Asfaw Wossen Explained

Asfaw Wossen
Variant Forms:	Asfawessen, Asfa Wossen, Asfawosen
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /āsfā wɔsːən/
Gender:	Male
Language:	Amharic, Tigrinya, Gurage
Meaning:	"Expand the boundaries"
Language origin:	Ge'ez

Asfaw Wossen (Amharic: አስፋ ወሰን, āsfā wossen) is an Ethiopic male given name.

Persons named Asfaw Wossen

• Asfaw Wossen Amha Iyasus, ruler of Shewa in the later 18th century.
• Asfa-Wossen Asserate, author, political consultant, and aristocrat,
• Asfaw Wossen Haile Selassie, eldest son and heir of Emperor Haile Selassie I, who later adopted the regnal name of Amha Selassie I in pretense.