Tesfaye
ተስፋዬ
From Amharic ተስፋ (tesfa), "hope," with a possessive ending, giving roughly "my hope."
Meaning and origin
Tesfaye adds a possessive ending to the Amharic word for hope, giving a name close to "my hope," one of the most common hope-based names Ethiopian parents give to sons.
How to pronounce Tesfaye
| Amharic (Ethiopia) | tess-FAH-yeh /täsˈfaje/ |
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