Mekelle

Mekelle Meaning & Origin

About Mekelle
The name "Mekelle" is of Tigrinya origin and is commonly used in Ethiopia. It means "the place of the great ones" or "the place of the respected ones." Mekelle is also the name of the capital city of the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia.

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Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Mekelle are female.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MKL
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M02040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 K EH1 L
🌐 IPA
/mekelle*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MKL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M240

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How to write the name Mekelle in Braille

Here's how to represent Mekelle in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Mekelle in braille

How to Spell the Name Mekelle in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Mekelle using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mekelle in sign language

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