Abebe

/ ah-BEH-beh /
Gender
Boy
Origin
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Religion
Christianity
First Seen
Trait
Determined

Meaning & Etymology

He has flourished / blossomed.

Borne by Abebe Bikila, who won the 1960 Olympic marathon running barefoot through Rome — the first sub-Saharan African to win Olympic gold.

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Abebe Bikila

Athletics · Ethiopia · b. 1932

Two-time Olympic marathon champion; won the 1960 Rome marathon barefoot.

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