Asfaw Wossen
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Pronunciation | āsfā wɔsːən |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Amharic, Tigrinya, Gurage |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Meaning | "Expand the boundaries" |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Asfawessen, Asfa Wossen, Asfawosen |
Asfaw Wossen (Amharic: አስፋ ወሰን, āsfā wossen) is an Ethiopic male given name.
Persons named Asfaw Wossen
[edit]- Asfaw Wossen Amha Iyasus, ruler of Shewa in the later 18th century.
- Asfa-Wossen Asserate, author, political consultant, and aristocrat,
- Asfaw Wossen Haile Selassie, eldest son and heir of Emperor Haile Selassie I, who later adopted the regnal name of Amha Selassie I in pretense.