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.
Famous People
Abebe Bikila
Athletics · Ethiopia · b. 1932
Two-time Olympic marathon champion; won the 1960 Rome marathon barefoot.