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Haile

ኃይሌ

/HAH-lee/Amharic · a boy’s name

“My strength or his strength”

How to say it
HAH-lee
Traditional Amharic spelling
ኃይሌ
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HaileHayleኃይሌ

From the same family

01Hailemariam“The strength of Mary”Amharicmale→︎02Hailemichael“The strength of Michael”Amharicmale→︎03Haileselassie“The strength of the Holy Trinity”Amharicmale→︎04Haileyesus“The strength of Jesus”Amharicmale→︎05Hailu“His strength”Amharicmale→︎