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Hailemariam

ኃይለማርያም

/high-leh-mah-REE-am/Amharic · a boy’s name

“The strength of Mary”

How to say it
high-leh-mah-REE-am
Traditional Amharic spelling
ኃይለማርያም
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HailemariamHaylemariamኃይለማርያም

Nicknames & short forms

Haile

From the same family

01Haile“My strength or his strength”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→︎