Asfaw Wossen

Asfaw Wossen (Amharic: አስፋ ወሰን, āsfā wossen) is an Ethiopic male given name.

Asfaw Wossen
Asfaw Wossen, Crown Prince of Ethiopia
Pronunciationāsfā wɔsːən
GenderMale
Language(s)Amharic, Tigrinya, Gurage
Origin
Language(s)Ge'ez
Meaning"Expand the boundaries"
Other names
Variant form(s)Asfawessen, Asfa Wossen, Asfawosen

Persons named Asfaw Wossen

  • Asfaw Wossen Amha Iyasus, ruler of Shewa in the later 18th century.
  • Asfa-Wossen Asserate, author, political consultant, and aristocrat,
  • Asfaw Wossen Haile Selassie, eldest son and heir of Emperor Haile Selassie I, who later adopted the regnal name of Amha Selassie I in pretense.
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