''Kidane'' (), is a word in various

Ethiopian Semitic languages Ethiopian Semitic (also Ethio-Semitic, Ethiosemitic, Ethiopic or Abyssinian) is a family of languages spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan. They form the western branch of the South Semitic languages, itself a sub-branch of Semitic, part of th ...

that translates to covenant or vow. It is also a common male name in

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 ...

and

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

People with the name

Kidane is used as a given name in Eritrea and Ethiopia. *

Abraham Kidane Abraham Kidane is the senior economic advisor to the Government of Eritrea and to the Ministry of National Development. He received his PhD in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles. After teaching at the University of Southern ...

, the Senior Economic Advisor to the Government of Eritrea and to the Ministry of National Development *

Azazet Habtezghi Kidane Azezet Habtezghi Kidane is an Eritrean-born British nun and human trafficking activist working in Israel. Career Azezet Habtezghi Kidane, also known as Sister Aziza, was born in Eritrea and is now a British citizen. She worked as a nurse in S ...

, Eritrean-British nurse working with refugees in Israel *

Daniel Kidane Daniel Kidane (born 1986) is a British composer. His piece "Woke" opened the last night of the 2019 Proms. In 2016 his "Sirens" was one of a group of five short works commissioned by the BBC Philharmonic to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Sh ...

(born 1986), British composer *

Etalemahu Kidane Etalemahu Kidane (born 14 February 1983 in Arssi) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres. She won the Belfast International Cross Country three times consecutively between 2005 and 2007. International competitio ...

(born 1983), Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres *

Kidane Tadasse Kidane Tadesse Habtesilase (Tigrinya: ኪዳነ ታዳስሰ; born 1 January 1987) is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. He was born in Adi Bana. As a junior, he competed in the junior races at t ...

(born 1987), Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres * Kidane Wedi Qeshi, Eritrean Government Official *

Kidane-Mariam Teklehaimanot Kidane-Mariam Teklehaimanot (10 September 1933, Alitena - 2 June 2009) was a bishop of the Ethiopian Catholic Church. He served as the Eparch of Adigrat, in the northern Tigray Region, from his consecration on 12 October 1984, until his retirement ...

(1933–2009), Ethiopian Roman Catholic prelate *

Saba Kidane Saba Kidane (born 1978) is an Eritrean journalist, poet, and political activist. Early life Born in Asmara, Saba Kidane dropped out of school and joined the Eritrean People's Liberation Front at the age of 13. She returned to school in 1995. She was ...

(born 1978), Eritrean poet *

Simon Kidane The Ethiopia national basketball team represents Ethiopia in international competitions. It is administrated by the Ethiopian Basketball Federation (E.B.F.). (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ቅርጫት ኳስ ፌዴሬሽን) Ethiopia joined FIB ...

(born 1975), Ethiopian basketball player *

Tekle Kidane Tekle Kidane (born 30 August 1939) is a former football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that i ...

(born 1939), former football player *

Werknesh Kidane Werknesh Kidane (; born November 21, 1981), is an Ethiopian long distance runner from Tigray who competes in both 5000 and 10,000 metres. She has won numerous medals at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and represented Ethiopia at the S ...

(born 1981), Ethiopian long-distance track and field athlete running both 5000 and 10,000 metres

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Kidane may also refer to: *

Ura Kidane Mehret Ura Kidane Mehret is a church of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, located on the Zege peninsula around Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It is part of the complex of the Convent of Mercy. At least one author considers it the most attractive church in the La ...

, an Ethiopian Orthodox Church located on the Zege peninsula in Lake Tana of Ethiopia

People with the name

Other uses

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