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Tekeste

ተከስተ

/teh-KESS-teh/Amharic · a boy’s name

“A long-awaited child whose arrival brings joy.”

How to say it
teh-KESS-teh
Traditional Amharic spelling
ተከስተ
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

TekesteTekestehተከስተ

From the same family

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