Origin, Meaning, And History Of Makeda
Makeda is a girl’s name of Ethiopian origin, meaning ‘greatness’ or ‘one who achieved greatness.’ The name is also believed to mean ‘beautiful.’
Makeda is said to be the Ethiopian name of the 10-century B.C. Queen of Sheba, who has been mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible. The Queen of Sheba is a figure first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible who brings a caravan of valuable gifts of gold, jewels, and spices for the King of Israelites, Solomon. According to the Biblical story, she visited to test the wisdom of Solomon by asking him to solve a number of riddles.
She even appears in the Islamic traditions as mentioned in the Quran, and is the subject of numerous legends. According to the Ethiopian national epic, Kebra Nagast, Makeda and Solomon’s son, Menilek, was made the King of the Solomonic dynasty in Ethiopia. He is claimed to be the foremost ancestor of the Ethiopian dynasty. She is also identified in the present day with the South Arabian kingdom of Saba, which is the modern-day Yemen and Ethiopia.
Although there are no known variants of the name Makeda, some cool nicknames are Keda, Kedah, and Mikeda.
在流行文化中,Makeda不出现except for the famous French song Makeda by Les Nubians from the album Princesses Nubiennes. Some books bearing the name are Makeda: Queen of Sheba by Ronald Harill and Makeda: The Queen of Sheba by Marlon McKenney. Apart from popular culture, Makeda Thomas is a Trinidad-based dancer, choreographer, educator, and curator famous on three continents. Finally, Makeda Best is an American author who is known for overseeing the Harvard museum’s photography collections. Her primary scholarly interest is 19th and 20th centuries American photography.
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Makeda On The Popularity Chart
According to the Social Security Administration, Makeda was a moderately popular name in the 20th and 21st centuries in the U.S.
Popularity Over Time
As shown in the graph below, Makeda was the most popular name in the U.S. in 1985, with 85 babies per million sharing the name.
Source:Social Security AdministrationRank Over Time
Makeda was roughly among the Top 6000 names over the past few decades, with its best ranking in 1985 when it ranked 1468.
Source:Social Security AdministrationNames With Similar Sounds To Makeda
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