Gebre
Gebre (Ge'ez: ገብረ, Gäbrä) is a common masculine Ethiopian name, meaning "servant" or "slave of" in Ge'ez. It is used as both a stand-alone given name and, frequently, as a prefix (or stem) in religiously-themed compound names; e.g. Gebreselassie ("Servant of the Trinity"), Gebremeskel ("Servant of the Cross"), or Gebremariam ("Servant of Mary"). Gebru is a variant, often seen in Tigrinya.
| Gender | Male (given name) |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Ge'ez |
| Meaning | "Servant of" |
| Region of origin | Ethiopia, Eritrea |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Gabra, Ghebre, Ghevre |
| Related names | Gebru |
As with other such compound names, when written in transliteration in a Latin script, it is often abbreviated as "G/" (e.g. G/Selassie for Gebreselassie). It may likewise also be transliterated with a hyphen or a space connecting it to the root, potentially obscuring the nature of the name.
List of people named Gebre or variant
- Afewarq Gebre Īyesūs or Afevork Ghevre Jesus (1868–1947), Ethiopian writer, wrote the first novel in Amharic
- Ghebreselassie Yoseph, Minister of Finance of Eritrea from February 1997 to 2001
- Bogaletch "Boge" Gebre (born July 27, 195x, exact year unknown), Ethiopian women's-rights activist
- Eleni Gabre-Madhin or Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin, Ethiopian economist, Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX)
- Gabra "Abo" Manfas Qeddus, Ethiopian Christian saint, founder of the monastery of Zuqualla
- Gebregziabher Gebremariam (born 1984), Ethiopian long-distance runner
- Aleqa Gebre Hanna (flourished late 19th century), a dabtara (a lay person of religious learning) of the Ethiopian Church
- Gebre Krestos, nəgusä nägäst (1832–1832), of Ethiopia
- Gebre-Kristos Desta Nego (1932–1981), Ethiopian modern artist
- Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, king of Ethiopia, member of the Zagwe dynasty, saint in the Ethiopian church
- Haile Gebrselassie or Haile Gebre-Selassie (born 1973), Ethiopian long-distance track and road running athlete
- Sebhat-Leab Gebre-Egziabher (1936–2012), Ethiopian writer
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (born 1965), Ethiopian politician, academic, and public-health authority
- Tesfaye Gebre Kidan Geletu (1935–2004), Ethiopian general who was President of Ethiopia for one week in 1991
- Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher (born 1940), Ethiopian who won the Right Livelihood Award in 2000
- Tewolde-Medhin Gebre-Medhin (1860–1930), pastor, educator and translator from S'eä’azäga, Tigray in the Horn of Africa
- Theodor Gebre Selassie (born 1986), Czech footballer of Ethiopian heritage
- Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin or Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin (1936–2006), Poet Laureate of Ethiopia, playwright, essayist, and art director
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