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Below is a reference list of 100 names and titles for God and Christ used in Ethiopian Christian theology, especially within the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo tradition, with some also recognized in Geʽez liturgy and RasTafari reasoning.
Each entry includes Amharic / Geʽez form – transliteration – meaning.
100 Ethiopian Names & Titles of God and Christ
Foundational Divine Names
1. እግዚአብሔር (Egziabher) — Lord God
2. አምላክ (Amlak) — God / Deity
3. ፈጣሪ (Fetari) — Creator
4. ጌታ (Geta) — Lord / Master
5. ኃያል (Hayyal) — The Mighty One
6. ልዑል (Li’ul) — The Most High
7. ንጉሥ ሰማያት (Negus Semayat) — King of Heaven
8. ዘላለማዊ (Zelalemawi) — The Eternal One
9. ቅዱስ (Kidus) — The Holy One
10. እውነተኛ (Ewnetegna) — The True One
Creator & Sovereign Titles
11. ፈጣሪ ዓለም (Fetari Alem) — Creator of the World
12. ጌታ ሁሉ (Geta Hulu) — Lord of All
13. ንጉሠ ነገሥት (Neguse Negest) — King of Kings
14. አለቃ ሁሉ (Aleqa Hulu) — Ruler of All
15. ባለ ሥልጣን (Bale Siltan) — Possessor of Authority
16. ባለ ክብር (Bale Kibir) — Possessor of Glory
17. ባለ ኃይል (Bale Hayl) — Possessor of Power
18. ጌታ ጽዮን (Geta Tsion) — Lord of Zion
19. ንጉሥ ጽዮን (Negus Tsion) — King of Zion
20. ጌታ ሰማይና ምድር (Geta Semayna Midir) — Lord of Heaven and Earth
Christological Titles
21. ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ (Iyesus Kristos) — Jesus Christ
22. መድኃኔዓለም (Medhane Alem) — Savior of the World
23. ኢማኑኤል (Immanuel) — God With Us
24. ወልደ እግዚአብሔር (Welde Egziabher) — Son of God
25. ቃል (Kal) — The Word (Logos)
26. ብርሃነ ዓለም (Birhane Alem) — Light of the World
27. ንጉሥ ክብር (Negus Kibir) — King of Glory
28. እረኛ ሰማያት (Eregna Semayat) — Shepherd of Heaven
29. አለቃ ሰማዕታት (Aleqa Semaetat) — Leader of Martyrs
30. መምህር (Memhir) — The Teacher
Redemptive Titles
31. መዳን (Medhan) — Salvation
32. መድኃኒት (Medhanit) — Deliverer / Healer
33. ተስፋ (Tesfa) — Hope
34. ብርሃን (Birhan) — Light
35. ሕይወት (Hiywot) — Life
36. መንገድ (Menged) — The Way
37. እውነት (Ewnet) — Truth
38. አርከት (Arket) — Reconciliation
39. መልካም እረኛ (Melkam Eregna) — Good Shepherd
40. ንጹሕ በግ (Nitsuh Beg) — Lamb without blemish
Titles of Divine Authority
41. ጌታ ጌቶች (Geta Getoch) — Lord of Lords
42. አለቃ መላእክት (Aleqa Melaekt) — Lord of Angels
43. አለቃ ሕዝብ (Aleqa Hizb) — Lord of the People
44. ንጉሥ ዓለም (Negus Alem) — King of the World
45. ጌታ ዘመን (Geta Zemen) — Lord of Time
46. ንጉሥ ክርስቲያን (Negus Kristiyan) — King of Christians
47. ጌታ ኃይሎች (Geta Hayloch) — Lord of Hosts
48. ጌታ ክብር (Geta Kibir) — Lord of Glory
49. አለቃ ሰማይ (Aleqa Semay) — Lord of Heaven
50. አለቃ ምድር (Aleqa Midir) — Lord of Earth
Mercy & Compassion Titles
51. ምሕረት ባለቤት (Mihret Balebet) — Lord of Mercy
52. ፍቅር አምላክ (Fiqir Amlak) — God of Love
53. ርኅራኄ አምላክ (Rihrahe Amlak) — Compassionate God
54. ጸጋ ባለቤት (Tsega Balebet) — Lord of Grace
55. ሰላም አምላክ (Selam Amlak) — God of Peace
Eschatological Titles
56. ፈራጅ (Feraj) — Judge
57. ንጉሥ ፍርድ (Negus Fird) — King of Judgment
58. አለቃ ፍርድ (Aleqa Fird) — Lord of Judgment
59. ጌታ ዘላለም (Geta Zelalem) — Lord Eternal
60. ንጉሥ ዘላለም (Negus Zelalem) — Eternal King
Heavenly & Cosmic Titles
61. አለቃ ኮከቦች (Aleqa Kokeboch) — Lord of the Stars
62. ጌታ ፍጥረት (Geta Fitret) — Lord of Creation
63. አለቃ ሰማያት (Aleqa Semayat) — Lord of the Heavens
64. ጌታ ዓለም (Geta Alem) — Lord of the Universe
65. ብርሃነ ሰማይ (Birhane Semay) — Light of Heaven
Messianic Titles
66. ክርስቶስ (Kristos) — The Messiah
67. ንጉሥ ክብር (Negus Kibir) — King of Glory
68. መምህረ ሕይወት (Memhire Hiywot) — Teacher of Life
69. ንጉሥ ጽዮን (Negus Tsion) — King of Zion
70. አንበሳ ዘይሁዳ (Anbesa Ze Yehuda) — Lion of Judah
Titles Used in Ethiopian Liturgy
71. ጌታ ምሕረት (Geta Mihret) — Lord of Mercy
72. ባለ ጸጋ (Bale Tsega) — Possessor of Grace
73. አምላክ ሰላም (Amlak Selam) — God of Peace
74. ጌታ ሕይወት (Geta Hiywot) — Lord of Life
75. አምላክ እውነት (Amlak Ewnet) — God of Truth
RasTafari-Recognized Divine Titles
76. ጃህ (Jah) — The Most High
77. ጃህ ራስ ተፈሪ (Jah Ras Tafari) — Divine title used in RasTafari theology
78. ኃይለ ሥላሴ (Haile Selassie) — Power of the Trinity
79. ሞዓ አንበሳ ዘይሁዳ (Mo’a Anbesa Ze Yehuda) — Conquering Lion of Judah
80. ንጉሥ ነገሥታት (Negus Negestat) — King of Kings
Additional Sacred Titles
81. አምላክ ኃይል (Amlak Hayl) — God of Power
82. ጌታ ብርሃን (Geta Birhan) — Lord of Light
83. ንጉሥ ሰላም (Negus Selam) — King of Peace
84. አለቃ ፍቅር (Aleqa Fiqir) — Lord of Love
85. ጌታ እውነት (Geta Ewnet) — Lord of Truth
Eternal & Cosmic Titles
86. አምላክ ዘላለም (Amlak Zelalem) — Eternal God
87. አምላክ ሕይወት (Amlak Hiywot) — God of Life
88. ጌታ ሰማይ (Geta Semay) — Lord of Heaven
89. አምላክ ምድር (Amlak Midir) — God of Earth
90. አለቃ ዘመን (Aleqa Zemen) — Lord of Time.
Final Sacred Titles
91. አምላክ ክብር (Amlak Kibir) — God of Glory
92. ጌታ ጽዮን (Geta Tsion) — Lord of Zion
93. ንጉሥ ክርስቶስ (Negus Kristos) — King Christ
94. ጌታ አምላክ (Geta Amlak) — Lord God
95. አምላክ ብርሃን (Amlak Birhan) — God of Light
96. ንጉሥ ብርሃን (Negus Birhan) — King of Light
97. ጌታ ፍቅር (Geta Fiqir) — Lord of Love
98. አምላክ ጸጋ (Amlak Tsega) — God of Grace
99. አለቃ ሰማይና ምድር (Aleqa Semayena Midir) — Lord of Heaven and Earth
100. አምላክ ሁሉ (Amlak Hulu) — God of All
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