Bekele: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
He has grown or sprouted
Origin
Amharic
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
beh-KEH-leh

Bekele is an Amharic boy's name meaning “he has grown or sprouted”. It appears in our list of Ethiopian Baby Names With Powerful Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Bekele

Meaning: He has grown or sprouted.

Origin: Amharic.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Bekele

beh-KEH-lehIPA /bɛˈkɛlɛ/

Popularity of Bekele

Bekele 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.

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