Balcha (

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 ...

: ባልቻ) is a male name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to: *

Balcha Safo '' Dejazmach'' Balcha Safo (; 1863 – 6 November 1936), popularly referred to by his horse-name Abba Nefso, was an Ethiopian military commander and lord protector of the crown, who served in both the First and Second Italo-Ethiopian Wars.Pau ...

(1863–1936), Ethiopian general in the Italo-Ethiopian Wars *

Kebede Balcha Kebede Balcha (7 September 1951 – 10 July 2018) was a marathon runner from Ethiopia. He won the silver medal at the 1983 World Championships. He is the current record holder for the Montreal International Marathon with 2 hours 10 minutes 3 sec ...

(1951–2018), Ethiopian marathon runner * Kassa Balcha (born 1955), Ethiopia cross country runner

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