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Help[Facts] Beruktawit
Does anyone know the origin and meaning of the name Beruktawit?
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"It's the job that is never started that takes the longest to finish." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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"It's the job that is never started that takes the longest to finish." - J.R.R. Tolkien
http://www.babynames.com/namelist/9415432
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Where did you find it? Modern or historical? Real or fictional? What language or country or region?
The more you can give us, the better our chances.
The more you can give us, the better our chances.
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I work with a woman named Beruktawit. She was born in Italy, but she thinks it may be Hebrew or Arabic.
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From a little Googling it seems clear that this is an Ethiopian name, which makes sense if this woman was born in Italy, as Italy was the colonial power that conquered Ethiopia. It is probably the same as Biruktawit, which seems to be a fairly common given name for girls in Ethiopian families living in the United States. But I haven't been able to find a derivation for it beyond that yet.
This message was edited 3/17/2008, 7:10 AM
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Thanks. That does make sense.
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