Negash: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Negash – Meaning: he reigned or king – Origin: Amharic – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: neh-GASH


Negash is an Amharic boy's name meaning “he reigned or king”. It appears in our list of Ethiopian Baby Names With Powerful Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Negash

Meaning: He reigned or king.

Origin: Amharic.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Negash

Phonetic: neh-GASH   IPA: /nɛˈɡɑːʃ/

Popularity of Negash

Negash 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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