Birtukan: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Orange (the fruit)
Origin
Amharic (Ethiopian)
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
beer-too-KAHN

Birtukan is an Amharic (Ethiopian) girl's name meaning “orange (the fruit)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Black Baby Girl Names With Powerful Heritage and Meaning.

Meaning & Origin of Birtukan

Meaning: Orange (the fruit).

Origin: Amharic (Ethiopian).

How to Pronounce Birtukan

beer-too-KAHNIPA /bɪərtuːˈkɑːn/

Popularity of Birtukan

Birtukan 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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