Tilahun: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tilahun – Meaning: be a protective shelter – Origin: Amharic – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: tih-lah-HOON


Tilahun is an Amharic boy's name meaning “be a protective shelter”. It appears in our list of Ethiopian Baby Names With Powerful Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Tilahun

Meaning: Be a protective shelter.

Origin: Amharic.

A common claim: in the shadow of Actually: Tilahun means 'be a shelter' or 'be a protective shadow', rather than 'in the shadow of'.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Tilahun

Phonetic: tih-lah-HOON   IPA: /tɪlɑːˈhuːn/

Popularity of Tilahun

Tilahun 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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