Entry № 0583 · Ethiopian, Amharic origin

Etenesh Etenesh — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ EH-teh-nesh /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Ethiopian, Amharic

Meaning

"You are my sister (Ethiopian)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Amharic)

The meaning

A name that means "you are my sister (ethiopian)".

Etenesh (እትነሽ) means "you are my sister" in Amharic — a name given to a daughter born after a beloved sister, or as a name of close kinship. A poetic Ethiopian feminine name.

Used widely in Ethiopia.

You are my sister. The Ethiopian.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

እትነሽ

Transliteration: Itinesh
Pronunciation: / ˈɛ.tə.nɛʃ /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Etenesh stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Etenesh · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Eteneshs before her.

Real people

Etenesh Diro

Ethiopian Olympic steeplechase runner.

born 1991

In fiction

Etenesh

Common Ethiopian name.

Names connected to Etenesh.

Numerology

The number behind Etenesh.

The Free Spirit

Etenesh reduces to five — the number of Ethiopian kinship.

Parents on Etenesh

Why families chose this name.

"Ethiopian sister. Seven letters. Etenesh."

Selam · Mother of one · Addis Ababa