Aweke (Amharic: አወቀ (āwek’e), its literal meaning in the Amharic-language being "know", "notice", "realize") is an Amharic-language male given name which like all Ethiopian male given names can also be used as a patronymic surname and may refer to:
- Aster Aweke (born 1959), Ethiopian singer
- Aweke Ayalew (born 1993), Ethiopian-born Bahraini middle-distance and long-distance runner
References
- "Ethiopian Names – letter A". ethiopia.limbo13.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
Aweke (Awwäk'ä, አወቀ): he knew, he noticed, he realized
- "Aweke Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
Approximately 39,597 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Ethiopia; Highest density in: Ethiopia.
- "Ethiopian names and their meaning". durame.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
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