Given name & surname
Tesfaye
“our hope”
Tesfaye is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “our hope.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “our hope.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
Tesfaye’s family of names
Tesfaye has a related form in Tesfay. Tesfaye has a related form in Tesfai. Tesfaye has a related form in Tesfae.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Tesfaye
- Tesfaye Gebre KidanEthiopian politician (1935–2004)1937–2004
- Tesfaye TolaEthiopian long-distance runnerborn 1974
- Tesfaye JifarEthiopian long distance runnerborn 1976
- Tesfaye AberaEthiopian long-distance runnerborn 1992
- Tesfaye Tadesse GebresilasieEthiopian Roman-Catholic archbishopborn 1969
- Tesfaye Etichalong-distance runnerborn 1974
- Tesfaye BrambleFootballer (born 1980)
- Tesfaye Tafesefootball playerborn 1986
- Tesfaye TafaEthiopian distance runnerborn 1962
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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