Hailu Explained

Hailu (Amharic: ኃይሉ), also spelled Haylu, is a male name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to:

• Hailu Shawul (born 1936), Ethiopian engineer and the chairman of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy
• Hailu Tekle Haymanot (1868–1950), Ethiopian army commander and nobleman
• Hailu Mekonnen (born 1980), Ethiopian long-distance runner and two-time World Cross Country medallist
• Aynalem Hailu (born 1986), Ethiopian footballer
• Hailu Negussie (born 1978), Ethiopian marathon runner and 2005 Boston Marathon winner
• Hailu Yimenu (died 1991), Ethiopian Prime Minister
• Meseret Hailu (born 1990), Ethiopian female long-distance runner and world half marathon champion
• Kassa Hailu (1818–1868), birth name of Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II
• Haftamnesh Tesfay Haylu (born 1994), Ethiopian female long-distance runner

See also

• Haifeng dialect of Hakka, also known as Hailu or Haiufeng
• Haile (disambiguation)
• Hailuoto
• Were Ilu, a town in north-central Ethiopia also known as Warra Hailu