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Meklit

መክሊት

/MEK-lit/Amharic · a girl’s name

“A precious gift or special talent”

How to say it
MEK-lit
Traditional Amharic spelling
መክሊት
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common

From the same family

01Bereket“A blessing and gift from God”Amharicany→︎02Lisanework“Golden tongue; gifted with beautiful and persuasive speech”Amharicfemale→︎03Matewos“Matthew, traditionally understood as “gift of God””Amharicmale→︎04Matheos“A gift from God”Amharicmale→︎05Mathewos“Gift from God”Amharicmale→︎06Matias“Matthias, traditionally understood as “gift of God””Amharicmale→︎07Natan“A gift from God”Amharicmale→︎08Sitotaw“The gift”Amharicmale→︎09Tedros“A gift from God.”Amharicmale→︎10Tewodros“A gift from God”Amharicmale→︎11Tsegaye“A child seen as a personal blessing and gift of grace.”Amharicmale→︎