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Desalech

ደሳለች

/deh-sah-LECH/Amharic · a girl’s name

“You have brought joy, a tender celebration of a much-loved daughter.”

How to say it
deh-sah-LECH
Traditional Amharic spelling
ደሳለች
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Desalegn

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Desalechደሳለች

Nicknames & short forms

Desta

From the same family

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