MULUGETA Origin of surname

MULUGETA

This name is of Ethiopian origin. Mulugeta is a male personal name. It is an Amharic expression, which means "he who rules/owns it all".

Literally Mulu means "full/complete" like the Hebrew Maleh, and Geta means "Lord". May the new child grow up to be a powerful, richman, or an honorable leader.

All the names of Ethiopian origin included in this database are personal names rather than family names. In Ethiopia Jewish families do not bear fixed hereditary family names. Most of the personal names in our database are words or expressions in either Amharic or Tigrinya, two Ethiopic languages. They are drawn from everyday life, from nature, from the Bible and local tradition, and from names of grandparents and ancestors. In many of the names, the name-givers (usually parents or grandparents) express their wishes for the new child's happiness and success in the future. It is assumed that the original language of Beta Israel (the Jews of Ethiopia) was the Ethiopic Geez. The ancient religious texts of Beta Israel are mostly written in Geez. After the aliya to Israel, resulting in changes in traditional Jewish Ethiopian society, many personal names have become fixed hereditary family names.