Aweke Explained

Aweke (Amharic: አወቀ (āwek’e), its literal meaning in the Amharic-language being "know", "notice", "realize")^[1] is an Amharic-language male given name^[2] which like all Ethiopian male given names can also be used as a patronymic surname^[3] and may refer to:

• Aster Aweke (born 1959), Ethiopian singer
• Aweke Ayalew (born 1993), Ethiopian-born Bahraini middle-distance and long-distance runner

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ethiopian Names – letter A . ethiopia.limbo13.com . March 7, 2017 . Aweke (Awwäk’ä, አወቀ): he knew, he noticed, he realized.
2. Web site: Aweke Surname Meaning & Statistics . forebears.io . March 7, 2017 . Approximately 39,597 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Ethiopia; Highest density in: Ethiopia..
3. Web site: Ethiopian names and their meaning . durame.com . March 7, 2017 .