At a Glance
- Meaning
- Her crown
- Origin
- Amharic/Ge'ez
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- zew-DEE-too
Zewditu is an Amharic/Ge'ez girl's name meaning “her crown”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Zewditu
Meaning: Her crown.
Origin: Amharic/Ge'ez.
A common claim: Crown of gold Actually: 'Gold' isn't part of the attested root — the name breaks down as 'crown' + a feminine possessive suffix ('her crown'), with no separate element for gold.
How to Pronounce Zewditu
zew-DEE-tooIPA /zɛwˈdiːtuː/
Popularity of Zewditu
Zewditu 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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