Mehari (Amharic: መሀሪ (mehārī) or መሐሪ (meḥārī), its literal meaning in the Amharic-language being "merciful", "forgiving")[1] is a male given name of Ethiopian and Eritrean origin[2] which like all Ethiopian male given names can also be used as a surname[3] and may refer to:
Surname
edit- Mizan Mehari (1980–2007), Ethiopian-born Australian athlete
- Rehaset Mehari (born 1989), Eritrean long-distance runner
- Senait Ghebrehiwet Mehari (born 1974), Eritrean-born German singer
Given name
edit- Mehari Okubamicael (born 1945), Ethiopian former cyclist
- Mehari Shinash (born 198?), Eritrean footballer
References
edit- ^ "Ethiopian Names – letter M". ethiopia.limbo13.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
Mehari (Mähari, መሀሪ, መሐሪ): merciful, compassionate, one who has pity
- ^ "Mehari Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
Approximately 153,270 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Ethiopia; Highest density in: Eritrea.
- ^ "Ethiopian names and their meaning". durame.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
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