Gebre (Ge'ez: ገብረ, Gäbrä) is a common masculine Ethiopian and Eritrean name, meaning "servant" 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.
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.
Gebre (Ge'ez: ገብረ, Gäbrä) is a common masculine Ethiopian and Eritrean name, meaning "servant" in Ge'ez. It is used as both a stand-alone given name and...
Gebre Krestos (Ge'ez: ገብረ ክሪስቶስ) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 24 March 1832 to his death on 8 June 1832. He was the son of Gebre Mesay, allegedly a descendant...
Gebre Meskel (Ge'ez: ገብረ መስቀል gäbrä mäsqäl, "Servant of the Cross") also known as Gabra Masqal was a King of Axum who reigned in the 6th century. He was...
Theodor Gebre Selassie (born 24 December 1986) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a right-back or as wing-back. He earned 54 caps...
Haile Gebrselassie (Amharic: ኀይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, romanized: Haylē Gebre Silassē; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian former long-distance track, road running...
Gebre Tasfa better known as Gebre of Semien (Gabriel of Semien) (died May 1815) was the governor of Semien, Tsegede, Welkait and Wogera during the late...
Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus (Ge'ez:አቡነ ገብረ መንፈስ ቅዱስ; also familiarly called Abo; born 29 December 829 E.C.) was an Egyptian Christian saint, and the founder...
Gebre Kristos Desta (Amharic: ገብረ ክርስቶስ ደስታ; 1932–1981), also known as Gebrekristos Desta, was an Ethiopian painter and poet. He is credited with bringing...
Tefere Gebre is an Ethiopian-American labor and human rights activist, and the Chief Program Officer of Greenpeace USA. From 2013 until 2022, he was the...
Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher (Tigrinya: ተወልደ ብርሃን ገብረእግዚአብሔር; 19 February 1940 – 20 March 2023) was an Ethiopian scientist who won the Right Livelihood...
Gebre Birkay (born 1926) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild;...
Tamirat Gebre Lenga (Ge'ez: ታምራት ገብሬ ሌንጋ; born October 7, 1993), known professionally as Sancho Gebre, is an Ethiopian singer, choreographer and dancer...
Gerba Guracha (Oromo: Garba Gurraachaa) is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the North Shewa Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia, it is an inland port...
Haile Maryam Gebre of Semien, Horse name: Abba Dammana (lit: Father of the Cloud) was an early 19th century governor of Semien, Welkait and Wogera. Haile...
Aleqa Gebre Hanna (Ge'ez: አለቃ ገብረ ሀና; November 1821 – 1902) was an Ethiopian poet, scholar and religious preacher in 19th-century renowned in Amharic...
Bogaletch "Boge" (pronounced Bo-gay) Gebre (1950s – 2 November 2019) was an Ethiopian scientist and activist. In 2010, The Independent characterized her...
Fetlework Gebregziabher (Tigrinya: ፈትለወርቅ ገብረእግዚኣብሄር; nom de guerre Monjorino; born 1960 or 1961), is an Ethiopian politician from the Tigray Region and...
Tesfaye Gebre Kidan Geletu (Amharic: ተስፋዬ ገብረ ኪዳን ገለቱ, romanized: Täsfaye Gäbrä Kidan Gälätu, c. 1935 – 4 June 2004) was an Ethiopian general who was...
mention three sons of Kaleb named Gebre Meskel, Israel and Gebre Krestos, who all reigned as kings after him. Gebre Meskel (or Gabra Maskal) appears on...
Trihas Gebre Aunoon (born 29 April 1990) is a long-distance runner. Born in Ethiopia, she competes for Spain internationally. She competed in the 10,000...
Ghebreselassie Yoseph (Tigrinya: ግሄብረሰላስሴ ዮሴፍ) was Minister of Finance of Eritrea from February 1997 to 2001. "President quietly shuffles cabinet", Indian...
Rissom Gebre Meskei (born 19 September 1941) is a former Ethiopian cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the...
left part of the foundations uncovered... Sahle Dengel was the son of Gebre Mesay, allegedly a descendant of a younger son of Emperor Fasilides. Eduard...
Lalibela (Ge'ez: ላሊበላ), regnal name Gebre Meskel (Ge'ez: ገብረ መስቀል gäbrä mäsqäl, "Servant of the Cross"), was a king of the Zagwe dynasty, reigning from...
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