Tafari

/ tah-FAH-ree /
Gender
Boy
Origin
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Religion
Christianity
First Seen
Trait
Noble

Meaning & Etymology

One who is respected or feared.

The birth name of Emperor Haile Selassie was Tafari Makonnen; the title Ras Tafari gave Rastafari its name.

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Haile Selassie (Ras Tafari Makonnen)

Monarchy · Ethiopia · b. 1892

Emperor of Ethiopia and a central figure of Pan-Africanism and Rastafari.

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