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Updated October 2026

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  • Feven

    Ethiopian variation of Phoebe

    "bright, radiant"

    An Ethiopian girls' name with a bright and cheerful sound, Feven rhymes with popular Haven. Feven is the Ge'ez variant of Biblical Phoebe, also the goddess of the moon and hunting in Greek mythology.…

  • Alimayu

    Ethiopian

    "in honor of God"

    Wesley Snipes chose this distinctive East African name for his son.

  • Maaza

    Amharic

    "aroma or essence"

    Pronounced mah-zah, Maaza means a pleasant scent, usually from a yellow daisy popular in Ethiopia. Hot young Ethiopian-American novelist Maaza Mengiste introduced the name to our shores.

  • Lomi

    Diminutive of Paloma, Salome and similar, or Enthiopian, Amharic

    "lemon"

    Sweet and simple but also a stand-out, Lomi is an Ethiopian girl's name that fits right in with today's trends. Part Lumi, part Romy, but also very much a name in its own right, it derives from the…

  • Merima

    Bosnian and Ethiopian form of Meryem or Miriam, Arabic, Hebrew

    "drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"

    A warm and pretty international name that ultimately links back to the Biblical Mary, Merima is used predominantly in Ethiopia, Sebia, and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may have evolved via the…