Alemayehu or ˁAlämayyähu ( Ge'ez: ዓለማየሁ) is a personal name of

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

n origin which is composed of two words: "''Alem''"- meaning "''the world or life''" and "''ayehu''" - means "''I have seen''". Its literal meaning is "''I have seen the world''" . However, in the context of personal name, its actual meaning is "''I have enjoyed life''" in the

Amharic Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...

language. It is also a surname. The prominent Ethiopians with the name Alemayehu are:

Given name

Prince Alemayehu '' Dejazmatch'' Alemayehu Simyen Tewodoros (also referred to as Alamayou; 23 April 1861 – 14 November 1879), was the son of Emperor Tewodros II and Empress Tiruwork Wube of Ethiopia. Biography Alemayehu's father, Emperor Tewodros II died by ...

(1861–1879), Ethiopian prince and son of Tewodros II *

Alemayehu Bezabeh Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta (Amharic: አለማየሁ በዛበህ ደስታ; born c. 1986) is an athlete who competes in middle- and long-distance running on the track, and also in cross country. Born in Ethiopia, he represents Spain internationa ...

(born ), Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes for Spain *

Alemayehu Eshete Alemayehu Eshete Andarge (Amharic: ዓለማየሁ እሸቴ አንዳርጌ; June 1941 – 2 September 2021) was an Ethiopian singer, widely known as the "Abyssinian Elvis" for his dynamic performances and his fusion of traditional Ethiopian ...

(born 1941), Ethio-jazz musician *

Alemayehu Roba Alemayehu Roba (born 27 October 1972) is a retired Ethiopian middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested ...

(born 1972), retired Ethiopian middle-distance runner *

Alemayehu Shumye Alemayehu Shumye Tafere (1988 – 11 January 2013; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) was an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialised in marathon running. Born in Nazret, he took up running seriously in 2004 when he moved to Addis Ababa with the hope o ...

(born 1988), Ethiopian marathon runner *

Alemayehu Tegenu Alemayehu Tegenu () is an Ethiopian politician who was Ambassador to Russia from 2019 to 2023. He was also the Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Afric ...

, Minister of Mines and Energy of Ethiopia

Surname

Haddis Alemayehu Haddis Alemayehu (; 15 October 1910 – 6 December 2003) was an Ethiopian novelist. His Amharic novel '' Love to the Grave'' (Amharic: ፍቅር እስከ መቃብር; ''Fəqər əskä Mäqabər'', 1968) is considered a classic of modern Eth ...

(1910–2003), Ethiopian Foreign Minister and novelist *

Simretu Alemayehu Simretu Alemayehu (born September 17, 1970) is a retired male long-distance runner from Ethiopia, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He set his personal best (2:07:45) in the marathon on April 1, 2001, in Turin, Italy ...

(born 1970), Ethiopian retired long-distance runner and winner of the Turin Marathon {{given name, type=both Amharic-language names Masculine given names