At a Glance
- Meaning
- Peaceful one / she of peace (Amharic selam, 'peace' + feminine suffix -awit)
- Origin
- Amharic
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- seh-lah-mah-WEET
Selamawit is an Amharic girl's name meaning “peaceful one / she of peace (Amharic selam, 'peace' + feminine suffix -awit)”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Selamawit
Meaning: Peaceful one / she of peace (Amharic selam, 'peace' + feminine suffix -awit).
Origin: Amharic.
How to Pronounce Selamawit
seh-lah-mah-WEETIPA /sɛˌlɑːməˈwiːt/
Popularity of Selamawit
Selamawit 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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