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Prof Haile-Selassie? Is Haile-Selassie a common last name or has he anything to do with the other Haile Selassie?
by dahves 7y ago
Prof Haile-Selassie? Is Haile-Selassie a common last name or has he anything to do with the other Haile Selassie?
- mkl 7y agoThe parts of the name seem relatively common. There's a distance runner Haile Gebrselassie [1], and a soccer player Theodor Gebre Selassie [2], and others with no obvious connection to Haile Selassie. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haile_Gebrselassie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haile_Gebrselassie [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Gebre_Selassie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Gebre_Selassie
- Mikeb85 7y agoHaile Selassie means 'Power of the trinity' in Ethiopic. Given Ethiopia is quite religious (Orthodox Christian), it seems like it'd be common enough.
- sampleinajar 7y agoThe naming conventions in Ethiopia are different than the western world. My Ethiopian friend explained it to me that the first name is their name, second is father's name, third grandfather's. I'm not sure about the hyphen though. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_conventions_in_Ethiopia_and_Eritrea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_conventions_in_Ethiopia...