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Gebreselassie

ገብረሥላሴ

/geh-breh-seh-LAHS-see/Amharic · a boy’s name

“A devoted servant of the Holy Trinity”

How to say it
geh-breh-seh-LAHS-see
Traditional Amharic spelling
ገብረሥላሴ
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

GebreselassieGebre SelassieGebre-Selassieገብረሥላሴ

Nicknames & short forms

Gebre

From the same family

01Gebre“A devoted servant; often used as a shortened traditional name”Amharicmale→︎02Gebregziabher“A devoted servant of God”Amharicmale→︎03Gebrehiwot“A servant of life”Amharicmale→︎04Gebrekidan“Servant of the covenant”Amharicmale→︎05Gebrekristos“Servant of Christ”Amharicmale→︎06Gebremariam“A devoted servant of Mary”Amharicmale→︎07Gebremedhin“A devoted servant of the Saviour”Amharicmale→︎08Gebremichael“A devoted servant of Michael”Amharicmale→︎09Gebretensae“A servant of the Resurrection”Amharicmale→︎10Gebreyesus“A devoted servant of Jesus”Amharicmale→︎11Gebriel“God is my strength”Amharicmale→︎12Gebru“A devoted servant of God; often used as a shortened traditional name”Amharicmale→︎