Kebede
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From an Amharic verb meaning to grow weighty or important, so "he became dignified".
Meaning and origin
Kebede belongs to a large group of Amharic boys' names built directly from a past-tense verb form rather than from a noun, so that the name itself reads almost like a short statement about the person.
How to pronounce Kebede
| Amharic (Ethiopia) | kuh-BEH-duh /kəˈbədə/ |
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