Mehari (name)

Mehari (Amharic: መሀሪ (mehārī) or መሐሪ (meḥārī), its literal meaning in the Amharic-language being "merciful", "forgiving") is a male given name of Ethiopian and Eritrean origin which like all Ethiopian male given names can also be used as a surname and may refer to:

Surname

 * Mizan Mehari (1980–2007), Ethiopian-born Australian athlete
 * Rehaset Mehari (born 1989), Eritrean long-distance runner
 * Senait Ghebrehiwet Mehari (born 1974), Eritrean-born German singer

Given name

 * Mehari Okubamicael (born 1945), Ethiopian former cyclist
 * Mehari Shinash (born 198?), Eritrean footballer