Gebre

Gebre (, Gäbrä) is a common masculine Ethiopian and Eritrean name, meaning "servant" in Ge'ez. It is used as both a stand-alone given name and, frequently, as a prefix (or stem) in religiously themed compound names; e.g. Gebreselassie ("Servant of the Trinity"), Gebremeskel ("Servant of the Cross"), or Gebremariam ("Servant of Mary"). Gebru is a variant, often seen in Tigrinya.

As with other such compound names, when written in transliteration in a Latin script, it is often abbreviated as "G/" (e.g. G/Selassie for Gebreselassie). It may likewise also be transliterated with a hyphen or a space connecting it to the root, potentially obscuring the nature of the name.

List of people named Gebre or variant

 * Afevork Ghevre Jesus (1868–1947), Ethiopian writer, wrote the first novel in Amharic
 * Ghebreselassie Yoseph (fl. late 20th century), Minister of Finance of Eritrea from February 1997 to 2001
 * Bogaletch Gebre (195x, exact year unknown–2019), Ethiopian women's-rights activist
 * Debretsion Gebremichael (fl. early 21st century), Ethiopian politician, former president of Tigray Region
 * Eleni Gabre-Madhin or Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin, Ethiopian economist, chief executive officer of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX)
 * Gabra Manfas Qeddus, Ethiopian Christian saint, founder of the monastery of Zuqualla
 * Gebregziabher Gebremariam (born 1984), Ethiopian long-distance runner
 * Aleqa Gebre Hanna (fl. late 19th century), debtera of the Ethiopian Church
 * Gebre Krestos (fl. 1830s), Emperor of Ethiopia
 * Gebre Kristos Desta (1932–1981), Ethiopian modern artist
 * Gebre Meskel Lalibela, king of Ethiopia
 * Girma Bekele Gebre (born 1992), Ethiopian runner
 * Haile Gebrselassie (born 1973), Ethiopian athlete
 * Sebhat Gebre-Egziabher (1936–2012), Ethiopian writer
 * Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (born 1965), Ethiopian politician, academic, and public-health authority, Director-General of the World Health Organization since 2017
 * Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1935–2004), Ethiopian general and politician
 * Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher (1940–2023), Ethiopian scientist
 * Tewolde-Medhin Gebre-Medhin (1860–1930), Eritrean pastor, educator and translator
 * Theodor Gebre Selassie (born 1986), Czech footballer
 * Timnit Gebru (born 1983), Ethiopian computer scientist
 * Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin or Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin (1936–2006), Ethiopian poet, playwright and essayist
 * Theodor Gebre Selassie (born 1986), Czech footballer
 * Timnit Gebru (born 1983), Ethiopian computer scientist
 * Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin or Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin (1936–2006), Ethiopian poet, playwright and essayist
 * Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin or Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin (1936–2006), Ethiopian poet, playwright and essayist