Given name & surname
Negasi
“he will become the king”
Negasi is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “he will become the king.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “he will become the king.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2017. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Negasi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Negasi’s family of names
Negasi has a related form in Negash. Negasi has a related form in Negasee. Negasi has a related form in Negasey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Negashvariant
- Negashevariant
- Negasseevariant
- Negaseevariant
- Negasseyvariant
- Negaseyvariant
- Negassyvariant
- Negasyvariant
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