Horse name

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A horse name is a secondary

warhorse
.

Some known horse names of Ethiopian nobility include:

List of Horse names
Name Title Horse Name Literal/Synonymous meaning Note Sources
Alula Engida Ras Abba Nega Father of dawn Alula Aba Nega Airport is named after him and his horsename.
Balcha Safo
Dejazmach
 Abba Nefso Father of the Soul [1]
Bashah Aboye
Dejazmach
 Abba Däffar Father of audacity [2]
Belay Zeleke
Dejazmach
 Abba Koster Father of Sharpshooter [3]
Darge Sahle Selassie Ras Abba Gersa[note 1] Father of Recurring Impediment (i.e. impeding the enemy). [4][1]
Garmame
Dejazmach
 Abba Mala [5]
Habte Giyorgis Dinagde Fitawrari Abba Mechal Father of Tolerance [1]
Haile Maryam Gebre
Dejazmach
 Abba Dammana Father of the Cloud [6]
Lul Seged
 Ras Abba Balay
Menelik II Emperor of Ethiopia Abba Dagnew Father of Justice [1]
Sabagadis Woldu
Dejazmach
 Abba Garay [7]
Tekle Haymanot Negus of Gojjam Abba Tanna [8]
Tessema Nadew
Ras Bitwoded
 Abba Qamaw [9]
Tewodros II Emperor of Ethiopia Abba Tatek Father of readiness (of arms)
Welde Giyorgis Aboye Negus of Gondar Abba Saggad[note 2] Father of Commandeering [10][1]
Yohannes IV Emperor of Ethiopia Abba Bezibiz Father of Plunder [1]

Bibliography

  • Girma, Hewan. "Amharic Names, Naming Ceremonies and Memory." In Naming Africans: On the Epistemic Value of Names, pp. 37-59. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2023.
  • Mehari, Krista. 2007. Throne names, pen names, horse names, and field names: A look at the significance of name change in the Ethiopian political sphere. [1]
  • Pankhurst, Richard. 1989. The Early History of Ethiopian Horse-Names. Paideuma 35, pp. 197–206.
  • Mahatama-Sellasie Walda-Masqal. 1969. A Study of the Ethiopian Culture of Horse Names. Journal of Ethiopian Studies Vol. 7, No. 2, pp

Notes

  1. ^ also spelled as Abba Girsha
  2. ^ also spelled as Abba Segud

References

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  3. ^ Getie Gelaye. 2005. Amharic Praise Poems of Däğğazmaó Bälay Zälläqä and the Patriots of Goğğam during the Italian Occupation of Ethiopia, 1936–1941. In Sigmund Uhlig, (ed.). Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies in Hamburg, p. 587-597. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
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  5. JSTOR 41965786
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  6. ISBN 9781107450585
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  7. ISBN 978-3-447-06246-6
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  8. JSTOR 41988566
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  9. ISBN 9780195382075
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  10. JSTOR 41988566
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