Write your name in Amharic
Type a name to see it in Fidel. Common names show their usual Amharic spelling; anything else is spelled by sound, and you can adjust it letter by letter.
Common names in Amharic
| Name | Amharic (tap to copy) | Type this |
|---|---|---|
| Abebe | abebe | |
| Abel | abiel | |
| Almaz | almaz | |
| Amanuel | amanuiel | |
| Bethlehem | bietelHiem | |
| Biruk | bruk | |
| Daniel | dan'iel | |
| Dawit | dawit | |
| Eden | ieden | |
| Elias | ielyas | |
| Esther | astier | |
| Feven | fieven | |
| Gabriel | gebr'iel | |
| Hanna | Hena | |
| Helen | hielen | |
| Henok | hienok | |
| Jacob | yaEqob | |
| John | yoHens | |
| Joseph | yosief | |
| Kidus | qdus | |
| Liya | liya | |
| Mark | marqos | |
| Martha | marta | |
| Mary | maryam | |
| Matthew | matiewos | |
| Mekdes | meqdes | |
| Meron | mieron | |
| Michael | mikaiel | |
| Nahom | nahom | |
| Natnael | natnaiel | |
| Paul | Pawlos | |
| Peter | PieTros | |
| Rahel | raHiel | |
| Ruth | rut | |
| Samuel | samuiel | |
| Sara | sara | |
| Selam | selam | |
| Solomon | selomon | |
| Tsion | tsyon | |
| Yared | yaried | |
| Yonas | yonas |
Spelling a name by sound
- Each syllable is one letter.
ma→ ማ,ri→ ሪ,ya→ ያ. - A consonant with no vowel takes the sixth form:
n→ ን, sobruk→ ብሩክ. - Capitals give the sharp sounds:
T→ ጥ,P→ ጵ,q→ ቅ. - ie gives the é sound:
mieron→ ሜሮን.
The full set of rules is in How to type Amharic with an English keyboard, and every letter is on the Amharic alphabet chart.
Common questions.
How do I write my name in Amharic?
Type it the way it sounds, one syllable at a time: selam → ሰላም. Amharic spells by sound, so Michael is ሚካኤል, not a letter-for-letter copy of the English.
Why does my name look different from the English spelling?
Fidel writes syllables, not single letters, and many names have a traditional Amharic form. John is usually ዮሐንስ and Peter is ጴጥሮስ, from the Ge’ez Bible.
How do I type the ኤ in names like ዳንኤል?
Put an apostrophe before ie when it follows a consonant: dan'iel → ዳንኤል. At the start of a word, ie is enough: ieden → ኤደን.
Type Amharic in every app.
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