Girl name · Amharic/Ge'ez

Kalkidan

Meaning: word of the covenant / promise (common gloss)

Commonly attested meaning; transliteration/dialect can vary.

Kalkidan is a girl name used across Ethiopian and Eritrean families, drawn from Amharic/Ge'ez. It carries the meaning “word of the covenant / promise (common gloss).”

Related names

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