ሻፊ | |
| Shale | Clemency | ||
| Shambel | Šambäl | ሻምበል | Captain |
| Shambu | Šambu | ሻምቡ | |
| Shamil | Šamil | ሻሚል | |
| Shanko | Šank’o | ሻንቆ | |
| Sharew | Šaräw | ሻረው | |
| Shawel | Šawel | ሻውል | |
| Shebabaw | Šïbabbaw | ሽባባው | |
| Sheberu | Šïbberu | ሽብሩ | His terror |
| Shefaw | Šïfaw | ሽፋው | |
| Sheferaw | Šïfärraw | ሽፈራው | |
| Shegane | Šägane | ሸገኔ | My handsome one |
| Shegute | Šïggut’e | ሽጉጤ | My pistol, my revolver (short stature person) |
| Shelemat | Šïllïmat | ሽልማት | A reward |
| Sheleme | Šällämä | ሸለመ | |
| Shemsi | Šämsi | ሸምሲ | |
| Shemsu | Šämsu | ሸምሱ | |
| Shenket | Šenk’et | ሽንቅጥ | |
| Shenketu | Šïnk’et’u | ሽንቅጡ | |
| Shenkor | Šänkor | ሸንኮር | |
| Shenkut | Šänkut | ሸንቁጥ | |
| Shenkute | Šänk’ut’é | ሸንቁጤ | |
| Shenu | Šïnu | ሽኑ | Firm, secure |
| Sherif | Šärif | ሸሪፍ | |
| Sheshege | Šïššïge | ሽሽጌ | My secret |
| Sheshegu | Šïššïgu | ሽሽጉ | The secret |
| Shetahun | Šettahun | ሽታሁን | |
| Shetaw | Šïttaw | ሽታው | His aroma |
| Sheto | Šïtto | ሽቶ | Perfume, fragrance |
| Shewa | Šäwa | ሸዋ | A name of a central region of Ethiopia |
| Shewafere | ŠäwaFärra | ሸው ፈራ | |
| ShewanGezaw | Šäwan-Gezaw | ሸዋን ግዛው | |
| Shewareged | ŠäwaRäggäd | ሸዋ ረገድ | |
| Shibeshi | Šibäši | ሺበሺ | Thousand by thousand |
| Shifaw | Šifaw | ሺፋው | |
| Shimeles | Ši-Mälles | ሺመልስ | |
| Shume | Šumé | ሹሜ | |
| Shumete | Šumäte | ሹመቴ | My promotion |
| Shumeye | Šumeyyé | ሹምዬ | |
| Sidelel | Sidällïl | ሲደልል | When he cajoles |
| Sijara | Sijara | ሲጃራ | |
| Simon | Sïm’on Simon |
ስምኦን / ሲሞን |
The Listener. Obedient |
| Sirak | Sirak | ሲራክ | Line, column, table, section |
| Siraj | Siraj | ሲራጅ | |
| Sisay | Sisay | ሲሳይ | Omen Of Good Things. A Blessing |
| Sitota | Sït’ota | ስጦታ | Gift |
| Solomon / Selemon / Selomon |
Sälomon | ሰሎሞን | Peaceful |
| Sufeyan | Sufeyan | ሱፍያን / ሱፊያን |
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| Sule | Sule | ሱሌ | |
| Sulehiman | Sulähiman | ሱለሂማን | |
| Suleman | Suleman | ሱሌማን | |
| Sultan | Sult’an | ሱልጣን | |
| Surafel | Surafél | ሱራፌል | |
| Surbo | Surbo | ሱርቦ | |
| Surna | Surna | ሱርና | |
| Surur | Surur | ሱሩር | |
| Susenyos / Susnios |
Suseneyos | ሱስንዮስ | Ethiopian Emperor |
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