Tesfaye

Tesfaye (Amharic: ተስፋዬ, IPA: tɛsfäyɛ; transl: täsfajé), is a Habesha name meaning "my hope," "my trust," or "my expectation."

It is derived from Ethio-Semitic tesfa (hope) which also forms the beginning of compound names such as Tesfa Iyasus (hope in Jesus), Tesfaldet (hope in the birth), and Tesfamikael (hope in Michael) as well as male name Tesfai (also spelled Tesfay), a slightly different male name found mostly among the Tigray-Tigrinya as opposed to the more popular Amhara variant (due to the Amhara preference for conjugations also seen in tsegaye, tensaye, or tsehaye) and female name Tesfana. All forms add nouns, possessives, or definite articles to the core word.

In 2019 Tesfaye was recorded as the most common surname in Ethiopia.[1] According to the 2010 United States Census, Tesfaye is the 19075th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1427 individuals. Tesfaye is most common among individuals identifying as Black (96.5%).[2] Tesfa itself is related to Hebrew Tikva, a common Jewish name found in the Bible . It may refer to:

Tesfai

References

  1. ^ The Most Common Last Name in Every Country, NetCredit, Barbara Davidson November 24, 2019
  2. ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tesfaye”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press
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