Menelik Name meanings & History

"Son of the wise" or "He who has wisdom". Means "son of the wise man" in Ge'ez and Amharic. According to the legend Menelik was the first emperor of Ethiopia. In the 10th century BC, he is said to have inaugurated the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia, so named because Menelik I is supposed to be the son of the biblical King Solomon of ancient Israel and Makeda, the Ethiopian Queen of Sheba. Menelik is used as a given name for boys.

Zodiac Sign of Menelik: Mother Cancer

Synonyms of Menelik:

M: Mushy,Memorabilia,Memory,Mommy,Manipulative,Maternal,Mother

E: Exaggerate,Enlighten,Environment,Enliven,Entertain,Expressive

N: Nagging,Neat,Nervous,Neurosis,Nitpicking,Nutrition,Nice

L: Lazy,Lover,Lovely,Luscious,Legal,Languid,Liaison

I: Intimate,Indulgence,Involved

K: Karate,Karma,Kundalini,Kind

Menelik is:

• a Comedic name
• a Formal name
• a Informal name
• a Mature name
• a Modern name

Famous People

Menelik II was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 until his death in 1913. He led Ethiopia to victory against Italian colonizers and modernized the country's infrastructure and military. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Ethiopian rulers.

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