Mekonnen
Sign in to saveMekonnen (Amharic: መኮንን), also spelled Mekonen and Makonnen is a male name of Ethiopian origin meaning "nobleman" or "aristocrat," and the Amharic pronunciation of an ancient Ge'ez noble title (see: Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles). Notable people with the name include:
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Mekonnen (Amharic: መኮንን), also spelled Mekonen and Makonnen is a male name of Ethiopian origin meaning "nobleman" or "aristocrat," and the Amharic pronunciation of an ancient Ge'ez noble title (see: Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles). Notable people with the name include:
==Mekonnen== Abebe Mekonnen (born 1964), Ethiopian long-distance runner Demeke Mekonnen (born 1963), Ethiopian politician and Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia Deresse Mekonnen (born 1987), Ethiopian middle-distance runner Eyob Mekonnen (1975–2013), Ethiopian reggae singer Hailu Mekonnen (born 1980), Ethiopian long-distance runner Se'are Mekonnen (died 2019), Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Forces Seifu Mekonnen (1953–2020), Ethiopian Olympic boxer Tadesse Mekonnen (born 1958), Ethiopian cyclist Ayele Mekonnen (born 1957), Ethiopian cyclist Tsegaye Mekonnen (born 1995), Ethiopian long-distance runner Wallelign Mekonnen (1945–1972), Ethiopian Marxist activist and writer Mekonnen Gebremedhin (born 1988), Ethiopian middle-distance runner Yalemtsehay Mekonnen (born 1955), Ethiopian physiologist and pharmacologist
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