Kidane

Kidane (Amharic: ኪዳነ), is a word in various Ethiopian Semitic languages that translates to covenant or vow. It is also a common male name in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

People with the name

Kidane is used as a given name in Eritrea and Ethiopia.^{[citation needed]}

• Abraham Kidane, the Senior Economic Advisor to the Government of Eritrea and to the Ministry of National Development
• Azazet Habtezghi Kidane, Eritrean-British nurse working with refugees in Israel
• Daniel Kidane (born 1986), British composer
• Etalemahu Kidane (born 1983), Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres
• Kidane Tadasse (born 1987), Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres
• Kidane Wedi Qeshi, Eritrean Government Official
• Kidane-Mariam Teklehaimanot (1933–2009), Ethiopian Roman Catholic prelate
• Saba Kidane (born 1978), Eritrean poet
• Simon Kidane (born 1975), Ethiopian basketball player
• Tekle Kidane (born 1939), former football player
• Werknesh Kidane (born 1981), Ethiopian long-distance track and field athlete running both 5000 and 10,000 metres

Other uses

Kidane may also refer to:

• Ura Kidane Mehret, an Ethiopian Orthodox Church located on the Zege peninsula in Lake Tana of Ethiopia

See also

• Habesha name

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