Alemu (
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 ...
: ዓለሙ) is a male name of Ethiopian (
Habesha) origin. Notable people with the name include:
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Alemu Abebe, Ethiopian politician during Derg rule
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Alemu Aga (born 1950), Ethiopian musician and singer
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Alemu Bekele (born 1990), Ethiopian long-distance runner for Bahrain
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Agwa Alemu (died 1992), Ethiopian Marxist Waz League politician
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Berhanu Alemu (born 1982), Ethiopian middle-distance runner
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Dagne Alemu (born 1980), Ethiopian long-distance runner
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Deriba Alemu (born 1983), Ethiopian long-distance runner
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Elfenesh Alemu (born 1975), Ethiopian female marathon runner
*Tadesse Alemu (died 2007), Ethiopian singer
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Amharic-language names