Secondary royal title of the Ethiopian Empire nobles
A horse name is a secondary noble title or a popular name for members of Ethiopian royalty; in some cases the "horse names" are the only name known for a ruler. They take the form of "father of X", where "X" is the name of the person's warhorse.
Some known horse names of Ethiopian nobility include:
List of Horse names
Name
Title
Horse Name
Literal/Synonymous meaning
Note
Sources
Alula Engida
Ras
Abba Nega
Father of dawn
Alula Aba Nega Airport is named after him and his horsename.
Balcha Safo
Dejazmach
Abba Nefso
Father of the Soul
[1]
Bashah Aboye
Dejazmach
Abba Däffar
Father of audacity
[2]
Belay Zeleke
Dejazmach
Abba Koster
Father of Sharpshooter
[3]
Darge Sahle Selassie
Ras
Abba Gersa[note 1]
Father of Recurring Impediment (i.e. impeding the enemy).
[4][1]
Garmame
Dejazmach
Abba Mala
[5]
Habte Giyorgis Dinagde
Fitawrari
Abba Mechal
Father of Tolerance
[1]
Haile Maryam Gebre
Dejazmach
Abba Dammana
Father of the Cloud
[6]
Lul Seged
Ras
Abba Balay
Menelik II
Emperor of Ethiopia
Abba Dagnew
Father of Justice
[1]
Sabagadis Woldu
Dejazmach
Abba Garay
[7]
Tekle Haymanot
Negus of Gojjam
Abba Tanna
[8]
Tessema Nadew
Ras Bitwoded
Abba Qamaw
[9]
Tewodros II
Emperor of Ethiopia
Abba Tatek
Father of readiness (of arms)
Welde Giyorgis Aboye
Negus of Gondar
Abba Saggad[note 2]
Father of Commandeering
[10][1]
Yohannes IV
Emperor of Ethiopia
Abba Bezibiz
Father of Plunder
[1]
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^Getie Gelaye. 2005. Amharic Praise Poems of Däğğazmaó Bälay Zälläqä and the Patriots of Goğğam during the Italian Occupation of Ethiopia, 1936–1941. In Sigmund Uhlig, (ed.). Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies in Hamburg, p. 587-597. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
^Uhlig, Siegbert; Bausi, Alessandro; Yimam, Baye, eds. (2003). Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: D-Ha. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. pp. 102–103. ISBN 9783447052382.
^TAFLA, BAIRU (1969). "Four Ethiopian Biographies: Däjjazmač Gärmamé, Däjjazmač Gäbrä-Egzi'abehér Moroda, Däjjazmač Balča and Käntiba Gäbru Dästa". Journal of Ethiopian Studies. 7 (2). Institute of Ethiopian Studies: 1–10. JSTOR 41965786.
^Pearce, Nathaniel (2014). "XVII". The Life and Adventures of Nathaniel Pearce: Written by Himself, during a Residence in Abyssinia from the Years 1810–1819; Together with Mr Coffin's Account of his First Visit to Gondar. Vol. 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 193. ISBN 9781107450585.
^Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. 2010. pp. 430–431. ISBN 978-3-447-06246-6.
^TAFLA, BAIRU (1973). "Two of the Last Provincial Kings of Ethiopia". Journal of Ethiopian Studies. 11 (1). Institute of Ethiopian Studies: 29–49. JSTOR 41988566.
^Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; Gates, Henry Louis (2012). Dictionary of African biography vol 1-6. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 3-4. ISBN 9780195382075.
^TAFLA, BAIRU (1973). "Two of the Last Provincial Kings of Ethiopia". Journal of Ethiopian Studies. 11 (1). Institute of Ethiopian Studies: 50–55. JSTOR 41988566.
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