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Desalegn

ደሳለኝ

/deh-SAH-legn/Amharic · a boy’s name

“I am happy; a child who brings joy”

How to say it
deh-SAH-legn
Traditional Amharic spelling
ደሳለኝ
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

DesalegnDesalagnደሳለኝ

Nicknames & short forms

Desa

From the same family

01Desalech“You have brought joy, a tender celebration of a much-loved daughter.”Amharicfemale→︎02Bayush“A joyful name expressing that life has been seen and experienced”Amharicfemale→︎03Birtukan“Orange; bright, joyful, and sweet”Amharicfemale→︎04Dagim“Again; a joyful new beginning”Amharicmale→︎05Desta“Joy; happiness”Amharicany→︎06Fasika“Easter, the season of renewal and joyful hope”Amharicany→︎07Fasil“A historic Ethiopian Christian name, associated with strength and joyful celebration”Amharicmale→︎08Fisseha“Joy and gladness”Amharicmale→︎09Genet“Paradise—a joyful name for a beloved child”Amharicfemale→︎10Hagos“Joy or happiness”Amharicmale→︎11Intisar“Victory and triumph, celebrating a child who brings strength and joy”Amharicfemale→︎12Jannat“A child who brings the peace and joy of paradise”Amharicfemale→︎