Alemayehu or ˁAlämayyähu (
Ge'ez: አለማየሁ) is a personal name of
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
n origin which is composed of two words: "''Alem''"- meaning "''the world or life''" and "''ayehu''" - means "''I have seen''". Its literal meaning is "''I have seen the world''" . However, in the context of personal name, its actual meaning is "''I have enjoyed life''" in the
Amharic
Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...
language. It is also a surname The prominent Ethiopians with the name Alemayehu are:
Given name
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Prince Alemayehu
''Dejazmatch'' Alemayehu Tewodros, often referred to as HIH Prince Alemayehu or Alamayou of Ethiopia (23 April 1861 – 14 November 1879) was the son of Emperor Tewodros II and Empress Tiruwork Wube of Ethiopia.
Biography
Alemayu's father, Emp ...
(1861–1879), Ethiopian prince and son of Tewodros II
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Alemayehu Bezabeh
Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta ( Amharic: አለማየሁ በዛበህ ደስታ; born c. 1986) is an Ethiopian-born athlete who represents Spain internationally. He competes in middle- and long-distance running on the track, and also in cross country ...
(born c. 1986), Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes for Spain
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Alemayehu Eshete
Alemayehu Eshete Andarge ( am, ዓለማየሁ እሸቴ አንዳርጌ; French pronunciation: Alèmayèhu Eshèté; June 1941 – 2 September 2021) was an Ethiopian singer. He had performed since the 1960s and primarily in Amharic. He had been ...
(born 1941), Ethio-jazz musician
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Alemayehu Roba (born 1972), retired Ethiopian middle-distance runner
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Alemayehu Shumye (born 1988), Ethiopian marathon runner
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Alemayehu Tegenu, Minister of Mines and Energy of Ethiopia
Surname
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Haddis Alemayehu (1910–2003), Ethiopian Foreign Minister and novelist
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Simretu Alemayehu (born 1970), Ethiopian retired long-distance runner and winner of the Turin Marathon
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Amharic-language names
Masculine given names