Mehari (name)

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

  • Enawgaw Mehari (born 1960), Ethiopian-American neurologist, global health advocate, philanthropist, humanitarian, and medical educator
  • 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

References

  1. ↑ "Ethiopian Names – letter M". ethiopia.limbo13.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017. Mehari (Mähari, መሀሪ, መሐሪ): merciful, compassionate, one who has pity
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Ethiopian names and their meaning". durame.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
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