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Berhan

ብርሃን

/behr-HAHN/Amharic · a boy or girl’s name

“A bright light bringing hope and warmth”

How to say it
behr-HAHN
Traditional Amharic spelling
ብርሃን
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

BerhanBirhanብርሃን

Nicknames & short forms

Beru

From the same family

01Berhane“My light, with the warm sense of divine guidance”Amharicmale→︎02Berhanu“May God’s light shine through him”Amharicmale→︎03Alem“The world; a name expressing wide hopes and possibility”Amharicany→︎04Betselot“Surrounded by prayer and loving hope”Amharicany→︎05Birhanu“His light; radiant and full of hope”Amharicmale→︎06Emnet“Faith; a name expressing trust, hope, and spiritual strength”Amharicfemale→︎07Fasika“Easter, the season of renewal and joyful hope”Amharicany→︎08Girmay“My majesty—a name carrying hopes of greatness”Amharicmale→︎09Ibrahim“Father of multitudes, a hopeful name for a child surrounded by love”Amharicmale→︎10Ilham“Inspiration, a beautiful wish for a child who brings fresh ideas and hope”Amharicfemale→︎11Isaias“The Lord is salvation, a name filled with hope and protection”Amharicmale→︎12Letebrhan“For the light; devoted to a life of brightness and hope”Amharicmale→︎