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Shimelis

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/shih-MEH-lis/Amharic · a boy’s name

A traditional Amharic name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story

How to say it
shih-MEH-lis
Traditional Amharic spelling
ሽመልስ
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ShimelisShimelesሽመልስ