At a Glance
- Meaning
- Name of the Amhara people and their Semitic language of Ethiopia
- Origin
- Ge'ez/Amharic (Ethiopian ethnonym)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- am-HAH-ruh
Amhara is a Ge'ez/Amharic (Ethiopian ethnonym) girl's name meaning “name of the Amhara people and their Semitic language of Ethiopia”. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.
Meaning & Origin of Amhara
Meaning: Name of the Amhara people and their Semitic language of Ethiopia.
Origin: Ge'ez/Amharic (Ethiopian ethnonym).
A common claim: Popularly translated as 'people who are free.' Actually: Scholars don't confirm a 'free' root; Amhara is simply the established name for this Ethiopian people and language, and the ethnonym's deeper etymology is actually unsettled.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Amhara
am-HAH-ruhIPA /æmˈhɑːrə/
Popularity of Amhara
Amhara doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Amhara
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Ami · Amethyst · Ameyalli · Amice · Amidi · Amene
