Bethlehem (given name)

Bethlehem or Betelehem is a traditional Amharic feminine given name given in reference to the city of Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ in the Bible.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Zelealem Leyew, "Amharic personal nomenclature : a grammar and sociolinguistic insight" in Journal of African Cultural Studies, Volume 16, No. 2, December 2003, pp. 181-211 (abstract)
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