Given name & surname

Mekonnen

“the angel”

Mekonnen is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “the angel.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One African interpretation is “the angel.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is African.

How it developed

From Amharic መኮንን.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mekonnen’s family of names

Mekonnen has a related form in Mekonnan. Mekonnen has a related form in Mekonnin. Mekonnen has a related form in Mekonnon.

Walk Mekonnen’s family in the name graph

MekonnenMekonninMekonnunMekonnonMekonnanMekonnyn

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Mekonnen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

African

Moswen

“a light-skinned man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Tenen

“born on a Monday”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Ekon

“having great strength”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African · Modern

Makonnen

“a king”

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

African

Maskini

“a poor man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Musoke

“having the beauty of a rainbow” · “born beneath a rainbow”

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

African

Mongo

“a well-known man”

No U.S. birth series

79% boys · 21% girls

African

Mawulol

“one who gives thanks to God”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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