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Haileselassie

ኃይለ ሥላሴ

/high-leh-seh-LAHS-see/Amharic · a boy’s name

“The strength of the Holy Trinity”

How to say it
high-leh-seh-LAHS-see
Traditional Amharic spelling
ኃይለ ሥላሴ
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
uncommon · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HaileselassieHaile SelassieHayleselassieኃይለ ሥላሴ

Nicknames & short forms

Haile

From the same family

01Haile“My strength or his strength”Amharicmale→︎02Hailemariam“The strength of Mary”Amharicmale→︎03Hailemichael“The strength of Michael”Amharicmale→︎04Haileyesus“The strength of Jesus”Amharicmale→︎05Hailu“His strength”Amharicmale→︎